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145th Volume - Issue No. 2
IC wins invite
Spartans come away with
multiple titles, medals,
...see page 17
Almont Council member Melinda Steffler, Council President Steven R. Schneider,
and President Pro-Tem Tim Dyke sift through their papers during the council’s very
contentious first meeting of the new year.
Almont moves to
Bowling benefit
dissolve the DDA
Funds to be raised for
Kevin Homer scholarship,
...see page 3
Proposed ordinance surprises some village council members
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — The future
of the Almont Downtown
Development Authority
appears to be in serious jeop-
ardy.
During a “straw vote” on
Wednesday, Jan. 2, Almont
Village Council members
agreed 4-3 to move forward
At the Ponds
with passage of an ordinance
to dissolve the Almont
Downtown Development
Winter Series, other Authority.
events on tap in Dryden
...see page 7
On the job
Legislators begin new
session in Lansing,
...see pages 2 and 3 Imlay City High School and local families are playing host to 11 exchange students
this school year. They include (front l-r) Joey Van Heerden, Carmeta Ferris-
Esparcia, Tone Engh, Ahn Nyugen, (middle) Franzi Fischer, Ludovica Margiotti,
TRI-CITY Lotta Ziegler, Miguel Moraleda Martinez, Ema Fenikova, (back) Cesare Carta and
Andrea Annunziata.
Diversity on display
TIMES
ONLINE
tricitytimes-online.com Imlay City High School hosts 11 exchange students
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
FACEBOOK IMLAY CITY — This
fall 11 teenagers from across
facebook.com the globe called Imlay City
“home.” That marks the big-
/Tricitytimes/ gest group of foreign
exchange students at Imlay
City High School in recent
years, reports counselor Jim
The Tri-City Times Owen, who said it’s more
is printed on common to have four or five
recycled paper visitors during a given school
year.
Despite the size of the
diverse group, it’s obvious the
exchange students have
already created bonds with
one another and developed an
affinity for their host families,
LAPEER
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
MACOMB
Following the majority
vote, Council President
Steven R. Schneider advised
the audience that the council’s
action would represent the
“first reading” toward adop-
tion of the ordinance to dis-
solve.
Schneider said a second
reading will take place
Tuesday, Feb. 5, to be preced-
ed by a public hearing and
followed immediately thereaf-
ter by a second and definitive
vote to dissolve the DDA.
Council members who
host school and fellow stu-
dents while immersing them-
selves in American culture.
The cohort includes
Franzi Fischer, Lotta Ziegler
and Ema Fenikova of
Germany; Ludovica Margiotti,
Andrea Annunziata and
Cesare Carta of Italy; Carme
(or Carmeta) Ferris-Esparcia
and Miguel Moraleda
Martinez of Spain; Tone
Engh from Norway; Joey
Van Heerden of the
Netherlands and Anh
Nguyen of Vietnam.
Andrea will return home
after the first semester ends in
a few weeks while the rest
will stay in Imlay City
through the 18-19 school year.
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Part VII
Capac’s
Unsolved
Mystery
Editor’s note: This is the seventh
installment in an ongoing series entitled
‘Capac’s Unsolved Mystery’ detailing the
events surrounding the disappearance of
popular merchant Hale Currier on
Photo by Tom Wearing
October 17, 1948 while on a hunting trip
with friends in the Upper Peninsula. The
first installment appeared in the October
17, 2018 issue of Tri-City Times.
T he cry was faint... “Help me, help
me,” as Lieutenant Chrispell leaped
from his bed. The missing hunter had
crept into his psyche, infiltrating his
dreams.
Gathering his
thoughts, he had heard
of others complain of
this phenomenon that
winds its way into a
person’s inner self.
Again and again he res-
urrected the scene.
Again, no clues, no evi- The Capac Journal...
dence of a crime or a
medical issue. Doug Hunter
It was 3:30 a.m.
and the lieutenant was
wide awake. “Might as well go to the
voted yes in the straw poll to post and review again what little I have,”
adopt DDA Ordinance #204 he thought.
included Stephen R. At the post, the dispatcher greeted
Schneider, Stephen C. him and said, “Lieutenant, there is a pile
Schneider, Gary Peltier and of messages and requests for interviews
Dave Love. from every news organization I believe
Those opposed were on Earth. How do you want me to handle
Council President Pro-Tem them?”
Tim Dyke and council mem- “Just reply,” Lt. Chrispell responded.
bers Melinda Steffler and “We’ll have a news briefing with the
Patricia Biolchini. press as soon as the situation allows.”
The straw poll took place The dispatcher relayed more infor-
despite public comments mation.
regarding the lack of previous “Also, Lieutenant, an aide to the
DDA page 6 Mystery page 6
Patchy
situation
Proposed new
design for ICPD
uniform patch
heats up on FB
Photo by Maria Brown
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — As is often the
case, a simple request for input in a
Facebook post quickly devolved into
arguments and accusations.
Police Chief Scott Pike had the idea
to update the patch Imlay City Police
officers wear on their uniforms. He
approached local artist and graphic
designer Rebecca Homer—the wife of
the late Imlay City Police Officer Kevin
Homer—and asked her to come up with
a proposed design. In the original
Facebook post, Pike says he was looking
for something that would better reflect
Thoughts on the Imlay City community, and the
American culture police department’s commitment to com-
Almost universally, the
exchange students find
munity policing.
Here’s what he had to say in the post:
American culture and educa- Ok my IC peeps (I get it, I sound like
tion to be more relaxed than an old guy trying to be cool :-) ) I need
what they’re used to. your opinion. The photo on the left is our
Many of the teens said current uniform patch and the one on the
they were surprised to witness right is one that I am proposing, I
friendly interactions in public believe our current patch is too generic
like those between cashiers off the shelf looking. I asked Rebecca
and customers in the grocery Homer (The Print Shop) wife of the late
store. Officer Kevin Homer to lend her creative
talents to create a patch that is more rep-
School is more “fun” in
comparison to the rigors of resentative of our department and our
their studies back home. Ema commitment to community policing.
find the class offerings to be Please give me your thoughts.
more enjoyable than what Thanks
she’s used to while Cesare Chief
Diversity page 12 Patchy page 6
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Deputies investigate train-vehicle incident

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
MUSSEY TWP. —
The St. Clair County
Sheriff’s Department is
investigating a train-vehi-
cle accident that occurred
in the early morning hours
of January 1.
According to the sher-
iff’s department, a 40-year-
old man from Armada was
travelling southbound on
Knoll Road just after 4
a.m. on Tuesday.
Public Information
Officer said the man’s
vehicle went through the
stop sign at the railroad
crossing and was subse-
quently struck by an east-
bound CN train.
“The man, who was
the driver and sole occu-
pant of the vehicle, got out
of his vehicle and fled on
foot. Deputies checked
the area, but were unable
to locate him,” Campau
said.
Campau said the man
contacted their offices
Thursday, January 3. The
accident remains under
investigation.

No serious injuries in Jan. 2 crash on M-53

By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT TWP. — A
portion of M-53 (Van
Dyke) had to be shut down
last Wednesday, Jan. 2, fol-
lowing a three-vehicle col-
lision south of Dryden Rd.
Almont Police Sgt.
Dave Repshas said police
and other emergency per-
sonnel were called to the
scene at around 9:21 a.m.
Repshas reported that
the driver of a northbound
2008 Buick had crossed
the center line and struck
the rear tire of a truck trav-
eling southbound.
As a result, Repshas
said the truck’s rear tire
and rim became disen-
gaged, striking a second
southbound truck from
the same company, which
had been following the
lead truck on the way to a
job.
Photo provided
trapped, responding
Almont firefighters were Oath of office
able to free the driver from State Representative Gary Howell last week
the passenger door. takes oath for his third term as the 82nd
Repshas said the driver District Representative in the Michigan
of the Buick appeared to House of Representatives. Howell, R-, was
be disoriented but was not first elected in March 2016 to fill the remain-
injured, possibly due to der of an unexpired term. He was re-elected
deployment of his vehi- in Nov., 2016 and Nov. 2018 for two year
cle’s airbags. terms. In his last election, Howell was the
“The driver was trans- top vote getter among all Republican candi-

Noffert Dental The driver of the

Buick, an 80-year-old
Clinton Township man,
lost control of his vehicle
and went into a ditch on
the west side of the road-
way.
Though initially
ferred to McLaren Lapeer
Region Hospital as a pre-
caution,” said Repshas,
who added that south-
dates in Lapeer County, receiving 69.8% of
the vote. Howell has had 100% attendance
at House Sessions and has cast 2,214 roll
call votes on legislation without missing a
bound traffic had to be single vote. He has been successful in get-
rerouted for about 40 min- ting 11 of the bills he has sponsored enact-
utes until the area was ed into law.
cleared.

2034 S. ALMONT AVE • IMLAY CITY

No one hurt in engine
fire on school lift bus
Come On In Almont Schools superintendent
hails quick response to incident
From The Cold... By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
rienced a power failure and
fire near the intersection of
Tubspring and Kidder
Warm up by the fire, enjoy ALMONT — School roads, shortly after leaving
a hot cup of coffee, and a

officials reported that at
around 7:30 a.m. on
fresh baked cookie. Monday, Jan. 7, an engine
We can't wait to see you! fire started in a lift bus
used to transport older stu-
dents to special needs pro-
Call and Schedule Your gramming at the Lapeer
Appointment Today! County Ed-Tech Center in
Attica.
Facebook photo
the school campus.
“Thanks to the quick
response of our driver,
there were no injuries and
the students were evacuat- Almont Schools’ lift bus charred by fire on
ed and provided alternative Monday. There were no injuries in the incident,
transportation to their all students were safely evacuated.
classes,” said Kalmar.
Kalmar added that outstanding,” said Kalmar, wheel to ensure that no one

(810) 683-5516 Almont Schools Supt.

Dr. William Kalmar report-
ed that the bus driver expe-
such incidents are a
reminder of the quality of
school personnel and
“as were the actions of our
own transportation depart-
ment.
was injured in a very situa-
tion.”
Kalmar noted that fol-
emergency professionals “I especially want to lowing the incident, all of
called upon to respond to recognize Mr. Bob Smith, the district’s buses were

Adult Education
such emergencies. a long-serving Almont bus inspected prior to being
“The response and sup- driver who put the safety allowed back on the roads.
port from Michigan State and security of his students “The loss of this bus
Police, Almont Fire first,” Kalmar said. “As I will not compromise any

Complete your Department and Almont

Police Department was
am certain he does every
time he gets behind the
of our student transporta-
tion services,” he added.

High School Education

and receive your diploma More Watch DOGS wanted!
or prepare to take Weston Elementary seeks male “Don’t miss the oppor-
tunity to help make our

the GED test. volunteers for interactive program schools even better and be
a positive role model for
By Maria Brown program. our students.”

Free!!
mbrown@pageone-inc.com “As a Watch DOG at Caudill notes that vol-
Weston, you will encour- unteers aren’t required to
IMLAY CITY — The age students, assure safe have a child, grandchild or
school district has opted to schools, play games on the other family member
expand their successful playground, help students attending Weston to par-

Classes for Adults ages 18 to 84

Watch DOGS (Dads of on/off buses, and model ticipate.
Great Students) program to great behavior,” Principal For more information,
Weston Elementary Devon Caudill wrote in a contact the school office at
School. message to parents. 810-724-9812.
In September, Imlay

We
City School introduced the
concept at Borland
Elementary School, home
to grades 3-6. The Watch

Love DOGS program aims to

bring male volunteers into
the school during the

our School! school day who can serve

as positive role models for
students and enhance
school security. The school
has seen a strong response
from fathers, grandfathers,
uncles and other father fig-
ures
Weston, home to
Registering Now grades PreK-2, now wants
to offer the same opportu-
nity in their building.
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Kevin Homer Memorial
fundraiser Sat., Jan. 12
Proceeds will benefit Imlay City
grads interested in public safety
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
I M L AY   C I T Y   —
Family of the late Imlay
City Police Officer Kevin
Homer will host their 2nd
Annual Memorial
Scholarship fundraiser
from noon-5 p.m. at
Almont Hideaway Lanes
on Saturday, Jan. 12.
Homer, a lifelong resi-
dent and 1973 graduate of
Imlay City High School,
succumbed to cancer July
31, 2016, at the age of 61.
Before transitioning to
a career in law enforce-
ment, Homer spent more
than three decades work-
ing for his father at Imlay
City Concrete.
His first jobs in law
enforcement were with the
Almont and Dryden police
departments and briefly as
a Reserve Deputy Sheriff
with the Lapeer County
Sheriff’s Dept.
‘Secure mode’ alert cleared Monday at Imlay City Schools
Police investigate ‘upsetting’ comments made by former student
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — The
school district was on alert
Monday after a former stu-
dent made comments lead-
ers deemed “upsetting and
concerning.”
For a brief period that
afternoon, the entire district
was placed in “secure
mode” while police investi-
gated the matter.
“Secure mode allows us
Senator Daley ready to roll
Lum area farmer opens Senate office in Lansing
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER COUNTY
— Kevin Daley is officially
on the job as Lapeer
County’s representative in
the Michigan Senate.
On Friday, he
announced his office in
Lansing is now staffed and
open to constituents in the
31st District which also
includes Tuscola and Bay
counties.
“I am happy to
announce that my office is
open and my staff and I are
eager to serve residents of
the 31st Senate District,”
the Republican from
Arcadia Twp. said.
“I look forward to hear-
ing from residents about
FBI agent to discuss cyber
security issues for businesses
Imlay City, Almont Chambers to co-host Jan. 10 luncheon
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — Anthony Weber, a mem-
Guarding against cyber
intrusion has become a
growing and ongoing
challenge for many busi-
ness owners.
On Thursday, Jan. 10,
the Imlay City and Almont
Chambers of Commerce
have teamed up to present
an informational program
addressing the problem at
noon at the Countryside
Banquet Center, 596 S.
Cedar St. (M-53) in Imlay
City.
Following a network-
ing luncheon at noon, the
program, entitled: ‘Cyber
H o m e r
w a s looking for any local busi-
employed
as a full-
time Imlay
City Police
Officer for
17 years
and was
Ofc. Kevin the depart-
Homer ment’s cer-
tified fire-
arms instructor.
The Kevin Homer
Foundation was estab-
lished for the purpose of
awarding scholarship
money to Imlay City High
School graduates who are
interested in pursuing
careers in law enforce-
ment or public safety.
The $20 donation at
the door includes three
games of bowling (with
shoes). Attendees can win
door prizes and join in a
50/50 and other raffles. integral to personal growth
Officer Homer’s
daughter, Amanda, is
to continue uninterrupted
teaching and learning in our
buildings, while simultane-
ously taking extra safety
precautions when there is
no imminent danger to stu-
dents. It is a proactive, pre-
cautionary measure,” Supt.
Dr. Stu Cameron said.
“It is different than a
lockdown. A lockdown is a
more extreme procedure
that is used to react to a con-
cern of imminent danger to
those inside buildings or on
issues affecting the district
or the state as a whole. We
are ready to get to work and
keep Michigan moving for-
ward.”
Daley succeeds fellow
Republican Mike Green
who stepped down from the
post due to term limits in
late 2018.
In August, Daley
emerged from a hotly-con-
tested race with Gary Glenn
in the Republican primary
to earn a spot on the general
election ballot.
In November, he defeat-
ed Democrat Cynthia
Luczak, capturing 60 per-
cent of the vote to Luczak’s
39 percent.
Daley is familiar with
Lansing at the Michigan
legislature, having served
Intrusion and Risk
Realities’ will be present-
ed by FBI Special Agent
ber of the agency’s Detroit
Cyber Task Force.
An experienced field
agent with the bureau,
Weber will discuss some
of the security challenges
that can impact both
large and small business-
es.
Weber will explain
how to spot security
compromises and how to
mitigate risks in the
aftermath of a security
breach.
Admission is $10 for
Chamber members and
$15 for the public and
encouraging local busi-
nesses to be sponsors or
to donate prizes for the
silent auction.
“We are currently
nesses who would like to
donate a prize to be auc-
tioned off or to sponsor
the event,” said Amanda.
Sponsorship catego-
ries include: A $25 dona-
tion gets your name and/or
logo on a large banner
with other sponsors; while
a $50 donation includes an
18-inch-by-24-inch chlo-
roplast sign with your
name and/or company
(sign will be available for
you to take home).
Rebecca Homer said
raising money to help
young people with their
education is consistent
with her late husband’s
wish to give back to the
Imlay City community.
She said her husband
believed strongly that edu-
cation and learning are
and understanding.
“Kevin was proud to
campus.”
After approximately an
hour-and-a-half, police
advised they had made con-
tact with the teen and the
district could resume its
regular security status.
“Our local police do a
great job, and are extremely
diligent, especially if they
believe any youngster has
been threatened. Officer
Joe DeLuca (the school’s
liaison officer) will contin-
ue to work with investiga-
six years as Lapeer County’s
82nd District representative
in the Michigan House,
from 2009-2015.
His Senate office staff
includes Chief of Staff
Amanda Wright; Legislative
Director David Raney;
District Director Matthew
Bierlein and Scheduler
Leanna Shafer.
Daley’s Lansing office
is located in Room 5200 of
the Connie B. Binsfeld
Office Building at 201
Townsend St., across from
the Capitol.
Contact Daley and his
staff at 517-373-1777, and
by e-mail at SenKDaley@
senate.michigan.gov.
The mailing address is
Sen. Kevin Daley, P.O. Box
30036, Lansing, MI 48909.
non-Chamber members.
Weber has been
assigned to work comput-
er intrusion matters as a
part of the FBI Cyber Task
Force in the Detroit Field
Office.
Weber, who has a
Bachelor’s Degree in
Computer Science, is
additionally certified as
an FBI Digital Evidence
Extraction Technician.
He holds several
SANS Global Information
Assurance Certifications
in the areas of Security
Essentials, Intrusion
Analyst and Forensic
Examiner.
Teresa Gormley,
Executive Director of the
Former Imlay City Police Chief John Stano and Rebecca Homer pose for
photo before last year’s Officer Kevin Homer Memorial Scholarship fun-
draiser.
be an Imlay City police
officer and was a strong
supporter of education,”
Rebecca said. “This
memorial scholarship
helps to keep that going.”
Fund catching on
Homer’s support for
public safety education
has spread to other stake-
holders in the community.
In late July, members
of the Imlay City Fire
Department “passed the
boot” to the crowd assem-
bled for this year’s
Demolition Derby at the
tors and advise school per-
sonnel with any pertinent
information and/or recom-
mendations moving forward
if any are needed,” Cameron
said.
He noted that the com-
ments made were “disturb-
ing” but they were not spe-
cifically directed toward
any Imlay City students or
faculty.
Although such an inci-
dent can be upsetting for
parents, Cameron asked for
State Sen. Kevin Daley, R-Lum and his office staff—district director
Matthew Bierlein, scheduler Leanna Shafer, legislative director David
Raney and chief of staff Amanda Wright—are ready to assist residents in
Lapeer County and all of the 31st Senate district.
Imlay City Area Chamber
of Commerce, expects the
Jan. 10 collaborative
Chamber luncheon to be
the precursor to future
partnerships with Almont.
“We hope to continue
our partnership,” she said,
“and to add another three
luncheons over the
upcoming year.”
Seating for tomor-
row’s luncheon is limited.
To inquire about any
remaining seating, contact
Almont Chamber
President Christy
Yarbrough at 810-798-
3030; or Imlay City
Chamber Events
Coordinator, Shannon
Hamel, at 810-542-3256.
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Photo provided
2018 Eastern Michigan High School students may
Fair. apply for the scholarship
All money raised from through the high school’s
the collection was desig- counseling office.
nated for the Kevin Homer Anyone unable to
Memorial Scholarship attend the Jan. 12 fund-
program. raiser but still wishing to
Rebecca said 2017 donate to the Officer
Kevin Homer Scholarship Kevin Homer Memorial
recipients, Imlay City Foundation may talk to
graduates Chris Keller and Rebecca Homer at the
Carly Livingston, contin- Print Shop at 110 N.
ued to follow through with Almont Ave. in Imlay
their studies at Saginaw City, or call 810-721-
Valley State and Grand 7500.
Valley State universities. Or contact Amanda
Interested Imlay City at:ahomer01@gmail.com.
their understanding. student safety,” he said.
“When we address any Cameron also cautioned
safety issue, our priority is against spreading misinfor-
taking appropriate measures mation in such instances as
to assure students are first it “compounds the work of
safe, then communicating both school officials and
factual information in as police.”
timely a manner as possible In March 2018, a for-
to parents and others. At mer high school student was
times, this may not fit the arrested after entering the
timing or mode that some high school, fleeing from
parents prefer, but as you the scene and then making
can imagine, these situa- violent threats.
tions are fluid, there are a The suspect, Colin
lot of moving parts, and a Owen, was subsequently
lot of people with whom we charged with making terror-
need to interact to assure ist threats.
Photo provided
Cyber safety seminar in IC
IMLAY CITY — Imlay City Schools invites par-
ents and other community members to a Michigan
Cyber Safety Initiative seminar tonight, Jan. 9, at the
High School Auditeria starting at 6 p.m.
Representatives from the Michigan Attorney
General’s Office will provide an array of internet
safety tips related to digital footprints, privacy risks,
inappropriate texting, cyberbullying warning signs
and much more.
Parents will also get a glimpse at the safety pro-
gramming the Attorney General’s office provides for
students including the Michigan Cyber Safety
Initiative and OK2SAY.
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Imlay native helps make artists’ dreams a reality

Million Dreams Studio creates space for expression
By Tom Wearing Million Dreams Studio at with clay and marble art, for $35 per hour.
twearing@pageone-inc.com 235 E. Third St. in down- crochet and more. At present, most class-
town Imlay City, is cur- “Creativity begins with es are being offered on the
IMLAY CITY — If rently offering a place for imagination,” says Welch. weekends (Saturdays and
you have an appreciation children and interested “Our classes focus on Sundays), with some
for or an interest in creat- adults to express them- bridging that gap from the scheduled programs for
ing art, Julie (Mauricio) selves artistically. mind to paper and to create adults on Friday evenings.
Welch can help you fulfill Art classes start at just a world that is uniquely Welch also opens the
your dreams. $5 and allow fledgling art- one’s own.” studio for children’s birth-
Welch, the owner of ists to paint, draw, work A Million Dreams day parties, special events,
Studio opened to the pub- Girl Scout activities and to
lic on Dec. 1, with 14 accommodate small groups

Photo provided
youngsters ages 5-11 tak- of up to 12 people.
ing part. “There’s a lot of great,
“The art was designed positive energy going on at
by local artist Emma the studio,” says Welch. Area youngsters enjoy learning to create art at
Auger,” Welch says. “The “Both the kids and the par- Million Dreams Studio in Imlay City.
energy in the studio is con- ents seem to be excited
tagious. The students that about being in this envi- industry,” she says. “We Dreams Studio is to
come in feel welcome and ronment.” want to provide the oppor- empower artists and give
tell us they can’t wait to She adds that the stu- tunity to grow all of these them the platform to show-
come back.” dio promotes and encour- skills in Lapeer County.” case their talents,” Welch
Because space is limit- ages all forms of art, Born and raised in says. “The world is a better
ed to 12 participants per including classes and Imlay City, Welch describes place when individuals use
session, interested individ- workshops, poetry read- herself as a “proud mother the skills and talents they
uals are advised to make ings, monologs, music, of two amazing children were gifted with.”
reservations with the stu- dance, ceramics, card mak- and a lover of art.” For more information
Photo provided

dio in advance. ing, sip and painting, She has traveled the about Million Dreams
Welch notes that the sculpting, sketching and globe in the field of mar- Studio, call Julie at 810-
program consists of “non more. keting and textile design, 721-7797, visit her
Imlay City’s new Million Dreams Studio has instructor-led” studio time, “Our mission is to but her love for the arts Facebook site, or email
already hosted workshops for children, youths but adds that that private showcase art and set a remains at her essence. julie@milliondreamsstu-
and adults. instructors are available stage for the creative “My goal for Million dio.com

Masons launch scholarship program

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
C A PA C — Charitable Foundation to
Applications are being
accepted for a new scholar-
ship program launched by
the Capac Masons.
Starting in 2019, the
organization will award
two $1,500 scholarships to
Capac High School gradu-
ates, according to Robert
Photo provided
“We are able to use
matching funds from the
Michigan Masonic
reach our goals this year,”
Wiseman said.
Earlier this year, the
Lodge donated funds
toward the Capac Library
facade restoration project.
“Brothers Al Burk,
Kurt King, Bill and
Rich Odgen worked direct-
the first in his family to be
installed as Master of the
Lodge.
The 2019 officer listing
is as follows:
•Worshipful Master
Robert William Wiseman
•Senior Warden Allan
Burk
•Junior Warden Kurtis
King
•Treasurer Kevin E.
Patton

Wiseman, Capac Lodge ly on the Sportsman raffle •Secretary David

Master.
“We have worked dili-
Members of the Capac Masons Lodge No. 126 take part in an officer gently to get this scholar-
installation ceremony on December 8. They were joined by family and ship fund off the ground
Grand Lodge of Michigan representatives. Center is Lodge Master and look forward to many
Robert Wiseman and his family. more successful years,” he
said.
“Supporting continuing
education is close to the
heart of our lodge and
masonry as a whole.”
Capac Masons started
the scholarship fund with
proceeds from raffles
they’ve hosted in previous
years including at the
Woods-N-Water News
Outdoor Weekend.
and Scholarship commit- Hubbard Jr.
tees with much support •Senior Deacon
from all of the lodge William Daniel Ogden
bothers and family. The •Junior Deacon Jason
Entire lodge banded togeth- Allen Tyson
er to get the job done,” he •Senior Steward Robert
said. Hazel
Scholarship applica- •Junior Steward Robert
tions are available at the Bruce Hopkins
high school office or from •Chaplain James A.
college advisor Caitlynn Bade
Upton. •Marshal Allen J.
Wiseman was recently Hollenbeck
installed as lodge master on •Tiler Rich Ogden
Dec. 5. He succeeds past •Membership Director
master Bill Ogden. Robert Hazel
Wiseman comes from a •Education Officer
long line of Masons but is Bertram John Braunsteiner.

Power outage cancels

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Let laughter begin
in upcoming play
Imlay City Drama Club to present
‘I Hate Shakespeare’ on Jan. 12
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — See
a comical synopsis of the
great bard’s plays when
Imlay City High School
presents “I Hate
Shakespeare” this Saturday
in the school’s auditeria.
The show starts at 4
p.m. Admission is $5 for
adults, $3 for students
grades K-12, and senior
citizens and children under
5 are free.
Drama teacher Stacey
Abromaitis said the group
of performers are relatively
new to the stage but they’re
enthusiastic. In this semes-
ter’s class of 33, just 12 are
seniors and more than half
the class are first-time
drama students.
“I am very proud of
their hard work and dedica-
tion. Choosing a play relat-
Salsido, Halabicky and Vlasic honorees
Imlay Chamber to present awards
at dinner-dance event on Jan. 19
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — Citizen of the Year;
With the holiday season
now in the rearview mir-
ror, Imlay City residents
can turn their attention to
the Jan. 19 Chamber of
Commerce Dinner-Dance
and Awards Program at
the Countryside Banquet
Center.
For the first time, the
Chamber Board of
Directors has announced
the year’s award
recipients in advance of
ing to Shakespeare right
off the bat is impressive, to
say the least,” Abromaitis
said.
“Many of the actors
have several parts that they
had to learn, and the audi-
ence will see them multiple
times throughout the pro-
duction. And there has
been no shortage of cre-
ativity in how to liven up
the show either.”
According to the play’s
synopsis, provided online
by Playscripts.com, the
production is a “rip-roaring
rundown of Shakespeare's
classics. With zombies,
talking cows, and an
appearance by Jerry
Springer, I Hate
Shakespeare! is a hilarious
and fast-paced introduction
to Shakespeare—with a
modern twist.”
“I Hate Shakespeare”
was written by Steph
the event.
The 2018 honorees
include Julie Salsido,
Doug Halabicky, Merit
Award winner; and Vlasic
Foods, Organization of
the Year.
Tickets to the Dinner-
Dance are $50 apiece and
available for purchase in
advance at the Imlay City
Hall.
Doors open for cock-
tails and hors d’oeuvres at
5:30 p.m., with dinner, the
annual Awards Program,
and live entertainment to
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IMLAY CITY — Imlay City Schools invites parents
and other community members to a Michigan Cyber Safety
Initiative seminar tonight, Jan. 9, at the High School
Auditeria starting at 6 p.m.
Representatives from the Michigan Attorney General’s
Office will provide an array of internet safety tips related to
digital footprints, privacy risks, inappropriate texting,
cyberbullying warning signs and much more.
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Mystery: Capac’s series
continues, Part VII
from page 1
governor called and said
more troopers have been
temporarily assigned to our
post, including two at the
Straits at the ferry cross-
ing, one at Mackinaw and
the other at St. Ignace to
assist searches or anything
else involved in the case,”
the dispatcher said.
“Did he leave a
name?” asked Lt.
Chrispell.
“No sir. I asked him
and he said you know who
he is,” the dispatcher said.
Sitting in his chair, the
lieutenant thought to him-
self, “How could one
man—Hale Currier—com-
mand so much respect that
the governor could make
such drastic changes to
protocol and established
procedure?”
“What about the dog,”
Lt. Chrispell asked the dis-
patcher.
“Yes, sir,” came the
reply. “The dog will be on
site at 6 a.m. Actually, the
trooper called in and has
the dog and its owner in
the cruiser and they’re on
the way.”
“Excellent,” the lieu-
tenant replied. “Tell them
I’m leaving now and
would like to introduce the
dog to the scene before the
two hundred-plus searchers
arrive.
“Calling him now, sir,”
the dispatcher replied.
When Lt. Chrispell
arrived at the lodge, there
were already men drinking
coffee around campfires in
the darkness. Knocking on
the door, two young men
opened it.
“I’m Lieutenant
Chrispell. Can I speak to
Lucie Currier?”
Just then, she appeared.
“Lieutenant, how are
you?” she asked.
“I’m fine, Mrs. Currier.
How are you?” he replied
with concern.
“These are my sons,
Jim and Phil,” Lucie
Currier replied, pointing to
the young men. “I have
told them how helpful and
sincere you have been to
me. I can’t thank you
enough for the care and
sincerity you have shown
to us all.”
“Thank you, Mrs.
Currier,” Lt. Chrispell said.
“The dog will be here
shortly. I need some
clothes recently worn by
Mr. Currier, particularly
socks and undergarments.”
Sure, shall I get them
Patchy: Design debate heats up on Facebook
from page 1
Along with the post
was an image of the cur-
rent patch—which incor-
porates the State of
Michigan seal and the
words ‘Imlay City Police.’
The new proposed
design—which features an
American flag background
with a ‘Spartan’ (the
school district mascot) in
the foreground. The words
‘Imlay City Police’ are also
included on Rebecca’s
design.
Community members
were eager to offer their
opinions as more than 200
comments flooded the
page. Most favored the old
patch.
“I would still stick with
the original. It associates
more closely with the other
law enforcement logos
(state, sheriff’s, etc.),”
posted Katelyn Elizabeth.
Carolyn Dugan Leigh
said “Old one looks more
professional,” and Jill
Graham LeTourneau
agreed.
“(T)he new one does
not look official,” she post-
ed.
Others embraced the
change, including Jessie
Diaz Sanchez, who had
this to say:
“I really would like to
see the old on the new
background or If (sic) you
decide to keep the old I
now?” Lucie asked.
“No, not yet. Let’s
bring the dog in here first,”
Lt. Chrispell replied.
“Alright, whatever you
think is best, Lieutenant,”
Lucie said.
“Oh, Mrs. Currier, one
more thing,” Lt. Chrispell
said. “If any people from
the press bother you—and
they can be a pain—please
tell the trooper and he will
stop the harassment.
Starting today, there will
be troopers assigned to the
site until we find your hus-
band.”
“Thank you so much,
Lieutenant,” Lucie Currier
replied.
“What a woman,” Lt.
Chrispell thought. “Inner
strength, class, and dignity
during the worst time of
her life...”
Just as the woods start-
ed to light up and the dark-
ness faded, in pulled the
State Police cruiser.
Hurriedly, the lieutenant
raced to the vehicle and
said, “Bring the dog into
the lodge immediately.
"My boys and myself
are overwhelmed by
the support of that
little town we call
home, Capac.
We love you all..."
--Lucie Currier
I don’t want him to pick up
any false scents.”
Inside the well-lit
lodge, Lt. Chrispell studied
the dog. He was a labrador
retriever, but he had hound
characteristics—droopy
skin, long ears, and eyelids
that sagged.
As Mrs. Currier put the
socks and other garments
on the floor, the dog
approached and took in
many deep breaths before
yelping with his nose high
in the air.
“He’s ready,” the dog’s
owner said. “Give me the
socks to remind him peri-
odically of his quarry
today.”
Into the semi-darkness,
the dog ran sounding like a
coon hound on a hot trail,
stopping to check for scent
Current Imlay City
Police Department uni-
form patch.
think the new would be
great on our school liaison
officer Joe DeLuca...It
would make our students
comfortable, and be more
recognizable to students
and parents. I appreciate
you trying to be cool.”
Some questioned the
cost, and whether or not
this was a good use of
time, and before long, the
Chief spoke up again.
Ok, this conversation
has devolved into argu-
ments and insults, I feel the
need to interject. There a
lot of comments on what
“he” was trying to do,
since “he” is me, let me
try to clarify a little (this
will be my last word on
this.) Yes I put this up on
Facebook because I want-
ed a fair and critical
assessment. I know that
just because I think it’s a
good Idea, it is not always
so. So thank you for your
The disappearance of Capac’s Hale Currier
was such a big concern that officials flew in a
helicopter from Selfridge Air Force Base to
assist in the search. It was considered the
height of technology in the mid-1940s.
every few feet. Within
minutes, the dog, his
owner and the trooper were
out of sight. Straining his
ears, Lt. Chrispell could
hear the occasional yelp of
the dog.
From his slight incline
at the lodge, he could see
the red light on the cruiser
approaching, but could not
count the cars behind it. It
was a solid stream of light.
As the cars parked, the
lieutenant attempted to get
a count of the volunteers,
but soon lost it. There had
to be over two hundred.
Reddy Waltz, Elmer Lang,
Harry Bissell and other
first responders greeted
them.
As they congregated
around the lodge, Reddy
Waltz—normally a quiet
and reserved man— said,
“Lieutenant, this is Capac’s
finest. Every businessman
and workers from every
business are here to help
you find Hale. We have
bankers, teachers, store
owners, every preacher and
minister, farmers, factory
workers.”
Lucie Currier soon
joined the group.
“I can’t thank you
enough,” she said. “My
boys and myself are over-
whelmed by the support of
Proposed design for
new department uni-
form patch.
comments. Of the 200+
comments a large majority
liked the old patch (which
BTW is not the original
dept. patch) but many
made the comment of the
old patch up dated (sic)
would look good. Also of
the 138 likes, the majority
indicated they liked the
idea of change. Part of
being a leader is making
decisions knowing that
some people will not be
pleased, but even so I want
our dept. to be the best
looking most professional
small police department in
the state of Michigan. If
you know the Officers that
patrol your streets then
they are some of the most
dedicated law enforcement
professionals you will ever
find. Now please I have a
thick skin, I’ll take whatev-
er is thrown my way BUT
PLEASE BE KIND TO
ONE ANOTHER.”
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that little town we call
home, Capac. We love you
all...” she concluded, her
voice trailing off in tears.
A voice came from the
crowd.
“No, Lucie. We’re here
to thank you and Hale for
being our family.”
Elmer Lang spoke up.
“Could one of our min-
isters say a prayer before
the State Police give us our
assignments for the day?”
Four men moved up
the incline, speaking
amongst themselves. Then
one said, “God above, give
us strength and persever-
ance today, and let us find
Hale Currier and return
him to his family, and the
larger family of Capac,
because God, we are your
family on earth. May God
bless us all today.”
As the minister fin-
ished, a loud and strange
sound began to resonate
throughout the entire for-
rest.
It was a strange sound,
and the men looked up in
every direction, straining
to see where it was coming
from.
Was it a tornado? Was
it God’s answer to the
prayer?
Instinctively, the
Lieutenant and every
trooper put their hands on
their sidearms. The noise
was a sound no one had
ever heard before.
From behind a hill, it
swooped over the crowd. It
was the helicopter!
After it passed, the
Lieutenant explained what
it was and how it was
going to assist in the
search and rescue.
Then Lt. Chrispell
wondered, “If it had this
much affect on people,
what about the dog?”
Part VIII ‘The debrief-
ing of the biggest search so
far’ will appear in the Jan.
23 issue of Tri-City Times.
While the comments—
and some arguments—
didn’t stop, some Facebook
users weren’t surprised by
the situation.
‘Dw Harmon’ said
“This is typical Facebook
feedback...jump on the
bandwagon to call names
while sitting behind a key-
board. Someone voices an
opinion not your own and
BAM, the name calling
and rudeness takes off and
escalates into a mob men-
tality. Opinions were asked
for and opinions were
given... just because you
don’t agree with the opin-
ions of others does not
give you the right to be
rude and call names. We
are all grownups here.”
‘Missy VW’ added “I
know a lot of larger depart-
ments change out their
patches often and let their
officers have a say in
design. I think is very con-
siderate of you to not only
involve the local business-
es but the community as
well, even if it might make
the process a bit more
lengthy.
Jake Szetela summed
the situation up as follows:
“Never underestimate
people’s fervor for some-
thing they’ve never
thought or cared about
before that instant lol.
And the cost... it’s a
patch??”
DDA: Move to dissolve
from page 1
discussion about the mat-
ter; the sudden placement
of the issue on the meeting
agenda; and questions
about what individual(s) or
organization proposed the
ordinance.
Councilman Gary
Peltier attempted to end the
speculation by stating it
was he who broached the
matter months earlier.
“We were looking at
ways to bring in extra
money for infrastructure
upgrades,” said Peltier.
“The village has a lot of
needs. It’s really about
economics.”
Peltier was referring to
the $107,000 the DDA
captured this year in taxes,
along with its $305,000
reserve fund for future
projects.
Steven R. Schneider
opined that the Almont
DDA had been productive,
but that it had served its
purpose.
“The DDA has accom-
plished a lot of good
things,” said Schneider,
“but it has fulfilled its stat-
utory obligations. I’ve
been advocating for
months that we have to
bring in more revenue to
make improvements.”
He was not specific
about where the DDA
funds would be used or
how costs currently
incurred by the DDA
would be paid for in the
future.
Terry Roach, a com-
munity volunteer and for-
mer Almont
DDA Chairman, was
visibly upset with the
idea of dissolving the
DDA to bring in extra
revenue.
He suggested the vil-
lage’s current financial
woes are due to a series of
bad decisions on the part
of the council.
“This is just a money
grab,” said Roach. “You’ve
been band-aiding problem
after problem.
“You’ve paid out
$100,000 in severance
packages and everything is
a secret.” he said. “Now
you want the money from
the DDA. You need to
invoke a vote to investigate
yourselves.”
Newly-elected Council
member Biolchini won-
dered why there was such
urgency to approve the
ordinance.
“This seems really
hasty to me,” said
Biolchini. “The public
appearance of what is hap-
pening here suggests
impropriety.”
Steffler added, “I feel
we would be taking a giant
step backward by dissolv-
ing the DDA.”
President Pro-Tem Tim
Dyke was also struck by
the suddenness and lack of
specific information pro-
vided regarding the poten-
tial benefits and/or draw-
backs if the ordinance is
adopted.
“I’m concerned and
confused about the imme-
diacy and urgency to do
this—without having done
our due diligence,” said
Dyke. “To my knowledge,
there was no prior discus-
sion. This is not our nor-
mal protocol for doing
things.
“To adopt an ordinance
in this fashion is incompre-
hensible to me,” Dyke said
following the meeting.
“This came out of left
field. I think it would be a
rash way to increase reve-
nue.
“I’m at a loss for how
we can make such a deci-
sion without having the
information and not know-
ing all of the ramifica-
tions.”
DDA Director Kim
Schall, who is paid
$20,000 annually, remind-
ed the council that if the
DDA is eliminated, the
cost of services currently
paid for by the DDA would
become the responsibility
of the village. which otherwise would
Such responsibilities
would include organizing
popular community events
such as the Almont
Heritage Fest, Holly Day
Light Parade, maintenance
of the Fountain Park,
downtown street lighting,
tree and flower plantings
and more.
It was suggested by
Steven R. Schneider that
event organizing could be
taken on by an independent
“project manager,” though
he provided no information
regarding the cost of hiring
such a person.
Still seething in the
aftermath of the first vote,
Roach insisted that council
members who supported
the DDA’s dissolution
explain the urgency and
timing of the ordinance.
“We deserve to know
why there had been no dis-
cussion by the council
prior to that meeting,”
Roach said over the week-
end. “This is being ram-
rodded through for reasons
other than paying for infra-
structure upgrades.”
Ongoing dispute
The proposed dissolu-
tion of the DDA coincides
with an ongoing legal dis-
pute about who owns
parking spaces in the park-
ing lot at the former Lane-
Swayze Clinic, which was
recently purchased by
developer Steve Francis
"I feel we
would be
taking a
giant step
backward
by dissolving
the DDA."
--Melinda
Steffler,
Almont
council
member
from Dr. Robert Lane,
Steven R. Schneider’s
father-in-law.
The DDA Board
recently hired an attorney
to address their concerns
over ownership of those
parking spaces.
Special DDA meeting
In light of the DDA’s
uncertain status, the
DDA Board scheduled a
special meeting for
Tuesday (Jan. 8) at the
Almont municipal offices
to discuss new and old
business.
Among the items dis-
cussed were Almont
Village Council’s
Ordinance No. 204 to dis-
solve the DDA; Historical
Society building needs;
and a budget review as it
may relate to Ordinance
No. 204.
Also up for discussion
were issues pertaining to
the parking lot at the for-
mer Lane-Swayze Clinic.
When it’s gone, it’s gone
Lapeer County
Commissioner Ian Kempf,
who was present at the Jan.
2 meeting, said if the
Almont DDA is dissolved,
chances of its being resur-
rected in the future are
highly unlikely.
“The chance of the
County agreeing to a
newly established TIF (Tax
Increment Financing
District) that captures tax
money would be very
slim,” said Kempf. “The
County’s budget is tight
and I can’t see that hap-
pening.
“That’s not to say the
County Board does not
support tax abatements that
benefit local communi-
ties,” he said. “But not
entities that capture funds
come to the county.”
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Seven Ponds to host series of winter workshops

DRYDEN TWP. —
Naturalists at Seven Ponds
Nature Center have filled
their January calendar with
an array of activities, both
outdoors and in.
January also marks the
start of their annual Winter
Series event. Every Sunday
afternoon at 2 p.m., starting
January 27, the Center will
host guest speakers. Topics
include everything from
reptiles around the world to
Michigan beach rocks.
Now’s the time to mark
your calendars for Seven
Ponds’ annual Winterfest

Winter Series at Seven Ponds

Each winter, Seven Ponds sponsors the Winter
Series, a series of programs highlighted by noted
naturalists and photographers, live animals, fascinat-
ing natural history, and enjoyment for all ages. Open
to everyone, the admission is $3.00 for adults (free for
children under 13 and our members) unless otherwise
noted.
•Reptiles from Around the World: Tim Muxlow
- Muxlow Exotics, on Sunday, January 27 at 2 p.m.
Reptiles are a truly misunderstood group of ani-
mals! Come join us as Tim Muxlow of Muxlow
Exotics takes us across the world on a reptile discov-
ery in this interactive, live animal presentation. Be
prepared to be amazed about all things reptile.
•Bats of Michigan: Carrie Spencer – Director
of Environmental Education - Seven Ponds Nature
Center, on Sunday, February 3 at 2 p.m.
Michigan is home to nine different species of bats,
and they all have an interesting story. Join Chief
Naturalist, Carrie Spencer, as she explores what
makes a bat a bat, how they make their living, and the
struggles they have in this ever changing world.
•Identifying Michigan Beach Rocks: Randy
Kursinsky – President of Mid-Michigan Rock
Club, on Sunday, February 10 at 2 p.m.

Facebook photo
Have you ever picked up a rock on one of
Michigan’s beaches and wondered what it was?
Randy’s program will help the everyday beachcomber
discover what it is they are finding as well as tips on
Tim Muxlow of Muxlow Exotics kicks off Seven Ponds Nature Center’s annual Winter Series with
rock collecting at the beach and elsewhere. This pro-
a Jan. 27 program about reptiles.
gram will also have a display of Michigan rocks and
fossils as well as man-made objects that could be on Saturday, Feb. 2. for the weather. what kind of snowflakes ditions, as it is often very
confused with rocks. Please feel free to bring along Here’s what’s on the •Stranger in the they have. cold and windy near the
any rocks from Michigan for Randy to help you iden- schedule for January: Woods - Wee Readers, •Reptiles from water. The plan is to have
tify! •Winter Bird Walk Saturday, January 12 at Around the World, 2019 lunch in Port Huron before
•Michigan Road Trip: Ron Rademacher – #1, Seven Ponds Nature 11 a.m. Winter Series #1, Sunday, returning to the nature cen-
Author, on Sunday, February 17 at 2 p.m. Center, Wednesday, Spend a snowy after- January 27 at 2 p.m. ter, so pack your own or
Join us on this Sunday afternoon as we hit the January 9 at 8 a.m. noon figuring out who the See “Winter Series” come prepared to purchase
back roads of Michigan for this presentation. Ron will Winter’s icy chill may “stranger” is! Participants box for details. a lunch. This is a car pool
lead us on a journey to hidden gems, historic sites, and be firmly upon us, but the will make their own •Winter Bird Walk trip.
other unique destinations you may have missed. Ron birds are still out there, “stranger” at Seven Ponds. #2, Port Huron area, •••••
Rademacher is the author of five books about road being birds! Let’s go see This program is for any 3-6 Wednesday, January 30 Be sure to save the date
trips to the way out places in Michigan. Check him what we can find. By now year old who likes to make at 8 a.m. for Winterfest, Feb. 2, from
out at www.michiganbackroads.com. we may be receiving an snowmen! The group will head to 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
•A Year in the Life of a Chickadee: Cathy influx of winter irruptive •Nature Sketching, the Port Huron area to look The annual winter fun
Wesley-Naturalist- Seven Ponds Nature Center, on birds from the north woods. Saturday, January 19 for waterfowl and gulls day includes a bonfire on
Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m. Pine Siskins, Purple from 1- 3 p.m. overwintering at the ice, ice cutting, snow-
The black-capped chickadee, what’s so special Finches, and Common Learn how to sketch a Lighthouse Park, Edison shoe walks, cross country
about it? This common feeder bird is fascinating on Redpolls may have joined detailed pencil piece by Park, and Desmond skiing, ice skating, snow-
many levels, from their social behavior to their body our regular winter visitors studying items with Landing. Depending on the man building, children’s
language to mating. Let’s take a deeper look at this such as Dark-eyed Juncos Naturalist Katie. Art sup- ice conditions on the Great crafts and a S’mores bar.
familiar bird. and American Tree plies will be provided and Lakes, these areas can be Guests are encouraged
Sparrows. The event starts space is limited. $5.00 per teeming with huge rafts of to bring their own skates

Corporate counsel
with watching the feeders
from indoors, enjoying hot
beverages, then the group
will go out in search of
person. ducks. and cross county skis or try
•Uniquely Snowflake, Birders will be check- out the nature center’s
Saturday, January 26 at ing all the gull flocks, snowshoes.
10 a.m. searching for something In the event of snow

discussion ongoing other winter residents in

Lapeer County Commissioners
to clarify action taken last year
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER — County
commissioners plan to take
up discussions again this
week regarding corpora-
tion counsel.
Back in October, the
board took action to relieve
Prosecutor Mike Sharkey
from representing the
county in all civil matters;
made a motion to seek for-
mal competitive bids from
interested law firms and
named the Mike Cox Law
Firm PLLC as their interim
legal counsel.
Some commissioners
were under the impression
that a request for proposals
had already been drafted
but county administrator
John Biscoe said he’d like
direction on wording. Vice
Chair Ian Kempf said that
previously the board’s
intent was to pay a straight
hourly rate for service and
still reserve the right to
seek other counsel if situa-
tions arise.
Since the county
stopped consulting Sharkey
on such matters in October,
Biscoe said there hasn’t
been a need to consult with
an attorney regarding con-
tracts or the like. The bulk
of their attorney fees in late
2018 were for labor nego-
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Letters from our readers...

Meeting of Almont Village Council ‘crazy to say least’
I would like to alert the
residents of Almont to the
recent actions of the Almont
Village Council. I wish more
people would attend these
meetings and really pay
Our Opinion
DDA dissolution
on fast track in Almont?
attention to what goes on in
this town. This last meeting
was crazy to say the least.
It appears that some of
our council members have
their own agenda and mis-
sion, and I’m not really sure
it’s for the better of our com-
munity.
It was obvious that three
members, Patti Biochini,
Melinda Steffler and Tim
Dyke were totally blindsided
by the other four. The topic
Ordinance 204 takes many by surprise
I attended the Almont
Village Council meeting
last week, more out of curi-
osity than anything else. A
was an ordinance to dissolve
the Almont DDA...totally!
I don’t get it. The com-
munity loves the parades,
the small festivities and the
improvements that have
been done in the past. Our
downtown slowly is coming
agenda item attracted a
multitude of people. If the
intent was to attract a
crowd, it worked, and the
to life.
What doesn’t make
sense is that very recently
the DDA director was given
a raise by the board. To me,
that would indicate that they
were very pleased with her
work. Then the council just
says he brought this ordi-
nance so silent at the meet-
ing? Why were some coun-
cil members so vocal about
recently approved the new
DDA budget.
It just doesn’t make
sense. So why is it so urgent
to dissolve the Almont
DDA?
—Paula Alfonsi
Almont
esty. Lack of respect for
fellow council members,
lack of respect for a DDA
board who is comprised of

R
few hours before the meet-
esidents of Almont, ask yourself the ing I received a call asking
following questions: if I had anything to do with
Do you enjoy the annual one of the agenda items.
Holly Day Light Parade? The Heritage Specifically, what is now
Festival in the Fall? known as the agenda item
“DDA Ordinance No. 204.”
Are you happy that snow removal is Ordinance No. 204 piqued
taken care of when necessary? How about my interest as no one
the landscaping in the summertime? seemed to know who
Do you like to see updated facades on brought it to the table.
Nothing attracts an
the businesses downtown? Apartments
above those businesses rehabbed and ready
audience more than a
mystery, and this mystery
for rental? What about local dollars circu-
Razor strop & Fels Naptha soap
lating in local businesses via events, spon-
sorships, and the purchase of goods and
services? Let me begin by saying
Do you appreciate the historic flavor of I am fully cognizant of the
the village, and if so, is maintaining that argument that President
normally empty room was
filled.
I started a number of
letters to the editor about
this bizarre meeting, but
felt the need to scrap each
letter. There were just too
many white elephants in
the room, too many ques-
tions left unanswered. Why
was such an important ordi-
nance brought before the
council in such a manner?
Why was the person who
rationale to allow a tacit
approval of such language.
They, like so many, are so
this ordinance while others
seemed taken by surprise?
Why wasn’t the DDA board
aware of the existence of
this pending ordinance?
The questions go on and
on.
I was bothered by the
complete lack of respect
shown by the person or per-
sons involved in this trav-
Memories of Capac’s Mystery
I have enjoyed reading
Doug Hunter’s ‘Capac’s
Unsolved Mystery’ series. I
remember this story well.
My grandfather was Reddy
volunteers, lack of respect
for village employees, and
lack of respect for the citi-
zens of this community. I
am calling anyone involved
in this travesty to come for-
ward and explain their
actions.
Sincerely,
—Wez Ligon
Almont
Waltz. Great job Doug
Hunter!
—Jeanne Ploeger
Chamberlain
Schoolcraft

Time to recognize individuals

unique visual impression important to Trump: 1) Started it; 2)
you? Has used similar language;
3) Deserves it. I don’t
Would you like the parks, benches and
decorative lighting you see throughout the
accept any of those as a
justification for the newly
downtown district to continue to be main- elected Michigan
tained and improved? What about the Congresswoman, Rashida
spring and fall cleanups performed by the Tlaib’s, public use of the
term “mother****er” when
Youth on Main Street group? describing the president to
Do you favor the banners and flowers, a gaggle of her supporters
and the not-so-visible and definitely not- at a rally. One cannot justi-
fy bad behavior by pointing
so-exciting infrastructure and improvement
to other bad behavior.
projects like water, sewer, sidewalks and Gutter language is simply
alleyways, paving and parking lots within not what should be used in
the downtown district? public discourse.
If you find any of the above a valuable I think it is appalling
and important part of the look and lifestyle that the use of such lan-
guage seems to be an
of the village you call home, listen up. accepted method of public
On February 5 at 7:30 p.m., the Almont speech; even by persons
Village Council will hold a public hearing who should be setting an
and a second reading of a proposal to dis- example of civility. Should
our Civics teachers hold
solve the Downtown Development Congresswoman Tlaib up
Authority, the entity that brings you the
as a shining example of a
items listed above and more. Following the member of Congress?
hearing, a vote on whether the DDA stays Strangely those present
or goes will take place. when she spoke laughed
and applauded her com-
Through a reading of recent board min- ment. What have we sunk
utes—both from the Village Council and to as a society when such
the DDA, this issue appears to have sprung language is cheered on?
Listening to the various
up out of the blue. The DDA’s 2018-19
budget was approved by the Village Sunday morning news
shows there were all sorts
Council in June of 2018, at which time the of excuses/defenses of
council thanked the DDA for their contri- Tlaib’s comment. I may
butions. In October of 2018, the DDA have missed it but I did not
Director’s hourly wage was increased by hear one person on the
Democratic side come out
the board.
and openly condemn the
Whatever has changed in the ensuing language.
six months is unclear. Some council mem- I did hear Michigan
bers say the DDA’s fund balance of
$305,000 and the $107,000 TIFA capture
Congresswoman Debbie
Dingell say that Tlaib was
simply representing her
this year would help fill the village’s eco- constituents when she
nomic needs. The need for funds to fix old
made that statement. I hope
and crumbling infrastructure or whatever that isn’t true. I hope her
else the problem may be is understandable. constituents are more civil.
Even the Washington Post
However, it seems that taking the drastic defended her usage of the
step to dissolve the DDA without more
term and failed to find
discussion, debate, number crunching or such language inappropri-
public input is rushed. A decision such as ate.
this, with potentially far-reaching ramifica- It has been interesting
to watch the eagerness of
tions deserves a little more justification the liberal media to find a
than what was discussed last week when
the proposal was first publicly raised. How
will the funds be used? Who will fill the Lapeer library eliminates late fees
gaps and how will they be paid? Where The Lapeer District
will those funds come from and how will Library board and staff are
pleased to announce that
they be sustained?
Lapeer District Library will
Whatever the outcome, it’s clear that if no longer charge fines for
the DDA goes, the village will still have to overdue materials as of
come up with the funds to maintain the January 11. Your local
landscaping, snow removal, infrastructure library is going fine free!
The library board start-
improvements and community-centered
ed discussing this issue a
events—or not. year or so ago, when a
If any of the foregoing raises questions speaker at a trustees’ work-
or concerns, we urge Almont residents to shop presented the issue as
find out more. Call or email your council one that library boards
should discuss. The list of
members, go to the February 5 village fine free libraries has been
council meeting. Ask questions and voice growing over the past few
your opinion. If the DDA is dissolved, it is years, so the Lapeer District
highly unlikely it will ever return. If you Library is not unique.
Libraries in Baltimore, Salt
value what the entity does for your com-
Lake City, Nashville,
munity, speak up. If you’re concerned Columbus (OH), Ipswich
about what’s happening now, let your (MA), Milton (VT) and
voice be heard. Floyd Memorial Library
(NY) have eliminated fines
caught up in their hatred of
Trump that they are willing
to turn a blind eye to any-
thing that speaks ill of the
President no matter how
obscene and foul the lan-
guage.
What would be the
reaction of the media, pun-
dits and Democrats had
something similar been
said as publicly about
President Obama? Well we
know the answer to that
question because during
one of President Obama’s
addresses to Congress a
Republican congressman
from Florida yelled out
“you lie” when Obama
spoke about the virtues of
the Affordable Care Act.
That action of the congress-
man was inexcusable
despite the accuracy of the
observation. However the
national media had their
undies in knots for days,
playing and replaying the
scene and castigating the
congressman for his rude
behavior. Justifiably so. It
was, at its very best, rude
behavior. However that
same sense of outrage is
missing in action over the
crude term applied to
President Trump. I guess it
is a case of whose ox is
being gored. Clearly there
is a double standard in play
but if the liberal media
didn’t have double stan-
dards they’d have no stan-
dards at all.
It made me think of
what the response of my
parents would have been
had they learned of my
usage of such a term. My
father would have applied a
razor strop to my backside
and my mother would have
washed out my mouth with
Fels Naptha soap.
Congresswoman Rashida
Tlaib needs a liberal dose
of each.
—John L. Lengemann
Imlay City
and report that the waiting
period for popular materi-
als has not increased, indi-
cating that materials are
returned in no less a timely
manner than with fines
imposed for a late return.
Salt Lake City reports a
significant increase in the
number of children’s
library cards. Close by,
Caro Area District Library
went fine free within the
past year or so. The policy
is popular with staff and
patrons.
The reasoning behind
going fine free is simple:
equity and access. One per-
son’s five dollar fine may
not be a big deal; for some-
one else, it could be what’s
left for food or gas for the
Letters page 11
who serve on school board
January is School
Board Recognition Month.
This is a time to recognize
the individuals who
approach their volunteer
work like it is a full-time
job and with extraordinary
dedication to public
schools. They are citizens
whose decisions affect our
children and build our com-
munity.
School boards are
charged with making deci-
sions that can sometimes
be quite difficult, or require
sifting through a great deal
of information. They con-
tribute hundreds of hours
each year leading Capac
Community Schools.
Collectively, school board
members across the state
spend more than 7,500
hours on professional
development to keep well-
informed of the latest
trends in educational
leadership, are deeply
involved in community
activities and spend many
hours at extracurricular
events.
Through their dedica-
Using better technology would
be more effective than a wall
Is there a need for a
border wall?
As a Michigan teacher,
I remember migrants com-
ing every fall to pick pro-
duce. They were welcomed,
and schools provided bilin-
gual services to their chil-
dren. “Illegal” or legal
wasn’t discussed. We need-
ed these good workers.
A friend was the
accountant for a landscap-
ing company. Their migrant
employees had to provide a
Social Security number to
get a job, one likely ille-
gally purchased on the
black market. These work-
ers were well suited to the
hot, physical work. My
friend commented that
these employees paid
Medicare, Social Security
and income taxes that they
would never benefit from.
This money went into the
system for someone else’s
use.
Everyone “agreed” to
look the other way, as
needed workers arrived,
did the work well, and
companies and consumers
benefitted.
This went on for
decades until 2008, when
the crash happened. Then I
remember, suddenly, the
“illegals” were taking all
our jobs and hurting our
tion, collaboration with
other school district staff,
their governance and advo-
cacy, they are building the
future of education in
Michigan.
This month, we encour-
age all members of the
community to thank a
board member. Take this
opportunity to show our
year-round appreciation for
these servant leaders and
begin to better understand
how local trustees work
together to prepare today’s
students to be tomorrow’s
leaders.
The men and women
serving Capac Community
Schools are Monica
Standel, Tim Lewis, Marie
Killingbeck, James Crane,
William Ellis, Barry
Geliske and Travis Fahley.
We thank you for your
service to our students and
families.
Sincerely,
—Jeff Terpenning
Superintendent
Capac Community
Schools
Capac
economy.
Did we collectively for-
get the Wall Street shenani-
gans? Did we not under-
stand how automation had
taken over many jobs?
But, Trump took this
argument, infused it with
racism, and rode this idea
into “Build the Wall.”
What are the facts
about what IS happening at
our Southern border?
Beginning in the
Obama administration, the
number of foreigners cross-
ing that border has
DROPPED.
Contrary to Trump’s
rantings, the majority of
illegal drugs come across
regular borders, smuggled
in, hidden from view.
Statistics show that
immigrants commit LESS
crime than the average
American.
Experts state that
installing and using better
technology would be more
effective than a wall—and
a lot cheaper.
So here is the question:
do we use real facts and
informed dialog to point
our country in the right
direction, or do we spend
billions of dollars on a bor-
der wall?
—Carolyn Medland
Lapeer Twp.

The secrets behind
the secrets, part 1
Note: This is the first in
a two part trip down
memory lane inspired by
Doug Hunter’s ‘Capac’s
Unsolved Mystery’ series.
I’ll wrap the trip next
week.
“Y ou’re the first
reporter that could
keep up with me,” the slim beyond hope to be right in
woman with the long
brown braid standing in
front of
me says.
She’s
wearing a
baseball
cap, and
has a dog
leash
wrapped
around Observations in ink... sorts of conditions. At the
her torso
in an Catherine Minolli three dogs in the entire
intrigu-
ing—dare I say sexy—way. tional certification in foren-
With a long poker-type
stick in one hand, and the
loops of the leather lead
wrapped over her shoulder rescue efforts across the
and around her waist, she
looks like a trailblazer, like This particular mission
a renegade, and I think it’s was to find the remains of
a good fit.
She’s Sandra ‘Sandee’ who was abducted from
Anderson of the Great
Lakes Search and Rescue
team of cadaver dog han-
dlers. She’s gained quite a
bit of notoriety with her
search dog Eagle, a beauti- of charges related to the
ful, sleek Doberman pin-
scher/German shorthair
pointer mix. The pair were the little girl’s remains
the subject of many news
and magazine stories—in a Anderson and the Great
good way.
It’s 1999, and I’m with mined to bring closure to
the dogs and handlers at a
large tract of overgrown
fields and riotous woods
near Wilder and Sutton
roads in Dryden. As a
reporter for Tri-City Times, streams and dense woods,
I’ve been invited to come
along on a search—and
The smoky haze of coffee and community
T he place is always
dimly lit, an arrange-
ment that works to foster
an atmosphere of intimacy.
During the day, the sun-
light filters in from the
alley through the wide
open doorway. At night,
the lightbulbs emit a low
glow that mixes well with
the blues
or coun-
try or
jazz
being
played
upstairs.
The
décor is
what From the Other Side...
really
sets this
café—
Andrew Wernette
called Noi—apart from the
rest. Antiques and knick-
knacks salvaged from dif-
ferent eras of modern
Vietnamese history are
everywhere. Photographs
of old Hanoi, bikers and
legendary Vietnamese
musicians dot the pallid
yellow walls, while old
cabinets and tables are
stacked with odd curiosi-
ties. A massive collection
of CDs, records, cassettes
and audio reels sit arranged
next to an equally large
assortment of devices to
play them on the upper
floor, which is accessed by
a steep wooden staircase
and shaky banister. Also,
there is no shortage of pot-
ted plants.
Somewhere amid the
smoke and haze and lively
chatter hanging in the air is
me, sitting in the corner,
drinking my milk coffee,
watching.
The brawny owner is
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was full on, high-octane
excited to be there.
We’re catching our
breath after running, hur-
dling and slogging our way
through several miles of
terrain, and I’m bolstered
by the compliment. Indeed,
I kept up with every inch
of the search, hoping
the middle of things when
the big discovery that
would bring peace to a
family was made.
Anderson and Eagle
had been gaining quite a
bit of notoriety on the
local, state and national
stage because of Eagle’s
exceptional ability to sniff
out human remains in all
time, he was one of just
United States with interna-
sic detection. The dog and
handler had been involved
in some 356 search and
globe.
12-year-old Andre Bosse,
Blue Lake Township in
Muskegon County in 1997.
Dean Metcalf, a former
power company employee,
pleaded guilty to a number
disappearance, and told law
enforcement officials that
were “in Lapeer County.”
Lakes team were deter-
the Bosse family, who had
been in the dark about their
loved one for almost three
years. Though we plowed
our way through fields,
our search efforts resulted
only in the discovery of an
always wearing a sleeve-
less T, or an actual t-shirt
with the sleeves pulled up
to the shoulders, and some-
times a straw fedora. He
sports a goatee and a kind
smile. One can see him
hanging up his birdcages
outside in the morning or
bringing them in for the
evening, or else just hang-
ing out with one of the
patrons.
There is also the guy’s
partner, a girl with big eyes
and fair skin. She often
works in the back room
mixing drinks, but when
she shows herself up front,
she always spots me and
flashes a coy smile as she
asks how I am. Despite
being a young mother,
she’s studying to become a
chef; I know because now
and then the two of us
meet at other cafes so that
I can teach her English.
This is not very repre-
sentative of a typical café
in Danang, or Vietnam in
general. The old-style
charm is the fruit of affect
rather than any real pas-
sage of time. The clientele
is mainly young, middle-
to-upper-class, whereas the
more popular and less
atmospheric ones draw a
mixed, middle-aged crowd.
Noi also seems to be the
spot where the artists and
intellectuals of the city
congregate. Kind of a mis-
fit crowd, it feels: I get the
sense that I’m a tall, white
outsider in this establish-
ment, but that in turn
makes it feel like I some-
how fit in alongside the
high school kid nearby
who’s taking a hit of wild
tobacco out of a local bam-
‘Spotlight’ story featuring Sandra Anderson
and her cadaver dog ‘Eagle’ written by yours
truly in September of 1999. The story was far
from over...
antler shed. At least a four-
point, if my memory
serves. Maybe bigger. I’d
hoped she’d give it to me
as a souvenir, but no dice. ing to 32-year-old West
Still, the “you’re the
first reporter that could
keep up with me,” was
high praise and enough for
me, and I was pumped to
write the story. And write it
I did. A huge and glowing
spread on our former
‘Spotlight’ page. Being
assigned the ‘Spotlight’
feature was a juicy bonus
to an eager writer like me.
All feature stories, you
could inject quite a bit of
your own style on the
page—and write much lon-
ger and with more detail
than a ‘regular’ feature
story. Feature writing—
where you could play with
language and describe the
scene in detail—was my
favorite thing. It was the
closest thing I could get to
writing poetry—my true
heart’s calling—and get
paid in cash dollars.
I’d written about
Anderson before, though
not through firsthand
knowledge. She conducted
a training exercise with the
Lapeer County Sheriff’s
Department in Goodland
Township’s Mill Creek,
and Eagle lighted on some
human remains. The bones
boo bong.
One can also espy a
fair number of female
smokers here, which is a
rarity anywhere else within
the strictures of
Vietnamese society. In a
culture where “proper”
ladies don’t touch ciga-
rettes or alcohol, there is,
admittedly, something
rebelliously sexy about
seeing a gal taking a drag,
despite the opposite being
true when I’m in America.
I get the sense that this
place is something of a
haven for them.
Indeed, this café is also
someplace where people
can seemingly change
appearances from the ones
they wear in the outside
world. This happened once
while I was glancing at a
beautiful girl sitting in the
alley with a boy, cigarette
dangling in her fingers.
She wore loose clothing
and had a type of serenity
spread across her brow.
Only when she walked in
to pay did a bolt of realiza-
tion strike me to the quick:
I knew her. We had worked
together briefly in the past,
and her image then did not
register with how she
looked now. I sat in shock
as she floated out the door
like a butterfly.
In any given place, it
seems that one can always
find some refuge where
they can just be them-
selves. I heard it once said
that the old coffeehouses
of Europe contributed
greatly to the advancement
of society as a spot where
intelligent, caffeinated
minds met to share infor-
mation and big ideas. Here
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Never alone
I zip up my jacket and pull
on my boots. The patio
slate and grass are slick
with ice-the sky black as
pitch. Even Mars and my
flashlight can’t
penetrate the
frigid, thick
Photo by Catherine Minolli
atmosphere.
When will I see
the Big Dipper
and Orion again?
Watch your
step, I coach
myself. Home Honest Living...
alone, I take no
risks as my eyes Iris Lee Underwood
adjust to con-
were sent out for DNA suming darkness. I know
testing. A year earlier, in the lay of the land, every
April of 1998, a bloodied dip and rise. Still, walking
Lincoln Navigator belong- downhill to the henhouse is
dodgy, more so than uphill.
Bloomfield resident Sam Midway, I pause and gaze
Konja was found in a near- into heaven’s vault with a
by church parking lot. sense of awe. I am tempted
to fear the unknown, feel
Police suspected he was
the victim of foul play. His miniscule in the whelming
body has never been found. silence. The only sound is
The lab was unable to link my breath.
the DNA to any local inci- How many billions of
dents. The find was big people inhabit this blessed
enough to draw the atten- Earth, breathing in oxygen,
tion of the television show exhaling carbon dioxide?
Unsolved Mysteries, which What malevolent and mer-
aired a story on Anderson ciful creatures occupy
and Eagle in July of 2001. God’s firmament?
I was there during the film- Unfathomable.
ing, but I’m getting a little Here I stand, yards
ahead of myself here. away from our humble
“You are the first henhouse and four girls
reporter that could keep up who depend upon me for
with me...” Puffed me up their food, water, and shel-
like a big ol’ balloon. ter. If I were to fall, struck
Later, Anderson’s down in the night, no one
words would taste like I’d would know. What help is
been sucking on a lemon a cell phone if you can’t
when they resounded in my
Love for the
ears. Soon enough, though,
they’d taste more like
honey and sound like the
Imlay library
bell of truth. And alas,
above all, it’s wasn’t per-
sonal, and I wasn’t done
writing about Sandra
Anderson...not by a long
shot.
Email Catherine at
A nd...just like that...it’s
2019! In fact, because
I let an early holiday-relat-
cminolli@pageone-inc. ed deadline sneak past me,
com. we’re already more than a
week in. How in the world,
and
when, did
that hap-
I can also see that magic at
work, much different than
what one finds at places
pen? My
mother
used to
like Starbucks. Here, com- tell me,
munity is served alongside and yours
coffee. You can practically
see the bonds forming
probably
told you Perspectives...
within the hazy air.
And that’s where I’ve
too, that
the older Willene Tanis
come to find myself of you get
late. Sometimes I worry the faster time seems to
that my life is becoming pass. Now that I’m the
too sedimentary, but then mom—and even the grand-
there are times when I ma and great-grandma—I
know I needn’t rush any- can vouch for that.
where. That which I seek is First, Halloween deco-
all around me. rations were barely off the
Email Andrew at shelves in the store before
tct@pageone-inc.com. Christmas ones appeared.
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A loving presence comforts
me with a kiss of wind
upon my face. “You are
never alone.”
I know that voice.
Since my retired
husband usually
opens and closes the
chicken chute, I had
forgotten this divine
visitation in winter’s
deep cold.
I look our hens in
the eye and tell them
about God’s kiss.
They don’t seem
interested, squawk-
ing and cocking their heads
this way and that.
“Where’s Mel?” they ask.
A storyteller should
better know her audience.
When Mel calls from the
road after seven, I relay my
experience.
“Oh yeah,” he says,
“there’s something about
walking alone in a winter
night that makes you trem-
ble. Did you take your cell
phone with you?”
“Yes. Don’t worry. A
winter night is different
from summer, don’t you
think?”
“Hmmm,” Mel replies.
I don’t press. He’s proba-
bly tired from driving.
“Come to think of it,
yes.”
“What is it?” I ask.
“I don’t know. It’s just
more… profound.”
“That’s the word.”
Never alone page 11
(I’ve discovered that part
of that phenomenon is that
there’s a category called
‘Fall’ which lumps
Thanksgiving in with
Halloween.) And I suppose
Christmas and New Years
and end-of-year inventory
reductions are lumped to
give way to Valentine’s
Day cards and candy.
So, when someone
called to remind me about
the upcoming Annual Ruth
Hughes Memorial Library
Silent Auction, I decided it
figured right in with this
week’s column. The auc-
tion will run from February
6th through the 13th. To
make it easy for us all to
remember, that means
Wednesday through
Wednesday the week pre-
ceding Valentine’s Day.
Between now and then, the
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For Senior Citizens
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from
9-10 a.m. at First
Congregational Church in
Almont. Practice led by
Dina Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center
“Texas Hold ‘Em” 12:30
p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Council on Aging
Membership is open to indi-
viduals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is
open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
weekdays. We offer a vari-
ety of activities such as fit-
ness and craft classes, a
book review group, cards
and bus trips. For info, call
Lori at 395-7889.
Almont and Dryden area
senior citizens meet the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions
Hall, 222 Water St., for a
potluck and program. Call
798-8210 for more info.
Adults 55 and over are invit-
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. every other
Thursday. Bring a sack
lunch, beverages provided.
Senior chair exercise on
Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. Potluck
luncheons will be served the
4th Tuesday of every month
at noon. For info, call 810-
395-4518.
Dinner and card playing,
50/50 raffle and prizes of
high and low for each table
every 3rd Monday at the
Washington Senior Center,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Twp., MI 48094, from 4-8
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27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m
Attica Food Bank:
Serving those in 48412,
2-4 pm, 2nd & 4th Monday
of the month.
Community Dinner:
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 4-6 pm
Pastor Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
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U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
p.m. For info, call 586-752-
6543.
Swing Dance Lessons at the
Port Huron Senior Center,
600 Grand Avenue, Port
Huron, every Tues. from
7:30-9 p.m. and the 1st and
3rd Thurs. of the month
from 7:30-9 p.m. with
instructors Lyle Malaski &
Kristina Morton. For info,
call 810-984-5061.
Free Meals, Food
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
‘Food for Families’ kitchen
is open to the public for free,
hot meals every Monday
and Wednesday from 4-5:30
p.m.
This Heart Loves Food
Pantry is open the 1st
Saturday of each month
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a
free community meal on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
For more info please call
810-724-0690 or visit www.
atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at
the Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the sec-
ond and fourth Monday of
the month. Proof of resi-
dency and need required.
The Capac Community
Food Pantry, 112 S. Main
Street, is open each
Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.
Please call LOVE, INC. at
810-245-2414 in advance to
ensure your food voucher
will be received before you
stop in to shop. Any ques-
tions, please call Joyce
Kaufman at 810-395-7532.
Capac
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14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages
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from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion and enjoy a snack and social Twp. 48074. No RSVP nec- (held in 2nd floor clinic
United Methodist Church. time with other children. essary. For more info call area) Walk-In, Mondays 1-3
Parents will have the chance Joanne K. at 810-324-2304. p.m.; By Appointment Only,
Free meals for people in to talk to other adults with This activity is sponsored by Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30
need are offered at the North same-age children. Register Widowed Friends, a peer a.m. and 4-6 p.m., Thursdays
Branch Senior Center on now for the next session! support group www.wid- 1-3:45 p.m. Hepatitis vac-
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Numerous locations and
dates available. For more
owedfriends.org.
Widowed Friends invites all
cine is now available. For
additional info, to check if
info and to sign up call the we accept your insurance, or
Family Literacy Center at widowed to join us for to schedule an appointment
Orchards’ Cupboard Food breakfast and friendship in
Pantry is open the 3rd 810-664-2737. please call 810-667-0448.
a safe setting every 2nd and
Saturday of every month 9 4th Monday of the month at Free hearing and vision
a.m.-noon. Food distributed
at 74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Support Groups 9 a.m. at Sero’s, 925 Gratiot screens for children of pre-
school age are available at
in Marysville. For more
Twp., 586-336-4673. www. info, call Julie at 810-388- the Lapeer County Health
orchardsonline.org. Woman’s life Chapter 855
will meet at the Lois Wagner 0868. Department. To schedule an
Memorial Library in appointment please call 810-
Museums Richmond at 6:30 pm on
January 8, 2019. Everyone
For those that have experi-
enced the death of a loved
667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
one, a support group is Capac Pharmacy is teaming
The Almont Community is welcome to attend. available facilitated by a with Support Million Hearts
Historical Society Museum Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) trained United Hospice by offering in-pharmacy
is open Saturdays from 1-4 meetings are held every Service (UHS) bereavement blood pressure screenings,
p.m. Please stop by and Monday night at 8 p.m. at volunteer. Marlette Regional 136 North Main St. in
learn about your communi- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Hospital, 2770 Main Street Capac, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6
ty. Society meetings are held in Imlay City. in Marlette, hosts this sup- p.m. Everyone is invited to
at the museum on the sec- port group the 1st Tuesday come and have their blood
ond Monday of the month at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) of each month in the pressure read for free.
7 p.m. For more info call and Al-Anon meetings are Administration Conference
810-796-3355. held every Wednesday night Room. For time and more
The Capac Historical
at 8 p.m. at the Capac
United Methodist Church,
info, call 800-635-7490 or
visit www.marletteregional-
Events
Society is open to visitors Capac, MI.
daily from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4 hospital.org. Zumba Gold. Combines
p.m. on Sundays. Call 810- Grief share. Tuesdays at 1 dance steps with a low
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- impact routine. Bring water
395-2859 for more info. p.m., Imlay City Sr. Center, loss group meets Tuesday
Lamb Steele building on and a face towel. Every
The Dryden Historical nights at the Hunter’s Creek Monday and Wednesday
Third St. New series starts Mobile Home Park Club
Society meets at 7 p.m. the Aug. 6. For info or to regis- 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
first Wednesday of the House, 725 DeMille Rd. in Washington Parks and Rec
ter call Tracy at 810-724- Lapeer. Weigh-in from
month and the museum 6030 or Ginger at 810-724- Center, 57880 Van Dyke,
opens every Monday from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting from Washington Twp. Fee
5772. 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more
5:30-7 p.m. charged. Call 586-752-6543
Lapeer Area Citizens info call 810-664-7579. for info.
The Imlay City Historical Against Domestic Assault
Museum is now closed for
the season. Watch for the
meets 1-3 p.m. every
Wednesday in the Lapeer Fundraisers Sculpt, Flex and Stretch.
Beneficial weight training.
opening of the 2019 season Every Monday, Wednesday
Court House for personal
on the first Saturday in protection order clinic. For Woman’s Life Chapter 855’s and Friday. Washington
April. Bottle & Can Drive contin- Parks and Rec Center ,
info 810-246-0632.
ues all year round. Funds 57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Youth Events
10A Friday AFG Family support those in need as we Twp. Call 586-752-6543 for
Groups meeting. Imlay City continue to fight hunger and times and prices.
FOC Lutheran Church, homelessness in our commu-
Other
7191 Imlay City Rd, Imlay nity. Call 810-392-5136 for a
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop.
City. Contact Ginger Miller drop off point, or pick up
This is a FREE workshop
at 810-724-5772 for more service for a large donation.
for 3-5 year olds & parents/
information. Make a difference today by Free tutor training for peo-
caregivers! Enjoy fun proj-
ects that will develop your donating! ple who would like to help
Romeo Washington Parks others in our community
child’s skills and prepare and Rec. One on one grief The Imlay City Christian
them for school! Children improve English skills.
counseling provided at both School has discount cards Volunteer basis. Please call
also enjoy a snack, story Romeo and Washington available for sale. Proceeds for orientation before train-
time, and a free book! Call Centers. By appointment benefit the school’s athletic, ing at 810-664-2737.
the Family Literacy Center only, please call to set up music and PE programs.
today to reserve your seat at your appointment today For more information call Volunteer for the Habitat
810-664-2737 and for more 586-752-6543. Free of Imlay City Christian School, for Humanity of Lapeer
info on dates and times. charge. Mon.-Fri. 8-4, 810-724-5695. County at the office.
Interested parties can call
Play groups available. Free FOR WIDOWED MEN &
Medical Care
810-664-7111 and speak to
6 week sessions. At these WOMEN: Lunch-Cards- Carolyn, Cheryl or Pete at
FREE 90-minute play- Friendship. Join us every 810-660-7823.
groups, children will partici- 3rd Tuesday of each month Lapeer County Health
pate in storytime, develop- from 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at Department, 1800 Imlay
Club News
Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFW) of Imlay City, Post
2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
(Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
Veterans Meetings 2nd
Thursday, every other
St. Paul’s Blessed Hope
18
month, 7 p.m.; Post
Meetings 1st Thursday
Lutheran Church Baptist Church every month, 7 p.m.;
(ELCA) Auxiliary Meetings 1st
1635 Berville Road, Allenton, MI
200 North Cedar (M-53) 4411 Newark Road
859 N. Van Dyke Road Pastor Gayle Hortop Saturday of every month,
Imlay City, MI Imlay City, Michigan 48444 Phone: (586) 784-5854 10 a.m.
Attica, MI 48412
810-724-2702 Sunday School - 10:00 am
810-724-1200 Sunday 2:30 pm Almont/Dryden Masons
Sunday Morning - 11:00 am
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net Tuesday 7:00 pm
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
www.newlifechristian.net
Sunday Evening - 6:30 pm meets 7 p.m. every 2nd
Friday Youth 7:00 pm Wednesday Evening - 6:30 pm
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Tim Martin
Thursday of the month at
Pastor Alan Casillas Soul winning is not our Masonic Center in Almont.
18 Sunday 10 a.m. Service 18 firstapostolichome.com 18 preference, but it’s our priority.
The Imlay City American
Imlay City 18
Almont Legion Post 135 meets the
C.R.C. First Baptist Church 2nd and last Wednesdays of
395 N. Cedar (M-53) the month at 7:00 p.m. The
www.imlaycitycrc.org Wayne Boyd, Pastor post is located at 212 E.
Worship 10:00 a.m. 881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888 Third Street. Contact them
Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am
Youth Ministry Worship Services at 810-724-1450 or ameri-
MOPS Program 10:30 am & 6:00 pm canlegionpost135@frontier.
Community Men’s & Women’s Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm com.
fbc@airadvantage.net
Bible Studies
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services
9:30 am 11:00 am 810-724-4315 over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont The Evening Star Quilt
18 18
Come Grow With Us! 18 Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God Guild meets the last
Wednesday of each month
Sacred Heart - Imlay City
St. Nicholas - Capac Goodland GATEWAY ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH at the Davison Senior
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court • Capac, MI
Community
Pastor: Rev. Noel Cornelio
Saturday Mass (810) 395-7557 Center, 10135 Lapeer Rd. in
Davison. Meetings start at
Church 2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City 
Sunday Masses
6:30 p.m. and doors open at
6:00 pm (Spanish) - Scared Heart Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 6 p.m. For more info call
Weekdays
2008 N. Van Dyke Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.  Lisa, 810-358-7294.
Tuesday at St. Nicholas at 8:30 am
Wednesday at Sacred Heart at 10 am
First Thursdays at St. Nicholas at 7 pm Imlay City, MI 48444 Wednesday Family Night - 6:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Supervised child care during all services
Markets
First Fridays at Sacred Heart at 7 pm
First Saturdays at Sacred Heart at 8 am
Confessions 810.724.1747 Sunday School
Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May
Worship Service: 10:00 am18
First Saturdays at 7:30 am at Sacred Heart Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist
Sundays at 5:30 pm before the Spanish Mass 18 18 Staffed Nursery During Worship 18 Every Sunday The Lapeer
Imlay City Family of First Congregational Church Center’s Flea Market is
open 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. with up
Church of Christ Christ United Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke
Lutheran Church -
to 75 booths inside and out-
Imlay City, MI 48444 275 Bancroft - Imlay City 201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI side selling a huge variety of
Sunday Service Missouri Synod (Corner of 5th Street) 810-798-8855 items to the public. The
7191 Imlay City Road, Imlay City Sunday Worship Service Lapeer Center Building is
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am Bible Study - 9:00 am 810-724-6207 at 10:15 a.m.
at 425 County Center Street.
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Worship Time - 10:30 am Sunday School & Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m. Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade This long-running commu-
Children’s Church - 10:30 am Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm Contemporary Service - Wednesdays 7:00 pm
Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sunday’s 6-8pm nity event is sponsored by
810-724-3306 SALT Program ~ Tues. & Thurs. 4-5:30pm The Lapeer Center, a
Phone 810-724-2620 “No matter who you are or where you are Pre-School - 5th grade
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister lutheranfamilyofchrist.org 18
on life’s journey, you are welcome here!” Pastor William King 501(c)3 non-profit organi-
18 18 18
zation for over 60 years.
St. Cornelius St. John The Holy Redeemer Light of Christ For information on space
Catholic Church Evangelist Lutheran Church rentals, call 810-347-7915.
3834 N. Mill Street, P.O. Box 208 Catholic Church 4538 Dryden Rd. • Dryden, MI
Community Low rental prices on inside
Dryden MI 48428
www.fmsaints.com
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002 810-796-3951 Church and outside space. There is
no admission charge. For
NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINNING 810-395-7074 www.lutheransonline.com/holyred 2720 Winslow Road
JUNE 30TH and JULY 1ST www.fmsaints.com 8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS general information on the
Weekday Mass: NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINNING 9:30 am - WORSHIP Imlay City, MI 48444 Flea Market, Lapeer Center
Tuesday & Wednesday 8:00 a.m. JUNE 30TH and JULY 1ST 11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL &
Weekday Mass: Thursday 8:00 a.m. BIBLE CLASS 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass room rentals and catering,
Weekend Masses:
Saturday 4:00 p.m. Weekend Masses: ALL WELCOME!!! Sunday Worship 10:30 am call 810-664-2109, email
Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m. Pastor Steven Helms lapeercenter@gmail.com or
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 18 Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 18
Christian Preschool Available 18 Phone: 810-724-6999 18 see www.LapeerCenter.org.

Letters continued:
from page 8
week. With current library
policy, that five dollar fine
limits people to online
access only, or using mate-
rials within the library. No
check outs are allowed,
which means that the per-
son’s access to library
materials is limited. This
new policy will eliminate
this inequity.
The elimination of fines
does not impact the library
budget in any significant
way. Currently, the amount
of money collected from
fines is equal to 0.3% of the
annual library budget. Fines
have never been considered
as a source of revenue,
and library staff are
sincere when they say
that they just want the
materials returned. We
anticipate that more materi-
als will be shelved when
the threat of financial
penalty is removed.
Eliminating fines on
LDL materials does not
mean that responsibility for
the library’s “stuff” has
been eliminated as well. If a
patron has overdue items,
that person will not be
allowed to check out more
materials until the overdue
items are returned or
renewed. If materials are
not returned within a cer-
tain time frame, or are
Washington issued warning in 1796
As the government shut
down grinds along, I am
reminded of a stern warn-
ing about party politics. It
was issued in 1796. It came
from our greatest national
hero and first president,
George Washington.
As Washington readied
himself to exit public life
he wrote a farewell address
in which he wrote, “The
alternate domination of one
faction over another, sharp-
ened by the spirit of
revenge, natural to party
dissension, which in differ-
ent ages and countries has
perpetrated the most horrid
enormities, is itself a fright-
ful despotism. But this
leads at length to a more
formal and permanent des-
potism. The disorders and
miseries which result grad-
ually incline the minds of
men to seek security and
repose in the absolute
power of an individual; and
sooner or later the chief of
some prevailing faction,
more able or more fortu-
nate than his competitors,
turns this disposition to the
purposes of his own eleva-
tion, on the ruins of public
liberty.”
Solid State Radio returns to PIX Jan. 11
The PIX Theatre is
proud to announce
January’s edition of our
monthly radio show, Solid
State Radio Live at the PIX
slated for Friday, Jan. 11 at
7 p.m. These shows are
filled with fun, music and
comedy and we’ve part-
nered with Lapeer’s own
Solid State Radio to broad-
cast them live. Please join
us and be a part of the live
audience as comedian
Steve Hansen and Rich
Clark take the stage.
Returning to keep us all on
track is Solid State Radio
Live host Mitch Gill.
Detroit’s Steve Hansen
performs regularly at ven-
ues throughout Michigan
and has opened for Tom
Papa, Tom Simmons, and
Darrin Rose. He is also a
co-host of the 5ive Gears
Internet Radio Show on the
Podcast Detroit network on
Thursday evenings from 7
to 9 p.m. Steve describes
his comedy as “a bit cranky,
definitely self-deprecating
and a bit dark. I’ve been
told it’s ‘smart,’ but I’m not
going out of my way to
make it intellectual. I find
humor in things that annoy
and frustrate me. Most of
my material is short bits
based on things that happen
in my life. I don’t do a lot
of one liners, but I have
some.”
Rich Clark is currently
returned in damaged condi-
tion, replacement costs will
be assessed and the patron
cannot check out materials
until the bill is paid.
LDL is also working to
help those with outstanding
fines return to the library to
see everything that is now
offered. Embarrassment at
owing fines to the library
has kept people away, so
that they are unaware of
what the library now offers:
downloadable e-books,
audiobooks, movies, music,
and magazines; programs
and classes for people of all
ages; wireless printing;
payments for copies, faxes
and lost materials with
debit or credit cards, from
home as well; free notary
services; free one-on-one
computer instruction; book
clubs and much much more.
LDL staff will be waiving
those old, unpaid fines for
all patrons, beginning on
January 11.
LDL’s goal is to make
the library accessible to
everyone, without econom-
ic barriers. Allowing peo-
ple to use the library by
taking away the past obli-
gation -fines only- meets
that goal.
Libraries are for every-
one. All are welcome.
—Melissa Malcolm
Lapeer District Library
Lapeer
How prophetic
Washington was. Public
liberty has been ruined in
the last generation from
party politics. We are not
free. We are at the mercy of
the whims of two political
parties who are bent on not
giving in to the other. The
public good and the good
of the nation come second
to politicians saving face
and standing up to the other
party.
Our president is no bet-
ter. He says he will take the
mantle for the shutdown
and now wants to blame
Democrats for it. When we
do what is best for
Americans and not for
political parties we will
make America great again.
Until then we are stuck liv-
ing under the “frightful
despotism” that
Washington warned
against.
Maybe in another 223
years we will listen to our
greatest American and heed
the warnings and advice of
those who made this nation
that we are currently trying
to destroy.
—Mike LaMarra
Lapeer
singer, guitarist and prima-
ry songwriter for Clark
Country Drifters—a group
he describes as “whiskey-
fueled outlaw Southern
rock fused with Americana
roots sounds.” Their debut
album, To Road’s End, was
released earlier this year.
Mitch Gill, host for
Live from The PIX, was
born and raised in
Michigan, and he has been
a professional announcer
for more than 25 years. He
was a disc jockey on the
radio for 13 of those years.
While in radio he held the
positions of morning host
(which made the most of
his outgoing and fun per-
sonality), and production
director (which took advan-
tage of his voiceover and
production skills).
There is no cost to get
your tickets for the Solid
State Radio Live series, but
it is recommended to
reserve tickets in advance,
as seating is limited in the
theatre. To get your ticket,
please visit the PIX Box
Office located inside
Gallery 194, Tuesdays
through Saturdays from 11
a.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets may
also be reserved over the
phone at 810-664-4824 or
online at www.centerforth-
eartslapeer.org.
—Katie Beth Chrismer
The PIX Theater
Lapeer
Dispatch log...
Editor’s note: The follow-
ing is a compilation of activity
and reports from area police
departments:
In Imlay City
December 28
•01:09 Citizen Assist
(1900 block S. Cedar St.)
•12:45 Welfare Check
(6600 block Newark Rd.)
•19:40 Citizen Assist (200
block S. Almont Ave.)
•21:27 Suspicious Person
(300 block E. Capac Rd.)
•23:31 Welfare Check
(500 block S. Cedar St.)
December 29
•02:07 Fireworks
Complaint (S. Almont Ave./E.
First St.)
•03:05-03:38 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•11:02 Citizen Assist
(6600 block Newark Rd.)
•11:53 Alarm (2000 block
S. Almont Ave.)
•19:47 Medical Assist
(100 block E. Third St.)
•21:02 Medical Assist
(1800 block Stoldt Ave.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
December 30
•02:39-03:29 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•09:11 Peace Officer (S.
Almont Ave./E. Borland Rd.)
•10:42 Larceny (1800
block Stoldt Ave.)
• 11 : 3 3 Parking
Enforcement (1900 block S.
Cedar St.)
•15:00 Private Property
Damage Accident (1700 block
S. Cedar St.)
•16:01 Family Trouble
(200 block E. Third St.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
December 31
•03:38-03:42 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•18:44 Debris in Roadway
(E. Capac Rd./N. Cedar St.)
•19:29 Private Property
Damage Accident (1800 block
S. Cedar St.)
•20:12 Suspicious Vehicle
(Blacks Corners Rd./Attica
Rd.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
January 1
•02:30-03:15 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•05:20 Assist LCSO with
Imlay library:
from page 9
library staff and Friends of
the Library would be
happy to accept either cash
donations or items for the
auction. Especially appre-
ciated are theme-based
baskets or items which can
be bundled.
I’ve been thinking
what to donate. The first
item to pop into my
head—maybe to use in a
basket—was a silly little
rhyming alphabet book
titled P is for Poop, written
by Ben Luster, one of our
son Michael’s college
friends. (Now that they
have both become fathers,
they appreciate the profun-
dity of such things.)
Interestingly enough, while
Ben and Mike were both
attending U of M, Mike’s
wife Jenny, who at that
time knew neither of
them, was taking an early
childhood class from
Ben’s father, a professor
at Michigan State.
Shortly thereafter,
Professor Luster suffered
a fatal heart attack. Since
that deeply affected all
Never alone:
from page 9
“I’ll call same time tomor-
row,” he says.
He’s scouting northern
Michigan and the U.P. for
summer vacation destina-
tions, glad for coffee
breaks and every minute of
his independence.
He calls again as prom-
ised.
“You’ve got see Harbor
Springs and the drive to
Marquette. It’s beautiful.
I’ve never seen anything
like it.”
“That’s what I’ve
heard. Are you going up to
Keweenaw tomorrow?”
“Oh yes. I want to see
the Monastery in Eagle
Suspicious Circumstance (EB
I-69/Bowman Rd.)
•14:49 Welfare Check
(200 block Bancroft St.)
•21:31 Domestic Dispute
(400 block Main St.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
January 2
•00:07 Domestic Dispute
(400 block Main St.)
•02:32-03:12 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•13:08 Assist LCSO with
DOS (600 block N. Blacks
Corners Rd.)
•14:41 Citizen Assist (200
block Grove St.)
•15:52 Welfare Check
(2000 block S. Almont Ave.)
•22:02 Alarm (500 block
S. Cedar St.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
January 3
•03:05-03:35 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•04:52 Alarm (500 block
S. Cedar St.)
•09:00 Suspicious Vehicle
(Handley St./W. Sixth St.)
•11:01 Motorist Assist (S.
Cedar St./Newark Rd.)
•13:42 Lost Property (600
block Cambridge Ln.)
January 4
•07:21-07:49 School
Traffic (Middle School)
•08:27-08:56 School
Traffic (Weston)
•18:44 Domestic Assault
(100 block W. Second St.)
•20:50 Citizen Assist (200
block E. Fifth St.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the day.
January 5
•10:52 Welfare Check
(200 block E. Fifth St.)
•13:15 Suspicious Vehicle
(Newark Rd./S. Blacks
Corners Rd.)
•14:53 Private Property
Damage Accident (S. Cedar
St./E. Borland Rd.)
•20:46 Lost Property
(1900 block S. Cedar St.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the day.
January 6
•17:13 Alarm (1700 block
S. Cedar St.)
•19:10 Operating Under
Influence of Liquor (Newark
Rd./S. Blacks Corners Rd.)
•23:09 Breaking and
Entering (500 block
three of the young
people, it provided a
catalyst for my kids to
give Ben’s book some
exposure on my Facebook
page. Of course, remem-
bering that time as well, I
jumped right in and bought
several to pair with pack-
ages of diapers as baby
gifts (after “proof-read-
ing,” of course).
The main branch of the
library is located at 211 N.
Almont Ave. in Imlay City.
The phone number is 810-
724-8043. The library has
a wonderful and welcom-
ing community space as
well as meeting and quiet
study rooms. Computers,
wi-fi access, and fax and
copy services are also
available for public use.
There is also a full sched-
ule of classes and events
from which to choose.
Come on out and support
this wonderful gem in our
little community. For
more information,
including a calendar of
upcoming events, see
www.ruthhughes.org.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
Harbor. I hope the weather
holds out. It was 42
degrees today. They’re in a
thaw up here.”
“We reached 50
degrees. I couldn’t believe
all the stars out tonight.”
Mel asks about the kit-
tens and hens.
“They want to know
when you’re coming
home.”
“Tuesday as planned.”
Dear Reader, I’m
relieved. That’s three more
days and nights alone to
write and do as I please.
Well, no one’s ever all
alone. But you know what
I mean.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
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Metcalf St.) •neighborhood trouble in
•Multiple traffic stops the 1800 block of Caldwell Rd.
were made throughout the day. in Goodland Twp.
•property damage traffic
In Almont crash on Newark Rd. in Attica
December 21 Twp.
•21:14 A 41-year-old male •animal complaint in the
from Macomb was stopped on 800 block of N. Main St. in
Van Dyke Rd. near Research Almont
Dr. for crossing over the fog •assist motorist on west-
line several times and driving bound I-69 in Imlay Twp.
on the shoulder of the road- •assist fire department in
way. The man was arrested for the 2000 block of Trophy Ct.
operating while intoxicated. in Attica Twp.
Officer Jones made the arrest. •assist fire department in
December 23 the 700 block of N. Youngs
•02:55 A 23-year-old Rd. in Attica Twp.
female from East Lansing was December 27
stopped on Johnson St. near •all other traffic offenses
Main St. for failing to dim her on S. Van Dyke Rd. in Imlay
headlights. The female was Twp.
arrested for operating while •property damage traffic
intoxicated. Officer Jenkins crash on Cade Rd. in Goodland
made the arrest. Twp.
December 23 •alarms in the 6000 block
•23:05 A 30-year-old male of Stine Rd. in Goodland Twp.
from Almont was stopped on •animal complaint in the
Main St. near St. Clair St. for 3800 block of Hough Rd. in
crossing over the center line as Dryden Twp.
well as for having an expired •property damage accident
license plate. The male was on N. Lake Pleasant Rd. in
arrested for an outstanding Attica Twp.
felony warrant out of the •alarms in the 2000 block
Sanilac County Sheriff’s of Country Kate Lane in Imlay
Department for failing to Twp.
report change of address on a •road hazard on Clear
nonsufficient funds check Lake Rd. in Goodland Twp.
case. A meeting was arranged •property damage traffic
with the Sanilac County crash on Newark Rd. in Attica
Sheriff’s Department. Officer Twp.
Jenkins made the arrest. •alarms in the 2700 block
December 24 of S. Van Dyke Rd. in Imlay
•01:18 A 24-year-old Twp.
Warren man was stopped on December 28
Van Dyke Rd. near Dryden Rd. •property damage traffic
for a speed violation. The man crash in the 3900 block of N.
was arrested for driving while Van Dyke Rd. in Goodland
license suspended and for vio- Twp.
lating a personal protection •road hazard on Lake
order. Officer Jenkins made George Rd. in Dryden Twp.
the arrest. December 29
January 4 •road hazard on N.
• 23:56 A 25-year-old Summers Rd. in Imlay Twp.
Sterling Heights man was December 30
stopped on Van Dyke Rd. near •property damage traffic
Bordman Rd. for crossing over crash in the 2000 block of N.
the fog line several times. He Van Dyke Rd. in Goodland
was arrested for driving on a Twp.
suspended license and was •animal complaint in the
released from the scene. 6000 block of Bosker Lane in
Officer Jones made the arrest. Imlay Twp.
December 31
•alarms in the 3000 block
In Lapeer County: of S. Van Dyke Rd. in Almont
Complaints handled by the Twp.
Lapeer County Sheriff’s •welfare check on E.
Department, in addition to traf- Newark Rd. in Attica Twp.
fic stops: •property damage traffic
December 21 crash on Newark Rd. in Attica
•assist other law enforce- Twp.
ment in the 3200 block of •suspicious circumstances
Rochester Rd. in Dryden Twp. in the 1800 block of S. Five
•operating under the influ- Lakes Rd. in Attica Twp.
ence of alcohol on Dorrow Rd. January 1
in Imlay Twp. •suspicious circumstances
•road hazard in the 1800 in the 4000 block of Imlay
block of S. Five Lakes Rd. in City Rd. in Attica Twp.
Attica Twp. •operating under the influ-
•damage to property in the ence of alcohol on eastbound
900 block of Mitchell Lake I-69 in Imlay Twp.
Rd. in Attica Twp. •property damage traffic
•animal complaint in the crash on Bowers Rd. in Attica
8000 block of Abbott Rd. in Twp.
Goodland Twp. •assist fire department in
December 22 the 2100 block of Winslow Rd.
•road hazard on N. Blacks in Attica Twp.
Corners Rd. in Imlay Twp. •welfare check in the 100
•assist other law enforce- block of Larson Rd. in Attica
ment on E. Dryden Rd. in Twp.
Dryden Twp. January 2
December 23 •welfare check in the 5000
•family trouble in the 5800 block of Attica Rd. in Attica
block of Ewalt Rd. in Attica Twp.
Twp. •personal injury accident
•all other traffic offenses on Rochester Rd. in Dryden
on westbound I-69 in Attica Twp.
Twp. •vehicle off the roadway
December 24 on Van Dyke Rd. in Almont
•vehicle off the roadway Twp.
on westbound I-69 in Imlay January 3
Twp. •property damage traffic
•driving while license sus- crash on N. Lake Pleasant Rd.
pended or revoked in the 2700 in Arcadia Twp.
block of S. Van Dyke Rd. in January 4
Imlay Twp. •car-deer accident on
•alarms in the 2700 block Slattery Rd. in Attica Twp.
of S. Van Dyke Rd. in Imlay •suspicious circumstances
Twp. in the 3000 block of N. Lake
•welfare check in the 3900 Pleasant Rd. in Attica Twp.
block of Newark Rd. in Attica •assist other law enforce-
Twp. ment in the 500 block of
•trespassing in the 200 Garner Dr. in Attica Twp.
block of N. Lake George Rd. •assist motorist on S. Lake
in Attica Twp. Pleasant Rd. in Attica Twp.
•property damage traffic January 5
crash on N. Blacks Corners •assist motorist on S. Lake
Rd. in Goodland Twp. Pleasant Rd. in Attica Twp.
•trespassing in the 3000 •suspicious circumstances
block of Jones Rd. in Attica on Campbell Rd. in Attica
Twp. Twp.
•assault and battery in the •welfare check in the 7000
5000 block of Ostrom Rd. in block of Newark Rd. in Imlay
Attica Twp. Twp.
December 25 •alarms in the 5000 block
•assist fire department in of Attica Rd. in Attica Twp.
the 2400 block of Long Lake •suspicious circumstances
Rd. in Attica Twp. in the 4000 block of Imlay
•property damage traffic City Rd. in Attica Twp.
crash on Bowers Rd. in Attica •assist motorist on east-
Twp. bound I-69 in Attica Twp.
•neighborhood trouble in January 6
the 1800 block of Caldwell Rd. •property damage traffic
in Goodland Twp. crash in the 600 block of N.
•alarms in the 900 block of Lake Pleasant Rd. in Attica
N. Summers Rd. in Attica Twp. Twp.
December 26 •welfare check in the 1900
•alarms in the 7000 block block of Brown City Rd. in
of Newark Rd. in Imlay Twp. Goodland Twp.
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Rural Lifestyles
Preventing barn fires
TRI-CITY AREA —
Have you ever considered
what you would do if you
had a barn fire? How would
you protect your animals
and all the other assets you
have in your barn? What
could you have done to
prevent it? The thought of a
fire is very scary. Although
you cannot completely
eliminate the risk that there
could be a fire in your barn,
there are some steps you
can take to reduce the risk
and be more prepared.
Tips for reducing the
risk of a barn fire
Contact your local fire
department to have them
do a “checkup” of your
barn and offer more recom-
mendations for your indi-
vidual situation. The
University of Kentucky’s
“Preventing Barn Fire: Tips
for Horse Owners” recom-
mends the following steps
in reducing your chances of
having a barn fire.
•No smoking! Bedding
and hay can easily be ignit-
ed by a person smoking in
or around the barn. Enforce
a strict no smoking policy
in your barn. Post signs
inside and outside your
barn.
•Place a fire extin-
guisher next to each exit,
utility box and at roughly
30-40-foot intervals in your
barn. Inspect and recharge
each extinguisher every
year, and use aN ABC
(general purpose) extin-
guisher.
•Clean off cobwebs and
pick up loose bailer twine.
By making sure your barn
is clutter-free, you are help-
ing eliminate ways for fire
to spread.
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•Electrical devices
need to be professionally
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tank heaters and heated
buckets—they continue to
generate heat even if there
is no water present, which
can cause the plastic to
melt and a fire to ignite
bedding and hay. If you are
using electrical cords, make
sure that they are profes-
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often and are not overload-
ed. Keep lights caged and
only use lights that are
designed for barn use.
•If possible, keep hay
and bedding stored away
from a barn housing ani-
mals. If you only have one
barn, like many of us, make
sure hay has properly cured
before storing it in the barn.
Check the internal temper-
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ing a thermometer into the
middle of the bale. If the
temperature reaches 150
degrees, the hay should be
monitored. If it reaches 175
degrees, contact the fire
department.
•Keep tractors, fuel,
other petroleum products
and machinery away from
the barn. Clear any grass,
hay, leaves or other com-
bustible materials from
equipment before storage.
Tips for being
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there is a barn fire
Mentally prepare your-
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Barn Fire: Tips for Horse
Owners” recommends the
following steps for prepar-
ing yourself and being
ready if a fire does occur in
your barn.
•Identify and designate
a safe place for your ani-
mals to go if you can get
them out of the barn safely.
This location should be
away from the fire and
allow fire crews enough
room to do their jobs.
•Handling equipment
such as halters, leads, etc.
should be quickly accessi-
ble. Consider the materials
these items are made of.
Remember that plastic and
nylon will melt in heat.
•Talk about the plan
with members of your fam-
ily and any employees you
might have so they can also
be prepared in an emer-
gency.
•Mark gates, pens or
stalls with reflective tape or
glow-in-the dark paint.
This will make it easier to
see where you are going in
the dark.
•If you are removing
animals, start closest to the
exit first and handle ani-
mals one at a time or by
groups if they are herd ani-
mals. Always maintain
control of the animals to
help reduce their stress,
which can prevent other
injury risks.
If there is a fire, call
911 and get people out of
the barn. Only get animals
out if you can do so without
risking human safety.
Follow the directions from
the fire department or 911
dispatcher.
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think about the risk of a
fire, but it is best to be fully
prepared so that you can
react fast and appropriately.
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Imlay City’s Ian
Kempf (left) joins
Goodland
Township’s Gary
Roy at the helm of
the Lapeer County
Commission. Roy
continues his role
as board chair and
Kempf is the com-
mission’s new vice
chair.
Kempf elected vice-chair
Roy remains at helm of Lapeer County Commission
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER COUNTY
— Imlay City’s Ian Kempf
is the county commission’s
newest vice chairperson.
At the board’s first
2019 session on Thursday,
the Republican was nomi-
nated to serve as second-in-
command. Commissioners
opted to reappoint
Goodland Township’s Gary
Roy as chairman.
“It’s nice that the other
commissioners feel com-
fortable enough to vote me
in as vice chair,” Kempf
said after the meeting.
“We’re looking for-
ward to a good year.”
Kempf represents
Imlay City and Almont
along with Almont and
Diversity: Hosting exchange students
from page 1
likes the variety in an
American school day.
“At home we have
fewer subjects and every-
day we have the same
schedule,” he said, reflect-
ing on his school in Italy.
Carmeta said she
enjoys school activities
like Homecoming and
admires the school spirit
her fellow Spartans
embody.
“On hat day, people
actually wear hats. That
wouldn’t happen at my
school,” the Spaniard said.
Several have enjoyed
connecting with their fel-
low students through sports
and extra curricular activi-
ties.
In most countries,
sports are not school-sanc-
tioned, but played in a club
format.
While they learn first-
hand about American cul-
ture, they’re also attempt-
ing to educate American
peers about their own
home countries.
Andrea said those
schoolmates who have
some general knowledge
about Italy are typically the
most open to learning
more.
“Then, if there are
some ‘fun’ facts we can
tell them, that broadens
their knowledge,” he said.
Travel trials
The group’s range of
travel experiences varies.
Twenty-eighteen marks the
first time that any of them
stepped foot on American
soil, other than Miguel,
who spent a summer in
Puerto Rico, a U.S. territo-
ry.
“Just a year ago I was
saying I never wanted to
go on an airplane,” Franzi
recalled.
Cesare said he’s trav-
eled extensively through
Europe but wasn’t quite
prepared for the 13 hours
worth of flights it took him
to get to the U.S.
Trying to decide what
to pack for nearly a year-
long stay was an under-
standable challenge. Many
acknowledged they had to
pay airline fees for 50
pound-plus luggage.
“I wanted to pack 20
hoodies but, in the end,
I just took eight,” Miguel
said.
While in the U.S.,
many of the teens want to
continue their wanderlust
ways and explore more of
North America, listing off
places like California,
Canada and New York.
Home Sweet Home
When asked what they
missed about their home
Imlay townships in District
7, most recently earning a
two-year term in the
November 2018 general
election.
He’s served on the
commission since 2001.
Kempf succeeds Cheryl
Clark, a Democrat who
represented District 1, but
was defeated in the
November election by
Republican Brenden Miller.
Roy, a Republican who
represents District 2, con-
tinues as chairperson for
the ninth year. He’s repre-
sented Goodland, Arcadia
and other surrounding
townships for the last 13
years.
Republican Linda
Jarvis continues as Attica
and Dryden township’s rep-
resentative to the commis-
countries, nearly all 11
responded in unison,
“food.”
Andrea said he
couldn’t acquaint himself
with American coffee and
purchased his own espres-
so machine soon after
arriving. He said his host
dad is also enjoying the
more Italian-style brew.
Franzi said she can’t
stomach American-style
chocolate and her parents
have sent a shipment of her
preferred sweet treats from
Germany after the quantity
she took from home was
eaten.
Others said they
missed staples of urban life
that aren’t so common in
rural Michigan, like public
transportation.
“Nobody rides a bike
here. Everybody rides a
bike in Europe,” Ema said.
Cesare concurred.
“Here, everything is far
away. You need to have a
car to go anywhere,” he
said.
Andrea, a resident of
Rome, said he’s nostalgic
for the historic vibe of the
city.
“It’s like being a tourist
everyday when you live
there,” he said.
For many, Michigan’s
climate, particularly the
snowy November we expe-
rienced, was something
new—all except for Tone
who said the regular snow
showers were reminiscent
of Norway.
Why come?
Nearly all the students
said they signed up with
the exchange program in
hopes of improving their
grasp of the English lan-
guage, making new friends
and broadening their hori-
zons.
Only a few months into
the exchange, the students
said they’re also realizing
how the exchange is
strengthening their social
skills.
“This has made me
more responsible. I have to
make decisions
myself,” Carmeta said.
Ema said she’s grateful
for the opportunity to live
and study abroad.
“You learn a lot about
yourself,” she said.
•••••
A hallway display at
Imlay City High School
features photos and “get to
know you” questionnaires
featuring the school’s 11
exchange students for the
2018-19 school year.
Here’s a sampling of
what they shared.
•Miguel Moraleda,
Spain
-Favorite food: croqu-
Photo by Maria Brown
sion.
Clark served on the
board since 1989. Last
month her fellow commis-
sioners adopted a resolu-
tion in her honor, recogniz-
ing her service on countless
boards and sub-committees
and her involvement in sev-
eral building projects
including the current jail
and 911 center, among oth-
ers.
“Cheryl Clark played a
pivotal role during the
financial crisis of 2008 on
easing the impact on coun-
ty staff and operations with
her thoughtful experience,
and her insight, historical
knowledge and understand-
ing of county budgets has
been a major asset to the
County of Lapeer,” the res-
olution stated.
etas
-Favorite form of exer-
cise: horseback riding
-Plans for the future: to
become an architect or sur-
geon
•Lotta Ziegler,
Germany
-Places she wants to
visit in the U.S.: Los
Angeles and Miami
-A favorite quote: “Be
yourself because everyone
is already taken.”
-Favorite form of exer-
cise: tennis
•Andrea Annunziata,
Italy
-Chore you love doing:
Cooking carbonara for his
host family
-Favorite mode of
transportation: the subway
-Future plans: become
a diplomat
•Ludovica Margiotti,
Italy
-Favorite food: Italian
pizza
-A favorite quote:
“Hope is the only thing
stronger than fear.”
-Future plans: to
become a lawyer
•Ema Fenikova,
Germany
-Favorite month of the
year: March
-Favorite outdoor
activity: riding a bicycle
-Future plans: to
become a doctor
•Tone Engh, Norway
-Favorite food: sushi
and tacos
-Favorite time of the
year: an afternoon in July
-Future plans: to
become a midwife
•Anh Nguyen, Vietnam
-Favorite activities: lis-
tening to music and draw-
ing
-Favorite
food: Vietnamese dishes
-Future profession: art
•Cesare Carta, Italy
-Favorite food: pasta
with shrimp
-Favorite indoor activi-
ty: listening to music and
meeting friends
-Future plans: to
become a scientist
•Joey Van Heerden,
the Netherlands
-A chore she loves
doing: homework with her
sister
-Place she wants to
visit: Hollywood
-Favorite free time
activities: draw or play
video games
•Carmeta Ferris-
Esparcia, Spain
-Favorite form of exer-
cise: volleyball and danc-
ing
-Future plans: to study
psychology
-Favorite time of the
year: her birthday and
Christmas.
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Icy roads blamed for traffic mishaps

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
DRYDEN TWP. —
Dryden Township officers
responded to multiple
accidents on Wednesday,
Jan. 2, due to icy road
conditions.
Chief Shawn Peters
reports that a 71-year-old
Dryden man was briefly
trapped in his vehicle as
the result of a rollover
accident.
Around 2:40 p.m., the
driver was southbound on
Rochester Rd. near Sutton
when he lost control of his
pickup truck.
The Dryden Township
Fire Department was able
to stabilize the vehicle and
keep it from rolling any
further. Officer Keith
Quick and other motorists
helped free the man. He
was transported to the
hospital with minor inju-
ries.
Also that afternoon a
19-year-old Imlay City
woman suffered minor
injuries after the car
she was driving spun out
and hit a guard rail in
the “s” curve between
Hough and Bordman
roads.
She also was taken to
the hospital for treatment
of her injuries.
Peters said their offi-
cers were assisted on
scene for both incidents
by the Lapeer County
Sheriff’s Department and
Lapeer County EMS.
Later that evening,
police were called to
Casey and Mill roads
where an inebriated driver
lost control of his vehicle.
A towing company
was first dispatched to
the scene and they in
turn contacted police.
The driver was found
walking down the road
and arrested for drunk
driving.
Peters said the weath-
er and alcohol were likely
factors in the crash.

Audition for LCT spring performance

TRI-CITY AREA — Lapeer
Community Theatre (LCT) is holding
auditions for an upcoming event.
Rehearsals and performances will not
conflict.
LCT’s spring event is ‘Twelve
Photo provided

Angry Jurors,’ which will be performed

Giving tree yields
Imlay City Downtown Development Authority
Dana Walker presents Patti McCabe of St.
Paul Lutheran Church with some of the hats,
scarves, socks and other items left by resi-
in Lapeer County’s historic courthouse
on March 29 and 30, as a fundraiser for
the Lapeer County Courthouse
Restoration Committee.
Auditions for the classic drama
will be held in the historic courthouse
on Sun., Jan. 13 from 2-5 p.m. and
Mon., Jan. 14 from 5-8 p.m. Parts are
available for both men and women.
The play will be directed by Patricia

Photo provided
dents on the Community Giving Tree inside
the gazebo at Lamb-Steele Park during the Stiles.
holiday season. Walker estimated that more Lapeer Community Theatre is a
than 100 items were donated to the church non profit, 501(c)3 organization. For
to distribute to local individuals and families more information, visit Lapeer Calling all actors! Auditions are slated for Jan. 13-14 for
in need. Community Theatre on Facebook or ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ which will be presented at the historic
email lapeerplays@gmail.com. courthouse in Lapeer to raise funds for its restoration.

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Who’s Your Chief
Capac Jr./Sr. High School Building Manager
Shawn Muter was named the December
2018 Who’s Your Chief employee recogni-
tion recipient. Her nominators said Muter
is “helpful and willing to do anything to
help someone out. She is caring, profes-
sional and an asset to Capac Community
Schools.” Supt. Jeff Terpenning presented
Muter with $40 in Capac Cash, courtesy of
the Capac School Board and Capac
Chamber of Commerce. She also received
a gift and certificate from the Capac Athletic
Boosters.
Legal Announcements
CITY OF
IMLAY CITY
REGULAR PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING
DECEMBER 27, 2018
SYNOPSIS
Mayor Kempf called the meeting
to order at 7:00 p.m. Commissioners
present were Mayor Joi Kempf, Walt
Bargen, Ian Kempf, and Ted Sadler.
Also present: City Manager Tom
Youatt, four members of the commu-
nity. The Commissioners approved
the agenda with the addition of 8.B.
January Meeting Date and Approved
the Minutes for the Regular Meeting
of November 27, 2018. The
Commissioners requested the City
provide to the Commission at the
January meeting an amended land-
scaping ordinance with a 35% reduc-
tion in the landscaping requirements.
The Commissioners approved the
Final Site Plan for Fire Hall - 571 E.
Borland Parcel ID# I19-83-207-000-
00 as presented and changed the next
Planning Commission meeting to
January 29, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Adjournment at 7:53 p.m.
Submitted by Anne McAvoy, Deputy
Clerk/Utility Billing Clerk. Complete
copies of the minutes are available in
the Clerk's office during normal busi-
ness hours or at www.imlaycity.org.
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CITY OF
IMLAY CITY
REGULAR COMMISSION
MEETING
JANUARY 2, 2019
SYNOPSIS
Mayor Joi Kempf called the
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Commissioners present were Ramirez,
Davis, Sadler, Demske. Also present:
City Manager Tom Youatt, Doug
Skyliss Rowe Services, and two mem-
bers of the community. The
Commissioners approved the agenda
with the addition of Old Business 7.E.
Spicer Group Invoice and 7.F. Spicer
Group Invoice; Approved the Consent
Agenda with payment of bills in the
amount of $648,935.71 as presented.
The Commission also approved M-53
Gateway Project Change Order #1;
Approved M-53 Gateway Project
Payment #2 in the amount of
$65,630.30; Approved the Assisted
Living Project Superior Excavating
Change Order #2; Approved payment
for the Assisted Living Project
Superior Excavating in the amount of
$98,962.85; Approved payment to
Spicer Group for the Assisted Living
Water Main Extension in the amount
of $8,774; Approved payment to the
Spicer Group for the S. Almont
Sanitary Sewer Extension in the
amount of $5,357.33; Approved
Resolution 2019-01 for the Deficit
Elimination Plan with the Department
of Treasury; Approved payment to
Spicer Engineering for Imlay City on-
Call Planning Services in the amount
of $3,940.75; Approved final payment
to Rowe Services for the East Capac
Project in the amount of #3,824.75;
and approved final payment to Rowe
Services for the Fourth Street Rural
Development Project in the amount of
$2,156.75, all as presented.
Adjournment at 7:46 p.m. Submitted
by Lynn Eutsler, City Clerk. Complete
copies of the minutes are available in
the Clerk’s office during normal busi-
ness hours or at www.imlaycity.org.
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IMLAY
TOWNSHIP
ORDINANCE NUMBER
2018-001
An ordinance to prohibit mari-
juana establishments from operating
or becoming established in the
Township.
THE IMLAY TOWNSHIP
BOARD HEREBY ORDAINS:
Section 1. Prohibition of Marijuana
Establishments.
No Marijuana establishments, as
defined by the Michigan Regulation
and Taxation of Marijuana Act (PA -
of 2018), are permitted within the
boundaries of the Township.
Section 2. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take effect
the day following publication.
At a regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees for the Township of
Imlay held on December 19, 2018.
Trustee Stoldt moved for adoption of
the foregoing ordinance and Treasurer
Priehs supported the motion.
Voting for: All
Voting against: None
The Supervisor declared the
ordinance adopted.
Steve Hoeksema, Supervisor
Carla Jepsen, Clerk
Certification
Carla Jepsen, Imlay Township
Clerk, certifies that the foregoing is a
true copy of Ordinance No. 2018-001,
which was enacted by the Board of
Trustees of Imlay Township at a regu-
lar meeting held on December 19,
2018.
Carla Jepsen, Township Clerk
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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 18, 2018
SYNOPSIS
President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Biolchini, Love, Steffler, Schneider,
and Steven C. Schneider.
Councilmember absent was Peltier.
Staff members present were Manager
Connors, Clerk/Treasurer Keesler and
Chief of Police Martin.
The Council approved the
Regular Agenda; approved the
Consent Agenda with corrections;
During public comment Ian Kempf,
Lapeer County Commissioner, hand-
ed out the monthly report of total runs
by area and wanted it noted that with
opening the new Lapeer County EMS
base on Dryden Road there were 116
runs for the Township and Village;
passed to approve the extension of a
six month pro-rated insurance policy
with Gandolphi Insurance; open dis-
cussion was held on the Manager
evaluation process.
The meeting adjourned at 7:58
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President
A complete copy of the minutes
is available in the Clerk’s office dur-
ing regular business hours or at www.
almontmichigan.gov
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Obituaries
Steve Lynn, age 50, of
Imlay City, Michigan, died
suddenly Wednesday,
January 2, 2019 at his
home. Steven E. Lynn was
born March 4, 1968 in
Tennessee. Steve grew up
and attended school in
Tennessee. He married
Beverly Meike. Beverly
preceded Steve in death in
2008.
He was employed as a
carpenter by Performance
Fiberglass, in Shelby
Township, for six years.
Steve is survived by
one daughter, Tallie Lynn
of Imlay City, MI; his step-
~ Earle Henry Tuttle, Jr., 93 ~
Earle Henry Tuttle, Jr.,
of Dryden, went to be with
his Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ on January 1, 2019.
Earle was born to Earl
and Florence Tuttle on
October 30, 1926 in New
Britain, CT. He married
Nancy Koyl-Hart on
November 14, 1978. Earle
served in the Army Air
Corps during WWII. He
owned and operated sever-
al area businesses, includ-
ing Lapeer Lanes from the
time he opened it in 1972
until it was sold in 1986,
Koyl Company Screw
Machine, and The Maids
of Rochester. Earle like to
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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
DISSOLUTION OF
THE DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 204
An Ordinance to dissolve the
Downtown Development Authority of
the Village of Almont and to repeal
Ordinance Nos. 139 and 139.5.
THE VILLAGE OF ALMONT
ORDAINS:
Section 1. Findings of Fact.
Section 2. Dissolution of DDA.
Section 3. Repeal of Ordinance
Nos. 139 and 139.5
Section 4. Effective Date.
The undersigned President and
Clerk of the Village of Almont hereby
certify that this ordinance was pre-
sented for first reading at a Regular
Meeting of the Almont Village
Council held on the 2nd day of
January 2019 and was published in
the Tri-City Times on the 9th of
January 2019.
Kimberly Keesler
Clerk
Steve Schneider
President
A complete copy of the above
ordinance is available in the Clerk’s
office during regular business hours.
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MUSSEY
TOWNSHIP
NOTICE
THE FOLLOWING
ADDITIONS WERE
ADDED TO
ORDINANCE #33 –
FIREWORKS
(G). A person shall not ignite,
discharge, or use consumer fireworks
on the day preceding, the day of, or
the day after a national holiday
between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and
8:00 a.m.
(H). A person shall not ignite,
discharge, or use consumer fireworks
when a burn ban is in effect for the
Township.
Additions were approved at the
Mussey Township meeting on
December 12, 2018.
Sheila McDonald,
Mussey Township Clerk
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MUSSEY
TOWNSHIP
ST. CLAIR COUNTY,
STATE OF MICHIGAN
ORDINANCE NO. #40
NOISE ORDINANCE
[An ordinance to secure the
public health, safety, and general
welfare of the residents and prop-
erty owners of Mussey Township by
regulating and, where necessary,
prohibiting loud and unreasonable
noise within said Township and pro-
scribing penalties for the violation
thereof.]
Mussey Township, St. Clair
County, STATE OF MICHIGAN,
ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: TITLE
This Ordinance shall be known
and may be cited as the Noise
Ordinance of Mussey Township.
SECTION 2: PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is
to protect the general public health,
~ Steve Lynn, 50 ~
son, Robert (Mandy)
Daughterty of Macomb,
MI; and his life partner,
Lori Welch of Imlay City,
MI.
The funeral was held
Saturday, January 5, 2018
at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City, 225
N. Main Street, Imlay City,
MI.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions
may direct them to the
family for a scholarship to
be set up for his daughter,
Tallie Lynn.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
play golf, bowl, read, and
watch football, especially
the Detroit Lions. Most of
all, he loved spending time
safety, and welfare by prohibiting
excessive, unnecessary, unnatural, or
unusual loud noise, or such noise
which is prolonged, unusual, and
unnatural in time, place, and use, and
which disturbs the peace, comfort or
repose of the general public or is oth-
erwise detrimental to the public
health, comfort, convenience, safety,
welfare, peace or prosperity.
SECTION 3: GENERAL
PROHIBITED NOISE
A. It shall be unlawful for any
person or entity to make, maintain, or
continue, or cause to be made, main-
tained or continued, any excessive,
unnecessary, unnatural, repeated, pro-
longed or unusual loud noise, or any
such noise which annoys, disturbs,
injures, irritates or unreasonably
impairs the comfort, repose, health, or
peace of another person or entity
within the limits of Mussey Township.
B. It shall be unlawful for the
owner of any premises within Mussey
Township, and for the occupant or
person in possession or control of any
premises within Mussey Township,
whether individual, corporate, or oth-
erwise, to knowingly make, allow, or
permit to be made upon such premises
so owned, occupied, or possessed, any
excessive, unnecessary, unnatural,
repeated, prolonged or unusual loud
noise, or any such noise which
annoys, disturbs, injures, irritates, or
unreasonably impairs the comfort,
repose, health, or peace of another
person or entity within the limits of
Mussey Township.
SECTION 4: SPECIFIC NOISES
PROHIBITED; STANDARDS.
The following noises and acts
are hereby declared to be excessive,
unnecessary, unnatural, or unusually
loud which annoy, disturb, injure, or
unreasonably impair the comfort,
repose, health, or peace of others in
violation of this Ordinance, but such
specification shall not to be construed
to exclude other noises prohibited by
this Ordinance which are not specifi-
cally enumerated:
A. HORNS AND OTHER
SIGNALING DEVICES. The use and
sounding of any hand-held horn or
signaling device or on any automo-
bile, boat, bus, truck, or other vehicle,
except as a danger warning, in such a
manner as to be continuous or for an
extended period of time such that it
disturbs the quiet, peace, comfort or
repose of any person.
B. RADIOS, TELEVISIONS,
AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
The playing of any radio, television,
or other electronic or mechanical
sound-producing device, including
any musical instrument, in such a
manner or with such volume as to
unreasonably upset or disturb the
quiet, comfort or repose of other per-
sons. The operation of any said radio,
television, phonograph, musical
instrument, or other such sound-pro-
ducing device between the hours of
ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and seven
o’clock (7:00) a.m. in such manner as
to be plainly audible at a distance of
fifty (50’) feet from the building,
structure, or vehicle in which it is
located, or which is plainly audible in
a dwelling unit other than that in
which it is located, shall be prima
facie evidence of a violation of this
Section.
C. YELLING, SHOUTING,
AND VERBAL NOISE. Yelling,
shouting, hooting, whistling, singing,
or other verbal noise upon any prem-
ises, or upon the public streets,
between the hours of ten o’clock
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with his wife, Nancy, and
his family. Earle loved his
grandchildren.
He leaves behind his
wife of 40 years, Nancy;
daughters, Carlene
Lockwood of Lansing and
Kim (Keith) Klobucar of
Dryden; sons, Steve
(Michelle) Tuttle of
Oxford and Mark (Kim)
Hart of Marlette. He also
leaves behind sisters-in-
law, Pat (Howard) Burger
of North Branch, Kathyrn
(Ward) Jessop of
Jonesboro, Georgia, Amy
(Jodi) Plank of Imlay City
and Carolyn McRoberts of
Spring Lake; brothers-in-
(10:00) p.m. and seven o’clock (7:00)
a.m., or at any other time or place, in
such a manner so as to unreasonably
annoy or disturb peace, comfort, or
repose of persons in any office, dwell-
ing, hotel, or other type of residence
or business, or of any persons in the
vicinity where such noise is plainly
audible at a distance of fifty (50’) feet
from its point of origin shall be prima
facie evidence of a violation of this
Section.
D. ANIMALS, BIRDS, OR
PETS. The keeping of any animal,
bird or pet which, by frequent or
extended noise, does unreasonably
disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of
any person in the vicinity. Permitting
any dog to bark repeatedly in an area
where such barking can be clearly
heard from nearby residential proper-
ty or which is plainly audible at a
distance of fifty (50’) feet from its
point of origin, shall be prima facie
evidence of a violation of this Section.
E. EXHAUST NOISES. The
discharge into the open air of the
exhaust of any steam engine, internal
combustion engine, or any other form
of engine, whether in a boat, motor
vehicle, motorcycle, off-road vehicle,
or tractor, except through a muffler or
other device which effectively pre-
vents or reduces loud or explosive
noises.
F. CONSTRUCTION OR
REPAIRING BUILDINGS. The erec-
tion (including excavation), demoli-
tion, alteration or repair of any build-
ing or structure other than between the
hours of seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and
eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. where such
activity results in the creation of
unusually loud noise or noise which
annoys, disturbs, injures, or unreason-
ably impairs the comfort, repose,
health, peace or safety of others,
except in case of urgent necessity in
the interest of public health and safety
for the duration of such emergency.
AND
G. BUSINESS OPERATION
OTHER PREMISES
ACTIVITIES. The carrying on of any
business operations, or any other
activities upon any premises in such a
manner so as to create any excessive,
unnecessary, or unusually loud noise,
which disturbs, injures, or unreason-
ably impairs the comfort, repose,
health, peace or safety of others.
H. PILE DRIVERS AND
OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT. The
operation between the hours of eight
o’clock (8:00) p.m. and seven o’clock
(7:00) a.m. of any pile driver, steam
shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick,
steam or electric hoist, or other form
of heavy equipment, the use of which
is attended by loud, or repeated or
continuous use.
I. The operation of any race
track, proving ground, testing area, or
obstacle course for vehicles, motor-
cycles, boats, racers, automobiles,
snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, or
vehicles of any kind or nature in a
residential area of the Township, or
adjacent to a residential area of the
Township where such noise emanat-
ing from the identified vehicles would
be unusually loud or continuous, or
unreasonably disturbing, or upsetting
to persons in that vicinity.
SECTION 5: EXCEPTIONS
The noise prohibitions set out
hereinbefore shall not apply to the fol-
lowing:
A. Any police vehicle, ambu-
lance, fire engine, or other emergency
vehicle while engaged in necessary
emergency activities.
B. Excavation or repair of bridg-
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law, Howard (Sharon)
Koyl of Opapka, Florida
and Nelson (Cyndi) Koyl
of San Diego, California;
and several nieces, neph-
ews, grandchildren, and
great grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
sister, Gladys Vogt.
Cremation has taken
place and a Celebration of
Life Dinner will take place
for family and close
friends at a later date.
Arrangements are by
Pollock-Randall Funeral
Home. To send condolenc-
es, visit pollockrandall.
com
es, streets, or highways, or other prop-
erty by or on behalf of the State of
Michigan, Mussey Township, or St.
Clair County, between eight o’clock
(8:00) p.m. and seven o’clock (7:00)
a.m. when the public welfare, health,
safety or convenience renders it
impossible to perform such work dur-
ing other hours.
C. Noises emitted from warning
devices for the purpose of notifying
individuals or the public at large as
authorized by law.
D. All railroad operations meet-
ing the maximum permissible noise
levels allowed or permitted by law.
E. Noise emanating from the
discharge of firearms providing that
such discharge is otherwise autho-
rized under Michigan law or local
ordinance.
F. Farm or business operations
which are carried on in an area prop-
erly zoned for that activity, providing
that the activity causing the noise is
necessary to the farm or business
operation.
SECTION 6: WAIVER
Permission to waive the provi-
sions of this ordinance may be granted
by the Township Board for specific
events or social occasions.
SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY
The several sections of this
Ordinance shall be deemed severable,
and should any section, clause, or
provision thereof be declared uncon-
stitutional or contrary to the law of the
State of Michigan, and therefore void-
ed by any court of competent jurisdic-
tion, the same shall not affect the
validity of the Ordinance as a whole
or any part thereof other than the part
or section so declared to be unconsti-
tutional or invalid.
SECTION 8: PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION
A. Except as provided in subsec-
tion “B” of this Section, violation of
this Ordinance shall be deemed to be
a municipal civil infraction, and any
person, firm, or entity who is issued a
citation and found responsible there-
fore shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $500 for each offense. A viola-
tor of this Ordinance may be subject
to additional sanctions, remedies,
injunctions or judicial orders as autho-
rized under Michigan Law. Each day a
violation of this Ordinance continues
to exist constitutes a separate viola-
tion.
B. Any person, firm, or entity
who violates this Ordinance after
being issued a notice of violation or
citation under subsection “A” above,
such that an authorized enforcement
official or officer responds to the sub-
sequent violation at the same location
within 48 hours of the prior incident,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a fine of not more than $500
and/or not more than 90 days in jail.
SECTION 9: EFFECTIVE
ADOPTION AND DATE.
A. This Ordinance shall become
effective thirty (30) days after its pub-
lication as required by law.
B. This Ordinance was adopted
by the Township Board of Mussey
Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
on December 12, 2018.
Sheila McDonald, Clerk
Mussey Township
Mike Lauwers, Supervisor
Mussey Township
First Publication: October 31, 2018
Public Hearing: November 13, 2018
Adoption: December 12, 2018
Final Publication: January 9, 2019
Effective Date: February 5, 2019
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Obituaries
Ron Miller, age 58, of
Imlay City, Michigan, died
Thursday, January 3, 2019
at McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital. Ronald Joseph
Miller was born May 7,
1960 in Monroe, MI. He
was the son of the late
Robert and the late Rose
Mary (Kamalay) Miller.
As a youngster, Ron lived
in Flat Rock and Allen
Park, MI for a period of
time. Ron grew up in
Greenville, MI. He was a
graduate of Greenville
High School. Ron studied
forestry at Montcalm
County Community
College and Michigan
Tech. He married Rena
Marie (Probst) Gravius on
January 26, 2018 in Ada,
MI.
Jason T. Anderson, 39,
of Brown City passed
away suddenly on Friday,
January 4, 2019 at Marlette
Community Hospital. He
was born August 3, 1979
in Royal Oak, was a 1998
graduate of Dryden High
School and married Linda
Rheaume on May 26,
2007. Jason loved country
music especially Hank
Williams, hunting, coach-
ing his son’s baseball team
and spending time with his
family. He was a big fan of
sports including football,
baseball and hockey and
had a great love for
Richard Kreiner, age
82, of Lapeer, Michigan,
died Tuesday, January 1,
2019 at Stonegate Health
Campus of Lapeer, MI.
Richard Adam Kreiner was
born June 29, 1936 in
North Branch, MI. He is
the son of the late Earl and
the late Agnes (Murdick)
Kreiner. Richard grew up
in North Branch, MI and
attended Country School
on Martus Road. He mar-
ried Leota Dowling on
June 25, 1955 in Brown
City, Michigan. Richard
and Leota lived in Caro
and Mio, MI for 10 years
each, but lived most of
~ Robert “Bob” Messner, 66 ~
Robert “Bob” Messner,
age 66, of Lum, MI died
Sunday, January 6, 2019 at
his home. Robert Charles
Messner was born
November 13, 1952 in
Detroit, MI. He was the
son of the late Marvin and
the late Elaine (Winter)
Messner. Bob grew up in
Harper Woods. He was a
graduate of Grosse Pointe
North High School - Class
of 1970. He served in the
United States Army during
the Vietnam War. He mar-
ried Roxann Jean Messner
on July 30, 1977 in Mt.
Clemens, MI. They lived
in Almont for 16 years
before moving to the Lum
area in the mid 1990s.
Bob was employed by
Ford Motor Company -
Tractor Plant / Engine
Plant as a machinist, weld-
er and quality control
~ Raynor (Ray) Newton Beech, 89 ~
Raynor (Ray) Newton
Beech of Jackson, MI
passed in peace on
December 16, 2018 sur-
rounded by family, at age
89.
Ray was born on
November 12, 1929 to
Raynor and Mary Beech
who raised him in Jackson.
He married his first wife,
Norma Gene (nee Hill)
Testa in 1951 and three
weeks later entered the
United States Navy, serv-
ing in San Diego during
the Korean War. His first
marriage produced two
children. Ray was married
a second time to his current
wife, Barbara Sue (nee
Tabar / formerly Grant) in
1974 at which time he wel-
comed three more children
~ Ron Miller, 58 ~
He owned and operat-
ed Dietrich Collision in
Imlay City for most of the
last 30 years, performing
auto body repair and paint-
ing. Ron loved bowling,
NASCAR, and street rac-
ing.
He is survived by his
~ Jason T. Anderson, 39 ~
University of Michigan
football. Most importantly
Jason was a loving hus-
band, father, son, brother,
uncle and friend.
He is survived by his
loving wife, Linda; his
children, Amie, Hunter,
Mason and Grace; his
father, Steve (Annette)
Anderson of Dryden; his
mother, Kathy Anderson of
Imlay City, sister, Lisa
(Matt) Montes of
Metamora; nieces Kaylee,
Raghan and Paisley and
nephew Landen; grand-
mother, Loretta Rush of
Imlay City; his in-laws, the
~ Richard Kreiner, 82 ~
their lives in northern
Lapeer County. He was
employed by General
Motor Company - Buick
City for 30 years.
Richard loaded the vehi-
cles on railroad train cars
for shipping across the
country.
Richard enjoyed wood-
working and farming. He
raised crops and cattle, and
milked the cows.
He is survived by his
wife: Leota Kreiner of
Lapeer, MI: three daugh-
ters: Patricia Kreiner of
Vassar, MI, Pamela (Don)
Sawgle of Lapeer, MI, and
Peggy (Kenneth) Walker of
inspector over 34 years,
before retiring in 2007. He
was a member of the
Mustang Club of America
and loved to drive his
Mustang. He was quite the
grill master; loved to boat
in Lake St. Clair and ride
his motorcycle. He took
his Mustang to a lot of car
shows. He enjoyed spend-
ing time with his golden
retrievers and the visiting
into his family.
He was a lifelong
member of the First United
Methodist Church of
Jackson, where he taught
Sunday school classes,
participated in many plays
produced by the Gilbert
and Sullivan Society and
began a long-standing tra-
dition of family camping
which is still being
enjoyed four generations
later.
Ray’s life was filled
with laughter and love and
he went on to be a source
of wisdom and inspiration
for his five children, four-
teen grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren. He
will be remembered as a
role model to all who
knew him.
wife, Rena Miller of Imlay
City, MI; two daughters,
Shelby Miller of Tennessee
and Madison Miller of
Tennessee; three sisters,
Roberta Grant of
Greenville, MI, Carolyn
Hansen of Lansing, MI
and Pamela Miller of Mt.
Pleasant, MI; one brother,
William (Charla) Miller of
Weidman, MI; sister-in-
law, Laurie Miller of
Greenville, MI; his step-
children, William Gravius
of Rochester, MI, Victoria
Gravius of Auburn Hills,
MI and Katherine Gravius
of Shelby Twp., MI. Also
surviving are several niec-
es and nephews.
Ron was preceded in
death by his parents,
Robert and Rose Mary
Rheaume family; Uncle
Mike of Attica; numerous
Rush uncles and aunts;
along with many, many
dear friends.
In lieu of flowers The
Jason Anderson Memorial
Fund has been set up for
the family through Go
Fund Me.
Visitation will be
Wednesday, January 9,
2019 from 2-8 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home in
Almont and Thursday from
10-11 a.m. at St. Cornelius
Catholic Church in
Dryden.
Funeral Mass will be
Columbia City, Indiana;
his son: Rick Kreiner of
Attica, MI; son-in-law:
Davis Kopko of Oxford,
MI; six sisters: Norma
Jean Donaldson, Shirley
Mercier, Mary
Brimmstool, Thelma
McConnel, Geraldine
Welch and Cecelia Baksa;
two brothers: Leroy
Kreiner and Arthur
Kreiner; many grandchil-
dren; and many nieces and
nephews.
Richard was preceded
in death by: his parents:
Earl and Agnes Kreiner;
his daughter: Phyllis
Kopko; daughter-in-law:
cow.
Bob is survived by his
wife, Roxann Messner of
Lum, MI; one daughter,
Melissa Messner of
Belleville, MI; one son,
Michael (Lauren) Messner
of Macomb Twp., MI; his
brother, Edward (Carol)
Messner of Englewood,
FL; two grandchildren,
Benjamin and Marcus; his
father-in-law, Carl (Lois)
Meier of Metamora, MI;
stepmother, Mildred
Messner of Englewood,
FL; two brothers-in-law,
Art Meier and Paul Meier;
and his three sisters-in-law,
Corinne Poppeck, Lori
Hodges and Susan Fish.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Marvin and Elaine
Messner; his mother-in-
law, Helen Meier; two
brothers, James Messner
Ray is survived by his
wife of 44 years, Barbara;
son, Robert; daughter,
Janet; stepdaughters, Lisa,
Lorri, and Cindy. He is
also survived by siblings
Gene, Jim, Jerry, Sarah and
Marie.
He was preceded in
Miller; and his brother,
Robert Miller.
The memorial will be
held at 11:30 a.m.,
Saturday, January 12, 2019
at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City, 225
N. Main Street, Imlay City,
MI.
The family will be
available for visitation 2-5
and 6-8, Friday, January 11
and 10-11:30 a.m.,
Saturday, January 12 at
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City. Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com to share
condolences and memo-
ries.
said Thursday at 11 a.m. at
St. Cornelius Catholic
Church. Burial will follow
in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
in Dryden.
To sign the online
guestbook please visit
www.MuirBrothers.com.
Dolly Kreiner; three broth-
ers: Jim Kreiner, Earl
Kreiner, and Leslie
Kreiner; and his sister:
Bernice Loxton.
A memorial service
was held Saturday,
January 5, 2019 at
Imlay City Eagles, 170 S.
Almont Avenue, Imlay
City, MI.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, 225 N.
Main Street, Imlay City,
MI. Please be sure to sign
our on-line register at
muirbrothersfh.com to
share your condolences
and memories.
and David Messner; his
brothers-in-law, Bill
Poppeck and Ken Hodges;
and his niece, Kacy
Hodges.
Cremation has taken
place. A family Celebration
of Life is being planned
for a later date.
Arrangements were
entrusted to Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions
may direct them to Love
INC (Love in the Name of
Christ), P.O. Box 1146,
Lapeer, MI or Pregnancy
Resource Center, 1715
Imlay City Rd., Lapeer, MI
48446. Please be sure to
sign our online register to
share condolences and
memories at muirbrothers-
fh.com
death by his parents
Raynor and Mary; and sis-
ter, Charlene.
Special thanks to the
Doctors and Staff at Henry
Ford Allegiance Hospital
for their care and compas-
sion throughout his hospi-
tal stays. Also, special
thanks to his brother, Jim,
for all his help in caring
for Ray this past year. In
lieu of flowers, the family
would appreciate a dona-
tion to American Cancer
Society.
A service in loving
memory will take place at
First United Methodist
Church, 275 W. Michigan
Ave., Jackson, MI on
January 19, 2019 at 11
a.m.
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~ June Penzien, 90 ~
June Penzien, age 90,
of Attica, MI died
Saturday, January 5, 2019
at McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital. June Leota Wills
was born June 6, 1928 in
Capac, MI. She was the
daughter of the late Henry
and the late Lena (Standel)
Wills. June grew up in
Capac; she was a graduate
of Capac High School
Class of 1946. June
worked as a clerk at the
Detroit Edison Office in
Capac until 1954. She mar-
ried Harry Penzien on
August 29, 1954 in Capac,
MI. June and Harry lived
all of their married life in
the Attica area.
June was a lifelong
member of St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Capac.
She enjoyed visiting with
her neighbors and friends
(a Chit-Chat Club); she
loved to spoil the grand-
children and great-grand-
children; she played the
piano often and made sure
that her children learned
the piano and participated
in the school bands and
church music ministries.
She was a wonderful cook
and baker (think Lemon
Meringue Pies). She
enjoyed hooking rugs,
painting and walking. She
walked over the Mighty
Mackinaw Bridge six times
and walked in the Crim
Race in Flint several times.
She is survived by her
husband, Harry Penzien;
and two sons, David
(Sharon) Penzien of Attica,
MI and and Duane
(Shirley) Penzien of Sault
Sainte Marie, MI. She also
is survived by seven grand-
children, David (Jennifer)
Penzien, Charles (Rene)
Penzien, Michael Penzien,
~ Larry Cook, 76 ~
Larry Cook, age 76, of
Lapeer, MI, died Friday,
December 28, 2018 at
Churchill Farms Adult
Foster Care of Lapeer, MI.
Larry Dean Cook was
born August 10, 1942 in
Almont, MI. He was the
son of the late Morris and
the late Helen (Behnke)
Cook. Larry grew up in
Imlay City. He was a grad-
uate of Imlay City High
School, Class of 1961.
Larry had lived most of his
life in the Lapeer and
Imlay City areas.
He served in the
United States Army during
the Vietnam War. Larry
was employed by General
Motors - Orion Assembly
~ Mardy Rothwell, 68 ~
Mardy Rothwell, age
68, of Imlay City, MI died
Saturday, January 5, 2019
at home surrounded by his
family. Mardon Marvin
Rothwell was born January
4, 1951 in Highland Park,
MI. He was the son of the
late Martin Kendall and
the late Erma Violet
(Riley) Rothwell. Mardy
grew up in the Brightmoor/
Redford area west of
Detroit. He married
Deborah Lynn Truax on
August 28, 1971 in
Brightmoor, MI. He was
preceded in death by his
wife, Deborah, on April
11, 2009.
He was employed by
Ford Motor Tractor Plant,
and later when it became
the Ford Engine Plant, in
Romeo as a Hi-Lo driver
and general laborer.
Mardy retired from Ford
after 38 years.
He was a long time mem-
ber of the Imlay City
Eagles Club. Mardy was
an avid bowler and pool
player. He has won many
bowling and pool trophies.
Mardy is survived by
two daughters, Crissy
(Jeffrey) Biauce of
Metamora, MI and
Kimberly (Jamie) Schultz
of Oakland, MI; and one
son, Shane (Shimeka)
Rothwell of Louisville,
KY; also surviving are two
sisters, Patricia Mae
Joseph (Wendy) Penzien,
Kaitlyn (Josh) Caulder,
Jakob Penzien, James
(Laura) Penzien; and by
fifteen great-grandchildren.
June was preceded in
death by her daughter, Jane
Katherine Penzien in 1982;
her parents, Henry and
Nora Wills; and four sis-
ters, Charlotte, Jean,
Florence and Barbara.
The funeral services
will be held at 11 a.m.,
Thursday, January 10,
2019 at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, 109 E.
Kempf Ct., Capac, MI.
The church’s minister,
Charles Martin, will offici-
ate. Burial will follow in
Imlay Township Cemetery,
Imlay City, MI.
The family will be
available for visitation 2-4
and 6-8 p.m., Wednesday,
January 9, 2019 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI and
from 10-11 a.m. Thursday,
January 10 at St. John’s
Lutheran Church.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions
may direct them to St.
John’s Lutheran Church of
Capac. Please be sure to
sign our online register
book to share a memory or
a condolence with the
Penzien family.
Plant in Lake Orion, MI as
an assembly line worker
from 1976 until his retire-
ment in 2008.
Larry is survived by
one brother, Gordon Cook
of Indiana; and his friends,
Terry Dougherty of
Lapeer, MI and Brian
Dougherty.
Cremation has taken
place. No memorial is
planned at this time.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, 225 N.
Main Street, Imlay City,
MI. Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com to share
condolences and memo-
ries.
Bowers of California and
Jean Marie Cybula of
Prescott, AZ; and four
grandchildren, Derek
Tasker, Alexander Biauce,
Neriah Rothwell, and
Aleah Rothwell.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Deborah
Lynn Rothwell; a brother,
Kevin Rothwell; and
brothers-in-law, Judd
Bowers and John Cybula.
The memorial service
was held Tuesday, January
8, 2019 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI. Funeral
arrangements were made
by Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign our
online register at muir-
brothersfh.com to share
condolences and memo-
ries.
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Spartans win
Tri-City Invite
Three Imlay City wrestlers
win titles, six more medal
By Kevin Kissane ors that day. Byron pulled up
Tri-City Times Sports Editor third, amassing 162 points en
route. They were followed by
IMLAY CITY — The Imlay Cass City (120 points), Lake
City wrestling team registered Fenton (116), Ovid-Elsie (104),

Photo by Kevin Kissane

nine placewinning performances,
paving the way to a first-place
finish last Saturday at the Tri-
City Times Spartan Invitational
it hosted.
Imlay City edged Mt. Morris,
176 points to 174, for team hon-
St. Clair
(86), Oxford (85.5), Carrollton
(84), Farwell (67.5), Valley
Lutheran (63), Clawson (53.5),
Lansing Waverly (48), North
Imlay Ctiy heavyweight Joe Harper is seconds away from winning his weight divi-
Spartans page 20 sion’s title Saturday at the Tri-City Times Spartan Invitational.

Dryden trounces Lake Fenton

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

DRYDEN — Dryden
handed Lake Fenton a 51-36
setback in a non-league var-
sity boys’ basketball encoun-
ter last Thursday night.
With the outcome,
Photo provided

Dryden moves to 4-2 over-

all.
In Thursday’s encounter,
Almont’s 119-pounder Gavin Dempz Dryden took a 7-4 edge after
works for a fall at the Sandusky Tourney. one quarter was done.
Dryden then followed it

Almont is first,
up with a 13-10 second quar-
ter advantage, increasing

Photo by Kevin Kissane

their lead to 20-14 at the

Capac third at
halftime break.
When the action
resumed, Dryden picked up

Redskin tourney
where it left off. Bolstered
by a 15-8 third quarter, edge,
Dryden’s Jack Kaplan looks to elude a Lake Fenton defender during their
Dryden page 18 non-league encounter last Thursday.
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

TRI-CITY AREA — The Almont and

Capac wrestling teams placed first and third,
respectively, last Saturday at the Redskin
Invitational in Sandusky.
Almont’s winning total that day was 160
points. Sandusky pulled up second, amassing
110.5 points, and Capac tallied 106.5 for third.
Bad Axe (101 points), Port Huron High (97.5),
Mio (87), Ubly (79), Marlette (69.5), Brown
City (49) and St. Charles (44) rounded out the
top-ten teams on hand.
Tourney page 20

Imlay City girls roll

past Algonac, 58-21
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY — Imlay City made visiting

Algonac absorb a 58-21 loss in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity girls’ basketball confrontation
last Friday night.
With the result, Imlay City improves to 5-3
and 3-0.
In Friday’s confrontation, Imlay City bolted
Photo by Cindy Finn

out to a 21-2 advantage after one quarter was over

Imlay City page 19

Almont’s Austin Watt finishes off a fastbreak opportunity during last week’s Blue Water Area
Conference basketball game versus Armada.

Almont turns back Armada, 59-31

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT — Almont netted a 59-31 win at

Armada’s expense in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity boys’ basketball game it host-
ed last Friday night.
With the outcome, Almont goes to 6-2 overall
and 3-1 as far as BWAC clashes are concerned.
In Friday’s game, Almont opened up a 15-6
advantage after one quarter was complete and
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kvin Kissane

widened the gap to 28-10 at the halftime break.

When play resumed, Almont continued to
pull away. Thanks to a 21-6 third quarter edge,
the Raiders forged a 49-16 cushion with 24 min-
utes gone.
Imlay City’s Kayla Rossen looks to con- Almont’s Nacho Aguirre (R) defends during a BWAC con-
vert a shot Friday versus Algonac. Almont page 18 frontation Friday versus Armada.
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Boys’ Basketball

Capac returns from Marlette a winner

By Kevin Kissane Conference East battle ters saw Marlette generate proved Capac’s second
Tri-City Times Sports Editor last Friday night. 26 total points and Capac highest scorer that eve-
With the decision, manage 24. That left ning. He was backed by
CAPAC — Trevor Capac raises their mark to Capac up 43-38 with 24 Jordan Hellmuth (eight
Boers deposited 28 points 4-5 and 1-1. minutes gone. points), Hank Barker
through the twines, In Friday’s battle, Capac then outscored (six), Joe Montney (five,
helping the Capac varsity Capac jumped out to Marlette 15-13 during the featuring a trey) and
boys’ basketball team a 19-12 advantage final quarter, closing out a Casey Bollaert (two).
pick up a 58-51 victory after one quarter was over 58-51 win. Capac also received
over host Marlette in a with. Jakob Sawyers (nine, 19 rebounds and nine
Greater Thumb The middle two quar- including a trifecta) blocked shots from Boers.

Dryden outscores Genesee, 64-16

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — Dryden
made host Genesee absorb
a 64-16 loss in a non-
league varsity boys’ bas-
ketball matchup Monday
night.
In Monday’s matchup,
Dryden opened up a 12-4
edge after one quarter was
half advantage, finishing
off a 66-16 triumph.
Jack Kaplan (23 points,
including three trifectas),
and Brady Czape (12, fea-
turing a pair of treys) led
5-2 Dryden. The Cardinals
also received points cour-
tesy of Coulter Waite
(eight, with a pair of tri-
ples), Nate Schenkel
(eight), Ronny Hudson

Photo by Kevin Kissane

done and increased their
cushion to 34-6 by half-
time.
Dryden then followed
Photo by Rod Soule
(seven, including one tri-
fecta), Kody Livingston
(six, featuring a trey) plus
Brendan Montague and

it up with a 32-10 second Rylan Rudd (one apiece).

Richmond gets best of

Dryden’s Ronny Hudson limits the options of a
Lake Fenton foe in Thursday’s clash.

North Branch in BWAC Dryden: Beats Lake Fenton

Imlay City’s Wei Lin Liu looks to add to his
team’s point total versus Algonac.

Imlay City crushes

from page 17 Kaplan drained five triples
By Garrett VanWormer tightened during the third along the way. The
quarter, holding Richmond the Cardinals pushed their Cardinals also had Brady
Student writer
to four points. It ended cushion to 35-22. Czape (12 points, including

Algonac, 75-24
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY —
Imlay City routed visiting
Algonac, 75-24, in a Blue
Water Area Conference
varsity boys’ basketball
meeting last Friday night.
With the outcome,
Imlay City improves to 4-4
and 1-3. Algonac falls to
0-8 and 0-4.
In Friday’s meeting,
Imlay City bolted out to an
18-7 advantage after one
quarter was done and wid-
ened the gap to 43-12 at the
halftime break.
When the action
resumed, Imlay City struck
with a 20-7 third quarter
NORTH BRANCH —
The North Branch boys’
basketball team struggled
against Richmond in Friday
edge. That pushed their night’s game, falling by a
cushion to 63-19 with 24 47-40 final score. Riley Bugg scored 20
minutes gone. The loss puts North
Imlay City then out- Branch at 5-4 overall and
1-3 in the BWAC.
scored Algonac 12-5 the
rest of the way, putting the North Branch trailed
at the end of the first
finishing touches on a
75-24 win. quarter 15-10, putting
them behind at the
Parker Lewis (17
start. Both teams
points, including five tri-
struggled against the oth-
fectas) led Imlay City that
er’s defense.
evening. Riley Bertram
Richmond then held
(13 points, featuring a trey),
their lead during the second
Lonnie Wolford (12, with a
quarter pushing the score to
triple), Logan Wilson (12)
26-21 at halftime.
and Wei Lin Liu (10) hit for
North Branch’s defense
double figures as well. The
Spartans also had Mitch
Allen (seven points, includ-
ing a trifecta) plus Ross
Edson and Raymond Liu
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(two each) connect.
Boys’ Basketball
Thursday, January 10
with Richmond up 30-29.
Richmond then out-
scored North Branch 17-11
the rest of the way, good
for a 47-40 victory.
points and grabbed 17
rebounds for the Broncos.
Gerrid Rutledge contrib-
utes 16 points and Drake
Deshetsky added two.
Deshetsky also pulled
down 12 rebounds for the
night.
“We played the best
defense all year we just
couldn’t make a basket,”
North Branch Coach Mike
Snoblen said. “We shot 23
percent from the field
tonight, he noted.
6:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 10
Dryden then outscored
Lake Fenton 16-14 from
that point on, finishing off a
51-36 win.
For Dryden, Jack
Kaplan led the way with a
23-point performance.
Almont: Turns back Armada
from page 17
Almont then withstood
a 15-10 fourth quarter rally,
leaving with a 59-31 win to
their credit.
Austin Watt (18, includ-
ing four trifectas) and Atte
Vuoristo (12, featuring a
pair of treys) posted
Almont’s top point totals.
Wrestling
Wednesday, January 9
a trifecta), Nate Schenkel
(six), Kody Livingston (a
triple), Ronny Hudson
(three) along with Rylan
Rudd and Coulter Waite
(two each) reach the scor-
ing column.
They were backed by Gabe
Bourdeau (six points, with
a pair of triples), Colby
Schapman (five), Matt
McFarlane (a trifecta),
Mike Rinke, Cameron
Asaro and Brett Wrobel
(three each) plus Rafael
Farias, Darren Herman and
Nacho Aguirre (two
apiece).
Wednesday, January 9
Almont, Imlay City at

Athlete of the Week

Dryden at Mayville,
7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 11
Almont at Yale, 7:30 p.m.
Ubly at Capac, 7:30 p.m.
Imlay City at Cros-Lex,
7:30 p.m.
Monday, January 14
Dryden at North Huron,
7:30 p.m.
Girls’ Basketball
Wednesday, January 9
New Haven at Almont,
Ubly at Capac, 7:30 p.m. Almont at North Branch BWAC Jamboree, Cros-Lex,
Friday, January 11 quad, 5 p.m. 6 p.m.
Almont at Yale, 6 p.m. Imlay City at Thursday, January 10
Imlay City at Cros-Lex, Cros-Lex quad, 6 p.m. Capac at GTC Cheer
7:30 p.m. Capac, Ubly, Caro at Vassar Jamboree, Memphis, 6 p.m.
Dryden at Mayville, quad, 6 p.m. Saturday, January 12
7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 12 Capac, Imlay City at Anchor
Tuesday, January 15 Almont at Sanford Meridian Bay Invite, 9 a.m.
North Branch at Almont, Tournament, 9 a.m.
6:30 p.m. Capac, Imlay City at Imlay Hockey
Capac at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. City Team Tournament, Wednesday, January 9
Imlay City at Yale, 7:30 p.m. 9 a.m. Oxford/Avondale at Alliance,
Dryden at North Huron, Polar Palace, Lapeer,
7:30 p.m. Competitive Cheer 7:15 p.m.

Stats and Standings

Imlay City junior Almont freshman
wrestling standout Joe wrestling standout
Harper won the 285- Mathew Dwyer was BOYS’ Vuoristo (A)
Sawyers (C)
8 16 2.0
9 18 2.0
Sobek (D) 5 32 6.4 MOST WINS
Stanton (A) 18
Dempz (A)
Hampton (IC)
13
11
pound title Saturday at named the MVP of the BASKETBALL STEALS Hampton (A) 18 Contreras (A) 11
the Tri-City Times lower weight classes Battani (A) 17 Phillips (IC) 11
Spartan Invite. Saturday at the STAT LEADERS BOYS’ G S Avg.
Louwsma (IC) 6 33 5.5 Dempz (A) 17 Sandzik (IC) 10
For his effort, Harper Sandusky Invite.
SCORING BASKETBALL Thibodeau (IC) 6 25 4.2
Sandzik (IC) 16 Stanton (A) 8
shares our Boys’ Athlete For his effort, Dwyer TEAM Kage (D) 5 20 4.0
Dwyer (A) 15 Guerrero (IC) 8
G P Avg. Phillips (IC) 15
of the Week honor. shares our Boys’ Athlete Dwyer (A) 7
of the Week honor.
Boers (C)
Kaplan (D)
9 166 18.4
6 97 16.2
STANDINGS Kautz (A) 6 23 3.8 Kruse (A) 13 Thorner (C) 7
Johnson (A) 6 20 3.3 Frangedakis (C) 13
Watt (A) 8 106 13.3 A. Torres (IC) 7
Blue Water Area Conference A. Lengemann (IC) 6 19 3.2 Guerrero (IC) 12
Be sure to pick up your t-shirt at the Tri-City Times office. Medrano (IC) 7 84 12.0 M. Lengemann (IC) 6 14 2.3 Contreras (A) 12
Mullins (IC) 6
Team League Overall Finn (A) 6
Wolford (IC) 8 85 10.6 Waatti (IC) 6 12 2.0 Finn (A) 12
Almont 3-1 6-2 L. Jackson (A) 6
CITIZENS Czape (D) 6 58 9.7
Imlay City 1-3 4-4 Rossen (IC) 6 12 2.0 L. Jackson (A) 10
FRANKENMUTH Vuoristo (A) 8 77 9.6 Tank (C) 10 Tank (C) 6
PIONEER • CINCINNATI Hellmuth (C) 9 85 9.4 N. Schocke (C) 10 Harper (IC) 6
TRAVELERS Bertram (IC) 8 66 8.3
Greater Thumb Conference ASSISTS Kulin (IC) 5
Capac 1-1 4-5 G A Avg. Mullins (IC) 9
SELECTIVE Lewis (IC) 4 33 8.3 Thorner (C) 9 Kruse (A) 5
THE HARTFORD Kage (D) 5 21 4.2
Wilson (IC) 8 65 8.1 A. Torres (IC) 9 Frangedakis (C) 5
North Central Thumb League Peyerk (D) 5 15 3.0
Bourdeau (A) 8 49 6.2 Kulin (IC) 9 Abu-Joudeh (A) 4
Writing For Many Major Team League Overall M. Lengemann (IC) 6 14 2.3
Insurance Companies Peters (D) 5 10 2.0 Harper (IC) 8 N. Schocke (C) 4
Dryden 1-1 4-2
REBOUNDING Revoldt (A) 3 6 2.0 C. Torres (IC) 7 Rosales (C) 4
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Schenkel (D) 5 62 6.4
Sommer (IC) 6 38 6.3
Thibodeau (IC) 6 37 6.2
Revoldt (A) 6 35 5.8
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M. Lengemann (IC) 6 40 6.7
Team League Overall
Imlay City 3-0 5-3
Almont 0-3 2-4
Greater Thumb Conference
Capac 1-1 1-5
North Central Thumb League
Team League Overall
Dryden 1-1 4-1
WRESTLING
LEADERS
O. Navarro (C) 4
Grant (C) 4 Schafer (IC) 2
Dyer (A) 4 Eagle (IC) 1
Smith (A) 3 Schmitz (IC) 1
Rodriguez (C) 3 Smith (A) 1
Bastian (C) 3 Rojas (IC) 1
J. Navarro (IC) 2
Tyson (C)
J. Schocke (C)
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Hoffmann (C) 1
Conger (A) 1
J. Jackson (IC) 1 Team League Overall
Almont 0-0 8-6
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Girls’ Basketball

Capac gets win over Marlette

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — Capac net-
ted a 45-29 road win against
Marlette in a Greater
Thumb Conference East
varsity girls’ basketball
matchup last Thursday
night.
With the decision,
Capac moves to 1-5 this
season and 1-1 as far as
conference games are con-
cerned.
In Thursday’s matchup,
Capac opened up an 8-6
edge with one quarter done.
The middle two quarters
saw Capac accumulate 31
total points, while holding
Marlette to 12. That staked
Capac to a commanding
39-18 lead at the time.
Capac then withstood
an 11-6 fourth quarter rally,
leaving the floor with a
45-29 win to their credit.
Shelby Husovsky (13),
McKennah Hopkins (10,
including a pair of trifectas)
and Natalie Maday (10) led
Capac with double digit
point totals. They were
backed by Aubree Smith
(eight points) along with
Robin Crane and Meriah
Mason (two apiece).
Maday supplied
Capac’s top rebounding
output, registering 11. She
also contributed seven
blocked shots to Capac’s
cause.
Capac also received
four steals apiece from
Husovsky, Hopkins and
Maday.

Dryden routs Burton Bentley, 46-14

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — Dryden
registered a 46-14 triumph
against host Burton Bentley
in a non-league varsity
girls’ basketball game last
Friday night.
Photo by Rod Soule
In Friday’s game,
Dryden charged out to a
12-2 advantage after one
quarter was done.
The next two quarters
would see Dryden further
distance themselves from
their opposition. Aided by
a 24-3 edge there, the
Dryden then outscored
Burton Bentley 10-9 from
that point on, finishing off a
46-14 triumph.
Hannah Peyerk (17
points) proved Dryden’s
toughest player to stop.
Ally Sobek (eight points),
Ella Kage and Jordan Peters
Abromaitis (two) and Kelli
Schenkel (one) supported
her performance.
Peters, DeVlaminck
and Sobek (five apiece) fur-
nished Dryden’s highest
rebounding outputs.
Kage (six) and Natalie
Poirier (four) contributed

With the decision, Cardinals forged a 36-5 (five each), Kylie Dryden’s best assist totals.
Dryden moves to 4-1 this cushion with 24 minutes DeVlaminck and Lexi Seitz Dryden also received
season. gone. (four apiece), Paige five steals courtesy of Kage.

Imlay City’s Ashlyn Vamvas looks to convert a

layup during Friday’s contest versus Algonac.
Imlay City: Overpowers foe
from page 17
with.
The middle two quar-
ters saw Imlay City estab-
lish even more breathing
room. Aided by a 23-12
edge there, the Spartans
went up 44-14 with 24
minutes gone.
Imlay City then out-
scored Algonac 14-7 the
rest of the way, closing out
a 58-21 win.
Almont falls to BWAC foe Armada
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Mary Lengemann (17
points, including three tri- ALMONT — Almont
fectas), Ana Lengemann dropped a 48-23 verdict to
(10, featuring two treys) visiting Armada in a Blue
and Kayla Louwsma (10) Water Area Conference
proved Imlay City’s tough- varsity girls’ basketball
est players to stop. Abigail contest last Friday night.
Thibodeau and Kendall With the decision,
Sommer (six points each), Almont slips to 2-4 overall
Kayla Rossen (four), and 0-3 as far as BWAC
Emma Waatti (three) and clashes are concerned.
Ashlyn Vamvas (two) also In Friday’s contest,
reached the scoring col- Almont spotted Armada
umn. 10-4 advantage after one
quarter had ended.
Armada then followed
it up with a 12-2 second
quarter advantage, pushing
their lead to 22-6 at the
halftime break.
When the action
resumed, Almont bounced
Photo by Kevin Kissane
back with a 10-5 third quar-
ter edge. That enabled the
Raiders to close the gap to
27-16 at the time.
Armada then countered
with a 21-7 fourth quarter
advantage, good for a 48-23 Almont’s Sarah Hall drives to the basket during a Blue Water Area
win when the clock zeroed Conference battle with Armada last Friday night.
out for the final time.
Brandi Kautz paced The Raiders also had Grace Hannah Revoldt and Sarah Stryker (two) reach the
Almont with eight points. Johnson (five points), Hall (four each) plus Skylar scoring column.

Dryden cruises past Genesee, 57-23

Photo by Alyssa Wichtner

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Bronco’s Autumn Deshetsky tries to protect
the ball from her opponents in Friday’s game. DRYDEN — Dryden
saw to it they would pre-
vail, earning a 57-23 win at
basketball contest Monday
night.
With the result, Dryden
goes to 5-1 overall.
In Monday’s contest,
Dryden jumped out to a
ened the gap to 33-15 at the
halftime break.
Dryden then outscored
Genesee 24-8 from that
point, good for a 57-23
win.
She was backed by Hannah
Peyerk (14 points), Natalie
Poirier (eight), Kylie
DeVlaminck (seven), Ella
Kage and Ally Sobek (four
each), Kelli Schenkel

Richmond Blue Devils host Genesee’s expense in

a non-league varsity girls’
19-7 advantage after one
quarter was done and wid-
Jordan Peters paced
Dryden with 15 points.
(three) and Lexi Seitz
(two).

best North Branch

Exceptional Every Bite

By Alyssa Wichtner
Student writer
NORTH BRANCH —
It was a blue night as the
Lady Broncos took on the
Richmond Blue Devils on
Friday, January 4.
Richmond took the lead
in the first quarter 15-11.
The Broncos came back to
make it a tie score at the
end of the second quarter.
The Blue Devils took
the lead in the third quarter
and finished it, leaving the
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Almont vs. Armada
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Lady Broncos down by 10. Every Sip
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both teams continued to
Every Moment
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Spartans: Win Tri-City Times

Invitational in last match
from page 17 Morris foe Jake Allen.
Hunter Mullins also
Branch (42.5), Flint proved key to Imlay City’s
Powers (40.5), successful showing, claim-
Webberville (38), Royal ing a second. Mullins
Oak (35.5) and Lutheran advanced to the title match
North (15). at 171 pounds where he
The team champion at fell by a 10-3 score to Mt.
Saturday’s tournament Morris counterpart Gavin
would not be decided Morgan.
until the final match had Dakota Sandzik pro-
ended. It was there Imlay vided Imlay City with a
City heavyweight Joe third. Sandzik concluded

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Harper picked up an 11-8
victory over Lake Fenton’s
Zolen Marron, assuring
his team of a top finish.
Wesley Hampton and
Kyle Kulin gave Imlay
City number one finishes
as well. Hampton ended
his run at 135 pounds
when he pinned Lansing
Waverly’s James Wagner
with 22 seconds gone and
Kulin concluded 152-
pound action with a 6-1
triumph against Mt.
his run at 112 pounds by
stopping Ovid-Elsie’s Max
Spiess with 3:30 gone.
Mason Phillips sup-
plied the lone Imlay City
fourth. Phillips ended The Imlay City wrestling team poses for a photo after taking first place Saturday at the Tri-City
119-pound action with a Times Spartan Invitational.
4-3 loss to Mt. Morris
adversary Matt Allen.
Austin Torres and
Rylan Powers contributed
fifths to Imlay City’s
cause. Torres finished his
stint at 125 pounds when
he pinned Byron’s Colby

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Imlay City 160-pounder Ricky Guerrero took

Imlay City’s Kyle Kulin (L) won the 152-pound sixth at Saturday’s Tri-City Times Spartan
weight class on Saturday. invite.
Shettler with 2:51 gone 9-6 win against Byron’s ed out the list of Imlay 160-pound action with a
Imlay City 171-pounder Hunter Mullins took and Powers completed Nolan Lange. City placewinners with a 15-0 setback to Farwell’s
second Saturday in his weight class. 130-pound action with a Ricky Guerrero round- sixth. Guerrero ended Chase  Burchette.

Club News
ALMONT WINTER SPORTS TEAMS
Almont Volleyball Club claims first
By Kevin Kissane Almont reached the Rachelle Baker, Emma
Tri-City Times Sports Editor title match with a 30-28, Sellers, Baylee Wetzel,
25-19 win against Infinity. Laken Campbell, Tone
TRI-CITY AREA — That set up a title match Engh, Katie Evans, Luisa
The Almont Volleyball encounter versus Elite Oliver and Makayla
Club, which includes play- Force. Gammon comprised their
ers from both Almont and When the final point hit championship roster. They
Imlay City. took first place the floor, Almont Volleyball were directed to the top fin-
in an 18U AAU Tournament Club had prevailed via a ish by coach Sue
last Saturday. 25-15, 25-14 count. Frederiksen along with
The tournament was Alexa Hanaford, Sarah assistant coaches Rob
Photo provided

hosted by Chaos Volleyball Ford, Maria Bussone, Bussone and Becky Byam.
Club in Holly.

ALMONT WRESTLING
The 2018-19 edition of the Almont wrestling team consists of (L to R)
Travis Cline, Hector Contreras, Nathan Liblong, Brock Conger, Lane
Jackson, Gavin Dempz, Dallas Stanton, Aiden Finn, George Abu-
Joudeh, Mathew Dwyer, Landon Kruse, Thomas Dyer, Mason Smith,
and Robbie Battani. Not pictured is Connor DuRall and coach Mat
Dwyer.

Tourney: Raiders are champs in Sandusky

from page 17 Landon Kruse (140) Max Frangedakis
provided Almont with a (103) and Nathan
Mathew Dwyer (135) second. Schocke (112) supplied
headlined for Almont that Aiden Finn (119) and Capac’s seconds.
Photo provided

day. He put together a 4-0
mark, earning MVP acco-
lades for weight classes
103-140.
Dallas Stanton (103),
Gavin Dempz (119) and
Lane Jackson (145) gave
Almont firsts as well.
Hector Contreras (285) Arturo Rosales (160)
supplied Almont’s thirds. and Bryce Tank (215) con-
Almont also received a tributed thirds for Capac
fourth courtesy of Robbie that day. The Almont Volleyball Club won a tourney in Holly last Saturday. They
Battani (189). Hunter Tyson rounded are front Laken Campbell, Tone Engh, Katie Evans, Luisa Oliver and
Shane Hoffman (112) out the list of Capac place- Makayla McGammon; and back assistant coach Rob Bussone, assistant
and Hunter Thorner (140) winners. Tyson took coach Becky Byam, Alexa Hanaford, Sarah Ford, Maria Bussone,
paced Capac with firsts. fourth at 125 pounds. Rachelle Baker, Emma Sellers, Baylee Wetzel, and coach Sue Fredriksen.

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