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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
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Save ALife Tour

enlightens students
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
ALMONT More
than 500 students in
grades 9-12 now have a
better understanding of the
potential dangers of driving a motor vehicle while
texting or drinking.
The students were both
witness to, and participants in, Mondays Save
A Life Tour, a video and
informational program
presented by representatives from Kramer
International of Grand
Rapids.
The speaking and

video portions of the program included personal
testimonials from people
who have lost loved ones
due to either drinking or
texting while driving.
The day-long program
was brought to Almont
High School through the
efforts of staff members
Sue Fredricksen and
Kristin Rohrbeck, along
with members of the
schools Rachels
Challenge organization.
Our Rachels
Challenge group felt the
Save A Life tour had a
message we wanted to
share: that each and every
life is precious, said
Rohrbeck. Life can be
snuffed out in an instant or
changed forever when a
driver makes less than
responsible decisions.
Stepping up on behalf
of Rachels Challenge
were members Zoe
Kerchen and Katrina
Kline, who co-wrote a
$3,025 grant application to
the Four County
Community Foundation
(FCCF) to fund the project.
Also on hand for the
Photo by Tom Wearing
Almont youths experience dangers of distracted driving
Almont High School student experiences challenges as she attempts to

maneuver her vehicle while texting in a simulated session.
program was Four County
Director Janet Bauer, who
acknowledged the foundations Youth Advisory
Committee for its role in
awarding the grant.
Tour page 11-A
Crossing the finish line

Tri-City Times Editor
ARLINGTON, VA.
Michaela Mickey Spivey
was fighting hard not to

cryuntil she realized if
she didnt, she wouldnt be
able to breathe.
She was at the mile ten
mark, known as the Blue
Mile, of the 42nd annual
Marine Corps Marathon
(MCM)a first for
Spivey.
A coveted event for
runners held on October
30th, the 26.2 mile challenge winds its way past
historic landmarks and
through the streets from

Arlington, Virginia to
Washington, D.C.
With a sonDryden
High School grad Nathan
Spiveywho recently
became a Marine, the Blue
Mile was especially poignant. It is a stretch of the
run thats become a living
memorial to the men and
women whove made the
ultimate sacrifice. Among
the 150 American flags
waving in the sweltering
By Tom Wearing
breeze, hundreds of photo

tributes reflect the humanity of the men and women
who were killed in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
Like her fellow marathonersImlay City attorney Sally Miller and IT rep
Evelyn Evie Thomas
Mickey was moved to
tears by the display.
This part of the marathon was by far the hardest
Finish line page 11-A
Good deeds
Imlay City CRC youths

spread acts of kindness,
...see pages 4-A
Lapeer County EMS

poised for the future,
...see page 3-A
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Almont School Board tied between

two schools superintendent choices
Area women share success at emotional Marine Corps Marathon

By Catherine Minolli
Deadlocked
Sally Miller, Evelyn Thomas and Michaela Spivey share victorious

moment as finishers of the 42nd annual Marine Corps Marathon.
ALMONT With member Scott Kmetz

absent from the Almont School Board meeting held
Monday, November 14, the remaining six board
members were deadlocked 3-3 in their choice for a
new schools superintendent.
The district is seeking a successor for former
Supt. Joe Candela who resigned to take a position
with Ubly Schools.
Interim Supt.Tim Edwards said three board
members, Jill ONeil, Jon Owens and Steve Hoffa;
voted in favor of Almont Middle School Principal
Kim VonHiltmayer for the position, while board
members John Miles, John Brzozowski and Stephan
Manko cast their votes for Imlay City High School
Principal Dr. Bill Kalmar.
Edwards said the board was simply unable to
reach a consensus on two very good candidates.
The board talked for more than four hours and
didnt have anything bad to say about either candidate, said Edwards. They really like both candidates. It came down to three of them preferring one
of them and the other three supporting the other.
To settle the existing stalemate, Edwards said
the board is expected to vote again at its next regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 21.
That vote would likely be contingent on all
seven board members being present.
Its a tough decision for the board, said
Edwards. Well revisit the matter at our next meeting. Im hopeful the board will be able to come to
some agreement at that time.
Edwards reiterated that his final day as interim
superintendent is December 16, at which time he
expects a new superintendent will have been identified.
The school board had recently pared down an
original list of 43 applicants for the position to just
VonHiltmayer and Kalmar.
In recent weeks, board members made site visits
to each of the finalists respective campuses.
As a matter of note, newly-elected Almont
School Board members Jennifer Mitchell and Mike
Sullivan will not be sworn in until January.
As a result, they could not vote on the vacant
superintendent post.
Taking a look at the future
tricitytimes-online.com Imlay City Middle School students, families, participate in Engineering Night
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Imlay City Middle School
held its second annual
Family Engineering Night
on Thur., Nov. 10, and more
than 300 students and family members enjoyed a
night of learning, playing,
and crafting.
Science teacher Juliann
Kent helped organize the
event. She said she was
elated at the participation.
(Family Engineering
Night) inspires our students
to think more like engineers, Kent says. It also
opens their mind to think-
ing of careers which focus

on different engineering
fields.
Engineering is a valuable subject Kent and her
colleagues encourage students to pursue, and along
with science, technology,
and
mathematicsthe
quartet of disciplines is
referred to as STEM.
Exposure of STEMrelated curriculum prepares
our students for being ready
for post-graduation, Kent
says, as well as enriches
their base knowledge about
the growth of STEM
fields.
While the future is on
everyones minds, Family
Engineering Night is equally about fun with STEMrelated activities in the

moment that kids can enjoy
with their families. Many
of the displays and activities were created by students to demonstrate what
theyve learned so far this
school year.
I want to be an engineer when Im older, and
not the computer kind of
engineer but a building
stuff engineer, says
William Kalmar, 11. I
want to learn as much about
science as I can, because
its fun and interesting.
Future page 11-A
Photo by Nicholas Pugliese
By Nicholas Pugliese
Imlay City High School Spartronics FIRST

Robotics Team members include Patti-Jo
Stroman-Haynes, Izabella Haberski and Amber
Flowers.
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Revived Lapeer EMS aims to fulfill promise

By Tom Wearing
LAPEER COUNTY
Staff and management at
Lapeer County EMS are
breathing a sigh of relief in
the aftermath of Tuesdays
passage of a 1-mill levy to
fund the countywide ambulance service.
The four-year, $10.8
million millage proposal
narrowly passed by a margin of 21,706 in favor to
20,174 opposed.
Regardless of the margin of victory, staff and
management at Lapeer
EMS are expressing their
appreciation to those who
supported the millage on
November 8,
LCEMSDirector Kieth
Rumbold attributed the
millages passage to the
local ambulance providers
longstanding and dedicated service to the residents
of Lapeer County.
File photo
Lapeer County EMS will continue to operate in

the area as voters narrowly approved a fouryear millage proposal last Tuesday.
I can only speculate,
said Rumbold, but I
believe a lot of people have
appreciated this ambulance
services long history and
they wanted it to continue.
I also think there is a
desire to maintain local
control, he continued.
People want to have a
voice in how their ambu-
Turkey Trot benefits school

IMLAY CITY Theres still time to register for
the 2016 Imlay City Christian School Turkey Trot on
November 19.
Participants can choose from a 1 Mile Fun Run,
5K or Virtual 5K. The race starts and ends at the Imlay
City Christian Reformed Church with the Fun Run
beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the 5K following at 10
a.m. Awards will be handed out to the overall male
and female finishers and medals will be given to the
Top 3 finishers in each age group.
Proceeds benefit the Imlay City Christian School.
Canned goods will also be collected to benefit the St.
Paul Lutheran Churchs food pantry.
Contact the school at 724-5695 to obtain a registration form or sign up at www.runsignup.com.
lance service operates.

While the margin of
victory
was
narrow,
Rumbold said the spirits of
his fellow staff have risen
dramatically with the outcome of the millage.
Theyre ecstatic, and
so happy to have received
the support of the community, he said. Weve
received a lot of calls and
expressions of congratulations from people.
Given the ambulance
services recent financial
struggles, Rumbold said the
millages passage has validated and reinvigorated
Lapeer EMS mission.
We have a very loyal

staff that likes working
here, he said. These individuals are dedicated and
they chose not to leave
when things got bad.
Theres been a shared
sigh of relief around here,
Rumbold said. Everyone
knew that if the millage
didnt pass, big changes
were coming. Now that
uncertainty is gone.
Rumbold said he anticipates that the approved
millage funds will begin
trickling in early next year,
in conjunction with winter
taxes.
Well be talking to the
county treasurer (Theresa
Spencer) regarding all of
those details, he said. We
expect the first full round of
millage money to arrive in
April or May of 2017.
New base a priority
Once the first round of
millage money becomes
available, Rumbold identified the creation of a new
base in the HadleyMetamora-Dryden area as a
top priority.
We would like to have
a new base operating in that
area by next June or July,
he said. That means
acquiring a piece of prop-
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erty, a new vehicle and hiring about 14 new employees to staff that particular
base.
Now that the community has voted to put their
faith and trust in us, said
Rumbold, we have to
stand up and deliver on the
things we said we are going
to do.
We want to follow
through on those promises, he said. Establishing
this base would be one of
the first steps in that process.

Lapeer
County
EMScurrently employs 38
full-time and 44 part-time
employees.
Lapeer County EMS
was formed in 1997,
through the merger of
Lapeer Area Ambulance
Service, North Branch
Area Ambulance Service,
and the Imlay City
Department of Public
Safety.
Magnificent visitor
Photo by Shawne Guerrero
Kieth Rumbold identifies new base as post-millage priority
Shawne Guerrero of Attica managed to snap

a few photos of this bald eagle that took up
temporary residence near a friends home
on Saturday, Nov. 5. Guerrero was alerted to
its presence by her husband who first spied
the bird on Friday. She wasnt able to snap
any photos then but had better luck the following day. Guerrero said the bird spent
several hours in the tree, preening its feathers and watching traffic pass by. Through
her business, Sg Photography, Guerrero
typically documents weddings and senior
pictures but said she likes capturing unique
nature and landscape scenes too.
The Imlay City Downtown Development Authority Asks You to
MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS
Pictured Sitting, Left to Right: Kathy Giles - Imlay City Monuments, Frank Mu Vintech Industries, Lloyd Aiken - Frontier Communications, and Beth Murawski 4th Street Antiques Vintage & Casual Dcor. Standing, Left to Right: Tom Giles - Imlay City Monuments, Steven Teets - Somewhere in Time Photography, Rick
Taylor - Vintech Industries, Johnathon Schwartzkopf - Frontier Communications, Brandy Schwab - B Naturals Wellness Spa and Beth Fromwiller - Creations Floral.
DDA Business Owners and Employees are actively involved in our community. They Are Your Neighbors.
Imlay City
Monuments
80 N. Main Street
810-724-0033
Tom and Kathleen Giles, owners of Imlay City Monuments
are committed to the community. Kathleen graduated from
Imlay City High School and Tom has been a part of Imlay
City since 1980. Imlay City Monuments is a valuable part of
downtown and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Tom
and Kathleen care deeply for their clients and have 35 years
of experience in funeral related work. Imlay City Monuments
specializes in granite, marble or bronze grave stones and can
customize plaques for any occasion. Meet Your Neighbors,
Tom and Kathleen Giles, owners of Imlay City Monuments.
Imlay City DDA

150 N. Main Street
810-724-2135 www.icddda.com
One of the goals of the Imlay City Downtown Development
Authority is to promote our area and bring community
members and visitors to the District. With that in mind, the
Imlay City DDA proudly sponsors the Winter Playground,
Farmers Market, Summer Concert and Movie Series and
Blueberry Festival Parade. In an effort to make downtown
visually pleasing, the DDA provides the holiday lights found
along Third Street and Almont Avenue and on the Community
Tree at the Police Station. In the summer months, the DDA
provides and cares for the beautiful flowers and landscaping
found along our downtown streets. The Imlay City Downtown
Development Authority encourages you to Meet Your
Neighbors because no matter the season, our local businesses
are here for us.
611 Industrial Park Drive

Imlay City
810-724-7400
Frank Mu (pictured left) became an owner of Vintech
Industries in 2013. He has a great deal of experience in the
manufacturing business, adds a world business sense to the
team and enjoys Imlay Citys small town feel. Rick Taylor
(pictured right) has been with the company since 2006. He is
always welcoming and enjoys meeting new people. Rick lives
in the Port Huron area and is an avid outdoorsman. Both
Frank and Rick help to make Vintech Industries an important
part of our community. Vintech Industries is a sponsor of
the Blueberry Festival and Winter Playground and is a
tremendous supporter of Imlay City. Meet Your Neighbors,
Frank Mu and Rick Taylor of Vintech Industries.
Shop, Dine and Support Imlay City

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Goodland Library hosts

Genealogy Workshop Nov. 19
TRI-CITY AREA The Goodland Township
Library will be hosting Katherine Willson, vice president of the Michigan Genealogical Council on Sat.,
Nov. 19 from noon-2 p.m.
Willson will discuss how to use Family Search.
The event is free, donations are welcome. The format
is different from last years workshop. It is geared
primarily for adults, but all are welcome. Participants
should bring along any family history available.
Visitors may also bring their own electronic device;
some are available at the library for use.
Refreshments and other materials will be provided. Space is limited, reservations required. Reserve a
spot online at goodlandtownshiplibrary.org or by calling 810-721-2110. The library is located at 2370 N.
Van Dyke, Imlay City.
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New, familiar faces earn seats

Lapeer County voters mix it up at the polls on Nov. 8
By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
LAPEER COUNTY
There were mixed
results for ballot proposals
on the November 8 ballot.
Both county-wide EMS
and veteran millages were
approved but voters werent
so favorable to the Imlay
City Schools Sinking Fund
request or an ordinance
enforcement measure in
Goodland Township.
The EMS victory was a
close one with only about
1,500 votes separating the
two camps. The yes votes
tallied 21,706 and no votes
came in at 20,174. The one
mill proposal essentially
saves Lapeer County EMS
from having to close its
doors.
The veterans millage
was approved by a wide
margin-33,047 to 8,737.
The renewal will continue a
.10 mill levy already on the
rolls, fro, 2018 through
2023.
The Sinking Fund
request was rejected by a
rather slim marginwith
2,739 no votes to 2,576
yes votes. The district had
planned to use the
$482,000-plus per year for

various
infrastructure
repairs.
The defeat was more
sound for Goodlands ordinance
enforcement
attempt651 no votes to
248 yes votes. The proposal would have generated
about $23,000 to enforce
ordinances.
Jennifer Mitchell and
Michael Sullivan earned
seats on the Almont School
Board. They were the top
vote-getters in a six-way
race. The vote tallies were
Mitchell (1,167), Sullivan
(808), Michelle DupuisWangler (757), George
Tencza
(601),
Lauri
Pelkowski (554) and
Anthony Medley (518).
The village of Dryden
as a new council president.
Elizabeth
Thiemkey
emerged with the most
votes in a three-way race
with 166. Stan Roszczewski
came in second with 155
and incumbent Patrick
Betcher earned 116.
As expected, partisan
races in Lapeer County
sided with Republicans.
Gary Howell, the 82nd
House
representative,
cruised to re-election over
Democrat
Margaret
Guerrero DeLuca by more
than 16,000 votes.
Mike Sharkey was
also triumphant in his bid
to become Lapeer Countys
next prosecutor. The
Republican nabbed more
than 30,000 votes compared to his Democratic
challenger Phil Fulks who
received 12,000-plus.
Les
Nichols,
a
Republican, will be the
newest road commissioner.
He received more than
28,000 votes to Democrat
Howard Coons 13,220.
Attica Clerk Nancy
Herpolsheimer fended off
a challenge from Holly
Shroyer. The Republican
netted 1,496 to the nonpartisan candidates 724.
The final vote totals for

several write-in races were
still being tallied as of
Tuesday.
Clerk Theresa Spencer
reported that she and the
Board of Canvassers were
due to reconvene on
Monday morning, to review
the precinct returns. County
offices were closed on
Friday in honor of Veterans
Day.
In the contest for circuit

judge, write-in hopeful
Dave Richardson conceded
the race to incumbent Nick
Holowka on Wednesday
morning, Nov. 9.
Holowka
received
25,307 votes.
There were also two
official write-in candidates
for Dryden School Board.
For two partial terms
through 2018, incumbent
Kathryn Giles was the lone
candidate but voters also
had a choice between two
write-in hopefuls, Stacey
Abromaitis and Glenn
Hojnacki. Giles received
1,590 votes.
The results of at least
one race with write-in candidatesAlmont village
councilare known.
Incumbents Tim Dyke
(708 votes) and Dave Love
(675) along with write-in
candidates Steven C.
Schneider (73) have earned
four-year terms on the
council.
Louise Ligon, who
also mounted a write-in
effort, earned 35 votes and
a two-year term.
Terry Roach, the third
write-in candidate, received
12 votes.
Little time equals big rewards

By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor
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Imlay Citys Christian

Reformed Church.
Just recently, a halfdozen or so members took
just a few minutes out of
their weekend to make
life a little better for some
Dan Drive residents.
While 84-year-old
Joan Zulke wasnt one of
themshe lives in an
apartment so her landlord
takes care of outdoor
choresshe was bolstered
by the selfless joy Ignition
members demonstrated as
they helped her neighbors.
What she saw reminded her of simpler times
when there was less technology and more free time
for kids to do things outdoors.
There was a time
when kids went around
and raked leaves and
shoveled snow, but that
has fallen by the wayside, Joan says.
But when the group
from the Christian
Reformed Church came
around to see if there was
anything they could do for
us, it warmed my heart.
Joan says the teens
helped her neighbors with
fall cleanup choreslike
dumping pots of flowers
that had seen better days
and hauling trash and raking leaves out to the curb.
They even carved a
Halloween pumpkin for
one of Joans neighbors,
and used elbow grease to
clean the womans front
door.
The kids were so
nice and so friendly, and
they just seemed to be
having a riot, Joan says.
It was so nice to see the
kids doing these things.
Along with being nice
Photo provided
Ignition youth group makes difference in Imlay City community
Ignition youths celebrate after fall cleanup

community service project in Imlay City last
month.
and friendly, Joan says the
youths helped her neighborsand lifted her own
spiritmore than they
know.
For some people that
live alone, raking leaves
and dumping pots and
moving things around just
isnt possible any more.
Its so great to see young
people out there helping
in the community and
expecting absolutely nothing in return, Joan says.
It makes you feel like
the world hasnt gone to
hell in a handbasket.

Van Dyk says it
works both ways. What
goes around comes
around for Ignition members, who do right
because it feels right. The
25-year-old farmer says
hes always bolstered by
news that members of
Ignition have made someones day.
Its always surprising
how sometimes the smallest of things can mean a

lot to different people, he
says. Sometimes in just
20 minutesor five minutes evenyou can make
someones day. They say
its such a big blessing
and its something we
cant understand.
But small acts of kindness do bring big blessings, Van Dyk says, to
both the giver and the
receiver.
When you hear how
much you helped someone, you know youre
doing the right thing, he
says. And our community service events are actually the favorite thing that
the youth group likes to
do.
For more information
or a schedule of meeting
dates for Ignition, visit
www.imlaycitycrc.org or
www.facebook.com/crcyouthgroup.
Judge Nick & Kathy Holowka
Photo provided
Kathy and I wish to extend our appreciation

for your unwavering trust and confidence
in me. I am honored to serve the citizens of
Lapeer County as your Circuit Court Judge.
With Gratitude,
Members of Imlay City Christian Reformed Churchs Ignition youth
group pose for photo last winter.
Almont theater students

take stage Nov. 18-20th
By Tom Wearing
ALMONT The
25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee is
coming to the Almont High
School auditorium this
weekend (Nov. 18-20).
Members of the Almont
High School Theater
Company will present
three performances of the
one-act musical comedy,
beginning Friday, Nov. 18
at 7 p.m.
Other presentations are
on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7
p.m., followed by a matinee performance at 2 p.m.
on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Tickets are $10 for
adults and $7 for students
and may be purchased up
until show time.

The show has been
given a PG-13 rating, due
to some adult innuendo,
says Almont Theater
Company Director John
Miles, who will direct all
three student performances.
Cast members include:
Jakob Nielsen, Alec Giles,
Grace Corbin, Casey
Pepper,
Mackenzie
Wrobel, Olivia Hovis,
Austin Lince, Lauren
Dempz,
Brianne
Gryspeerd, Donald White,
Danielle White, Taylor
Gerschick, Gary Gerlach,
Jack
DeMara,
Max
Kornack and Hannah
Miles.
As a matter of background, The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling

Bee was conceived by
Rachel Sheinkin, with
music and lyrics by
William Finn.
Under the direction of
James Lapine, the production moved to Broadway in
2005, where it was nominated for six Tony Awards.
An original Broadway
cast album was released in
May 2005, resulting in a
Grammy Award nomination.
John Miles is a Lake
Orion teacher and current
member of the Almont
Board of Education. He
has children in the Almont
School district.
Miles stepped in as
director last year, following the retirement of long-
Photo provided
Cast to perform Putnam County Spelling Bee
Almont High School theater students gear up to perform Putnam County

Spelling Bee this weekend.
time Almont teacher and
Drama Club Director
Lynda Pinsoneault.
Miles said he has been
impressed with the dedication and passion demonstrated by his high school
cast.
This has been a very
enjoyable cast to work
with, said Miles. They
have all put in a tremen-
dous effort, and we are

looking forward to three
great performances.
Others contributing
their skills and talents to
the production include:
Hannah Miles, choreographer; Jack DeMara, Max
Kornack and Gary Gerlach,
light and sound; John
Miles, set designer; Karen
Nielsen and Donna Giles,
advertising and general

administration; and Mary
Corbin, box office and
ticket sales.
For questions or more
information about this
weekends production of
the 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee at the
Almont High School auditorium,
email
to:
nielsenk46@yahoo.com.
Voters renew road millages Your Local Agent

Standel, Lewis, Fahley earn seats on school board
By Maria Brown
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Voters approved two
road millage renewals in
the Tri-City area and granted township incumbents
new terms while one incumbent and two newcomers
earned seats on the Capac
School Board.
The millage renewals in
the village of Capac and
Lynn Township were easily
passed. In Capac, the 2 mill
proposal was passed by a
65 to 34 percent margin.
The one mill Lynn Twp.
proposal was passed by a
59 to 40 percent margin.
Republicans Monica
Standel
and
Bruce
Downey cruised to re-election with 1,245 and 1,198
votes respectively. They
were challenged by Ryan

Elliott, a candidate with no
party
affiliation.
He
received 381 votes.
In Lynn Township,
incumbent Art Miller, a
Republican, also earned reelection with 342 votes.
Filling an open seat on the
board will be Constance
Kendzierski who got 116
votes. They bested the field
of four which also included
Glenn Sieracki (109 votes)
and Mark Preston (96
votes).
Kendzierski,
Sieracki and Preston were
all non-partisan candidates.
Standel, who currently
sits on the school board,
earned a six-year term with
1,748 votes, followed
closely by fellow winners
Timothy Lewis, who netted 1,719 and Travis
Fahley who received 1,294
votes. Vote totals for the

other candidates were John
Antilla (1,217) and Dwyane
Loper (963). Bill Ellis was
the lone candidate for the
partial term currently held
by Loper.
In the 81st District race,
Republican Dan Lauwers
easily gained re-election to
the Michigan House, besting Democrat Stewart
Sternberg, with 68 percent
of the vote to Sternbergs 31
percent.
Incumbent
Circuit
Court Judge Cynthia Lane
fended off a challenge from
Port Huron attorney Robert
Crosby. She realized 36,399
votes and Crosby got
23,949.
In the trustee race for
St. Clair County Community
College, the winners were
Karen Niver, Robert
Tansky and Fred Roberts.

Earning a partial term was
Deborah Bourgois.
Republican
Paul
Mitchell was the winner in
a four-way race for the 10th
Congressional District, garnering approximately 63
percent of the vote.
Coming in second was
Democrat Frank Accavitti
Jr., third was Libertarian
Lisa Lane Gioia and the
Green Partys Ben Nofs.
The 10th District
encompasses most of
Michigans Thumb, including Lapeer and St. Clair
counties.
County Clerk Jay

DeBoyer reports that the
voter turnout for November
8 was pegged at 64.5 percent.
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By Maria Brown
TRI-CITY AREA
Changes are in store for
customers of CSB Bank
and Lapeer County Bank
and Trust Co. as the two
entities begin the merger
process.
The conversion of the
two long-standing banks
wont be complete until
December 5 when they
begin operation under the
Lakestone Bank and Trust
name but in the meantime,
bank officials are asking
customers to be aware of
whats in store in the coming weeks.

Last month, CSB and
LCBT customers were able
to start using ATM
machines through both
branches without surcharges. This month, customers
are due to receive new
debit and ATM cards.
Next month, CSB customers wont be able to
access online banking from
Dec. 2-5. All CSB branches
will be closed onSaturday,
Dec. 3 for account and system conversion.
All offices of the new
Lakestone Bank and Trust
will open the following

Monday, Dec. 5.
Standard lobby and
drive-up hours and other
related information was
delivered to customers
through a welcome guide.
The merger announcement came in February
2015 and in September, the
new Lakestone Bank and
Trust name was revealed.
Lakestone will be headquartered in Lapeer with
LCBTs Bruce Cady serving as CEO and CSBs
Mike Burke will hold the
title of president.
Both banks boast histo-
ries that surpass the 100year mark. CSB Bank was

founded in 1898 and LCBT
came into existence four
years later in 1902.
The combined bank
will have 14 offices in three
countiesLapeer,
Macomb and St. Clair
plus a new loan office,
recently opened under the
CSB Bank banner in Port
Huron.
An open house was
held on October 26 at the
new facility on Huron Ave.
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country and who participated in our day of free
treatment. It was an honor for us to serve you.
Thank you for the sacrifices you have all had to make.
God Bless You and we hope to see you all
next year on Veterans Day.
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Finding where you belong

TRI-CITY AREA
As Halloween comes and
goes and most in the Lapeer
county area retire their costumes for another year, a
small but impassioned
group are only getting started.
Every year in early
November, dozens of people from the area of all ages
make the pilgrimage to
downtown Detroits Cobo
Hall to attend Youmacon,
the annual convention of
anime and otaku culture.
Both these terms are little
understood by the mainstream, but to those that
relish this event, they represent an enormous part of
life, and Youmacon provides an opportunity to
spend a weekend among
like-minded individuals.
Otaku is a term that
refers to people that love
Japanese pop culture, the
anime, the video games,
Brett Hodgkinson of
Brown City in cosplay
he created for the
event.
just everything, Almont
resident Jacob Nelson, 25,
says. It used to be an
insulting term, but weve
kind of made it our own
thing.
Nelson, like thousands
of others who attend the
annual event, attends the
event in costumes made in
the image of their favorite
pop culture characters, a
practice referred to as
cosplay.
Cosplay is a culture in
and of itself, and often there
are many factors that denote
a successful cosplay, but
Nelson, who attended
Youmacon dressed as Sonic
the Hedgehog, is quick to
point out the cultures
inclusiveness.
You see cosplay that
took a lot of skill and
money, and thats awesome, he says. But a lot
of other ones, the main
ingredient is just passion,
and thats awesome too.
Attendees select the
characters as whom they
intend to cosplay very carefully, and sometimes spend
weeks to months assembling their creationsusually from scratch.
Brett Hodgkinson, 30,
is originally from Brown
City. In his free time he
constructs
technically
ambitious cosplay of popular Marvel Comics characters like War Machine and
Cyclops.
His cosplay features
functional lights, sounds,
and mechanical motions,
and he credits his passion
for the art of cosplay for his
growing technical aptitude.
Practice, research, and
outreach, and a lot of what
I do is trial and error he
says. Ive learned what
works and what does not.
Ive used websites such as
YouTube and TheRPF (a
costuming forum) for tips
and advice, and I reach out
to other cosplayers and ask
for tips. More often than
not, theyre willing to
help.
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New Orleans strike a pose at Youmacon.
Youmacon visitors from Tri-City area and around the state deck out as
their favorite character as they converge to share love of anime and
otaku culture at convention in Detroit.
The inclusiveness of
the community is its hallmark, and anyone at
Youmacon or similar events
will be quick to highlight
how welcome they feel
whether
they
attend
as themselves or their
favorite characters from
popular culture. However,
they will be equally quick
to point out the difference
between a costume and
cosplay.
James Harding, 21, of
Lapeer attended the convention as the Bug Catcher,
a minor but beloved character from the Pokemon
series of video games.
Costumes are what
youd wear for Halloween
or something, Harding
says, and cosplay is an art,
trying to mimic a character
that you love.
Accuracy is much more
important than anything,
Harding points out, and the
more accurate your cosplay
is, the more you show the
world how passionate you
are about that character,
and cosplay in general.
Cosplayers
can
cosplay as anything they
want, says Hodgkinson,
and the quality of it does
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Locals flock to Youmacon to celebrate anime, otaku culture
James Harding and Emily DeWilde of Lapeer

take part in Youmacon at Cobo Hall in Detroit.
not matter, whether it was
store bought, purchased
online, or homemade. The
word cosplay is literally
made up of the words, costume and play.
At the end of the day,
Hodgkinson notes, the idea
is just to pick a favorite
character and have fun with
it.
A lot of people dont
understand it, or think its a
waste of time or childish,
Nelson remarks, dressed
head to toe in skin-tight
bright blue fabric. But its
just like anything else, like

people who paint their faces
at football games or something.
Standing in the middle
of the massive vendors area
at Youmacon, Nelson and
the vast majority of attendees are adorned in all manner of colorful cosplay,
milling about and inspecting the sellers wares, each
with the look of pure enjoyment.
Its all about finding
where you belong and just
celebrating that, he says.
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IMLAYCITY The
Eastern Michigan State
Fair Board recently purchased a five-acre site
north of the fairgrounds for
extra parking.
Fair Manager Ian
Kempf reported that the
property, once occupied by
the Nancy Maltby State
Farm Insurance agency,
was purchased at a cost of
$390,000.
In turn, the Fair Board
sold the existing insurance
building at 566 S. Cedar St.
and a little less than one
acre of the property (with

frontage on M-53) to the
Liebler Insurance Group
for $310,000.
In essence, said Kempf,
the Fair Board has acquired
slightly more than four
acres to be used for parking
and camping at a cost of
$80,000.
It works out well for
everyone involved, said
Kempf.
Kempf added that making room for extra parking
and camping space will
mean removing some trees
from the four-acre property.
Well try to plant
some new trees along the

perimeter to create a buffer
zone, said Kempf.
In other business, the
Fair Board appointed Steve
Hampton to the nine-member Board, succeeding
longtime member Ray
Swain, who recently
resigned his seat after a
quarter-century of service.
Kempf, who was reelected to his Fair Manager
position,
noted
that
Hampton had served as the
Eastern Michigan State
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involved with Lapeer
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Dispatch log . . .
Editors note: The following is a compilation of
activity and reports from
area police departments:
In Imlay City:
November 9, 2016
14:58
Incorrigible
Minor (700 block Metcalf
St.)
15:43
Possible
Larceny (2070 block S.
Almont Ave.)
20:37 Citizens Assist
(500 block S. Cedar St.)
23:15
Domestic
Dispute (400 block Dan
Dr.)
November 10, 2016
10:06 Larceny (600
block Maple Vista St.)
15:55
Suspicious
Person (Maryanne Blvd./
Borland Rd.)
16:45 Motorist Assist
(1800 block S. Cedar St.)
17:18 Animal Problem
(100 block Titus St.)
18:55 Larceny (700
block S. Almont Ave.)
Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day.
November 11, 2016
06:41
Suspicious
Person (200 block N. Cedar
St.)
10:16 Medical Assist
(600 block Cambridge Ln.)
throughout the day.
November 12, 2016
12:19
Parking
Enforcement (1800 block
S. Cedar St.)
17:22 Motorist Assist
(300 block W. Fourth St.)
throughout the day resulting in one Arrest.
November 13, 2016
09:50 Welfare Check
(600 block Cambridge Ln.)
01:54
Suspicious
Person (200 block Caulkins

St.)
throughout the day resulting in one Arrest.
In St. Clair
County:
Police and emergency

responders responded dispatch calls for:
November 7, 2016
a property damage
accident in the 7100 block
of Capac Rd. in Lynn Twp.
a domestic incident in
the 540 block of N. Neeper
St. in Capac
a suspicious circumstance in the 310 block of
E. Church St. in Capac
a citizen assist in the
410 block of E. MillSt. in
Capac
lost property/child in
the 320 block of N. Neeper
St. in Capac
lost property/child in
the 120 block of S. Main
St. in Capac
a property damage
accident in the 14000 block
of Norman Rd. in Lynn
Twp.
fraud in the 13000
block of Foley Rd. in
Mussey Twp.
neighbor trouble in the
200 block of E. Meier St. in
Capac
a property damage
accident at westbound I-69
and Martin Rd. in Mussey
Twp.
520 block of W. Mill St. in
Capac.
November 9, 2016
100 block of E. Church St.
in Capac
a trespassing complaint in the 14000 block of
Gould Rd. in Berlin Twp.

a property damage
accident in the 560 block of
N. Main St. in Capac
a breaking and entering in the 300 block of N.
Neeper St. in Capac
the 15000 block of Bryce
Rd. in Mussey Twp.
a car deer accident at
Downey and Imlay City
roads in Mussey Twp.
Capac Rd. and westbound
I-69 in Mussey Twp.
November 10, 2016
a property damage
accident at Capac and Yale
roads in Lynn Twp.
a CO2 investigation in
the 4100 block of Cade Rd.
in Mussey Twp.
report of intimidation/
threats in the 14000 block
of Bryce Rd. in Mussey
Twp.
neighbor trouble in the
200 block of N. Glassford
St. in Capac
in Capac
Capac Rd. and westbound
I-69 in Mussey Twp.
narcotics crime in the
200 block of E. Aldrich St.
in Capac.
November 11, 2016
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A 36-year-old Flint man
is now lodged in the county
jail on several counts related to the discovery of a
dead body in Elba
Township on Nov. 9.
Rodney Tureaud is
being held on a $1 million
bond after being charged
with disinterment and
mutilation of a dead body,
tampering with evidence
and as a habitual offender.
Police, acting on a tip,
found a womans body on a
Davison Road property. An
autopsy was performed
and the victim is identified
as 37-year-old Amy Kagen
of Flint. Results are still
pending but the death is
considered suspicious, the
Lapeer County Sheriffs
Department reports.
Tureaud was identified
as a person of interest in
the ongoing investigation.
He has been identified as
an acquaintance of the
Davison Road home owner.
The case remains an
active investigation.
Business
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Editors note: Notices
for this column must be
received in writing by noon
Monday prior to the publication date. Notices may
be edited due to space constraints.
Halabicky is
on the move
IMLAY CITY State
Farm
agent
Doug
Halabicky is making a
move downtown Nov. 19.
The local agents new
office will be located at
223 E. Third Street in
downtown Imlay City.
Halabicky is looking
forward to being a big part
of the Imlay City community. He specializes in life,
auto, home, BC/BS health
insurance and Medicare
supplement policies as well
as auto loans and mortgages. Their office can be
reached at 810-724-3308,
online at dougismyagent.
net, or stop in and visit for
a quote.
Lynn Twp.
an animal complaint at
Imlay City and Kettlehut
a narcotics crime in
the 15000 block of W. Park
St. in Capac
a down wire in the
7100 block of Capac Rd. in
Lynn Twp.
a personal injury accident at Burt and Lynch
roads in Berlin Twp.
found property/child at
Aldrich and Hunter streets
in Capac
Imlay City and Kettlehut
in Capac
a property damage
accident at Capac and
Donald roads in Capac
a missing person
report in the 200 block of
Holmes Rd. in Berlin Twp.
November 12, 2016
Imlay City and Cade roads
in Mussey Twp.
an intrusion alarm in
the 14000 block of Bryce
Rd. in Mussey Twp.
the 200 block of Hunters
Crossing Blvd. in Capac.
November 13, 2016
an area check in the
15000 block of Donald Rd.
in Mussey Twp.
an animal complaint in
the 5000 block of Capac
Rd. in Mussey Twp.
shooting in the 16000
block of Hough Rd. in
Berlin Twp.
an illegal fire at
Hackman and Sullivan
November 14, 2016
Capac and Imlay City roads
in Mussey Twp.
a property damage
accident at Bryce and Knoll
in Capac
preliminary breath test
in the 100 block of E.
Church St.
Deputies lauded for

saving mans life
By Maria Brown
MAYFIELD TWP.
Local law enforcement
officers are being heralded
for saving the life of a
canoeist on Saturday.
According to the
Lapeer County Sheriffs
Department, a 56-year-old
Port Huron man was fishing on Twin Lake from a
canoe when the vessel
flipped over around 4:15
p.m.
Due to the cold water
and heavy clothes he was
unable to swim the 100
yards to the shore. He clung
to the side of the canoe and
called
for
help,
Undersheriff Bob Rapson
said.
Fortunately, a St. Clair
Shores man who was hunting nearby heard the the
mans calls for help and
called 911.
Responding to the
scene along Kings Mill Rd.
were Sheriff deputies Dan
Kohler, Keith Quick,
Dustin Boynton, Dave Hill
and Sgt. Craig Miller along

with a Department of
Natural Resources Officer
Matthew Zultak and
Michigan State Police
Trooper
Christopher
Rowell.
Deputy Kohler, a member of the sheriffs dive
team, donned his wet suit
and entered the water, taking an inflatable life vest to
the man in distress.
Officers on shore utilized a line and three
Rescue Disks to pull the
victim to shore. He had
been in the water for
approximately 45 minutes.
Every
Sheriff s
Department vehicle carries
a Rescue Disk device for
water rescues, Rapson
noted.
Lapeer County EMS
transported the man to
McLaren Lapeer for treatment. He was expected to
make a full recovery.
He was very grateful
to all the officers and the
man from St. Clair Shores
who took part in his rescue Rapson said.
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Distracted driving isnt just

about texting anymore
arents, listen up. Distracted driving

isnt just about texting any more. A
teen driving study conducted by
Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD
(Students Against Distracted Driving) indicates that two out of three teenssome 68
percentadmit to using apps while driving. What may be more alarming, is the
teen respondentssome 2,500 high
school-age youths from across the country ranked looking at or posting to social
media apps less dangerous than texting
while driving or driving under the influence of alcohol.
Whether its Snapchat, Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter, Google Maps, Spotify,
YouTube or the popular video game
Pokemon Go, these apps have become
the latest concern for those advocating
against distracted-driving.
According to the survey, 41 percent of
teens agree that using navigation apps
while driving is dangerous or distracting,
but 58 percent reported using them on the
road. Sixty-four percent of respondents
admitted that using music apps while driving is dangerous or distracting, but 46 percent still admit to using them in the car.
Anyone whos ever used onewhile
driving or notknows that turning on
music apps, changing destinations, checking directions and flipping through playlists are all potentially dangerous behind the
wheel. Any behavior that takes your eyes
or focus off of the road even for a few seconds can impair the ability to react to hazards and/or other motorists. While the apps
themselves are not dangerous, interacting
with them while behind the wheel is just as
perilous as texting.
According to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, ten percent
of all drivers ages 15-19 involved in fatal
crashes were reported as distracted at the
time of the crashes. This age group has the
largest proportion of drivers who were distracted at the time of the crashes. Drivers
in their 20s are 23 percent of drivers in all
fatal crashes, but are 27 percent of the distracted drivers and 38 percent of the distracted drivers who were using cell phones
in fatal crashes.
These are some pretty alarming numbers.
We urge parents to take the time to educate their teens about the perils of distracted driving. Ask them to keep their phones
out of reach or turned off while driving;
encourage them to pull over to review
directions; create a contract outlining
acceptable rules of the road and discuss it
with your teen and ask them to sign it.
Taking the time to address the situation
now can help prevent a lifetime of regret.
Distracted driving isnt just about texting
any more.
Opinion Page
Letters from our readers...
United America, a thing of the past?
While Mr. Trump was

legitimately elected president, it is likely he will
have captured under 50%
of the vote because of having a third party candidate
also on the ballot.
That means more than
half of the voters did not
support Trump, and while
his supporters are jubilant,
these other voters are feeling something much different.
After most elections,
the losers are sad and frustrated. This was not like
most elections.
Non-Trump supporters
are likely highly anxious
and very fearful.
Why?
Because openly during
his campaign, Trump
showed he could be openly

degrading to women and
saw them as sexual objects.
He openly encouraged
his rally supporters to
remove protesters with
force and violence.
He was willing to ridicule a disabled person for
not agreeing with him.
His pick of Mike Pence
as vice president and his
list of prospective Supreme
Court nominees shows he
will not tolerate folks with
alternative sexual orientations.
He
portrayed
all
Mexicans coming into
America as rapists, murderers and drug dealers.
He told his followers to
go watch those people in
predominantly black areas
Half of America has

spoken and elected a new
president. Ipray that Iam
wrong about him. So I also
pray for our country and
planet. Womens rights and
racism will be set back 100
years if he does as he has
promised.
I am in mourning for
our countryyou reap
what you sow. Be careful
what you wish for. For now
you have him as your president. I grieve. I hope he
proves me wrong!
Gretchen Anderson
Almont
Pray and hope to

be proved wrong
Media is out of touch

The 2016 Presidential
election is history, and
Donald Trump is Presidentelect.
Quoting an ABC news
election coverage newsperson Tuesday night, a major
reason for Hillarys loss
was the uneducated white
male. Combine that with
us, Hillarys deplorables,
brings to mind an unseemly
lot. So it seems that the
vote of the least quality of
citizens voted for Trump.
But this brought to light
how out of touch and conceited the network media

and Hillary are. What kind
of celebration will they
have? A giant dinner party?
But now I am afraid
their Thanksgiving dinner
may be crow. How should
it be served? Traditionally
roasted or deep fried? I
think as leftovers served
cold with lots of horseradish.
Sincerely,
David Naeyaert
Allenton
Hillary has struck out

Oh, somewhere in this
favoured land the sun is
shining bright,
The band is playing
somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men
are laughing, and some-
where children shout,

But there is no joy in
Chappaquamighty
Hillary has struck out.
(Apologies to Ernest
Lawrence Thayer)
John L. Lengemann
Imlay City
during voting implying

they would be cheating.
He said we had to check
the Mosques of all Muslims
and ban them from entering
the U.S.
Saying that an entire
group of people are the
same as the worst actors
among them is textbook
racism.
Funny thing about trust.
Once you see that a guy is
willing to treat people with
ridicule and smear tactics,
you believe that you could

be next.
I overheard a conversation of two ladies summing
up the election. One said,
we all want the same
things.
But we will not be united that easily. The vote on
Tuesday told many people
that they are not included in
the all of America anymore.
Carolyn Medland
Lapeer Twp.
Veteran programs
appreciate support
On Tuesday, Nov. 8,
2016 the citizens of Lapeer
County stepped up and
voted to continue supporting veterans programs.
Voters passed a sixyear renewal of a .10 millage for veterans programs.
That support is deeply
appreciated and I wish to
thank each and every supporter of the measure.
Lapeer Countys dedication to helping our heroes
has never been in question
and Tuesday was a sterling
example of that commitment.
The Lapeer County
Department of Veterans
Affairs is dedicated to
linking our heroes with the
benefits and services they
so richly deserve. It is an
honor to serve our veterans

and their families.
We thank you for your
support.
And we pledge to continue delivering much
needed services across our
county.
There are some new
and exciting programs on
the horizon for 2017programs well be announcing
in the coming weeks.
Once again, we thank
you for your support and
well work tirelessly to
live up to our motto:
Honoring Lapeer County
heroesone veteran at a
time.
Edward L. Ronders
Lapeer County Veterans
Affairs Director
Lapeer
Almont Girl Scouts

20th Senior Dinner
On October 30th the
Almont Girl Scouts hosted
their
20th
Annual
Complementary Senior
Spaghetti Dinner. This
event, hosted at the Berlin
Township Senior Center,
was a huge success and
could not have happened
without the continued support and donations of many
area businesses, individuals, and our local community.
The Almont Girl Scouts
would like to extend a huge
thank you to Acorn
Stamping; American Tree;
Blakes Orchard; Brohls
Flower
Gardens;
Brookwood Farms; Charlie

Browns;
Country
Smokehouse; Grondins
Almont; Huddle Bar &
Grill; Jets Pizza Imlay City;
Kiwanis
of
Clinton
Township; Kommunity
Kracker Barrel; Lenny
Millers; Mandy J. Florist;
Northern Concrete; Raider
Coney Island; WatchbandsN-More;
Yarbrough
Insurance;
Berlin
Township; Fire Chief Brian
Phillips, leaders, parents,
and girls, of Girl Scout
Troops 71511, 71406,
70857, 70835, 70059,
Letters page 14-A
No respect at all for passed loved ones

I cant believe that
somebody would steal from
a grave!
My mom had put a
beautiful flower arrangement on her parents grave
at Hough Cemetery and
when she went back to visit,

someone took the flowers
out and left the pot tipped
over. The pot was tied down
and still they did it!!
This is just wrong! This
is not the only cemetery
that this happened at, either!

My good friend took an
angel to his daughters
grave in the Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery in Dryden and
sure enough someone stole
that also!
Shame, shame! No
respect at all for our loved
ones! How would you feel
if someone did this to your
loved ones grave?
S. Shelley
Almont
look over at my cat. Hes

in his usual sleeping
pose on the end of the
couch. He has no idea that
a seismic shift has just
occurred in my landscape;
that the world as I believed
I knew it has turned upside
down.
He looks up at me with
the usual nonchalance
trademark disinterest
unless his food bowl is
empty or he wants to play.
My cat has no idea that
theres a volcano inside of
me, boiling up with a fetid
mix of anger and cynicism,
indignation, ire, displeasure, resentment, disbelief,
disconnect. No idea, that
is, until I stare back at him
without flinching, something I only do when hes
misbehaved. He cowers.
I check myself.
Punishing my loving
rescue pet because I dont
like what happened last
Tuesday? Bullying my
trusted companion...being
exactly what I detest and
deplore. Being deplorable,
...

just like others have been
accused of...
I move toward ol Tino
and give his head a
scratch. His motor runs
immediately, hes purring
with vigor.
While I certainly wish
someone could pet me out
of my mood, out of the
new reality I must not only
facebut embrace, Irealize its up to me to move
on.
Ive got to find a way
to get behind what happened here. Iwas raised to
respect the office of president, to respect my president, whoever that may be.
Iwas raised to have reverence and belief for the sys-
tem. My opinions and

views were mostly in the
minority in my tribe, but
that reverence for and
belief in true democracy
made it possible for each
of us to be heard and still
love and respect each
other.
Will this be possible
now? In the larger family
that is the American
People? Is it possible to
stop gloating, stop accusing, stop berating, stop
raving, stop belittling, stop
hating and start finding a
way to come together for
the good of us all? For the
sake of goodness is it possible to find some good
here? Can I? Is it feasible?
Does anyone really want
to? Do I really want to?
Ugh.
The honest answer is
no. No, I dont. But the
reality is that I must.
I must find something
good in the outcome or
else Ill be part of the
problem. Part of the problem that has created the
dysfunction that has been

prevalent and growing
more pervasive over the
past 20 years.
When we become
polarized its easy to
become disconnected.
When were disconnected
we think were separate
from them. When we
think were separate from
them it becomes easy to
react with violence or with
apathy. When were violent or apathetic were not
empathetic, and then we
dont care about the suffering of others. When we
dont care about the suffering of others, we create
more sufferingwith
wars, with economics, with
inequities in education and
social classwhich leads
to inequities in opportunities and the ability to succeed, which creates need...
...Ugh, again.
This is a huge mountain to climb, and in 2008 I
was so hopeful wed climb
it together. Now I have to
make the hike through ter-
Photo by Catherine Minolli
Trying to keep trying to focus on the light...
Ol Tinos the same grateful, loveable pet

regardless of whats going on in the world.
ritory Im not only unfamiliar with, but where Im
fearful the ground will
give way under my feet.
My first yoga teacher
told us to look at the animals to unlock the secret
of an unencumbered life.
She said they always find
what they need, and do
what they have to do in
order to survive. They
dont question their exis-
tence or ponder what will

happen tomorrow.
I look over at my cat.
Hes sleeping again, even
snoring slightly. Hell go
on being exactly who he is,
and maybe thats exactly
what I need to do.
Be who I am and keep
trying to focus on the light.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.
com.
Is this really just a fad?

blushed and said, Um, no,
I think that wouldnt be a
good idea. Obviously,
they were located in places
that were not to be shown
in public.
I asked her how she
chose the tattoos. Did she
go though the artists book
and choose them? She said
that, no, she let the artist
decide what to do. She
likes pretty, environmental
things she said, so she had
him do nice garden displays down both legs. Ill
bet they were brilliant but
Sue forced me to change
the subject. Darn.
my hair long and had leisure suits as my Sunday

best. I had black lights and
lava lamps, slot cars and
danced the Twist. I even
had, as many men did
then, elevated platform
shoes. I loved being a few
inches taller.
My friend, Fran, came
into work one day all
Streaking
at
the bruised up. What happened to you? I asked.
Academy Awards.
Fell off my platform
shoes, she replied.
younger days. I really
Each of these fads, as I
dont know. Im not a
huge fan of them but peer recall, lasted only a short
pressure is a great motiva- time. My fascination with
my hula hoop lasted all of,
tor and if all my friends
had them, maybe I would, oh, about 20 minutes.
too. I certainly dont con- Undoubtedly, you had
demn anyone for tattooing your fads, too. Remember
8-tracks? Disco? Earth
themselves. But I really
shoes? Streaking? I never
wish I could stick around
long enough to see them in tried that one. Did you
senior living centers when have a pet rock? What a
genius idea that was! The
all the tattooed skin has
sagged. Those nice flowers guy made a fortune.
Then there was the
are sure to look wilted.
boom box and break danc So is the tattoo thing
ing. I opted out of break
just
a
fad?
It
seems
like
it
Will these flowers wilt
dancing but admired those
has
lasted
longer
than
over time?
who could do it. I was in
most things I would put
New York on business durunder the fad category.
It seems like everyone The dictionary defines fad ing this fad and the sideI know under the age of 35 as something (such as an walks were full of break
has a tattoo or two. Or ten. interest or fashion) that is dancers.
One woman I know was
Every girl I knew had
very popular for a short
the ex-girlfriend of a tattoo time.
a Cabbage Patch doll.
artist. Every square inch
Nintendo video games,
I remember lots of
that she could tastefully
other fads from my era. In Trivial Pursuit, Rubiks
show was covered in artis- the 1950s, for example,
Cube and Smurfs were
tic ink. And it was obvious there were the coonskin
also biggies.
that the renderings extend- caps during the Davy
Later generations
ed well into the unmenamused themselves (and
Crockett craze, hula
tionables areas.
spent a fortune) on Beanie
hoops, poodle skirts and
I wonder if I would
saddle shoes. Later, I wore Babies, fanny packs, rollhave had a tattoo in my
erblades, Pokmon (makbell bottom pants, grew
A cup of cold water

O
Honest Living . . .
ern fetish for bottled H2O.

A genuine southerner,
Moms water was iced tea
with a teaspoon of sugar.
Shed savor the dregs like
they were some magic
potion for inner peace.
Now, dont you touch
my tea, shed say to my
sisters and me. It was a
test of obedience I dared
challenge only once.
Unlike the typical
southerner, Mom never
bought Pepsi or CocaCola. On special occasions, she permitted us a
glass of icy, slightly
sweetened Lipton or Red
Rose. Thus, I didnt
develop a taste for unflavored water.
It was after my travail of
labor and delivery in
childbirth when I gladly
accepted a cold cup of
water. The first swallow
was heaven to my parched
mouth and throat. My
firstborns cry and the
nurses white uniform
remain connected with that
quenching drink. It felt
like shed saved my life.
Yet, its difficult to
change a camels habits.
In caring for my infant and
household, I forgot to
drink. Alas, my attempt to
breastfeed failed due to
inexperience and lack of
support. Four years later, I
found La Leche League
and prepared for my second child.
Although I couldnt
the limelight,
deriving
much of
their success on
making
headlines,
good or
otherwise.
Both
Brown
have done
things that
in the past would have
instantly shamed someone out of public office,
but instead of admitting
to their wrongs, theyd
rather pluck a conspiracy
theory out of the air.
Both have used social
What was your Pet Rocks name?

ing a comeback?) and the
Macarena. There were
flash mobs, thongs (another one I missed), paintball,
iPods, Grumpy Cat,
Gluten-free, Honey Boo
Boo, twerking and selfies.
And countless others.
I wonder what the next
fad will be. Somebody out
there will come up with
something that will be creative, catch on and will
roar across the landscape
for a time before we get
bored with it and try
Author and firstborn daughter Becky.

embrace some of their
ideas, I found La Leche
companionship and knowledge as necessary as
Sunday morning worship
service. The women
helped me overcome my
challenges and handicaps
with the will and skill to
successfully breastfeed my
two younger daughters.
The group was like the
nurse who gave me a cup
of cold water when I needed it.
Dear Reader, as my
firstborns birthday
approaches, I meditate
upon the nurses vocation
and kindness, how good
health and encouragement

come from what seems a
small, insignificant thing.
Since our daughter passed,
I see my barren landscape
of loss grows greener from
cups of cold water given
by Gods disciples. With
each cup, they save my
life again.
As St. Augustine
wrote: Does not a certain
flame rise up as if from
that cold water which even
inflames the cold breasts
of men to perform acts of
mercy in the hope of heavenly reward?
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
Stunning similarities from local to national

ust over a year after
State Representative
Todd Courser stepped
down under pressure for
his misdeeds in officea
scandal that made all of
Michigan familiar with
LapeerCountythe
states voters helped put
someone, not all that different from the first-term
legislator, in the White
House.
The similarities
between the former 82nd
House rep and presidentelect are noteworthy.
Both exist in that paradox where they at once
bash the media but obviously enjoy basking in
Hula hooping in the good ol days.
something else. Our

patience level is getting
shorter all the time so it
will be a challenge for all
the fad makers of the
future.
Whatever the fad may
be, will you be able the
resist it? Or will you, like
millions of us in the past,
succumb to the pressure
and join the fun? Im betting on the latter. And Im
sure Ill join you.
Email Rick at
rick.liblong@cox.net.
Making room for

reconciliation
Photo provided
And whosoever shall

give to drink unto one of
these little ones a cup of
cold water only in the
name of a disciple, verily I
say unto you, he shall in
no wise lose his reward.
St. Matthew 10: 42
n those long, summer
days of childhood,
nothing
could
call me
indoors
until
Mom
hollered
for dinner. Even
on those
blister
ing,
itchy,
humid
vacations
in Kentucky, I felt no
thirst. Play was my drink
until that sweaty glass of
cold milk appeared on the
table. Then, sudden thirst
had its fill.
Mom served my sisters
and me Twin Pines delivered in the milk chute. The
dairy industry thrived on
the likes of us OBrien
girlsfour glasses each a
day, times five. Mom worried over the bill.
She was skeptical of
the chlorine smell from
our city faucets, and
frowned at the rotten egg
odor from Kentucky wells.
I wager she would shake
her head today at our mod-
Photo provided
ue and I joined some

friends of ours recently
at a local restaurant. We
had a marvelous time
strolling
down mem- All the Liblong day..
ory lane
together
and enjoying each
others
company.
Were all
about the
Rick
same age
Liblong
over-the-hill
Baby
Boomers. (Except Sue, of
course.)
Our server was a
delightful young lady in
her late 20s, I would
guess. She was originally
from Spokane, Washington
and now lives in Virginia
as a single mom of a
three-year-old. She was
very pretty but what captured my attention immediately were the tattoos
and piercings she was displaying.
She had a beautiful
floral arrangement down
her left arm, something
else on her right and a
very artistic octopus on
her left foot. There were
probably eight or ten
piercings on her face and
ears, each filled with a
shiny small stone of some
kind, maybe diamonds.
I asked her if she had
other tattoos and she
affirmed that she did.
When I asked if I could
see the other ones, she
Photo provided
media as a tool to level

personal insults against
others. Its the bullys
newest, best tool.
Incremental, sound
proposals to make government better are so boring...lets talk about
upending sound programs
while brushing aside concerns over volatility.
The establishment is
not to be trusted, they
say, while lobbing insults
at the people theyre destined to work with.
Fear is the cornerstone of their message to
voters, inciting some to
be overly disgruntled
with their circumstances.
If a journalist writes
something you dont like,
call in the lawyers.
The President-elects
tone appears to have softened since his win last
week. Thats a good
thing. Hopefully its a
sign of more to come.
Realizing that you play a
major role in the peoples
ability to live out the
American dreamwhether your job is in the state
house or the White
Houseshould make the
proudest of people a bit
more humble.
Email Maria at
mbrown@pageone-inc.
com.
o you ever pinch

yourself and ask,
Now, how in the world
or, for that matter, when
did we get from there to
here?
Lying awake very
early this morning held me
captive in that kind of
bubble. Seemingly overnight, time had done this
weird warp of a convoluted election process rolled
right over into a post from
my niece in California
saying she had her
Christmas letter written
and ready to go.
Was I surprised? No.
Hers is always the one
which propels me out of
the I dont think Im
going to send letters this
year mode to a mindset
which acknowledges that
if I love hearing news
about her family, she, and
others, might enjoy hearing about mine.
from a friend.
Another came from a
friend who shared this instagram someone had sent
her: Some of the most
incredible people I know
voted for Donald Trump...
Some of the most incredible people I
know voted
for Hillary
Clinton.
Probably
the starkest
reality Ive
observed is
that we
didnt all
hear political rhetoric,

or propaganda, either, from the same
source or from the same
perspective. We all come
to the discussion table
with our biases. Some of
the best perspectives others have shared mirror discussions which have happened within their householdslike: Is the Jesus
'Maybe there's in the Bible the same as
Jesus in the press, or
room for shaking the
even the Jesus in our cities
hands across the and/or our churches?
Who is power forgettable'
ting? Who is religion
oppressing?
Was I shocked that it
My bias has sharpwas time? Yes. How, and
ened. My bias has blurred.
when, had the middle of
Are you hearing what Im
November snuck up on
saying? The principles I
me?
used to hold dear I still
Now that Im fully
hold dear. But just maybe
awake, having had time to theyve fleshed out a little.
process my thoughts a lit- Or have they been cut to
tle more, Im realizing that the quick? Maybe theres
maybe I was asking
room for shaking hands
myself the wrong quesacross the table, or holding
tions. Perhaps it wasnt so hands around the table.
much about the how and
Maybe together weve crewhen. Maybe its more
ated space for ministries
about my having gained a of reconciliation. And who
new frame of reference in knows but what well be
a very short time. Funny
breaking bread with whole
what a week will do that
new groups or writing
way.
those letters from whole
Facebook played a
new perspectives?
part. A big part. Im learn- Not only did I pinch
ing not to take everything myself, I think I poked a
I see there for gospel truth, little at the bubble. The
but Im sharing a couple
comfortable bubble. And I
of quotes in which the ink think Im ready to let God
bled true. One was from
burst it wide open. No lonThomas Jefferson, who is ger is it about when and
quoted as having said: I
how we got to this point.
never considered a differ- Its about being here. In
ence of opinion in politics, this place. In this time.
in religion, in philosophy, Email Willene at
as cause for withdrawing
willenetanis@aol.com.
Lapeer County ramps

up dog license efforts
By Maria Brown
Photo by provided
National Honor Society Inductees

Dryden High School students were recently inducted into the National
Honor Society. Inductees pictured above include (in alphabetical
order) Erin Boettcher, Alyssa Daoud, Angelina DeBellis, Natalie
Embree, Reed Hall, Abrielle Hurd, Ella Kage, Riley Knox, Jacob
Livingston, Ashley Niehaus, Teagan Norman, Erin Paton, Hannah
Peyerk, Alexis Schuhrke, Claire Sobek, Coulter Waite, Justin Wheeler
and Miya Wolff. Inductees pictured below in alphabetical order
include: Paige Abromaitis, Maryanna Allegro, Vincent Angel, Mark
Cronkright, Brady Czape, Laura Ellis, Delaney Finley, Hunter Gall,
Kelsey Hempstead, Hunter Hofmann, Delaney Hull, Alissa Hurd,
Brandon Lemke, Kendall Lowe, John Lynch, Caelan OBryan, Jesse
Prososki, Alea Purdue, Ethan Rozanski, Kelli Schenkel and Ally
Sobek.
LAPEER With a
looming budget deficit,
commissioners want to
ramp up efforts to get more
dogs licensed in Lapeer
County.
Last month, the board
approved an amendment to
the Health Departments
fee schedule that outlines
license costs and penalties
for delinquencies. Those
who let their license
renewal lapse beyond six
months will be issued a
citation for non-compliance. Already on the books
is a $50 late fee for those
who dont renew within
six months time but that
hasnt
always
been
enforced.
Animal Control Officer
Aimee Orn said there are
just over 6,000 licenses
current in the county so far.
Year to date, that has
resulted in $112,944 in
revenues. Last year, license
sales for all 12 months
totaled $156,073.
Cost is $12 per year for
neutered and spayed dogs
or $35 for three years; $50
for delinquent licenses;
$20 for intact animals per
Obituaries
Lewis of Allenton; grandchildren: Debby (Craig)

Bond, Tina (Alan)
Pariseau, Chad (Sara)
Lietz, Randy Lietz, Kami
(Scott) Keding, Jason

(Karrie) Lietz, Jodie (Matt)
Jinkerson, Elizabeth and
Jessica Lietz, Jenny
(Steve) Lewis, Jeremy
(Krystle) Swatsell, Joshua
(Tammi) Swatsell and
Jenna Swatsell; greatgrandchildren: Ryan Bond,
Lauren and Elsie Pariseau,
Trinity, Mallory, Bryce,
Brayden and Blake Lietz,
Nathan and Devon Lietz,
Taylor, Eric and Drew
Keding, Tristen, Trace
Lietz and Madeline,
Abigail and Isabelle,
Jacob, Remington and
Joseph Montney, Jeneveve
Lewis and Mason and
Brody Swatsell; stepgrandchild, Richard
(Tonya), Danielle; stepgreat-grandchildren: Craig
(Lora) Bond and Lucia,
Silvia, Jacob, Charley and
Chandler; sister, Lorraine
Slayton of CO and many
nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her daughter,

Diane Lynn Lietz (stillbirth); grandson, James
Daniel Lietz (2014); greatgrandchildren, Chad Lietz
and Alexis Sophia Lietz
(2003); siblings, Laura
(Werner) Thurman,
Florence Erdman, Arnold
(Ruth) Kark, Viola (Elmer)
Wilke; sister-in-law,
Lorraine Marceau and
brother-in-law, Leo
Slayton.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, November
15, 2016 at St. Johns
Lutheran Church, Capac.
Rev. Gary MacManus,
interim pastor, officiated.
Burial was in East Berlin
Cemetery, Berlin
Township.
Memorials are suggested to St. Johns Lutheran
Church, Hospice of
Michigan or Wishes of
the Family.
For information and
Guest Book visit kaatzfunerals.com.
~ Helen Valerie Lipa, 93 ~

Helen Valerie Lipa, age
93, formerly of Allenton,
Michigan, died peacefully
Tuesday afternoon,
November 8, 2016 at the
Saline Evangelical Home.
She was born in
Hamtramck, April 27,
1923, the daughter of the
late Felix and Maryanna
(Markowicz) Grabowski.
On July 7, 1956, she
married Joseph J. Lipa at
St. Mary Mystical Rose
Roman Catholic Church,
Armada. Joseph died
November 2, 2004.
Helen was a long-time
parishioner of St. John the
Evangelist Catholic
Church, Allenton, where
she was a member of the
Altar Society and the

church choir. She worked
as a quality inspector in a
Detroit factory during
World War II and was a
Capac Schools bus driver
for 18 years. Helen
enjoyed Christmas decorating, crocheting, and
stamp and spoon collecting.
Surviving are her
daughter, Loraine (Daniel)
Klein of Streamwood,
Illinois and two sons:
Robert (Maureen) Lipa of
Naperville, Illinois and
Raymond (Kathleen) Lipa
of Saline; eight grandchildren: Neal, Roger, Mary
Clare, Daniel, Colleen,
Joseph, Jessica, and
TRI-CITY AREA
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teacher who each day goes
above and beyond to help
students learn?
If so, let us know by
nominating him or her for
special recognition as a TriCity Times Teacher of the
Month.
Through June, the Times
will continue to highlight the
outstanding efforts of area

teachers in a monthly feature.
Send your nomination
letter to the editor at P.O.
Box 278, Imlay City, MI
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724-8552.
Be sure to include your
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reached.
Nominate an outstanding local teacher
Rachel, as well as several

nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by brothers Joseph
Grabowski (1914) and
Francis Grabowski (1970)

and sister Leonora Beidul
(2003).
The family honored the
memory of Helen with a
Rite of Christian Burial on
Saturday, November 12,
2016 at St. John the
Evangelist Catholic
Church, Allenton. Burial
followed the Mass at St.
Philip Neri Cemetery,
Columbus Township.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
St. John Altar Society.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Kaatz
Funeral Directors, Inc.
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IMLAY CITY Are you in need of a place to go

for a traditional Thanksgiving meal? Then head to
Nicks Country Oven on Thursday, Nov. 24, where,
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., up to 150 roast turkey dinners
will be served for free.
The restaurant is located at 145 E. Capac Rd.
Santas Closet at St. Cornelius

DRYDEN Santas Closet will return to St.
Cornelius Church at 3834 Mill Street on Nov. 18-20.
Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 18) and
Saturday (Nov. 19); and from noon-2 p.m. on Sunday,
Nov. 20. The annual fundraiser is sponsored by The
Women of St. Cornelius.
Now is the time to start gathering all new or
slightly-used Christmas decorations, dishes, sweaters,
snowmen and angels and any other Christmas items to
donate to Santas Closet.
Santa Claus will be available to meet with local
children on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Donations may be dropped off at the church
beginning Saturday, Nov. 12 following the 4:30 p.m.
mass. The last day for donations will be Wednesday,
Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
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Surviving are six children and their spouses:

Judy and Larry
Czerepowicz of Allenton,
Clifford and Jan of
Allenton, Michael and Kay
of Allenton, Robert and
Nancy of Davison, James
and Melanie of Emmett
and Janet and Russell
increasing the licensing

rate, like working more
closely with vet clinics, in
hopes of finding a longterm solution that will provide a boost in Animal
Control funding.
Commissioner
Ian
Kempf said the board is
not prepared to write a
$50,000 check to make
that department whole.
In her quarterly report
to commissioners, Orn
noted that the shelter had
shown significant improvement in their adoption rate
and a decrease in their
euthanasia rate. The
Michigan
Pet
Fund
Alliance named Lapeer
County as having the Most
Improved Open Intake
Shelter in Michigan for
medium sized facilities.
Free holiday meal in Imlay City
~ Eleanor June Lietz, 88 ~

Eleanor June Lietz, 88,
of Allenton, died Friday,
November 11, 2016, at
home surrounded by the
love of her family.
She was born March 2,
1928 in Utica the daughter
of the late Herman and
Fredericka (Fiebelkorn)
Kark.
Her marriage to Hugo
Julius Lietz Jr. was
September 6, 1947 in Mt.
Clemens. Hugo died
November 25, 1985.
She was a member of
St. Johns Lutheran
Church, Capac, where she
was 2007 woman of the
year, served on the Blue
Water Council and was
proud to provide squash
for the harvest suppers for
30 years.
Eleanor was a longtime
area dairy farmer. She
worked seven years for the
former Baker Electrical of
Memphis and enjoyed
farming and spending time
with her family.
year or $55 per three years.

In an attempt to make
license purchasing easier
for residents, an after hours
drop box has been installed
at the Animal Control
offices and staff is hoping
to offer online payments.
One issue that still needs to
be solved with online payment is the submission of
each animals rabies vaccine certificate.
Orn said they have
plans to do canvassing
efforts in the county at
least three days a week
and, in addition to sending
monthly renewal notices,
staff will begin sending a
late notice/second reminder in the mail on a quarterly basis.
Commissioners want
to explore other options for
20 years & counting

Chelsie Dubois of Noffert Dental (right)
accepts certificate of recognition from Ann
Hintz, director of the Imlay City Area Chamber
of Commerce during a special awards luncheon at Countryside Banquet Center on
November 10th. Noffert Dental was recognized for 20 years of business in Imlay City.
A number of other businesses were also
recognized at the luncheon.
Future: STEM Engineering Night

male-dominated field, and
female students, decades
ago and even recently, were
not as encouraged to pursue
technical educations. That
is all changing, says Kent,
and she and other educators
are seeing an influx of
female students seeking out
STEM subjects.
We have noticed a
gender shift in STEM afterschool projects and the
robotics teams as more
female students gain confidence and interest in the
programs, Kent says.
During
Family
Engineering Night, the high

schools
Spartronics
FIRST Robotics Club was
represented by students
Patti-Jo Stroman-Haynes,
Izabella Haberski, and
Amber Flowers. The trio
demonstrated one of their
robotic creations for the
crowd.
Were teaching girls
that it doesnt mean youre
different if youre into this
kind of thing, StromanHaynes says, and it shows
them to go for what they
want to do, and that robotics is cool for a lot of kids
Finish line: Women share success
While it was difficult

for Spivey to say goodbye
to her son as the weekend
concluded, she and her fellow runners had other chal-
Marine PFC Nathan Spivey and his mom

Michaela goof around after the 26.2 mile marathon Michaela successfully completed last
month.
lenges to deal with during
the run.
The biggest challenge
was dealing with my emotions during the marathon...and dealing with the
heat, Spivey says.
Indeed, the temps were
downright balmy for late
Octoberclimbing up to
82 degrees as the afternoon
wore on.
It was hot and will go
down in the record books
as the hottest MCM in its
history, Thomas says.
Along with the heat,
there was a lot of humidity.
The weather was very
challengingit was hot
and muggy and it slowed
me down, says Miller,

who also was plagued by a
recurring injury.
It reared its ugly head
but I conquered the finish
line. There were runners
without legs so I had no
business complaining
about anything, she says.
The no complaining
sentiment dominated the
weekend, all three marathoners agree, as the experience served as an outstanding reminder of the
blessings of being alive
and being a citizen of the
United States.
Tears, laughing, dancing. Honor and respect of
the Marines and the marathon participants, Miller
says. I continue to be
happy that Iam healthy
and physically fit to run
marathons, compete in triathalons and often place in
the top three in my age
group in many other races.
I hope I am an inspiration to young women,
and to my grandchildren,
she says.
Along with much gratitude to PFC Nathan Spivey
and all those whove
served in the U.S. military,
the marathoners are grateful to Millers husband,
Rick, who did everything
he could to support them
through the challenge.
He drove us to and
from the airport, he took
our luggage to the hotel
and checked us in, and he
walked with us to the start
with Nathan to cheer us
on, Miller says. He was
a real trooper!
MCM website photo
Thomas says. The pictures of young men, young

women, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters
that died for each of us
were so touching. It was
very emotional.
Ditto for Miller.
Though shed run the Blue
Mile in the 2015 MCM,
the sentiments were just as
strong.
I saw runners without
legs...I saw veterans in
wheelchairs and with oxygen tanks..., Miller says.
The patriotism and the
respect for this country and
for those who have lost
their lives protecting us, I
will never forget.
Miller, Spivey and
Thomas will also never
forget another highlight of
the weekendPFC Nathan
Spiveys presence at both
the start and the finish
lines.
The best part was a
surprise visit from
Nathan, Thomas says.
Mickey was so excited!
What a nice young man
Miller says Nathans
presence brought even
more meaning to the experience.
Having our own
Marine there made it a
more memorable event,
she says.
my outlook.
While the activities of
Family Engineering Night
are designed to be fun for
students and their families,
they also serve to show
attendees that although
STEM education is offered
at the schools, the real
encouragement starts at
home.
The more exposure to
thinking, creating, modifying, and testing, the more
confident they will be when
they are ready for the workforce, Kent says. We
know how important families are to the academic

success and self-confidence
of our students.
She says STEM learning is important for students to be competitive in
the job markets of the
future, and many students
also find ample enjoyment
in the application of the
skills they learn, as exemplified by Kalmar.
I build catapults every
year in the hallway and try
to see how far we can shoot
things, he grins.
Michaela Spivey and Sally Miller with finisher

medals they earned after completing the 26.2
mile Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 30.
Photo provided
for me...to see so many

lives lost in the line of duty
for us to be free, Spivey
says. I cried for the entire
mile, which felt like five
miles. Family members
were present holding photos of their loved ones. I
think we forget how many
lives are being lost for
freedom.
She had a revelation
one based on gratitude and
appreciation for good life
we all enjoy in the USA.
When we all get
caught up in the hustle and
bustle of our daily lives,
we should all be thankful
to live such wonderful
lives, she says. To see
the reality of losing a loved
one who is serving our
country is something I will
never forget. We should all
take a moment to take a
deep breath and live more
in the moment of what we
have near and dear to us.
Those sentiments were
echoed by Thomaswho
was also experiencing her
first marathonand Miller,
who was running her 13th.
The Blue Mile made
me fall in love with my
country even more,
but they didnt realize it

until they saw us doing it.
Numbers of females in
STEM-related careers are
growing, but theyre still in
the minoritythough its is
slowly changing. Students
like Stroman-Haynes and
her Spartronics teammates
hope to be a part of that
change.
Before I joined robotics I wanted to be a veterinarian, Stroman-Haynes
says, and now I want to go
into CNC as a career.
Robotics totally changed
Photo provided
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Dozens of students and families took part in Family Engineering Night at

Imlay City Middle School on Nov. 10th.
Marathoners run the Blue Mile, a place to

honor and remember those whove been lost
to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Kalmars focus on the joys

of mechanical engineering
is just one example of the
effect STEM learning can
have on young students.
We have infused engineering into our school day
in subject areas, offer after
school opportunities, summer programs, and clubs
since we see the importance
(of STEM), says Kent,
and I encourage parents to
discuss and play with their
students by creating new
ways to solve problems.
STEM learning in the
past has mostly been a
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Ethan Marcola, 14, takes a turn at the wheel of the drinking and driving
simulator during a hands-on program aimed at educating young people
about the dangers of drinking or texting while driving a motor vehicle.
Tour: Almont students enlightened

from page 1-A
Jason Cooper of
Kramer International
described the Save A Life
Tour as a comprehensive
safe driving awareness
program that informs and
demonstrates potentially
deadly consequences
resulting from poor choices and decisions made by
drivers.
The program focused
on: distracted driving,
impaired driving, seat belt
usage, driver behavior, and
driver experience.
In addition to the use
of video simulators
designed to create the
effects of drinking and
driving and texting and
driving, students participated in pre- and post-surveys and pledge-taking.
Simulated dangers
The Save A Life program allowed each student
to get behind the wheel of
one of two simulators.
One simulator was
designed to create the
effects of drinking and
driving, while the other
simulated the act of texting
and driving.
Most students
expressed surprise to the
impact the simulators had
on their ability to operate a
motor vehicle safely.
Freshman Ethan
Marcola, 14, who took a
turn at the drinking and
driving simulator, said the
experience was enough to
persuade him to never
drink and drive.
It was hard, Marcola
said. I hit a person on that
simulator three times. I
dont ever want to do that
in real life.
I would try to take the
keys away from someone
who drinks and drives. Its
not worth it.
Ethan Owens, 16, also
tested out the drinking/
driving simulator, with

similar results.
It really opens up
your eyes and shows the
effects drinking can have
on driving, said Owens.
My reaction times were
really slowed down.
I would definitely say
something to a friend who
was drinking and driving,
he said. I wouldnt even
get into the car.
Senior Jakob Nielsen,
17, said the results of the
texting/driving simulation
served to confirm his
existing concerns.
A lot of people I
know text and drive, at
least to some extent, said
Nielsen. It becomes
habitual and they dont
really think about the
potential consequences.
This program forces
us to re-examine ourselves
and to think more about
our behaviors and actions,
he opined. Ihope this
encourages more people to
think responsibly and to
pull over when their texting.
In light of his experience, Nielsen said he plans
to discuss the program
with his younger brother,
who will soon be acquiring
his drivers license.
Kerchen hopes her
classmates and entire community will benefit from
the program.
There is some awareness among students that it
is not safe to do these
things, said Kerchen.
But we need to be
reminded of how dangerous these kinds of behaviors can be.
Despite all the advice
and warnings, you dont
really know what its like
until you go through the
simulators, Kerchen said.
Other programs dont
teach us to the degree or

depth this program does.
C.J. Rich of Kramer
International is in his
eighth year of Save A Life
Tours, educating students
of the dangers of drinking
or texting while driving.
He believes it is imperative that young people be
presented such information
to help save lives.
This program is very
important to young young
people, said Rich. It
shows them that any kind
of distraction can result in
dire consequenceseven
death. It teaches them
about the responsibilities
they have when operating
a motor vehicle.
At the conclusion of
the program, Rohrbeck
acknowledged that she is
always concerned about
the safety and well-being
of her students.
As an Almont resident and veteran teacher,
said Rohrbeck, I must
admit that when I hear
sirens wailing in our community, I send up a little
prayer, Please, Lord, not
one of my kids.
For 17 years, they
have been, and always will
be my kids, she said.
Driving is a full-time job.
And a vehicle has the
potential to become a
weapon when a driver acts
irresponsibly behind the
wheel.
Distracted driving
kills, said Rohrbeck. Too
many people on the road
today are multi-tasking.
After experiencing
Save A Lifes simulators,
our students took a pledge
today to drive distractionfree. she continued. If it
saves even one life, the
assembly was totally worth
it. After all, what price
would you put on a life?
Town Talk
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the publication date.
For Senior Citizens

Imlay City Senior Center - A new
class! Chair Yoga. Improve
breathing, circulation, strength
and flexibility. Very gentle, all
from a seated position. No moving up and down from the floor.
No
equipment
necessary!
Tuesdays 1-1:30 p.m. 724-6030.
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.
Gentle yoga, Wednesdays from
1-2 p.m. at the Imlay City Senior
Center. Practice led by Dina
Miramonti, RYT.
Dinner and an evening of card
playing with friends, 50/50 raffle
and prizes of high and low for
each table every 3rd Monday at
the Washington Senior Center,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Twp., MI 48094, from 4-8 p.m.
Call for further details, 586-7526543.
Swing Dance Lessons offered at
the Port Huron Senior Center,
600 Grand Avenue in Port Huron,
every Tuesday from 7:30-9 p.m.
and the 1st and 3rd Thursday of
the month from 7:30-9 p.m. with
instructors Lyle Malaski &
Kristina Morton. Call 810-9845061 for more info.
Council on Aging Membership is
open to individuals 18 and older.
The Capac Senior Center is open
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.
We offer a variety of activities
such as fitness and craft classes, a
book review group, cards and bus
trips. Call Lori at 395-7889 for
more info.
Almont and Dryden area senior
citizens meet the 2nd Tuesday of
the month at 12 p.m. at the
Almont Lions Hall, 222 Water
St., for a potluck and program.
Call 798-8210 for more info.
Adults 55 and over are invited to
Berlin Twp. Senior Center to play
cards from noon-3 p.m. the 2nd
Wednesday of every month.

Bring a sack lunch, beverages
provided. Senior stretch exercise
on Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. Potluck
luncheons will be served the 4th
Tuesday of every month at noon.
Call 810-395-4518 for details.
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol
and drug counselor will be available at the Imlay City Seniors
Center on the 4th Thursday of
every month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free Meals, Food

St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Food for Families kitchen is
open to the public for free, hot
meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
This Heart Loves Food Pantry is
open the 1st Saturday of each
month from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Gateway Assembly Church, 2796
S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay City.
Dryden Area Food For Families
free dinner is served on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month from
4:30-6 p.m. at St. Cornelius
Church, 3834 Mill Street. No
proof of income is required.
Come and enjoy a home cooked
meal with us.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a free
community meal on the 2nd and
4th Tuesday of each month from
4:30-6:30 p.m. For more info
please call 810-724-0690 or visit
www.atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist Church,
27 Elk Lake Rd., is open from 2-4
p.m. the 2nd and 4th Monday of
each month. Proof of residency
and need required.
The Capac Community Food
Pantry, 114 S. Main Street, is
open each Wednesday from 1-3
p.m. Please call LOVE, INC. at
810-245-2414 in advance to
ensure your food voucher will be
received before you stop in to
shop. Any questions, please call
Sherrie Cramton at 810-3951905.
The Capac Kitchen serves free
meals every Tuesday from 4:30-6
p.m. at Zion United Methodist
Church.
Free meals for people in need are
offered at the North Branch
Senior Center on Monday and
Thursday evenings from 5:30-7

p.m. Call 810-441-0322 for more
info.
Orchards Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd Saturday
of every month 9 a.m.-noon. Food
distributed at 74903 McKay Rd.,
Bruce Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Dryden Historical Society
meets at 7 p.m. the first
Wednesday of the month and the
museum opens every Monday
from 5:30-7 p.m.
The Capac Historical Society is
open to visitors daily from 1-3
p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on Sundays.
Call 810-395-2859 for more info.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is open for the 2016 season on Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
Stop by and view new exhibits
and learn more about Imlay
Citys wonderful history. For
more info call 810-724-1904.
The
Almont
Community
Historical Society Museum is
open Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.
Please stop by and learn about
your community. Society meetings are held at the museum on
the second Monday of the month
at 7 p.m. For more info call 810796-3355.
Youth Events
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. This
is a FREE workshop for 3-5 year
olds & parents/caregivers! Enjoy
fun projects that will develop
your childs skills and prepare
them for school! Children also
enjoy a snack, story time, and a
free book! Call the Family
Literacy Center today to reserve
your seat at 810-664-2737 and for
more info on dates and times.
Play groups available. Free 6
week sessions. At these FREE
90-minute playgroups, children
will participate in storytime,
developmentally appropriate
games and crafts, learn new
skills, and enjoy a snack and
social time with other children.
Parents will have the chance to
talk to other adults with sameage children. Register now for the
next session! Numerous locations
and dates available. For more
info and to sign up call the Family
Literacy Center at 810-664-2737.
Support Groups
AFFORDABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS WITH:
3 Nutritious Meals Daily

Compimentary Satellite TV
Life-enriching Activities
Light Housekeeping
Health Services
Available
www.SanctuaryatMapleVista.org
Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1-3 p.m.
every Wednesday in the Lapeer
Court House for personal protection order clinic. For info 810246-0632.
Al-Anon Meeting 10 a.m. Fridays
at Family of Christ Lutheran
Church, 7191 E. Imlay City Rd.,
Imlay City. And on Mondays at 8
p.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church,
200 Cedar St., Imlay City.

FOR WIDOWED MEN &
WOMEN:
Lunch-CardsFriendship. Join us every 3rd
Tuesday of each month from
11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at Cavis Pioneer
Restaurant, 5600 Lapeer Rd. in
Kimball Twp. 48074. No RSVP
necessary. For more info call
Joanne K. at 810-324-2304. This
activity is sponsored by Widowed
Friends, a peer support group
www.widowedfriends.org.
be available for pick up at the

school on Dec. 20 from 9-9:30
a.m. They come hot and ready to
serve. Call or email the school to
place an order. 810-724-5695 or
office@iccschool.net.
Presenting the
Rob Mills Family
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
6 pm - Saturday, Nov. 26th
Goodland
Community Church
Widowed Friends invites all widowed to join us for breakfast and

friendship in a safe setting every
2nd and 4th Monday of the
month at 9 a.m. at Seros, 925
Gratiot in Marysville. For more
info, call Julie at 810-388-0868.
Lapeer County Families Against
Narcotics group meets the second
Tuesday of the month at Faith
Christian Fellowship, 69 W.
Nepessing St. in Lapeer. Call 810667-0119 for more info or email
faithchrist09@aol.com.
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss
group meets Tuesday nights at
the Hunters Creek Mobile Home
Park Club House, 725 DeMille
Rd. in Lapeer. Weigh-in from
6-6:30 p.m., meeting from 6:307:30 p.m. For more info, call 810664-7579.
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at
the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Lapeer.
Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
meeting. Call Linda at 810-2453955 or Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
more info.
For those that have experienced
the death of a loved one, a support group is available facilitated
by a trained United Hospice
Service (UHS) bereavement volunteer. Marlette Regional
Hospital, 2770 Main Street in
Marlette, hosts this support
group the 1st Friday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the
Administration
Conference
Room. For more info, call 800635-7490 or visit www.marletteregionalhospital.org.
In Imlay City
Spreading Christmas Joy!

Love Offerings Accepted
More info? 724-8064

Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox National Collection
Week Nov. 14-21, 2016. Drop off
location and hours: Imlay City
Christian Reformed Church, 395
N. Cedar Street, Imlay City. Nov.
14&19 - 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Nov.
15&16 - 4-6 p.m.; Nov. 17 - 4-6:30
p.m.; Nov. 18 - 11 a.m.-2 p.m.;
Nov. 20 - 1-3 p.m. and Nov. 21 8:30-10:30 a.m. Contact: Brenda
Hardies,
Relay
Center
Coordinator 810-724-0473.
Womans Life Chapter 855 is
hosting a Bottle & Can Drive now
until Wed., Dec. 7. Proceeds to
benefit the Wings of The Harbor
transitional living program for
homeless youth in Port Huron,
St. Clair County. Womans Life
Insurance Society will match the
first $500 raised! For drop-off
locations call, 810-392-5136.
The Imlay City Christian School
is holding a fundraiser for
TAFFY (Tuition Assistance
Fundraising For Youth). Come
join us for euchre the 2nd
Saturday of each month at 7 p.m.
at the Imlay City Christian
School, 7197 E. Imlay City Rd. in
Imlay City. For more info, call
810-724-5695.
Craft Shows/Bazaars
Rummage Sales
Fundraisers
Ace of Hearts Progressive Raffle.
Weekly drawing held at Dryden
Bar & Grill Wednesdays at 7
p.m., Sept. 28, 2016-March 1,
2017. Need not be present to win.
Must draw Ace of Hearts to win
jackpot. 50% of proceeds to winner and 50% to Dryden
Community Schools. House
Rules available at Dryden Bar &
Grill. Lisence #C27715
American Legion Post 16 in
Lapeer will begin their Christmas
tree sales on Sun., Nov. 27 from
10 a.m.-8 p.m. The fresh
Christmas trees will be on sale
until Christmas Eve. For info.
call 810-664-9312
Imlay City Christian School is
taking orders now through Dec. 5
for Evies Tamales. Tamales will
Womens Relation*Shop* Expo Sat., Nov. 19, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. at

New Life Christian Church, 4411
Newark Rd. Attica, MI 48412. A
fun day of shopping! Buy from
direct sales/small businesses vendors!
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Harvest of Treasures Sale Sat.,
Nov. 19 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 109 E.
Kempf Court in Capac. Three
partial estatesthis is a good
one!
Medical Care
Lapeer
County
Health
Department, 1800 Imlay City
Rd.,
Lapeer
Regular
c
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m

Attica Food Bank: Serving those
in need in Attica Twp, 2-4 pm,
2nd and 4th Monday
Rev. Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
15
Dryden
U.M.C.
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
15
810-796-3341
15
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages

Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
16
15
15
15
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
810-724-1135
586.336.4673
M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
Father Paul Ward
15
670 N. Van Dyke

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

Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister
15
16
Worship Service: 10:00 am
15
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
7191 Imlay City Road
Imlay City
Educational Hour - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Phone 810-724-2620
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PASTOR KEN RENARD
Sunday 2:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
firstapostolichome.com
15
Sunday Mornings
10:30 am
COME & MAKE A

DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15
15
Light of Christ
Community
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
Church
881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888
Almont
First Baptist Church
Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am

Worship Services
10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm
fbc@airadvantage.net
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services
over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont 15
Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God
GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist
275 Bancroft - Imlay City

(Corner of 5th Street)
810-724-7855
810-724-6207

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Pastor
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438
Come to the WELS
St. Nicholas
Catholic Church
15
4331 Capac Road

Capac, MI 48014
810-395-7572
www.stnicholascapac.com
Weekday Masses are held at

St. John The Evangelist Church
Weekend Masses:
Sunday - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.

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

Evangelist
Catholic Church
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002
810-395-7074
www.stjohnsallenton.com
Cookie Walk - 9 a.m., Dec. 10 at

St. Nicholas Catholic Church
Hall, 4331 Capac Rd., Capac, MI.
Info: 810-395-2049.
The American Legion will host a
New Years Eve extravaganza on
Sat., Dec. 31, 2016. Doors open
6:30 p.m. with dinner at 8.
Veterans and active service members receive a 10 percent discount. Tickets includes dinner by
Scotties Catering, Kens DJ
Service, party favors, champagne
toast with a cash bar and plenty
of prizes and 50/50 drawings.
The tickets are available now at
the American Legion. All proceeds will will support local veterans. For more info. please call
the Legion office 810-664-9312.
Other
Free tutor training for people
who would like to help others in
our community improve English
skills. Volunteer basis. Please call
for orientation before training at
810-664-2737.
Volunteer for the Habitat for
Humanity of Lapeer County at
the office. Interested parties can
call 810-664-7111 and speak to
Carolyn, Cheryl or Pete at 810660-7823.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

of Imlay City, Post 2492, 598 N.
Almont Ave. (Fairgrounds Rd.)
Overseas Veterans Meetings 2nd
Thursday, every other month, 7
p.m.; Post Meetings 1st Thursday
every month, 7 p.m.; Auxiliary
Meetings 1st Saturday of every
month, 2 p.m.
The Imlay City American Legion

Post 135 meets the 2nd and last
Wednesdays of the month at 7:30
p.m. The post is located at 212 E.
Third Street. Contact them at
724-1450 or americanlegionpost135@frontier.com.
Phone: 810-724-6999
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Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School
9:00 a.m. September thru May
Staffed Nursery During Worship 15
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church

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

hosting the Rob Mills Family
Christmas Concert on Saturday
Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. All are welcome.
For more info, contact Ruthie
Cischke at 724-8064.
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass
(810) 395-7557
15
Bunco Party at Capac Senior

Center, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. Hunters
theme - dress in hunters orange
or camo. Your chance to win a
buck! Hunters lunch - enjoy chili,
baked potatoes, corn bread, dessert and beverage for lunch
served at 12:30 p.m. RSVP 810395-7889
Almont/Dryden Masons meets 7

p.m. every 2nd Thursday of the
month at Masonic Center in
Almont.
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
Phone: 810-724-8110
Events
2720 Winslow Road

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
Supervised child care during all services
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church during service.
810-417-0265 cbcimlay.org
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Service 10:45 am
Evening Service 6:00 pm
Wednesday Service 7:00 pm
Capac Pharmacy is teaming with

Support Million Hearts by offering in-pharmacy blood pressure
screenings, 136 North Main St. in
Capac, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come and
have their blood pressure read
for free.
Euchre is back at the Almont

Lions Club, the second Saturday
of every month (except December)
through May. Doors open at 6:30
p.m., and the games begin at 7
p.m. Entry fee provides the player with 10 games of Euchre with
a light meal at the break. The
Almont Lions Club: 222 Water
Street in downtown Almont. For
more info, contact the club at
810-798-3333. And, as always, all
funds generated from Euchre
nights benefit local charities.
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo
Weekday Masses
Imlay City
Church of Christ
2008 N. Van Dyke

Box 82
810.724.1747
Come Grow With Us!
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
West Berlin
U.M.C.
Goodland
Community
Church
Imlay City
C.R.C.
810-724-4315
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
810-724-0687
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
www.newlifechristian.net
Pastor Tim Martin
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 15
395 N. Cedar (M-53)

www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Youth Ministry
MOPS Program
Community Mens & Womens
Bible Studies
Church 810-395-2112
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.

(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Rev. Marcel Allen Lamb
5394 Main Street - Dryden
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Curtis Clarke
810-724-2702
810-724-1200
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Imlay City
U.M.C.
859 N. Van Dyke Road

Imlay City, Michigan 48444
4411 Newark Road

Attica, MI 48412
Capac
U.M.C.
Attica
U.M.C.
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
(ELCA)
Free hearing and vision screens

for children of preschool age are
available at the Lapeer County
Health Department. To schedule
an appointment please call 810667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
Club News
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
Immunization Clinic Hours:

(held in 2nd floor clinic area)
Mondays 1-3:30 p.m. Walk-In,
Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
By Appointment Only, Thursdays
1-3:45 p.m. By Appointment
Only. Additional Immunization
Clinics Offered: By Appointment
Only (held in 2nd floor clinic
area). Walk-In (held in lower
level). For additional info, to
check if we accept your insurance, or to schedule an appointment please call 810-667-0448.
201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI

810-798-8855
Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley
Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.

Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sundays 6-8pm
Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
Pre-School - 5th grade
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Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church
4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI
810-796-3951
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

Weekday Masses:
9:30 am - WORSHIP
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 a.m.
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS
Weekend Masses:
ALL WELCOME!!!
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Steven Helms
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Christian Preschool Available 15
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
The Evening Star Quilt Guild

meets the last Wednesday of each
month at the Davison Senior
Center, 10135 Lapeer Rd. in
Davison. Meetings start at 6:30
p.m. and doors open at 6 p.m. For
more info, call Lisa, 810-3587294.
Markets
Attention Cottage Food Vendors
- The Market Lexington is currently looking for Cottage Food
Vendors for the 2016 market
season. Contact Kristen Kaatz,
810-404-7570 for stall space and
pricing.
The Flea Market held each
Sunday at the Lapeer Center
Building, 425 County Center
Rd. in Lapeer, will be open from
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 50 booths
inside and outside sell a huge
variety of items. This event is
sponsored by the Lapeer Center
Building, and there is no admission charge. For info on space
rentals, contact Logan at 810347-7915. For general info on
the Flea Market or food service
by Peacock Alley Catering call
810-664-2109 or email lapeercenter@charter.net.
New 4-H Club earns award
The 4-H Challenged Me program has received

national recognition by the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
State Fair in Imlay City

this summer.
The CAE program
acknowledges and shares
successful county Farm
Bureau programs and
activities. The awards are
based on county Farm
Bureau
membership.
Counties compete for recognition in five different
groups
Its a pleasure to recognize the outstanding
efforts of grassroots Farm
Bureau members who join
at the county level, said
AFBF President Zippy
Duvall.
Members are the
heart and soul of Farm
Bureau. Its encouraging
to see the creative ways
they reach out in their
communities to share
information about todays
food and farming.
Lapeer County Farm
Bureau was one of 34
county Farm Bureaus
nationwide who were recognized. The winners will
be highlighted during
AFBFs 98th Annual
Convention and IDEAg
Trade Show, Jan. 6-11,
2017, in Phoenix.
Bond sales save taxpayer

money in Dryden district
DRYDEN The
Board of Education of
Dryden
Community
Schools is proud to
announce the successful
sale of its 2016 Refunding
Bonds, Series B in the
amount of $1,855,000.
The Bonds are being
issued for the purpose of
advance refunding a portion of the School Districts
outstanding 2008 School
Building and Site Bonds
and to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds. The 2016
Refunding Bonds, Series B
reduce the School District
interest expense over
$153,849 for the taxpayers
and will occur through
lower debt payments over
the next 14 years.
In preparing to sell the
2016 Refunding Bonds,
Series B the School
District, working with their
financial advisor, PFM
Financial Advisors LLC,
requested that S&P Global
Ratings, acting through

Standard and Poors
Financial Services LLC
(S&P), evaluate the School
Districts credit quality.
S&P assigned the School
District the underlying rating of A. The rating
agency cited the School
Districts extremely strong
wealth indicators and low
overall debt burden in their
rational for rating of the
School District at this
level.
Dryden Superintendent
Mary Finnigan said, We
are very pleased we were
able to refund bonds for the
second time this year and
pass on that savings to our
community. We work very
hard to be good stewards of
our taxpayers money.
Dryden Community
Schools Business Director
Amy Swantek stated Its a
great day when we are able
to save over $150,000 for
the taxpayers of our dis-
trict.
The school districts
financing was conducted
by the Michigan investment banking office of the
brokerage firm, Stifel, the
financial advising firm,
PFM Financial Advisors
LLC and the law firm serving as bond counsel, Thrun
Law Firm, P.C. The School
Districts 2016 Refunding
Bonds, Series B were sold
at a true interest rate of
2.53% with a final maturity
of 2030 (a repayment term
of approximately 14 years).
Brenda
Voutyras,
Managing Director with
Stifel states, Dryden
Community
Schools
Bonds were well received
by the bond market. We
were able to take advantage of current low interest
rates that met the goals of
the district and resulted in
nice savings that will be
passed on to the districts
taxpayers.
Mrs. Sawickis preschool students were excited to vote for their favorite
ice cream flavor. Pictured are (back) Joslyn Chandler, Mrs. Cremeans,
Mrs. Sawicki, Chloe Ramirez (middle) Nolan Siegler, Karter ChislettBarnes, Logan Makedonsky, Giselle Zepeda, Melissa Orozco, Cheyenne
Kimmel, Peyton King, Caleb Peters, Kyah Weyer (front) Alexa Fons,
Wyatt Juip, Eko Bringman and Deegan Herbert.
Youngsters cast their votes
Imlay elementary students learn about election process
IMLAY CITY
Students at both Weston
and Borland Elementary,
in Imlay City, got a chance
to experience the process
of voting on November 8.
Classrooms at Borland
have been learning about
the process that the United
States uses to elect a new
President. The culminating activity for their learning was a mock election.
They went to the library,
completed a ballot, and
even received an I
Voted! sticker.
With the help of some
of the Imlay City High
School students, who were
running the polling and
tallying up votes. The
mock election results
were: Donald Trump-210
votes; Hillary Clinton-181
votes; and there were a
few write-ins as well

including Gary Johnson,
Batman and Dr. Strange.
Classrooms at Weston
learned about elections,
voting, and candidates.
The voting experiences at
Weston ranged from stu-
dents voting on their

favorite ice-cream flavors,
cookies,
and
even
President. All students
took their votes very seriously and were excited be
part of the process of voting.
Photo provided
es with disabled kids

from Lapeer, Macomb,
Tuscola and Sanilac counties with coaches teaching
their partners how handle,
train and care for sheep,
goats and pigs. Sixteen
special members, ranging
in age from 5 to 26, and
19 coaches, ages 9 to 19,
had their first showing at
the Eastern Michigan
File photo
LAPEER COUNTY
Lapeer Countys 4-H
Challenged Me program
was recognized by the
American Farm Bureau
Federation (AFBF) for
innovative program ideas
in this years County
Activities of Excellence
Awards (CAE) program.
The new peer-to-peer
program pairs 4-H coach-
Photo provided
4-H Challenged Me program recognized by Farm Bureau
Students from Mrs. Wagester and Mrs.

Gardners 1st/2nd-grade Multi-Age Classroom:
Ayden Ardner, Jaiden McEwan, Jalen Gauthier,
Carter Cox, Paityn Edson, Griffin Wetzel and
Trace Dennis show off their I votedstickers.
Come celebrate
the kick off
for the
holiday season
at the Castle!
Thanksgiving Eve
NOVEMBER 23RD
Photo courtesy Imlay City DDA
Doors Open at 6 pm
Springing ahead!
Volunteers from Heritage Church in Imlay City (front) Lori Mulkey,
Alexis Redner, Remy Redner, (back) Chris Sauer, Randy Hall, Katie
Redner, Jude Hall, Katherine Lahr, and David Stevens take a break
after planting 700 daffodil bulbs in downtown Imlay City Saturday,
Nov. 5th. The Imlay City Downtown Development Authority sponsors
the landscape downtown, and the bulbs were planted along Third
Street and Almont Avenue. We can't wait till Spring! says DDA
Director Dana Walker.
810.724.0851
5191 LUM RD, ATTICA, MI 48412

www.castlecreekgolfclub.com
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON
2017 MEMBERSHIPS!
MI as a Lab Technician.
Chris will marry the
girl next door in July
2017.
Letters Continued:
from page 8-A

74097, 70174, 71406,
11914; and a number of
private donors.
Our local community is
very special and the Almont
Girl Scouts are fortunate to
receive such support on a
regular basis. We sincerely
appreciate all of our volunteers and donors, as well as

the seniors in attendance
that helped make our dinner
a success!
Almont 11th Grade
Girl Scout Ambassador
Troop 13180
Almont
LCEMS thanks voters

On behalf of myself
and the Lapeer County
EMS Board of Directors
we would like to thank
each voter that voted in the
November election.
We are especially
grateful for the passing of
the LCEMS millage
request. Many of you who
voted may not have been
fully aware of just how
close the community was
to losing this vital emergency medical service.
This millage will allow
LCEMS to continue to
operate, expand in the
community, and help offset

the cost of pre-hospital
care to the residents of
Lapeer County.
We look forward to
serving the residents of
Lapeer in the years to
come. Please like our
Facebook page to stay
informed on the changes
we make in the community.
Sincerely,
Kieth Rumbold
Executive Director
Lapeer County
EMS Authority
Lapeer
Few apply for

manager job
Eight apply for vacant post in Almont

By Tom Wearing
ALMONT The village council will have a list

of just eight candidates
from which to pick a new
village manager.
Village Clerk/Treasurer
Kim Keesler said the
unusually small group of
applicants had filed their
resumes by the designated
November 4 deadline.
The village is seeking a
successor for Sarah MoyerCale, who resigned on Oct.
6 to accept a position as the
Village of Paw Paws assistant manager.
Keesler, who is serving
as acting manager, said the
timing of Moyer-Cales
departure may have impacted the number of applicants.
When we posted the
position, there were 15
other municipalities also
looking for a manager,
Keesler said. Its a timing
issue.
Keesler said no official
timeline had been established by the village council for the selection of a
new manager.
She submitted the list
of candidates to the councils three-member search
committee for its perusal
and possible narrowing
down to a smaller group of
finalists.
The selection committee includes Council
President Steve Schneider,
President Pro-Tem Tim
Dyke and Councilmember
Melinda Steffler.
Though Keesler could
not reveal the names of
those on the list, she said

several of the candidates
appear to meet the requirements outlined in the villages job description.
Should the selection
committee decide on a candidate soon, that individual
must still be approved by a
vote of the full council.
Chief post still vacant
The council expressed
earlier its wish that a new
manager be in place before
hiring a new police chief.
The chiefs position
has been vacant since Pat
Nael filed his resignation
on June 21.
Since then, veteran
Police Sgt. Andrew Martin
has been filling in on an
interim basis.
Nov. 15 swearing-in
In another matter,
Keesler noted that the four
newly-elected village council members would be
sworn in at the Tuesday,
Nov. 15 regular meeting.
Those elected to serve
on the council on Tues.,
Nov. 8 were: incumbent
Tim Dyke, 708 votes;
incumbent Dave Love, 675
votes; Steven C. Schneider,
139 write-in votes; and
Louise Ligon, 53 write-in
votes. Terry Roach, who
also ran as a write-in candidate, received 12 votes.
The top three vote-getters, Dyke, Love and
Schneider; will serve fouryear terms on the council.
Ligon, who finished fourth,
will serve a two-year term.
Keesler said nominations would also be accepted on Tuesday for the council president and president
pro-tem positions.
LAPEER The third

week in November is a
busy one for The PIX.
Things get rolling with
the Silver Series show
Mustards Retreat, music
for what ails you, today
(Nov. 16) at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10; groups of
8 or more admitted for $8
each.
Mustards
Retreat
(David Tamulevich and
Michael Hough), met in
Ann Arbor in 1974 as short
order cooks, both on hiatus
from their studies at the
University of Michigan.
Discovering a mutual interest in music/writing and
performing, they put
together three songs one
day after work, and took
them to the legendary Ark
coffeehouses open mike
night. They were a hit, and,
on the spot, were invited
back two weeks later.
Within a year and a half
they had both quit the restaurant and were doing
music full time. Forty years
later, they have 12 highly
acclaimed recordings of
their own, plus three more
CDs with their songwriting
collective, The Yellow
Room Gang. Mustards
Retreat has performed
more than 4,000 shows
over those years, traveled
more than a million miles
and in doing so, have
earned a dedicated and
loyal following, many of
whom have been coming
to hear them since the
1970s.
While both Tamulevich
and Hough are grounded in
Eugene
Amazing
Clark brings his magic
to the PIX on Nov. 19.
Comedian Linda Belt

will bring out the
laughter on Nov. 19.
David Tamulevich and Michael Hough of

Mustards Retreat will perform their special
blend of music at the PIX today at 2:30 p.m.
the early traditional 60s
folk music boom, they also
were influenced by the
songwriters of that time,
and their shows represent
an eclectic blend of music,
old and new, with a big
dash of storytelling.
Magic in the air
Amazing
Clarks
Christmas Spectacular is
part of the Family Fun
Series for children of all
ages
on
Saturday
November 19, at 2:30 p.m.
A blend of magic, music,
puppets and lots of

Christmas spirit, Eugene
Clark helps kids prepare
for the jolly old man himself, Santa!
Decorating
the
Christmas tree and hanging
your stockings by the
chimney with care are
some of the wonderful festivities that are celebrated
in this holiday extravaganza. Eugene gets the kids
involved in the performance to help make
Christmas the merriest
time of the year.

Lots of laughs
The second show of the
2016-2017 Comedy Series
sponsored by Jocuns Law,
features comedian Linda
Belt on November 19, at
7:30 p.m. Linda will be
appearing with emcee
Tonya Murray and opening
act Connie Ettinger. Linda
Belt was a suburban pillar
of the community attending PTO meetings and
baseball games. Linda
became very tired holding
up that pillar and instead
holds her own as a professional stand-up comic. Her
humor touches on the
absurdities of modern life
and explores marriage, sex,
parenting and social mores,
in other words: any subject
she feels like discussing.
Linda has performed
throughout the U.S. and
Canada and has been featured in a number of comedy festivals, including the
Hogtown Comedy Festival
(Toronto) the Detroit
Comedy Festival, the Long
Island Comedy Festival,
The Women in Comedy
Festival (Boston) and the
Boston Comedy Festival.
Tickets in advance are
$15 for adults, $13 for students, seniors, and military.
The price will go up at the
door. Tickets may be purchased at The PIX Box
Office located inside
Gallery 194 Tuesday
through Saturday 11 a.m.-6
p.m. or by calling 810-6644824. Tickets also available online at www.centerfortheartslapeer.org.
Grant helps with Early College

DRYDEN Dryden
Junior/Senior High School
is pleased to announce it
has received a grant from
the Lapeer County
Community Foundation.
The funds will support
the Dryden Early College
Academy by purchasing
textbooks for courses
taught and credit earned
through Ferris State
University and Baker
College. The Lapeer
County Community
Foundation manages over
61 funds to provide grants
for a wide range of charitable purposes. Since 1996,
over $2.75 million has
been given to enhance the
quality of life in Lapeer
County.
Now in its second year,
the Dryden Early College
Academy (DECA) is an
exciting program for high
school students who want
to get a jump start on their
college education and their
careers.
In this three-year,
career-focused program,
students participate in an
integrated sequence of
high school and college
courses with no out-ofpocket cost for books, fees,
or tuition.
Having teachers that
you know makes it easier
Photo by Sheryl Czerwinski
Wayne and Shelley

Bennett of Lynn Twp. are
pleased to announce the
engagement of their daughter, Sarah Bennett, to
Christopher Paluch, son of
Robert and Karen Paluch
of Capac. Sarah graduated
from Imlay City High
School in 2009 and from
Oakland University in
2014. She has a B.S. in
Radiation Therapy and is
currently employed as a
Radiation Therapist at St.
Marys
of
Michigan
Hospital (West Branch,
MI). Christopher is a graduate of Capac High School,
class of 2010, and is presently employed by Nexteer
Automotive in Saginaw,
Music and more at PIX in November
Lapeer County Community Foundation grant support the Dryden Early

College program with purchase of textbooks.
to learn in a comfortable
environment, says Early
College Academy student
and Dryden High School
junior Elizabeth Irla. Its
a good way to be introduced to college courses.
Currently, over 20 students are enrolled in the
Dryden Early College
Academy. Dryden Junior/
Senior High School students completed 185 college courses during the
2015-2016 school year.
Dryden Early College
Academy consists of:
Early Entrance9th11th grade students enter a
A Capitol experience
State Representative Gary Howell visited
with students from Lapeers Bishop Kelley
at the state Capitol building in Lansing in
October. The students toured the building
and learned about the legislative process.
Photo by Sheryl Czerwinski
Bennet-Paluch to wed
Photo provided
Announcements
Photo provided
Textbooks made possible by grant help Dryden

Early College students succeed.
college program while still
in high school.
Early ExitStudents
may complete the program
with an associates degree
in three years (grades 11,
12, and 13) or transfer
their credits to a university.
Early Success
Students completing the
program are poised to
move ahead of a traditional
schedule toward degrees or
technical certificates that
match the students chosen
career pathways.
There are many advantages to starting college
while still in high school,
including: saving thousands of dollars in college
tuition; getting a jump start
on college credit, allowing

students to earn their
degree sooner; and gaining
invaluable experience in
easing the transition from
high school to college.
Editors note: The
above was submitted by
Sheryl Czerwinski,
English, SAT Prep,
Freshman Seminar &
Senior Seminar Teacher
Drama Club Director and
co-sponsor of the Class of
2018 at Dryden High
School. Czerwinski is also
on the Professional
Growth Committee, and is
a Concurrent Enrollment
Instructor at Ferris State
University and Adjunct
Faculty at Baker College.
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B
Lauwers pegged
as Imlay City girls
basketball coach
Coachs strong hoop background

seen as asset to Spartans program
By Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Imlay City goalkeeper Theo Collison was named to the Division 3 All-State soccer first team
recently.
Collison, Barragan, Wichman,

named as states very best
Tri-City trio make name for themselves on field

By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA Three

Tri-City players were named to the
Michigan High School Soccer
Coaches Association Division 3
All-State lineup which was
released this past week.
Theo Collison, an Imlay City
senior, landed a spot on the squad
as a first team selection. The goalkeeper notched 12 victories via the
shutout route en route to those
accolades.
He was three-year starter in
net for Imlay City.
Kevin Barragan, a senior midfielder, attained second team status. The midfielder amassed a
school record-setting output of 41
goals, despite missing four contests due to injury, and registered
10 assists.
Barragan finished his four-year
stint on Imlay
Citys squad with
77 career goals
and 29 assists.
With their help,
Imlay City (the
Blue Water Area
Conference coCollison champions)
wrapped up the
2016 campaign as
owners of a 16-5 overall mark.
Zach Wichman, of Almont,
secured a spot among the states
top players as well. The senior
midfielder, who managed 24 goals
and 15 assists, had his name
appeared on the honorable mention
portion of the list.
They are joined on the team
by:
First team - Noah Hughes,
keeper, Grand Rapids Catholic
Central; Josh Steffes, midfield,
Grand Rapids Catholic Central;
Alec Winden, forward, Grand

Rapids Catholic
Central; Kevin
Pearl, defender,
Charlevoix; David
Hotupan, field
player, Clawson;
Barragan
Gage Williams,
forward, Dowagiac
Union; David
Cardinal, midfield,
Grosse Ile; Kyle
Desana, midfield,
Lansing Catholic;
Cameron Wilde,
midfield, Lutheran
North; Vazquez
Wichman
Ricardo, forward,
Paw Paw; Mason
Smith, midfield, Flint Powers;
Matthew Schuster, midfield,
Richmond; Junior Bundia, forAll-State page 3-B
IMLAY CITY When the 2016-17 basketball

season gets underway in just a few weeks from now,
Imlay City will go with Heather Lauwers as their new
coach.
She takes over the spot from Mike Banyas, who
stepped down from the position after last season.
Prior to her arrival at Imlay City, Lauwers was
previously the junior, 9th and 7th-grade girls basketball coach at Brandon.
Before coaching at Brandon,
Lauwers played four seasons of basketball for Olivet College. She also
participated on the schools track
team.
While at Olivet, Heather was
named captain of the basketball team
her sophomore, junior and senior seaLauwers
sons. Her squad was nationally ranked
during her time at the school.
In addition to that, Lauwers also was named captain of the track team.
She currently lives in Hadley Township and is
employed by Brookdale Senior Living as a Resident
Caregiver Supervisor.
Lauwers is eagerly awaiting the start of her first
varsity coaching assignment.
Accepting the head coaching position is to date
one of the greatest and exciting accomplishments of
my basketball career, Heather said. I am grateful for
the opportunity to bring my enthusiasm and experience to the Imlay City girls basketball program, she
noted.
With a supportive administration and committed
coaching staff, it wont be long until we have a consistent competitive program. I cant wait to see what the
seasons ahead have in store for our program.
Imlay City Athletic Director Don Gauthier believes
that Lauwers should be a good fit for the program
looking forward.
Heather understands what it takes to compete at
high level, Gauthier said. During the interview process, examples of her leadership and commitment to
students and peers were remarkably inspiring, he
noted.
She was trusted with a lot of responsibility with
the Brandon Girls Basketball Program and is ready to
lead a program.
Times names top cross country talent

By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA
From the opening meet in
August until the final one
in November, these athletes
set the standard for excellence.
Here is a look at who
was selected to the 2016
edition of The Tri-City
Times All-Area girls cross
country squad and the credentials they generated
along the way:
Sara Herrera, Capac.
Herrera logged a TriCity best clocking of
20:13.6 for eighth at a
Wagener Park Invitational
in Harbor Beach on
Saturday, October 1.
The junior claimed a
second at a Blue Water
Area Conference Jamboree
hosted by Capac; notched
thirds at the Brown City
Invitational,
Goodells
County Park-based Blue
Water Area Conference
League Meet in Goodells
and at a Division 3 regional
hosted by Anchor Bay High
School; took fourths at the
Bad Axe Invitational and
North Branch High Schoolbased Lapeer County Press
Invitational;
generated
fifths at Laker Cross
Country Invitational and a
Blue Water Area Conference

Jamboree in Lum; obtained
a seventh at the Caro-based
Thumb Area Cross Country
Championships; supplied
an eighth at the Wagener
Park Invitational in Harbor
Beach; furnished a 14th at
the Birch Run Early
Invitational; plus added a
71st during the Division 3
state finals contested at
Michigan International
Speedway in Brooklyn.
She ended the 2016
campaign as an All-Blue
first team pick.
Sarah Evans, Imlay
City.
Evans supplied a time
of 20:40.1 en route to a first
Friday, October 21 at the
Cavalier Invitational.
The junior registered a
first at the Cavalier
Invitational; claimed seconds at the Port Huron High
Invitational and Old Skool
Classic; obtained a sixth at
the Reese Invitational; furnished sevenths at the Bad
Axe Invitational and a
Capac High School-based
Jamboree;
generated
eighths at the Blue Water
Area Conference League
Meet in Goodells and at an
Anchor Bay-based Division
2 regional; pulled up 10th
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Almont lands four picks,

Imlay City gets three
and Capac claims one
Capac standout Sara Herrera (#1697) picks up the pace at the Division 3 state cross country finals.
at the Lapeer County Press
Invitational hosted by
North Branch High School;
provided an 18th at the
Marysville Invitational;
contributed 21sts at the
Corunna
Early
Bird
Invitational and Wagener
Beach; furnished a 96th at
the
MSU
Spartan
Invitational; plus tacked on
a 224th at the Division 2
state meet hosted by
Evans wrapped up the
season as an All-Blue Water
Area Conference first team
selection.
Jennifer
Curtis,
Almont.
Curtis generated a
21:56.6 clocking for 11th at
the Blue Water Area
Conference League Meet
on
Tuesday, October 18.
Goodells County Park

is where the meet was contested.
The junior registered a
ninth at the Lapeer County
Press Invitational hosted by
claimed 11ths at the
Goodells County Parkbased Blue Water Area
and at a Division 3 regional
hosted by Anchor Bay High
School; took 12th at a
Capac High School-based

League Meet; provided a
17th during a Blue Water
Meet at Lums Camp
Michael; obtained a 21st at
the
Mike
Jackson
Invitational hosted by CrosLex High School; managed
a 24th at the Algonac
Muskrat Classic; notched a
All-Area page 2-B
Page 2-B-TRI-CITY TIMES-NOVEMBER 16, 2016
All-Area: Almont lands

four picks on lineup
from page 1-B
27th at the Marysville
Invitational; wound up
43rd at the Wagener Park
Invitational in Harbor
Beach; plus added a 183rd
during the Division 3 state
finals contested at Michigan
International Speedway.
Curtis finished the 2016
first team choice.
Kayla
Louwsma,
Imlay City.
Louwsma registered a
22:03.4 clocking for third
at the Cavalier Invitational
on Friday, October 21.
The sophomore generated thirds at the Cavalier
Invitational and Old Skool
Classic; took 12th at the
Lapeer County Press
Invitational hosted by
claimed 16th at the Port
Huron High Invitational;
wound up 18th during a
Blue
Water
Area
Conference Jamboree Meet
at Lums Camp Michael;
Bob Riehl
General Manager
furnished 19ths at a Capac

High School-based Blue
Jamboree Meet and at the
Blue
Water
Area
hosted by Goodells County
Park; contributed a 22nd at
the Bad Axe Invitational;
supplied a 28th at an
Anchor Bay-based Division
3 Regional; generated a
31st
at
the
Reese
Invitational; obtained a
32nd at the Marysville
Invitational; pulled up 45th
at the Corunna Early Bird
Invitational; collected a
46th at the Wagener Park
Beach; plus tacked on a
190th at the MSU Spartan
Invitational.
Kayla Pia, Almont.
Pia notched a 22:22.4
clocking for 51st Saturday,
October 1 at the Wagener
Beach.
The junior obtained an
11th at the North Branchbased Lapeer County Press
Invitational; took 13th at a
Herrera
Evans
Curtis
Louwsma
Pia
Jackson
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Division 3 regional
hosted by Anchor Bay;
notched a 15th at a Capac
High School-based Blue
Jamboree Meet; pulled up
23rd at the Blue Water Area
Conference Jamboree Meet
hosted by Goodells County
Park; generated 27ths at the

Mike Jackson Invitational
hosted by Cros-Lex, a Blue
Jamboree Meet at Lums
Camp Michael and the
Algonac Muskrat Classic;
supplied a 34th at the
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managed a 46th at the

Caro-based Thumb Area
Cross
Country
Championship; secured a
51st at the Wagener Park
Beach; collected an 80th at
the
MSU
Spartan
218th at the Division 3
state finals contested at
Gabi
Jackson,
Almont.
Jackson produced a
22:26.21 clocking for 54th
at the Harbor Beach-based
on Saturday, October 1.
The freshman contributed a 22nd at a Division 3
regional hosted by Anchor
Bay; pulled up 25th at the
Blue
Water
Area
contested at Goodells
County Park; took 28th at
the North Branch High
School-based
Lapeer
County Press Invitational;
claimed a 31st at a Blue
Jamboree Meet hosted by
Lums Camp Michael; supplied a 32nd at the Mike
Jackson Invitational in
Cros-Lex; garnered a 38th
at a Capac High Schoolbased Blue Water Area
Conference
Jamboree
Meet; furnished a 50th at
the Algonac Muskrat
Classic; registered a 54th at
the
Wagener
Park
Beach; generated an 81st at
the Marysville Invitational;
obtained an 87th at the
MSU Spartan Invitational;
plus tacked on a 215th during the Division 3 state
meet
at
Michigan
International Speedway in
Brooklyn.
Channon
Turrell,
Imlay City.
Turrell registered a
22:29.4 time en route to a
26th Saturday, October 15
at the Reese Invitational.
The senior generated a
12th at the Old Skool
Classic; provided a 14th at
School-based
Lapeer
managed a 20th during the
Blue
Water
Area
Conference League Meet at
Goodells County Park;
notched a 23rd at the Bad
Axe Invitational; collected
a 25th at a Capac High
School-based Blue Water
Area Conference League
Meet; supplied a 26th at the
Reese Invitational; generated a 34th at the Port
Huron High Invitational;
wound up 36th at a Blue
Jamboree Meet hosted by

Lums Camp Michael;
obtained a 52nd at the
claimed a 55th at an Anchor
Bay-based Division 2
regional; captured a 56th at
the
Wagener
Park
Beach; secured a 64th at
the Corunna Early Bird
239th at the MSU Spartan
Invitational.
She concluded the 2016
honorable mention pick.
Sam Justice, Almont.
Justice notched a 22:42
clocking for 64th at the
Harbor
Beach-based
on Saturday, October 1.
The senior took 15th at
School-based
Lapeer
obtained an 18th at a
Division 3 regional hosted
by Anchor Bay; managed a
21st at a Capac High
School-based Blue Water
Meet; notched a 25th at the
Mike Jackson Invitational
in Cros-Lex; garnered a
26th during a Blue Water
Meet at Lums Camp
Michael; secured a 30th at
the Algonac Muskrat
Classic; furnished a 31st at
the Goodells County Parkbased Blue Water Area
Conference
Jamboree
Meet; registered a 47th at
the Marysville Invitational;
provided a 48th at the
Thumb Area Cross Country
Championships in Caro;
wound up 64th at the
in Harbor Beach; furnished
a 93rd at the MSU Spartan
Invitational; plus tacked on
a 209th during the Division
3 state finals at Michigan
International Speedway in
Brooklyn.
Second team - Erica
Bailey, Almont; Sarah
Hubbard, Imlay City;
Katrina Kline, Almont;
Summer Stoldt, Imlay City;
McKinzie Winget, Imlay
City; Mackenzie Stumpf,
Almont.
Honorable mention Katana Valle-Sloane, Imlay
City and Lilly Rodriguez,
Capac.
Coach of the Year For directing Almont to
seconds at a Division 3
regional and the Lapeer
County Press Invitational
as well as a 27th at the
Division 3 state finals, Rick
Filar earns Tri-City Times
All-Area Coach of the Year
accolades.
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Kayden Pierson poses for a photo after bowling a 300 game recently.
Rachel Walls
Business Development
Specialist
Pierson rolls a 300

By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC Kayden
Pierson, an 8th-grader at
Capac Middle School,
bowled a 300 game during
league play on Saturday,
October 22.
Summitt Sports Center,
in Romeo, is where he
accomplished the feat.
Pierson, who carries a
188 average, rolled 12
strikes in a row during
game number two of his
series. He also managed a
189 opening game and a
187 final game, leaving
himself with a 676 total.
Jack Miles runs for

Lake Superior State
By Kevin Kissane
Photo provided
ALMONT Former
Almont High School standout Jack Miles tested his
endurance skills for the
Lake
Superior
State
University mens cross
country team at the Great
Lakes
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Conference
Championship recently.
The meet was contested
Saturday, October 22 at
Katke Golf Course in Big
Rapids.
Miles, a sophomore,
registered a time of 28:01
over the 8K (approximately
five miles) distance. That
left him fourth among Lake
Superior State University

performers and 87th overall.
James Nagandu, a Tiffin
senior, was the race pacesetter that day. He needed
24:14.5 to cover the territory.
Grand Valley State
University (28 points)
topped the team standings.
They were followed by
Saginaw Valley State
University (77 points),
Hillsdale (111), Walsh
(122), Ashland (136),
Michigan Tech (157), Lake
Erie (207), Ferris State
(210), Findlay (252), Wayne
State (314), Lake Superior
State (332), Tiffin (336),
Northwood (350) and Ohio
Dominican (353).
Aquinas Colleges Maria Manko (#91) battles a pair of Ohio State foes for the puck in a game this
season.
Manko leads Aquinas over Ohio State

ALMONT Maria
Manko, a graduate of
Almont High School,
helped the Aquinas College
womens hockey team go
1-0-1 in a pair of contests
versus Ohio State recently.
The team kicked opened
the twogame
series on
September
23 with a
4-4 outcome.
Columbus,
Ohio is
Manko
where the
action unfolded.
Manko, the Aquinas

College captain, netted a
goal with 11:36 left in the
contest. Sydney Johnson
and Marlowe Pentecost
drew the assists.
The following day at
the same venue Aquinas
College would do even better when the final scores
were added up, earning a
4-1 win against Ohio State.

There Aquinas College
outscored Ohio State 4-0
over the last two periods to
prevail.
Manko assisted on a
goal by Katelyn Graczyk
during period number three,
that coming with 13:58
remaining. Izzy Piotrowski
had the other Aquinas assist.
Photo provided
By Kevin Kissane
Jack Miles, an Almont High School grad, picks

up the pace for Lake Superior State University
in a meet this fall.
Johnson hits for seven points for SC4
Photo provided
ALMONT Abigail
Johnson, a 2016 graduate
of Almont High School,
suited up for the St. Clair
County
Community
College womens basketball team in a 78-37 rout of
Clark State Community
College last Saturday.
In Saturdays clash
SC4 bolted out to a 43-26
halftime advantage. They
then outscored the opposition 35-11 the rest of the
way, putting the finishing
touches on a 78-37 win.

Johnson, a freshman
guard, drained one triple en
route to a seven-point performance. She also grabbed
three rebounds.
St.
Clair
County
Community College will
look to even their overall
mark at 2-2 when they
return to action this
Thursday at Muskegon
Community College. That
matchup lists a 5:30 p.m.
starting time.
Athlete of the Week
Imlay City JV Squad wins title

The Imlay City junior varsity volleyball team took first place at the Marlette Invitational this season.
They are (L to R) Emma Orlowski, Agnes Krahn, Leah Dawson, Mallory Wetzel, Kendall Sommer,
Kendall Whitsett, Madison Newsom, Trinity Cislo, Baylee Wetzel and coach Erin Wetzel.
All-State: Area soccer players among states best

from page 1-B
ward, Swan Valley; and
Drake Nelson, forward,
Tawas City.
Second team - Nick
Baesch, forward, Benzie
Central; Christian Matye,
midfield, Charlevoix; Cade
Cordone, field player,
Clawson; Thorn Derks,
keeper, Elk Rapids;
Brandon Svorinic, midfield, Freeland; Ryan
Wisniewski, forward,
Gladwin; Jack Lem, keeper, Grosse Ile; Jacob
Sawicki, midfield, Grosse
Ile; Chuck Pleahn, forward,
Lansing Catholic; Aidan
Miller, midfield, Paw Paw;
Andrew Simon, field player, Flint Powers; Steven
Tuttle, midfield, Flint
Powers; Ryan Doornbos,
midfield, Grand Rapids
South Christian; Kadin
Shaban, forward,
Hudsonville Unity
Christian.
Third team - Travis
Newman, field player,
Clawson; Mubark Hasan,
midfield, Comstock;
Marcel Munger, forward,
Cros-Lex; Jake Sak, mid-
field, Elk Rapids; Alex

Settles, defender, Elk
Rapids; Devin Boylen,
midfield, Gladwin; Brian
Gutierrez, midfield, Grand
Rapids Wellspring Prep;
Christian Drzyga, midfield,
Grosse Ile; Jack Gonzalez,
midfield, Lansing Catholic;
Adam Skidmore, midfield,
Muskegon Orchard View;
Brendan Tilden, keeper,
Flint Powers; Joshua
Bielby, keeper, Swan
Valley; Ben Boers, midfield, Hudsonville Unity
Christian; and Eli
Richardson, forward,
Williamston.
Honorable mention Liam Maslovich, forward,
Alma; Devin Burkhart,
midfield, Benzie Central;
Mason Gifford, forward,
Big Rapids; Brady Linton,
midfield, Bullock Creek;
Fernando Garcia, forward,
Grand Rapids Catholic
Central; Yaya Hoban, forward, Grand Rapids
Catholic Central; Danny
Nesburg, defender,
Charlevoix; Francisco
Alverez-Calderon, field
player, Clawson; Christian
Brewart, field player,
Clawson; Tim Pier, keeper,

Clawson; Mason House,
keeper, Comstock; Evan
Veenhuis, forward,
Comstock; Grayson
Krakow, midfield, Elk
Rapids; Justin Raymond,
defender, Elk Rapids;
Carlos DelaRosa, midfield,
Fennville; Andrew
OMeara, defender, Ann
Arbor Gabriel Richard;
Thomas Sorensen, defender, Ann Arbor Gabriel
Richard; Shafer Webb,
defender, Frankenmuth;
Matt Herrema, midfield,
Grand Rapids West
Michigan Aviation
Academy; Logan
Kozminski, defender,
Grand Rapids Wellspring
Prep; Nick Aston, midfield,
Grosse Ile; Finbar Hurley,
defender, Grosse Ile; Ryan
Bray, forward, Hemlock;
Bradley Payne, midfield,
Montrose; Ben Ransom,
midfield, Lainsburg, David
Larson, midfield,
Lakeview; Matthew
Benivegna, Lansing
Catholic; Robert Ramereiz,
defender, Lansing Catholic;
Andrew Cowan, midfield,
Leslie; Elijah Bourdeau,
midfield, Linden-Lake
Fenton; Ameer Jawhari,
midfield, Linden-Lake
Fenton; Joey Reitano, forward, Linden-Lake Fenton;
Kasey Lesnau, field player,
Lutheran North; Shane
Harrigan, keeper, Manistee;
Luis Off, forward,
Manistee; Jace
Courtemanche, forward,
West Branch Ogemaw
Heights; Chris Zruna, forward, Ovid-Elsie; Josh
Crump, keeper, Paw Paw;
Todd MacDonald, defender, Paw Paw; Chase
Austin, forward, Battle
Creek Pennfield; Tate
Dziewiatkowski, forward,
Portland; Bryan Lendzion,
field player, Flint Powers;
Kaleb Harms, forward,
Shelby; Jonah Kelly, keeper, Shelby; Conner Zaverl,
defender, Shelby; Sam
Devries, midfield, Grand
Rapids South Christian;
Parker Romberger, forward, Tawas City; Andrew
Heun, defender,
Hudsonville Unity
Christian; Joshua Gonzalez,
forward, Whitehall; and
Alex Scott, defender,
Williamston.
Imlay City senior

soccer standout Theo
Collison was named to
the Div. 3 All-State lineup recently.
For his effort,
Collison earns our Boys
Athlete of the Week
honor.
Almont junior volleyball player Lizette

Sahagun was selected
to the All-Blue Water
Area Conference first
team lineup recently.
For her effort,
Sahagun earns our
Girls Athlete of the
Week honor.
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE TOWNSHIP OF MUSSEY,
ARTICLE III, ZONING DISTRICT
AND MAP, SECTION 301,
BOUNDARIES, BY AMENDING
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ARTICLE III, ZONING DISTRICT
AND MAP, SECTION 301,
BOUNDARIES, is hereby amended
by amending the Official Zoning Map
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MICHIGAN
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MUSSEY
2nd extra session of 1993, there will

be a public hearing on the 22nd day of
November 2016, at 7 pm at the
Almont District Library, located at
213 W. St. Clair, Almont, Michigan.
The proposed library budget is for the
2016/2017 fiscal year, extending from
December 1, 2016 through November
30, 2017. Copies of the proposed
budget are available to the public for
inspection at the Almont District
Library during regular business hours.
All interested persons are encouraged
to attend the public hearing and ask
questions or make comments on the
proposed budget.
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Sealed proposals (bids) will
be received by the Village of Capac
(Village) located at 131 North
Main, Capac, Michigan 48014, until
12:00 oclock p.m. on Friday, the 2nd
day of December, 2016.

All bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud.

Bids must be made on the
Proposal Forms and in accordance
with the Instructions to Bidders. The
Contract Documents, of which the
Proposal Form is a part, are published
by and available through the Village
Office. No more than two (2) copies
will be furnished to any one person.

Envelopes containing the bids
must be sealed and must clearly show
the name and address of the bidder,
the date and time of bid opening, and
the Statement Proposal for
Residential Solid Waste Collection,
Disposal and Recycling. Bids may
be withdrawn up to twenty-four (24)
hours prior to bid opening.

A Bid Bond or certified check
must accompany the bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Said bond will be held as a guarantee
that in the event the bid is accepted
and a Contract awarded to the bidder,
the Contract will be duly executed,
and its performance properly secured
by the required performance bond.
The successful bidder will be required
to execute the Contract within fourteen (14) days after award of the
Contract to him. In case the bidder
neglects to so execute the Contract,
the bond accompanying the bid shall
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COR, TH N 88D 30M 18S E 250,
TH S 2D 38M 47S E 260, TH S 88D
30M 18S W 250, TH N 2D 38M 47S
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R13E 1.49A - commonly known as
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ARTICLE 3 SEVERABILITY:
Sections of this Ordinance shall be
deemed to bE severable. Should any
section, paragraph, or provision hereof be declared by the courts to be
unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of this
Ordinance as a whole or any part
thereof, other than the part so declared
to be unconstitutional or invalid.

ARTICLE 4 REPEAL: All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.

ARTICLE 5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: Public hearing having been
held hereon, the provisions of this
Ordinance shall take effect upon the
expiration of seven days after publication, pursuant to the provision of
Section 11, Act 184 of the Public Acts
of 1943, as amended.

ARTICLE 6 ADOPTION: Made
and passed by the Township Board of
the Trustees of the Township of
Mussey, St. Clair County, Michigan,
on this 9th day of November, 2016
A.D.

1. Date of Public Hearing :
September 27, 2016.

2. Date of Adoption by Township
Board: November 09, 2016

3. Date of Publication:
November 16, 2016

4. Date and Time Ordinance
Shall Take Effect: November 23,
2016
Certification

I, Sheila McDonald, Clerk of the
Township of Mussey, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 37 was adopted by the Township Board at a regular
meeting of the Township Board held
at the Township Hall on the 9th day of
November 2016.

Vote on this Ordinance, 5 members being present, was as follows:

AYES: Downey, Libkie, Standel,
McDonald & Lauwers.

NAYS: None.

I further certify that said
Ordinance No. 37 adopted by the
Township Board on the 9th day of
November, 2016 was published once
in The Tri-City Times, a paper published and circulated in the Township
of Mussey, County of St. Clair, on the
16th day of November, 2016 this
being the first and final day of publication of this ordinance.
Sheila McDonald, Clerk
Township of Mussey
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REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR

RESIDENTIAL SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION,
DISPOSAL AND
RECYCLING
be forfeited to the Village not as a

penalty, but as liquidated damages.

The Village reserves the right to
reject any or all bids, to waiver irregularities and/or informalities in any
bid, and to make an award in any
manner, consistent with law, deemed
in the best interest of the Village.

If interested please contact the
Village of Capac office for a bid
packet call (810) 395-4355.
Greg Smith,
DPW Supervisor
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VILLAGE OF
CAPAC
810-278-7946
Trees
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810-724-0019
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For Rent
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for the Director of Maintenance, Grounds,
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Five years supervisory experience required.
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HVAC experience desirable.
This is a full-time position with benefits.
Interested applicants may apply online at
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HELP WANTED
CITY OF IMLAY CITY

PART-TIME POLICE OFFICER
The City of Imlay City is currently seeking qualified candidates
for a Part-Time Police Officer.
Applications are available at the Imlay City Hall,
150 N. Main Street, Imlay City, MI 48444.
The Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, at least 21 years of age,
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By Kevin Kissane
Laila Gross, 24:22.4;

Elizabeth Gross, 24:39.6;
Carlene Maday, 25:04.1;
Mary Adamczyk, 27:27.3;
Christina Harris, 27:40.4;
and Gracie Klink, 27:57;
held down finish positions
three through 10.
Here is a rundown of
the list of competitors and
how they finished in their
respective age groups that
day:
Male
15 and Under - 1)
Logan Swantek, 20:05.3; 2)
Benjamin
Rodriguez,
20:38.5; 3) Joshua Maday,
21:34; 4) Brock Gross,
22:41.6; 5) John Schoen,
25:29.3; 6) Hank Barker,
26:04.6; 7) Jared Fahley,
27:09.9; 8) Charlie Aldrich,
29:45.7; 9) Tom Lottie,
29:48; 10) Zander Linert,
36:54.4; and 11) Max Klink,
37:40.2.
16-19 - 1) Ben Geliske,
25:24.4; 2) Brent Boers Jr.,
26:07.7;
3)
Jimmy
Schroeder, 26:14.4; 4)
Andrew Sams, 27:03.5; 5)
Brad Schaefer, 27:04.4; 6)
Jacob Parski, 38:10.9; and
7) Trevor Boers, 38:13.8.
20-24 - 1) Adam Snider,
20:36.9.
CAPAC Capacs
Ryan Najor claimed the distinction of race pacesetter at
the Capac Turkey Trot 5K
on Sunday, November 6.
Najors winning time
that day was 18:37, a per
mile clip of 6:00.
Sebastian Tochowitz
pulled up second that day.
He required 18:55.2 to
cover the territory.
Logan
Swantek,
20:05.3; Sean Pynaert,
20:28.3; Adam Snider,
20:36.9;
Benjamin
Rodriguez,
20:38.3;
Anthony Zientak, 20:43;
Brent Boers, 21:03.5; Tim
Gross, 21:11.3; and Joshua
Maday, 21:34.0; rounded
out the top-ten finishers.
Sara Herrera, of Capac,
was the first female competitor to finish. It took her
21:41.3 to cover the distance.
Karen
Desjardin
notched a second. Desjardin
crossed the finish-line
23:49.6 after the race got
underway.
Michelle Witt, 24:17.9;
Lilly Rodriguez, 24:17.9;
35-39 - 1) Tim Gross,

21:11.3.
40-44 - 1) Sebastian
Tochowitz, 18:55.2; 2) Sean
Pynaert,
20:28.3;
3)
Anthony Zientak, 20:43; 4)
Chris Baba, 23:05; 5)
Stephen Bigelow, 23:14.2;
and 6) Mike Maday,
27:07.2.
45-49 - 1) Brent Boers,
21:03.5; 2) Jerry Parisot,
48:44; and 3) Jason Klink,
50:38.7.
50-54 - 1) Frank Ferus,
22:15.1; 2) Rob Pease,
23:17.3; 3) Mike Fitch,
23:25.6; and 4) Tino
Herrera, 30:13.2.
55-59 - 1) Chris
Glannert, 25:10.8; and 2)
Michael Dineen, 28:31.2.
60 and Over - 1) Jerry
Phillips, 27:55.9; and 2)
Mike Rosas, 46:18.3.
Female
15 and Under - 1) Lilly
Rodriguez, 24:17.9; 2)
Laila Gross, 24:22.4; 3)
Gracie Klink, 27:57; 4)
Adeline Linert, 42:16.9;
and 5) Ava Klink, 53:33.9.
16-19 - 1) Hunter
Smith, 33:58.7; 2) Aleisha
Linert, 36:53.4.
20-24 - 1) Ashley
Mousseau, 30:18.8; 2)
Samantha Smith, 30:52.1;

and 3) Sarah Mousseau,
34:00.1.
25-29 - 1) Noelle
Mosier, 30:38.4.
30-34 - 1) Elizabeth
Gross, 24:39.6; and 2)
Christina Harris, 27:40.6.
35-39 - 1) Naomi Baba,
34:21.2; 2) Shawn Linert,
42:17.7; and 3) Trista
Schoen, 53:53.4.
40-44 - 1) Michelle
Witt, 23:20.1; 2) Carlene
Maday, 25:04.1; 3) Susan
Aldrich, 29:43.7; 4) Sara
Herrera, 30:12.4; 5) Karen
Kean, 32:31.1; 6) Lisa
Hazzard, 35:44.4; 7) Alta
May, 40:51.6; 8) Amy
Klink, 54:03.1; and 9)
Malgorrata, Gates, 56:26.9.
45-49 - 1) Karen
Desjardin, 23:49.6; 2) Mary
Adamczyk, 27:27.3; 3)
Michelle Schrader, 31:34.7;
4) Paula Parisot, 48:44.9;
and 5) Nicole Kirby,
48:59.6.
50-54 - 1) Nancy Klee,
40:05.8; and 2) Coreena
Malburg, 49:00.5.
55-59 - 1) Milissa
Phillips, 34:05.3.
60 and Over - 1)
Margie Rosas, 49:59.3; and
2) Lucille Gates, 56:27.7.
Photo courttesy of StudioE Photography
Successful
Season....
Photo porovided
Najor, Herrera win Turkey Trot 5K
Imlay City grad Chase McLendon (#86) celebrates a touchdown for Defiance College in a
game this season.
McLendon grabs
TD for Defiance
By Kevin Kissane
The Imlay City seventh grade basketball team ended an

11-1 season recently. They are front (L
to R) Olivia
Livingston,
Elizabeth Sliman,
Natalie Douglas,
Melanie Bigger and
Natalie Miller; and
back Jenna Whelan,
Ana Lengemann,
Mary Lengemann,
Madison Hall, Jaya
Forti and coach
Kristyn Kurka.
IMLAY CITY
Imlay
Citys
Chase
McLendon factored into
the scoring for the
Defiance College football
team during their 21-20
loss to
Heartland
Collegiate
Athletic
Conference foe Mount St.
Joseph on Saturday,
November 5.
A crowd of 821 fans
watched the action unfold
at Coressel Stadium in
Defiance, Ohio.
McLendon, a junior,
notched his first career
touchdown catch when he
hauled in a pass from
Wilson 7:41 from the finish. It capped an 18-play
d r i v e
encompassing 66
yards of
t e r r i t o r y,
pulling his
team
to
w i t h i n
21-20 at McLendon
the time.
The extra point kick
that followed failed to
connect, keeping Defiance
Colleges deficit the same.
Neither side would score
the rest of the way as
Mount St. Joseph escaped
with a narrow margin of
victory.
With the decision,
Mount St. Joseph improves
to 6-5 overall. Defiance
College slips to 4-5 this
season.
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