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145th Volume - Issue No. 30
Storm packs wallop
Power outages widespread across Tri-City area
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
TRI-CITY AREA — A
strong thunderstorm with
fierce winds knocked out
Land donated power to thousands of resi-
dents in Lapeer and St. Clair
counties on Saturday night.
DuVal family donates 26 The campaign to restore elec-
acres to Imlay schools, trical service locally and across
...see page 6 southeast Michigan has been a
days-long affair and, as of
Tuesday afternoon, large por-
tions of Almont and points
north of Imlay City were still
in the dark.
At noon on Tuesday, DTE
Energy officials said they
expected to have more than 90
percent of all impacted storm
customers restored by end of
day Tuesday, and the remain-
der by end of day Wednesday. DTE Energy and Kappen Tree Service crews arrived
The major outage affecting
the Almont area also stretched
east and west into neighboring
Dryden and Berlin townships.
Smell of success
Several businesses along M-53
in Imlay City were forced to
Lavender Festival draws close their doors due to the
15,000 to Imlay City,
...see page 7
Marshall to ride
Almont native Bob
Marshall to play July 25, Ryan Peter, 7, and his sister Sophia, 13, and brother Brenden, 11, stand in front of
root ball exposed when huge poplar trees toppled at their Atwell Road home in
...see page 5 Attica.
Historic barn saved
Firefighters, passersby help prevent total loss
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
Thank you!
IMLAY TWP. — Brien
and Lorraine Witkowski were
Veterans salute Kroger rolling along on North M-53
for Fair day support, sometime after 4 p.m. on
...see page 3 Thursday afternoon when they
spotted something unusual.
The couple was making
their way up from their home
TRI-CITY in Salem Twp. to a friend’s
cottage in the Thumb, looking
TIMES forward to a weekend getaway.
They were nearing Bowers
ONLINE Road when Brien noticed
smoke rising into the blue
summer sky. He thought some-
one was having a bonfire.
tricitytimes-online.com Lorraine thought otherwise. As
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Firefighters from four departments work as a team to provide enough water to
quickly douse flames from an historic barn north of Imlay City on Thursday after-
noon.
LAPEER
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Sunday afternoon to restore service to the Stroman
family in Mussey Township.
power outages at various times speed of 72 miles per hour at
over the weekend.
5:55 p.m.
According to the National
Weather Service, a station near
Lapeer recorded a top wind
they passed Bowers Road, she
spoke up.
“That’s not a bonfire,
there’s a barn on fire,” she
said.
Brien agreed to take a
look. At the next opportunity
to turn around, he did so and
sure enough, the roof of a
large, old wooden barn was
smoldering.
“There was a metal roof on
top of a wooden roof, and
there was a lot of smoke blow-
ing out of one end of the
building,” he said.
Lorraine called 911 as
Brien exited the vehicle to take
a closer look.
He saw a man frantically
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Photo by Tom Wearing
Reece Catenaro, 8, strikes a pose
with his calf, ‘Blaze’ on opening
day at the Eastern MI State Fair.
Fair
Photo by Kathleen Stroman
gates
open
Wind damage was certain-
Storm page 14
Plenty of family fun
on tap through Sat.
at the fairgrounds
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — Hours before the
official start of the Eastern Michigan
State Fair on Tuesday, July 23, Fair staff
and 4-H parents and kids were busy
prepping the grounds and preparing their
animals for the annual 4-H Auction.
Among them was 8-year-old Reece
Catenaro of Imlay City, who took a
moment to pose proudly with his favorite
Photo provided
calf, “Blaze.”
Reece, who represents Lapeer
Livestock, said he enjoys the opportunity
to take part in the fair.
“I like working with the calves and
the steers,” he said, “and I also like
watching the races — especially the trail-
er races.”
Other early arrivals included the
Anstett kids, Ethan, 2, Kenzie, 4, and
Dominic, 5, who were checking out the
poultry barn with their mom, Kim, and
grandparents, Fred and Carolyn of
Columbiaville.
“I like to see all of the animals,” said
pulling chickens out of the Fair Opens page 14
barn, moving them to another
location. He was running back
No lifeguards,
and forth, pulling out gasoline
cans and a log splitter, so
Brien leapt in to lend a hand.
“We pulled out a dozen or
no water park
so chickens,” Brien said,
unsure of the total number of
birds that were saved. “I’m not
sure what he pulled out of
there before I got there. I just
Lack of safety staff
know he was flustered and
anxious to get the barn
cleared.” closes Mill Race Park
The situation wasn’t an
uncommon one for Brien, a By Maria Brown
trained firefighter and first mbrown@pageone-inc.com
Saved page 14 LAPEER COUNTY — Due to a
lack of staffing, specifically too few life-
guards, the county’s Mill Race Water
Park in Dryden Township could possibly
be closed for the rest of the summer.
On Monday, Parks Director Joe Stock
reported that the water slide and pools at
General Squier Memorial Park have been
closed to visitors for several weeks now
and county officials will likely make the
call later this week to keep the gates
closed for the foreseeable future.
Stock said that finding enough life-
Photo by Lorraine Witkowski
guards to staff the water features has
been challenging in recent years but it’s
never caused a long-term shutdown like
what they’re experiencing now.
“This year we had just enough to
open up and keep going for a few weeks
but we can no longer afford to support
two parks with the staff we had,” he said.
Water Park page 14
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Imlay City Kroger store managers Amanda Rubingh and Tammy McEwan
(foreground) welcome an entourage of local military veterans in anticipa-
tion of Thursday’s (July 25) Veterans Appreciation Day at 2019 Fair.

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for ‘special day’ at Fair
Veterans Appreciation Day returns July 25
By Tom Wearing
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I M L AY   C I T Y   —
Tomorrow (Thurs., July 25)
will be Veterans
Appreciation Day at the
Eastern Michigan State
Fair.
The special free admis-
sion day for veterans and
active duty personnel is
made possible through a
collaboration between the
Eastern Michigan Fair
Board and event sponsor,
Tammy McEwan and H.R.
Manager Amanda Rubingh,
both of whom extended
their appreciation on behalf
of Kroger Foods.
“We are blessed and
thankful for the service of
all of our veterans,” said
Rubingh. “We’re happy to
be able to honor those who
have served our country
with a special at the Fair.
“All of us at Kroger are
honored to be able to thank
and support our veterans for
all they do and have done
staff with a welcoming special!
the “Monster Truck Show,”
starting at 7 p.m. at the fair-
grounds grandstands.
Fair Manager Kempf
said Veterans Appreciation
Day is less about the free
admission, and more about
providing participating vet-
erans an opportunity to
connect with one another.
LCVA Director
Ronders noted that the spe-
cial day additionally offers
veterans opportunities to
learn about the many free
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On Wednesday, July 17,
a group of veterans from
Imlay VFW Post 2492,
Imlay City Legion Post
135, and Lapeer County
Veterans of America
Chapter 287 assembled at
the Imlay City Kroger store
to thank Kroger manage-
ment and staff.
Among those in atten-
dance were Lapeer County
Veterans Affairs Office
Director, Edward Ronders,
and Eastern Michigan State
Fair Manager Ian Kempf.
Welcoming the entou-
rage were
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In conjunction with
Veterans Appreciation Day,
representatives from the
aforementioned veterans
organizations will serve as
color guards for Thursday’s
(July 25) most popular
events at the Fair.
On Thursday, members
of Imlay City’s VFW and
Legion posts will form a
color guard for the opening
of the annual 4-H Auction,
starting at 11 a.m.
On Thursday evening,
representatives from the
Lapeer County Vietnam
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throughout the day on
Thursday to answer ques-
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veterans and their spouses.
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July 29 at the following times and locations:
•9:30 to 11 a.m. at John’s Country Kitchen, 1829
S. Cedar St. (M-53) in Imlay City; and
•1:30 to 3 p.m. at Hungry Dan’s Restaurant, 195
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Bob Marshall to ride

into Almont July 25
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — The Bob
Marshall Band makes a
return visit to Almont Park
on Thursday, July 25 as
part of Almont’s 2019
“Music in the Park” series.
The concert kicks off at
7 p.m. and is co-sponsored
by Vinckier’s and the law
office of Steve Schneider.
An award-winning
country music artist, horse
trainer and rodeo aficiona-
do, Marshall says he and
his fellow band members
play country and cowboy
music “with an attitude.”
Indeed, Marshall is
coming off another suc-
cessful award season, cap-
turing “Best Male Vocalist”
and “Country Album of the
Year” honors at the 2019
CMA of Texas award show.
Marshall gives credit to
his outstanding bandmem-
bers, who collectively have
been performing for more
than 200 years.
The band’s current line-
up features Marshall on
guitar and vocals; Dean
Cavanuchi Clause on gui-
tar, ukulele and vocals;
Dave “The Monster”
Duncan on drums; Jerry
Reed on Fender jazz bass;
and “Wild Bill” McAbrents
on pedal steel guitar.
Though he grew up
playing the blues, classic
rock and Motown, Marshall
has made his mark playing
country and cowboy songs.
His unique talent and
passion for the musical
genre has found him count-
less fans over the years,
including among music
critics.
In 2018, Marshall’s
album “Screen Door”
earned him “Album of the
Year” honors from the
CMA of Texas.
This year Marshall was
nominated for Detroit
Music Awards in the cate-
gories of “Best Country
Vocalist” and “Best
Country Songwriter.”
Concert-goers are
encouraged to bring along
their own blankets and
lawn chairs to enjoy the
Almont native Bob
Marshall will play at
the Community Park
on Thurs., July 25.
show.
In the event of foul
weather, the concert will be
moved inside the Almont
Lions Hall located on Water
Street adjacent to the park.
Lions members will be
selling concessions during
the concert beneath the
park pavilion.
Upcoming concerts
•August 1: 3rd Degree
Burns, sponsored by
Charlie Brown’s and
Kommunity Kracker
Barrel.
•August 8: Jason
Charles Band, sponsored
by GearMaster.
•August 15: Rock of
Ages Big Band, sponsored
by Mobil X of Almont.
•August 22: The
Hackwells, sponsored by
Yarbrough Insurance
Group.

Mitchell hosts free MISSION Act events

ST .CLAIR COUNTY
— On Tuesday, July 30, the
Office of Congressman
Paul Mitchell will host the
Department of Veterans
Affairs for two informa-
tional forums on the future
of the VA Choice Program
and the new MISSION
Act.
Representatives from
the Aleda Lutz VA
Medical Center will be
on hand to provide
information about veteran
services as well as answer
any questions regarding
the end of the VA
Choice Program and the
beginning of the new
MISSION Act. These
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Family donates 26
acres to Imlay district
DuVal land to serve as ‘outdoor classroom’
By Maria Brown Imlay City students,” Supt. to serve as a means for their
mbrown@pageone-inc.com Dr. Stu Cameron said. children to learn about
“It is heavily wooded farming and the outdoors.
IMLAY CITY — and has wetlands. The Since then a number of par-

Imlay City Schools has
received a 26 acre property
donation from the DuVal
family that will be utilized
as an outdoor classroom
and nature preserve for sci-
entific study.
The gift announcement
was made at Monday’s
school board meeting.
The land is located in
Attica Township on Newark
Road between Lake
Pleasant and Atwell roads.
“This is an incredibly
generous and thoughtful
gesture, and it’s one that
will benefit generations of
Long Lake Drain runs diag-
onally along the length of
the property. The property
has been described as a
‘highway for deer and other
animals,’ especially along
the wetland areas.”
Cameron said that John
DuVal has spent the last
year working on the prop-
erty transfer on behalf of
his parents, Trudy and the
late Grover DuVal.
John told board mem-
bers that his parents origi-
nal purchase of the property
encompassed 81 acres.
They intended for the land
cels and outbuildings on
the site have been sold.
Trudy, who currently
resides out of state, wanted
to see the property main-
tained and safeguarded as a
sanctuary for wildlife and
decided the school district
would serve as a good
steward.
“This is an excellent
match for our instructional
goals, as the district has
expanded its STEM offer-
ings in recent years, and
has been working toward
developing a ‘living lab’ for
students to experience sci-
Photo provided
A 26 acre parcel in Attica Township, donated to Imlay City Schools, will
be utilized as an outdoor classroom and living lab. It features woods,
wetlands and the Long Lake Drain.
ence in context,” Cameron space for students to tionists and naturalists do.
said, referring to the high explore. This is an opportunity for
school’s Advanced “Our vision is that stu- real hands-on learning and
Placement Environmental dents will be able to test the the application of what stu-
Science. freshwater of the Long dents learn in their course-
A piece of property that Lake Drain, study soil sam- work. There are endless
the AP class currently uses ples, examine plants and possibilities, and we’re
near the district’s athletic wildlife, and conduct extremely excited about
complex is small so school experiments just as envi- what teachers and students
leaders are excited at the ronmental scientists, biolo- will do in the new outdoor
prospect of a much larger gists, zoologists, conserva- classroom,” Cameron said.

Church hosts pool-centered VBS program starting Monday

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — It’s
year number two for Imlay
City United Methodist’s
unique Vacation Bible
School program. Starting
Monday, July 29, church
volunteers will host young-
sters ages kindergarten
through 5th grade at the
Imlay City Pool where
attendees can swim and
take part in crafts, games,
lessons and enjoy snacks in
the adjacent Lamb Steel
Park.
“So many VBS pro-
grams have a water theme
but are held indoors in
buildings. Last year we
decided to approach the
pool and see if we could
come up with an arrange-
ment with them to host our
VBS program there,” said
Rev. Dr. Marcel Lamb.
Essentially, the church
covers the cost for children
to swim at the city pool
those mornings and then
offers their usual Vacation
Bible School activities just
outside the pool gates.
“It’s a unique opportu-
nity that also includes an
element of fun for the kids.
For some families, getting
to go swimming is a real
treat,” Lamb said.
It also helps that the
pool is in close proximity
to their church and in the
case of inclement weather
kids and volunteers can
move there.
This year’s theme is
“Avalanche Ranch: A Wild
Ride Through God’s
Word.” Programming runs
from 9:30 a.m. to noon
from July 29 through
August 2 at the Imlay City
Pool. Kids are asked to
bring a towel and swimsuit.
To register, visit https://
tinyurl.com/y5a9tpn4 or
call the United Methodist
Church at 810-724-0687.

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Lavender Fest a big hit in Imlay

By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY —
When Jennifer Vasich-
Keene decided to share the
calming, healing effect she
experienced around laven-
der plants, she never
dreamed the outreach
would include thousands of
people.
But that it did, just a
couple of weekends ago as
the Original 17th annual
Michigan Lavender
Festival drew some 15,000
‘this is it. We have found
our new home.’”
Vasich-Keene then met
with Indigo owner Trish
Dennis, and once again she
felt it was meant to be.
“I had an instant con-
nection with Trish, I
instantly felt she was the
kind of person I wanted to
collaborate with, and it’s
been a wonderful collabo-
ration,” Vasich-Keene says.
The move to Imlay City
has also been a homecom-
ing of sorts, Vasich-Keene
says. A member of the

Photo by Tom Wearing

adults and kids to the
Eastern Michigan State
Fairgrounds July 11-13.
It was the first time the
festival made its way to
Imlay City, having out-
grown its former location
some miles south of town.
Though she was initial-
ly hesitant about relocating
farther north, Vasich-Keene
says the move was meant to
be.
“The venue is excep-
tional and (Fair Manager)
Ian Kempf and the Fair
Board were very gracious
about hosting the event,”
she says. “They went above
and beyond to make us feel
welcome.”
Vasich-Keene says she
began seeking a new loca-
tion after the huge success
of the 2018 Michigan
Lavender Festival. She’d
heard about a new lavender
farm in Imlay City, and one
of her friends kept urging
her to take a look.
“Initially I said, oh, no,
it’s too far,” Vasich-Keene
says. “But then finding out
about Indigo Lavender
Farms prompted me to take
a look.”
Once at Indigo, the
decision became clear,
Vasich-Keene says.
“I stood up on a hill at
the farm, and it’s a breath-
taking farm,” she says. “I
just felt peace, and I thought
Imlay City High School
Class of 1991, she says she
bumped into many former
friends and neighbors
throughout the festival
weekend.
A promoter at heart,
Vasich-Keene says the lav-
ender agritourism business
is a growing field. During
the festival, she talked with
three couples—one from
Ohio, one from Indiana and
one from Nebraska—who
were interested in starting
their own lavender farms
and branching out to host-
ing festivals.
“They came to scope
out the festival and get
ideas for their own,” she
says.
Vasich-Keene is not
surprised that the healing
powers of what’s often
called ‘the Grandmother of
herbs’ draws such interest.
Along with its calming fra-
grance, lavender can be
used to help heal minor
burns and scrapes, and
repel mosquitoes and bug
bites. Research suggests
that it may be useful for
treating anxiety, insomnia,
depression and restlessness.
Lavender is also a culinary
herb and is often used in
lemonade, chocolates, ice
cream, cheesecakes, cook-
ies and scones.
“Lavender came to me
at a time when I had a lot of
Visitors cut their own lavender at Indigo Lavender Farms during the Lavender Festival.
stress going on in my life,”
Vasich-Keene says. “Back
then, aromatherapty was
considered a bit like snake
oil medicine. The thing is,
it really did bring calm and
peace to me during stress-
ful times in life, and it grew
on me from there,” she
says.
After attending a big
lavender festival in
Washington state, Vasich-
Bologna Fest is July 26-28
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
— Fill up on good food and
fun at the 31st Annual Yale
Bologna Festival July
26-28. To celebrate the fes-
tival’s longstanding home-
town vibe, they’ve decided
to dedicate the schedule to
homegrown talent.
“We have a lot of peo-
ple from all ages that will
be performing on stage dur-
ing the festival to showcase
the extremely talented indi-
viduals and students that
Keene decided to start one
of her own.
“Being an event pro-
moter by nature I thought
I’d give it a shot,” she says.
“The rest is history. I never
dreamed it would get this
big. It’s exciting, and it’s
been a fun journey.”
Along the way, Vasich-
Keene has gathered what
she calls her “lavender
tribe,” a group of enthusi-
we have in the Yale area.
We will have band students,
choir students, local rock,
classical and oldies bands
as well as painting artists
and more,” said Barb
Stasik, festival coordinator.
New attractions have
been added to the lineup
too like laser tag, a gyro
wheel, an interactive photo
booth and knocker balls.
A Civil War encamp-
ment and reenactments in
the Yale City Park return to
asts who give their all to
make sure visitors and ven-
dors alike enjoy the festival.
“I have a really friendly
staff, they’re faithful and
have been with me all
along,” she says. “Plus, it’s
really hard to be crabby
around lavender.”
Plans are already in the
works for the Original 18th
annual Lavender Festival at
the fairgrounds, Vasich-
the 2019 festival schedule.
“You will be able to see
just how people lived and
worked and we will have
live battle performances
too,” Stasik said.
Bologna Festival main-
stays include a Car Show,
Craft and Vendor Show and
the Big Bologna Parade on
Saturday starting at 6:15
p.m.
Gypsy and The Rockers
are Saturday’s headline
band. They promise to
Keene says.
“We’re looking forward
to coming back to Imlay
City,” she says.
For more information
visit michiganlavenderfesti-
val.net.
Indigo Lavender Farms
is located at 613 N. Cedar
Street (M-53), just north of
Old M-21. For more infor-
mation visit www.indigo-
lavender.com.
deliver a mix of rock, coun-
try and oldies tunes ideal
for dancing.
“Join us for a family
friendly weekend where we
can all be ‘Full of Bologna
and Proud of It!’” Stasik
added.
Most events are free of
charge.
For more information
find ‘The Yale Bologna
Festival’ on Facebook, or
visit www.yalechamber.
com or call 810-387-9253.

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Storm a reminder Elected officials disappoint

to be prepared Politicians are held in about the law and claimed as a citizen. know the people of our

W
low regard by a large seg-
hile the weekend’s storms were ment of the public. One of
the reasons for this is their
harrowing and caused some prop- lack of responsiveness to
erty damage around the Tri-City concerns of the citizens. I
area. While what happens with the weather am disappointed with both
remains out of our control, the weekend’s Gary Howell and Kevin
storms serve as a reminder that physical Daley.
Let me say up front I
emergencies do occur and it’s always best to have known both men for
be prepared in life-threatening incidents. many years, consider them
Over the past several weeks, the friends and like both of
American Red Cross has communicated an them. However, that doesn’t
emergency need for eligible individuals of diminish my disappoint-
ment.
all blood types to give blood and help save It all began when the
patient lives. Historically, blood donations legislature began to con-
decrease during the summer months. sider amending the
Currently blood donations are being distrib- Michigan No Fault Law. I
contacted State Rep. Gary
uted to hospitals faster than donations are Howell and spoke with him
coming in. Blood donors are needed to help briefly. During our discus-
avoid delays in lifesaving medical care. sion I expressed my general
Fewer blood donors and blood drives in distrust of insurance com-
recent weeks have escalated the call for all panies and my fear that a
change in the law would
blood and platelet donors to help ensure likely only benefit them
hospital needs are met. Fewer blood drives financially and not the gen-
resulting in about 17,000 fewer blood dona- eral public. I was assured
tions have occurred since the July 4 holiday. that such wasn’t the case
and the law would result in
According to the American Red Cross, lower premiums.
blood transfusions are one of the most com- Once the law passed,
mon hospital procedures and blood donors with no public hearings that
play a critical role in ensuring there are I am aware of, I began to
enough products on the shelves to help read of serious concerns
patients in need.
They are asking for the public’s help to
ensure there is enough blood to meet the
needs of patients.
Sounds like kids who can’t defend argument
Eligible individuals can find a blood Racist, racist! If some-
drive near them this summer by using the one does not agree with the
political left’s thought, the
free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting “thought police” shout
RedCrossBlood.org or calling “Racist, racist!” Sounds
1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767). similar to little kids who
Individuals can also open the Red Cross can’t defend an argument
Blood skill on an Alexa-enabled device with call others names. Rather
childlike it seems. If one
a selection of prompts such as, “Alexa, open cannot agree with liberal
Red Cross Blood Skill” and ask, for exam- thought one is “racist.”
ple, “Alexa, find a blood drive.” President Trump has
been roundly criticized for
flaws in the law. As a result
I contacted both Gary
Howell and Senator Kevin
Daley by emailing their
offices. I received a phone
call from each office.
Kevin Daley’s associate,
when I explained what I
really wanted to know, said
she’d get back with me. No
return call. Gary Howell’s
associate contacted me and
said Gary was really busy
with committee hearings.
As a result I sent a letter
to each explaining exactly
what I wanted to know. I
never received a reply to
my letter from either Kevin
Daley or Gary Howell. I
did, however, get a “boiler-
plate” letter from Kevin
Daley in response to my
first contacting him and
after speaking with some-
one from his office. It con-
tained many nice words but
really said nothing at all.
Certainly it never really
addressed my concerns. I
waited several weeks since
sending the letter to both
men before writing this let-
ter in the hope that I’d
receive a response. I
haven’t yet. I expect better
tweets calling for the so-
called “squad of four” to
“go back home.” Simply
means they should go back
to their home states as they
are not contributing to this
nation’s growth, just trying
to break it down. Anti-
Jewish, anti-American
comments and tweets show
their disgust for America.
Tlaib and Cortez both
ascribe to be Socialists.
—John L. Lengemann
Imlay City
Editor’s note: 82nd
District State House Rep.
Gary Howell responds as
follows:
John Lengemann is one
of many disappointed trial
attorneys who do not
approve of the car insur-
ance reforms we adopted to
lower the outrageously
high premiums paid by our
citizens (the highest in the
United States). These
reforms are long overdue.
We now join the other 49
states in not demanding
that drivers buy very costly
unlimited coverage. Now
each citizen will be able to
decide for themselves how
much coverage they want
to pay for. John Lengeman,
as an attorney with decades
of experience, does not
need me to explain the
details of the new statute.
He and I simply disagree.
Senator Kevin Daley’s
response is as follows:
Being accessible, avail-
able, and responsive to
constituents is something I
take a lot of pride in.
Listening to and getting to
The former Soviet Union
used to be the largest
socialist nation. Is that
what we would look to?
What about Cuba? Ilhan
Omar and Tlaib both
Muslim, have affirmed
their hatred of Israel. Rep.
Pressley has sided with
them. Democrats have
come out supporting them,
even to the support of a
resolution in Congress.
What does that say about
great community is honest-
ly the best part of my job.
That’s what my staff and I
are here to do, and making
a difference for people is
why I ran for office in the
first place.
After decades of fight-
ing special interests and
trying to fix this mess, this
year we finally passed
reform with overwhelming
bipartisan support after
holding numerous public
hearings this spring.
When the new legisla-
tion takes effect, drivers
will get to choose the level
of coverage and the level of
savings that's right for their
own situation. Our legisla-
tion includes guaranteed
rate reductions, out-of-con-
trol medical costs will be
reined in, fraud and lawsuit
abuse will be cracked down
on, and your rates will no
longer be affected by your
gender or marital status.
Should you ever have
any concerns know that I’ll
continue to always be there
to do what I can. Call me at
517-373-1777 or email
SenKDaley@senate.michi-
gan.gov.
don’t want to tell anyone
else it is wrong.” Isn’t that
like saying “I am personal-
ly opposed to murder, but I
wouldn’t tell anyone it is
wrong.” Since when is
murder a “personal choice.”
Democrats long since have
flushed their moral values
down the sewer, so what
would one expect. Murder
is not compassion no mat-
ter how one dices it. And of
course in Lansing

Tragedy, or comedy that writes itself?

Democrats? All they shout Governor, Attorney
is “racist, racist!” And of General, and Secretary of
course the media joins the State are all pro abortion
chorus. Sounds like the Democrats What a rogues’
little kids at school, doesn’t gallery.
it? Right to Life of

W ell, the pendulum

swings to and fro,
and some things just keep
cropping up like weeds.
One in particular in the
patch definitely merits
mentioning on my trip
down memory lane. In
fact, he was in the head-
lines again just recently.
rantings against the “gov-
ernment machine,” Courser
fails to mention that little
The Democrat party
along with the “squad of
four” are the greatest “rac-
Michigan is locally pre-
senting a petition to end
dismemberment abortions.
piece of truly head-scratch- ists” in this nation. Why? If you do not have a peti-
ing history. I mean, who Their unflinching support tion or none are available
thinks this way? Write and embrace of abortion at to you contact RtL.org.
something truly horrible all stages of development Sign it! The cause is noble.
about yourself so people of the baby. What can be This horrible procedure
will be less likely to more “racist” than to deny must end. Come join the
believe something some- a human life. “Personal fight for life.
Tom Wearing photo

Surprise, surprise! A feder-
al judge tossed out Todd
Courser’s lawsuit against
the state house, former
leaders and staffers.
In his endless bid to
rewrite
history,
Courser
alleged
there was
some
grand
plan to
oust him
from Observations in ink...
office
because... Catherine Minolli
well...
who knows? In his mind,
his power was so great,
and his determination to
obliterate the line between
church and state so fright-
ening that a vast conspira-
cy was created to ruin his
career. Never mind that he
demolished what is likely
the best gig he ever had
and ever will have by
engaging in a not-so-clan-
destine extra-marital affair
at the gossip-filled state
capitol with a fellow fresh-
man lawmaker. turbing to print in its
Admittedly, that’s dis-
appointing, perhaps, but
not earth shattering. Many
politicians have survived
being caught in an affair.
The icing on the cake—or
perhaps more aptly stated
the mud in the gutter was
Courser’s own creation of
a truly creepy, salacious
“false flag” email to take
the heat off the affair. In
all of his allegations and
what terrible? Oh, that’s
right...it was to “innoculate
the herd.”
Here’s just a small part
of the email that I can print
here in a community news-
paper. It appears as writ-
ten:
Breaking Scandal!
State Rep Courser Caught
behind a Lansing night-
club! Christian conserva-
tive or Godless Addicted
Monster! Truth!!!! Courser
secretly Removed from
Caucus several weeks ago
due to male on male paid
for sex behind a prominent
Lansing nightclub! Action
soon coming to remove
Courser! He is a bi-sexual
porn addicted sex deviant!
All over Lansing since the
election and that is why he
was thrown out of caucus!
He is a FREAK! He is a
gun toting bible thumping
...........freak! His whole
persona it is a sham!
...Well, perhaps there is
a shred of truth in the last
line there. This isn’t the
entire email. It’s too nause-
ating and alarmingly dis-
entirety. The foul language
is over the top, and as
such, is very telling.
But that’s not what this
trip is all about. It’s about
hearing of the tryst from a
very reliable source
months before the story
broke. Try as we did to
confirm what we’d heard,
the hotel employees’ lips
were zipped, rightly so.
There was no police report
Then 82nd District House seat candidates Todd
Courser, a Republican, and his friend/foe
Immanuel ‘Ike’ Eickholdt, a Democrat, looking
like brothers at a July 2014 Candidates Forum
in Attica.
filed when the husband of
the other lawmaker
showed up and pounded on
the lovers’ door, so we
couldn’t confirm a thing.
Interestingly enough,
even before Courser was
elected in 2014 we were
also tipped off about an
Immanuel ‘Ike’ Eickholdt
who was running as a
Democrat in the same elec-
tion. Another very reliable
source mentioned that
Eickholdt seemed to come
out of the blue, and the
blue was tinted with red.
He was never a member of
the Lapeer County
Democratic Party, and was
not in the least bit active or
visible in local politics. I
asked him about all that
when he stopped in the
office for his candidate
profile wearing his veter-
an’s cap and innocent
smile. He denied being a
dupe for Courser to take
votes away from strong
Democratic candidate
Margaret DeLuca, who
garnered 44.9 percent of
the votes in that fateful
election. An outstanding
showing for a Democrat
around here, which speaks
volumes about that particu-
lar election. For what it’s
worth, Eickholdt managed
to get 586 votes to
DeLuca’s 2,326 in the pri-
mary.
As if to drive home
that there’s always a grain
of truth in every rumor,
after the Courser scandal
broke in August of 2015, I
learned that Courser was a
guest at Eickholdt’s wed-
ding just a week or so
later. By then, there were
widespread rumors that it
was Eickholdt who sent
the “false flag” email.
When I interviewed
Eickholdt about the wed-
ding I took the opportunity
to ask him about it directly.
Here’s an excerpt from the
story that ran in August of
2015 under the headline ‘Is
Eickholdt friend or foe?’
In two of those taped
conversations, Courser
mentions his friend “Ike,”
who was later confirmed to
be Eickholdt.
Courser says Ike was
the anonymous sender of
the false e-mail claiming
that Courser was involved
in homosexual activity and
illicit drug use to the
Comedy page 9
choice,” Democrats argue.
Or “I am personally
opposed to abortion but I
Commend author for being brave
I just finished
reading the column
“Choosing sobriety
moment by moment,”
written by Tim Galbraith.
I commend the author for
being brave enough to
write that. It shows hon-
esty, courage and the real
truth of addiction.
Preparing book for homecoming
The Almont
Community Historical
Society (ACHS) is in the
process of preparing a book
for next year’s
“Homecoming—Old
Home Week” celebration.
The book will primarily
cover the years from 1940
to 1980. The previous
Homecoming books con-
centrated on the 1800s and
early 1900s. We wish to
begin recording the history
of the people, businesses,
and events in the mid-
1900s. We need help from
the community in three
ways.
First, we would like
suggestions for stories to
be included in the book.
What stories should be
included about the people
who influenced the devel-
opment of the community.
What were the businesses
that we frequented—how
Sincerely,
—David Naeyaert
Allenton
I’m glad the author
is sober and that he
shared those memories. A
lot of people struggle,
but few are open and
willing to discuss it.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
—Jennifer Johnson
Attica
they started, how they
flourished, and how they
passed away. Stories about
events that affected the
community.
If you have sugges-
tions, you can mail them
to us at Almont Community
Historical Society, P. O.
Box 635, Almont, 48003.
You can email them to Jim
Wade at jrwade49@gmail.
com or call me at 810-796-
3355 or drop into the muse-
um on Saturdays between 1
and 4 p.m. and discuss
them with me.
Second, to be a book
about the community and
by the community, it would
be greatly appreciated if
community members could
submit stories to be includ-
ed. Understand that any
stories submitted may or
may not be included and
LETTERS page 9

Pink cloud dissipating
I need help.
The pink cloud I was
swept up in has since dissi-
pated. For the uninitiated,
I’ll explain what a pink
cloud is. It’s what happens
when many individuals
first get sober. Abandoning
substance abuse and engag-
ing in the real world can
bring forth a surge of hap-
piness, making one feel
high on life, so to speak.
But it cuts both ways, and
that sudden engagement
with reality can also foster
some mighty unrealistic
expectations. It can also
distract one from the loom-
ing challenges ahead.
Eventually, all the damage
the addict caused will come
into focus, and need to be
answered for.
When I first got clean I
LETTERS:
from page 8
that the story may be edit-
ed—items added, deleted,
or the story’s order changed.
Regardless, the stories, as
written, will become a part
of the permanent collection
of the museum. Mail, email,
or drop the story off at the
museum on Saturdays.
Third, to minimize the
cost of the book, we will be
seeking sponsors and
advertising. Sponsors will
be listed on the back cover
of the book. Advertising
Restoration ongoing on historic barn that area
firefighters were able to save from destruc-
tion.
Gratitude for fire depts.
Just want to express
my deep gratitude to
the four fire departments
that responded to my
family’s former corner
homestead last week.
When I heard that
the 150-plus year old
barn caught caught fire,
I just naturally assumed
it would be totally gone
as saving those old
barns has been
virtually impossible in the
past.
Imagine my total awe
and surprise the next day
upon seeing it still stand-
Children dying in cages?
In 1948 after the Holocaust,
the UN determined there
needed to be a refugee sta-
tus, or that people should
have the right to seek shel-
ter from harm. In 1980, the
U.S. Congress legislated a
similar definition that we
would accept people “who
have a well-founded fear of
persecution.”
Trump won an election
partially on calling the peo-
ple at our border “thieves,
rapists and drug lords.”
Some might be, but so
many are not.
Half of all refugees are
children. Their parents take
huge risks to bring their
children from countries at
war or where gangs and
violence rule.
Call them illegals if
you like, but the U.S.
signed on to be part of the
world community that
acknowledges that humani-
tarian crises produce refu-
gees. So many refugees
exist, that they collectively
would be the twentieth
largest country in the world.
The U.S. has a small popu-
lation asking to become
refugees here compared to
felt over-
whelming
gratitude
was able to clutch these
truths close to me. But I
knew that someday I’d
for each have to pay for my drug-
day. addled shenanigans, and
“How am the check has finally
I still arrived.
alive?” I The terms of my proba-
would The Idiopathic Truth... tion make for a never-end-
wonder, ing grind. Drug court
gleefully, Tim Galbraith affords me the unique
before opportunity to be a defen-
traversing dant every Tuesday after-
the hours ahead. This sense noon. It’s stressful. And it’s
of gratefulness propelled not as simple as just doing
me through good moments the right thing and staying
and bad, as I was able to out of trouble. There is
stay focused on my bless- some subjectivity involved
ings and opportunities. I with the process. I never
have a son. He’s amazing. I feel entirely comfortable
have family and friends, because of it; maybe that’s
purposeful work, and a by design.
chance to live my dreams. I have bills out the
All good things. In the wazoo. Besides the month-
early days of my recovery I ly albatrosses of rent, utili-
ties and groceries, I have
credit matters to consider.
As for those, I’ll put it this
way: I’ve been praying that
someone would steal my
will be included throughout
identity. They’d surely be
in a hurry to give it back,
and my credit score could
the book. If you are inter- only boomerang to me
ested in being a sponsor or higher than it was before it
advertiser, please contact got hijacked.
me by email, phone or in I feel alone. Although I
person at the museum. do have friends and family,
The proceeds from the as I stated above, and I
remain terrifically thankful
book will be split between for them, I often feel alone.
the Society’s endowment Addiction, it is said, is a
fund and museum improve- disease of isolation. I man-
ment fund. aged to alienate myself
—James Wade from everyone who mat-
President tered to me over the course
Almont Historical Society of my incredibly successful
Dryden career as a drug addict. As
a result, I’m not sure
whether or not I have a sin-
gle relationship today that
features mutual trust. Trust
is very important. I can feel
the void its absence has left
inside of me.
So, I need help.
I need help keeping my
focus on the road ahead,
rather than the destruction
behind me. I need help
becoming a regular guy,
instead of a regular pain in
Photo by Earl Gass
the backside. I need help
remembering what is
important in this life: love,
health, freedom—simple
things. I need help main-
taining gratitude for the
abundance of such this life
has indeed given me.
I cannot do this alone. I
will not do this alone. Now
that the pink cloud has
ing! floated on, I can see that I
This farm was in my need help.
family for nearly a hun- Email Tim at
dred years and would tct@pageone-inc.com.
have been a shame to lose
Feather in Sadler’s cap
the landmark especially
now as Paul, the current
owner, is in the process of
restoration.
So thank you, Imlay
City, Almont, Goodland,
and Arcadia fire depart- Editor’s note: The fol-
ments for once again serv- lowing guest column was
ing and going above and submitted by Karl Bayer,
beyond. editor and publisher of the
Sincerely, Tri-City Record in
—Earl Gass Watervliet, Michigan.
Imlay City
I t was one of those calls,
a name out of my past, I
knew it wasn’t good news.
After the pleasantries,
“How ya doing, staying
the rest of the world. cool,” Ted Sadler said,
The people coming to “I’m calling with bad
our border seek to be vetted news, Tom died yester-
as non-criminal entrants to day.”
our country. Instead of pro- My gasp, from the
viding legal help to speed
these people through the
expelling of air, caught me
off guard, like a blow to
process and either let them the chest. How could that
in or send them back, we be? He was just thirty or
spend our money on for- so. Last time I saw him
profit warehousing of fam- was at his mom’s funeral,
ilies while separating the just 20 years ago (he was
children from their parents. over thirty then!). He
What is the real cost of looked good, successful,
Trump’s decisions? enjoying life.
He is pitting us against Speechless, I said,
the rest of the world—and “What happened?”
proving to impressionable Ted, his brother, said,
militants around the world “You know the last couple
that they should hate us years were really rough on
enough to strap on a bomb him, all his ailments just
and come kill us. Terrorism caught up with him.”
increases. I was making noncom-
And he has destroyed mittal sounds, none of
our moral leadership. which could be a YES or a
Children dying in cages? NO. I didn’t know. The
But worst of all, he has months had become years,
transformed us into a coun- the years decades. The
try where only white, only ailment I knew of
straight, Christian males was his need for a kidney.
are full citizens. And he This was a huge deal…
revels in dividing us more brother Tim had donated a
as we grow suspicious and kidney to save his broth-
distrustful of each other. er’s life. Tom made a big
—Carolyn Medland poster of himself and
Lapeer Twp. Tim…under the image of
Rose and Mischele, pose before the freshly painted pavilion on Yule
Love It Lavender Farm.
A painter’s eye & hands
B efore Cheryl agreed to
paint for us, she ran her
hand over the walls in the
bedroom. It seemed she
searched for our house’s
heartbeat.
Like an artist before
her easel, Cheryl studied
her subject and visualized
the transformation from
one color to another.
She’d seen several in our
domain. Red to gold. Gold
to Federation blue. Cream
to earthy green.
Twenty years ago,
Cheryl rag-rolled our stair-
way, hallway, and master
bath. I can’t believe she
submitted to such tedious
work to achieve the wall-
paper motif I desired.
I prefer wallpaper to
paint. When our three girls
were young, I pasted rolls
of floral designs to their
bedroom walls. For several
years, our two younger
daughters shared a room
with their Jenny Lind twin
beds and yellow wallpaper
with white polka dots. The
room sustained its sunny
disposition no matter the
girls’ or mine.
“Mom, wallpaper’s out
of style,” my youngest
declared when she grew
up. The last to leave the
nest, she painted her bed-
room red. What did I say
about hue and mood?
Cheryl promptly
brushed two coats of warm
gold over the red to create
our guest room. I papered a
band of white gardenias
Tim was “Donor,” under
Tom’s “Donut.”
Tom seldom was too
serious. He loved life,
family, friends, and a good
laugh.
At his mom’s funeral,
two decades ago, I failed
to recognize him at first
glance but for the hat.
Who else would wear a
hat indoors, especially one
with a long feather in the
hat band? Had to be Tom.
I recalled a day we
had lunch in a Dryden res-
taurant his wife owned. A
young man at the front
called out, “Are you a
cowboy?” With a glance
at me, Tom rolled his eyes
and reached for his diet
soda.
The young man
repeated, “Are you a cow-
boy?”
With a look towards
the young man, Tom
replied, “Yes!”
“Then where’s your
horse?” the young man
queried.
We exploded with
laughter, but not the
young man. Tom went
over to him, and with a
smile asked if he would
like to try his hat on. The
hat was too large, but Tom
pulled out the long black
feather and handed it over.
The youngster was
pleased, as was the guard-
ian with him. She
mouthed, “thank you” as
the youngster, perhaps in
his late twenties, was wav-
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mid-wall.
Beyond all reasonable
expectations, Cheryl
offered to paint the interior
of the vintage Coachman
camper I inherited from a
hunter. Again, Cheryl
touched the entire interior
before her rollers and brush
produced my glamper
dubbed “Happy.”
Winter past, I phoned
Cheryl and said I’d like to
convert
our main
floor
from
earth
tones to
pale blue,
white,
and gray.
Honest Living...
“I’m
Iris Lee Underwood
sorry. I’d
love to
paint for
you, but I’m retired,” she
said.
Desperate, we hired a
recommended painter. The
duo didn’t come close to
Cheryl’s mastery. Would I
ever find another painter
with eyes and hands like
hers?
Last year my husband
said, “I think we should
have the pavilion painted.
It’s looking rough.”
The project manager of
household improvements, I
didn’t fancy tracking down
another Cheryl. But the bee
buzzed in my bonnet.
One unsuspecting
Sunday morning after
ing the feather over his
head.
When he returned to
our table, “You gave him
the feather out of your
hat?” I asked. With a big
smile Tom said, “Sure, I
have lots of feathers but
only one hat.”
Tom Jr. was among
the many that welcomed
me and helped me get sit-
Comedy:
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Republican rank and file in
May.
That simply is not true,
says Eickholdt. The former
Lapeer County resident
and Democratic candidate
for the 82nd House seat on
Monday said his business
and personal relationship
with Courser is a long one,
but he knows nothing
about the e-mail or who
sent it.
“We have discussed
some of the stuff leading
up to this in the past, but I
never sent any e-mail, and
I was never even asked to
send any e-mail.”
...He says he was dis-
appointed and actually
quite angry when a Detroit
News reporter contacted
him about the e-mail alle-
gations.
“How dare they drag
me into the middle of it,”
Photo by Iris Lee Underwood
church, Mischele, a
licensed builder, engaged
in conversation with my
friend Patty and me.
“Do you paint pavil-
ions?” I asked.
“I paint everything.
That’s how I started my
business,” Mischele
replied.
“Do you have a busi-
ness card?” Patty and I
asked in unison.
Enthused, I passed the
good news to my husband.
What a glad day when
‘1 Construction Gal’
parked her red truck in our
driveway where I met her
assistant Rose. Until rained
out, they touched the cedar,
talked and laughed while
they set up scaffolding,
repaired woodpecker holes,
and rolled and rolled white
paint.
Congenial to comple-
tion, Mischele and Rose
returned blooming window
boxes to the pavilion’s west
wall and the last of seven
white trellises to a post.
Voila!
Her wedding ring and
clothes splattered with
paint, Mischele turned to
the pavilion and asked,
“What do you think?”
“I think I’m going to
miss you two. But we do
have two bathrooms that
sorely need your expert eye
and hands.”
“Oh!” replied Mischele.
“That’s our specialty!”
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
uated at the Almont Times
Herald /Capac Journal
when I came to work for
Tom and Nola Sadler in
1975. Most of the employ-
ees were their kids, but
that didn’t matter, all of
them made me feel wel-
come.
My condolences to
Tom’s family and friends.
He will be missed.
he says. “It may be conve-
nient, but it’s very inappro-
priate. Why do I need to be
involved with this stuff?”
Eickholdt later testified
under oath that he did,
indeed, send the false flag
email in an effort to help
Courser cover up the affair.
A few months later he
called me to tell me that
there was indeed a conspir-
acy to “get Courser.” I
asked him why I would
ever believe another word
out of his mouth, listened
to him stammer around a
bit, and then hung up the
phone before he could
reply.
Fact is indeed stranger
than fiction. And if it
weren’t so sad and slimy, it
could almost be called
comedy that writes itself.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.com.
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Town Talk
Editor’s note: Due to space
constraints announcements
will be posted one week in
advance of the event. Notices
must be received in writing by
noon Monday prior to the
publication date.
For Senior Citizens
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from
9-10 a.m. at First
Congregational Church in
Almont. Practice led by Dina
Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center
“Texas Hold ‘Em” 12:30
p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Council on Aging
Membership is open to indi-
viduals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is open
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. week-
days. We offer a variety of
activities such as fitness and
craft classes, a book review
group, cards and bus trips.
For info, call Lori at 395-
7889.
Almont and Dryden area
senior citizens meet the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions
Hall, 222 Water St., for a
potluck and program. Call
798-8210 for more info.
Adults 55 and over are invit-
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. every other
Thursday. Bring a sack
lunch, beverages provided.
Senior chair exercise on
Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. Potluck
luncheons will be served the
4th Tuesday of every month
at noon. For info, call 810-
395-4518.
Dinner and card playing,
50/50 raffle and prizes of
high and low for each table
every 3rd Monday at the
Washington Senior Center,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Twp., MI 48094, from 4-8
p.m. For info, call 586-752-
6543.
Swing Dance Lessons at the
Port Huron Senior Center,
600 Grand Avenue, Port
Huron, every Tues. from
7:30-9 p.m. and the 1st and
3rd Thurs. of the month
from 7:30-9 p.m. with
instructors Lyle Malaski &
Kristina Morton. For info,
c 
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 48412,
2-4 pm, 2nd & 4th Monday
of the month.
Community Dinner:
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 4-6 pm
Pastor Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
19
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
19
West Berlin
U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
19
call 810-984-5061.
Free Meals, Food
First Congregational
Church, United Church of
Christ, of Imlay City oper-
ates a Food Pantry every
Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. The pantry is open to
people needing food assis-
tance who live in the Imlay
City School District. Located
at 275 Bancroft in Imlay
City. For more information,
including how to donate
food or money to support
the food pantry, please call
the church at (810) 724-6207
or visit www.fccuccimlay.
org.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
‘Food for Families’ kitchen
is open to the public for free,
hot meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
This Heart Loves Food
Pantry is open Tuesdays 10
a.m. - 2 p.m., Thursdays 3-7
p.m. and the 2nd Saturday
of each month from 9 a.m. -
12 p.m. at Gateway Assembly
Church, 2796 S. Van Dyke
Rd., Imlay City. 810-724-
8110.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a
free community meal on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
For more info please call
810-724-0690 or visit www.
atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the sec-
ond and fourth Monday of
the month. Proof of residen-
cy and need required.
The Capac Community
Food Pantry, 112 S. Main
Street, is open each
Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.
Please call LOVE, INC. at
810-245-2414 in advance to
ensure your food voucher
will be received before you
stop in to shop. Any ques-
tions, please call Joyce
Kaufman at 810-395-7532.
The Capac Kitchen serves
free meals every Tuesday
from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion
United Methodist Church.
Capac
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages
Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave. 4:00 pm - St. Nicholas • 6:00 pm - Sacred Heart
(Across from the Library)
9:00 am - Sacred Heart • 11:00 am - St. Nicholas
www.imlayumc.org
Like Us On
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Youth Group 6th-12th grade
5pm-6:30pm Sundays
Saturdays 3 pm St. Nicholas • 5:30 pm Sacred Heart
Rev. Dr. Marcel Allen Lamb
810-724-0687 19
Free meals for people in
need are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Orchards’ Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd
Saturday of every month 9
a.m.-noon. Food distributed
at 74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum
is open Saturdays from 1-4
p.m. Please stop by and
learn about your communi-
ty. Society meetings are held
at the museum on the second
Monday of the month at 7
p.m. For more info call 810-
796-3355.
The Capac Historical Society
is open to visitors daily from
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for more info.
The Dryden Historical
Society’s depot museum will
be temporarily closed due to
road and sidewalk construc-
tion. Watch for info regard-
ing the reopening of the
museum.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is open Saturdays
from 1-4 p.m. for the 2019
season.
Youth Events
Vacation Bible School. Aug.
5-8. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Family
of Christ Lutheran Church,
7191 Imlay City Rd. All ages
welcome. Theme is Warriors
for God. No cost and lunch is
included.
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop.
This is a FREE workshop
for 3-5 year olds & parents/
caregivers! Enjoy fun proj-
ects that will develop your
child’s skills and prepare
them for school! Children
also enjoy a snack, story
time, and a free book! Call
the Family Literacy Center
today to reserve your seat at
810-664-2737 and for more
info on dates and times.
Play groups available. Free 6
week sessions. At these
FREE 90-minute play-
groups, children will partici-
pate in storytime, develop-
mentally appropriate games
and crafts, learn new skills,
and enjoy a snack and social
time with other children.
Parents will have the chance
to talk to other adults with
same-age children. Register
now for the next session!
Numerous locations and
dates available. For more
St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
810-724-1200
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
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Sunday School 11:15 a.m.
Community Men’s & Women’s
9:30 am 11:00 am
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Sacred Heart - Imlay City
St. Nicholas - Capac Goodland
Community
Pastor: Rev. Noel Cornelio
Saturday Mass
Sunday Masses
6:00 pm (Spanish) - Scared Heart
Weekdays
2008 N. Van Dyke
Tuesday at St. Nicholas at 8:30 am
Wednesday at Sacred Heart at 10 am
First Thursdays at St. Nicholas at 7 pm Imlay City, MI 48444
First Fridays at Sacred Heart at 7 pm
First Saturdays at Sacred Heart at 8 am
Confessions
Worship Service: 10:00 am19
First Saturdays at 7:30 am at Sacred Heart
Sundays at 5:30 pm before the Spanish Mass 19
Imlay City
Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke
Lutheran Church -
Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service Missouri Synod
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am 7191 Imlay City Road, Imlay City
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm Contemporary Service - Wednesdays 7:00 pm
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister
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info and to sign up call the 9 a.m. at Sero’s, 925 Gratiot Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30
Family Literacy Center at in Marysville. For more info, a.m. and 4-6 p.m., Thursdays
810-664-2737. call Julie at 810-388-0868. 1-3:45 p.m. Hepatitis vac-
For those that have experi-
cine is now available. For
Support Groups enced the death of a loved
additional info, to check if
we accept your insurance, or
one, a support group is avail- to schedule an appointment
able facilitated by a trained
Woman’s life Chapter 855 please call 810-667-0448.
United Hospice Service
will meet at the Lois Wagner
Memorial Library in (UHS) bereavement volun-
teer. Marlette Regional
Free hearing and vision
screens for children of pre-
Richmond at 6:30 p.m. on
August 6, 2019. Everyone is Hospital, 2770 Main Street school age are available at
in Marlette, hosts this sup- the Lapeer County Health
welcome to attend.
port group the 1st Tuesday Department. To schedule an
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) of each month in the appointment please call 810-
meetings are held every
Saturday at 10 a.m. at West
Administration Conference
Room. For time and more
667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
Berlin United Methodist info, call 800-635-7490 or Capac Pharmacy is teaming
Church, Allenton. visit www.marletteregional- with Support Million Hearts
hospital.org. by offering in-pharmacy
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) blood pressure screenings,
meetings are held every TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- 136 North Main St. in Capac,
Monday night at 8 p.m. at loss group meets Tuesday Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church nights at the Hunter’s Creek Everyone is invited to come
in Imlay City. Mobile Home Park Club and have their blood pres-
House, 725 DeMille Rd. in sure read for free.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Lapeer. Weigh-in from
and Al-Anon meetings are
6-6:30 p.m., meeting from
held every Wednesday night
at 8 p.m. at the Capac United
6:30-7:30 p.m. For more info
call 810-667-0999.
Events
Methodist Church, Capac,
MI. Free Movie Night. “What
Grief share. Tuesdays at 1 Fundraisers She Saw Changed
Everything” Fri., Aug. 2 at 7
p.m., Imlay City Sr. Center, p.m. New Life Christian
Woman’s Life Chapter 855’s
Lamb Steele building on Church, 4411 Newark Rd.,
Third St. New series starts Bottle & Can Drive contin- Attica. Phone: 810-724-2702
ues all year round. Funds
Aug. 6. For info or to regis-
ter call Tracy at 810-724- support those in need as we Zumba Gold. Combines
continue to fight hunger and dance steps with a low
6030 or Ginger at 810-724-
5772. homelessness in our commu- impact routine. Bring water
nity. Call 810-392-5136 for a and a face towel. Every
Lapeer Area Citizens drop off point, or pick up Monday and Wednesday
Against Domestic Assault service for a large donation. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
meets 1-3 p.m. every Make a difference today by Washington Parks and Rec
Wednesday in the Lapeer donating! Center, 57880 Van Dyke,
Court House for personal Washington Twp. Fee
protection order clinic. For The Imlay City Christian charged. Call 586-752-6543
School has discount cards
info 810-246-0632.
10A Friday AFG Family
available for sale. Proceeds
for info.
Sculpt, Flex and Stretch.
benefit the school’s athletic,
Groups meeting. Imlay City music and PE programs. For Beneficial weight training.
FOC Lutheran Church, more information call Imlay Every Monday, Wednesday
7191 Imlay City Rd, Imlay City Christian School, Mon.- and Friday. Washington
City. Contact Ginger Miller Fri. 8-4, 810-724-5695. Parks and Rec Center ,
at 810-724-5772 for more 57880 Van Dyke, Washington
information.
Craft Shows/Bazaars Twp. Call 586-752-6543 for
times and prices.
Romeo Washington Parks
and Rec. One on one grief Rummage Sales
counseling provided at both
Romeo and Washington
Vendors are being sought for Other
the Sacred Heart Columbus
Centers. By appointment Day Craft Bazaar. Sat., Oct. Free tutor training for peo-
only, please call to set up ple who would like to help
12, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., 700 Maple
your appointment today others in our community
Vista, Imlay City. For an
586-752-6543. Free of improve English skills.
application email jacquemk-
charge. Volunteer basis. Please call
ing@gmail.com.
for orientation before train-
FOR WIDOWED MEN &
Crafters/Vendors Wanted! ing at 810-664-2737.
WOMEN: Lunch-Cards- 2019 Fall Craft Show at St.
Friendship. Join us every Nicholas Catholic Church Volunteer for the Habitat for
3rd Tuesday of each month on Sat., Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. Humanity of Lapeer County
from 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at - 3 p.m. 4331 Capac Rd., at the office. Interested par-
Cavis Pioneer Restaurant, Capac Eight foot table at ties can call 810-664-7111
5600 Lapeer Rd. in Kimball and speak to Carolyn,
$25 each. Call 810-395-7532
Twp. 48074. No RSVP neces- or 810-310-0187 to register. Cheryl or Pete at 810-660-
sary. For more info call 7823.
Joanne K. at 810-324-2304.
Medical Care
This activity is sponsored by
Widowed Friends, a peer Club News
support group www.wid-
owedfriends.org. Lapeer County Health Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department, 1800 Imlay (VFW) of Imlay City, Post
Widowed Friends invites all City Rd., Lapeer - Regular 2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
widowed to join us for Immunization Clinic Hours: (Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
breakfast and friendship in (held in 2nd floor clinic area) Veterans Meetings 2nd
a safe setting every 2nd and Walk-In, Mondays 1-3 p.m.; Thursday, every other
4th Monday of the month at By Appointment Only, month, 7 p.m.; Post Meetings
1st Thursday every month, 7
p.m.; Auxiliary Meetings 1st
Saturday of every month, 10
a.m.
Almont/Dryden Masons
meets 7 p.m. every 2nd
Thursday of the month at
Masonic Center in Almont.
Holy Redeemer Light of Christ The Imlay City American
Lutheran Church Community Legion Post 135 meets the
4538 Dryden Rd. • Dryden, MI last Wednesday of the month
Church
4411 Newark Road
810-796-3951 at 7 p.m. The post is located
Attica, MI 48412 www.lutheransonline.com/holyred 2720 Winslow Road at 212 E. Third St. Contact
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS them at 810-724-1450 or
810-724-2702 9:30 am - WORSHIP Imlay City, MI 48444
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass americanlegionpost135@
BIBLE CLASS frontier.com.
www.newlifechristian.net
ALL WELCOME!!! Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Pastor Tim Martin Pastor Steven Helms The Evening Star Quilt
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 19 Christian Preschool Available 19
Phone: 810-724-6999 19 Guild meets the last
Imlay City Almont BLESSED HOPE
19
Wednesday of each month at
the Davison Senior Center,
C.R.C. First Baptist Church BAPTIST CHURCH 10135 Lapeer Rd. in
395 N. Cedar (M-53)
Davison. Meetings start at
www.imlaycitycrc.org Wayne Boyd, Pastor 1635 Berville Road, Allenton, MI
Phone: (586) 784-5854 6:30 p.m. and doors open at
Worship 10:00 a.m. 881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888 Sunday School - 10:00 am
Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am 6 p.m. For more info call
Sunday Worship - 11:00 am
Youth Ministry Worship Services Eve. Service - 6:30 pm Lisa, 810-358-7294.
MOPS Program 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm Wed. Service - 6:30 pm
Markets
Christian School K-12
Bible Studies fbc@airadvantage.net
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services A Warm Welcome Awaits You!
810-724-4315 over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont
Gayle P. Hortop, Pastor
Come Grow With Us! 19 Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God 19
Every Sunday The Lapeer
GATEWAY ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Center’s Flea Market is
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court • Capac, MI open 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. with up
(810) 395-7557 to 75 booths inside and out-
side selling a huge variety of
Church 2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City 
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday items to the public. The
Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lapeer Center Building is at
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
 425 County Center Street.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. This long-running commu-
Supervised child care during all services
810.724.1747 Sunday School nity event is sponsored by
Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May The Lapeer Center, a
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist Staffed Nursery During Worship
19 19 501(c)3 non-profit organiza-
tion for over 60 years. For
Family of First Congregational Church information on space rent-
Christ United Church of Christ
201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI
als, call 810-347-7915. Low
rental prices on inside and
275 Bancroft - Imlay City
810-798-8855 outside space. There is no
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service admission charge. For gen-
at 10:15 a.m. eral information on the Flea
Bible Study - 9:00 am 810-724-6207
Worship Time - 10:30 am fccic@5thandbancroft.com Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Market, Lapeer Center
Children’s Church - 10:30 am Facebook: @FirstCongregationalUCC.ImlayCity room rentals and catering,
www.fccuccimlay.org Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sunday’s 6-8pm
SALT Program ~ Tues. & Thurs. 4-5:30pm call 810-664-2109, email lap-
Phone 810-724-2620 “No matter who you are or where you are Pre-School - 5th grade eercenter@gmail.com or see
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org on life’s journey, you are welcome here!” Pastor William King
19 19 19 www.LapeerCenter.org.

Future of historic middle
school building uncertain
Capac council asks district to solicit offers
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
CAPAC — A collabo-
ration between the village
and school district to find a
new use for the Middle
School appears to be off
the table.
At their July 15 meet-
ing, the council voted to
ask Capac Community
Schools to solicit offers for
sale of the historic building
on Neeper Street. The vil-
lage would like to review
those offers with the school
district.
President John Grzyb
was not in favor of the
motion saying the village
had a “once in a lifetime
opportunity” to use the
building and property for
village offices, a rec center,
conference rooms for pub-
lic use and possibly the
construction of a new DPW
facility.
President Pro-Tem Joe
Nemecek said it wasn’t
realistic to invest that much
money into the property
and facility.
Council member Bruce
Lawrence said he favored
Stingers host Meet &
Greet at Seven Ponds
Volunteer group hopes to add
to its ranks at nature center
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
DRYDEN TWP. —
The group of volunteers
that help support Seven
Ponds Nature Center are
hoping to expand their
ranks.
On Monday, August 5,
the Friends of Seven
Ponds—also known as the
Stingers—will host an
informational Meet and
Greet event at the center
starting at noon.
Guests can enjoy some
light refreshments and have
a chance to learn more
Residents can apply
for outage credit
from DTE Energy
TRI-CITY AREA —
Michigan Attorney General
Dana Nessel today remind-
ed Consumers Energy and
DTE customers they may
be eligible for a $25 credit
if they were without power
for more than 16 hours as a
result of recent electric out-
ages.
Consumers are eligible
for a credit under “normal
conditions” if the utility
fails to restore service
within 16 hours after an
outage resulting from con-
ditions other than cata-
strophic conditions.
Catastrophic conditions are
defined as an event that
results in an official state of
emergency or an event that
results in interruption of 10
percent or more of the util-
ity's customers and the util-
ity fails to restore power
within 120 hours.
Credits are
available for repetitive
also
interruptions if a customer
experiences more than
seven interruptions in a
12-month period.
Customers need to notify
their electric utility of all
service outages and should
record the date and time of
each outage; when the
company was notified of
the outage and how it was
notified; and when the ser-
vice was restored.
“The weekend storms
in some parts of Michigan
turning it over to a private
entity.
“We already have a lot
of property not bringing in
any money,” he said, refer-
ring to property tax reve-
nues.
The council had been
due to discuss and vote on
a feasibility study proposal
from engineers with the
Spicer Group.
Their proposal includ-
ed measuring facilities and
then creating a conceptual
plan that would have
shown “site improvements,
new spaces, demolition
items and required barrier
free upgrades”  for the
building. Once the village
approved that plan, engi-
neers would have then
drafted a preliminary esti-
mate of cost.
“This should give you
the information you need
to see if the project is wor-
thy to move forward into
the necessary documents
for a millage request,”
architect David Boersma
wrote in the proposal.
Spicer would have
required a lump sum pay-
ment of $5,500 for the con-
about the Friends group
including who they are,
what they do and how a
new member can join and
contribute to those efforts.
“The Stingers are a
dedicated group of volun-
teers who work to raise
important funds for Seven
Ponds Nature Center, a
501(c)(3) environmental
education organization in
southern Lapeer County,”
Seven Ponds Executive
Director Daryl Bernard
notes.
The Friends group
helps organize rummage
sales, bake sales and book
"...it's important
we continue
working
together to
ensure better
reliability for
our residents."
--Dana Nessel
have left hundreds of thou-
sands of electric customers
with extended interruptions
in services and it’s impor-
tant we remind them that
they may be entitled to a
credit as a result of those
interruptions,” Nessel said.
“And while we appre-
ciate the utility companies
for their around-the-clock
work to restore power to
their customers, it’s impor-
tant we continue working
together to ensure better
reliability for our resi-
dents.”
Any customer of an
electric utility regulated by
the Michigan Public
Service Commission is eli-
gible for this credit.
Customers must contact
their utility to determine
whether they are eligible
for the credit.
Page 11-TRI-CITY TIMES-JULY 24, 2019
ceptual design phase.
In a unique arrange-
ment, the village owns the
property the school sits on
and the school district
owns the building. Earlier
this year, school board
members asked to consult
with the village on a pos-
sible collaboration to find a
second use for the historic
building.
The district started
winding down regular use
File photo
of the middle school in
2016 when sixth grade
classes were moved to the
elementary school and sev- A majority of village council members said they’re not interested in
enth and eighth grades investing time and money into the mostly vacant Capac Middle School
transitioned to the high and have requested the school district try to sell it.
school.
Since then the district
has used portions of the
building for their Virtual
program, some summer
programming and the
Metal and Soul robotics
teams has used the school’s
gymnasium.
According to lawyers
who the school district has
consulted with, documents
suggest that the school dis-
trict owns the building
while the village owns the
actual land it sits on.
sales and other family-
friendly events in the name
of helping the 498 acre
nature center in Dryden
Township.
The chance to socialize
with other supporters at
picnics, parties and other
events is a highlight of
membership too.
Those planning to
attend are asked to reserve
a seat by calling 810-796-
3200.
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Legal Announcements
ATTICA
TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
ATTICA TOWNSHIP
ZONING BOARD
OF APPEALS
Notice is hereby given that the
Attica Township Zoning Board of
Appeals will hold a public hearing on
August 8, 2019 beginning at 6 p.m.,
or as soon thereafter as the agenda
allows, at the Attica Township Hall,
4350 Peppermill Road, Attica, MI
48412.
The purpose of this hearing is to
receive public comments on a request
submitted by Thomas W. Tullio and
Mary T. Tullio. Specifically, the
Tullios seek (1) to reverse the Zoning
Administrator’s determination that a
proposed mulching operation by
Owen Tree Service is an Agribusiness
under the Township Zoning
Ordinance; and (2) to reverse the
Township Board’s decision to approve
a special land use and site plan request
that Owen Tree Service requested
regarding its proposed mulching oper-
ation at 1585 S. Lake George Road,
Attica, MI 48412.
A complete copy of the Tullios’
request may be examined at the Attica
Township Hall, Monday through
Friday, except holidays, from 9 a.m.
CALL 810-724-2615 to publish your legal announcement or email: tct@pageone-inc.com
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Written comments may be sent to the
Zoning Board of Appeals, Attica
Township, P.O. Box 86, Attica, MI
48412, prior to the hearing. Oral com-
ments will be taken during the hear-
ing.
This notice is published pursuant
to the requirements of Michigan
Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended.
Nancy Herpolsheimer, Clerk
Attica Township
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ATTICA
TOWNSHIP
ATTICA TOWNSHIP
BOARD
MINUTES OF
JULY 11, 2019
The meeting was called to order
at 7:00 p.m. by Supervisor Ochadleus.
Present were: Clerk Herpolsheimer
and Trustees Lacey and Madeline.
Absent: Treasurer Mason. The min-
utes of the June 13, 2019 Regular
Board meeting were approved as pre-
sented. The agenda was approved as
amended.
The treasurer report showed a
new balance of: General Fund
$347,485.75 and CDARS savings
$203,728.32; ICS $300,370.27;
Public Safety $78,170.53, CDARS
Concise local, county
& sports coverage.
Tremendous value
each & every week!
$50,932.08; ICS $25,038.50; Fire
Millage $40,264.57; CDARS
$50,932.08; ICS $20,045.51: Fire
Escrow $8,485.86; ICS $41.52 and
deposited escrow has $50,023.29.
Police Report - 128 calls in June
with 51 handled by the Township
deputies.
New Business - Moved and sec-
onded to transfer funds from the con-
tingency fund to 101-210; 101-215;
and 101-410. Roll call vote taken, all
ayes, motion carried.
Moved and seconded to appoint
Dana DeClark to the Attica Township
Zoning Board of Appeals as an alter-
nate. Roll call vote taken, all ayes,
motion carried.
Fire - none REGULAR MEETING
Park - The Park is busy.
Planning Commission - The
Planning Commission is working on
an ordinance regarding storage con-
tainers. Call to Mike Carpenter on
behalf of Starr Aggregates regarding a
reuse plan. Planner Habben is review-
ing Timberjack's Site Plan to make
sure they are in compliance. They are
working on blight.
Ambulance - They are working
on renewal millage, committed to
keeping the 8th station open and look-
ing to update station number 1.
Review and pay the bills -
Moved and seconded to pay the bills:
General Fund - $175,764.25, Public
Well Spent
Well Spent
Tri-City
Times
Safety - $11,430.16, and Fire Fund -
$7,299.98. Total for bills is
$194,494.39. Roll call vote taken, all
ayes, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
A complete copy of the minutes
is available at the Attica Township
Hall.
Nancy Herpolsheimer
Attica Township Clerk
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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
JULY 02, 2019
SYNOPSIS
President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Councilmembers present were
Biolchini, Dyke, Love, Peltier, Steven
C. Schneider, Steffler and Schneider.
Staff members present were Manager
Connors, Clerk/Treasurer Keesler,
and Police Officer Jones.
Council approved the Agenda;
approved the Consent Agenda;
approved to enter into a 3-year con-
tract with HydroCorp; approved to
remove Ms. Cimaroli and appoint Ms.
Pardo as an authorized signor effec-
tive immediately; discussed the
Financial Oversite Committee; and
discussed water billing procedures.
The meeting adjourned at 8:54
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President
A complete copy of the minutes
is available in the Clerk’s office dur-
ing regular business hours or at www.
almontmichigan.gov
30-1
NOTICE
VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS HEARING
Please be notified that the
Village of Almont Zoning Board of
Appeals will hold a hearing on
Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Almont Municipal Building
located at 817 N. Main St., Almont
Michigan 48003 in order to consider a
request for a non-use variance submit-
ted by Ms. Shakila Rahman for prop-
erty detailed in the legal description
below.
Article 6 of the Almont Village
Zoning Ordinance does not allow
paved driveways in side yards unless
it is to access a garage located in the
rear yard. The variance, if approved
LAPEER
ST. CLAIR
MACOMB
would allow relief from that section.
Applicant: Shakila Rahman
Property Owner: Shakila Rahman
312 School Street
PO Box 65
Almont, MI 48003
Property Description: 01 58 000 000
00 VILLAGE OF ALMONT
NORTHERN DIV OF NEWBURGH
LOTS 1 & 4 BLK 13 & LOTS 2 & 3
BLK 13 OF AMASA P COOK’S
ADD EX THE N 1/2 OF LOTS 2 & 3.
Commonly known as 312
School Street (Parcel ID #041-513-
001-00)
NOTICE: People with disabili-
ties needing accommodations for
effective participation in the meeting
should contact the Village Clerk/
Treasurer at least seven (7) working
days in advance of the meeting. An
attempt will be made to make reason-
able accommodations. A copy of the
application for the variance may be
inspected at the Almont Village
Offices located at 817 N. Main St.,
Almont, MI 48003 during regular
business hours, between 7:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. on regular business days.
Written comments regarding this vari-
ance can also be received at the above
listed address until the day of its con-
sideration.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Village Clerk/Treasurer
30-1
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Council gives nod

to new committee
Economic Development Committee
to include council members, residents
By Benjamin Stalker committee is to thoroughly
tct@pageone-inc.com vet ideas before they make

Photo by Maria Brown

ALMONT — Village
Council approved the for-
mation of the Economic
Development Committee at
Mobile Repair Zone welcomed their regular meeting held
Tues., July 16.
The Imlay City Chamber of Commerce, city officials and business leaders officially welcome The idea behind this
new business Mobile Repair Zone with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 18. The committee came from
new business, owned by Chad Thomas, is located at 235 Third Street. In addition to servicing council member Steven C.
mobile phones, the business also offers repairs for tablets, iPads and some computers. Mobile Schneider.
Repair Zone sells batteries, charging ports and accessories for mobile devices and can fix Steven C. Schneider
cracked screens. The store buys, sells and trades devices too. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. said his desire is to avoid a
to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and 12-5 p.m. on Saturday. situation like the one they
Contact Mobile Repair Zone at 810-721-7799 had earlier this year when
the topic of dissolve the
it to the Village Council,”
he said.
The informal commit-
tee will consist of two
elected officials of the
Village Council and five to
seven members of the pub-
lic. Eligible candidates
must be a resident of the
village with no outstanding
debts owed to the village.
While the formation of
the Economic Development
Committee was approved
by the Village Council,
there is no word on which
two councilmembers will

Gas, grocery giveaways slated for July 30, Aug. 1

IMLAY CITY —
Gateway Assembly
church’s annual This Heart
Loves Week kicks off next
week with its popular Gas
Giveaway on Tuesday,
July 30 at the Marathon
gas station at M-53 and
Capac Rd./Old M-21
while supplies last.
The church will be
giving free tank fill ups to
military veterans and first
responders that day. All
other drivers can get $1
off per gallon of gas, up to
15 gallons starting at 9
a.m. and until supplies
last.
The following day,
July 31, a Block Party will
be held at the Gateway
Assembly campus, 2796
S. Van Dyke Rd.
On August 1, a gro-
cery giveaway is planned
for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
Belle Valley Plaza, while
supplies last.
On Saturday, August
3, a Community Giveback
event will be held at the
Gateway Campus.
That day, church mem-
bers and volunteers will
offer vehicle inspections,
Downtown Development
Authority came up. serve on the newly formed
Steven C. Schneider committee.
says he believes the Individuals interested
car washes, oil changes, in serving on the Economic
haircuts, backpacks, eye Economic Development
Committee will vet ideas Development Committee
exams, sports physicals are encouraged to contact
and more. Events will and suggestions before
being presented to council the Village Office at 810-
include a car show, live 798-8528.
music, a petting zoo and for consideration. The com-
e
SubscribToday!
inflatables. mittee will meet to discuss
For more information, ideas, but has no power to
visit the event’s website at act other than to present
www.thisheartloves.com ideas to the Village Council
or call them at 810-724-
8110.
for consideration.
“The idea behind this 724-2615

It’s Fair Time in Imlay City

now thru Saturday, July 27th
We support our local fair and invite you to SHOP LOCAL . . .
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Muir Brothers Funeral Home 724-0266
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888-898-3939 724-5955
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Allenton Collision/Grandview Glass Milnes Chevrolet Churchill Insurance Indigo Lavender Farms
395-2243 • 395-2602 724-0561 Imlay City 613 N. Cedar St.
724-6218 810-417-0909
Capac Pharmacy Inc. Barbara L. Yockey
Law Office, PLLC Schultz Firearms Great Lakes Town
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Muir Brothers Funeral Home 721-7373 395-7773 810-441-2007
Imlay City Dietrich’s Collision LLC
724-8285 State Farm Insurance Videomation
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Imlay City BB Family Restaurant 724-3308
724-3664 Family Farm & Home
Vinckier Foods S.T.E. Truck
Almont • 810-724-2357 Almont
Tosch Auction Almont 798-0105
Complete Auction Service 798-2004 www.stetruck.com
& Equipment Sales Parsch Oil & Propane Co. Family First Health Care
800-311-4985 • 395-4357 Tiana’s Dollar ‘N Deals Imlay City Capac
721-9900 724-6425 395-4840
RE Blank & Associates
724-6431 Vintech Industries Kroger Restore
724-7400 Imlay City Shop.Donate.Volunteer.
Tri-City Times 810-721-3260 810-660-7823
810-724-2615 Rowley’s Auction Service
Live & Online Auctions Jet’s Pizza Thibodeau Physical Therapy
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Storm:
from page 1
ly evident at Dan Peter’s
home in Attica Township.
He and his family
weren’t home at the time
of the storm but when they
arrived at their Atwell
Road residence later that
night they found five trees,
all around 80 feet in
family has experienced this
kind of storm damage in
the three years that they’ve
lived there.
“Luckily these trees
did not hit our house. They
were located approximate-
ly 20 feet from our home
and we did not lose
power,” he said.
A small barn housing a
tractor did fall victim to
one of the downed trees.
and a secondary line that than 24 hours after the
made a portion of Foley lights went out.
Road impassable for a “We were surprised to
time. see DTE and Kappen Tree
A sizeable tree fell on Service show up Sunday
Donald Road, blocking all afternoon. A caravan of
traffic. trucks and men showed up
“We cut a hole in the and fixed the problem,”
trunk so an ambulance Kathleen said.
could get through if needed “A tree limb had fallen
until the road commission and broke the crossbow on
could get there,” Kegler the pole and caused the
said. destruction and loss of

Photo by Dan Peter

height, had been toppled,
falling to the ground in
multiple directions.
“What is odd is that
our trampoline which is
located about 100 feet
from the trees did not
move,” Peter said.
It was the first time his
•••••
In St. Clair County,
Mussey Twp. Fire Chief
Jeff Kegler said they
responded to several
storm-related calls. They
stood watch over a live pri-
mary wire that fell near
Cade and Imlay City roads
Elsewhere in the Capac power. The crew was
area, relief from the power amazing and restored ser-
outages came quickly for vices quickly.”
the Stroman family. Kathleen reports the
Kathleen Stroman said busy crew paused briefly
her parents Larry and to meet the Stroman’s pair
Delores were thrilled to see of rescued donkeys, Lee
repair trucks show up at and Roy.
their Nettney Road less “Everybody that drives
by likes to stop and see
them and pet them and
feed them treats,” Kathleen
said.
• • • • •
In Imlay City, Fire
Chief Rick Horton reported
that his department
responded to several
storm-related incidents on
Saturday and into Sunday.
Poplar trees, about 80 feet tall, were blown
over in Saturday’s storm, damaging a barn on
Dan Peter’s property on Atwell Road.
Horton said five of the 6:30 p.m. on Saturday until
runs were in response to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday,”
reports of wires down, said Horton.
while another was a report- He reminded residents
ed structure fire. of the importance of using
He said the fire call generators safety during a
turned out to be an electri- power outage.
cal issue, which was “All generators must
resolved without incident. be kept outside,” said
“Our firefighters stood Horton. “Not in basements
by downed live wires for a or closed garages, because
total of 17 hours; from carbon monoxide kills.”

The power
outages
forced sev-
eral busi-
nesses in
Imlay City to
close over
the weekend
and into
Photo by Tom Wearing

Monday,
including
those along
the busy

Photo by Maria Brown

M-53 corri-
Nevaeh Hendrickson, 11, a member of Imlay City’s ‘Moo Crew,’ sweeps dor.
up around the cow stalls on Tuesday morning at the fair.

Fair Opens:
from page 1
Kenzie. “I like to go up on
Saved:
from page 1
the Ferris wheel.”
Fair Board member responder. While serving
Brian Zender could be seen on the Salem Twp. board,
attending to some of final Brien also served as a vol-
details in anticipation of unteer firefighter in the
the official fair opening. township. He assured the
With promising weath- barn’s owner he was happy
Photo by Tom Wearing

er in the forecast, Zender to help.

expects large crowds at the
fairgrounds during the
remainder of the week.
Coming attractions
The 2019 Eastern
Michigan State Fair contin-
ues through Saturday, July
27 at the historic Eastern
“I said ‘let’s get this
thing done,’” Brien says.
He knew that barns could
be repaired. It’s not always
Fair Staff members, David Weaver, Adam so when it comes to peo-
Glassbrook, Trevor Scholfield and Daniel ple.
Weaver conduct a sweep at livestock barns. Brien learned that the
barn owner was burning
Photo by Lorraine Witkowski

Michigan Fairgrounds in old hay when a shift in the

abundance of 4-H activi-
Imlay City.
ties, including livestock
Daily admission will
exhibits and the annual
be $10 on Wednesday
Fair Auction to take
before 2 p.m., before
place on Thursday,
increasing to $15 per per-
July 25.
son after 2 p.m.
Grandstand events
Admission will be $15 all
All of this year’s main
day on Thursday.
events begin at 7 p.m. at
On Friday and
the Fair grandstands. The
Saturday, admission is $20
2019 entertainment lineup
per person. Children age 3
features:
and under will be admitted
•Drag Racing on
free, minus carnival ride
Wednesday, July 24.
privileges.
•A Monster Truck
Parking on the grounds
show on Thursday, July 25.
is free every day and the
•The Bump-N-Run on
daily admission price
Friday, July 26.
includes access to carnival
•The always-popular
rides and grandstand
Demolition Derby is back
events, the petting zoo,
on Saturday, July 27.
Sea Lion Splash, Reptile
Special Days back
Park, and performances by
The Fair will again
the “Flying Pages” and
offer free admission on
“Sweet Willie Tea,” along
Thursday, July 25 to pre-
with other scheduled
registered residents with
events.
special needs and their
Livestock Auction
caregivers, sponsored by
For traditional fair-
Imlay City Ford; and a
goers, there will be an
Veterans Day for U.S. mili-
tary veterans and active
wind carried a pile of the
duty personnel, co-spon-
smoldering debris up into
sored by Kroger Foods and
the roof and caught there.
the Lapeer County Office
He’d been working to
of Veterans Affairs.
restore the historic build-
The final free admis-
ing, so he was grateful to Passersby Brien and Lorraine Witkowski were
sion day takes place
know that more help was headed north on M-53 when they noticed
Friday, July 26, when the
on the way. smoke rising from barn near Bowers Road.
Fair Board acknowledges
Indeed, Imlay City
local foster children and
firefighters responded Arcadia township fire
parents with a special
quickly enough to save the departments, along with “The barns had been there
appreciation program dur-
historic barn in the 900 Imlay City firefighters. a long time before that,”
ing halftime of the eve-
block of N. Van Dyke Rd. Capt. Stone said the Earl says. “Best guess
ning’s Bump-N-Run event,
Imlay City Fire Capt. occupant had been using would be circa 1875.”
which starts at 7 p.m.
Scott Stone reported that the barn to store firewood Earl recalls spray
For the convenience of
firefighters were called to and straw and to house a painting the structure
visitors, the brand-new
the location at around 4:30 number of chickens and around 1995, noting that it
Eastern Michigan Fair
p.m., where the occupant turkeys. was the first time the barn
Office can be found in the
had been burning straw He added that none of had been repainted since
tan building to the west of
and debris in a burn pile in the animals were harmed the 1930s. His father had
the fairgrounds’ entrance
close proximity to the by smoke or flames associ- the steel roof installed in
turnstiles.
barn. ated with the fire. 1995, which covered the
For further information
Stone said there was Stone said the barn had building’s original cedar
about the 2019 Eastern
some confusion with been in the Gass family for shakes.
Michigan State Fair, call
regard to the address many years, dating back to Earl says he’s grateful
the office at 810-724-4145,
reported, but they were 1926. to the firefighters for their
email to: info@eastern-
able to establish the correct According to Earl outstanding work; and to
michiganstatefair.com or
location. Gass, the current owner is the passersby who took
visit the Eastern Michigan
On scene, firefighters the second since the prop- time to try to help.
State Fair website.
were quickly able to extin- erty was sold by his dad, “They did an outstand-
guish the fire and minimize the late Harold Gass. ing job and it’s amazing
damage to the 150-year-old The barn was acquired that they were able to save
structure. by Earl’s grandparents— this piece of local history,”
Stone confirmed what Robert and Bessie Gass— he says.
Brien had learned. who had put up a gas sta-
“The occupant had tion on the opposite corner Editor’s note: Staff
been cleaning out the barn in 1927. The farm followed writer Tom Wearing con-
and burning debris,” he a few years later. tributed to this report.
said. “When the wind
shifted from east to south,
some of the burning
embers got between the
metal and wood portions of
the roof and ignited.”
Stone said firefighters
Website photo

were able to knock down

the smoke and flames in
short order, thus limiting
The Mill Race Water Park has been closed for regular use since earlier damage to about a 10-foot-
this month due to a shortage of lifeguards. by-15-foot section of the
roof.
Photo by Brien Witkowski

“It was a good save,

Water Park:
from page 1
The county also oper-
ates Torzewski County
Park’s water features, west
of Lapeer, and Stock said
all lifeguards on staff have
been assigned there to
keep that facility opera-
tional.
Although parks staff
have focused on recruiting
and retaining lifeguards,
Stock said it’s hard to com-
pete in the current job mar-
ket that can offer teens
jobs with better pay and
less responsibility.
especially with the oppres-
sively hot weather,” he
“The county has to said. “Kudos and thanks go
take a good look at how out to all of the depart-
we operate those parks. ments and firefighters who
We’ve been on a shoe- responded to the scene.” Minimal damage to historic barn captured on
string budget for the last Participating depart- camera by the Witkowskis. They stopped in on
10 years and it’s been a ments included the their way home on Saturday to check on the
struggle,” he said. Goodland, Almont and situation.
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SC4 Foundation supports students with

more than $100,000 in new scholarships
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
— The St. Clair County
Community College
Foundation (SC4F) recent-
ly approved $100,500 in
new scholarships for the
upcoming 2019-20 aca-
demic year. Students pursu-
ing programs in all fields of
study at the college may
benefit from the scholar-
ships, especially those in
health sciences.
Photo provided
Sciences A.J. Theisen
Building renovation. The
renovation accelerates the
expansion of programs,
allows for a more interdis-
ciplinary approach to
patient care, and will serve
more students via advanced
teaching systems.
Those students pursu-
ing degrees in nursing,
radiologic technology, Dana Harold Dr. Deborah
medical assisting, respira- Bauer Burns Snyder

“We are grateful to the tory therapy, health infor-

SC4 Foundation and its
continued assistance in
helping to maximize stu-
Jaime Salisbury, a recent graduate of the
dent success at SC4,” said
Conservation Officer Recruit School, has been
SC4 President Dr. Deborah
assigned to Lapeer County.
A. Snyder.
Lapeer County has “With an aging popula-
tion and health-related job
projections showing
mation technology and
other health science-related
majors were given prefer-
ence during the selection
process this year.
“We’re fortunate to
have donors who are pas-
sionate about our commu-
nity college,” said Harold
vide for my children,”
Bauer said.
“Thanks to the financial
support I have received
from the SC4 Foundation, I
can finish my final year of
nursing school and continue
on my journey toward a
new career.”
the intensity and the caring
that nursing involves,”
Bauer said. “Nurses are
everyday heroes.”
St. Clair County
Community College has
improved the lives of thou-
sands of students and posi-
tively impacted southeast

new DNR officer
LAPEER COUNTY
— Several communities
throughout Michigan are
gaining new conservation
officers from the Michigan
Department of Natural
Resources. Since graduat-
ing in December from the
DNR’s 23-week
Conservation Officer
Recruit School #9 in
Lansing, the officers have
traveled the state complet-
ing their field training pro-
gram and gaining diverse
experience as probationary
officers.
“The process for
cers with authority to
enforce all of Michigan’s
criminal laws. Because of
their specialized training
and equipment, conserva-
tion officers often are first
responders to situations
involving medical emer-
gencies, missing persons
and public safety threats.
The academy involved
off-road training to operate
specialized vehicles, such
as four-wheel-drive trucks,
ORVs, snowmobiles and
patrol boats – everyday
tools used by conservation
officers to patrol Michigan’s
immense growth in the
coming years, health care
professionals are more in
demand than ever. We have
a long history of preparing
tomorrow’s health care
leaders, and support for our
students and college helps
us tremendously.”
SC4’s health sciences
programs are getting a big
boost thanks to a Capital
Outlay project approved by
the Michigan State
Legislature to support high-
er education job training
and fund $4.9 million of the
$9.8 million Health
Burns, SC4 Foundation
board chair.
“We’re also fortunate to
have donors who support
unrestricted funds, which
allows us to direct more
funding toward health sci-
ences at SC4.”
One scholarship recipi-
ent is sophomore Dana
Bauer. She received $6,000
in scholarships from the
Ellen Kean Fund and
Nursing Program Fund.
“As a divorced mother,
one of my motivations for
going back to school was to
improve my ability to pro-
The Ellen Kean Fund
was established in 1998 to
support SC4 sophomores
with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
The Nursing Program Fund
helps students enrolled in
the ADN or LPN programs
and who have a 3.3 GPA or
better.
Bauer was inspired to
join the ADN program after
attending the certified nurs-
ing assistant class two sum-
mers ago as a way to sup-
plement her income. She
enjoyed it so much she
enrolled in nursing that fall.
“I love the challenge,
Michigan and far beyond
for more than 95 years.
Since its founding in 1963,
the SC4 Foundation has
played a key role in that
success, contributing hun-
dreds of thousands of dol-
lars to students and the col-
lege, enhancing the learn-
ing experience for all stu-
dents.
“A strong college is a
community asset,” Burns
said. “SC4 wouldn’t be able
to do all it does for students
without donors willing to
support the mission and pri-
orities of the college.”

33 rd Annual Woods-N-Water News

becoming a Michigan DNR natural resources. Recruits
conservation officer took several trips to spe-
includes several phases,” cialized training locations
said F/Lt. Jason Wicklund. throughout Michigan,

“We want to ensure that our
new officers are able to
apply what they learned in
the academy and use those
skills in real-life scenarios,
in addition to learning new
skills from the field train-
ing officers they are part-
nered with.”
Outdoor Weekend
including the Camp
Grayling Training Center,
the GM Proving Grounds
in Milford and the Ingham
County Jail, in addition to
completing scenario testing
at several parks.
Lt. Todd Szyska, DNR
Law Enforcement Division

The new conservation
officers received their per-
manent county assignments
prior to graduating from
the academy. After gradua-
tion, conservation officers
must complete three phases
of probationary training
before they move into their
permanent county assign-
ments.
Jaime Salisbury has
been assigned to Lapeer
County.
“One of the reasons I
became a conservation
officer is because I want to
protect Michigan’s fish and
wildlife from poachers, so
that future generations can
be afforded the same great
benefit that my grandfa-
ther, father and myself have
been able to enjoy,”
Salisbury said.
While their primary
mission is to enforce fish,
game and natural resource
protection laws, conserva-
tion officers serve a unique
role as certified peace offi-
September 6 - 7 - 8
supervisor in southeast
Michigan, welcomed
Salisbury and three other
new officers, noting they
th th th
join the ranks of one of the
busiest and most diverse
natural resource areas in
Michigan. “Southeast
Michigan houses some of
the best fisheries in the
world and is a vital way-
point for migratory water-
fowl in the Mississippi
Flyway. Our new officers
will fill critical vacancies
in the area to help enforce
natural resource laws and
protect the citizens of this
great state.”
Founded in 1887, the
DNR Law Enforcement
Division is Michigan’s old-
est statewide law enforce-
ment agency. Learn more
about the work of conser-
vation officers and explore
the Recruit School #9
weekly blog posts and pho-
tos at Michigan.gov/
ConservationOfficers.

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University Graduate List
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Valley State University stu-
dents participated in com-
mencement ceremonies this
past April at Van Andel
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list of the names of Grand
Valley’s most recent gradu-
250
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Obituaries
~ Alexandra “Sandy” Adragna, 67 ~
Alexandra “Sandy”
Adragna, age 67, of Imlay
City, MI died Sunday, July
21, 2019 at her home.
Alexandra Linda Edmiston
was born February 6, 1952
in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. She was the
daughter of the late John
and Lillian (Butler)
Edmiston. Sandy grew up
in Detroit, MI. She lived in
several cities throughout
the years: St. Clair Shores,
Sterling Heights, Brown
City for 15 years, and
moved to the Imlay City
area in 2015. Sandy mar-
ried Vito Pete Adragna on
April 19, 2002 at St.
Therese of Lisieux
Catholic Church in Shelby
Twp., MI.
She was employed as a
retail sales clerk by Toys R
Us in Sterling Heights, MI
for 20 years.
Dena Kinney, age 42,
of Waterloo, IA, formerly
of Imlay City, MI, died
Thursday, July 4, 2019 at
her home in Waterloo.
Dena Marie VanderPloeg
was born December 21,
1976 in Lapeer, MI.
She was the daughter
of the late Benjamin
and Carol Jean
(McSpadin) VanderPloeg.
Dena attended Imlay
City Community Schools.
She married Nathaniel
Kinney. Dena grew up in
the Imlay City and
Kingston Area. She had
Margaret Placeway, 94,
of Lapeer, went to be with
the Lord on Wednesday,
June 12, 2019.
She was born May 21,
1925, in Monroe, MI, to
Rev. Stephen T. and
Charlotte Dunk. She grad-
uated from Grand Blanc
High School in 1944. She
attended Hillsdale College,
earning her bachelor’s
degree in Music Vocal
Performance in 1948.
While at Hillsdale,
Margaret was a regular
soloist with the South
Bend, IN, Symphony,
along with other musical
groups in Michigan and
Ohio. In 1950, Margaret
earned her Master’s in
Choral Conducting and
Vocal Performance from
Westminster Choir College
in Princeton, NJ. At
Westminster, Margaret was
a member of the presti-
gious Westminster Choir–
the resident choir with the
New York Philharmonic
and the Philadelphia
Orchestra. During this
time, she sang under con-
Thomas G. Sadler was
born August 31, 1951 in
Muskegon, MI and died at
home on July 16, 2019.
He lived his entire life in
Dryden and Almont with
Diane, his loving wife of
47 years.
Tom’s first career was
working alongside his
father, Tom, publishing the
Almont Times / Tri-City
Times.
After the sale of the
paper, Tom and Diane
bought and operated the
Kommunity Kracker
Barrel for 23 years.
The third chapter of his
career was as a certified
residential real estate
appraiser.
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Sandy was a member
of the Peck American
Legion Auxiliary, a life
member of American
Legion Riders Post 489,
and the Better Breathers
Club of McLaren.
She is survived by her
husband, Vito Adragna;
one daughter, Sherrie
(Nathan) McCune-Logan
of Dryden, MI; two sons,
Roger (Marcie) McCune of
Macomb, MI and Matthew
(Shannon) Benjamin
McCune of Capac, MI;
stepson, Joseph Adragna of
Imlay City, MI; her step-
daughter, Susan (George)
Manolius of Sterling
Heights, MI; mother,
Lillian Edmiston; one sis-
ter, Laura Cole; three
brothers, Bruce Edmiston,
David Edmiston and
Arthur Edmiston; nine
grandchildren, Stacy, Nick,
~ Dena Kinney, 42 ~
lived in the Waterloo, IA
area for the last 8 years.
Dena worked as a sales
clerk in Waterloo.
~ Margaret Placeway, 94 ~
ductors Eugene Ormandy,
Leopold Stokowski and
Bruno Walter. Margaret
performed with the
Princeton Symphony
Orchestra when Albert
Einstein was a member of
the violin section!
Margaret taught voice at
Heidelberg College, OH,
before becoming minister
of music at First
Presbyterian Church of
Lapeer in 1957, until her
retirement in 1984. She
was a member of the Flint
Symphonic Chorus, the
Carolyn Mauby Choir, the
Flint Festival Chorus as
~ Thomas G. Sadler, 67 ~
One constant in Tom’s
life was his deep and abid-
ing love for his wife
Diane. Ever by his side she
epitomized ‘for better or
for worse, in sickness and
in health.’
Allie, Caylee, Carter, Jake,
Katie, Baylee and Amanda;
and two great-grandchil-
dren, Ryleigh and Logan.
Sandy was preceded in
death by her daughter,
Shelia Jean McCune; and
her grandson, Jonathan
Manolius.
The funeral will be
held at 6:30 p.m., Friday,
July 26, 2019 at Muir
She is survived by her
husband, Nathaniel
Kinney; daughters,
Mikayla (Cody) Stockwell
of Jeddo, MI and Isis
Kloss of Kingston, MI;
sons, Nathan Kloss of
Mayville, MI and Jacob
Kloss of Mayville, MI; and
her mother Carol Jean
(McSpadin) VanderPloeg.
Also surviving are her
grandchildren, Natalie
Stockwell, Gage
Stockwell, and Levi
Stockwell. Dena was pre-
ceded in death by her
father, Ben VanderPloeg;
well as the Flint
Mastersingers Choral.
Margaret was a guest con-
ductor of the Flint
Mastersingers and the Flint
Methodist Church and was
on the faculty of The Flint
Institute of Music as a
voice instructor from 1984
until 2007.
Margaret will be
remembered for her con-
ducting of many sing-
alongs of “Messiah” by
G.F. Handel at First
Presbyterian Church of
Lapeer, as well as other
churches in Lapeer and
Flint. She was a recitalist
and member of the Flint
St. Cecelia Society, and a
member of both Sigma
Alpha Iota music sorority
and the International PEO
Sisterhood of the Lapeer
Chapter DX.
She is survived by her
daughter, Pamela Placeway
Meyer (Eric); son, Dr.
Scott Marshall Placeway
(Darlene); grandchildren,
Dr. Andrew Meyer
(Elizabeth), Bronwyn
Larsen (Tim), 2nd Lt
Tom continued to serve
his neighbors and commu-
nity as Treasurer of the
Almont Lions Club and the
Almont Township Board
of Review.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, Tom
and Nola Sadler; his sister,
Mari Sadler and brother-
in-law, Gari Middleton.
Tom is survived by his
wife, Diane; brother, Tim
(Teena) Sadler; brother,
Ted (Amy) Sadler; aunt,
Doris Turner; sister-in-law,
Fran Revell; sister-in-law,
Denise (Dana) Harper; sis-
ter-in-law, Robin (Tom)
Stebbins; niece, Michele
Sadler; nephew, Michael
(Shelley) Sadler; grand-
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI.
Pastor Tim Martin, Pastor
of New Life Christian
Church in Attica, MI, will
officiate.
The family will be
available for visitation 2-5
and 6-8 p.m., Friday, July
26 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City.
A Celebration of Life
will be held Saturday,
August 17, 2019 from 2-5
p.m. at Peck American
Legion Hall, 5894 Cass
Road, Peck, MI, 48466.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City. Please be sure
to sign our online register
at muirbrothersfh.com to
share condolences and
memories.
and a sister, Joy Lynn
VanderPloeg.
The funeral services
were held at 5 p.m.
Monday, July 15 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions can
direct them to the family at
the funeral home.
Please be sure to sign
the online register book at
muirbrothersfh.com to
send condolences and
share your memories of
Dena with her family.
Trevor Placeway (USMC)
(Tanis), Elizabeth
Placeway, Stephen
Placeway; great-grandchil-
dren, Henry, John, Georgia
and Brooke; and many
beloved nieces, nephews
and friends.
Margaret was preceded
in death by her husband,
Arthur Harold Placeway;
sisters, Norma Gillings and
Eunice Relyea; and broth-
ers, Frank and Stephen
Dunk.
In lieu of flowers, a
music education scholar-
ship fund is being estab-
lished in Margaret’s name
with specific details to fol-
low.
A memorial service
will be held on July 27 at 2
p.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church of
Lapeer, 433 N Calhoun
Street.
Funeral arrangements
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home - Lapeer
Our family serving yours
for Generations www.
MuirBrothersLapeer.com
810-664-8111
nephew, Harvey Sadler;
and many more nephews,
nieces and cousins.
In lieu of flowers the
family requests donations
to The National Kidney
Foundation of Michigan at
www.mkfm.org.
A memorial service
and celebration of Tom’s
life will be held on
Sunday, July 28, 2019
from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the
Almont Lions Hall, 222
Water Street, Almont, MI
48003.
Arrangements were
entrusted to Muir Brothers
Funeral Home in Almont.
To sign the online guest-
book please visit www.
MuirBrothers.com
Dispatch log...
Editor’s note: The following
is a compilation of activity and
reports from area police depart-
ments:
In Imlay City
July 16
•00:19 911 Hang Up (2000
block S. Almont Ave.)
•05:01 Suspicious Persons
(500 block Townsend Dr.)
•08:15 Breaking & Entering
(700 block W. Borland Rd.)
•22:34 Animal Problem -
Found Dog (2000 block S.
Almont Ave.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
July 17
•00:05 Motorist Assist
(Newark Rd./S. Almont Ave.)
•01:05 Suspicious Person
(1000 block Norlin Dr.)
•05:03 Property Damage
Accident - Car/Deer (Newark
Rd./S. Cedar St.)
•06:26 Animal Problem -
Barking Dog (400 block Main
St.)
•08:56 Civil Dispute (300
block E. Third St.)
•09:08 Threats Complaint
(200 block E. Third St.)
•15:47 Suicidal Person (600
block Cambridge Ln.)
•16:22 Private Property
Damage Accident (1800 block S.
Cedar St.)
•17:11 Animal Problem -
Dog in Car (1800 block S. Cedar
St.)
•18:46 911 Hang Up (2000
block S. Almont Ave.)
20:17 Welfare Check (E. Fifth
St./Main St.)
•22:01 Alarm (1000 block
Norlin Dr.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
July 18
•02:02 Suspicious
Circumstance (400 block
Bancroft St.)
•10:15 Larceny - Fail to
Return Property (300 block E.
Second St.)
•16:19 Motorist Assist (S.
Cedar St./Newark Rd.)
•18:59 Property Damage
Accident (1800 block S. Cedar
St.)
July 19
•07:55 Medical Assist (400
block Bancroft St.)
17:23 Larceny (1800 block S.
Cedar St.)
•17:48 Private Property
Damage Accident (Newark Rd./S.
Cedar St.)
•20:32 Private Property
Damage Accident (300 block S.
Cedar St.)
•21:29 Assist Michigan State
Police (WB I-69/
Graham Rd.)
•22:18 Noise Compliant
(200 block W. First St.)
•Multiple traffic stops were
made throughout the day.
July 20
•02:09 Breaking and
Entering (200 block W. Third St.)
•10:07 Citizens Assist (600
block S. Cedar St.)
•11:22 Alarm (200 block E.
Third St.)
•18:45 Private Property
Damage Accident (1800 block S.
Cedar St.)
•20:50 Road Hazard (100
block Engle St.)
•23:37 Medical Assist (200
block W. Third St.)
•Multiple traffic stops were
made throughout the day.
July 21
•00:15 Medial Assist (200
block W. Third St.)
•15:30 Alarm (1900 block S.
Cedar St.)
•18:23 Medical Assist (400
block Dan Dr.)
•19:15 Road Hazard (E.
Fifth St./Bancroft St)
•20:39 Customer Trouble
(6900 block Newark Rd.)
•21:39 Suspicious
Circumstances (1800 block S.
Cedar St.)
•Multiple traffic stops were
made throughout the day.
In Lapeer County:
Complaints handled by the
Lapeer County Sheriff’s
Department, in addition to traffic
stops:
July 12
•animal complaint in the
4000 block of Payne Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•peace officer duties in the
900 block of Force Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•larceny in the 4000 block of
Imlay City Rd. in Attica Twp.
•assist other law enforce-
ment in the 500 block of S. Cedar
St. in Imlay City
•animal complaint in the 100
block of Sixth St. in Imlay City
•assault and battery in the
2000 block of Summers Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•animal complaint in the
3000 block of Cross Creek in
Dryden
•property damage traffic
crash at eastbound I-69 and
Graham Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•assist motorist at westbound
I-69 and Lake Pleasant Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•suspicious circumstances in
the 5000 block of Newark Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•welfare check in the 100
block of Elk Lake Rd. in Attica
Twp.
July 13
•property damage traffic
crash in the 900 block of Van
Dyke Rd. in Imlay City
•suspicious circumstances in
the 4000 block of Spencer St. in
Arcadia Twp.
•suspicious circumstances in
the 5000 block of Sutton Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•failure to return borrowed
vehicle in the 6000 block of
Webster Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•alarms in the 3000 block of
Churchill Rd. in Goodland Twp.
•alarms in the 5000 block of
Attica Rd. in Attica Twp.
•assault and battery in the
100 block of Elk Lake Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•disorderly conduct in the
4000 block of Belle River Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•noise complaint in the 600
block of N. Van Dyke Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
July 14
•suspicious circumstances in
the 100 block of Lake Pleasant
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•assist fire department in the
4000 block of Payne Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•animal complaint in the
6000 block of Hall Rd. in Almont
Twp.
•assist fire department in the
4000 block of Belle River Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•suspicious circumstances at
Newark and Lake Pleasant roads
in Attica Twp.
July 15
•animal complaint in the
6000 block of Wagner Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•assist citizen at Bowers and
Force roads in Attica Twp.
•assist fire department at
Lum and Slattery roads in Arcadia
Twp.
•larceny in the 1900 block of
Five Lakes Rd. in Arcadia Twp.
•ORV complaints in the 2000
block of Youngs Rd. in Arcadia
Twp.
•alarms in the 2000 block of
Slattery Rd. in Arcadia Twp.
•burglary in the 2000 block
of Lake Pleasant Rd. in Arcadia
Twp.
•misdemeanor arrest warrant
in the 500 block of Townsend Dr.
in Imlay City
•animal complaint in the
3000 block of Summers Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•assist other law enforce-
ment in the 2000 block of Almont
Ave. in Imlay City
July 16
•sick care for medical in the
900 block of Lake Pleasant Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•assist motorist at eastbound
I-69 and Blacks Corners Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
•accidental property damage
in the 5000 block of Van Dyke
Rd. in Almont Twp.
•assist motorist at Lake
Pleasant and Imlay City roads in
Attica Twp.
July 17
•property damage traffic
crash at Newark and Bristol roads
in Imlay Twp.
•animal complaint in the 400
block of Main St. in Imlay City
•vehicle off the roadway at
Bowers and Pennell roads in
Imlay Twp.
July 19
•animal complaint in the
2000 block of Bristol Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
•identity theft in the 600
block of Doran Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•assist motorist on west-
bound I-69 in Attica Twp.
•assist other law enforce-
ment at Newark Rd. and Cedar St.
in Imlay City
•extortion and threats in the
4000 block of Peppermill Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•suspicious circumstances in
the 3000 block of Imlay City Rd.
in Attica Twp.
•operating under the influ-
ence of alcohol at I-69 and
Graham Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•property damage traffic
crash at westbound I-69 and S.
Van Dyke Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•telephone used for harass-
ment in the 4000 block of Hunters
Creek Rd. in Attica Twp.
•assist motorist at eastbound
I-69 and S. Van Dyke Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
July 20
•suspicious circumstances at
Bowers and Lake Pleasant roads
in Attica Twp.
•extortion and threats in the
4000 block of Peppermill Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•welfare check in the 6000
block of Weyer Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•personal injury traffic crash
in the 2000 block of Lake Pleasant
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•alarms in the 600 block of
N. Van Dyke Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•alarms in the 2000 block of
Miller Rd. in Attica Twp.
•multiple road hazards across
the county
July 21
•civil matter in the 6000
block of Webster Rd. in Imlay
Twp.
•assist motorist in the 5000
block of Main Street in Dryden
•property damage traffic
crash at Gark and Youngs roads in
Arcadia Twp.
•welfare check in the 2000
block of Lake Pleasant Rd in
Attica Twp.
•suspicious circumstances at
Rider and Bristol roads in Imlay
Twp.
•alarms in the 7000 block of
Imlay City Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•assist motorist at eastbound
I-69 and Graham Rd. in Imlay
Twp.
•ORV complaints in the 2000
block of Bowman Rd. in Imlay
Twp.
•welfare check at eastbound
I-69 and Lake Pleasant Rd. in
Attica Twp.
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Rural Lifestyles

Learn about ag at Commodity Carnival

4-H, CME Group team up for special event at Fair on Friday
IMLAY CITY —
Once again, 4-H and CME
Group are partnering to
bring their Commodity
Carnival experience to the
Eastern Michigan State
Fair this week.
Guests can check out
this event for youth on
animal and selling it at
market, highlighting the
risks farmers face in bring-
ing food to market.
“Agriculture has been a
vital part of CME Group’s
business for more than 170
years,” said Tim Andriesen,
CME Group Managing
educate the next generation
of farmers, ranchers and
business leaders about
the role of risk manage-
ment in production agricul-
ture.”
This is the seventh year
4-H and CME Group has
collaborated on the pro-
Sirangelo.
“The focus and purpose
of the Commodity Carnival
is to bolster our collective
efforts to increase agricul-
tural literacy and highlight
the important role of agri-
culture commodities.
Students get to take part in

Friday, July 26, on the fair
grounds.
The Carnival
Commodity game aims to
build greater literacy in
agricultural science and
economics at state and
county fairs. The interac-
tive learning activity will
guide youth through the
process of raising a beef
Director of Agricultural
Products.
“Working with National
4-H Council, we’ve
reached over 400,000
youth across the country
with the Commodity
Carnival experience in the
last six years. We look for-
ward to supporting the pro-
gram again this year to
gram that will be show-
cased at 120 fairs across
nine states.
“We are so pleased to
continue our partnership
with CME Group and help
prepare today’s youth with
skills they need to be suc-
cessful in the future,” said
National 4-H Council
President and CEO Jennifer
an interactive, hands-on
experience that allows
them to learn-by-doing.”
Participants can stay
engaged even after the
Carnival Commodity expe-
rience through a compan-
ion mobile app called Risk
Ranch.
CME  Group is the
world’s leading derivatives
Website photo
Kids and teens are invited to check out the
Commodity Carnival event at the Eastern
Michigan State Fair this Friday.
marketplace and 4-H is the about the Commodity
nation’s largest youth Carnival, visit https://www.
development organization. c m e g r o u p . c o m /
For more information education/4-h.html

Increased risk for encephalitis in horses in 2019

TRI-CITY AREA —
The Michigan Department
of Agriculture & Rural
Development (MDARD)
is warning horse owners
that due to excessive rain-
fall this spring and sum-
mer, there are heightened
concerns about eastern
equine encephalitis (EEE)
activity this year.
Additionally, disease
trends have shown that in
Michigan, equine out-
breaks of EEE can occur
every nine to 10 years. The
last outbreak in 2010
involved 56 confirmed
cases.
It’s not too late to vac-
cinate. MDARD urges
horse owners to work with
their veterinarian to safe-
by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes
carrying WNV have
already been detected in
Michigan and while mos-
quitoes are not typically
tested for EEE, cases are
seen each year, especially
in southwestern Michigan
and the Upper Peninsula.
Both diseases cause neuro-
logic issues, and EEE is
particularly concerning, as
horses with the disease
have a low chance of sur-
vival. The most commonly
reported signs of EEE and
WNV are incoordination,
inability to rise, lethargy,
seizures or tremors.
In addition to vaccina-
tion, horse owners should
protect their horses against
mosquitoes by applying
Eastern equine enceph-
alitis and WNV are report-
able diseases to MDARD.
If you suspect your horse
has EEE or WNV, contact
your veterinarian.
For more information
on EEE and WNV, visit
Equine Disease
Communication Center’s
Disease Information at
http://www.equinedisea-
secc.org/disease-informa-
tion.
This article, written by
Taylor Fabus, was pub-
lished by Michigan State
University Extension. For
more information, visit
http://www.msue.msu.edu.
To have a digest of infor-
mation delivered straight to
your email inbox, visit

guard their horses from
EEE and West Nile virus
(WNV).
Both diseases are com-
monly seen from summer
to late fall and are spread
repellent, eliminating
standing water and bring-
ing horses indoors from
early evening until after
sunrise when mosquitoes
are most prevalent.
MDARD image
http://www.msue.msu.edu/
newsletters. To contact an
expert in your area, visit
http://expert.msue.msu.
edu, or call 888-MSUE4MI The last outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis in 2010 involved 56
(888-678-3464). confirmed cases of the disease.

Michigan farmers planted

fewer soybeans in 2019
TRI-CITY AREA —
Planting in Michigan pro-
gressed very slowly during
April and May due to
excessive precipitation. By
June 3, planting was well
behind last year and the
5-year average for all
crops.
According to Marlo
Johnson, Director, USDA
NASS, Great Lakes
Regional Office, Michigan
corn growers planted 2.30
million acres, the same as
last year and down 50,000
acres from the March
Intentions report. Harvested
acres of corn for grain were
set at 1.95 million acres.
Michigan soybean
growers planted 2.10 mil-
lion acres, down 200,000
acres from last year.
Growers expect to harvest
2.09 million acres of soy-
beans in 2019.
Winter wheat growers
planted 550,000 acres in
Michigan, up 8 percent
from 2018. Harvested acres
of winter wheat for grain
are anticipated to be
490,000 acres, up 20,000
acres from a year ago.
U.S. corn planted area
for all purposes in 2019 is
estimated at 91.7 million
acres, up 3 percent from
last year. Compared with
last year, planted acres are
up or unchanged in 40 of
the 48 estimating States.
Area harvested for grain, at
83.6 million acres, is up 2
percent from last year.
U.S. soybean planted
area for 2019 is estimated
at 80.0 million acres, down
10 percent from last year.
This represents the lowest
soybean planted acreage in
the United States since
2013. Compared with last
year, planted acreage is
down in all 29 estimating
States.
U.S. winter wheat
planted area for 2019 is
estimated at 45.6 million
acres, down 5 percent from
2018. This represents the
lowest all wheat planted
area on record since records
began in 1919. The 2019
winter wheat planted area,
at 31.8 million acres, is
down 2 percent from last
year but up 1 percent from
the previous estimate. Of
this total, about 22.7 mil-
lion acres are Hard Red
Winter, 5.54 million acres
are Soft Red Winter, and
3.55 million acres are
White Winter. Area planted
to other spring wheat for
2019 is estimated at 12.4
million acres, down 6 per-
cent from 2018. Of this
total, about 12.0 million
acres are Hard Red Spring
wheat. Durum planted area
for 2019 is estimated at
1.40 million acres, down 32
percent from the previous
year.

Almont farm is MAEAP verified

ALMONT TWP. — The Michigan Department
of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD)
Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance
Program (MAEAP) is recognizing 50 farms for imple-
Wise Shoppers menting appropriate pollution prevention practices.
The program assists farmers to comply with state and

Look in the Classifieds

Shoppers who know a bargain
when they see one use the
Classifieds. In the Classifieds,
you can track down deals on
everything from out-of-town
excursions to ottomans. It’s easy
to place an ad or find the items
you want, and it’s used by hun-
dreds of area shoppers every day.
Go with your instincts and
use the Classifieds today.
810-724-2615
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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CLASSIFIEDS
federal environmental regulations and with Right to
Farm practices. Technical assistance was provided by
local Conservation Districts.
Among the list of 50 operations was Spencer
Farms, Inc. of Almont which is now a verified farm in
the Cropping System program.
To become MAEAP verified, farmers must com-
plete three comprehensive steps which include attend-
ing an educational seminar, conducting a thorough
on-farm risk assessment, and developing and imple-
menting an action plan addressing potential environ-
mental risk.
For more information, visit the MAEAP website
at http://www.maeap.org or contact Joe Kelpinski,
MDARD’s MAEAP Program Manager, at 517-284-
5608.
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Area players in All-Star clashes

Orlowski sees action for Red team
in Division 2 All-Star game at CMU
By Kevin Kissane Kayla Fessenden Hayley Arsenault
Tri-City Times Sports Editor (Muskegon Oakridge), (Allendale), Courtney Ture
Gabrielle Maday (Detroit (Trenton), Sydnee Liedel
IMLAY CITY — Country Day), Jessica (Chelsea), Reese Ruhlman
Imlay City’s Emily Garmen (Detroit Country (North Branch), Emma
Orlowski competed for the Day), Halle Jennings Cerroni (Flat Rock), Jenna
Red squad in an 8-1 setback (Muskegon Oakridge), Lily Core (Spring Lake), Taylor
to the White team last Beyer (Freeland), Payton Altergott (Niles), Arianna
Wednesday morning at the Smith (Clio), Isabella Phillips (Petoskey), Sydney
Michigan Softball Coaches Farranti (Richmond), Cam Motylinski (Ida), Peighton
Association Division 2 All- Coonan (Freeland), Root (Chelsea), Molly
Star Game. McKenna Friedt (Powers Poole (Spring Lake),
Photo provided

Central Michigan Catholic), Monica Meger Madeleine Vasquez

University’s Margo Jonker (Tecumseh), Jordan Delisle
Stadium, in Mount Pleasant, (Swan Valley), Lexi
is where the matchup took Chaillier (Escanaba), Aleah
Capac’s Aubree Smith (middle far left) suited up for the White team in place. Hibbard (Ogemaw
the Division 3 All-Star game. Orlowski was held hit- Heights), Emily Coulter
less in her two plate appear- (Frankenmuth) and Ashlyn
(Chelsea), Leah Vaughan
(Spring Lake), Maeson
Schlaud (North Branch),
Ashley Pion (Edwardsburg),
Nikki Szost (Sparta) and
Isabelle Easton (Flint

Smith gets hit, catch for White team ances.

She also played six
innings in the field. It was
Dantzer (Ogemaw Heights)
appeared on the Red squad’s
roster as well. They were
Kearsley) represented the
White team. They were
directed to the win by

in Division 3 All-Star clash at Central there she saw action as a

leftfielder, centerfielder and
a rightfielder.
coached by Mike Beyer
(Freeland) and Joe Coletta
(Muskegon Oakridge).
coaches Bill Core (Spring
Lake) and Alyssa Welling
(North Branch).
By Kevin Kissane McKenna Schmidt (Sanford Meridian),
Tri-City Times Sports Editor (Dundee), Madison Sydney Bishop
Rosenow (Boyne City), (Millington), Baleigh Hill
CAPAC — Capac’s Taylor Trudeau (Sanford Meridian),
Aubree Smith suited up for (Gladstone), Mickala Charleigh Birchmeier
the White team in an 18-0 Signor (Quincy), Shay (New Lothrop), Payton
loss to the Red squad at the Sullivan (Standish Hernandez (Clinton), Greta
Michigan Softball Coaches Sterling), Peyton Drew Lesperance (Byron), Laura
Division 3 All-Star Game (Negaunee), Madeline Teunion-Smith (Adrian
last Wednesday morning. Yanoski (Pinconning), Madison), Mya Hall
Margo Jonker Stadium, Sydney Heiroux (Sanford Meridian), Rilee
on the campus of Central (Gladstone), Erica Barta Szczesniak (Clinton),
Michigan University in (Chesaning), Hannah Hannah Solomon
Mount Pleasant, is where Tackett (Dundee) and (Charlevoix), Janelle
the game was contested. Elizabeth O’Hotzke Krueger (Kent City), Leah
Smith went one for two Manchester) joined Smith Denome (Millington), and
at the plate for the White on the White team. They Jaidyn Bigelow (Hillsdale)
Photo by provided

team, collecting a single
and striking out once.
She also contributed
one catch from her position
in rightfield to the White
team’s cause.
were coached by Fred helped the Red squad pre-
Yanoski (Pinconning) and vail. They were directed to
Rich Sullivan (Standish the favorable outcome by
Sterling). coaches Greg Hudie
Gabrielle Sherman (Millingon) and Jamie Imlay City’s Emily Orlowski (fifth from left in back row) competed for the
(Millington), Peyton Grice Smith (Sanford Meridian). Red team in the Division 2 All-Star game at CMU.

Murphy named Imlay City 8U is

Capac Athletic second in Capac
Director
By Kevin Kissane
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City 8U base-
CAPAC - Capac Community ball team claimed a second-place finish at the
Schools announced Ryan Murphy Capac All-Star Tournament this past weekend.
as its new athletic director recently. Imlay City opened tournament action Friday
Photo provided

He assumes the job from Rich with a 23-22 loss to Almont.

Cross, who stepped down from the
post at the completion of the 2018-
19 school year.
“I am extremely proud to serve
as the athletic director of Capac
Community Schools,” Murphy
said. “My own education journey
started in Port Huron schools,” he
noted.
“I graduated Port
Huron High School
before attending
Saginaw Valley
Saturday’s play saw Imlay City post a 28-22
win against Emmett and secure a 17-1 victory
Almont won the 12U title at the Capac All-Star Tournament. They over Capac.
are front (L to R) Matthew Bacholzky, Dalton Oliphant, Bain The following day Imlay City registered an
Abitheira, Eli McConnell and Tim Miller; and back coach Brandon 11-1 triumph against Kimball.
Gable, John Bismack, Owen Rayl, Austin Swain, Nolan Maxlow, That placed Imlay City in the title game
Dylan Taylor and coach Dan Swain. where Sandusky provided their opposition.
Their battle wrapped up with Sandusky ahead
8-7.
Almont captures a 12U tourney title Imlay City page 21

State University By Kevin Kissane

where I was on the Tri-City Times Sports Editor
football team and
majored in educa- ALMONT — The Almont 12U
Murphy tion. I went on to baseball squad took first place at the
earn my Masters in Capac All-Star Tournament this past
Educational Leadership from weekend.
SVSU.” Almont got their tournament stint
He has spent the last 10 years underway Saturday with an 11-3 win
in the Port Huron Area teaching against Greenwood.
and coaching football. Later that day, Almont picked up a
“I enjoy working with students 6-5 victory over Brown City.
and the athletic area allows me to Almont then followed it up Sunday
interact with them in a very posi- with a 17-5 triumph against Imlay City.
tive way,” Murphy stated. “It is my They then met Armada in the title
game next. The contest drew to a close
Photo by Kevin Kissane

goal each day to provide life skills

Photo by Kevin Kissane

and great experiences to our stu- with Almont up by a 10-7 count.

dents,” he noted.
“I am excited to make a posi-
tive impact on the lives of students,
parents and the faculty of the
Capac community. I look forward
to seeing you in the halls and at our
athletic contests and encourage you
all to come and support our teams.”
Matthew Bacholzky, Dalton
Oliphant, Bain Abitheira, Eli
McConnell, Tim Miller, John Bismack,
Owen Rayl, Austin Swain, Nolan
Almont’s Dalton Oliphant Maxlow and Dylan Taylor helped Imlay City’s Nolan Siegler throws the ball
delivers a pitch to home plate Almont secure a number one finish. to the infield as teammate Landon
at the Capac All-Star They were directed to the title by coach- Nadrowski looks on at the Capac All-Star
Tournament. es Brandon Gable and Dan Swain. Tournament last week.
Page 20-TRI-CITY TIMES-JULY 24, 2019

Dryden ends Stine leads Diamond

Jaxx to success
summer hoops
By Kevin Kissane
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — The
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Detroit Diamond Jaxx 16U
DRYDEN — The Dryden varsity baseball team, which lists
boys’ basketball team completed their Almont’s Reis Stine on its
summer program with three days of roster, took third out of 20
play at the Gaylord Team Camp Silver Division squads at
recently. the Buckeye Elite
“It went very well,” Dryden Tournament recently.
Coach John DelCampo said. “We Play was contested July
really improved in all areas of the 11-14 in Columbus, Ohio.
spot in Silver Division
action which began on
Saturday, July 13.
Detroit Diamond Jaxx
began bracket play with an
8-4 victory over Michigan
Young Guns.
Stine threw the first two
innings of the contest. He
allowed two hits, struck out
three and walked three
along the way.
Detroit Diamond Jaxx

game,” he emphasized.
This was the third time in five
years that Dryden has headed north to
Gaylord.
“We really like the way it is run,”
DelCampo stated. “We play a lot of
basketball but we also have some
down time to recover and enjoy the
area,” he noted.
There were nine games over the
three-day camp and Dryden went 4-5.
The competition was against mostly
Class A, B and C teams. And that
was by design.
“We always want to play against
the top competition whether it it’s
summer or our league or non-league
schedule,” DelCampo observed. “We
feel that is the best way to improve,”
he added.
Captain Ronny Hudson, who will
Photo provided
The team got their tour- would prevail two more
nament run underway times before the day was
Thursday, July 11 with an over with, registering a 7-4
8-7 win against North triumph against Columbus
The Dryden varsity basketball team poses for a photo at team Columbus Comets. Cobras and posting a 14-7
camp.
With the score tied at win over Columbus
seven runs apiece, Stine led Sharks. Those results
be a senior next year. agreed. said Jack Kaplan, who will be a junior off the seventh inning with
placed Detroit Diamond
“We really have to work hard next season after receiving All-State a double. He would go on
Jaxx in the Silver Division
against the teams we play in the sum- accolades as a sophomore. “He from there to score, giving
semifinals where Locos
mer,” Hudson said. “It was great to focused on improving our offensive his team a dramatic win.
Express provided the oppo-
beat a couple Class B schools,” he moves and we learned a lot from Detroit Diamond Jaxx
sition.
noted. him.” he noted. would go 0-2 the next day.
When the final scores
Dryden also competed in the Next season can’t come soon It was there Detroit
were added up, Locos
Cage Sports Summer League, at the enough for Dryden. Diamond Jaxx dropped a
Express (the eventual
Sandusky Shootout and at the Dryden “This is a very dedicated group 6-4 verdict to defending
bracket champions)
Alumni scrimmages. They also held that wants to get better,” DelCampo tournament champion
advanced with a 4-3 victo-
the Cramer Basketball Clinic at commented. “We were successful Dayton Classics, then
ry.
Dryden featuring Steve Cramer, who last season and are looking to improve absorbed a 6-5 loss to Under
Stine concluded the
has played professional and college on that,” he stated. Armour Force from Ohio.
tournament with six singles
basketball. Dryden finished last season as Those outcomes landed
and three doubles to his
“The Cramer camp was great,” owners of a 15-7 overall mark. Detroit Diamond Jaxx a credit.

Macomb Shock garners 16U title

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Studio E Photography

CAPAC — The Macomb Shock 16U softball team,
which lists Capac’s Alyssa Orlando and Fay Abdelnour on its
roster, earned a first-place finish at the 22nd Annual Grand
Blanc Attack Tournament recently.
The team began tournament action Saturday, July 13 with
a 13-2 win against Northville Broncos.
They then dropped an 8-0 verdict to Moran Iron Works
Vulcans and notched a 13-4 victory over Clio Mayhem, con- The Imlay City 10U baseball team took second
cluding the day as owners of a 2-1 mark. in the Capac Tourney. They are back (L to R)
Macomb Shock followed it up the next day with a 9-6 Edgar Ramos, Brady Homer, Jovani Pena,
triumph against Moran Iron Works Vulcans and a 7-1 win Vinnie Guerin, Lincoln Goward, Kaden Stoldt
over Diamonds White, assuring themselves of a number one and Nick Schroeder; and front Griffin Wetzel,
showing. Brett Lestage, Preston Ramirez, Trystan
Photo provided

Kayla Despic, Sabrina Despic, Emma Szymczak, Whiting and Trace Dennis. Coaches are AJ
Cameryn Smith, Samantha Rozak, Eliza Davis, Annabelle Wetzel, Dave Whiting, Steve Lestage and
Whittle, Madison Pare and Shannon Mosesso joined Orlando Jeremy Homer.
Capac’s Alyssa Olando (L) and Fay and Abdelnour on Attack 16U’s championship squad. They

Imlay City 10U brings

Abdelnour (R) helped the Macomb Shock were directed to their top finish by coaches Jason Pare,
16U softball team place first. Ronnie Whittle and Steve Lorway.

Attack 16U captures a first place home second place

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
The Attack 16U softball
team won the Fenton
Summer Slam Review
Tournament this past week-
end.
The team opened tour-
nament action Saturday
with an 11-1 win against
Lightning. By Kevin Kissane Edgar Ramos, Brady
They then squared Tri-City Times Sports Editor Homer, Jovani Pena, Vinnie
off versus Michigan Guerin, Lincoln Goward,
Hawks for tournament IMLAY CITY — The Kaden Stoldt and Nick
honors next. Imlay City 10U baseball Schroeder; Griffin Wetzel,
When the final team pulled up second at Brett Lestage, Preston
scores were tallied, the Capac All-Star Ramirez, Trystan Whiting
Attack’s 16U softball Tournament this past week- and Trace Dennis made
team left their field end. Imlay City’s second-place
ahead by an 8-0 score- The team began their finish possible. They are
board count. tournament path Friday coached by AJ Wetzel,
Abigail Thibodeau with a 15-9 win against Dave Whiting, Steve
Photo provided

Lapeer Lightning.
Later that day, they
improved to 2-0 with a 10-0
victory over Michigan
Hawks.
Those outcomes landed
them the top seed entering
Sunday’s bracket play.
It was there Attack
16U’s softball team regis-
tered an 8-0 quarterfinal tri-
umph against Romeo
Renegades and a 5-2 semi-
final win over Lapeer
(Imlay City), Sarah Capac. Lestage and Jeremy Homer.
Hall (Almont), Seaana Saturday saw Imlay
Caudillo (Imlay City), City notch a 9-5 victory
over Sandusky and register
Emma Sellers (Imlay Attack 16U won a tourney in Fenton. They are front
City), Meriah Mason (L to R) Amy Ludescher, Seaana Caudillo, Abigail a 7-5 triumph against Call or send us
L’Anse Creuse.
(Capac), Grace Johnson Thibodeau, Sarah Hall, Kieryn McLean and Emma
(Almont), Grace Sellers; and back coach John Hall, Meriah Mason, Imlay City then with your sports
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The Imlay City 10U softball team placed first at their tournament. They
are front (L to R) Aryana Atkinson, Natalie Locher, Abbie VanDenBerg, Imlay City’s 8U team took second at a tourney it hosted. They are (L to
Karrah Behrick and Grace Sample; and back coach Jaleesa Distelrath, R) Sophia Brower, Avery Collins, Haidyn Maier, Natyli Spaniolo, Kaycey
Amelia Fileccia, Cadence Chirikes, Montanna Eads, coach Jamie Bruyere, Siegler, Addison Ramirez, Addison Brown, Madeline Wyckstandt,
Alexis Bruyere, Savannah Douglas and Natalie Thompson. Allison Emerson Hassenflug, Brooke Walls, Jordyn Chandler and Roslyn
Shafer is not pictured. Bruman.
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Imlay City 15U team nets a second

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY — The
Imlay City 15U softball
squad collected a second-
place finish at the Capac
All-Star Tournament this
past weekend.
The tean started things
off Saturday with an 8-0
win against North Branch.
Later that day, Imlay
City obtained a 20-5 victo-
ry over Armada and regis-
tered a 20-1 triumph against
Washington Township.
Imlay City followed it
up Sunday with a 5-1 win
over Capac and a 4-0 loss
to Sandusky, leaving them-
selves with a second-place
finish.
Grace Conklin,
Veronica Johnson, Gabby
Cremeans, Olivia
Livingston, Reese Schmidt,
Reina Vincent, Tiffany
Guerrero, Hailie Rzeszut,
Hope Schriber, Aalyiah
Guerrero and Natasha
Cremeans made Imlay
City’s second possible.
They were coached by
Brian Hassenflug and Jason
Schmidt.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

The Imlay City 14U baseball team won the Capac All-Star Tournament.
The championship squad includes Beau Hund, Aden Guerrero, Xander
Nolin, Lance Wolford, Scott McAvoy, Tavin Hill, Brandon Monville, Tyler
Pries, Zach Edson, Ben Muehleisen and Quintin Ramirez.

Imlay City garners 14U top finish

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY — The
Imlay City 14U baseball
team obtained a first at the The Imlay City 15U softball squad took second at the Capac Tourney.
Capac All-Star They are front Grace Conklin, Veronica Johnson, Gabby Cremeans,
Tournament this past Olivia Livingston and Reese Schmidt; middle coach Brian Hassenflug,
weekend. Reina Vincent, Tiffany Guerrero, Hailie Rzeszut, Hope Schriber, Aalyiah
Imlay City began tour- Guerrero, Natasha Cremeans and coach Jason Schmidt.
nament action Friday with
a 12-0 win against Capac.

Capac 10U softball nabs second

Saturday’s action saw
Imlay City drop a 10-4
verdict to Sandusky.
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Imlay City then fell

8-2 Sunday to Almont.
Those outcomes
placed Imlay City in the
championship collision
where Almont provided
their opposition.
When the final scores
were added up, Imlay City
had prevailed via a 12-3
count.
Beau Hund, Aden
Guerrero, Xander Nolin,
By Kevin Kissane Saturday Capac tied Brooke Schoen, Aubrey
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Sandusky at three runs each Weirmier, Karina Ramirez,
and handed Brown City a Maddyn Allen, Hunter
CAPAC — The Capac 15-6 setback. Aguinaga, Jeneveve Lewis,
Imlay City’s Xander Nolin stretches for a throw 10U softball team obtained a That left them holding a Ava Thorner, Emilie
as Almont’s Ayden Ferqueron runs to first base second-place finish at the 2-0-1 mark entering Roberson, Gabby Tice and
in a game at the Capac Tournament. Capac All-Star Tournament Sunday’s action. Lilianna Uribe-Arce made
this past weekend. It was there the team Capac’s second-place finish
Lance Wolford, Scott Muehleisen and Quintin The team started things closed out their tournament possible. They were
McAvoy, Tavin Hill, Ramirez helped make off Friday with a 4-2 win run with a 6-1 loss to North coached by Mario Ramirez,
Brandobn Monville, Tyler Imlay City’s top finish against Imlay City. Branch. Jeremy Tice and Chris Allen.
Pries, Zach Edson, Ben possible.

Almont 14U captures second place

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — The
Almont 14U baseball
team wound up second at
the Capac All-Star
Tournament this past
weekend.
The team began tour-
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

nament action Saturday

with a 9-4 loss to
Sandusky.
Later that day,
Almont bounced back
with a 16-0 win against The Almont 14U baseball team took second at Brook Schoen, Aubrey Weirmier, Karina Ramirez, Maddyn Allen, Hunter
Capac. the Capac All-Star Tourney. They are front (L to Aguinaga, Jeneveve Lewis, Ava Thorner, Emilie Roberson, Gabby Tice
Sunday’s action saw R) Cole Ward, Ryan Harrington, Lucas Mantini, and Lilianna Uribe-Arce helped Capac’s 10U softball team place second
Almont go to 2-1 with a Dallas Stanton and Caden Nascivera; and back at an All-Star tournament it hosted.
8-2 victory over Imlay Cole Walton, Ben Payne, Blake Davedowski,

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They then faced Imlay Roszczewski and Thomas Dyer. They were
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That clash concluded with
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Mantini, Dallas Stanton, Ferqueron, Clay showing by coaches Steve
Caden Nascivera, Cole Roszczewsi and Thomas Lloyd and Mike Mantini.

Imlay City: Team captures a second

from page 19

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for 36 mos.
For current A/Z plan
For current A/Z plan lessees. For current A/Z plan lessees.
$0 DOWN STK#90361T $0 DOWN lessees.
BUY FOR 0% APR for 60 Months BUY FOR 0% APR for 60 Months
BUY FOR 1% APR for 60 months STK#90351T
with $1500 Bonus Cash + $2000 Conquest Cash with $1500 Bonus Cash + $2000 Conquest Cash $0 DOWN
with $3000 Bonus Cash + $1250 Ford Credit Bonus Cash + $1000 Ford Credit Bonus Cash

2019 Ford 2019 Ford 2019 Ford

EXPLORER XLT 4X4 ESCAPE AWD SE ECO SPORT
Ford Courtesy
Transportation

Lease For Program Vehicle

Lease For Lease For
$
260 per mo.
for 24 mos.
For current A/Z plan lessees.
$
191 per mo.
for 24 mos.
For current A/Z plan lessees.
$
206 per mo.
for 36 mos.
For current A/Z plan lessees.
$0 DOWN $0 DOWN $0 DOWN
STK#90245T BUY FOR 0% APR for 60 Months
BUY FOR 0% APR for 60 Months
BUY FOR 0% APR for 60 Months STK#90239T with $1500 Bonus Cash + $2000 Conquest Cash
with $1500 Bonus Cash + $2000 Conquest Cash
with $1000 Conquest Cash + $1000 Ford Credit Bonus Cash
+ $1000 Ford Credit Bonus Cash

Used Car & Truck Sales Event Over 145 Vehicles to Choose From!
2010 HONDA CIVIC VP 2014 FORD FOCUS SE 2016 FORD FLEX SEL 2012 FORD F-250SD XLT 2016 FORD F-250SD XLT 2010 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ

$6,995 $6,995 $20,995 $22,995 $32,995 $16,995

$
750 Rebate For College Grads! SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS!

Paul Mark Mike Marty Tina Alex Arie Dale Cheri Nicole Tim Jim Dustin Mike Delilah Dick Barb Dan
LaFontaine Vigneron Marvin Rankin Williams LaFontaine LaFontaine Simpson Whelan Rushton Young Wyzgowski Thammavongsa Bruno Bringard Dickinson Mosher Spinek
General Sales New Car Sales Used Car Preowned Assistant New Assistant Preowned & New Vehicle New Vehicle New Vehicle New Vehicle New Vehicle Preowned Preowned Preowned & Service Preowned
Jr. Sales Sales
General Manager Manager Manager Finance Sales Manager Used Car New Car Sales Sales Sales Sales Internet Sales Internet Sales New Vehicle Manager & New Vehicle
810-721-3225 810.721.3205 810-721-3216 Manager 810-721-3211 Manager 810-721-3209 810.721.3202 810.721.3210 810.721.3201 810.721.3222 810.721.3204 & New Car & New Car Sales Sales
Manager/
Dealer Principal 810-721-3215 810-721-3236 Sales Sales 810-721-3217
888-450-8771 810-721-3212 810-721-3214

1788 S. Cedar St • Imlay City #1 VOLUME FORD STORE

810-724-5900 IMLAYCITYFORD.COM
*A/Z Plan Returning Lessee offer. Taxes & fees extra. $0 due at signing. Based on 10,500 miles per year. With Ford Motor Credit Approval. Pictures may not represent actual vehicle. See Dealer for complete details.