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142nd Volume - Issue No. 14
Michigan State Police Detective Mark Prendergraf, Special Prosecutor Deana Finnegan, members of Byron
Konschuhs defense team and Konschuh listen to Judge Geoffrey Neithercuts ruling Thursday.
Konschuh inches closer to bench

Tri-City Times Editor
LAPEER It appears the ordeal

that has sidelined Circuit Court Judge
Byron Konschuh isnt quite over yet.
On March 31, Genesee County
Circuit Judge Geoffrey Neithercut, who
was appointed to the case, continued the
matter for 90 days before dismissing the
single misdemeanor accounting violation
charge Konschuh earlier pleaded no contest to.
The parties will return to court July
1, at which time the charge and the case
is expected to be dismissed. Konschuh
has also filed a formal request with
Lapeer County Chief Circuit Judge Nick
Holowka for reinstatement to the bench.
The saga began in

July of 2014 when
Konschuh was charged
with five counts of
embezzlement by a public official over $50.
By then, Konschuh
had taken the Circuit
Court bench after being
Byron
appointed by Governor
Konschuh
Rick Snyder in 2013. He
had been in the prosecutors post from 2000 and held the position until the appointment to the bench.

The charges were issued by Special
Prosecutor Deana Finnegan of
Shiawassee County after a Michigan
State Police investigation was launched
when Prosecutor Tim Turkelson could
He fears animosity between current

prosecutor, judge could taint court
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
find no protocol for a BounceBack check

that crossed his desk. BounceBack is a
bad check collection agency that
Konschuh contracted with in an effort to
save the county prosecution costs of bad
check writers. The company kept a percentage of each check collected on.
At the time, funds received for teaching fees from a law enforcement training
agency were also called into question.
Finnegan alleged that the funds were
public monies and should not have
been deposited into Konschuhs personal
bank accounts. Konschuh provided
receipts for the funds, which he spent on
donuts, coffee, lunches and the like for
office staff, witnesses, law enforcement
LAPEERCOUNTY Veteran Lapeer

County attorney Phil Fulks has announced he will
run for prosecutor in the November general election.
Fulks, 56, plans to run as a
Democrat against Prosecutor Tim
Turkelson.
It will be his second bid for
the Lapeer County Prosecutors
post, having challenged thenprosecutor Byron Konschuh in
2008.
Fulks says he is running as an
Phil
option to Turkelson and to ensure
Fulks
the countys court system operates
smoothly in the aftermath of the
dismissal of five counts of embezzlement against
Circuit Court Judge Byron Konschuh.
Fulks reminds that it was Turkelson who in
2014, notified the state attorney generals office
of the possible misuse of BounceBack funds
Bench page 10-A
Fulks page 10-A
Final disposition of popular circuit judges case delayed to July 1

By Catherine Minolli
Fulks eyes
prosecutor
seat this
November
Chief schedules
meet-ups at
local eateries
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY
Having arrived on the job on
March 21, new Police Chief
Scott Pike is wasting little
time getting to know the
local residents.
As evidence, Chief
Pike has
scheduled
three Coffee
with the
Chief public
meet-ups at
Chief Scott
popular
Pike
Imlay City
eateries.
They include the following dates, times and locations:
Tuesday, April 12 at 9
a.m. at Johns Country
Kitchen, 1829 S. Cedar St.
(Van Dyke) in the Kroger
Plaza.
Wednesday, April 13 at
11 a.m. at the Imlay City
Big Boy, 1949 S. Cedar St.
Thursday, April 14 at 1
p.m. at Silver Grill Family
Dining, 535 N. Cedar St.
Pike, 54, who recently
retired from the Port Huron
Police Department after 25
years, hopes many residents
will make a point of stopping

by any of the local restaurants during his scheduled
visits.
Its an opportunity for
anyone who would like to
meet, ask questions, to offer
advice or just talk, said
Pike.
In his initial interview
with the Tri-City Times, Pike
described Imlay City as a
perfect fit.
This job could not be
more tailor-made for me,
Pike said. Id wanted to
work in a small town where
people know one another.
Imlay City met all the
criteria, he continued. Its
a small town, but one with
big ideas and high standards.
New Chiefs history
While serving with the
Port Huron department, former Lt. Pike had served the
last five years as an adjunct
Criminal Law/Police Science
instructor at St. Clair County
Community College.
A 1980 graduate of
Garden City East High
School, he served in the U.S.
Navy as a Master-at-Arms
from 1980-1988.
From 1988-1991, Pike
Meet-ups page 10-A
File photo
Residents can meet new Chief

at three locations during April
Customers visit popular Our Daily Bread booth and other vendors at last years Farmers Market in
downtown Imlay City. The market will open Thursday, May 5th.
Vendors wanted for market
Special events also scheduled for 2016 season

By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY There
are subtle signs we have
turned the corner on another
long Michigan winter. Which
gives rise to thoughts of
warmer days, sunny skies
and the return of the Imlay
Citys Farmers Market.
Downtown Development
Authority Director Dana
Walker notes that opening
day for the 2016 Market is
Thursday, May 5, at the corner of Main and Third streets
downtown.
Farmers Market hours
will be 1-6 p.m. on Thursdays
up until the markets expected closing on October 27.
With opening day rapidly
approaching, Walker is
actively seeking new vendors
to join with a loyal group of
regular participants.
Were looking for fruit
and vegetable growers, dairy,
meat and other food vendors, says Walker as well
as crafters, vintage and
antique dealers, artists, wineries and more.
Walker notes that seasonal vendor rates are very
reasonable at $80 for those
who sign up before April 1.
Vendor rates rise to $90
for those who sign up and
pay in full after April 1.
In addition, payment
plans are available, along
with a daily rate of $10,
which is reduced to $5 per
day after having paid $100.
At the early-bird rate of

$80 for 26 market days, vendors cost is barely $3 per
day, says Walker. Thats
not bad.
Walker says special
events will be scheduled
during the season to increase
attendance and appeal to the
various interests of attendees.
With more than 4,000
visitors to the market last
year, she adds, we had our
highest attendance numbers
and vendor sales during the
special events.
The Imlay City Farmers
Market participates in several government programs that
encourage healthy eating,
along with EBT/SNAP,
Double Up Food Bucks,
Truck rollover
Granted
Imlay City police, fire, EMS

respond to Tuesday mishap,
...see page 3-A
Capac Middle School gets

funds for new equipment,
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Senior Project Fresh and the

WIC Program, which makes
it possible for low-income
residents to purchase fresh
foods and produce at local
markets.
The Market is continuing
its relationships with the
Ruth Hughes Memorial
Library
and
Goodwill
Industries to provide childrens activities throughout
the market season.
To become a vendor or
for more information about
the 2016 Farmers Market
season, contact Dana Walker
at 810-724-2135, ext. 312.
Interested parties may
also email to: [email protected] or visit
the website at: www.icdda.
com.
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Two seriously hurt in Elba Twp. crash

Two young children in infant car seats in rear not seriously injured
By Tom Wearing
LAPEERCOUNTY
Two people were seriously
injured in a single vehicle
crash in Elba Township on
Saturday, April 2.
Lapeer County Sheriffs
Det./Sgt. Jason Parks said
deputies and Elba firefighters
were dispatched around 1:34
a.m. to a location on Genesee
Rd., between Maple Leaf and
Elba roads.
Parks reported that

responding deputies and
emergency personal found an
overturned and smoking 2004
Pontiac Grand Prix in a ditch.
He added there with four
occupants inside the car,
including two adults in front
and two small children
restrained in infant car seats in
the back seat.
Because of the vehicle
was smoking and a threat of
fire, Sgt. Don Brady and
Deputy Dave Barrett and an
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assistive passing motorist;

were able to break out the
door glass and remove
32-year-old Jessica Rodgers
from the front passenger seat.
Parks said Sgt. Brady then
crawled under the vehicle and
broke out the rear window,
gaining access to the children
who were suspended upside
down in the back seat.
The male driver, Richard
Page, 34, of Grand Blanc, was
unresponsive and trapped,
requiring extrication by Elba
firefighters.
Rodgers was listed in serious/critical condition at
McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital; while Page was
transported via helicopter to
Detroits Henry Ford Hospital,
where he was in serious/critical condition.
Parks said the two children, Audrey Page, 2, and
eight-month-old Anthony
Page, appeared not to have
sustained serious injuries; due
in large part to have been
placed in their infant car seats.

The children were placed
in sheriffs patrol units to protect them from the weather
until they were transported to
McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital for emergency care.
Utility poles, lines fall
In conjunction with the
crash, two utility poles were
downed, resulting in utility
lines laying across the roadway.
The downed poles and
lines were blamed for a second non-injury accident at the
site just minutes after the first
crash.
The roadway was closed
to traffic for three hours for
investigative purposes and to
clear the downtown poles and
wires.
Though the crash remains
under investigation, Parks
said snowy weather conditions and alcohol are being
explored as possible contributing factors.
Anyone with information
is asked to contact Det./Sgt.
Jason Parks at 810-245-1381,
or email to: [email protected].
The
51-year-old
is
accused in the armed robbery
of the Tri-County Bank in
Brockway Township in early
January and was taken into
custody some two weeks
later. If convicted, Goulette
could face life in prison.
Goulette remains in cus-
tody, held on a $1 million

bond at the St. Clair County
Intervention Center. He is
also accused of robbing the
Oxford Bank in Dryden last
month but wont likely be
arraigned on those charges
until his case in St. Clair
County is complete.
Goulette to appear before judge Monday

By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
PORT HURON Tom

Goulette is to appear in court
next week. The Armada Twp.
resident and former Dryden
Schools
superintendent,
whos accused in the armed
robbery of a Yale-area bank

in January, has a plea hearing
in
Judge Daniel Kellys
courtroom on Monday, April
11.
If Goulette opts to proceed to trial, that has been
scheduled to begin on April
20.
Lapeer ISD board to interview candidates

By Maria Brown
LAPEER COUNTY
Today
(April
6)
the
Intermediate School District
Board will take the next step
to fill a vacancy on their

board.
At 2 p.m. members will
begin interviewing the five
individuals who submitted
letters of interest. Whoever is
selected will fill the seat
vacated by Gary Howell who

stepped down after becoming
Lapeer
Countys
82nd
District representative in
the
Michigan
House.
The appointee will serve
a term through June 5,
2017.
Currently the board is
comprised
of
Larry
Czapiewski of Dryden, Janet
Watz of Lapeer, Paul Bowman
of Almont and Rod Dewey of
Imlay City.
Dispatch log . . .
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Editors note: The following is a compilation of activity and reports from area
police departments:
dent in the 300 block of W.

Meier St. in Capac on March
31
a harassment complaint
at Glassford and Aldrich
streets in Capac on
March
31
report of a suspicious
Police agencies respond- person in the 500 block of N.
ed to:
Main St. in Capac on April 1
a property damage acci- a breaking and entering
alarm in the 200 block of N.
Neeper St. in Capac on April
2
a property damage accident on I-69 in Mussey Twp.
TH
at the Lapeer County line on
April 2
11am-4pm
a domestic incident in
the 7300 block of Capac Rd.
in Lynn Twp. on April 2
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Thirteen-year-old
Cole
Schwab would love to participate in this years Junior
National Young Leaders
Conference (JNYLC) in
Washington D.C.
Given the estimated
$3,000 cost to make the trip,
Cole could use a little financial help from the community
to get there.
The high-achieving 7th
grader was nominated to be
Imlay City Middle Schools
representative
at
the
Conference by his gym teacher, Greg Prendergast.
An outstanding student,
Cole carries a 3.94 grade
point average and finished
second in the middle schools
past two spelling bees.
A young community servant, he volunteers with Zone
Productions during the summer months, helping to raise
money to send other students
to camp; while himself attending robotics camps for two
years in succession.
While academics are a
priority for Cole, he enjoys
athletics, participating in
youth baseball, while running
cross country and track.
In addition, he helps out
one day a week at his mothers business, B Naturals,
based in Imlay City.
Brandy Schwab said she
and husband, Jason Schwab,
are thrilled about Coles nomination to attend the 2016
Junior National Young
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the chance to enjoy this oncein-a-lifetime opportunity,
she says. The cost is pretty
high, though, and we need all
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By Maria Brown
CAPAC Anyone interested in filling a vacancy on

the Capac School Board has
until Monday, April 11, to
submit a letter of intent with
the district.
Following a special meeting on Wednesday, March 30,
the board established a schedule to find a replacement for
Tom Lottie who passed away
on March 19.
The board will interview
candidates on April 14 and
vote to make an appointment
that same night.
Whoever is appointed to
the seat will fill it until the
November 8 election. If that
person wishes to remain on
the board, theyll need to put
their name on the general
election ballot. The top vote
getter in the fall will fill the
remainder of Lotties term

through 2020.
Lottie earned a six-year
seat on the board in 2014.
According to a press
release from the district,
interested persons are asked
to detail their qualifications
for the position in their letter
of interest.
Candidates must be at
least 18 years of age, a registered voter in the school district and a resident of
Michigan for at least 30 days
and a resident of the school
district on or before the 30th
day prior to the date of the
election.
Persons are not eligible to
fill the seat if theyve been
convicted of a felony within
the last 20 years involving
dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or a
breach of the public trust
while in office or employed
with a governmental entity.

The candidate must also
be free of any incompatible
situations that would prevent
the proper fulfillment of the
duties of the office of board
member, such as the subordination of one public office to
another, the supervision of
one public office to another,
or the breach of duty of public office, the district stated.
Board members will
review the letters and then
schedule interview for their
April 14 meeting, due to be
held at 7 p.m. in the Capac
HighSchool Library.
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release, the board doesnt
intend to interview every candidate.
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contact Superintendent Steve
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Gen. Squier in spotlight

By Tom Wearing
ALMONT Almont
historian Jim Wade reports
that 22 people were in attendance for
the Almont
Historical Societys March 14
meeting.
Many of them may have
showed up for Wades first in
a series of presentations on
Almonts founding families, which he hopes will
stimulate greater interest in
the organization and local history in general.
Since recently taking the
helm as president of the historical society, Wade has put
Gen. George O. Squier

out the call for both donations
and new members.
Im both encouraged and
a little frustrated, says Wade,
2013 Business
Person Of The Year
who adds the organization has

benefitted from a recent influx
of donations, though new
member signups have been
few and far between.
In hopes of maintaining
momentum, Wade will present a program on General
George Owen Squier at the
historical societys next meeting on Monday, April 11 at 7
p.m.
Brief history of Squier
Born in Dryden in 1865,
Squier graduated from the
U.S. Military Academy,

attaining the rank of Major
General.
While his military career
is remarkable, Squier received
a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins
University in 1893, propelling him to a career that
included: inventing a magneto-optical streak camera;
measuring the speed of
projectiles both inside a cannon and after they left the
cannon barrel; developing
telegraphic systems and telephone carrier multiplexing;
for which he was elected to
Help fund Gen. Squier statue

DRYDEN A local group is seeking donations for
the cost of creating a bronze statue in the likeness of the
late General George Squier of Dryden.
With that goal in mind, the group will host a Friday,
April 22 fundraiser at Almont Hideaway Lanes, starting
at 7 p.m.
Bowling will be $20 per person and begin at 8 p.m. In
addition to bowling, attendees may participate in a 50/50
raffle, Chinese auction and a bake sale. Food will be
available.
Among those leading the effort to memorialize Gen.
Squier is Dar Johnson, who says she has discussed the
creation of a bronze statue with Grand Blanc sculptress
Suzanne Johnson.
Once completed, Dar Johnson the statue will placed at
the Dryden Memorial Gardens.
Photo provided
Almont historian Jim Wade to present program April 11
Obituary for one of the areas most well-known

former residents, General George Owen Squier.
the National Academy of
Science in 1919.
An aviation buff, Squier
worked for a time with the
Wright Brothers and was
responsible for the purchase
of the first airplanes to be
used by the U.S. Army.
Fundraiser discussed
Wade says there are preliminary plans to sponsor a
pig roast fundraiser to benefit
the historical society.
Such an event is expected
to involve the collaboration of
the Almont Chamber of
Commerce and take place at a
date and location to be deter-
mined later.
Meanwhile, he encourages everyone with a curiosity
about local history to join the
Almont Historical Society.
Membership dues are currently $15 per year.
The Almont Historical
Societys downtown museum
is located at 149 N. Main St..
The groups meetings
take place the second Monday
of the month, starting at 7
p.m.
For questions, more information, or to make a donation, contact Jim Wade at
810-796-3355.
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IMLAYCITY Newly
sworn-in 82nd District House
Rep. Gary Howell will be
holding open office hours in
ImlayCity and Lapeer on
Friday, April 15.
Howell announced that
he will be available from
9:30-11 a.m. at the Imlay City
Big Boy, located at 1949 S.
Cedar St. (Van Dyke).
He will also be available
on Friday, April 15 to his City
of Lapeer constituents; hold-
ing court from 2:30-4 p.m. at

Hungry Dan's, located at 195
W. Genesee St. in Lapeer.
Howell encourages all
interested residents to stop by
either location during the designated hours.

Feel free to bring
your questions regarding
state government, or just
come to say hello, says
Howell.
Rep. Gary Howell can
also be reached at his Lansing
office at 517-373-1800; or
via email at: GaryHowell@
house.mi.gov.
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LAPEER A stunning
recreation of Simon &
Garfunkels 1981 Concert in
Central Park will take place at
the PIX Theater on Sat., April
9 at 7:30 p.m.
The performance, known
as one of the most beloved
concerts of all time, was
attended by more than
500,000 people, and now area
residents will have a chance
to re-live the experience.
Jill Lyons of the PIX says
the upbeat, 90 minute show
called Old Friends will take
the audience back in time to
that cool September night in
New York City when Paul
Simon and Art Garfunkel
reunited for a free concert.
Mrs.
Robinson,
Homeward Bound, Bridge
Over Troubled Water, The
Boxer, Scarborough Fair, The
Sounds of Silencethese are
just a few of the featured
songs that have made Simon
& Garfunkel one of the most
successful and beloved artists
of all time, Lyons says.

Performing artists Nick
Foresman
and
Jason
Elsenheimer will recreate the
awe-inspiring show with
attention to every detail,
Lyons says.
They pay ultimate homage to this amazing American
duo and stay true to the beauty of their timeless songs,
she says. Complete with a
full eight-piece backup band,
Nick and Jasons warm blending harmonies and crisp guitar work recreate the sound,
look and feel of this legendary duo in their most famous
performance ever.
Old Friends, will take
place on Sat., April 9, at 7:30
p.m. at The PIX. Advance
adult tickets $15.00, seniors
and students $13.00, ticket
prices go up at the door.
Tickets are available at
the PIX Box Office inside
Gallery 194, Tuesday through
Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., or
by calling 810-664-4824.
Tickets also available online
at www.pixlapeer.org.
April 10 sports card & toy show
(Old M-21)
$5
Magic of Simon
& Garfunkel is
at the PIX April 9
LUNCH
SPECIALS
Nick Foresman and Jason Elsenheimer recreate

Simon & Garfunkels Concert in Central Park at
their Old Friends performance at the PIX.
MarketPlace
SCHULTZ FIREARMS
Photo provided
By Tom Wearing
Bus: 810-724-6218 Fax: 810-724-3418
LAPEER If you collect sports cards, diecast

NASCAR cars and toys, you will not want to miss
Sundays (April 10) big show at the Lapeer American
Legion Hall, 1701 W. Genesee St.
The free show runs from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and
includes a wide variety of items for viewing and purchase. Concessions will be available for purchase.
Money raised from donations will go to St. Judes
Childrens Hospital and local needy families.
Eight-foot vendors tables are available for $25.
For questions or further details, contact Doug King at
810-654-0417.
Pavlov pushes for STEAM

TRI-CITY AREA On
March 17, the Senate
Economic Development and
International
Investment
Committee
unanimously
approved legislation that
would help attract professional talent and promote economic development throughout the state.
Senate Resolution (SR)
146, sponsored by Sen. Phil
Pavlov, encourages Michigan
communities to pursue innovative policies to attract
young professionals working
in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and
math (STEAM), especially in
financially distressed areas.
Despite Michigans economic turnaround, many
young professionals are still
leaving to pursue opportunities elsewhere, said Pavlov,
R-St. Clair Township.
The lack of young professionals working in fields

demanding a STEAM background hinders local economic development. Senate
Resolution 146 calls on leaders to address financial disincentives for STEAM professionals wanting to remain in
Michigan and rebuild their
distressed communities.
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, Michigan has
seen a net reduction of 4.4
percent in young workers
aged 22 to 34 in the past five
years. SR 146 states that
reversing the outgoing tide of
young STEAM professionals
is of the highest priority.
Mackenzie Price, executive director of the Huron
County
Community
Foundation, testified in support of the resolution.
This focus on the reten-
tion and attraction of STEAM

graduates in Michigan is a
critical step towards mobilizing the philanthropic sector in
this space, Price said.
By supporting Senator
Pavlovs resolution, the state
Legislature is opening the
door for foundations to
address the issue of talent
retention on a local level. For
Huron County, that means
implementing a new Reverse
Scholarship program that
will provide partial student
loan repayment for those
returning to live and work in
the county.
Randy Maiers, president
and CEO of Community
Foundation of St. Clair
County, also expressed support for the measure.
Senator Pavlovs resolution would be another critical
step in engaging more com-
Photo provided
Resolution aims at keeping young professionals in

science, technology, engineering, arts and math in Mich.
Community Foundation of St. Clair County President and CEO Randy Maiers
(left), Huron County Community Foundation Executive Director Mackenzie
Price and Sen. Phil Pavlov testify in the Senate Economic Development and
International Investment Committee in support of Senate Resolution 146.
munity stakeholders, and
specifically
community
foundations
throughout
Michigan, in a collaborative
effort to attract
more
STEAM
graduates back
home to Michigan, Maiers
said.
The issue of talent retention and attraction is something that impacts all aspects
of community prosperity
throughout the state.
Among the economic
development policies suggested in the resolution are
incentives such as student

loan assistance and employment relocation reimbursement expenses.
SR 146 now heads to the
full
Senate for
further
consideration.
TRI-CITY AREA
State Rep. Dan Lauwers
(R-Brockway Twp.) introduced legislation to direct
part of the fines associated
with commercial trucking to
county road commissions to
help ensure local road maintenance.
Lauwers said his bill
ensures that fines for overweight trucks will stay with
county officials to be used to
repair damage caused by big
rigs.
It is just common sense
to send some of this money to
the road commissions, ensuring that the dollars stay with
local government for road
maintenance, Lauwers said.
There is a portion going to
libraries that should remain
intact until we come up with
more appropriate ways to

fund libraries. But the vast
majority of the fine money
should be going to roads.
Lauwers measure, House
Bill 5491, is part of a four-bill
package that includes HB
5490, introduced by state
Rep. Eric Leutheuser, (RHillsdale); HB 5492, introduced by state Rep. Gary
Glenn, (R-Midland); and
Senate Bill 861, introduced
by state Sen. Mike Shirkey,
(R-Clarklake).
The bills also include
clarifications to the vehicle
code regarding when law
enforcement can pull over
vehicles for citations.
The House bills were
referred to the House
Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
Business briefs . . .
Photo provided
Bills aim to put fees,

fines in local coffers
Capac Middle School Principal David Kochan and teacher Tim Gross accept check from Meemic
Insurance Representative Mike Mrozinski for new gym equipment.
Gym class gets new equipment
Middle School receives monies from Meemic

By Maria Brown
CAPAC With the help

of a Meemic Foundation
grant, Capac Middle School
was able to purchase new
physical education equipment.
Teacher Tim Gross
applied for the funds totalling
$500. Now, students have
access to volleyballs, weightlifting equipment and hockey
equipmenttools that Gross
hopes will create excitement
among his students to adopt
personal health and fitness
habits. Meemic officials note
that Gross typically buys the

equipment himself or accepts
donations from the public.
Exceptional educators
are always looking for new
and creative ways to inspire
their students and we want to
make sure that financial concerns dont stand in the way
of those ideas, said Pamela
Harlin, Administrator for the
Meemic Foundation.
The goal of Meemic
Foundation grants is to provide the resources necessary
for teachers to create a
dynamic learning environment for students that not
only educates the children but
inspires them as well.

Gross and Capac Middle
School Principal David
Kochan formally accepted the
donation from Meemic
Insurance
Company
Representative
Mike
Mrozinski of Mike Mrozinski
Agency located in Almont.
Meemic officials note that
its common for teachers to
spend their own money on
classroom supplies.
According to a recent
study conducted by Perry
Research Professionals for
the National School Supply
and Equipment Association
(NSSEA), public school
teachers in the United States

spend more than $1.6 billion
out-of-pocket on school supplies and instructional materials. That equates to an average total of $945 on materials
per teacher per year for their
classrooms, they note in a
press release.
Meemic
Foundation
grants can help alleviate budget strains on teachers via
grants and allow educators
the freedom to be creative
with their lessons.
The Meemic Foundation
has been giving grants to
schools and educators for
more than 20 years.
Imlay launches new summer program
Auctioneer Ray Krakowski recently earned CAI distinction.

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.
Krakowski earns
CAI distinction
DRYDEN Auctioneer,
Ray Krakowski, CAI, GPPA,
PRI of Beth Rose Real Estate
& Auction recently completed his training at the Certified
Auctioneers Institute (CAI).
CAI is the industrys premier
training program developed
by the National Auctioneers
Association (NAA) for auction professionals.
Krakowski joins an
exclusive group as there are
less than 1,000 current CAI
designation holders in the
world as of March 2016 in an
industry that estimates over
100,000 auctioneers in the
United States.
The three-year CAI designation program provides
auction professionals the

opportunity to earn the industrys most respected professional designation. CAI is an
intensive, executive development program offering professional auctioneers with
instruction and coursework
in business management, ethics, finance, communications, strategic planning and
marketing.
The NAA conducts CAI
every March at Indiana
University in Bloomington,
IN.
Ray Krakowski, CAI,
GPPA, PRI, is a freelance
auctioneer attaining the designations
of
Graduate
Personal Property Appraiser
and
the
Professional
Ringmans Institute. He is a
Realtor and Director of
Business Development with
Beth Rose Real Estate &
Auction, and specializes in
Luxury Real Estate. Ray can
also be found across South
East Michigan with American
Storage Auctioneers selling
storage units at auction to
treasure seekers.
Kindergarten Jumpstart at Weston

By Maria Brown
IMLAY CITY Imlay

City Schools continues to
expand their offerings through
the Early Learning Center.
Last week, school board
members gave the green light
to launch a Kindergarten
Jumpstart program this summer at Weston Elementary
School.
All
incoming
Kind ergarten
an d
Begindergarten students are
eligible to participate in the
six week program designed to
help new students get ready
for classes when the school
year start in the fall.
Weston Principal Devon
Caudill said no other schools
in the immediate area offer a
Jumpstart opportunity but
there certainly seems to be
demand for it. She said 12
students are already enrolled.
Any student from any
district is welcome to attend,
Caudill said.
Cost is $45 per week, plus
a $25 registration fee.
Breakfast is included and free
lunch
is
available.
Kindergarten Jumpstart runs

from June 27 to August 4.
Hours are 8:45 to 11:45 a.m.,
Monday through Thursday.
Currently the Early
Learning Center at Weston
includes the Great Start
Readiness Program, Imlay
City Community Preschool
and extended day childcare.
In other school board
business:
members approved a bid
from Astec Asphalt Inc. for
$148,700 to repave the high
schools north parking lot.
Vice President Greg Dennis
noted that the winning bid is
about $90,000 less than anticipated. He said Imlay City has
pledged to construct a walkway from the parking lot to
the Polly Ann Trail to allow
easier access for trail users.
a request from the Bridge
Building Club to attend the
MDOT Design and Build
Bridge
Challenge
was
approved.
the board granted permission for Quiz Bowl members to travel to state competition in East Lansing this
month.
members gave the okay
for teacher Amy Bosma to

plan a trip to Washington
D.C. for the 2017 presidential
inauguration.
a request from student
council members to attend the
state leadership conference
was approved.
members approved a
committee recommendation
to raise the preschool tuition
fee from $500 to $550 per
semester for the 201617 school year. A $25

registration fee remains in
place.
A recommendation was
also approved to modify the
current childcare discount for
employees. At the moment,
those services are free but for
the 2016-17 school year that
will change to a 50 percent
discount.
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Letters to the Editor
Difficulty with State Board of Educations latest decree

It is truly very sad to see
that the State Board of
Education has become nothing more than a misfit group
of social engineers! It used to
be that they concerned themselves with matters of public
education and student academic achievement. It appears
that they have now morphed
into just another government
body bent on destroying the
fabric of America.
The LGBTQ (lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender,
questioning) lobby is a small,

but very powerful group of
people. Their fight was never
really about equality. They
fought very hard to be
acknowledged as members of
society. While I do not share
their opinion on morality, I
can acknowledge their right
to exist and participate in
society. I can appreciate many
of the contributions they
make to our world.
But dont ask, dont tell
was not good enough for
Our Opinion
Do you have what it takes
to answer the call?
few good men. And women.

Both are in need to help the Imlay
City Fire Department do what it
does bestsaving lives and property, and keeping others from harm when mishapslike traffic accidents, transformer
explosions, gas leaks, hazmat spills and
downed wiresoccur.
The multi-talented individuals who make
up the Imlay City Fire Department are looking to increase their roster so they can continue to provide the service theyve dedicated
themselves to.
Like other area departments, Imlay Citys
is an all volunteer group of dedicated area
residents who have dipped into their own
pockets for the professional training required
to do the job. Along with course work and
hands-on training, the firefighters take part in
bi-weekly in house training sessions to keep
their skills sharp. The payoff? A sense of service to community like no other and the
heartfelt gratitude and awe from those
whove been helped by the services they preform. Spreading the word about fire safety
and working with little kids can also be a
rewarding aspect of the job.
If youre among those few good men and
women, now is the time to answer the call.
For more information on becoming an Imlay
City firefighter call the Fire Hall at 810-7242135 or visit www.imlaycity.
org/1/65firedepartment. org.
them. They wanted blanket

acceptance of their behavior
as normal and even desirable.
Thats where we start to have
a problem. I cannot, under
any circumstance, accept their
behavior as a legitimate
alternative lifestyle. It is
immoral. Not nearly enough
space here to argue that, but
the Bible is quite clear. My
opinion or yours does not
matter.
Having now convinced a
majority of society to dispose
of the moral constraints of the
Word of God, the LGBTQ
lobby has begun the next
phase:
accommodation.
Thats right, they now want
not equal treatment, but preferred status. The State Board
of Educations latest decree is
a not so veiled attempt to turn
our public schools into a

recruiting center for sexual
deviants. It is no secret that
young people often struggle
with their sexuality. Putting a
system in place that treats
sexual aberration special will
only lead to more exploitation
of vulnerable young people.
Expect the number of
questioning children to rise,
as the schools become a play-
ground for sexual experimentation and exploration, in a

judgement-free zone. Expect
the students and parents who
espouse moral values to
become victims of bullying,
sanctioned by the people who
claim to be against it. And
expect me to lovingly, but
firmly, just say NO!
James D Crane
Capac
Easter egg hunt a fun-filled success

This letter is being written
to all who joined us, or joined
with us, in helping to make
the Lapeer Community
Church and City of Lapeer
Downtown
Development
Authoritys 2016 Easter Egg
Hunt another fun-filled, successful event.
Once again, there were an
estimated 1,000-1,500 people

who converged on the Historic
Courthouse lawn to collect
20,000-plus
candy-filled
eggs.
Many thanks go out to the
City of Lapeer and the Lapeer
County Building & Grounds
Department for the use of
their facilities, to Smile FM
who provided a live broadcast

and promotional items and to
our inflatable sponsors:
Lapeer County Bank & Trust
Co., Primerica/ Kris Klaus
Office, Edward Jones/ Mark
Bachmans Office and Simco
Ltd. The generosity of our
sponsors allowed for this free
family-friendly event.
Thank you for making

this community event very
special and we hope that
everyone had a wonderful
Easter season.
Sincerely,
Mary-Sue Weber
Business Administrator
Lapeer Community Church
Attica
Blessed be my promise rescuers
m reflecting on relation- rescuing. Enthused, I forgot

ships and a remarkable
my bum knee and offered to
friend who rescued a
dig them up from my fading
promise I could not fulfill
lavender fields. I also forgot
alone.
the variety is named Grosso
It all began weeks ago
because its huge. We set a
when Beth phoned. We met
date for my site visit to
several years back during the GrowTown.
Horticultural

When I exitTherapy Association
ed I-75 west onto 7
Conference at MSU.
Mile Road, my heart
Afterward, Beth, a
pained at the trash,
landscape architect,
emblematic of the
hired my staff and
neighborhoods ruin.
me to install a lavThe Yacama Street
ender promenade in
sign flashed me back
the Lafayette
to 1954 and my famGreens Urban
ilys residence as
Garden downtown
tender transplants
Detroit. What fun
from Kentucky. The
wearing a construclarge, sparkling wintion helmet on the
dows of Browns
hottest day in July.
Creamery on the corner of
A heart for connecting
Yacama and Seven Mile
plants with people, Beth
were long gone. I wept for
asked if I would provide lav- the wasteland.
ender for another community Beth understood. Her calling
garden shes installing in
is to nurture strong ties of
Detroit. She needed 60
affection between people and
Grosso plants for her
landscapes, Nature and the
GrowTown Garden.
human spirit. Mankind is an
I had at least 60 healthy
analogist, and sees personal
Grosso plants that needed
relations in objects and crea-
Honest Living . . .
tures. Trowels. Sunflowers.

Bees. The Apostle Paul
described the human corpse
as a seed. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.
Dear Reader, with this
faith in Beths vision for
GrowTown, I phoned a
friend who might help rescue
my promise. She said yes.
MaryEllen comes from
stout Finnish stock. As a
child, she dug up worms to
fish with her father in their
Minnesota homeland. Her
husbands career as a photographer brought her to
Michigan where they raised
three children. You learn
such intimacies working
shoulder-to-shoulder in fields
planting, weeding, and harvesting in mercurial weather.
Ill bring my shovel,
MaryEllen said.
Under Tuesdays spring
sun, we cut weed cloth and
yanked staples from around
thirty lavender plants, dug
them out and bagged them
by 6 p.m.
Thirty to go, I said.
MaryEllen, Ill never

ask you to work this hard
again.
She smiled at another
promise. Right now, theres
no other place Id rather be.
What high praise for living
things!
The following day, we
fell shy twenty plants when
we discovered disease on
the remaining chosen
Grosso. I called Beth and
apologized. The forty
healthy plants are mammoth. I think theyll be
enough.
Beth just emailed her
report. All went well
todayWe got all the
plants inwas glad I wore
my snow pants this morning!! They are all nestled
into their new home and
have already attracted
much interest from people
driving by while we were
planting.
Blessed be my rescuers,
for they shall inherit bundles
of lavender.
Email Iris at irisleeu@
sbcglobal.net.
Observations from the courtroom & beyond

he courtroom is packed.
Members of the press,
cameras poised, positioned in
the jury box and the parties
involved in the People vs.
Judge Byron Konschuh are
lined up across the tables.
Visiting Judge Geoffrey
Neithercut takes the bench
and the action gets under
way at what some expect to
be the final court appearance
by Konschuh and the rest.
Turns out theyre wrong.
Hell reappear before yet
again on
the other
side of the
bench on
July 1.

Neithercut
says it is
his custom
to let the
prosecu tion go
first, so
Special
Prosecutor
Deana Finnegan takes the
podium. After thanking
defense attorney Tom Pabst
for helping negotiate the settlement the parties reached,
calling him a gentleman
throughout, Finnegan reiterates the terms of the agreement. She asks the court to
order Konschuh to pay
$1,802 in restitution. She
says she felt she could have
prevailed at trial on the five
embezzlement charges she
levied against Konschuh in
2014, but she dropped them.
Not because she lost faith,
but rather because the
bleeding had to stop, both in
Lapeer County and in her
home county of Shiawassee.
She says she agreed to settle

on one 90-day misdemeanor
accounting offense with a
delayed sentence and dismissal of all charges because
she obviously cares more
about Lapeer County that Mr.
Konschuh did.
The comment draws a
collective, audible gasp from
the near-capacity crowd,
which raises the ire of the
Judge.
Admonishing the audience, Neithercut says he
works in the north end of
Genesee County, in the
hood where people get shot,
and hes never heard these
kinds of sounds in a courtroom. With a decisive warning, he threatens to clear the
courtroom should another
peep be heard. He turns to
Finnegan and says, I apologize to you for these people
for being so rude.
****************
Defense attorneyMichael
Sharkey has his poker face
on when Finnegan asks the
judge to order Konschuh to
pay restitution and write letters of apology to his former
colleagues, who she says
have been vilified in the
process. His client, Byron
Konschuh, is stony faced too.
Maybe theyre thinking
about the term vilification,
and who it applied to in the
matter at hand. A quick read
of any comment section from
newspaper accounts that
appeared outside of Lapeer
County make it clear that
perhaps Finnegans a bit off
the mark.
When its Sharkeys turn
to speak he keeps it short,
noting that hed wished he
had have gone first.

He gives credit to
Finnegan for coming to
terms with the situation and
doing the right thing. He
differs with her opinion that
she would have prevailed at
trial, noting that the evidence or lack thereof is not
worth mentioning. He says
Finnegan deserves credit for
dismissing the charges, and
quotes Theodore Roosevelt.
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can
do is the right thing, the next
best thing is the wrong thing,
and the worst thing you can
do is nothing, Sharkey says.
This case is over. Its
time to move forward. The
community is here to support
(Konschuh), there is no point
in delay, an apology or restitution, he said. The county
needs to be made whole.
Sharkey says Konschuhs
experience on both sides of
the bench assures that he
will serve with more courage than any other judge.
His strength of character
brought him through this
ordeal and it will continue to
serve him, Sharkey says.
****************
Byron Konschuh strides
with purpose to the podium.
He begins addressing the
court with several thank
yous. He thanks Finnegan,
his family, his wife, and the
community that never doubted his intentions. He says the
actions he took were to support the prosecutors office
staff, law enforcement, witnesses and victims of crime
and the community as a
whole.
He says he had opinions
regarding everything that

happened, but he keeps those
to himself. He expresses
gratitude to his attorneys, and
says he hopes that its clear
that the delays referred to
by Finnegan regarding the 20
month ordeal arent being
attributed to his seek all avenues, as is his legal right, to
defend himself.
****************
When Neithercut agrees
that restitution is unnecessaryas are any letters of
apologyit feels like something good happened. When
he delays the disposition of
the case until July 1, its like
the proverbial rain on a
parade for those in the room.
Still, no one makes a single
sound.
But Imlay City resident
Gayle Coulter finds some
sunshine as the courtroom
contingent spills into the
hallway after the gavel falls.
Gayle is one of dozens of
Konschuh supporters who
stay to congratulate him and
wish him well.
This goes to show how
great our county is, Gayle
says. We support the good
people here. Someone who
has put as much time and
effort into serving the community like Byron has
deserves that support.
There is no tearing us
apart, Gayle continues.
Someone tried to do it, but
it didnt work. Its easy to
kick someone when theyre
down, but around here, we
stand up for whats right.
Email Catherine at
[email protected].
Photo by Kris Thibodeau
Flights of imagination
Imlay City School Board President and skydiver

Sharon Muir visits with Weston and Borland students who have been learning about aeronautics
in their intersession classes. Muir discussed the
training involved in becoming a skydiver, and
described what the Earth looks like from 13,500
feet above. She also brought her equipment for
the children to examine. Muir began skydiving in
2013 to fulfill a lifelong dream. Since then, she
made 40 jumps before deciding to hang up her
parachute. The Weston and Borland students
offer a big thank you to Mrs. Muir for sharing
her experiences.
y friend, Jim Welton,

told me recently that he
had once lived in Los
Angeles near the Motion
Picture Hospital. He said he
saw many of the old movie
stars. I remember when I
bumped in to Bud Abbott at
the drug store and had a conversation with him before I
knew who he was, Jim said,
but I knew Groucho (Marx)
when I saw him.
Jim went on, I was having lunch
in Beverly
Hills with
Mark
Harmon
(Star of
NCIS
and son of
University
of
Rick Liblong
Michigan
Heisman
Trophy
winner, Tom Harmon,) who
was working on a summer
project for me. A voice called
out Markie! It was Ann
Bancroft who knew him and
his family. Her table companion was Audrey Hepburn.
I was speechless.
Those were just two of
Weltons many encounters
with the rich and famous. It
sounded like a possible column subject, so I asked
numerous other readers if
they had ever had an encounter with a celebrity. No surprise, many of them had.
For example, Dennis
Thomas grew up in the
Washington D.C. area so he
saw lots of famous people
such as John Glenn, Robert
Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson,
John McCain and more. But
one he remembers most was
when his father was taking a
few cousins and him to
Haines Point for a summer
picnic.
Traffic was stopped by
the police at Memorial
Bridge. We got out of the car
and President Eisenhower
All the Liblong day..
drove by on his way to

Arlington Cemetery. We
shouted a greeting. He put
down his newspaper and
waved to us kids. It sure
made us feel special.
A movie star was also
remembered by Thomas.
My lab mate in biology and
classmate in other classes
was Nick Hammond. He had
appeared in a few small roles
on TV, but the summer
before he had finished shooting a major movie called
The Sound of Music with
Julie Andrews. Nick played
the oldest male child,
Friedrich.
Dean Wakefield had an
interesting encounter in New
York. On a trip to NY, I
went to Tiffanys to buy
some wine glasses. After
completing my transaction I
got on the elevator to go
back to the ground floor.
The elevator stopped at the
fourth floor, the doors
opened, and Lena Horne got
on. I blurted out, like a teenaged boy, My god, youre
gorgeous!
Oh, go on, she said.
She was with a friend, who
laughed at the exchange (and
probably at how red my face
must have gotten).
In 1998, says Tim Juhl,
my wife Joan and I were
flying our Cessna 182 back
from California. We landed
at Jackson Hole, Wyoming to
see the town and spend the
night. While waiting in the
small General Aviation terminal my wife saw a guy in
coveralls checking over an
aircraft on the ramp and said
That guy looks just like
Harrison Ford!
A couple of minutes
later the fellow came in and,
sure enough, it was Ford.
Joan cornered him and shook
his hand and they spoke
briefly before he managed to
escape back out to his airplane.
Add sports figures to the
Beautiful Lena Horne
Gary Morris, a great

singer and a great
kisser, according to
Lynda Charlebois.
mix. Heidi Heim Smith told
me, I was working at
Westview Orchards, in
Washington Township, and in
walked a man I thought I
recognized. When I asked if
he was by chance Mr. Lolich
from the Detroit Tigers, he
said, Mr. Lolich is my
father, you can call me
Mickey. I had the pleasure
of waiting on Mickey Lolich,
of the 1968 World Series
Detroit Tigers, quite a few
times that fall. He loved the
baked goods. If youve ever
seen Mickey Lolich, it looks
like he enjoys baked goods.
I helped produce a driving safety video, says Bob
Johns of Midland, and the
spokesman for the program
was Johnny Rutherford,
3-time winner of the
Indianapolis 500. We were
taping in the Opryland
Theme Park in Nashville,
Tennessee. After taping the
opening segment in the bumper car attraction (showing
driver safety?!), we all got in
bumper cars and played
around for a bit. I told

Johnny after, now I can tell
my grandchildren I played
bumper cars with a 3-time
Indianapolis 500 winner.
From Dwight Ebeling:
Judy and I knew Noel Paul
Stookey (Paul of Peter, Paul
and Mary who grew up in
Birmingham, Michigan) at
MSU as students and met
him years later at Smith
College in Northampton
Massachusetts for a conversation down memory lane,
some of it related to MSU
and some to Peter, Paul and
Mary.
Joe Syler tells of a trip to
the Grand Ole Opry in
Nashville, The on air host
that night was Bill Cody,
morning deejay on WSM
radio, which I listen to every
morning online. I asked one
of the Opry staff if she would
take a book I had purchased
backstage and have Bill autograph it. Instead, at intermission, Bill came to our seats
spent the entire 15 minute
intermission talking to us. He
invited us to his broadcast
studio in the Opryland
hotel.
Syler also said, We
introduced ourselves to
Nancy Jones (Georges
widow) at the George Jones
Entertainment Complex and
she sat down with us for
about 15 minutes. She told us
that the TV show Chrisley
Knows Best was filming
there that night and there was
a party and invited us. We
mentioned that we thought
Todd Chrisley was a real
hoot. Nancy brought Todd to
our table and introduced us.
Todd was very gracious and
talked with us for 15 minutes
or so.
Lynda Charlebois story
involves singer, Gary Morris.
Morris is known for the 1983
ballad The Wind Beneath
My Wings, and many other
hits. I saw Gary Morris at a
Lapeer County Sheriffs
Photo provided
Hey, that guy looks just like...
Nicholas Hammond then and now. Friedrich von

Trapp in the film The Sound of Music.
Department fundraiser. After
the show my friend wanted
to get his autograph and I
went along. He was so sexy
and good looking I decided
to ask him for a kiss instead
of an autograph and I got a
great one! He put his hands
on both sides of my face,
gazed into my eyes and gave
me a kiss Ill always remember. Now thats being fanfriendly!
One of my favorite stories comes from Jori
Raymond, who was visiting
California. I went into a
shoe store, she says,
which, to my delight, sold
hard-to-get small, walking
shoes. I was trying on various shoes and chatting with
the older woman sitting next
to me. She complained about
her bunions and we gave
each other candid feedback
on various shoes, admired
some, discouraged others,
discussed comfort, etc. I
thought she looked darn
good for her age.
Something about her
voice seemed familiar, but I
couldnt place it and didnt
think much about it until the
salesman came over and
addressed her as Ms.
Burnett. I finally placed the
voice! It was, indeed, the
very down-to-earth, friendly
and personable, if now elderly, Carol Burnett whom I had
grown up watching on TV. I
was suddenly struck with
shyness and could no longer
carry on a care-free and
Harrison Ford, actor and

airplane pilot.
Would you recognize

Carol Burnett sitting next
to you?
unconscious conversation,
even though she couldnt
have been more down-toearth and pleasant. At Ms.
Burnetts advice, I bought the
red ones and wore and loved
them for years!
So, when youre out and
about look around. You
might be rubbing elbows
with one of the rich and
famous. Or, more importantly, theyre rubbing elbows
with you!
Email Rick at
[email protected].
A film everyone should see, WPMCS Spring Sharathon
ere great ones for

saying when we
hear theres a good
movie out, Oh, well just
wait until its out for rental.
Usually that works out just
fine, but we had already
kicked ourselves for not
going to see Risen when it
was in Lapeer. When half a
dozen or so people told us
God is Not Dead II was the
next must see movie, we
determined not to let that
happen again. Its 10x better
than the first one, some told
us, so basic curiosity sent us
to check it out for ourselves
tonight.
Ten times better is a
quantitative assessment. Its
also a subjective opinion, so
we werent sure what to
expect. In my mind, I was
expecting that to mean it was

more professionally produced and presented, for the
acoustical quality to be
improved. All of that was
true of the new movie. What
I wasnt expecting was for
Pat Boone, Lee Strobel, and
The Newsboys to all be in it.
It was less segmented than
the first, with a powerful and
easy-to-follow, timely story
line. It appealed to the masses; it spoke to all ages. The
first thing my husband said
as we pulled out of the parking lot was: Everyone
should see that!
I agree.
The other thing I meant
to bring to your attention is
that WMPCs annual Spring
Sharathon. is next week
Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday. The kickoff concert featuring Ivan Parker

will be at Calvary Bible
Church on M-24 (just off the
I-69 freeway) at 6:00 p.m.
THIS Saturday, April 9th
(GPS
Address:
1800 N.
Lapeer Rd.
Lapeer).
At last
report,
there were
still some
tickets
(free)
available
by calling
either the
church or
radio station. WMPC
(1230AM), the longest continuously operating Christian
radio station in the United

States, sent out its first
broadcast on December 26,
1926 from a homemade
transmitter in the Methodist
Protestant Church. The commercial-free programming
now also live-streams
throughout the world.
Besides local news, including
weather, police reports and
obituaries, the station carries
music, such well-known
broadcasts as Truth for Life
with Alistair Begg, Insight
for Living with Charles
Swindoll, Focus on the
Family with Jim Daly, and
more. Off the Bookshelf features authors promoting their
new books. Kids broadcasting includes as Keys for
Kids, Odyssey, and Paws and
Tales.
Michajlyszyn, and has three

siblings: Blaine, Matthew
and Ashley. Greg is also the
owner of two dogs, Diezel
and Daisy, and two cats,
Whiskers and KiKi.
In addition to earning the
honor of Salutatorian of the
Class of 2016, Greg is a
member of the cross country
and track teams, Class
Council President, National
Honor Society Vice
President, and a member of
Student Council.
In his free time, Greg
enjoys working out, relaxing,
and watching House of Cards
and Friends.
Greg lists his role models
as Mrs. Dipzinski, Mr.
Greg Michajlyszyn
Gartrell, Mr. Halsted, and
Coach Schlorke. They all
have been extremely influenICHS March 2016
tial in Gregs life, providing
Student of the Month
him with a countless amount
Greg Michajlyszyn
reg Michajlyszyn is one of life advice, support, and
even letters of recommendaof our Imlay City High
School Students of the Month tion. He hopes that he can be
half as great they are and
for March 2016. This is his
second time being selected as inspire half as many people
as they have.
an ICHS Student of the
In the near future, Greg
Month!
aspires to be accepted to
He is the son of Dawn
either the University of
Goertler and Greg
California-Berkley, UC San
Diego, or the University of
Rochester, where he plans to
study physics and obtain an
internship in the science
department. Gregs long-term
life goal is to travel into
space.
Congratulations Greg!
Keep up the good work!
Holbaek, Denmark. She is

the daughter of Ghita and
Sune Reitzel, and has a
younger sister named Maria.
Nynne is also the proud
owner of a dog and a cat.
During her stay in Imlay
City she is living with her
host parents Cherie and
James Dillon. In addition
to earning excellent grades,
Nynne is very involved in
co-curricular activities at
ICHS as a member of the
freshman volleyball, freshman girls basketball, JV
softball, and track teams!
In her free time, Nynne
enjoys hanging out with
friends and relaxing.
Nynnes parents are her role
models, largely because they
have always told her to
follow her heart and to try
her best.
Her current goal is to
attend an IB (International
Baccalaureate) for her last
three years of high school
in Denmark. She is still
currently undecided in
regards to what she wants to
do after high school.
Congratulations Nynne!
Keep up the good work!
ICHS Students of the Month for March

Editors note: The following Students of the Month
feature was submitted by
Rich Cross, M.Ed. Cross is
the Dean of Students at Imlay
City High School. He may be
reached at 810-724-9815 or
via email at rcross@
icschools.us.
Nynne Reitzel
ICHS March 2016
Student of the Month
Nynne Reitzel
Nynne Reitzel is one of our
Imlay City High School
Students of the Month for
March 2016!
Nynne comes to us this
year all the way from
"The first thing

my husband
said as we
pulled out of
the parking lot
was: 'Everyone
should see
that!'"
If youve never tuned in,
find the station this week and
find out for yourself what the
station has to offer; and then
begin planning how you can
support it. Pray on it. Use
your imagination. Some
ways are by being a day
sponsor, a matching gift
donor, a one-time or monthly
giver. Many listeners choose,
instead of giving gifts to
loved ones who really dont
need anything, to honor them
by paying for a day of broadcasting in their name. How
this works is that the station

will mention them with their
anniversary or birthday, etc.,
repeating it frequently
throughout the day or per the
wishes of the donor. At the
donors request, the honorees favorite hymn could be
played. Some honor a loved
one who has died. And then
there are those of usmany
of us, in factwho give our
ten, twenty, or fifty dollars.
Or the change off the dresser.
Or out of our pockets or our
piggy banks. It all adds up to
keep this God-honoring ministry on the air.
P.S. Hint to parents: At
our family campout (reunion)
last summer I overheard my
niece from Utah say she
planned to get her kids
hooked on Odyssey during
their road trip to and from
the reunion. And I thought:
What a GREAT ideaone
worth passing on. If my
memory serves me correctly,
its on WMPC (1230AM) at
7:00 p.m.
Academic All-Star
Michael Antovski
Senior ~ Dryden High School

Michael is the son of Peter and
Jackie Antovski.
He has a 3.751 GPA.
His hobbies include basketball,
car audio and woodworking.
Michaels favorite author is Rick
Riordan and he likes the music of
Drake.
If he could change one thing about school, he would
institute a later start time to the school day.
In his wildest dream, Michael would become the lead
engineer for Rockford Fosgate, a car audio equipment
company.
The person he most admires is Casey Neistat, a producer and social media entrepreneur.
Michael believes that the biggest challenge facing his
generation is finding the motivation to work for what
you want.
His career goals is to become an electrical engineer.
Michael participates in SkillsUSA, robotics and is a
National Honor Society member.
AG lists Top Ten consumer complaints

TRI-CITY AREA
Attorney
General
Bill
Schuette marked the 18th
annual National Consumer
Protection week by releasing
his annual list of the Top Ten
Consumer Complaints in
Michigan and highlighting
free educational resources
provided by the Department
of Attorney General.
Consumer protection is
etched into the DNA of the
Department of Attorney
General and guides everything we do, said Schuette.
For example, we emphasize safe social media use for
students and fight to protect
seniors from fraud and scams
and, we also defend consumers by exposing insurance
fraud and price fixing, guarding against bogus charities,
and prosecuting home foreclosure scammers. We work
every day to protect families
and educate citizens on how
to spot scams from a mile
away.
Schuettes Top Ten List is
compiled by analyzing the
nearly 9,000 written complaints filed with the Attorney

Generals
Consumer
Protection team in 2015. The
purpose of this list is to educate about scams and problems to avoid. Schuettes
Consumer Protection team
also recovered more than $2
million in consumer refunds
and forgiven debts and nearly
$6.5 million in State recoveries in 2015.
In 2015, Credit and
Financial Concerns once
again topped the list with the
Consumer Protection team
receiving a total of 1,137
complaints in this category,
which includes specific complaints like credit reporting
and collection, non-bank
credit agencies, and installment finance companies.
Complaints on debt collection
and credit reporting accounted
for the majority (872) of the
total complaints. Consumers
often voice concerns regarding aggressive debt collection
tactics used by debt collection
agencies.
Top 10 Consumer
Complaint Categories of
2015
1. Credit and Financial
Concerns: The top complaint
category for 2015 held on to
the spot that it has had since
2006, generating 1,137 complaints in a variety of areas
including debt collection,
credit repair, payday lending,
and mortgage brokering.
Schuettes Consumer Alert on
Debt Collection and Debt
Collection Scams details prohibited debt collector practices and provides tips on avoiding scams and disputing bogus
debts.
2. Telecommunications,
Cable, and Satellite TV:
Moving up from the third spot
in 2015, this category includes
complaints involving issues
like robocalls, telemarketing,
wireless communications, and
cable and satellite TV services. Complaints in these categories exceeded 900 in 2015.
3. Retail: Moving up
from the fourth spot, this category includes complaints
about merchandise quality,

warranty, and pricing disputes.
4. Motor Vehicle and
Automobiles: Moving up
from the number 5 spot in
2015, disputes with used car
dealers topped this category,
with other top complaints
involving motor vehicles and
car bodies, new car dealers,
and repair shops.
5. Internet: Moving up
two spots from number 7 in
2015, complaints in this computer-based category numbered more than 500. Almost
half of these complaints
involved online purchases
while other complaints
include fraudulent email
solicitations and issues with
internet service providers.
6. Personal Service
Providers: Staying at number 6, complaints in this category range from dating services and beauty shops to
home security and health and
fitness organizations.
7. Landlord
and
Tenant: Moving up one spot,
this category had more than

400 complaints. A majority of
the complaints in this category involved apartment owners
and managers.
8. Gasoline, Fuel, and
Energy: Not surprising with
this years lower gas prices,
this category dropped down
from last years number two
spot, with complaints against
gasoline service stations
dominating this category in
2015.
9. C o n t r a c t o r s :
Moving up a spot from last
years list, are complaints
about landscaping services,
special trade contractors, and
residential building construction services.
10. Health
Service
Providers: Dropping down
one spot from 2015, this category involves complaints
about different health service
providers like doctors, dentists, hospitals, and medical
clinics.
Because the best defense
against consumer scams is to
prevent
victimization,
Schuette takes this opportunity to remind Michigan consumers about his offices free
educational resources.
The Attorney Generals
Office offers six free, 45-minute seminars on: Identity
Theft; Phone, Mail &
e-Scams; Online Safety;
Investment Fraud; Home
Repair and Improvement; and
In-Home Care & Senior
Residences. In 2015, 734
seminars were provided
throughout Michigan.
Schuette encourages any
residents with questions or
concerns to contact the
Attorney Generals Consumer
Protection Division toll-free
by calling 1-877-765-8388.
To file a consumer complaint,
Michigan residents can submit an online complaint
through the Attorney Generals
website or mail a letter
explaining the problem and
desired
resolution
to:
Michigan Attorney General
Bill Schuette, Consumer
Protection Division, P.O. Box
30213, Lansing, MI 48909.
Learn
about
the
psychology
of
influence
April
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Community Calendar
Wednesday, April 6th
Lapeer Area Citizens Against Domestic

Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in
the Lapeer Court House for personal protection order clinic. For info 810-2460632.
Dryden Historical Society meets 1:00
p.m. at Dryden Township Hall.
Thursday, April 7th
Imlay City VFW Post 2492 will meet

7:00 p.m. at the Post Hall (behind the
Tri-City Times)
Lapeer Area Citizens Against Domestic

Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in
the Lapeer Court House for personal protection order clinic. For info 810-2460632.
Imlay Conversation Salon will meet
6:00 p.m. social hour optional, conversation 7:00 p.m. at Mulefoot Gastropub,
Imlay City.
Imlay City American Legion Post 135
will meet 7:30 p.m. at the Post 212 E.
3rd Street.
Friday, April 15th
Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.
Friday, April 8th
Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.
Tuesday, April 12th
Wednesday, April 13th
Monday, April 18th
Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open 4:30
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.
Tuesday, April 19th
Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open 4:30
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.
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Psychology and a fascination with the influences of
psychology on everyday life
fostered an interest into
Social Psychology. In the
April 13th talk, she will discuss one of the areas of
psychology that touches all
of uscompliance.
Principles of psychology are used to influence our
attitudes, our behaviors, and
sell us things, Laimon
says. Often these are things
we dont need but underlying expectations and values
guide us to purchase them
regardless.
Laimons insights will

help attendees identify the
forces at work, and maybe
even help resist the urge to
buy.
The Imlay Conversation
Salon is open to all area
residents and geared toward
adults ages 18 and over. The
only rules are to be courteous and respectful of each
other, and to put down the
devices for an hour or so
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meets 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Hall, 222
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IMLAY CITY Ever

wonder what it is that makes
a product seem irresistible?
Or how something becomes
a household name?
You may find some
answers at the next meeting
of the Imlay Conversation
Salon, which is slated for
Wednesday, April 13th in
the back room of the
Mulefoot Gastropub.
The conversation will
center around the psychology of advertising, and all
are welcome to attend.
Optional Dutch treat libations and dinner at 6 p.m.;

the conversation follows at
7 p.m. There is no charge to
attend.
Dr. Rachel Laimon will
kick off the conversation.
An Assistant Professor of
Psychology
at
Mott
Community
College,
Laimon began teaching at
Central Michigan University
in 1999 and has since taught
at Albion College, St. Clair
County
Community
College, and Rochester
College. She joined the staff
at Mott in 2003.
Laimons training in
~ Valarie Jeanette Hartel, 81 ~

Valarie Jeanette Hartel,
age 81, of Imlay City
entered through the Gates of
Heaven to be with the Lord,
at her home with her children by her side, on
Saturday, April 2, 2016 after
an extended illness.
Valarie was born
February 1, 1935 in Port
Huron, MI. She is the
daughter of the late
Sylvester and Mary (Fiedler)
Ray. In 1941 Valarie moved
from Port Huron to Imlay
City with her parents. She
was a graduate of the Imlay
City High School Class of
1953.
Valarie married Jack A.
Hartel on July 2, 1955. She
was preceded in death by
her husband on October 19,
2007.
After being a wonderful
homemaker, raising her children and providing the
neighborhood kids with a
gathering place, she went to

work for Dr. Donald
Harrington and Dr. Gordon
Bristol at their Bristol Harrington Medical Clinic in
Imlay City as a Secretary.
Val worked for them for 23
years until they retired and
then she continued to work
for the McLaren Medical
Center in Imlay City until
she retired in 2006. Valarie
enjoyed baking, gardening,
reading, and playing cards
with friends, but most of all
she cherished the time she
spent with her grandchildren. They were the Light
of her Life. Valarie was a
member of: Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Sacred
Heart Altar Society, the
VFW Ladies Auxiliary,
Imlay City Historical
Museum, and the Ladies
Society of Hope and Charity.
She was also a longtime
bowler for the Rankin's IGA
bowling team at Cedar

Lanes.
She is survived by her
children: Mike Hartel, Lori
Hartel and Kim (Jake)
Newton. Her grandchildren:
Shana Hartel, Jake Newton,
Katie Newton. Her sisters:
Barbara (and the late Robert)
Forte, Sandra Spencer,
Mary Jane (George) Lang;
sisters-in-law, Bonnie (Ike)
Stern, Wanalee (and the late
Don) Hartel, and Wanda

(Russ) Hicks. Also surviving
are several nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
A Mass of Christian
burial was held Tuesday,
April 5, 2016 at St.
Cornelius Catholic Church,
3834 N. Mill Street, Dryden,
MI. The Reverend Father
John Doc Ortman officiated. Burial followed in Imlay
Township Cemetery.
An evening prayer service was held on April 4,
2016 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions may
direct them to: The Salvation
Army or St. Jude Childrens
Research Hospital.
Funeral arrangements
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please sign our online guest
book at muirbrothersfh.com.
~ James E. Vandawaker, 63 ~
James E. Vandawaker,
63, of Dryden, passed away
Saturday April 2, 2016 in
William Beaumont Hospital
in Troy, surrounded by his
loving family. He was born
March 16, 1953 in Mt.
Clemens, the son of Donald
and Christine (Currey)
Vandawaker.
Jim graduated from
Dryden High School in
1971. He was a member of
the Carpenter's Union for 25
years spending his entire
career in construction. He
worked for many companies
including Millikin Lumber,

D.F. Heim Construction, B
& H Construction, and K.A.
Heim Construction. He
devoted many years as a
member of the Dryden Fire
Department, serving as Chief
of the department for a number of those years, during
which he was also the Chief
of the Lapeer County
Fireman's Association. He
was also an active member
of Almont Archery Club. Jim
loved spending time up north
as well as golfing, hunting,
cooking and watching his
beloved Spartans play football.

He is survived by his
wife; Amy, his children;
Robert (Joan) Vandawaker of
Beavercreek, Ohio, Paul
(Jenice Groth) of Lapeer and
Amanda (Craig) Smith of
Shelby Twp., grandchildren;
Dylan Vandawaker, Ashlyn
Smith, Helen and Alexandra
Vandawaker, sisters; Linda
(Jerry) Pakkala and Janice
(Spencer) Kent and brother
Bill Vandawakerall of
Dryden. Also surviving are
many nieces and nephews
and great-nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in
death by his parents, grandparents, and niece Heather.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
St. Jude's Children's Hospital
or Fisher Housefisherhouse.org.
Funeral was held
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at
Dryden Wesleyan Church.
Pastor Chris Terbush officiateted. Arrangements were
entrusted to Muir Brothers
Funeral Home in Almont.
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Volunteers sought to help spruce up downtown
By Tom Wearing
the cleanup effort.

The community cleanup
effort will begin at noon with
a free lunch for participants at
the pocket park at the southeast corner of Main and St.
Clair streets.
Two years ago, more than
40 volunteers joined in the
downtown cleanup, including
more than 30 students, ages
8-18, and a group of supportive adults.
Boxey welcomes local
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts,
Photo by provided
ALMONT If you have

a few hours after church on
Sunday, April 24, you are
needed to help spiff up the
downtown area.
Volunteers of all ages will
be needed from noon-4 p.m.
to assist with the annual
Spring Cleanup Day, cosponsored by Almonts Youth
on Main Street (YOMS) organization and the Almont
Downtown
Development
Authority (DDA).
For the past three years
the YOMS group has spearheaded the downtown cleanup, which has included painting downtown benches,
sweeping and ridding the
downtown sidewalks of
debris, and general maintenance of the pocket park.
DDA Director Nancy
Boxey is hoping for a nice
day and large turnout on April
24 to maximize the success of
Last year, YOMS volunteers raked and cleared leaves and debris from the
sidewalk and front of Muir Brothers Funeral Home along Main Street.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

In honor of National
Agriculture Day, St. Clair
County Farm Bureau members presented a special gift
to the first baby born in St.
Clair County on that special
dayMarch 15to Calvin
James Hall and his mom,
Trisha Atkinson.
Theres a bright future in
agriculture, especially in
Michigan, and we wanted to
recognize and highlight the
work farmers do daily to feed
our states children and families and so, with the help of
McLaren
Port
Huron
Hospital, we were honored to
present the gifts to Trisha and
her family, said Stacey
Lauwers, Promotions and
Education Committee chairperson.
Before leaving the hospital, Trisha was presented with
a gift basket full of Michigan-
Trisha Atkinson and her newborn son, Calvin, were the recipients of an Ag
Day Baby gift basket given by the St. Clair County Farm Bureau.
Photo provided
During a previous Spring Clean-up Day, members of Almonts Youth On Main

Street organization initiated a scrub-down of the Downtown Development
Authoritys welcome banners, much to the delight of the DDA Board.
church youth groups, youth

sports teams, Almont band
members and band boosters
and others to join in the community initiative to beautify
Almonts historic downtown
district.
This event is all about
building pride in our community, says Boxey. And
everyone is invited to help,
regardless of age. Its about

taking ownership in our
hometown.
She adds that a special
emphasis will be placed on
improving the appearance of
Burley Park, where the
Almont American Legion
hosts its annual Memorial
Day ceremonies each year.
Were considering some
ideas to make the park more

appealing and suitable for the
public,
says
Boxey.
Possibly some benches, a
walking path and other
upgrades. Right now, it looks
more like a lot or a field.
Boxey urges anyone
wishing to volunteer to sign
up now by calling the Almont
DDAoffice at 810-798-8125.
made food items for adults

and babymany produced
and sold here in St. Clair
Countyalong with agriculture-themed childrens books
and toys and a toy rocking
horse.
Volunteers with the
Promotions and Education
Committee were busy with
many other projects in the
month of March as well.
Two copies of First Peas
to the Table by Susan
Grigsby were donated to the
St. Clair County Library
System. Named American
Farm Bureau Foundation for
Agricultures Book of the
Year for 2015, First Peas to
the Table tells the story of
Maya, a young gardener who
participates in a classroom
contest modeled after the pea
growing competition Thomas
Jefferson used to host among
his friends and neighbors.
On March 12, members

participated in Animal Mania,
an event held at McMorran
Place Pavilion, where children and families got to learn
about the role of animals in
our lives including livestock
like dairy cattle. With the help
of a Brown Swiss calf named
Bella, volunteers explained
the importance of dairy products in a healthy diet and how
those products go from the
farm to the store.
Additionally, volunteers
have visited third grade classroom in the East China, Capac
and Port Huron school districts where, as part of their
Ag in the Classroom program,
they presented the Michigan
Food: From Farm to You
lesson.
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agriculture and future St.
Clair County Farm Bureau
activities, find us on
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Health program is hands on

By Maria Brown
Editors note: The following is part of an ongoing

series highlighting programs
at the Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center and how those programs have changed and
evolved over the years to meet
the needs of students and the
local, state and world economy.
ATTICA TWP. Job
opportunities abound in the
health science field but deciding whatamong the 250
some careers out thereis a
good fit could be daunting for
a high schooler.
Thats where the Health
Science Professions class at
the Lapeer County Ed Tech
much in the two-year pro- surgical technician and speech nurses questions during the
gram as in four years of high therapy.
procedure and witnessed an
school science.
Cowhy said technology autopsy remotely.
Although those tools help
them connect with others far
away, the hands-on experiences afforded to second year
students through local work
experiences and internships is
Preparing for medical has allowed for instruction to integral to the program.
school by doing the hands on, become as dynamic as the This schools whole
technical education thats curriculum itself.
foundation is communityoffered there is just what col- We have a blended learn- driven. We need the commuleges and universities are ing classroom. All the mate- nity so students can obtain
looking for.
rial is online,she said.
skills,Cowhy said.
Today, students have to We often do flipped les- The instructors say theyre
do something that makes sons too where students watch grateful for the relationships
them stand out from the com- a video at home and then we theyve developed with sevpetition, Cowhy said.
do an activity in the class- eral Lapeer County compa First year students spend room.
nies and agencies that weltheir time studying medical Technology lets them come their students with open
terminology, anatomy and learn and interact with health arms. They include Thibodeau
physiology. Second year stu- professionals without leaving Physical Therapy, The Pines
the classroom.
of
Lapeer,
Suncrest,
Cowhy said theyve had Hometown Health, Arborview
Skype sessions with authors Vet, Lapeer County EMS,
whove penned medical-relat- Rogers Pharmacy, Noffert
ed novels; watched a knee Dental, McLaren Lapeer,
surgery via video teleconfer- Heatherton
Place
and
ence, asking the doctors and Ferguson
Convalescent
"We need the community so

students can obtain skills."
--Dawn Cowhy, instructor
Center comes in.
Instructor Dawn Cowhy
and paraprofessional Rebecca
Waterman work with upperclassmen to explore their
options and get prepared for
higher education after high
school.
Cowhy describes the program as rigorous with a true
college prep curriculum.
Her students say they learn as
Photo provided
Ed Tech Health Science students prepare to enter the profession
Instructor Dawn Cowhy (second from left) and

Rebecca Waterman (third from right) create custom curriculum for second year students studying
specific health professions.
Home.
More than half of the
Health Science Professionals
students go on to a four year
school after graduation with
the remainder starting at a
community college before
transferring to a college or
university, she said.
They all want to move
on to the next step.
Talking about the cost of
higher education is an important part of career exploration,
and home health care staff

will grow.
Two of her students were
just awarded scholarships
from the Area Health
Education Center, South East
Region, to attend Baker
Colleges registered behavioral technician program. In
this field, professionals work
with autistic children with the
goal of putting them in regular education classrooms.
This kind of intervention
dents dive deeper into the

those first-year topics, perform dissections and choose a
career of interest. Cowhy then
creates a curriculum of study
for each student based on
their career selection. This
year students will learn the
ins and outs of nursing, phlebotomy, pharmacy technician,
physical therapy, emergency
medical technician, forensics,
from page 1-A

which had been sent to the
prosecutors office during
Konschuhs tenure.
Fulks fears that continuing hostilities between
Turkelson and Konschuh
could spill over into the
countys courtrooms .
Fulks believes that even
the appearance of continued
hostilities between the two
adversaries could preclude
normal court proceedings in
the future.
The allegations of misuse of
BounceBack funds led to an
investigation by Michigan
State Police and the assignment of a special prosecutor
to determine if Konschuh
was guilty of five counts of
embezzling more than $50.
Konschuh insisted the
money in question was used
to buy coffee, donuts and
lunches for his office staff
and visitors.
For nearly two years,
Konschuh remained on paid
administrative leave, until
mid-March, when Genesee
County Circuit Court Judge
Geoffrey Neithercut dismissed the charges against
Konschuh during a longawaited settlement agreement.
Once Konschuh is officially reinstated, Fulks worries that any deep-seated bitterness between the two men
could reveal themselves.
Fulks claims that his
concerns are shared by others, particularly within the
legal community.
There is a lot of conversation going on in the legal
community, says Fulks.
They (Turkelson and
Konschuh) can say the past
wont factor into what happens in the courtroom. But
the appearance of continued
animosity will linger and
always be there.
Should problems unfold
as he thinks they may, Fulks
considers himself a fairminded and less-costly
alternative to Turkelson,
should it become necessary
to hire outside prosecutors or
judges to try certain cases.
Im not trying to sling
any mud here, says Fulks.
Ive always had an amicable relationship with Tim
(Turkelson) and I respect
him. But I think there could
be a problem.
I just want our residents
to have a choice and another
name on the ballot when
they go to the polls, Fulks

adds.
Closed-door policy
Fulks also alluded to
what he describes as an
absence of accessibility to
the prosecutors office in
recent years.
There is no longer an
open-door policy at the prosecutors office like there
used to be, says Fulks. The
phone line no longer gets
you to a real person.
I view the prosecutor as
the chief law enforcement
officer of our county, he
continues. That means he
must be available and accessible to the people of this
county, as well as to those in
the legal community.
Heroin and mental health
Fulks considers the prevalence of heroin overdoses
and deaths as a scourge on
todays society, and he says
Lapeer County is not
immune to the problem.
We have a heroin epidemic in this county and
children are dying, Fulks
says. So far we have yet to
arrest and convict a single
major trafficker.
He believes that mental
illness is at the root of most
addictions and he hopes to
create a better understanding
of the conditions that lead to
illegal and undesirable
behaviors.
Its one thing to help
someone get clean and
sober, says Fulks. But its
another to be able to get to
the underlying causes of
addiction.
Party affiliation
Describing himself as a
political moderate, Fulks
says he has become disillusioned with the current state
of his once-preferred
Republican party.
There comes a time for
re-evaluating ones positions, says Fulks. If a
given partys positions are
still valid, we tend to hold on
to them. But when those
positions become no longer
valid or acceptable, intelligent people will be receptive
to change.
Filing deadline
Candidates wishing to
run for any of the partisan
seats up for grabs in the
2016 election cycle must file
with the Lapeer County
Clerk by 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 19.
A list of candidates
whove filed so far was not
available by press time.
Photo by Dawn Cowhy
Fulks: Has eye on County

prosecutor seat in Nov.
Students test their anatomy knowledge with the help of a cadaver dummy in the Health Science
Professions classroom at the Lapeer County Ed Tech Center.
Bench: Konschuh inches

closer to return to work
from page 1-A
personnel and crime victims.
The settlement agreement reached last month dismissed the five embezzlement charges, noting that
Konschuh received $1,802
from 2009-2013 and could
have been considered public
funds. It included
Konschuhs no contest
plea to a 90-day misdemeanor accounting violation with
a delayed sentence.
Konschuhs attorneys expected the case to be dismissed
on March 31st.
Though Neithercut said
he felt Konschuhs 20 month
suspension from the bench
was sufficient delay, he said
the settlement agreement
called for a delay.
I know Mr. Konschuh
wants to start tomorrow and
probably half of Lapeer
wants him to start tomorrow,
but theres an agreement for
a delay and this court is
bound by that, Neithercut
said.
Neithercut also denied
Finnegans request that
Konschuh pay $1,802 in restitution to Lapeer County,
noting that Lapeer County
was not denied the money, it
was denied the ability to
account for it. Along with
the $1,802 Konschuh spent
for the prosecutors office,
Neithercut noted the receipts
Konschuh provided for some
$7,783.63 he spent out of his
own pocket to benefit the
county.
That balances it out,
the judge said.
Neithercut added that the
facts were that the money
Konschuh received was in
one way or another paid
back into the office, whether it was for lunch or donuts.
Ive heard too many
donut jokes, Neithercut
said.
The judge also denied
Finnegans request that
Konschuh write letters of
apology to Turkelson and
others who she says were
Cowhy notes. Seniors in her

class must study tuition costs,
salary averages and put a plan
on paper that details how they
make it work.
Demand for traditional
jobs still exist but new job
titles are also being created.
Cowhy said Michigan
still has a nursing shortage
and theres a need for speech
therapist and family doctors.
As the Baby Boomer generation ages, she predicts the
need for mortuary scientists
results in a dramatic reduction

of long term care costs.
Students who find health
care careers appeal to them
can explore their options
before even getting to the
high school level.
Cowhy noted that the
Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center offers summer camps
for middle schoolers. Shell
teach one this year on comparative anatomy.
For more information,
visit lcisd.k12.mi.us/home.
Little Miss Blueberry

Pageant plans begin
Attorney
Michael
Sharkey listens as Judge
Byron
Konschuh
addresses the court.
maligned throughout the process.
Neithercut said he
wouldnt be surprised if
there were civil suits on the
matter, and was taking no
position on that.
He also made no comment on Konschuhs ability
to resume the bench, adding
that it wasnt his place to
decide.
That is up to the
Judicial Tenure Commission
and the Lapeer County Chief
Judge, he said.
Neithercut added that
Lapeer County had a lot of
healing to do, and that he felt
empathy for those who will
have to resume working
together.
Lapeer County is bleeding, he said. Lapeer
County will continue to
bleed...
...Judges and prosecutors and lawyers will be
looking at each other with a
suspicious eye... he said. I
hope that goes away soon.
For another perspective
last Thursdays courtroom
proceedings, turn to
Minollis column on page
6-A.
Committee hosts organizational

meeting Wednesday, April 13th
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY Plans
for the 2016 Little Miss
Blueberry Pageant are now
under way.
This years pageant is
slated for Saturday, May 21 at
6 p.m. at Imlay City High
School.
Little Miss Blueberry
Pageant organizers will host a
committee meeting on
Wednesday, April 13, starting
at 5:30 p.m. at the Imlay City
Hall.
The winner of the 2016
pageant will take part in various community activities;
including riding in this years
Blueberry Festival Parade on

Saturday, July 23.
Anyone interested in supporting or volunteering for
the traditional event is welcome to attend the meeting.
Volunteers are also needed to assist with the coordination of the 2016 Blueberry
Festival which takes place
July 22-23.
A meeting of the
Blueberry Festival Committee
will also be held Wednesday,
April 13 at the Imlay City
Hall, starting at 6 p.m.
For further information or
to volunteer for either event,
call the Imlay City Area
Chamber of Commerce office
at 810-724-1361.
Meet-ups: Chief to visit

with residents at eateries
from page 1-A
was assigned to a special
investigations unit with
the Lake Havsu City,
Arizona Police Department.
Over the years, Chief
Pike has taken criminal justice and law enforcement
classes at Northwestern
University, Central Michigan
University, Eastern
Michigan University
and Macomb Community
College.
He earned a masters
degree in Public
Administration from
University of Michigan-Flint
in 2012; and attended the
FBINational Academy
(249th session) in 2012.
Announcements
Sheriff personnel changes announced
Together with their families and friends, Heather

Marie Cortright and Captain
Matthew Stephen Sinda were
wed in a military ceremony
on November 7th, 2015 in the
Smoky Mountains of Laurel
Ridge
Country
Club,
Waynesville, NC. Chaplain
(Captain) Chris Weinrich
officiated. A reception immediately followed at the country club.
Heather is the daughter of
Devon and Ellen Cortright of
Simpsonville, SC. She is a
2011 Visual Communications
graduate from the University
of South Carolina. She graduated from Hillcrest High
School in SC in 2007. Her
grandparents are Delbert and
Dorothy Cortright and the
late Edward and Debbye
Andersen.
Matt is the son of Gene
and Denise Sinda of Allenton,
MI. He is a 2008 Computer

Science graduate of the
United States Military
Academy at West Point. He
graduated from Capac High
School in 2004. His grandparents are the late Stephen
and Harriet Sinda and the late
Norbert and Jeanie Smith.
Maid of honor was the
sister of the bride, Ashley
Cortright. Bridesmaids were
Captain Beka Vaughan and
Noelle Wiehe.
Best Man was the brother
of the groom, Captain (Ret.)
Shane Sinda. Groomsmen
were Captain Scott Tyson and
Petty Officer Second Class
Kasey Cornwell.
Heather and Matt are living temporarily in Michigan
where Matt is on assignment
pursuing his master's degree.
A honeymoon cruise to the
Caribbean is planned for the
summer.
Essenburg serving in Japan

Master-at-Arms
3rd
Class Cody Essenburg of
Capac, assigned to Fleet
Activities Yokosuka, Japans
Harbor Patrol Unit, stands
lookout aboard an Argos II
harbor craft during a routine
security patrol.
The Harbor Patrol Unit
provides anti-terrorism force
protection, ship escort, and
bay patrol as part of maritime
security operations.
Wedding Tasting Expo

is April 24 in Lapeer
LAPEER Future
brides and grooms will want
to save the date for a Wedding
Tasting Expo planned for
Sunday, April 24, from noon3:30 p.m. at the American
Legion Post 16, 1701 W.
Genesee St.
The expo will feature creative and talented wedding
professionals from around the
area. Visitors will be able to
pick up colorful brochures
while
sampling
hors
doeuvres and wedding cake,
sipping mimosas, and smelling the flowers.
A fashion show with
experts from the bridal industry will also be featured.
The American Legion
Wedding Tasting Expo is a
bridal show where you can
have a conversation with talented, creative professional

wedding vendors and actually
get to know them in person,
organizers say in a press
release. Its easier to shop
for the products and services
you'll need in your planning
when you walk among the
exhibits at the wedding tasting expo.
The wedding attire fashion show begins at 2 p.m.,
courtesy of Celtic Stitches.
Owner Debbie Freeman will
feature wedding gowns,
bridesmaid dresses, mothers
dresses and flower girl dresses. Tuxedos for men will be
showcased courtesy of Razz
Lapeer.
Tickets for the expo are
$5 per person, and are sold at
the door the day of the event;
no pre-registration required.
Sheriff Tim Donnellon (left) sends best wishes to retiring Capt. Ron Muxlow,
flanked to the right by Undersheriff Tom Buckley and Captain Tom Bliss.
been promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant in the Road Patrol
Division. Joe has worked as a
Sergeant in the Road Patrol
Division and is a supervisor
for the Special Response
Team. He started his career at
the Sheriffs Office in August
of 1995.
Deputy Tom Jackson has
Sergeant. Tom has been a
member of the Drug Task
Force and at the time of his
promotion was working in the
Secondary Road Traffic Unit.
His career at the Sheriffs
Office began in February of
1988.
Deputy Scott Baldwin has
Sergeant. Scott has been a
member of the Road Patrol
Unit and has been responsible
for working cooperatively
with State Farm Insurance in
holding demonstrations of
our driving simulator. The
driving simulator is used at
schools and special events to
teach driving safety. Scott has
been with the Sheriffs Office
since December of 1999.
I am very proud to
announce the promotions of
these four
men, said
Photo provided
Cortright - Sinda unite
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

St. Clair County Sheriff
Tim Donnellon congratulates
Captain Ron Muxlow and Lt.
Jim Terpenning on their
retirement from the Sheriffs
Office.
Captain Muxlow began
his career at the St. Clair
County Sheriffs Office in
December of 1989, after
working at the Sanilac County
Sheriffs Office. On his way
to being named Captain, Ron
worked as a Road Patrol
Deputy, School Resource
Deputy, was a member of and
supervisor of the Drug Task
Force and Special Response
Team as well as a Road Patrol
Supervisor.
Lieutenant Terpenning
started his St. Clair County
Sheriffs Office career in June
of 1990, also after working at
the Sanilac County Sheriffs
Office. Jim began as a Road
Patrol Deputy and worked
with Special Response Team
and was a member and supervisor of the Drug Task Force
before becoming a Road
Patrol Supervisor, where he
headed
the
Accident
Investigation Unit.
I would like to commend
both Ron and Jim for their
faithful years of service to the
citizens of St. Clair County,
said Sheriff Donnellon.
Both exemplified integrity and leadership throughout their careers. They will be
deeply missed, but I wish
them all the best in their
retirement.
With the retirements of
Captain Ron Muxlow and Lt.
Jim Terpenning, Sheriff
Donnellon is pleased to
announce the promotions of
four members of the Sheriffs
Office staff.
Lt. Matt Paulus has been
promoted to the rank of
Captain of the Road Patrol
Division. Matt has previously
held supervisory positions in
the Detective Bureau, Road
Patrol and Drug Task Force.
He began his career with the
Sheriffs Office in December
of 1986.
Sgt. Joe Hernandez has
Photo provided
Muxlow and Terpenning to retire, four others earn promotions
Lt. Jim Terpenning is congratulated on his retirement by Sheriff Donnellon and Undersheriff Tom
Buckley.
Sgt. Tom
Jackson
Capt. Matt
Paulus
Lt. Joe
Hernandez
Sgt. Scott
Baldwin
Sheriff Donnellon.
I know they will be
They all have been out- successful in their new
standing
performers
in roles here at the Sheriffs
their previous duties and Office.
Area youths, volunteers earn 4-H honors

TRI-CITY AREA
Several area youths and adult
volunteers earned awards and
recognition at the 2016 4-H
Spring Achievement/Style
Review recently held at the
Wesleyan Church in North
Branch.
Youths who earned honors at the event were:
4-H Ambassador Court,
Senior Ambassadors: Theresa
Austin, Ian Conley, Jennifer
Gibbs; Junior Ambassadors:
Emma Bloss, Veronica Tuttle,
Emily VandenBerghe.
Capitol Experience: Ian
Conley.
Jr. Agricultural Society
Members: Jennifer Gibbs,
Jamie Slack.
Key Club: Ashley Gibbs,
Jonah Haskins.
National 4-H Congress:
Jennifer Gibbs.
Citizenship Washington
Focus: Jennifer Gibbs,
Elizabeth Schumitsch.
Pre-college scholarship
from MSU: Jonah Haskins.
Mark of Excellence:
Amber Tuttle.
County Awards Medal
Winners:
AchievementKayla
Aboukarroum,
Sydney
Kapushinski,
Elizabeth
Schumitsch.
AgricultureAshley
Gibbs, Jennifer Gibbs.
CitizenshipAshley
Gibbs, Jennifer Gibbs,
Veronica Tuttle.
LeadershipKayla
Aboukarroum,
Elizabeth
Schumitsch, Stacie Vaughn.
Project Medal Winners:
BuymanshipKayla
Aboukarroum.
Camp
Counselor
Stacie Vaughn.
DairyJonah Haskins.
DogsIan Conley, Isaac
Conley.
Food & Nutrition
Kayla Aboukarroum, Sydney
Kapushinski.
HorseSydney
Kapushinski, Amber Tuttle,
Veronica Tuttle, Emily
VandenBerghe.
Meat
JudgingIan
Conley, Isaac Conley.
PhotographySydney
Kapushinski.
Public SpeakingIsaac
Conley.
RabbitsAshley Gibbs,
Jennifer Gibbs.
SwineAmber Bennett,
Amber Tuttle, Veronica
Tuttle;
Vet.
ScienceIan
Conley, Amber
Tuttle,
Veronica Tuttle.
Cover Design Contest:
1st - Bryan Dahn.
2nd - Abigael Fox.
Lapeer County 4-H State
Awards Participant: Kayla
AboukarroumHealthy
Lifestyles; Jonah Haskins
Dairy Cattle Science. Young
Livestock Leaders Ian Conley,
Ashley Gibbs, Jennifer Gibbs,
Elizabeth
Schumitsch
Group Award.
Te e n
Council
Representatives:
Jessica
Childs,
Ashley
Gibbs,
Jennifer Gibbs, Cecilia Linck.
The Lapeer County 4-H
Program also recognized
adult volunteers, clubs, and
outstanding supporters of 4-H
at the Spring Achievement
program.
4-H Youth Program
Coordinator Kathy George
noted that the following 4-H
clubs were recognized with a
$50 award for outstanding
programming: Krafty Kids
received honors for the best
Club Community Service
Project; Moo Crew won the

Fun & Social Award; and the
Best Educational award went
to the Lapeer County 4-H
Goat Committee.
George says a special
Friend of 4-H award was
given the Mulefoot Gastropub,
for graciously volunteering to
prepare all of the meat dishes
for the 2015 Lapeer County
4-H Livestock Auction BBQ
and for providing space for
storage and preparation of the
other food items.
4-H volunteers are all
extraordinary people who do
extraordinary things to help
kids, but every year the 4-H
Program honors volunteers
who have gone above and
beyond by recognizing them
as 4-H Leaders of the Year,
George says. This year the
honor went to Cindy Childs,
volunteer leader of 4-H
Explorers club.
The Outstanding Lifetime
Leader Award went to Patti
White, a leader in Flying
Hooves 4-H Club. Jodi
Conley, leader of Dyna-Mutts
4-H Club, received the
Meritorious Leader Award.
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ested in participating, please

call the center at 810-7246030. Stay fit & active with
this fun racquet sport that is
simple, free and easy to play.
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol and drug counselor will

be available at the Imlay City
Seniors Center on the 4th
Thursday of every month
Dinner and an evening of from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
card playing with friends,
50/50 raffle and prizes of
high and low for each table
every 3rd Monday at the
Washington Senior Center, St. Pauls Lutheran Church
57880 Van Dyke, Washington Food for Families kitchen is
Township, MI 48094, from open to the public for free,
4-8 p.m. Call the center for hot meals every Monday and
further details, 586-752-6543. Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
For Senior Citizens
Free Meals, Food
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 810984-5061 for more information.
Council
on
Aging
Membership is open to individuals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is open
8:30-4:30 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 information.
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 4:30-6:00 p.m.
at St. Cornelius Church,
3834 Mill Street (north of the
light in Dryden). 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 information please
Almont and Dryden area call 810-724-0690 or visit
senior citizens meet the 2nd www.atticaumc.org.
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions The Attica Food Bank at the
Hall, 222 Water St., for a pot- Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
luck and program. Call 798open from 2-4 p.m. the 2nd
8210 for more information.
and 4th Monday of each
Adults 55 and over are invit- month. Proof of residency
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior and need required.
Center to play cards from The Capac Community Food
noon-3 p.m. the 2nd Pantry, 114 S. Main Street, is
Wednesday of every month. open each Wednesday from
Bring a sack lunch, beverag- 1-3 p.m. Please call LOVE,
es provided. Senior stretch INC. at 810-245-2414 in
exercise on Tuesdays 10-11 advance to ensure your food
a.m. Potluck luncheons will voucher will be received
be served the 4th Tuesday of before you stop in to shop.
every month at noon. Call Any questions, please call
810-395-4518 for details.
Sherrie Cramton at 810-3951905.
Pickleball at the Imlay City
Senior Center is no longer a The Capac Kitchen serves
drop in class. If you are inter- free meals every Tuesday
from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion Center at 810-664-2737.

United Methodist Church.
Attica Methodist has a free
Free meals for people in need Christian Play Group on
are offered at the North Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m.
Branch Senior Center on on school days, featuring
Monday and Thursday eve- preschool Bible stories, a
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call snack, interactive songs,
810-441-0322 for more infor- crafts, and games. Parents
mation.
are required to be with their
children during the group.
Orchards Cupboard Food Space is limited. For details/
Pantry is open the 3rd reservations
call
Pam
Saturday of every month 9 Holihan at 810-724-6941.
a.m.-noon. Food distributed
at 74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org
FOR WIDOWED MEN &
WOMEN. Lunch-CardsFreindship. Join us every 3rd
Tuesday of each month from
The Capac Historical Society 11:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Cavis
is now open to visitors daily Pioneer Restaurant, 5600
from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Twp.
on Sundays. Call 810-395- 48074 (located approx. 15
2859 for more information.
Miles S.W. of Port Huron.
The Imlay City Historical No RSVP necessary. For
Museum is currently closed. more information call Joanne
Volunteers are busy prepar- K. at 810-324-2304. This
ing for an April opening. activity is sponsored by
Workers are usually at the Widowed Friends, a peer
museum on Wednesday support group www.widmornings if questions or con- owedfriends.org.
cerns.
Widowed Friends invites all
widowed to join us for breakfast and friendship in a safe
setting every 2nd and 4th
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. Monday of the month at 9
This is a FREE workshop for a.m. at Seros, 925 Gratiot in
3-5 year olds & parents/care- Marysville. For more inforgivers! Enjoy fun projects mation about our group, call
that will develop your childs Julie at 810-388-0868.
skills and prepare them for
school! Children also enjoy a Lapeer County Families
snack, story time, and a free Against Narcotics group
book! Call the Family meets the second Tuesday of
Literacy Center today to the month at Faith Christian
reserve your seat at 810-664- Fellowship, 69 W. Nepessing
2737 and for more informa- St. in Lapeer. Call 810-6670119 for more information or
tion on dates and times.
email faithchrist09@aol.
Play groups available. Free 6 com.
week sessions. At these FREE
90 minute playgroups chil- TOPS 620 Lapeer weightdren will participate in a sto- loss group meets Tuesday
rytime,
developmentally nights at the Hunters Creek
appropriate games and Mobile Home Park Club
crafts, learn new skills, and House, 725 DeMille Rd. in
enjoy a snack and social Lapeer. Weigh-in from 6-6:30
time with other children. p.m., meeting from 6:30-7:30
Parents will have the chance p.m. For more information,
to talk to other adults call 810-664-7579.
with same-age children.
Register now for the next TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
session! Numerous locations Sensibly) meets Wednesdays
and dates available. For at the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in
more information and to sign Lapeer. Weigh-in at 8:30
up call the Family Literacy a.m., 9:30 a.m. meeting. Call
Support Groups
Museums
Youth Events
Linda at 810-245-3955 or euchre the 2nd Saturday of

Phyllis 810-395-7035 for each month at 7 p.m. at the
more information.
Imlay City Christian School,
7197 E. Imlay City Rd. in
For those that have experi- Imlay City. For more inforenced the death of a loved mation, call 810-724-5695.
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 West Berlin United Methodist
group the 1st Friday of each Church, 905 Holmes Rd.,
month at 10 a.m. in the Allenton will hold a Spring
Administration Conference Rummage Sale on Friday &
Room. For more informa- Saturday, April 29 & 30 in
tion, call 800-635-7490 or the church fellowship hall
visit www.marletteregional- from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
hospital.org
Craft Shows/Bazaars
Rummage Sales
Other
Fundraisers
April 20, 7 p.m. Iris Lee
Underwood will present
Why
Lavender
is
Wonderful at the Heartland
Home & Garden Clubs
annual fundraiser tea.
Contact Lisa Franz at 303250-4643 or at lisa.s.franz@
gmail.com for more information.
Vendors sought for Mom 2
Mom sale April 23 at
Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke, Imlay
City. For table renting info:
[email protected].
Mom to Mom Sale, Sunday,
May 22, 2016. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
American Legion Hall, 1701
W. Genesee St., Lapeer, MI
48446. Email to RESERVE A
TABLE. Benefits ALS of
Michigan and American
Cancer Society Email: shop4acuremom2mom@hotmail.
com.
Imlay City Christian School
is selling raffle tickets for a
Build Your Own Bundle
from the Almonts Country
Smoke House. 2 prizes will
be awarded on April 11th. 1st
prize is a $300 gift certificate
and 2nd prize is a $200 gift
certificate. For more details
or to purchase tickets, call
the school at 810-724-5695.
The Imlay City Christian
School is holding a fundraiser for TAFFY (Tuition
Assistance Fundraising For
Youth). Come join us for
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica
U.M.C.
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m

Attica Food Bank: Serving those
in need in Attica Twp, 2-4 pm,
2nd and 4th Monday
Rev. Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
15
Capac Zion
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
200 North Cedar (M-53)

Imlay City, MI
810-724-1747
Pastor: Laurie Koivula

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
Worship - 10:00 a.m.
Capac First
U.M.C.
Church School - 10:00 am - All Ages

Worship Service - 10:30 am
Sunday School: 9:15 am
Junior Church During Worship Service
Several Bible Studies During the Week
Office Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 8:30 am - 12:00 noon
Nursery Provided
15
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.

(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Rev. Marcel Allen Lamb
15
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
15
810-796-2371
Sunday Worship Services - 10:00 a.m.

www.stjohnsdryden.org
[email protected]
Pastor Alan Casillas
15
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
810-796-3341
Weekday Masses
810-724-1135
15
586.336.4673
Weekend Masses
Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
15
Father Paul Ward
15
Imlay City
Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke

Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm
810-395-2409
810-724-3306
15
C O M E W O R S H I P W I T H U S ! 15
Almont
First Baptist Church
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
859 N. Van Dyke Road

Imlay City, Michigan 48444
Sunday 2:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
15
881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888

Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am
Worship Services
10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm
[email protected]
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services
over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont 15
Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God
"Experience Revival"
Pastor James Brandt
www.jamesbrandt.org
www.revivalchristian.tv
www.facebook.com/revivalpreacher
15
248-622-4759
Sunday Mornings
10:30 am
COME & MAKE A

DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15
810-417-0265 cbcimlay.org
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Service 10:45 am
Evening Service 6:00 pm
Wednesday Service 7:00 pm
15
Light of Christ
Community
Church
7191 Imlay City Road

Imlay City
Educational Hour - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass
Phone 810-724-2620
GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY
15
Phone: 810-724-6999
15
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557
15
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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

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

(Corner of 5th Street)
810-724-7855
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
4331 Capac Road
Capac, MI 48014
810-395-7572
www.stnicholascapac.com
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
Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church
4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI
810-796-3951
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

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

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

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

Evangelist
Catholic Church
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002
810-395-7074
www.stjohnsallenton.com
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 810664-2737.
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.
Club News
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
Phone: 810-724-8110
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist
2720 Winslow Road

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Wednesday Prayer & Praise 7:30 pm
Supervised child care during all services
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church during service.
PASTOR KEN RENARD
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo
M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI

Corner of Almont Road
firstapostolichome.com
Come Grow With Us!
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
West Berlin
U.M.C.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Curtis Clarke
Imlay City
C.R.C.
810-724-4315
15
Dryden
U.M.C.
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
email: [email protected]
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
206 W. Mill, Capac, MI

Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark
Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
Jr. Church 9:30 a.m.
Office Hours: TuesdayThursday 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Everyone Welcome
810-395-2112
15
15
The Rev. Susan Rich
810-724-2702
810-724-1200
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
4074 South Mill Street
Dryden, MI 48428
4411 Newark Road

Attica, MI 48412
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 810-3477915. For general information on the Flea Market or
food service by Peacock Alley
Catering call 810-664-2109
or email [email protected].
Volunteer for the Habitat for

Humanity of Lapeer County
at the office. Interested parties can call 810-664-7111
and speak to Carolyn, Cheryl
or Pete at 810-660-7823.
(ELCA)
2008 N. Van Dyke Rd.

Euchre Nights at Avoca

Community Hall, 5396
Kilgore Road in Avoca are
held on the 3rd Saturday of
the month until May. A light
meal is included. Cash prizes
and door prizes will be given,
and a grand prize to the
player with highest monthly
scores at the end of the season. Registration begins at
6:30 p.m. and play begins at
7 p.m.
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.
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
5394 Main Street - Dryden
Church 810-395-2112
Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark
810-724-0687
West Goodland
U.M.C.
West Goodland United

Methodist Church & Nelson
Maple Products invite you to
a Maple Syrup Open House
& Pancake Brunch
on
Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m.-3
p.m., 1189 N. Blacks Corners
Rd., Imlay City.
Weekday Masses:
Thursday & Friday 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
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 7241450 or [email protected].
The Evening Star Quilt Guild
meets the last Wednesday of
each month at the Davison
Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
Rd. in Davison. Meetings
start at 6:30 p.m. and doors
open at 6:00 p.m. For more
information, call Lisa, 810358-7294.
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Rural Lifestyles
Get a smart start on pruning
Butterfly bush: Cut back

to within one foot from the
ground before new growth
begins in the spring.
According to Clemson
Cooperative Extension, giving these bushes a hardy
pruning actually enhances
their colorful display since
they flower on new growth.
Expect the plant to re-sprout
vigorously.
Lavender: In April, prune
down to three nodes on the
new growth above the old
wood, aim for a dome shape.
According to Michigan
Gardener magazine, its best
to leave three nodes of new
growth just above the old
growth. Old wood is gray
and not so flexible. Keeping
a dome shape allows for
good air circulation. Repeat
the process again after
blooming in late summer or
early fall.
Japanese Maple: Prune
in winter for ease or in sum-
mer to
gauge the
right
amount of
thinning,
removing
no more
than onefifth of the
crown.

Did I
miss the

boat on
this one
since winter is technically over? I
dont think so but, per warnings from Fine Gardenings
story on the subject, Ill try
to take a light hand. Too
much pruning will cause
stress on the plant and cause
vigorous, unsightly growth in
response, essentially defeating the whole purpose of
pruning.
Rose of Sharon: Prune to
encourage new growth, control size in early spring.
Garden Variety
Photo by Maria Brown
very spring Im eager

to yield my pruning
shears. After tackling
the apple trees, I start eyeing
the non-herbaceous perennials and flowering shrubs in
my yard. Often I just start
hacking away, trusting my
instinct. On occasion, I look
for some expert advice
online before (and sometimes
after!) I start cutting away.
Since the weather hasnt
allowed for much outdoor
work lately, I decided its the
perfect time to garden smarter. Instead of running indoors
to fire up a Google search
every time I have a question,
it makes sense to do my
research ahead of time and
compile that information in
an orderly fashion that I can
refer to with ease every year.
Fire up the spreadsheet
Im officially a garden
geek!
Heres what it will look
like.
Both butterfly bush (left) and lavender (right) benefit from a hardy pruning in
the spring.
The Purdue University
Extension folks note that gardeners who desire especially
large blooms on this bush
can trim in late spring, aiming for two to three flower
buds per stem.
Thyme: After last frost,
cut back by one-third above
new growth.
Being prepared for new antibiotic rules in 2017
The experts at Bonnie

Plants say its important to
keep thyme from getting
woody and brittle so regular
pinching of stem tips
throughout the growing season is also encouraged.
Sage: In early spring cut
out old growth.
The Bonnie Plants
Weather
almanac
experts suggest that even

with regular pruning culinary
sage can simply get too big
after three to five years and
should be replaced. Ive
found that to be true but
dividing the plant is another
option to consider.
Contact Maria at
[email protected].
For the week of

March 29-April 4
Emmett station
Minimum temp.
18.4 on Sunday, 3rd
Maximum temp.
61.2 on Tuesday, 31st
Rainfall
.87 inches
Growing Degree Days
for corn development:
Current: 65
Forecast: 70
Lapeer station
must be kept by the producer opportunities for livestock
for two years from the date of producers. Please do your
Minimum temp.
writing. If the farm is inspect- part to understand the VFD
ed by the FDA, producers requirements. As a producer,
16.1 on Sunday, 3rd
must be able to provide VFD you play a vital role in treatMaximum temp.
orders, when requested.
ing animals and protecting
Labels of VFD drugs food safety.
61.5 on Tuesday, 31st
must have the following state- For more information and
Rainfall
ment: Caution: Federal law resources regarding the
restricts medicated feed con- changes and responsible anti1.26 inches
taining this VFD drug to use biotic use on the farm, please
Growing Degree Days
by or on the order of a licensed visit the State of Michigan
veterinarian.
for corn development:
The FDA is also main- VFD website, accessible
through
www.michigan.gov/
Current: 75
taining a list of VFD drugs on
their website. The most up-to- mdard.
Forecast: 82
date version is available This articlewritten by
online at www.michigan.gov/ Michigan State University
Extensions Beth Ferry and
Growing degree days are accumulated from
vfd
As the limitations on ani- Madonna Benjamin and the
March 1 and forecast through April 11.
mal health products increase, Michigan Department of
such as requiring veterinary Agriculture
and
Rural
Weather data courtesy of Enviro-weather,
feed directives and less feed- Developments
Megan
www.enviroweather.msu.edu
grade antibiotics are available Spraguewas published by
through retail outlets, produc- Michigan State University
ers will find themselves seek- Extension. For more informaing veterinary guidance either tion, visit www.msue.msu.edu.
for a VFD, alternative medi- To have a digest of informacations or appropriate vaccine
tion delivered straight to your
Have you missed a Rural Lifestyles column,
protocols. Increased emphasis
Starting next year, all antibiotics deemed imporemail
inbox,
visit
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msu.edu/newsletters.
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ment practices such as biosefeed directive for use on the farm.
Look for the Rural Roots blog logo on the left
curity, housing and animal tact an expert in your area,
side of the Tri-City Times homepage, www.tricityflow to reduce the need for visit expert.msue.msu.edu, or
times-online.com, click and youll have access to a
working to ensure the judi- VFD process because of the antibiotic use while maintain- call 888-MSUE4MI (888selection of features dating back to early 2014.
cious use of humanly medi- common use of Pulmotil ing a profit are excellent 678-3464).
cally important antibiotics. (tilmicosin), many producers
Changes include eliminating have never had to use the
the growth promotion use of VFD process to acquire antihuman medically important biotics. With the expansion,
antibiotics and expanding the this will soon change as nearlist of feed-grade antibiotics ly all sectors of animal agriclassified as Veterinary Feed culture will be affected,
Directive (VFD) drugs. including honey bees and
Historically, a majority of other minor-use species.
feed-grade antibiotics used in Are all antibiotics affected?
or on animal feeds have been It is important to note not
available to producers overall antibiotics will be considthe-counter, without approval ered VFD drugs. The use of
from a veterinarian. By Jan. injectable antibiotics will not
1, 2017 the FDA will move be affected. At this time, FDA
all human medically impor- has only moved antibiotics
tant feed-grade antibiotics to essential to human medicine
the VFD drug process.
and being fed to animals to
In addition, the FDA has VFD status. Also, as a part of
aligned with drug companies the new FDA changes, water
to voluntarily revise label soluble antibiotics, which are
claims for antibiotics falling important to human medicine,
under the VFD regulation. will now require a prescripSponsors are removing tion from a veterinarian. This
growth promotion and feed transition of water soluble
efficiency as allowable uses, drugs
will
include
effectively preventing veteri- Aureomycin Water Soluble
narians from writing VFD C o n c e n t r a t e
orders for these purposes.
(Chlortetracycline).
What does this mean for
Some other key compoanimal agriculture?
nents of the VFD process
Farmers must work with a
for the producer are:
licensed veterinarian with You can fill a VFD order
whom they have an estab- at any mill, retailer or other
lished veterinarian-client- establishment listed as a dispatient relationship (VCPR) tributor with the FDA. A
in order to receive permission complete list can be found at
to order and use feed contain- www.michigan.gov/vfd.
ing a VFD drug. The veteri- In order for feed mills to
narians primary role is to fill requests for feed with
advise and guide the producer VFD drugs, a current VFD
(the client) in determining order must be on file.
which medications are appro- A Veterinarian can write
Encourage your children to make
priate for their animals (the a VFD order that may only
patients). This relationship apply for up to six months.
reading the newspaper a part of
must be established and rec- The FDA will publish a list of
ognized by the veterinarian specific products that are
their weekly routine for
prior to any VFD order being allowed VFD renewal.
lifelong learning.
written. Feed distributors will The expiration date on
require a valid VFD, provided the VFD order is the last date
by the veterinarian, prior to the VFD feed can be fed.
supplying customers with the A copy of the VFD order
regulated feed product. VFDs
will need to be renewed every
6 months, based on renewal
guidelines set by FDA.
So far, only a small number of antibiotics (tilmicosin,
florfenicol, and avilamycin)
have been restricted in feedgrade use under a VFD. While
some industries, like swine,
are very familiar with the
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Rankin succeeds former
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Youatt acknowledged
Rankins more than 13 years
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plant as being factors in his
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Quality.
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Pat
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defenses
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competition.
Weaver noted that drivers,
Haley Edie and Matt Albers,
carefully maneuvered the five
playing field defenses and
were able to perfect the
robots unique talent to
climb the opponents castle
tower.

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ALMONT In their
second contest for the 2016
FIRST Robotics Stronghold
game, Almonts Shock and
Awe-sum team survived
tough competition at the April
1-2 FRC District match at
Troy Athens High School.
Through 12 qualification
matches, Team 4961 claimed
eight wins with four losses to
One of the contests challenges was to have their

robot climb a castle tower.
advance into the quarterfinal
competition bracket as the
8th-seed Alliance Captains.
Shock and Awe-sum
coaches, Jason Weaver and
John Bacci, said the team had
to modify its tactics; adjusting
Climbing the tower is a

rewarding feat in itself, said
Weaver, because it requires
the team to design a telescoping hook strong enough to
pull up the 120 pound. robot
and hold it in the raised posi-
tion to gain valuable points in

the final 20-seconds of a
match.
He added that one of the
greatest challenges is to capitalize on the talents of their
robot and market those talents
to other teams.
Shock and Awe-sum
made the best of their talents
and claimed the 30th rank
position for the qualification
rounds.
During the quarterfinals,
Almont
successfully
advanced to take the 8th-seed
Alliance spot as Captain.
Team Captain, Haley Edie,
represented Team 4961 to
select the Cyberstangs of
New Haven and Lightning
Robotics of Canton to round
out a strong Alliance.
Haley said that this years
Stronghold game upped the
ante for all FIRST teams.
As a first-year driver,
Ive had my share of stress
and excitement before and
during the competitions, said
Haley. There were some ups
and downs during the two
days, as could be expected in
a mechanical robot tournament.
Being the 8th alliance
team captain was such an
amazing experience, she
continued. I hope to encourage other young women to get
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Almont focuses on safety

at District robotics event
Almonts Shock and Awe-sum robotics team advanced to quarterfinal competition at a recent district match in Troy, taking the eighth seed.
involved in robotics.
Owen, one of Team 4961s with the competitions Safety
The competition was Safety Captains, was honored Star of the Day award.
capped off on Saturday by an
award ceremony, during
which Team 4961 was presented the Industrial Safety
Award.
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Sports
Almont, Cros-Lex tie in opener

Jen Weiland makes 12 saves in league matchup
By Kevin Kissane
Almont pitcher Dillon Kruse fires a strike to home

plate during a game versus North Branch.
Almont splits
twinbill with
North Branch
ALMONT Almont
tied visiting Cros-Lex at two
goals apiece in a Blue Water
Area Conference girls soccer
battle last Wednesday afternoon.
With the decision, Almont
now stands at 0-0-1 versus
Blue Water Area Conference
rivals and overall.
In Wednesdays battle,
Almont spotted Cros-Lex a
2-1 edge at the halftime break.
Almont then outscored
Cros-Lex 1-0 over the last 40
minutes of action, leaving the
field with a 2-2 outcome to
their credit.
Alayna Panduren supplied the first Almont goal
that day. Her tally was set up
by Kara Kiser.
Kirsten Schapman was
the other Almont player who
reached the scoring column,
collecting an unassisted goal.
Jen Weiland went the distance in net for Almont that
day. Weiland wound up with a Jen Weiland, of Almont, looks to make a save during her teams BWAC soccer
12-save outing.
clash versus Cros-Lex last week.
Spartans seventh
at Macomb Invite
Raiders win opener and

Broncos get nightcap
ALMONT
The
Almont varsity baseball team
split a non-league doubleheader versus visiting North
Branch on Tuesday, March
29.
In the opener, Almont
claimed a 4-2 win against
North Branch.
There Almont used a
four-run third inning to prevail.
North Branch managed
single-run outputs during
innings four and six.
Josh Ratzow and Adam
Finn led Almont at the plate.
They finished with a double
each.
Nick Terry, Matt Schuster
and Nick Pica shared the
pitching responsibilities for

Almont. They allowed four
hits, struck out eight and
walked just one en route.
In the second contest,
Almont dropped a 5-4 verdict
to North Branch.
There North Branch took
advantage of a one-run second inning, a one-run third,
a two-run fourth and a onerun sixth to secure the triumph.
Almont generated one
run during inning number
four and added three more
two innings later.
Brendan Ecker plus
Ratzow and Finn paced
Almonts offensive attack
with a double each. The
Raiders also received a
single courtesy of Schuster.
Livingston has three top-five

finishes, Almonts Battani fourth
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Photo provided
By Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Imlay City pole vaulter Carly Livingston clears the

bar en route to a fifth-place showing last Friday at
the Macomb Invite.
TRI-CITY AREA
The Imlay City and Almont
girls track squad registered a
seventh and a two-way tie for
17th, respectively, at the
Macomb Indoor Invitational
last Friday.
Macomb
Community
College, in Warren, is where
the action unfolded.
Macomb Dakota edged
Troy, 56 points to 52, for
team honors that day.
Macomb Lutheran North (40
points), Ortonville Brandon
(35), Harrison Township
LAnse Creuse (30), Grosse
Pointe North (29), Imlay City
(27), Detroit Martin Luther
King (26), Lake Orion (25)
and St. Clair Shores

Lakeshore (23) held down
spots two through 10.
Twelve other schools
reached the scoring column
that day. Their ranks consisted of Harper Woods Chandler
Park (22 points), Sterling
Heights Stevenson (20),
Southfield Bradford (19),
Clarkston and Clintondale
(14 each), Warren Cousino
(11), Almont and Troy Athens
(five each), Warren Michigan
Collegiate, Sterling Heights
and Melvindale (two apiece)
plus Algonac (one).
A 1600 relay team consisting of Carly Livingston,
Erika Vanderploeg, Abby
Schefka and Elizabeth
Spartans page 3-B
Times selects All-Area wrestlers

short due to sickness at

regionals, Imlay City
Assistant
Coach
Keil
Jorgensen commented. Eric
beat a lot of real good guys
throughout the year and
showed flashes of elite talent, he noted.
We are glad to have him
for two more seasons so he
can achieve his goals.
Pawlaczyk wrapped up
his second season on Imlay
Citys squad as an All-Blue
Water Area Conference first
team selection.
Dylan Wojie, Capac, 103
pounds.
Wojie produced a 36-22
mark, a 62.1 percent success
rate, with 21 pins during the
2015-16 campaign.
The junior took second at
a Division 3 individual district hosted by Montrose; plus
furnished fourths at the
Almont High School-based
Blue Water Area Conference
Tournament as well as a
Division 3 individual regional
hosted by Richmond High
School.
Dylan had an outstanding year for us, Capac Coach
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From the opening match in
December until their final
bout in March, these grapplers let their performances
out on the mat speak for itself.
Here is a look at who
made the 2015-16 edition of
The Tri-City Times All-Area
wrestling team and the credentials they generated along
the way:
Eric Pawlaczyk, Imlay
City, 103 pounds.
Pawlaczyk managed a
29-8 record, good enough for
a success clip of 78.4 percent,
while collecting 17 pins, this
winter.
The sophomore took first
sat the Durand Invitational,
Flint Beecher Invitational,
Shepherd Invitational, and at
the Almont High Schoolbased Blue Water Area
Conference Tournament; furnished a third at the Mayvilles
Ryan Mercer Invitational; and
added a fourth at a Division 2
district hosted by Linden
High School.
He had a great season Capac 125-pounder Anthony Trudo earned Allthat unfortunately got cut State honors in his weight class this winter.
By Kevin Kissane
Jason Klink said. I would

consider this his breakout season, he noted.
He earned a trip to the
state finals and was just a win
away from earning All-State
honors. Dylan really made
improvement throughout the
season and is now starting to
realize his potential. We will
be expecting big things from
him next season and if he
steps it up another notch he
can come back and have a
senior season he will be really
proud of. He will be one of
those guys we will need to
come through for us next
year. I know he will be ready.
Wojie concluded his third
campaign on Capacs squad
as an All-Blue Water Area
Conference honorable mention choice.
Wesley Hampton, Imlay
City, 112 pounds.
Hampton put together a
36-12 record, a 75 percent
success rate, while collecting
24 pins this winter.
The freshman claimed
first at the Imlay City High
School-based
Spartan
Invitational and at a Division
2 district hosted by Linden
High School; obtained seconds at the Almont High
An impressive lineup headlined by four All-State grapplers
Almont 171-pounder Boyd Glenn is in command

of his match at the Div. 3 individual state finals.
School-based Blue Water
Area Conference Tournament
and Mayvilles Ryan Mercer
Invitational; furnished thirds
at the Durand Invitational and
Flint Beecher Invitational;
plus added a fourth at the
Shepherd Invitational.
He had a very memorable freshman campaign that
led to a district championship, Imlay City Assistant
Coach Keil Jorgensen said.
Wesley is one of the hardest
workers in our room every
day, he emphasized.
He does not take practice
lightly and that mentality will
insure his growth for the years
to come, he noted.
Hampton ended his initial
season on Imlay Citys squad
as an All-Blue Water Area
Conference honorable mention pick.

Noah Scillian, Imlay
City, 119 pounds.
Scillian notched a 31-11
rate, with 19 pins during the
2015-16 campaign.
The senior also took first
at the Tri-City Times Spartan
Invitational hosted by Imlay
City High School; plus tacked
on seconds at the Flint
Beecher
Invitational,
Shepherd Invitational, Almont
High School-based Blue
Water Area Conference
Tournament and at a Division
2 district hosted by Linden
High School.
He has been a real pleaAll-Area page 2-B
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Pawlaczyk
Wojie
Hampton
Scillian
Trudo
Mullins
Battani
Detroyer
Smith
Livermore
Barr
Tyson
Glenn
Pauli
Shaw
Webster
All-Area: Times names top grapplers
Capac 152-pounder Paul Livermore (top) took seventh in his weight class at the state finals.
Almont 152-pounder Kyle Barr (top) placed eighth

in his weight division at the state finals.
pins during the 2015-16 campaign.
The senior also garnered
a fourth at the Blue Water
hosted by Almont High
School.
He had another outstanding year for us, Capac
Coach Jason Klink said. Ian
finishes his high school
career at Capac in the number 17 spot with 119 career
wins, he noted.
He was always someone
we could count on to get the
big win in a tough situation.
Ian has been a consistent spot
in our lineup throughout his
career and has given us a
strong presence in the middle
of our lineup. We will miss
having Ian to go to next year
and I hope our younger guys
will look to have the kind of
career he had for us.
Detroyer, who was a
recipient of his teams Man
of Steel Award, finished his
fourth campaign on Capacs
squad as an All-Blue Water
Area Conference honorable
mention choice.
Carter Smith, Capac,
145 pounds.
Smith generated a 33-16
rate, with 23 pins this winter.
The senior took third at
hosted by Montrose; furnished a fourth at Richmond

High School-based Division
3 regional; plus provided a
seventh (good enough to
secure All-State accolades) at
The Palace of Auburn Hillsbased Division 3 individual
state finals.
He had an outstanding
career for us, Capac Coach
Jason Klink said. Paul finished the season with 50
wins, which tied him with
Anthony Trudo for the most
wins on our team this season, he noted.
He was a regional qualifier, state qualifier and
wound up as an All-Stater.
Paul finishes his high school
career at Capac in the number 15 spot for career wins
with 127. He was one of
those guys who put the extra
time in that it takes to be successful. Even though he was
a three-sport athlete he still
went to as many offseason
wrestling
tournaments,
camps and workouts as possible. We will really miss
Paul next year and I hope
some of the young guys will
follow his example of a great
work ethic.
Livermore, who was
voted one of Capacs Most
Valuable Wrestlers, wrapped
up his fourth campaign on City High School as well as us.

Capacs squad as an All-Blue the Almont High School- Shaw ended his second
Water Area Conference hon- based Blue Water Area campaign on Imlay Citys
orable mention selection.
Conference Tournament; squad as an All-Blue Water
Kyle Barr, Almont, 152 notched seconds at the Area Conference honorable
pounds.
Mayville High School-based mention pick.
Barr supplied a 29-8 Ryan Mercer Invitational; Jeremy Webster, Capac,
mark, a 78.4 percent success Durand Invitational, Flint 285 pounds.
rate, with 17 pins this winter. Beecher
Invitational, Webster posted a 29-7
The senior took second at Shepherd Invitational and at record, an 80.6 percent sucthe Almont High School- a Division 2 individual dis- cess rate, with 23 pins during
based Blue Water Area trict hosted by Linden High the 2015-16 campaign.
Conference Tournament; School; plus supplied a third The senior registered
wound up third at a Division at an Imlay City High School- firsts at the Blue Water Area
3 individual district in based Division 2 individual Conference
Tournament
Montrose; registered a fourth regional.
at a Richmond High School- What a way to close out School; a Montrose-based
based Division 3 individual your high school career, Division 3 individual district;
regional; plus added an Imlay City Assistant Coach and a Division 3 individual
eighth (good enough to All- Keil Jorgensen said. Pat put regional hosted by Richmond
State accolades) at the everything he had into his High School.
Division 3 state individual final year and it showed, he He had an outstanding
finals hosted by The Palace noted.
career for us and capped it off
of Auburn Hills.
He was a great leader for with a trip to the state final,
Kyle was always the us, especially for a team that Capac Coach Jason Klink
hardest worker in the room, was mostly made up of fresh- said. Jeremy was just a
Almont Coach Bill Turnmire man and sophomores. Those match away from being Allobserved. As the year went young guys really looked up State, he noted.
on he got stronger and stron- to him and that says a lot He really turned it on at
ger as he recovered from an about his character. Pat took the end of the year and led by
injury, he noted.
advantage of his opportuni- example. Jeremy is another
Barr finished his fourth ties and talent this season. great example of a guy that
campaign on Almonts squad That helped earn a spot in the stayed with it through tough
as an All-Blue Water Area Division 2 state individual times, kept working hard and
honorable mention choice.
finals.
had great success because of
Jason Tyson, Capac, Pauli concluded his that work ethic. Those type
160 pounds.
fourth campaign on Imlay of people will always come
Tyson furnished a 28-17 Citys squad as an All-Blue through in the end. We will
record, a 62.2 percent suc- Water Area Conference first miss Jeremy next year in our
cess rate, with 10 pins during team choice.
upper weights but he has left
the 2015-16 campaign.
Jaykob Shaw, Imlay a good example for our
He finished his career City, 215 pounds.
younger guys to follow if
with an excellent season, Shaw notched a 42-10 they want to be successful
Capac Coach Jason Klink mark, an 80.8 percent suc- Webster closed out his
commented. Jason was one cess rate, with 33 pins this third campaign on Capacs
our captains and the leader- winter.
ship he provided was out- The junior took first at Area Conference first team
standing, he noted.
the Shepherd Invitational and selection
He made a commitment Flint Beecher Invitational; Second team- Justin Lee,
to being a leader for us this furnished seconds at the Capac, 103 pounds; Jacob
season and took on that role Mayville Ryan Mercer Burchi, Almont, 119 pounds;
from the first day. Jason pro- Invitational and at an Imlay Kyle Kulin, Imlay City, 125
vided us with a strong pres- City High School-based pounds, Zac Hellebuyck,
ence in the middle of our Division 2 individual region- Imlay City, 125 pounds; Jon
lineup this season and was al; generated thirds at the Louwsma, Imlay City, 135
one of our go-to guys. He Tri-City Times Spartan pounds; Julian Dervishi,
was a major reason for our Invitational in Imlay City, Imlay City, 145 pounds;
successes this season and I Durand Invitational and Brandyn Louwsma, Imlay
hope our returners step up to Almont High School-based City, 171 pounds; Hunter
the challenge of filling his Blue Water Area Conference Spies, Almont, 215 pounds;
shoes. We will miss his great Tournament; plus tacked on a and Austin Plouse, Imlay
attitude and intensity.
fourth at a Division 2 indi- City, 285 pounds.
The senior, who earned vidual regional hosted by Coach of the Year- For
his teams Man of Steel Imlay City High School.
directing Imlay City to top
Award, completed his third He was a pinning finishes at the Flint Beecher
campaign on Capacs squad machine for us, Imlay City Invitational,
Shepherd
as an All-Blue Water Area Assistant
Coach
Keil Invitational, Tri-City Times
Conference honorable men- Jorgensen said. Not only did Spartan Invitational and
tion pick.
that help his confidence indiDivision 2
Boyd Glenn, Almont, vidually, but it really helped
district
it
171 pounds.
the team, he noted.
hosted; a sec Glenn produced a 35-6 He is a very hard workond at the
mark, an 85.4 percent suc- ing young man with a ton of
Almont High
cess rate, with 20 pins this mental strength. When things
School-based
winter.
either went his way or not he
Blue Water
He finished his career always had questions on
A r e a
with 88 wins.
ways to improve. When you
Conference
The senior earned the have a talented wrestler such
Tournament;
distinction of weight class as Jaykob with that type of DAmbrosio 18-6 overall
champion at a Division 3 attitude it usually means a
mark and a
individual
district
in high success rate as we saw 4-3 Blue Water Conference
Montrose; took seconds at this year with his qualifying record, Imlay City Coach
the Blue Water Area for the Division 2 individual Tony DAmbrosio earns
Conference
Tournament state finals. We are all look- Tri-City
Times
Allhosted by Almont High ing forward to see what he Area Coach of the Year accoSchool and a Richmond High can do in his final year with lades.
School-based Division 3
individual regional; plus
tacked on an eighth (good
enough to lock up All-State
plaudits) at the Division 3
state individual finals hosted
by The Palace of Auburn
Hills.
Glenn wrapped up his
fourth campaign on Almonts
Area Conference honorable
mention selection.
Pat Pauli, Imlay City,
189 pounds.
Pauli
managed
a
39-180record, a 79.6 percent
success rate, with 18 pins
during the 2016-16 campaign.
The senior took first at
215-pounder Jaykob Shaw (facing
The Tri-City Times Spartan Imlay City
Invitational hosted by Imlay camera) tightens his grip at the Div. 2 state finals.
the Blue Water Area

Conference
Tournament
School.
He had a great year for
us, Capac Coach Jason
Klink commented. Carter
has been a guy that stuck
with it through the years,
kept working hard and had a
great senior season because
of that work ethic, he noted.
We will miss Carter next
year in our middle weights,
but he has left a good example for our younger guys to
follow it they want to be successful.
Smith, who was a recipient of Capacs Most Improved
Award, ended his fourth campaign on Capacs squad as an
All-Blue
Water
Area
Conference honorable mention pick.
Paul Livermore, Capac,
152 pounds.
Livermore wound up
with a 50-9 record, an 84.7
percent success rate, with 32
pins during the 2015-16 campaign.
The senior also generated
seconds at the Almont High
and at a Division 3 district

team pick.
Jacob Battani, Almont,
140 pounds.
Battani posted a 42-5
mark, an 89.5 percent success rate, with 30 pins this
winter.
The senior earned the
distinction of weight class
champion at the Blue Water
School and at a Montrose
3 district; and took second at
Division 3 regional hosted by
Richmond High School.
He was a four-time
regional qualifier for us,
Almont Coach Bill Turnmire
commented. Jacob accumulated 150 wins during his
high school career so I could
always count on him to come
up with a win when we needed it most, he noted.
Battani concluded his
fourth campaign on Almonts
Area Conference first team
selection.
Ian Detroyer, Capac,
140 pounds.
Detroyer forged a 35-16
record, a 68.6 percent success rate, while collecting 17
from page 1-B

sure to coach, Imlay City
Assistant
Coach
Keil
Jorgensen said. Noah was a
state qualifier his junior year
and had a very good senior
season, he noted.
His individual regional
was very difficult with a lot
of real solid wrestlers. Noah
had an amazing career wearing that Spartan singlet, getting 108 career wins and will
go down as one of the greats.
We are all really proud of
him.
Scillian wrapped up his
fourth campaign on Imlay
Water Area Conference honorable mention selection.
Anthony Trudo, Capac,
125 pounds.
Trudo wound up with a
50-9 record, an 84.7 percent
success rate, while collecting
37 pins this winter.
The sophomore garnered
seconds at the Almont High
and a Division 3 individual
district in Montrose; notched
a third at a Division 3 individual regional hosted by
Richmond High School; plus
provided a seventh (good
enough to secure All-State
accolades) at The Palace of
Auburn Hills-based Division
3 individual state finals.
He had another great
year for us in just his sophomore season. Anthony
wound up with 50 wins,
which tied him with Paul
Livermore for most wins on
the team this season, he
noted.
He was a regional qualifier, state qualifier and made
All-State. Anthony broke
sophomore school records
for wins (50) and pins (37).
Being just a sophomore, the
sky is the limit for him. He
has tremendous potential to
do even greater things but he
will have to continue to work
even harder to get there. We
will be counting on Anthony
to make the commitment to
be one of our leaders and
go-to guys for the next couple years.
Trudo, who was voted
one of his teams Most
Valuable Wrestlers, finished
his second campaign on
Capacs squad as an All-Blue
Water Area Conference honorable mention choice.
Hunter Mullins, Imlay
City, 130 pounds.
Mullins forged a 39-8
record, an 83.0 percent success rate, while collecting 17
pins, during the 2015-16
campaign.
The freshman obtained
firsts at the Mayville Ryan
Mercer Invitational, Durand
Invitational and Blue Water
School; claimed seconds at
the Beecher Invitational,
Shepherd Invitational and at
a Linden High School-based
Division 2 district; plus contributed thirds at the Tri-City
Times Spartan Invitational in
Imlay City and an Imlay City
2 regional.
He is another freshman
that had one of those memorable seasons for us, Imlay
City Assistant Coach Keil
Jorgensen
commented.
Hunter was an absolute
monster for us this season,
he noted.
The words that come to
mind when I think of Hunter
in the practice room and on
the mat is consistent and
stubborn. He took those key
attributes, built on it with
hard work and technique and
that led to an appearance for
him at the Division 2 state
finals. Hes got an exciting
career ahead of him.
Mullins concluded his
initial campaign on Imlay
By Kevin Kissane
Lexi Stalker, of Imlay City, competes in the shot

put Friday at the Macomb Invite. She took seventh
in the event.
Spartans: Girls seventh

at Macomb track invite
from page 1-B
Shirling led Imlay City that

day. They logged a clocking
of 4:50.49 on the way to a
third.
Imlay Citys 3200-meter
relay of Kayla Louwsma,
Madison OBrien, Camylle
Velazquez-Fuentes
and
Vanderploeg pulled up fourth.
It took them 11:40.32 to
accomplish the feat.
Livingston, pole vault, 9
feet; gave Imlay City an individual event fifth.
The Imlay City 800 relay
of Livingston, Vanderploeg,
Schefka and Shirling furnished a fifth as well. They
stopped the watch at 2:01.27.
Lexi Stalker, shot put, 31
feet 6 1/2 inches; provided
Imlay City with a seventh,
Schefka, long jump, 14
feet 4 inches; contributed an
eighth to Imlay Citys cause.
Velazquez-Fuentes, 1600
-meter run, 6:15.13; and

Katana Valle Sloane, 3200
run, 15:10.6; generated Imlay
Citys ninths.
Emerson OBrien, 3200meter run, 11th, 15:14.94;
generated the next best Imlay
City showing.
Louwsma, 1600 run,
12th, 6:34.12; nearly matched
her finish position.
Sophia Rosillo, shot put,
29 feet 2 1/4 inches; gave
Imlay City a 13th.
Gina Abbott notched
Imlay Citys other top-20
showing. Her long jump performance of 12 feet 6 inches
paid off with a two-way tie
for 19th.
Aubrey Battani brought
home a placewinning performance for Almont that day.
Battani, the Raiders lone representative at the meet, posted a pole vault clearance of 9
feet 6 inches en route to a
fourth.
Imlay Citys
Katana
Valle
Sloane
(front) and
Emerson
OBrien
(back) compete in the
3200 run
Friday at
the
Macomb
Invite.
Athlete of the Week
Imlay City sophomore

pole vaulter Reid Bannister
took sixth at the Macomb
Invite last Friday.
For his effort,
Bannister nets our Boys
Athlete of the Week
honor.
Almont junior pole

vaulter Aubrey Battani
took fourth Friday at the
Macomb Invite.
For her effort, Battani
earns our Girls Athlete
of the Week honor.
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The Imlay City boys track
squad managed an output of
nine points en route to 15th at
the Macomb Invitational last
Friday.
Macomb
Community
College, in Warren, is where
the meet was contested.
Macomb Dakota was the
runaway winner, thanks to an
output of 95 points. They
were followed by Clarkston
(45 points), Southfield
Bradford (43), Troy (28), St.
Clair Shores Lakeshore and
Fraser (27 each), Oxford (25),
Melvindale and Ortonville
Brandon (23 apiece), Lake
Orion and Harper Woods
Chandler Park (22 each),
Grosse Pointe North (17),
Sterling Heights (15), Imlay
City (nine), Macomb Lutheran
North (seven), Sterling
Heights Stevenson (six),
Clintondale (five), Centerline
(four), Algonac (two) and
Harrison Township LAnse
Creuse (one) held down spots
two through 21.
Almont also competed at

the meet which attracted a
field of 30 schools but did not
reach the scoring column.
A 3200-meter relay team
featuring Greg Michajlyszyn,
Daniel Evard, Brandyn
Louwsma and Jon Louwsma
paced Imlay City with a fifth.
It took them 9:30.66 to
accomplish the feat.
Reid Bannister, pole
vault, 10 feet 6 inches; provided Imlay City with a sixth.

Imlay Citys 1600 relay
of Brandyn Louwsma, Robert
Pettit, Theo Collison and Alex
Dimmick wound up seventh.
They were timed in 4:02.06.
An Imlay City 800-meter
relay lineup of Jack Forti,
Ronny Young, Brandon
Goolsby and Theo Collison
were 10th. It took them
1:46.56 to cover the territory.
Travis Wilcox, pole vault,
9 feet 6 inches; generated a
13th for Imlay City.
Ryan Johnson, shot put,
36 feet 5 1/2 inches; and
Evard, 1600 run, 5:07.98;
supplied Imlay Citys 14ths.
Forti, long jump, 16 feet 7
Imlay City pole vaulter Reid Bannister gets ready

to compete Friday at the Macomb Invite. Bannister
took sixth in the event.
inches; Dylan Hammond,

shot put, 35 feet 10 1/2 inches; and Raul Rodriguez, 3200
-meter run, 11:13.15; had
Imlay Citys 16ths.
Young furnished Imlay

Citys other top-20 showing.
His 300 dash clocking of
43.1 seconds proved 19th
swiftest.
Ransom inks pact

with Tiffin University
By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC Capac senior Eric Ransom

signed a letter of intent to become a part of
the Tiffin University (Tiffin, Ohio) mens
soccer team last Friday.
This past fall Ransom, a defender,
attracted their attention when he contributed
one goal and nine assists to Capacs cause.
Those numbers helped him attain AllBlue Water Area Conference, All-District
and All-Region first team accolades as well
an appearance on the honorable mention
portion of the Michigan High School Soccer
Coaches Association Division 3 All-State
lineup.
In addition to those honors, Ransom
claimed All-BWAC Academic honors and Capac soccer standout Eric Ransom signs with Tiffin University
was named the recipient of his teams Most as mom Mary and dad Dan (front) plus Capac Athletic Director
David Kochan and college advisor Meg LaLonde look on.
Valuable Player honor.
Combs is
three-time
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IMLAY CITY Her

season has been over with
for a few weeks now but the
honors continue to pile up
for Imlay City senior hoops
standout Ashton Combs
Recently Combs added
to her growing list of laurels
when she was chosen for the
Basketball
Coaches
Association
of Michigan
Class B AllState
first
team lineup,
the Detroit
News AllEast
first
team as well A. Combs
as an appearance on the
Detroit News Class B AllState second team.
She paved the way to
those accomplishments by
netting 500 points over 23
contests, an average of 21.9
points per game, during the
2015-16 campaign.
Those numbers placed
her first on the Imlay City
squad and out of those players selected to the Tri-City
Times All-Area first team
squad.
She also grabbed 260
rebounds, provided 69 steals
and handed off 47 steals.
Combs, who has signed
with Ferris State University,
ended her high school career
with 1,230 points.
The forward finished her
third full season on Imlay
Citys varsity as an All-Blue
team selection.
She was also named her
conferences Most Valuable
Player
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MUSSEY TOWNSHIP
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE
ZONING ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEARBY GIVEN, pursuant to Public Act 110 of 2006, as
amended, that a public hearing will be held by the Mussey Township Planning
Commission at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Mussey Township
Hall, 135 N. Main Street, Capac, Michigan.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the purpose of the public hearing is
to hear and consider a proposed waiver from the Sign Ordinance (Section 1209
of the Township Zoning Ordinance) to allow a 398 square foot sign on the south
side of the Miller Broach building located at 14510 Bryce Road in
Mussey Township. The sight is zoned LI Light Industrial.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that information regarding the proposed
waiver from the Zoning Ordinance may be examined at the Township Hall, 135
N. Main Street, Capac, Michigan during regular business hours until the date
of the Public Hearing, Written comments on the proposed waiver can be sent
to the Township Clerks office at the above address until 4:00 p.m. the day of
the meeting.
Sheila McDonald, Township Clerk
Bill Schultz, Planning Commission Chair
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2016-2017 BUDGET
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ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO
SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS
HEARING.
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SUPERVISOR
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CITY OF IMLAY CITY

BID REQUEST FOR
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STEELE BUILDING AIR
CONDITIONING UNITS
The City of Imlay City is requesting sealed bids to replace Air Conditioning
Units at its Lamb Steele Memorial Building located at 395 East Third Street.
The work includes supplying and replacing two (2) compressors and high and
low pressure switches, and recharging with 30 lbs. of R-22 refrigerant. The
existing units are located at the upper level of the building on the north side.
The units to be replaced are the eastern most units. Please contact Ed Priehs,
DPW Superintendent, with any questions at (810) 724-2135. The bid shall be
a lump sum bid and shall be submitted in a sealed envelope entitled Lamb
Steele Building Air Conditioning Bid by no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 21,
2016 to the attention of the City Manager, 150 N. Main Street, Imlay City, MI
48444. The City of Imlay City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
bids, to waive any irregularities and to accept the bid deemed to be in the best
interest of the City.
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City Clerk
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Notice is hereby given that Almont Township Zoning Board of Appeals

will meet on April 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at 819 N. Main Street, Almont, MI
to consider a petition by Robert Eisenhardt of RGE Aggregates Inc. to consider an amendment from Almont Township Soil Removal Ordinance 43.3,
Secton 9, A.2 Setbacks. The location of said property is parcel #001-034011-00 the Richardson-Bristol/RGE Aggregates Inc. gravel/sand pit. Copies of the application and any related documents are available for inspection
at the Township Offices during regular business hours and will be available
at the time and place of the meeting. Written comments may be submitted
up to the meeting time.
Carol Hoffner
Almont Twp. Clerk
14 -1
Accounting &
Tax Preparation
5-18-16

Supervisor Lauwers called the
meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. Mike
Lauwers (Supervisor), Sheila McDonald
(Clerk), Marsha Libkie (Treasurer),
Bruce Downey (Trustee) and Monica
Standel (Trustee) were present. Motions
were passed to: approve the February
10th minutes as presented, approve the
General Fund 2016-2017 Budget,
approve the Fire Fund 2016-2017
Budget, approve banking for the township be done at CSB Bank, Lapeer
County Bank, Talmer Bank, and Tri
County Bank, approve the Zoning
Enforcer contract for David Szelog,
approve the Assessor contract for Doug
Okorowski, approve the Sexton contract
for Jan Eldridge, to approve the
Administrative Assistant for Debra
ALMONT TOWNSHIP
4-13-16
REGULAR MEETING
SYNOPSIS
March 9, 2016
Hlubic along with a $1/hr. raise and $75/

planning commission meeting fee,
approve the Fire Chief contract for Jeff
Kegler, approve the Bile Road Bridge
contract stating that the Townships
share is $5930, approve cement pads for
the benches at a price of $2700 for 11
eleven benches to be installed around
the soccer/baseball fields, approve budget amendments as presented, pay the
March bills, approve the Knox Box
Ordinance (omitting section 11B),
require that property ID 74-27-0334002-300 currently owned by ZRC
Holding LLC rezone the section of the
property that will be used for a highway
sign to B2 Highway, accept the treasurers report as presented, adjourn the
meeting at 9:20 p.m.

A complete copy of the minutes
can be obtained at the township office
during regular business hours or at our
website: www.musseytownship.org.
Sheila McDonald, Clerk
14-1
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VFW HALL
IMLAY CITY
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April 7th - Friday April 8th 10:00
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APARTMENTS
IMLAY CITY
1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMS!
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1 Bedroom...........Starting at $560
VFW HALL
BROWN CITY
2 Bedrooms.........Starting at $610
FR-9-13
For Sale
Estate Sale
2006 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE

650 V Star, classic needs carburetor work. Best offer. 810-7982382. FS-13-2
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NEW BEAUTIFUL EVENING
DRESS size 3 never worn.
Bottom skirt is black chiffon. Top
is cream color with lots of jewel.
Paid $200. Will sell for $100.
Call 810-627-3504. FS-14-3
Seating For 450

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1/2 Day, Whole Day, Weekend
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CAPAC VILLAGE: 2 bedroom

upstairs apt. for 1 or 2 adults,
50+, spacious, lots of storage,
appliances and all utilities,
except AC included, carport, no
pets, security deposit required;
call 810-395-2226 and leave
message. APR-1-17
...................................................
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE

A $5 FEE IS REQUIRED FOR THE ADVERTISING AND TO HAVE YOUR LOCATION LISTED ON THE MAP.
Professional
Directory
Lapeer County Vision Center
724-EYES
Doctors of Optometry
Commercial For Rent

OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE FOR
RENT - IMLAY CITY HAS
CENTRAL AIR, BASEMENT
STORAGE, AND OVER 1300
SQ FT WITH CLOSE ACCESS
TO I-69 NEWER AWNING AND
OPEN FLOOR PLAN. CALL
810-798-8091! CR-13-4
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BEER WINE LIQUOR LOTTO
Store Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm;

and Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
Pharmacy Hours: Monday thru Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm;
Saturday 9:00 am - 2 pm; Closed Sunday
M O V I E R E N TA L S
136 N. MAIN ST. 810-395-2336
LOCAL NEWSPAPER/PRINT
SHOP IS SEEKING A TALENTED GRAPHIC DESIGNER. Must
have experience in InDesign,
Photoshop, digital media and
social media. Please send
resume to [email protected]
HW-13-5
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STATEWIDE STRIPING located
in Romeo area hiring full-time
laborers for striping, asphalt,
concrete, seal coating and crack
filling. CDL or Chauffeurs license
preferred. Good starting pay.
Over-time. 401K available. No
Sundays.
Email:
apply@
swstripe.com or Call 586-7528989 and leave message.
HW-13-2
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MORTIMER LUMBER in Imlay
City is looking for a kitchen and
bath design person for full time
position, to start immediately.
Candidate must be hard working
and willing to learn. Our store
hours are 7:30 - 5:00 Mon.-Fri.
and 8:00 -1:00 Sat. Send resume
to 1936 S. Cedar St., Imlay City,
Michigan 48444. HW-13-2
...................................................
COMMERCIAL CLEANERS PT
evenings available to clean
banks and offices. Imlay City,
Lapeer, and surrounding areas.
Call 586-759-3700 or download
an application aarocompanies.
com HW-11-4
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PERSONAL ASSISTANT For

Appointment coordination, Event
and meeting planning, Make
travel arrangements, Pick up dry
cleaning, Banking, Must possess a valid drivers license,
send your resume and salary
expectations to:
[email protected].
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Licensed Massage
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for busy Spa located
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Send resume to
[email protected]
HW-14-1
Blake Farms is looking

for experienced farmers
and farmhands
to maintain our
growing farming
operation.
Pay ranges from
$14-$18 based on
experience.
Friday, April 8th
Call Kelly Services for more info!

(810) 667-3077
HW-14-1
HELP WANTED:
The City of Imlay City is seeking applications for a Wastewater Treatment

Plant Operator for the City. Under supervision from the WWTP Superintendent, the Operator performs general labor in support of maintenance of the
Treatment Plant and facilities. Duties range from lab work to facilities maintenance and related work. A minimum of a high school degree with strong emphasis on Math and Chemistry skills is required along with one or more years
of responsible work experience in general labor, construction or related field.
A Class D Wastewater license is desired or the ability to acquire this license
following one year of employment will be required.
This position is a full-time, TPOAM Union position with a starting hourly
wage of $ 16.46 per hour and excellent benefits. A City application, cover
letter, resume with 3 professional references are due no later than 4:30 p.m.
on Monday, April 18, 2016 to Tom Youatt, City of Imlay City, 150 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI 48444. The City of Imlay City is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
Make up to $15/hour
based on performance!
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Now Hiring for

Handpackers
and Toppers!
To schedule an interview please call

Andrew at 810-459-0602 and email
resume to [email protected]
Calling all job seekers!
Opportunities are available for Laborers, Drivers (CDL) and Mechanics.
Hiring Fair
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$25 for each additional form
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...................................................
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Tennis
Imlay City opens with a 5-3 victory

By Kevin Kissane
Sommer Stoldt prevailed by

default at fourth singles.

As far as doubles
play
was
concerned,
Madalinn Thibodeau and
Drew Katkic earned a 6-1,
6-7, 6-3 top flight win against
Mikayla White and Mia
Tanton; Kendra Blount and
Sarah Evans fell by a 1-6,
2-6 count
to
Meghan
Clarke and Kaylee McKillop

at second doubles; Isabelle
Downey and Stacie Vaughn
obtained a 6-4, 7-5 third
flight victory over Emily
Frankavilla
and
Lexi
Nuculovic; plus Kendall
Sommer and Agnes Krahn
notched a 6-1, 6-1 triumph
against Elizabeth Lito and
Maranda Meier.
Photo provided
IMLAY CITY Imlay

City picked up a 5-3 road
victory over Marysville
in a non-league girls tennis
encounter on Tuesday, March
29.

With
the
outcome,
Imlay City goes to 1-0 this
season.
In individual action,
Grace Whitney registered
a 6-0, 6-0 top flight triumph
against Erin Sanders; Hailey
Campbell fell by a 1-6, 0-6
count to Natalie Green at
second singles; Natasha
Stachowiak dropped a 1-6,
2-6 third flight verdict to
Hayley
Northrup;
and
Almont first singles performer Maria Bussone won

one match for her team at the Holly Invite.
Almont nets
fourth at Holly
By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT
The
Almont girls tennis squad
registered a fourth-place finish at the Holly Invitational
on Saturday, March 26.
Grand
Blanc edged
Holly, 22 points to 19, for
team honors that day.

Clarkston pulled up third,
thanks to an output of 12
points, and Almont managed
one for fourth.
Maria
Bussone
led
Almont that day. She contributed one point to the Raiders
cause at the first singles position.
Soccer
Capac, Armada tie

By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC Capac and

host Armada finished with
two goals each in a Blue
Water Area Conference girls
soccer clash last Wednesday
afternoon.
It was the league opener
for both combatants.
Megan Jamison managed
two goals to lead Capac that
afternoon. Her shots entered
the net via a

free
kick
and a penalty kick.

Savannah
Cox handled
the
goalkeeping
Cox
responsibilities
for
Capac that day. Cox was
credited with 10 saves.
Sports Schedule
Baseball
Monday, April 11
Dryden at Peck, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
Cardinal Mooney at Capac,
4 p.m.
Softball
Monday, April 11
Flint Powers at Almont, 4
p.m.
Dryden at Peck, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
Cardinal Mooney at Capac,
4 p.m.
Girls and Boys Track
Tuesday, April 12
Dryden at C-PS quad, 4 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Monday, April 11
Almont at Imlay City, 4:30
p.m.
Algonac at Capac, 4:30 p.m.
Almont is
now seeking
coaches
ALMONT Almont
Community Schools are
seeking varsity boys basketball coach, varsity wrestling
head coach and a junior varsity boys soccer head coach.
For further details about
the positions, go to
almontschools.org.
Check
out our
website . . .
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Times
Tuesday, April 12
Bad Axe at Dryden, 5 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 12
Capac at Yale, 2:45 p.m.
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142nd Volume - Issue No. 14

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