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142nd Volume - Issue No. 8
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Hometown banks merge
CSB Bank, Lapeer County Bank & Trust enter into new adventure
By Maria Brown
According
to a joint press
release,
TRI-CITY AREA Officials with
CSBBank will
CSB Bank and Lapeer County Bank &
be merged into
Trust Co. (LCBT) announced on Thursday
LCBT and the
that the two companies will merge in an all- new entity will
stock transaction.
be renamed and
Both boards of directors have approved headquartered in
the move and now all thats needed is regu- Lapeer. LCBTs
latory approval and the go-ahead from
Bruce Cady will
Capac Bancorp Inc. shareholders. Capac
serve as CEO
Bancorp Inc. is the holding company of
and CSBs Mike Burke will hold the
CSB Bank. County Bank Corp. serves as
title of president.
LCBTs holding company.
We want the new name to repre-
sent the combined bank going forward; a

bank that will benefit the current customers
of Lapeer County Bank & Trust Co. and
CSB Bank, as well as all our customers in
the future, Cady said.
Once the deal is
complete, the new company can claim 14
offices in three counties
and approximately
$570,000,000 in assets.
This will rank them
16th in the state in
assets and 14th for
deposits.
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
By combining our two banks, we will

be able to offer a broader range of services
and depth of knowledge to our communities, Burke said.
With over 100 years of strong customer focused service, we will become the premier financial institution in our market.
The merger should be complete sometime this fall with Capac Bancorp Inc.
shareholders expected to vote on the merger
sometime in the late summer or early fall,
Burke said.
According to the press release, County
Banks page 14A
Merger means bigger, stronger
CSB Bank president/CEO discusses strategy, future plans

By Maria Brown
President and CEO, said they

arent abandoning their hometown.
CAPAC What does the
One of the big things that
news of CSB Banks merger mean was important to us as we moved
for the village where the 118-year- forward on discussions was to
old company got its start?
keep a very significant presence in
Most decisions about facilities Capac, Burke said.
and employees have yet to be
Yes the corporate headquardetermined but one thing has
ters will be moving to Lapeer but
already been agreed uponthe
our presence in Capac will stay
new bank will be headquartered in very, very strong.
Lapeer. Mike Burke, CSB Banks Burke, whos been at the helm
since 2012, said

both banks look
forward to continuing a long tradition of locallyfocused, community banking.
One of the
first things we
Mike
talked about was
Burke
culture. Are our
cultures close enough to each
other to make this work? Burke
not put up for sale,he said.

We had our best year in a
said of his initial discussions with decade last year. This was not a
Bruce Cady, President and CEOof have to or a need too but we
Lapeer County Bank & Trust Co. knew we needed to get bigger to
get stronger.
(LCBT).
The cost now required to run a
The answer was yes. Both
bank continues to grow exponenbanks value peopletheir
tially due to things like technology
employees and customersand
and regulatory compliance, he
serving the communities where
said. CSB Bank leaders recogtheyre located, Burke said.
nized that its time to start spread He stressed that CSB Banks
ing that cost over a larger asset
financial standing is strong.
In the truest sense, this was a
Merger page 14-A
strategic merger. The bank was
Dual super to bid farewell

By Maria Brown
IMLAY CITY After

30 years in education,
Superintendent Dr. Gary
Richards has announced he
will retire later this year. He
made it official at Monday
nights school board meeting,
presenting members with a
written resignation notice.
Richards last day on the job
will be September 30.
A long time ago a friend
advised me to always leave a
job when you still love it and
that is certainly the case here.
While there is
more to do,
now seems
like the right
time to step
aside and let
the next person provide
the momentum to keep
Dr. Gary the
school
Richards district moving forward,
Richards wrote in his letter.
He spent the bulk of his
career in Imlay City, serving
10 years as superintendent,
six years as high school principal and four years as the
high schools dean of students. Previously he spent
time in the private college
sector in California.
Richards said his 20 years
in Imlay City has been the
most fulfilling of his career,
saying, I am so proud of our
staff and the work that they
do on behalf of our students. I
feel honored to have worked
Photo by Maria Brown
Imlay City School Board members heap high

praise on Superintendent Dr. Gary Richards who
plans to retire in September. Richards (top row,
center) is flanked by President Sharon Muir and
Vice President Greg Dennis along with (front)
Secretary Dan Campbell, trustees Dave Spoelma,
Doug Van Dyk and Treasurer Jim Preisel. Not pictured is trustee Steve Plunkitt.
with so many dedicated and
committed educators.
He gave high praise
to school board members too
for exemplifying graciousness and professionalismthe
very qualities that I believe
define the school district. At
Mondays meeting, Richards
said he appreciated the
boards support and that he
felt honored you trusted me
to take good care of the kids.

Since 2013, hes also
served as superintendent for
Dryden Community Schools
in a part-time capacity. The
agreement Dryden struck
with Imlay City to share their
top administrator is due to
expire June 30.
It is my hope that the
timing of my announcement
will allow both Boards of
Education enough time to

explore all possible options,
including another shared
superintendent arrangement. I
will do my very best to facilitate a smooth transition for
both
school
districts,
Richards said.
Imlay City School Board
President Sharon Muir said
board members planned to
meet this week to discuss
their options and Dryden
school officials had plans to
do the same.
Muir, who nominated and
presented the 2015 Imlay City
Citizen of the Year award to
Richards last month, said district leaders are sad to see him
go but wish him the best in
his retirement.
The district has not just
survived but thrived despite
difficult economic times and
challenging mandates from
the state under Dr. Richards
leadership, Muir said, noting
how Imlay City Schools has
developed a family-like atmosphere during his tenure.
He doesnt leave big
shoes to fill, well need to get
new shoes because his cant
be filled.
She ticked off a long list
of successful programs rolled
out under his guidance including the Early Learning Center,
Middle
College,
STEMMAcademy, expansion of Virtual Learning and
the Balanced Calendar, or
year-round schooling option
and many more.
Photo by Catherine Minolli
Dr. Richards to step down from posts in Dryden, Imlay City on September 30
Attica resident Barb Mobley reads her top ten reasons for coloring list to Michigan Radio arts &
culture reporter Kyle Norris while friend Diane
Monschau looks on.
Coloring for
culture report
Award-winning Michigan Radio host

visits Imlay library for feature story
By Catherine Minolli
so familiar, Willick says.

She said Im not sure if
you know who I am, and all
IMLAY CITY When the sudden it hit me. She was
librarian Diane Willick
Kyle Norris from Michigan
learned that someone named Public Radio! I was so excitKyle from the University of ed! I said I listen to you all
Michigan, was trying to
the time!
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Norris, an arts and culreturn the call.
ture reporter and on-air radio
Willick didnt know any host with the Ann Arbor
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ested in doing a feature story
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Farewell page 14-A why does that name sound
Coloring page 14-A
Tri-City Times Editor
Defined
Special birthday
Dryden grad pens song to raise

awareness of cousins case,
...see page 3-A
Imlay City Clerk celebrates

birthday on February 29,
...see page 4-A
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Former Dryden schools
superintendent Tom Goulette
is due back in court next week.
According to Prosecutor
Mike Wendling, Goulette will
be arraigned on one count of
armed robbery in front of
Circuit Court Judge Daniel
Kelly on Monday, Feb. 29.
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Goulette, who stepped

down as Drydens top administrator in 2013, requested a
court-appointed attorney and
Fred Lepley was assigned to
his case.
Goulette, 51, is accused in
the armed robbery of the TriCounty Bank in Brockway
Township in early January. If
convicted,
the Armada
Township resident could face
life in prison.
He was taken into custody

on January 21, arraigned in
district court on January 24
and bound over to circuit court
on February 9.
Goulette remains in custody, held on a $1 million
bond. He is also accused of
robbing the Oxford Bank in
Dryden last month but wont
likely be arraigned on those
charges until his case in St.
Clair County is complete.
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Feb. 25 events planned in Imlay

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All grown up are (L-R) Katie Schenkel, Christopher Schenkel, KC Grondin, Natalie Town, Bret Schenkel
and Kyle Grondin.
Dryden grad pens song for cause
Artists sought for new market
DRYDEN When
Natalie Town thinks of her
cousin KC Grondin, she
thinks of the love, laughter
and good times that defined
their relationship.
Today, she wants to
remind KCand the world
that those are still the traits
that define him, even in the
wake of his October, 2015
conviction for the 2011 shooting death of Andrea Eilber,
who was 20-years-old at the
time. Earlier this month,
Lapeer County Circuit Court
Judge Nick Holowka sentenced KC to life in prison.
To show support for her
cousin, who she is convinced
is innocent, Natalie has written a song especially for KC,
one that she calls Defined.
I dont want to see you
looking down, on who you
think youve become,
Natalie says in the songs
opening line. Along with
other Grondin family members and supporters, Natalie
insists that KC is innocent,
and has vowed to pursue justice for the victim and for KC
through as far as they can
take it. Theyve created a
website to raise awareness for
their cause www.justice4kc.
com, where Defined is posted, as well as a YouTube
channel featuring Natalies
song and information about
the case. Natalie, an aspiring
singer/songwriter, produced
the song in Los Angeles,
where she is working as an
intern in the entertainment
news industry.
I grew up singing and
writing songs so I thought
that this would be a wonderful way to spread awareness,
Natalie says. My heart really
ached for my family and for
KC and I knew there had to

be something, even if it was
small, that I could do personally.
Mostly, though, Natalie
wanted her cousin to realize
that she knows who he is.
Most of all, I did not
want KC to feel like he was
something or someone that he
wasnt, she says.
She hopes when people
listen to the song, they will
see things they way the
Grondins dothat KC has
been wrongfully convicted,
as have many others in the
justice system.
Our goal is prove that he
is innocent, Natalie says.
Other than that, going
through this has made us
aware of how often this happens to innocent people and it
is so sad and so scary.

She hopes that the song
will help spread KCs story,
and in so doing, gain more
supporters.
We are very lucky in the
sense that this such a large
part of entertainment these
days, so people are really
aware of this sort of thing
going on in our world and
theyre more likely to support
us now, Natalie says. I want
this story to get so big that
there is no way it can be
looked past and once he is
free, he will not walk out of
prison feeling like the world
is against him.
Natalie says KCs ordeal
has been tough on the entire
familyand their hearts
break for the victims family,
too.
I am so blessed to be part
of the Grondin family, she
says. To some people, our
relationship is weird, but to
us, its just normal. I love KC
more than anything in the
world and for people to tell us
to let it go? No way.
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conjunction with the Blueberry Festival in Imlay City.
The market is being co-hosted by Fourth Street Antiques
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two businesses on Cedar St. (M-53). Potters, jewelers,
painters, altered and fiber artists, woodworkers and the
like are welcome. There are approximately 20 spaces
available; the cost is $40 for a 10x10 space. The cost
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Natalie Town hopes Defined will raise awareness of KC Grondins plight

IMLAY CITY There

are always good reasons to
visit the Imlay City Senior
Center, and on Thursday, Feb.
25, that goes double.
Ryan Smith, a master
level social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor will be available to
answer questions and talk
with seniors from 9 a.m.noon tomorrow.
Smith, who visits the center every fourth Thursday of
the month, discusses topics
like proper disposal of
unwanted or expired medication, how addiction affects
the entire family, signs and
symptoms of alcohol and/or
drug abuse, and how seniors

play a part in the community
regarding addiction. Smith
also makes referrals to programming for counseling,
parenting classes, social support groups and other life
skills programs in the community.
Also on Thursday, Feb.
25, beginning at 12:15 visitors can learn the telltale signs
of the latest scams being perpetrated in the state and
around the country. Attorney
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Brigade will discuss the most
recent phone, mail, text and
email scams, and how to
avoid being victimized. To
reserve a or for more information spot call 810-7246030.
Grondin kids during happier times are KC Grondin

(far right and continued counter clockwise) Bret
Schenkel (cousin), Kyle Grondin (brother), Natalie
Town (cousin), and Katie Schenkel (cousin).
She says the family is
well aware that not everyone
has empathy for their plight,
adding that theyve received
horrible hate regarding the
case.
We have been told that
we need to stop crying
and to that I say, just for the
record, we are not crying,
we are fighting for what we
believe in and for what is
right, Natalie says. We are a
familyno matter how big or
how small, how rich or how
poorfamily is family and
we must support and fight for
each other in times of need
and sorrow.
We believe in KCs
innocence, she continues.
We do not expect or need
everyones agreement or
approval. We will not
ask for your empathy, so
please do not ask us to stop
crying because we wont.
KC is innocent and I want my
cousin to be home again.
Natalie graduated from

Dryden High School in
2011. She is currently
studying at Central Michigan
University and taking part
in an internship in the
entertainment news industry
in Los Angeles, California.
Her long term goal is to make
a living as a singer/
songwriter.
You can listen to and
see Natalie Towns music
video Defined-#Justice4KC
at
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=cTSVqEnuV1M
and read more about the
case at www.justice4KC.com.
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Imlay clerk leaps into another year

By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
IMLAYCITY Nicole
Frost has a great many responsibilities and memories, particularly for someone so
young.
Though Frosts actual
years will soon number 44,
Imlay Citys clerk-treasurer
will take the proverbial leap
to her next calendar birthday
Monday, Feb. 29.
Yup, Im going to be 11
on Monday, quips Frost,
who claims her upcoming
birthday will not be nearly as
upsetting as the one four years
ago, when she turned 10 on
the leap year calendar.
Turning double-digits
was a tough one to take,she
says. That one really hurt.
As a child, Frost recalls
celebrating her birthdays on
February 28th, which worked
out well for her beloved

maternal grandmother, Faith,
and other family members.
When I was little it was
easy for all of us to get together and celebrate my birthday
on the 28th, says Frost.
When I got older it became
a little more complicated.
Indeed,
there
have
been other complications
related to Frosts unusual
birth date.
As evidence, Frost has
witnessed confusion on the
faces of many surprised by
the appearance of a leap
day birth date on her
drivers license and other
personal identification.
Frost adds that some
computer services
and
software programs still do not
recognize February 29 as a
valid day on their calendars.
When it comes to social
media, Googles blogger
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Some
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include a February 29, so
there can be discrepancies
there, too, Frost notes.
And because my drivers
license expires on March 1,
that can also cause some confusion.
H o w e v e r,
one
birthday-related experience
stands out in Frosts leap
day memory banks; which
happened to be on the
occasion of her 21st birthday.
I remember I had to wait
around until after midnight
on February 28 to be able to
order my first legal alcohol
beverage, she says.
It was about that time she
decided to celebrate her
birthdays over the span of
an entire week, rather than
limit the celebration to a
single day.
Its actually been a lot of
fun being a leap year baby,
she concludes. Its made all
my birthdays that much
more fun and memorable.
She says it has also
afforded her the unique
opportunity to place bets on
her age when among new
friends and acquaintances
If Im in a group of
people, I can pretty much
guarantee that Im the youngest person in the room, says
Frost. I like being able to
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where I use my leap year
age.
While people who celebrate their birthdays on
February 29 are considered
rare, statistics reveal Frost is
far from being alone on the
planet.
There are an estimated
200,000-plus leapers in the
United States and around 5
million worldwide
Those numbers translate
to about 0.07% of the
worlds population having
been born on leap day.
Despite the existence of
so many others, Frost says
she has yet to personally
meet another leap year baby.
The
daughter
of
someone I once worked with

was born on leap day, she
says, but I never got to
meet her. Most people tell me
Im the only leap year baby
theyve ever met.
Other leap year babies
Frost shares her birth
date with some notable others, including:
Pope Paul III in 1468.
Jimmy
Dorsey
(American composer/band
leader) in 1904.
Dinah Shore (American
singer/actress) in 1916.
Al Rosen (American
baseball player) in 1924.
Tempest
Storm
(American dancer) in 1928.
Jack
R.
Lousma
(American astronaut) in 1936.
Tony Robbins
(motivational speaker and
author) in 1960.
Ja Rule (American rapper/actor) in 1976.

As tradition has it...
In some countries there
is a popular tradition known
as Bachelors Day which
allows a woman to propose
marriage to a man on February
29.
Should the man refuse her
hand in marriage, he is then
obliged to give the woman
money or buy her a new dress.
When shes sixty-four
Though Frost may not
contemplate such things, it
will be another 20 (non-leap)
years before she can celebrate
her sweet 16th birthday.
March 10 Wake Up breakfast

features Drs. Vanderest, Meek
By Tom Wearing
ALMONT
The
Almont
Chamber
of
Commerce will welcome
Almont dentists Dr. Jay
Vanderest and Dr. Lois Meek
to their next Wake Up with
Almont
networking
breakfast on Thursday, March
10.
The hometown dentists
are currently celebrating 30
years in business in downtown Almont.
The networking breakfast
runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at
the Almont Lions Club at 222
Water Street, adjacent to
Almont Community Park.
Doctors Vanderest and
Meek are planning to talk
about their annual Give Kids
a Smile program, during
which children are provided
basic dental services at no

cost.
Participation in Give
Kids a Smile is by appointment-only and will take
place at Almont Downtown
Dentistry on Saturday, March
19.
The program includes:
free basic oral exams and
x-rays, dental health education and videos, along with
giveaways and gift certificates from Charlie Browns
and Hideaway Lanes.
Also expected to attend
the March 10 Wake Up
breakfast are Tri-City Times
Editor Catherine Minolli and
Staff Writer Tom Wearing
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IMLAY CITY Need a

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Stylists at Grondins Hair
Centers in Almont and Imlay
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Cut-A-Thon to bring some
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water. The event will take
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Not only do they need
water because of the lead,
they need water all year long
because their heating/cooling
system doesnt work and it is
90 degrees in the classroom
all the time, Town says.
Along with helping the
students at Doyle Rider, Town
says she and other Grondins
employees feel strongly that
Fundraiser for
Craig Wagner
this Saturday
By Tom Wearing
Exceptional
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DRYDEN Friends
and family of Craig Wagner
Sr. are rallying in support
following his recent cancer
diagnosis.
Family members say
Craig has been diagnosed
with leiomyosarcoma, a rare
form of cancer
To assist Craig in his battle against the disease, a
spaghetti dinner fundraiser
will take place on Saturday,
Feb. 27 from 4-8 p.m. at the
Metamora Lions Hall.
Dinner attendees are also
encouraged to participate in
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Every Sip
Every Moment
Every Memory
various raffles, a silent

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much more.
A longtime Dryden
resident,
Craig works
Craig
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Wagner
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crops,
raising cows and pigs, while
assisting his twin brother.
He has two children and
five grandchildren, along
with many nieces and
nephews.
Expenses are already
piling up, says family
member Linda Wagner.
He needs all the love,
prayers and support he can
get.
Donations of money or
auction items are still
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Linda
Wagner
at
810-656-6488.
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Writer takes readers on emotional journey

Walking with God in the Backwoods author
to visit Imlay City Bible Book Store in March
By Tom Wearing
TRI-CITY AREA
Local author Margaret
Bufford reveals her heart,
soul and memories in her
newly-released book, Walking
with God in the Backwoods.
Born and raised on a cotton farm in Arkansas, Mabel
Margaret Motes Bufford was
a teenager when she left her
family behind nearly a halfcentury ago and moved to
Michigan to marry.
In the four-plus decades
that followed, Bufford wrote
hundreds of heart-felt letters,
sharing her experiences of a
comparatively modern life in
Michigan with her loved ones
back home.
In the spring of 2016,
Bufford will celebrate 48
years of marriage to her husband, Sam, along with the
publication of her book.
Walking with God in the
Backwoods was officially
released on February 9, 2016,
and is now available for purchase at The Video Vault in
downtown Columbiaville.
The Video Vault, 4649

Water Street, will host a meet
the author event and book
signing on Saturday, March 5
from 1-5 p.m.
Other book signings are
scheduled for Saturday,
March 12 from 1-3 p.m. at the
Bible Book Store in downtown Imlay City; and on
"I want to make

a difference in
the lives of future
generations by
giving them
insight and
hope."
Tuesday, April 5 from 6-7:30
p.m. at the Marguerite deAngeli Library located at 921 W.
Nepessing St. in Lapeer.
Bufford says writing the
book was a powerful outlet
for her during times of anxi-
styles of modern Americans.

The stories from the past
weighed so heavy on my
mind that I felt compelled to
publish the book and share
the things I have learned,
says Bufford. I want to make
a difference in the lives of
future generations by giving
them insight and hope.
Bufford
says
she
continues to write in a daily
journal.
However, now that
Walking with God in the
Backwoods
has
been
completed and published,
Bufford feels no particular
urgency to write another
book.
To write about painful
events of the past required
that I relive them, says
Bufford. By the time the
book was ready for publication, I was emotionally
exhausted.
Though I still enjoy writing, there are no plans at this
time to start another book.
Bufford and her husband,
Sam, have three daughters,
Michelle, Shelia and Krista.
and one son, Sammy. They
also have eight grandchildren.
For more information
about the author or the book, Margaret Bufford with new book Walking with
email: samsmeb4d@aol.com. God in the Backwoods.
ety, having found the process

to be both calming and therapeutic.
She explains that Walking
with God in the Backwoods
evolved over a period of 30
years and includes humorous
anecdotes along with highlights of the familys history.
Because my children
grew up apart from their
extended family members,
says Bufford, they hardly
knew most of their relatives
from Arkansas.
I determined they should
know and appreciate their
heritage through my stories,
she said. As the story line
progressed, accounts of tragic
death were added along with
spiritual life lessons learned
from those experiences.
Bufford notes she was in
the unique position of having
been able to experience the
lifestyle of family members
dating back to the early 1900s.
As a result, she believes
older and younger readers
will be able to relive the past
while observing the contrast
between that lifestyle and its
values, as opposed to the life-
Chamber honors longtime businesses
Tom Giles of Imlay

City Monuments
accepts certificate
commemorating 75
years in business
from Imlay City
Chamber Director
Ann Hintz.
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY The
Imlay City Chamber of
Commerce on Thursday,
Feb. 18, acknowledged
several local businesses
for their longstanding tenure
and
service
to
the
community.
The
Milestone
Anniversary celebration took
place at noon at the
Mulefoot Gastropub in Imlay
City.
Businesses
acknowl-
edged during the luncheon

were: Imlay City Community
Schools
(145
years);
Sheridan
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Estate
& Insurance (90 years);
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(75 years); American Tree
(45 years); Lumberjack
Shack (40 years); Sanctuary
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Chamber Director Ann
Hintz presented anniversary
certificates to representatives
from those businesses
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Opinion Page
Letters to the Editor
Michigan surveys focus on police-community relations

well-publicized incidents in
Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore.
In Michigan cities with
more than 30,000 residents,
64 percent of local leaders are
somewhat or very concerned
about potential civil unrest
Been good to know ya

Several years ago CSB
bank formed a holding
company, Capac Bancorp.
Executives with whom I
conversed told me this was to
stave off a hostile takeover by
a large corporate bank
taking local control and the
feel of a hometown bank.
Hostile takeovers were
happening with regularity in
the banking business; CSB
wanted to continue local control. Now I see the merger of

CSB and LCBT effectively
ending CSBs 118 years as a
hometown bank. I guess it is
best for the consumer, but all
I say is: RIP Capac State
Bank 2016. Been good to
know ya.
Sincerely,
David Naeyaert
Allenton
Our Opinion
Allegations still swirling
around county courthouse
hough the bizarreand costlyTodd

Courser scandal is finally in the rearview
mirror, the horizon in Lapeer County
continues to be marred by a very costly dark
cloud thats been swirling around the courthouse for well over a year.
In July of 2014, Circuit Court Judge Byron
Konschuh was put on paid administrative leave
after being charged with five counts of embezzlement over $50 by a public official. The
alleged crimes occurred during part of
Konschuhs tenure as Lapeer County
Prosecutor, a post which he held without controversy or question from 2000 until he was
appointed to the judges bench by Gov. Rick
Snyder in 2013. The case, which is widely
referred to as donutgate online and in social
media circles, revolves around Konschuhs
alleged misuse of about $1,000 in fees recovered by BounceBack, a bad check collection
agency Konschuh contracted with in 2008. In
court, Konschuhs attorneys said the funds,
which were deposited into Konschuhs personal bank accounts, were not public funds and
were used to buy coffee and donuts for office
staff and courthouse visitors, and Secretarys
Day and Christmas lunches for staff and the
like. Receipts were offered as proof.
Konschuhs expenditures were brought into
the public arena by his former Chief Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Tim Turkelson, who was
appointed to the Prosecutors job upon
Konschuhs appointment to the Circuit Court
bench. Turkelson, it seems, had little choice
but to question the matter when he could find
no county protocol for handling a BounceBack
check that crossed his desk. The matter ended
up at the attorney generals office, which
assigned a special prosecutor to the case. After
reviewing the results of a state police investigation into the matter, the special prosecutor
chose to issue charges. It should be noted that
at the time, the special prosecutor was in a race
for an open judgeship in her county. Since then
the case has dragged on through the court system.
What centered around the question of
whether or not the $1,000 used for coffee and
donuts at the courthouse was indeed public
funds and therefore misused, has now cost the
Lapeer County taxpayers more than 100 times
that amount. And the toll both in cash and reputations continues to rise. Konschuhs attorneys allege use of public funds has gone on
unchecked in the county by others. There is
also an allegation of forgery levied against an
assistant prosecutor, and the current prosecutor
finds himself having to defend his actions,
unrelated to the Konschuh matter, in three separate lawsuits.
Allegations are just that, until proven in
court, and anyone can make claims against
another in a legal complaint. Motives for same
must also be questioned. Whether true or not,
they muddy the waters, and call into question
how much of this entire scenario was/is politically driven. The people involved have known
each other and worked together at the courthouse for years. With the claims being made
all the way around, it is easy to see why trust
has been diminished and reputations tarnished.
In the meantime, regardless of which side is
right or wrong, or which opinion prevails, the
cost to Lapeer County taxpayers continues to
pile up, as it becomes increasing clear that no
matter the outcome of donutgate, there will
be no real winners.
and only 10 percent are not

at all concerned, according
to a University of Michigan
survey of the states local
government leaders.
Statewide, 57 percent of
local leaders are not at
all concerned that a major
incident of civil unrest
connected to police use-offorce could happen in their
jurisdiction in the near future,
while 32 percent are not
very concerned. Those in 8
percent of jurisdictions are
somewhat concerned that an
incident could occur, and just
2 percent are very concerned.
Police-community relations have been on the
minds of many government
leaders, law enforcement
officers, policy analysts, citizens, community activists
and others since August 2014

when a white police officer in
Ferguson shot and killed
unarmed black teenager
Michael Brown and civil
unrest ensued. In April 2015,
the death of Freddie Gray
while in police custody in
Baltimore further inflamed
tense
relations
in
communities across the
nation.
Other key findings from
the Michigan Public Policy
Survey (MPPS) include:
The heightened concern
in large cities is related to
population density, increased
racial
diversity
and
self-reported recent incidents
of inappropriate use-of-force
by law enforcement (reported
in 12 percent of Michigan's
large cities compared to 4
percent of all jurisdictions

statewide).
Large cities are more
likely than other jurisdictions
to have policies and practices
in place to minimize
police-community tensions
such as citizen task forces and
mandating
independent
investigations into officerinvolved shootings.
Dashboard and body
cameras are also more prevalent in large cities.
Many (48 percent) local
officials support their local
law enforcement agency
acquiring military equipment,
while 20 percent oppose this.
Looking beyond cities,
Michigans local leaders have
relatively balanced attitudes
on the question of ensuring
privacy versus security
through the use of surveillance technology. They

are more likely to support
than oppose the presence of
military equipment within
local law enforcement, a
potential trigger of increased
tension with residents.
MPPS surveys were sent
from Oct. 5-Dec. 8, 2015, via
hard copy and the Internet to
elected
and
appointed
officials in Michigan. A total
of
1,418
jurisdictions
returned valid surveys, a
76-percent response rate. The
margin of error was 1.3 percent.
Tom Ivacko
Program Manager, Center
for Local, State, and
Urban Policy
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
A minimum of 61 families will be one step closer to

owning a home with help
from an $825,000 grant
awarded to Habitat for
Humanity Michigan by the
Michigan State Housing
Development
Authority
(MSHDA).
Qualified Michigan families could receive up to
$12,000 toward owning a
Habitat home. The sum can
be used for principal reduc-
tion and assistance with prepaid costs. A reimbursement

of $350 per family is also
available for pre-purchase
counseling administered by a
MSHDA or HUD certified
counselor.
Habitat partner families
are selected based on need,
ability to pay, and willingness
to partner with the organization. Families interested in
purchasing a Habitat home
must commit to a minimum
of 250 sweat equity hours

toward their future house or
with another Habitat for
Humanity project.
Eligible families must
have a total household income
between 30 and 60 percentnot to exceed 80 percent-of
area median income as determined by HUD.
MSHDA is able to provide this financial support to
Habitat Michigan through a
HOME grant, a HUD pro-
gram designed to increase

homeownership and affordable housing opportunities for
low- and very low-income
Americans.
Long-term affordability
to create a stable, sustainable
living situation is Habitat's
ultimate objective, with an
impressive foreclosure rate of
less than one percent.
Misty Miller
MSHDA Communications
Lansing
Habitat for Humanity gets MSHDA grant
While local leaders say

police
forces
across
Michigan have good overall
relations with their communities,
those
in
larger
cities worry about the possibility of civil unrest after
While adults enjoy appetizers and beer and wine, youngsters party the old fashioned way at sister
Dawns 25th anniversary party at historic bar.
Magical moments with historic backdrop
o are we going to say

Surprise or Happy
Anniversary? my nephew
David asks for clarification.
Were huddled in the
back room at the historic
Maple Lanes bar in
Cleveland, Ohio. My sisters
on her way in with her husband, Ed, who along with his
brother and sisters, own the
bar. Its been in their family
since 1964, when their mom
and her sister took a chance
on becoming owners of a
neighborhood bar as a way to
earn an income and still take
care of their young families.
Ed tells my sister hes
got to sign some important
papers there, and he asks her
to go along
for the
ride. They
live in
Canton,
Michigan
now, but
25 years
ago they
were mar ried in
Cleveland,
the place
they called
home for the first 11-or-so
years of their marriage.
My sisters and mom have
been planning the big surprise party since Christmas,
and weve managed to keep
our big, tweety-bird Minolli
mouths shut so we have
more than a good inkling that
Dawn will be over-the-top
surprised.
And were right. Almost
as soon as shes in the door
we jump up and yell Happy
Anniversary and the emotional Italian Minolli tears
start to flow like water. Its
one of those tender, happy
moments that remind you
how good life is and the
amazing gift of family. For
once in a long while, Dawn

has all her kids around her.
Daughter Charissa, who lives
in Mentor, Ohio; son David
who drove up from Florida
with his beautiful fiancee
Nicki, and youngest son
Eddie, who ducked out of his
classes at Albion College
early so he could make the
trip.
Eds family is equally
enthused, glad for the occasion to celebrate with the
brother they dont get to see
very often.
Ed and his brothers and
sisters grew up above the bar,
back in the day when the
tight-knit inner-city neighborhood was thriving. The
memories hes shared of the
Irish and Slovenian kids, of
the Italian grocers he worked
for and the special kind of
brother- and sisterhood that
used to exist in neighborhoods like that.
A look up at the ornate
tin ceiling inside the bar is a
quick guide to the buildings
agewhich Eds sister Barb
tells me dates back to 1905.
The uniqueand beautiful
maple bowling lanes were
added in 1940, and are one
of just 12 in the entire United
States recognized by the
Bowling Proprietors
Association of America that
still use manual pin setters to
reset the lanes. The bar has
been written about in magazines, and is the subject of an
extensive feature by the
Cleveland Historical Society.
Ed and his siblings all
worked as pin setters back in
the day. My nephew, Eddie
did the same as well, until he
got conked on the head by an
errant pin and my sister put a
screeching halt to the parttime activity.
The lanes are made of
real, aged wood and Barb
Mural of Lili St. Cyr greets visitors at Maple Lanes

in Cleveland.
says her dadthe late (and
very kind) Mr. Ed
Abranovichhad a unique
way of describing what
bowling is like at Maple
Lanes. She shared Mr.
Abranovichs thoughts with
Cleveland Historical Society
reporter Joe Dill, who
recounted them as follows:
Maple Lanes required
challenging the lanes, not
other bowlers, Dill says in
his article. Modern, laminate floors provide todays
bowlers with smooth, even
surfaces. Maple Lanes, on
the other hand, have alleys
which possess divots and
waves in the wood that
require a bowler to understand how to maneuver the
ball on the lane to knock
down the pins. After over
seven decades of play, no
player is known to have
scored the ever-elusive three
hundred game on an alley at
Maple Lanes.
The front of the bar has
an equally interesting story
as well. A big, totally un-PC
mural of a scantily clad, very
curvy woman greets patrons
day-in-and-day-out.
The woman in the mural
is burlesque queen Lili St.
Cyr, a trailblazer in her field
in the early 20th century.
Barb says the man who
A very surprised Dawn

greets her youngest son,
Eddie, at anniversary
party in Cleveland last
weekend.
painted the mural fell in love
with St. Cyrs shows when
he lived in Las Vegas. Upon
return to Cleveland, he painted the mural from memory in
1954. His compensation was
a six-pack of beer.
The un-PC part, which
anyone would be very
unlikely to show up on a
mural anywhere in this day
and age, is the English proverb: A woman is an angel at
ten, a saint at fifteen, a devil
at forty, and a witch at fourscore.
Cant touch that...
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.com.
A season of
contemplation
Filming
Anatomy of a
Murder in
Michigan in
1959.
confess. When I began my research on Saint

Francis of Assisi, I expected brief, flowery biographies and thin books about the bird-loving friar.
How shallow of me, a Protestant Christian, who
knows little about Catholic saints.
Thanks to Richard Rohrs book, Eager to
Love, Im cloistered in my study, contemplating
his point of view regarding the life and writing of
San Francesco dAssisi (1186-1226).
A contemporary Franciscan friar, Rohr offers
no biography, what is too often jokingly called
birdbath Franciscanism, and
expounds on the spiritual partnership between Francesco and
Chiara Offreduccio (1193-1253),
a woman overshadowed by her
counterpart throughout history.
You may find this common
knowledge, but its a surprise to
me. Rohr sets the record
straight. A supreme irony is
that Francis and Clare, two
dropouts who spurned the success, war, and economic agendas

of thirteenth-century Assisi,
have been fully sustaining its economy for eight
hundred years through the pilgrims and tourists
who pour into this lovely medieval town.
The Bernardone and Offreduccio families are very
proud of their children, but they were not when
those children were alive.
Franciss father, a wealthy cloth merchant who
didnt appreciate his sons conversion to poverty,
prayer, and charity, called him before the bishop of
Assisi for money Francis threw away in anger
when a priest of the church at San Damiano refused
it.
On April 16, 1210, Pope Innocent III gave oral
approval of the Franciscan rule of life.
Posthaste, Francis repaired the San Damiano
church and established the Poor Clares within its
parish. Chiara scribed the Rule of St. Clare: When
the Blessed Father saw that we had no fear of poverty, hard work, trial, shame, or contempt from the
world, but instead held them in great delight, he
created a form of life for us.
How countercultural can you get? Rohr asks.
Indeed. Thankfully, Ive never feared poverty
or hard work. My granny, mother, and uncles
taught me mankind is born first to dig, plant, and
harvest. Nature and the Bible encourage me to trust
God to provide my bread.
Unlike Saints Clare and Francis, I do not
delight in trial, shame, and contempt from my family and the world. I fear separation from those I
love, consider the faith and courage required to
become a dropout from the rat race of our secular
world.
Come spring, with new meaning I will set my
garden statue of St. Francis amidst my hydrangeas.
Meanwhile, I read his poetry, Brother Sun, Sister
Moon, hear the voice of a man who followed
Gods call into the heart of Jesus and Creation. I
find Saint Clares letters and begin to see the widespread legacy of two thirteenth-century Italians
kindred spirits calling to one another from San
Francisco Bay to our Great Lakes.
Dear Reader, I just ordered a garden statue of
Saint Clare seated and snuggling a fawn. Ill place
her in the garden overlooking her Franciscan brother and the hydrangeas, his head bowed, in her
shadow. Assisis beloved dropouts.
Email Iris at: irisleeun@gmail.com.
Photo provided
Honest Living . . .
hen I was a youngster

growing up in the small
town of Almont (pop. 1,035 in
1950) there wasnt a whole lot
to do for fun. I could have
played baseball or football,
maybe, but there were never
enough other kids around to
make one team, let alone two.
I could have gone to Honey
Lees for a game of pool or
some fast action on a pinball
machine, but I wasnt tall
enough to reach either properly.
I could have
gone bowling at the
back of
Honey Lees
but I wasnt
strong
enough to lift
and roll a
Rick Liblong bowling ball
yet.
But
Almont had a movie theater.
Now, that I could do. The
theater was only about a block
and a half from my house. So,
I, along with Bobby Stepnitz,
Cousin John and others, went
to the movies.
Often on a Saturday afternoon there was a double feature, a serial, a cartoon or other
short film and a few newsreels
to catch us up on world events.
We could spend all afternoon
there. And all of that for 25
(up to age 12) or 75 (older
than 12). A bag of popcorn was
a dime as was a soda pop and
candy of all kinds was either a
nickel or dime.
I cant remember exactly
All the Liblong day..
time I couldnt quite get the

concept of musical and found
it strange that the tough guys
from the rival gangs were singing and dancing while confronting each other.
So whats my favorite
movie? Hard to say, but I think
it would be either John
Waynes The Alamo, (1960)
which Ive seen a dozen times
or more or The Sound of
Music (1965).
The Alamo was not even
close to historically accurate
but a good flick anyway. I
mean, Waynes Crockett said
Theres right and theres
wrong. You got to do one or
the other. You do the one, and
youre living. You do the other,
and you may be walking
around but youre dead as a
beaver hat. And one of the
Alamo defenders said of Santa
Annas army after an attack, I
was proud of em. Even as I
was killin em, I was proud of
em. With lines like that, how
could it be a bad film?
Since the Academy Awards
will be presented this Sunday,
I asked some readers what their
all-time favorite movie was and
I got many different answers.
Many of the films mentioned
won an Oscar for Best Picture
of the Year. They are designated in bold.
My bride, Sue, as well as
Dennis Thomas and Paul Carr
said Casablanca was their
favorite. Paul said, Great mixture of the masses, temptation,
love, hate, trust, etc. He even
has the autographs of everyone
Photo provided
And your favorite movie of all time is...
The only film mentioned by more than one reader.
Photo provided
screams of the 1970sguns,

cars, girls and action. Dave
Yennior chose To Kill a
Mockingbird, for helping him
understand racism in America.
Joe Sylers number one was the
classic Gone with the Wind.
Im a little surprised that more
people didnt pick this one.
Sara Wilson liked
West Side Storys dancShenandoah, because, she
ing gang confused
told me, the music scenery,
author.
story and acting made a strong
Moneyball, a triumph of the impression on her. Dwight
underdog, he said. Judy Kefgen Ebeling favored Schindlers
List, one of the most powerful
enjoyed the epic Ben Hur.
I saw all of those films and films ever made.
wouldnt argue with any of the Paul Chmielewski liked
Its Complicated, Mark
picks.
Catherine Minollis choice VanPoppelen mentioned Five
Easy Pieces and Debbie Smith
was Annie Hall starring
Diane Keaton. Catherine says voted for Forest Gump,
she did then and still relates to because it really captures so
many elements of the culture in
the main character. Arthur
the 50s to present day. What
Smiths fave was Butch
wisdom in the line, Mama
Cassidy and the Sundance
always said life was like a box
Kid, Frank Cook picked the
of chocolates. You never know
1972 version of Sleuth, and
Lynda Charlebois loves Mama what youre gonna get.
Were any of your favorites
Mia with its exciting
on the list? We have Westerns,
orchestral arrangement of
Love Stories, Science Fiction,
ABBAs 70s music. I have to
admit I didnt like the film but Musicals, Drama, Adventures
love ABBA. I saw Mama Mia, and Epic films. That pretty
much runs the gamut. By the
the stage musical, in London
and New York which I adored. way, one website says
that there have been more than
So far I havent seen a
500,000 feature length films
pattern, have you?
made, so picking one is a
Betty Doster picked The
difficult task.
Jazz Singer as her favorite
At the end of 2015, the
while Rich Levy likes The
latest Star Wars picture
Quiet Man, a fun movie to
The Alamo, authors favorite.
watch, especially with a glass smashed all box office records
yet nobody I asked mentioned
of Irish beer, he added. Rick
which movie I saw first but I
in the film. This was the only
any of the Star Wars films.
Romatowski likes
do remember seeing The
film receiving more than one
Zombieland. Bruce Kefgen
Interesting.
Creature from the Black
vote.
picked The Horse Soldiers,
I also asked the same folks
Lagoon, The Incredible
Jim Welton picked the
and Bob Johns loved
about their favorite male or
Shrinking Man, The Tingler, aforementioned West Side
Anatomy of a Murder, filmed female actor and favorite song.
all of the Elvis Presley movies, Story. Peggy Brand liked The in the Upper Peninsula of
Ill share the fascinating
the Disney movies, The
Wizard of Oz, while Richard
Michigan. At age seven, Bob
answers in upcoming columns.
Bridge of the River Kwai and Faust said The Godfather.
even got to see the filming of a If youd like to share your
many others.
Lew Gayner likes The Planet scene with Jimmy Stewart on
favorite actors and song, send
In 1961, I saw my first
of the Apes, Randy Jorgenson location.
me an email.
Jim Haines fave was
musical, West Side Story,
said Lost in America, while
White Lightning because it
which I still love. But at the
John Forster picked
Hooray for Hollywood!!
Much more scope for the imagination
y husband has a little

recuperating to do.
Can you recommend a few
movies to help us pass the
time? I
asked the
librarian.
What
do you
like? she
wanted to
know.
I
dont
know.
Something
we can
both get
into. Some action but not too
racey. Surprise us.
And so she pulled two
Downton Abbey ones and three
based on Lucy Maud
Montgomerys Anne of Green

Gables.
We settled on Annes story.
Id forgotten just how
delightfully spunky little
pig-tailed Anne Shirley was
until I re-heard that famous line
of hers: Theres SO much
more scope for the imagination
here, dont you think?
Ah, yes. Imagination: the
trademark ingredient which
quickly draws bachelor farmer
Matthew Cuthbert to her; and,
eventually even works its way
into the heart of his more
practical maiden sister, Marilla.
From the impetuous adolescent
at the orphanage to a witty,
accomplished young woman,
the heroine in this classic holds
a charm unequalled by lead
characters in any other novels
Ive ever read.

Perhaps the reason Im
understanding and enjoying
Anne so much this time
around is that for our book club
I had just listened to Orphan
Train. That experience had set
the stage for me to feel the
pathos in Annes life.
Surprisingly enough, though,
Mikes been enjoying Annes
story as much as I have.
Because most of the story was
filmed on Prince Edward
Island, Canada, the scenery is
spectacular. And as Annes
story moves into her young
adulthood, the backdrop of
World War I adds to its
feeling of authenticity, making
it exciting for Mike too.
Yes, oh yes, theres a great
deal of scope for the imagina-
tion in the life of Anne of

Green Gables.
On one other little note, I
wanted to remind you of a couple of fundraisers for Imlay
City Christian School.
*Circle next Saturday, March 5
(4:30-7 p.m.) for a soup, salad,
and dessert meal to be held at
the Imlay City Christian
Reformed Church (next to
Silver Grill). Donations
accepted at the door.
*Also, $10 raffle tickets are
available for 1st and 2nd prize
gift certificate bundles (worth
$300 and $200 respectively)
from Country Smoke House.
The drawing is April 11.
Tickets may be purchased from
any staffer or school parent.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
1930s diary
memories
he thermometer on the kitchen porch reads 15

degrees as Ilet Daisy outside. She didnt stay
long. But the sun is shining and the sky is a beautiful shade of blue with fleecy white clouds. All is
cozy and warm in my apartment next to Carol
Heim.
What should we chat about today? Shall I dig
out my red Five Year Diary of the 1930s?
Nineteen-thirty-two through 1936? Yep, those were
the carefree days of youth.
In 1932, I was in the eighth grade. As the year
began, we had several teachers. We started out with
Miss Hobson, but she soon quit
to marry a Mr. Orchard from
Applegate. I thought that
funny...a Mr. Orchard from
Applegate. We had quite a few
substitutes until a Miss
Edelmarie was hired. She and
high school senior Herby Gould
soon struck up a cozy friendship
and I found it sometimes to be
naughty so Miss Edelmarie
would keep me after school and

could watch them. But one
Itime
she stuck me and a boy
fresh out of the cow barn in the
coat closet...whew! I thought I would pass out. I
was used to the cow barn smell, but not in a tiny
coat closet.
Miss Edelmarie and Jean King (later Terry)
became good friends. The Terrys, Wentworths, Red
and I motored to Florida one winter and Jean Terry
wanted to visit Esther Edelmarie who was also
wintering there. Okay, I protested, but I dont
want to visit her because Im sure she wont want
to see me. So I stayed in the car. Soon, out of the
house popped Miss Edelmarie! Oh no, I said to
myself. Im still going to get it! But she opened
that car door and I explained, I didnt think you
would want to see me! I was so naughty.
Oh no! I remember you as that nice little
Gertrude Park. Come on in!
Wow! What a relief! I went in with her and we
all had a nice visit.
Country Cousin
Town Talk
Editors note: Due to space
constraints announcements will
be posted one week in advance
of the event. Notices must be
received in writing by noon
Monday prior to the publication
date.
For Senior Citizens
Seniors Center on the 4th

Tuesday of the month from 9
a.m.-12 p.m. Ryan will be
available for questions and
answers from visitors to the
center as well as presenting
workshops and presentations
during his visits. Topics may
include proper disposal of
unwanted or expired medications, how addiction affects
entire families, signs and
symptoms of alcohol and/or
drug addiction, and how
seniors play a part in the community in regards to addiction.
Dinner and an evening of card

playing with friends, 50/50 raffle and prizes of high and low
for each table every third
Monday at the Washington
Senior Center from 4-8 p.m.
Call the center for further
details 586-752-6543. The center is located at 57880 Van
Dyke, Washington Township, St. Pauls Lutheran Church
MI 48094.
Food for Families kitchen is
open to the public for free, hot
Swing Dance Lessons are being meals every Monday and
offered at the Port Huron Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
Senior Center, 600 Grand
Avenue in Port Huron, every This Heart Loves Food Pantry
Tuesday from 7:30-9 p.m. and is open the first Saturday of
the first and third Thursday of each month from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
the month from 7:30-9 p.m. at Gateway Assembly Church,
with instructors Lyle Malaski 2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
& Kristina Morton. Call 810- City.
984-5061 for more information.
Dryden Area Food For
Families free dinner is served
Council on Aging Membership on the second Tuesday of each
is open to individuals 18 and month from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at
older. The Capac Senior Center St. Cornelius Church, 3834
is open 8:30-4:30 weekdays. Mill Street (north of the light
We offer a variety of activities in Dryden). No proof of income
such as fitness and craft class- is required. Come and enjoy a
es, a book review group, cards home cooked meal with us.
and bus trips! Yoga, Stability
Ball, Chair Exercise, and a The Attica United Methodist
Walking Club meet Monday- Church will be holding a free
Friday. Enjoy cards? We offer community meal on the second
Euchre every Monday at 1 and fourth Tuesday of each
p.m. and 6 p.m. The following month from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
card games are played every For more information please
week beginning at 1 p.m.: call 810-724-0690 or visit www.
Texas Cards Tuesday, Lucky atticaumc.org
Cards Thursday and Pinochle
Friday. Call Lori at 395-7889 The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
for more information.
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
Almont and Dryden area open from 2-4 p.m. the second
senior citizens meet the second and fourth Monday of each
Tuesday of the month at 12 month. Proof of residency and
p.m. at the Almont Lions Hall, need required.
222 Water St., for a potluck
and program. Call 798-8210 The Capac Community Food
Pantry, 114 S. Main Street, is
open each Wednesday from
Adults 55 and over are invited 1-3 p.m. Please call LOVE,
to the Berlin Twp. Senior INC. at 810-245-2414 in
Center to play cards from advance to ensure your food
noon-3
p.m.
the
first voucher will be received before
Wednesday of every month. you stop in to shop. Any quesBring a sack lunch, coffee pro- tions, please call Sherrie
vided. Potluck luncheons will Cramton at 810-395-1905.
be served the 4th Tuesday of
every month. Call 395-4518 for The Capac Kitchen serves free
meals every Tuesday from
details.
4:30-6 p.m. at Zion United
Pickleball at the Imlay City Methodist Church.
Senior Center is no longer a
drop in class. If you are inter- Free meals for people in need
ested in participating, please are offered at the North
call the center at 810-724-6030. Branch Senior Center on
Stay fit & active with this fun Monday and Thursday everacquet sport that is simple, nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more inforfree and easy to play.
mation.
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol
and drug counselor will be
available at the Imlay City
Free Meals, Food
Museums
The Capac Historical Society

is now open to visitors daily
from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is closed for the
months of January, February
and March. Volunteers are
busy developing new displays,
cleaning and preparing for an
April opening. Workers are
usually at the museum on
Wednesday mornings if questions or requests.
Youth Events
FOR WIDOWED MEN &

WOMEN. LUNCH/CARDS /
FRIENDSHIP. Come and meet
with other widowed people for
lunch, cards, games and meet
new friends. Join us every 3rd
Tuesday of each month from
11:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Cavis
Pioneer Restaurant, 5600
Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Twp.
48074 (located approx. 15
Miles S.W. of Port Huron. No
RSVP necessary. For more
information call Joanne K. at
810-324-2304. This activity is
sponsored
by
Widowed
Friends, a peer support group
www.widowedfriends.org.
April 20, 7 p.m. Iris Lee

Underwood will present Why
Lavender is Wonderful at the
Heartland Home & Garden
Clubs annual fundraiser tea.
Contact Lisa Franz at 303-250Widowed Friends invites all 4643 or at lisa.s.franz@gmail.
widowed to join us for break- com for more information.
fast and friendship in a safe
setting every 2nd and 4th Mom to Mom Sale, Sunday,
Monday of the month at 9 a.m. May 22, 2016. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
at Seros, 925 Gratiot in American Legion Hall, 1701
Marysville. For more informa- W. Genesee St., Lapeer, MI
tion about our group, call Julie 48446. Email to RESERVE A
TABLE. Benefits ALS of
at 810-388-0868.
Michigan and American
Lapeer County Families Cancer Society Email: shop4aAgainst Narcotics group meets curemom2mom@hotmail.com
the second Tuesday of the Individuals are able to shop
month at Faith Christian gently used baby/childrens
Fellowship, 69 W. Nepessing clothing, toys, baby gear, baby/
St. in Lapeer. Call 810-667- toddler furniture, and mater0119 for more information or nity clothing all at garage saleemail faithchrist09@aol.com.
style prices.
Imlay City Boys Baseball registration for the 2016 season is

underway. There will be a parent meeting/final registration
in the Borland Elementary
School cafeteria on March
15th at 6:30 p.m. Summer recreation baseball is open for
children
ages
5-17.
Registration forms can be
downloaded from the league
website at www.icboysbaseball.com. Like us on our
Facebook page at IC Boys
Baseball_Official for additional updates. Registration deadline is March 21, 2016. If you
have questions, please email
icbb@live.com or call 810-728- TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss
4939.
group meets Tuesday nights at
the Hunters Creek Mobile
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. Home Park Club House, 725
This is a FREE workshop for DeMille Rd. in Lapeer. Weigh3-5 year olds & parents/care- in from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting
givers! Enjoy fun projects that from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more
will develop your childs skills information, call 810-664-7579.
and prepare them for school!
Children also enjoy a snack, TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
story time, and a free book! Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at
Call the Family Literacy the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Lapeer.
Center today to reserve your Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m., 9:30
seat at 810-664-2737 and for a.m. meeting. Call Linda at
more information on dates and 810-245-3955 or Phyllis 810times.
395-7035 for more information.
Play groups available. Free 6
week sessions. At these FREE For those that have experi90 minute playgroups children enced the death of a loved one,
will participate in a storytime, a support group is available
developmentally appropriate facilitated by a trained United
games and crafts, learn new Hospice
Service
(UHS)
skills, and enjoy a snack and bereavement
volunteer.
social time with other children. Marlette Regional Hospital,
Parents will have the chance to located at 2770 Main Street in
talk to other adults with same- Marlette, hosts this support
age children. Register now for group the first Friday of each
the next session! Numerous month at 10 a.m. in the
locations and dates available. Administration Conference
For more information and to Room. For more information,
sign up call the Family Literacy call 800-635-7490 or visit www.
Center at 810-664-2737.
marletteregionalhospital.org
Attica Methodist has a free
Christian Play Group on
Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m.
on school days, featuring preschool Bible stories, a snack,
interactive songs, crafts, and
games. Parents are required to
be with their children during
the group. Space is limited. For
details/reservations call Pam
Holihan at 810-724-6941.
Support Groups
great venue where you can see

the band from any point in the
hall. It will be catered by ACE
catering. Tickets will be available in two weeks. Please RSVP
to hold tickets or purchase
ahead of time. Groups of 8 or
more can reserve a table. For
more information call Debbie
at 810-660-8478 or 810-4415343 or email at deb.irishdanceandmusic@gmail.com.
Imlay City Christian School is

selling raffle tickets for a
Build Your Own Bundle
from the Almonts Country
Smoke House. 2 prizes will be
awarded on April 11th. 1st
prize is a $300 gift certificate
and 2nd prize is a $200 gift
certificate, both to the Smoke
House. For more details or to
purchase tickets, call the school
at 810-724-5695.
The Imlay City Christian
School is holding a fundraiser
for TAFFY (Tuition Assistance
Fundraising For Youth). Come
join us for euchre the second
Saturday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Imlay City Christian
School, 7197 E. Imlay City Rd.
in Imlay City. For more information on everything going on
at the school, call 810-7245695.
Fish Frys
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Fundraisers
Attica
U.M.C.
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m

Attica Food Bank: Serving those
in need in Attica Twp, 2-4 pm,
2nd and 4th Monday
Rev. Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
15
Capac Zion
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Capac First
U.M.C.
Church School - 10:00 am - All Ages

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

(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Rev. Marcel Allen Lamb
15
15
810-395-2112
810-796-2371
Sunday Worship Services - 10:00 a.m.

www.stjohnsdryden.org
stjohnschurchdryden@gmail.com
15
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
810-796-3341
Weekday Masses
810-724-1135
15
586.336.4673
Sunday Masses
Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 8 am, 10 am
12 pm - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
15
Father Paul Ward
15
Imlay City
Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke

Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm
810-395-2409
810-724-3306
15
C O M E W O R S H I P W I T H U S ! 15
Almont
First Baptist Church
859 N. Van Dyke Road

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

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

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

Imlay City
Educational Hour - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass
Phone 810-724-2620
GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY
15
Phone: 810-724-6999
15
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH

(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557
Phone: 810-724-8110
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist
2720 Winslow Road

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
www.newlifechristian.net
Pastor Tim Martin
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 15
395 N. Cedar (M-53)

www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School 11:15 a.m.
Youth Ministry
MOPS Program
Community Mens & Womens
Bible Studies
15
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
The Rev. Susan Rich
Pastor Alan Casillas
206 W. Mill, Capac, MI

Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark
Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
Jr. Church 9:30 a.m.
Office Hours: TuesdayThursday 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Everyone Welcome
15
4074 South Mill Street

Dryden, MI 48428
810-724-2702
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

5394 Main Street - Dryden
Church 810-395-2112
Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark
810-724-0687
810-724-1747
Pastor: Laurie Koivula

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
Worship - 10:00 a.m.
4411 Newark Road

Attica, MI 48412
810-724-1200
College Night in Romeo - Come

talk to college representatives
available to answer questions
about admissions procedures,
financial aid options, scholarship availability and more on
Wednesday March 9 from
6:30-8 p.m. at the Romeo
Engineering and Technology
Center, 62300 Jewell Rd.,
Washington. 586-752-0245.
Free and open to the public.
March 10, 7 p.m. The Oxford
Public Library presents
Growing
Lavender
and
Learning Good Husbandry.
Bring your favorite china cup
and gather around the librarys
fireplace to sip lavender tea
while Iris Lee Underwood
shares her passion for growing
lavender and learning to live
the sustainable life. Contact
Sandy Gilmore at 248-6284801 for more information.
Euchre Nights at Avoca
Community Hall, 5396 Kilgore
Road in Avoca are held on the
third Saturday of the month
until May. A light meal is
included. Cash prizes and door
prizes will be given, and a
grand prize to the player with
highest monthly scores at the
end of the season. Registration
begins at 6:30 p.m. and play
begins at 7 p.m.
The Flea Market held each
Sunday at the Lapeer Center
Building, 425 County Center
Rd. in Lapeer, will be open
from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 50
booths inside and outside sell a
huge variety of items. This
long running event is sponsored by the Lapeer Center
Building, and there is no
admission charge. For info on
space rentals, contact Logan
at 810-347-7915. For general
information on the Flea
Market or food service by
Peacock Alley Catering call
810-664-2109 or email lapeercenter@charter.net.
Free hearing and vision screens

for children of preschool age
are available at the Lapeer
County Health Department. To
schedule an appointment for
these free services please call
810-667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)

Imlay City, MI
Other
Free tutor training for people

who would like to help others
in our community improve
English skills. Volunteer basis.
Please call for orientation
before training at 810-6642737.
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
2008 N. Van Dyke Rd.

Knights of Columbus Lenten

Fish Fry - Feb. 26 and March
4, 11 and 18. Live entertainment and 50/50 raffles. 1405 N.
Van Dyke Rd., Imlay City 810-724-8563.
St. Nicholas Catholic Church,

4331 Capac Rd., Capac, will be
hosting All You Can Eat Fish
Frys on Feb. 26, and March 11,
18 from 4-6:30 p.m. or until
sold out. Meal includes baked
or fried fish, baked potato or
french fries, mac ncheese,
Mulefoot Dinner - March 17. coleslaw, roll, dessert and bev- Christian Music Club concert
series for the public is held the
Spend your St. Pattys Day erage.
last Friday of each month,
with us at the Mulefoot
Gastropub in Imlay City. The Come to Bishop Kelly Fish from 7-10 p.m. Three modern
award winning food will Fry, located in the Community Christian bands, different each
Room downstairs, 926 W. month. Free admission, free
include a cash bar.
Nepessing St., Lapeer. Feb. 26 snacks. Socialize and listen to
The Friends and Couples Irish and March 4, 11 and 18 from music in a friendly, uplifting
Social Club - Our St. Patricks 4:30-7 p.m. Drive-up from atmosphere.
See
CMC:
Dinner Dance March 19 at the 4:30-5:30 p.m., located in right Christian Music Club on
Lyons Hall in Metamora. A lane on St. Josephs St. between Facebook or call Judy at 810444-1497 for updates and info.
Our new location is at the
Lapeer Center Building, 425
County Center St. in Lapeer.
c
West Goodland
U.M.C.
church and school. All you can

eat baked and fried fish. Also
includes baked potato, corn or
green beans, coleslaw, roll, dessert and drink.
15
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Pastor
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438
Come to the WELS
St. Nicholas
Catholic Church
4331 Capac Road
Capac, MI 48014
810-395-7572
www.stnicholascapac.com
15
Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
No matter who you are or where you are
on lifes journey, you are welcome here!15
Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church
4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI
810-796-3951
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

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

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

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

Evangelist
Catholic Church
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002
810-395-7074
www.stjohnsallenton.com
Weekday Masses:
Thursday & Friday 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
Volunteer for the Habitat for

Humanity of Lapeer County at
the office. Interested parties
can call 810-664-7111 and
speak to Carolyn, Cheryl or
Pete at 810-660-7823.
Capac Pharmacy is teaming
with Support Million Hearts
by offering in-pharmacy blood
pressure screenings, 136 North
Main St. in Capac, Tuesdays, 9
a.m.- 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to come to Capac Pharmacy
and have their blood pressure
read for free.
Club News
Tickets for the Master
Gardeners of St. Clair County
Spring Symposium are now
on sale. Speakers include
Marta McDowell, Tovah
Martin, Matt Nichols, Tim
Nichols and Susan Martin. The
symposium will be held on
Sat., March 19 from 8 a.m.-4
p.m. at the Cornerstone
Church, 4025 North Rd.,
Clyde, MI. Ticket price will
increase after Feb. 19.
Continental breakfast and
lunch provided. Call Sandy
Billings at 810-367-3399 for
additional information.
The Imlay City American
Legion Post 135 meets the second and last Wednesdays of
the month at 7:30 p.m. The
post is located at 212 E. Third
Street. Contact them at 7241450 or americanlegionpost135@frontier.com.
The Evening Star Quilt Guild
meets the last Wednesday of
each month at the Davison
Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
Rd. in Davison. Meetings start
at 6:30 p.m. and doors open at
6:00 p.m. For more information, call Lisa, 810-358-7294.
Vandalized sign disheartening
ALMONT There was

a bit of a deja vu on Friday for
82nd District State Rep. candidate Margaret Guerrero
DeLuca on Fridayand not
in a good way.
On
her
campaign
Facebook page, the Imlay
City Democrat was notified
that one of her large, 4x8
signs had been destroyed.
Guerrero DeLuca and her
husband, Imlay City Police
Officer Joe DeLuca, had

sought permission to place
the sign on the southbound
side M-53 near the big curve
in Almont. They put it up on
February 5th.
Though she hadnt seen
the damage yet, Guerrero
DeLuca was disturbed that
someone would ruin the
expensive signit cost $332
out-of-pocket to produce.
Unfortunately, this wasnt
her first experience with vandalism related to her campaign signs. About a month
before the November, 2015

special primary election,
another 4x8 sign was stolen.
Again, Guerrero DeLuca
sought permission to erect the
sign in front of the Kroger
store on M-53, and on the
morning of October 7th, the
sign was nowhere to be found.
Guerrero DeLuca sent out
a plea for return of the sign,
asking whoever took it to
drop it off at her home and
there would be no questions
asked. The sign was never
returned.
While she doesnt expect

that anyone will come forward in last weeks incident,
she is grateful to the supporters who notified her of the
vandalism on her Facebook
page.
It is very disheartening
that individuals would go
to that extent to vandalize
someone elses property,
Guerrero DeLuca says. I am Heavy plastic campaign sign posted on M-53 in
grateful to those who let me Almont for Democrat Margaret Guerrero DeLuca
know about the destruction. was destroyed last week.
Thank you for the notification.
Seasonal weight restrictions in place

TRI-CITY AREA
Due to a recent February thaw,
many county road agencies
have begun implementing
seasonal weight restrictions,
according to the County Road
Association
(CRA)
of
Michigan. St. Clair County
put restrictions in place starting Friday, Feb. 19 and Lapeer
Countys went into effect on
Sunday, Feb. 21.
Seasonal weight restrictions protect Michigans local
roads from legal load weights
as frost leaves the ground
when they are most susceptible to damage. As a protective
measure, restrictions are likely to be imposed by state, city
and county road agencies to
avoid permanent damage to
the road caused by heavy
loads when the support

beneath the road surface turns
to mush in the spring, and
frost starts to leave the ground.
Truckers and those hauling
heavy equipment are the most
likely to be impacted by the
seasonal weight restrictions
which are sometimes called
frost laws.
Michigan law allows for
local county road agencies to
enact seasonal weight restrictions as necessary based on
weather conditions, said
Denise Donohue, CRA executive director.
This year with a pronounced El Nino effect, our
first county saw frost leaving
the soil and put seasonal
weight restrictions on in late
January. Its just Michigan
weather.
While roads are made of
concrete and asphalt and look
indestructible, they can actually be quite fragile in late
winter as frost comes out of
the ground. As frost melts just
beneath the paved surface, the
roadbed turns wet and spongy
because water is trapped
between the pavement and the
frost beneath the water. When
trucks and heavy equipment
travel on these roads they can
cause significant cracking and
damage to Michigans already
fragile roads.
On average, seasonal
weight restrictions remain in
effect for four to six weeks,
depending on how rapidly
frost in the ground melts. Soil
typewhich varies widely
across Michiganhas a significant influence on the timing

and duration of seasonal
weight restrictions.
In recent years, more
county road agencies are consulting with neighboring
counties to see if they can collaborate on the start and
removal dates for seasonal
weight restrictions, which
benefits commerce, Donohue
said.
Seasonal weight restrictions lower axle-loading limits and reduce maximum travel speeds for commercial
vehicles.
The 83 members of the
County Road Association represent the voice for a safe and
efficient local road system in
Michigan.
~ Truman Richard Horton, 88 ~

Postmaster. Mr. Horton also
loved anything out of doors;
especially hunting with his
boys, gardening and woodworking. He will be missed
by all that knew him.
Mr. Horton is survived
by his wife; JoAnn, children:
Diane Rowe of Attica, Terry
(Cindy) Horton of Lapeer,
Karen Griffin of Lansing,
Richard (Beth) Horton of
Imlay City, grandchildren:
Heidi (Jeff) Douglas, Kelli
(Shawn) Baden, Amber
Reddish, Tyrone (Tasha)
Piehl, Carman (Vince)
Lichok, Nicholas (Kelly)
Bontrager, Nathan (Annette)
Webster, Austin Webster,
Tiffany Webster, Jack
(Evemarie) Horton, Adam,
Garrett & Benjamin Horton,
22 great-grandchildren and 2
great-great-grandchildren as
well as brother: Gilbert
Horton of AZ.
Truman was preceded in
death by his son-in-law:
Lynn Rowe, siblings:
Griselda Hottmann, Kenneth

and Elmer Horton.
Visitation will be 3:008:00 p.m. Thursday,
February 25, 2016 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home,
Lapeer.
A memorial service will
be two days later; 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 27th at
the Community of Christ
Church, 2062 W. Oregon St.,
Lapeer.
Memorials may be made
to the Community of Christ
Church or to the Paradise
Animal Rescue: 5380 Lapeer
Rd, Columbiaville 48421.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home in Lapeer.
www.MuirBrothersLapeer.
com
~ Johnnie Mikel Griggs, 64 ~

Johnnie Mikel Griggs,
64, of Capac, died Sunday,
February 21, 2016, at
Mclaren Port Huron
Hospital.
He was born July 16,
1951, in Decatur, Alabama,
the son of the late John and
Margaret Griggs.
His marriage to Lisa
Martin was June 10, 2000, at
the couples home.
Johnnie was a 1970
Pontiac High School gradu-
ate. He owned and operated

Capac Auto & Truck, Capac,
for 30 years before his retirement in 2013.
He loved tractor pulling,
where he won several awards
in pulling contests and bowling where he also won a ring
including a 299 and 300
game. He enjoyed playing
poker, Euchre and Texas
Holdem and old westerns
with John Wayne and was an
all around good person.
Surviving in addition to
his wife Lisa of 15 years are
step-children, Billy
(Kimberly) Wixon of Capac
and Jason Wixon of
Allenton; siblings, Joe
(Marion) Griggs of
Commerce Twp., Martha
(Ed) Thompson of Oxford
and Donna Russell of Dade
City, FL; sister-in-law,
Monica Bell; several nieces
and nephews; his best buddy,
Carl Crawford and his wife
Connie; special friends, Judy

Emmi, Gary and Debbie
Heberling, Dale Stanton,
Dennis and Lori Potter and
all of his friends and tractor
pulling family.
Arrangements provided
by Kaatz Funeral Directors,
Capac.
Memorials are suggested
to Wishes of the Family.
For information and
Guest Book
kaatzfunerals.com.
~ Doris R. Jackson, 72 ~
Doris R. Jackson, age
72, of Imlay City, Michigan
passed away suddenly
Friday, February 19, 2016 at
her home. Doris Rae Hobson
was born July 21, 1943 in
Imlay City, Michigan. She
was the daughter of Glen
and Irene Hobson. She grew
up in Almont. Doris was a
graduate of Almont High
SchoolClass of 1961. She
was married to Leslie
William Jackson on
September 9, 1961 at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church in
Imlay City.
Doris had been an
employee of the family business: Jackson Brothers
Trucking Co.; for 50 years
as bookkeeper, secretary &
receptionist. She was the
President of the Imlay City

American Legion Auxiliary,
Post # 135. She is a recent
Past-President of the Imlay
City Fraternal Order of
Eagles (F.O.E.) Auxiliary.
Water drive for Flint in Capac
CAPAC A water drive to help the citizens of Flint

as they deal with the fallout of lead in their drinking water
supply will take place throughout the Lenten season at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, 109 E. Kempf Court. Individuals,
community groups, and all who would like to help are
welcome to drop off bottled water at the church MondayFriday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., or on Sundays when the
church is open.
Capac Relay season begins

CAPAC A Relay For Life of Capac kick off party
will be held this Saturday, Feb. 27, at Holly Meadows
Golf Course from 12-2 p.m.
The decades themed festivities will include a best
costume contest, games, music and a pizza and salad
lunch donated by Holly Meadows. Attendees will also
learn more about Relay For Life and how fundraising
helps the American Cancer Society.
The 2016 Relay For Life of Capac is slated for June
18 at the Capac High School Stadium.
To RSVP or for more information contact April Busch
at 810-858-7246 or april.busch@cancer.org. RSVPs are
appreciated but not required.
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Obituaries
Truman Richard Horton,
88, of Lapeer formerly of
Oxford, died Sunday
February 21, 2016. He was
born May 8, 1927 in
Caseville to parents George
and Thelma (Smith) Horton.
Truman married Kathyleen
"JoAnn" Hempstead on
October 21, 1945 in Pontiac.
Mr. Horton was a proud veteran of the United States
Navy. First and foremost,
Truman was a lifelong good
and faithful servant of his
Lord, holding many positions in the church; most
recent an Evangelist with the
Community of Christ
Church. He worked at the
Oxford Post Office for nearly 30 years, 22 years of
which he was the
82nd District House rep candidate again deals with loss of expensive sign
Surviving are: her

husband: Leslie Jackson
of Imlay City; daughter:
Gaye Lynn Pappas of
Oscoda, Michigan; son:
Michael (Michele) Jackson
of Armada, Michigan;
a brother: Albert Hobson
of Lewiston, Michigan;
her grandchildren:
Brandon Jackson, Janelle
Jackson, and Jared
Jackson.
She was preceded in
death by her parents: Glen
and Irene Hobson; a brother:
George Hobson; a sister:
Joyce Trott.
Funeral service will be
held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday,
February 24, 2016 at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, 200
N. Cedar St. (M-53), Imlay
City, Michigan. Jerry

Schriber, pastor of Farmland
Ministries will officiate.
Burial will follow in
Ferguson Cemetery, Almont,
Michigan. Friends may call
at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, where the family
will be available for visiting:
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday,
February 24th.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorials
contributions to a hospice of
your choice.
Funeral services have
been carefully arranged
through Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign our
online register book at muirbrothersfh.com.
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Community Calendar
Wednesday, February 24th
Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
personal protection order clinic. For info
810-246-0632.
Friday, February 26th
Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.
Tuesday, March 1st
Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.
Wednesday, March 2nd
Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
personal protection order clinic. For info
810-246-0632.
Dryden Historical Society meets 1:00
p.m. at Dryden Township Hall.
Thursday, March 3rd
Imlay City VFW Post 2492 will meet

7:00 p.m. at the Post Hall (behind the
Tri-City Times)
Friday, March 4th
Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.
Saturday, March 5th
Imlay City VFW Auxiliary 2492 will

meet 2:00 p.m. at the Post Hall (behind
Tri-City Times)
Monday, March 7th
Almont/Dryden Lioness Branch Club

meets 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Hall, 222
Water Street in Almont.
Tuesday, March 8th
Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.
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New book club to foster book, film comparisons

By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY Imlay
City Middle School students
are about to embark on a
month-long collaborative
reading program to include
the formation of grade-based
book clubs.
Tim Schultz, veteran
6th/7th-grade teacher and the
schools Language Arts cochair, said the program is
being funded through a
$5,693 grant from the Lapeer
County
Community
Foundation (LCCF).
Schultz added that the
program coincides with the
middle schools March
Celebrates Reading Month
campaign, which is designed
to encourage and inspire
young people to learn through
the process of reading.
The purpose is to get our
students excited about reading through several different
activities, said Schultz, who
wrote the grant application.
One of those activities will
be the book clubs.
Students will work collaboratively with 4-6 other
classmates to read the same
novel, while holding substantive conversations about the

book at certain checkpoints.
He alluded to certain talking points that students will
be required to apply to keep
those conversations on task
and on a higher order thinking
plane.
Schultz explained that the
titles of the books selected for
the reading program have also
been adapted to film, thus
providing opportunities for
the students to compare and
contrast the two forms.
He said once the students
have completed reading a
given book, they will join
other students in viewing the
film version of the book.
Teachers
will
use
various strategies, such as
Venn Diagrams or text-structure writing to help students
recognize the differences
between the two forms of
media, said Schultz, as well
as to analyze why the author
or (film) director chose to
write or show a specific scene
the way they did.
The purpose of the project, Schultz continued, is to
promote excitement in reading and for students to engage
Dispatch log . . .
Editors note: The following is a compilation of activity and reports from area
police departments:
Feb. 18
several abandoned vehicle reports taken on Feb. 18
and Feb. 22 in the 15000
block of Bowers Rd. in Lynn
Twp.
two fraud complaints in
the 100 block of Church St. in
Police responded to
Capac on Feb. 22
a fraud complaint in the a suspicious incident in
16400 block of Nettney Rd the 14000 block of Burt Rd.
in Mussey Twp. on Feb. 16
in Mussey Twp. on Feb. 22
a disabled vehicle report
in the 15500 block of Imlay
City Rd. in Mussey Twp. on
Feb. 16
an accident at Burt and Deputies:
to
a
Wade roads in Berlin Twp. on responded
suspicious circumstances call
Feb. 17
an animal report in the on Feb. 20 along Newark
in
Imlay
15500 block of Almont Rd. in Road
Township when a vehicle was
Berlin Twp. on Feb. 17
a larceny complaint in spotted traveling along a prithe 100 block of Main Street vate trail
were notified of a traffic
in Capac on Feb. 17
a harassment complaint complaint on Feb. 20 along
in the 14800 block of Lois N. Blacks Corners Road in
Lane in Mussey Twp. on Feb. Goodland Township when
two cows were found stand17
a suspicious vehicle in ing in the road. The owners
the 2700 block of Sperry were contacted and actively
Road in Berlin Twp. on searching for the animals.
In St. Clair
County:
in substantive conversations
about literature.
At the same time the process will allow teachers to
meet the school districts
Common Core reading standards.
It allows us to compare
and contrast a written story,
drama or poem to its audio,
filmed, staged or multimedia
version; while analyzing the
techniques unique to each
media in a fun way for students.
Schultz said the project is
designed to benefit all 483
students currently enrolled at
the middle school, with the
expectation that the program
can continue in the coming
years.
The following book/film
titles have been selected
based on specific grade levels.
Sixth-grade students will
read: Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Dog Days, Bridge to
Terabithia, A Series of
Unfortunate Events: The Bad
Beginning, Ella Enchanted,
Because of Winn Dixie,
and The Lion, The Witch
and the Wardrobe.
Seventh-graders
will
Photo provided
IC Middle School to kick off new March reading program
Imlay City Middle School book club participants include (L-R) Jordan Gray,
Elayna Basner, Brianna Moreno, Isabella Roy and Kayla Rossen. The students
are taking part in a collaborative reading program during the month of March.
read: Charlie & The
Chocolate Factory, Holes,
Hoot, The Boy in the
Striped Pajamas, The
Hunger Games, and Tuck
Everlasting.
Students in eighth grade
will read: Divergent,
Where the Red Fern Grows,
Alices Adventures in
Wonderland, The Lighting
Thief, Warhorse, and

City of Ember.
While the titles listed
above are those currently
offered for the book club program, Schultz said other alternative titles can be added to
mix later.
Thanks to LCCF
Schultz acknowledged the
participation
and
generosity of the LCCF

for providing the funding for
the program.
We
are
grateful
to the Lapeer County
Community
Foundation
his large project into
motion for our students
in
6th,
7th
and
8th
grades,
said
Schultz.
Snowcoming
festivities
in Capac
Photos by Maria Brown, Kevin Kissane
In Lapeer
County:
The Capac High School Senior 2016 Snowcoming Court included Victoria Frangedakis, Eric Ransom,
Miranda Parisot, Nathan Lietz, Dyman Huss, Louis Aguinaga, Emma Kerr, Jack Cowhy, Rachel Nieman
and Richard Johnson. Crowned during Fridays matchup against Richmond were (top) Victoria
Frangedakis and Louis Aguinaga.
Bowl or play euchre for Dryden Fire Department

Fire departments Auxiliary will host March 5 event at Hideaway Lanes
By Tom Wearing
DRYDEN Bowling
and euchre fans are teaming
up in support of the Dryden
Township Fire Department.
On Saturday, March 5, the
fire departments Auxiliary is
sponsoring a Bowling/
Euchre
Fundraiser
at
Almonts Hideway Lanes,
with check-in beginning at 7

p.m.
Fire department supporters will have the option
of bowling three games ($20
per person) or playing
euchre ($15 per person).
Bowling and euchre play
begin at 7:30 p.m. and
attendees may also participate
in 50/50 raffles, a bake
sale and refreshments, all
designed to raise money for

the fire department.
Donations by check
should be made payable to:
Dryden Township Fire
Department
Auxiliary,
P.O. Box 238, Dryden,
M
I
48428.
Or drop off donations of
money or checks at the fire
hall downtown.
Almonts
Hideaway
Lanes is located at 4550
Howland Road, east of
Van Dyke (M-53).
information
about
the
Bowling/Euchre Fundraiser,
call Dryden Fire Department
Administrative
Assistant
Belinda
Wagner
at
810-796-3050, or email to:
belinda@drydenfire.com
Photos provided
Wind Down, Catch up.

Lucky Lego winners
Dallas Kapron (above) and Marcia Hicks (below)
were the winners of Lego kits in a random drawing sponsored by the Imlay City DDA in association with Saturdays Lego Block Party. There
were 85 entrants in the drawing, which required
customers spend a minimum of $20 at participating merchants. Imlay City resident Justin
Pankeys giant Lego exhibit downtown has been
extended through March 26 and is open for public viewing on Thursdays from 4-7 p.m.; Fridays
from 3-6 p.m.; and Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Warm day, warm hearts

Annual Walk for Warmth raises $8,000 to help heat homes
LAPEER COUNTY
Many in attendance at
Saturdays Walk for Warmth
in downtown Lapeer noted
the unseasonably mild weather.
While the weather was
warm, so were the hearts of
those assembled at the old
Lapeer Courthouse prior to
the kickoff the 26th annual
fundraiser.
Sponsored by the Human
Development Commission
(HDC) of Lapeer County, the
event raises funds to assist
local individuals and families
struggling to pay their winter
heat and electric bills.
Those receiving funds
must meet specific criteria
and are typically of low
income status.
Though the official numbers had yet to be tabulated,
Walk for Warmth coordinator
Sandy Klein estimated that
about $8,000 will have been
raised for the cause.

Walk for Warmth coordinators Amy Jones, Tara

Dunham and Sandy Klein are dedicated to helping
low-income Lapeer County residents pay utilities.
That number falls about

$2,000 short of last years
effort, but Klein expressed
overall satisfaction with the
communitys continued support of the program.
Were still going to be
able to assist a lot of people in
genuine need of help, said
Klein. The need always
exists. It doesnt go away.
Klein noted fewer major
sponsors and an absence of
some perennial Walk for
Warmth supporters.
She remains hopeful that
some or all of them will return
to support the program next
year and beyond.
Klein acknowledged the
support of four silver ($500)
sponsors and eight bronze
($200) sponsors.
Silver sponsors included
Al Parsch Oil & Propane,
Independent Bank, Hamiltons
Propane and Kiwanis Club of
Lapeer.
Bronze sponsors were:
AFSCME Local 2650, Lapeer
County Bank & Trust,
McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital, Michigan Education
Association, Rick Rhein
Disposal,
Sheet
Metal
Workers Local 7, Molly Maid
of Metamora and Whites
Garage Doors.
Klein also bestowed accolades on Leos Coney Island

of Lapeer, whose contributions she deemed to be significant.
Were very grateful to
all of those who sponsored,
walked or made donations to
the cause, said Klein.
Thanks to the teams, and to
the local schools and the Cub
Scouts who took part. We
appreciate
their
participation.
Caden Duncan, 8, a mem-
ber of Cub Scout Pack 127 of

Lapeer, said he was glad to
take part in the community
project.
I like to be able to help
people who dont have
enough money to keep the
heat on in their houses,
said Caden. It feels good to
do something for other
people.
Six-year-old Kennedy
Cavanaugh, who was joined
by her two sisters, Ireland,
9, and Addison, 3, agreed
with Caden.
Ive been doing this for four
years, said Kennedy. I
like to be able to walk and to
help people stay warm.
Klein said donations to
Walk for Warmth will
continue to be accepted
through the end of March.
Anyone wishing to
make a donation or sponsor
next years event is asked to
call Sandy Klein at the
Lapeer
HDC
office
at
810-664-7133.
for the event.

A recent perusal of items
donated for the auction
include: a trip to the Kalahari
Resort in Sandusky, Ohio;
three one-night stays at the
Holiday Inn Express in
Lapeer; one night at the
Lapeer Best Western; another
one-nighter at Lapeers Upper
Room Bed & Breakfast; along
with a two-hour pool party at
the Bed & Breakfast.
Other items are: a $50 gift
card for the Country Smoke
House, a scenic plane ride,
assorted wine baskets, a black
Carhart jacket, dental bleachings, x-rays and teeth cleaning; a spa package and massages, a $25 BP gas card,
bowling packages, bird houses, baked goods, childrens
items, flowers, and an oil
change and tire rotation.
Also to be auctioned off
on March 12 will be a dinner
for 4-6 people, specially prepared by ChefMike Romine
of Imlay Citys popular
Mulefoot Gastropub restaurant.
Hintz noted that auction
items are still welcome.
Anyone interested in
donating items for the
Blueberry Auction are asked
to call the Imlay City Chamber
of Commerce office at
810-721-1361. Or e-mail to:
executivedirector@imlaycity.
com.
By Tom Wearing
Dozens of Lapeer County residents hope to turn the corner on poverty by

walking a mile in support of the Lapeer Human Development Commissions
2016 Walk for Warmth. With the help of major sponsors, they raised $8,000.
Items sought for Festival auction at Castle Creek
Blueberry fundraiser is March 12

By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY The
2016 Blueberry Auction is
rapidly approaching and event
organizers continue to collect
donated items to go up for
bids on Saturday, March 12.
The annual Blueberry
Festival fundraiser, sponsored
by the Imlay City Chamber of
Commerce, will take place at
the Castle Creek Golf Club
located on Lum Road.
Money raised from the

auction will go toward various Blueberry Festival
expenses, including entertainment, childrens games and
activities and other costs.
More than $17,000 was
raised at last years auction
and Chamber Director Ann
Hintz envisions an even more
successful fundraiser on
March 12.
Hintz said local auctioneer Brian Rowley has again
agreed to donate his services
Ronna Romney to visit Imlay

IMLAY CITY Michigan Republican Party Chair
Ronna Romney McDaniel is hosting a Listening Tour at
the Mulefoot Gastropub, 596 S. Cedar St., on Tues.,
March 1 from 2-3 p.m. All interested persons are welcome to attend and share their thoughts and ideas. Light
refreshments will be served; there is no charge to attend.
For more information contact June Schweitzer at 517599-4884 or email jschweitzer@migop.org.
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New election
rules confusing
Voters in presidential primary
must select a party affiliation
By Tom Wearing
also be selecting a new 82nd

District Representative on
March 8.
Candidates whose names
will appear on the ballot are:
Republican Gary Howell;
Democrat Margaret Guerrero
Deluca; and Libertarian Tracy
Spilker.
Its not as complicated as
some people think, said
Keesler, but it can be confusing.
She said voters need to
know they can select a party
for the presidential primary,
but not be obligated to vote
for that partys candidates in
the general election.
We just have to find the
best and simplest way to
explain that to voters,
Keesler concluded.
Almont Township Clerk
Carol Hoffman does not think
the party preference requirement will have much of a
bearing on March 8 voters.
Hoffman said only a few
absentee voters have asked
TRI-CITYAREA
Voters in the Tuesday, March
8 closed presidential primary
election will be required to
identify their party affiliation.
Advocates of the law say
requiring voters to choose a
party affiliation in closed primaries gives the state an official record of a voters preference.
CSB Bank leaders say that although the new banks headquarters will be located in Lapeer, they plan to
According to Fair Vote,
keep a significant presence in Capac.
closed
primaries
are
designed to preserve a given
partys freedom of association by ensuring that only
new products and services.
loans. A merger of personnel Bancorp Inc. name eventual- bonafide members of a
from page 1-A
LCBT has expertise in areas will allow for more opportu- ly dissolving and County
given party are able to influbase.
like investments and wealth
nities for employees too.
Bank Corp. remaining.
ence who that party nomi More banks are looking management and the geogra- Once the deal is complete,
Burke said that most of
nates, and not voters who
to do these things because
phy will expand, allowing
the new bank will have an
Capac Bancorp Inc.s seven
identify with other parties.
everyone is facing these
customers to do their bankemployee base of approxiboard of director members
Local election officials
same pressures. We spend an ing from Yale to Elba and
mately 200.
will sit on the new banks
note that not everyone likes
immense amount of time on
everywhere in between.
Changes are in store for
board.
the idea of having to identify
cybertechnology. It takes so
Youll still come in and Capac Bancorp Inc. share In addition to facility
with a particular political
many resources but doesnt
talk to the same branch man- holders though. As part of
and staffing decisions,
party.
generate any revenues, he
ager and teller. The personal the deal, CSB shareholders
deciding on a new name
In Imlay City, Clerk/
said.
banking experience wont
will receive the surviving
for the new bank is also a
Treasurer Nicole
Once the merger is com- change, he said.
stock.9 shares of County
priority.
Frost thinks the
plete, Burke said customers
Burke said that by merg- Bank Corp. stock for every
A brand new name
requirement may
wont see big changes
ing their assets the new bank share of Capac Bancorp
drives home the fact that this lead to confusion
although theyll benefit from will be able to make larger
stockwith the Capac
is a true merger, he said.
and longer lines at
the polls on March
8.
You have to
choose
either
R
e
p
u
b
l
i
can,
from page 1-A
1902, reported $323.9 milBank & Trust Co. We see
get the chance to create a
Democrat
or
nolion in assets as of
this as an outstanding partnew entity that will be one
Bank Corp. will issue
party
affiliation
December 31, 2015.
nership between our organiof the premier banks in the
0.90 shares of its common
before you can
They operate branches
zations, said Cady.
state, Burke said.
stock in exchange for each
vote, saidFrost.
in Lapeer, Metamora,
Our business ideals and For the merger,
of the 741,900 outstanding
That is state law
Attica, North Branch
service goals have always
Boenning & Scattergood,
shares of Capac Bancorp,
and Imlay City.
been very similar, so we are
Inc. served as financial advi- in a closed presiInc. once the merger has
dential primary
CSBBank, established
very confident that this part- sor and Hunton & Williams
been completed. Based on
election.
in 1898, claims more than
nership will provide more
LLP as legal counsel to
the most recent market
She said the
$240 million in assets with
excellent customer service to County Bank Corp. Austin
price of County Bank Corp.
names of presilocations in Capac, Imlay
our area.
Associates LLC served as
of $30 per share, the
dential candidates Imlay City Clerk/Treasurer Nicole
City, Almont, Emmett,
Leaders from both banks financial advisor and
transaction is valued at
will not appear on Frost with ballots voters will
Memphis, Armada, and Yale. promise a seamless transiShumaker, Loop &
$27 per share, $20 million
the ballots of those choose from in Nov. 8 primary.
CSB Bank has always
tion for all customers.
Kendrick, LLP as legal
aggregate.
who choose not to
been a highly respected
This is an exciting new counsel to Capac Bancorp,
Lapeer County Bank &
identify their party
questions about the requirecompetitor of Lapeer County adventure. Very few bankers Inc.
Trust Co., established in
affiliation.
ment and they were quickly
Only local candidates appeased.
will appear on the ballots of I think some people just
people who do not choose a dont want others knowing
party affiliation, said Frost. which party they favor, said
from page 1-A
It gets confusing to a lot of Hoffman. But no one has
people.
been all that upset about it. I
leagues at the Ruth Hughes
Frost said some early dont think its going to be a
Library.
(absentee) voters have problem on election day.
We talked a bit and
expressed a degree of frustra- Wait until November
made arrangements for her
tion with having to identify Hoffman, however, is
visit and when I got off the
with a specific political party. among those local election
phone Im thinking Oh my
Theres a lot of misun- officials anticipating confuGod, I cant believe this,
derstanding about the law, sion by Michigan voters in
Willick says. To some peoFrost said, and some people November, when they will no
ple its no big deal, they say
are not happy about it.
longer be able to vote a
I dont listen to Michigan
Almont Village Clerk- straight-party ticket.
Radio, and I say well, you
Treasurer Kim Keesler said On Jan. 5, 2016, Michigan
have to!
voters most likely concerned Gov. Rick Snyder signed leg There were plenty of
are those who select a party islation eliminating the option
others, though, who thought
affiliation in the presidential of straight-ticket voting.
Norriss interest in the Ruth
primary, but prefer to vote for Its going to make for
Hughes coloring club was
Award winning radio producer/host Kyle Norris settles in for the story at the
a candidate from another much longer lines and many
fantastic, and were eager to
Ruth Hughes Library coloring club. Pictured are Barb Mobley, Diane
party in the general election. more frustrated voters, said
welcome the popular radio
Monschau, librarian/ club founder Diane Willick and Dianne Schueller.
Some people think if Hoffman. I think it was a
host to Imlay City and the
a group did for them, before really realize how much
Ruth Hughes Library last
ning reporter, has been with they identify with a particular bad call.
party in the presidential pri- Those unhappy with new
easing her way into the ceneffort and time and how it is Michigan Radio for eight
Tuesday, Feb. 16.
mary, they must vote for that election requirements may
ter
of
the
circle.
thought-out
until
you
see
the
Among those was Barb
years. She began her career
partys candidate in the gen- write to the Michigan Bureau
Just do whatever it is
process, she says. Thats
Mobley, who along with
as a freelance journalist,
eral election, too, Keesler of Elections at: Richard H.
you normally do and Im
what it was like for me.
good friend Diane
with stories appearing in
Austin Building, First Floor,
It was even better since
Monschau, came with color- going to walk around and
both newspapers and maga- said. Thats not the case.
House seat on ballot
430 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI
listen, Norris said.
Willick got the idea to start
ing supplies in hand.
zines in the Ann Arbor area.
Keesler reminded that 48918; or call the Bureau at
While a bit intimidated
the adult coloring club from
Mobley, one of the original
Her radio stories have been
Lapeer County voters will 517-373-2540.
by the recording device,
a piece she heard on NPRs
members of the club, even
featured on The
Willick says watching the
Morning Edition while on
brought a list of the top ten
Environment Report, All
arts and culture reporter cre- her way to work at the
reasons she colors for
Things Considered,
ate a story was fascinating.
library one day.
Norriss story.
Weekend Edition,
The process was so
This has been the high- Marketplace, The Splendid
Beginning with the 10th
cool, Willick says. I was
light of my career, she says Table, World Vision
spot, Barb read from the list
coloring and she put the
with a chuckle. It was a
as Norris recorded.
Report, Justice Talking,
very good experience, and
Its more fun that using microphone down near
and The Health Show.
from page 1-A
several organizations too. A
Kyle was a wonderful pera vacuum or mop, she says. where I was coloring to
Michigan Public Radio

The board also gives him longtime member of the the
catch the sound. She was
son who was just so easy to
Its cheaper than a spa. It
is located at 91.1-FM in
credit, along with other staff, Imlay City Rotary Club, he
be around.
burns more calories than just recording all of that.
Flint and 91.7-FM in Ann
for keeping the district on served three years as presi Willick says Norris spent
Norris, an award winsitting.
Arbor.
about two hours at the
But just sitting is reason
solid financial ground. This dent, from 2011-2013. Hes
year, its possible, that Imlay sat on the Four County
library, and her visit offered
number seven. Reasons five
Foundation
and six are also related: Its a glimpse into a media
City Schools will see a sur- Community
plus in their general fund Board of Directors, holding
resource she was previously
easier on my fingernail polthe title of chairperson and
budget.
unfamiliar with.
ish than scrubbing grout
Richards said he believes served on the Imlay City
It was an education for
and involves no harsh
his biggest accomplishment Chamber of Commerce
me. Ive never done anychemicals.
as superintendent was creat- Board of Directors as well.
thing like that and to see the
The rest of the list in
ing a stimulating and chal- He also gave some of his time
different steps she went
descending order is No
lenging learning environment on the Americas Best
through was really great,
makeup required; bedroom
by pursuing and developing Community advisory comshe says.
slippers and an old sweateducational programs of mittee.
Willick, a self-described
shirt are the perfect attire; I
quality and excellence and by Richards said his retirehardcore Michigan and
can talk and sip wine and
focusing on forming a series ment plans include traveling
National Public Radio listencolor at the same time, and
of strong, positive, and with his wife, JoAnne, and
er,
equates
it
to
what
one
in the number one spot Its
dynamic relationships with tackling projects around his
more effective than psychol- sees when looking at a quilt.
everyone in the community. house. Their daughters, Julie
You see the quilt and
Librarian Diane Willick discusses creation of the
ogy and group therapy is
During his time in Imlay and Jennifer, are 2002 and
you say oh thats so pretty, coloring club with Michigan Radio host Kyle
more fun!
City, Richards was involved 2006 Imlay City graduates,
but until you watch someNorris as library board president Don Davenport
Norris asked others in
in the community through respectively.
body make a quilt, you dont and coloring club guest Dianne Schueller listen in.
attendance what coloring in
Merger: CSB president/CEO talks plans for future
Banks: CSB Bank, LCBT form new partnership
Coloring: Michigan Radio reporter visits Imlay City
Farewell: Imlay/Dryden
superintendent to retire
Rural Lifestyles
Young gardeners invited

to test veggie-growing skills
By Maria Brown
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The American Farm Bureau
Foundation for Agriculture is
inviting young gardeners to
participate in a national pea
growing contest. In honor of
the foundations book of the
year, First Peas to the Table
by Susan Grigsby, theyre
inviting students in grades
Kindergarten through the fifth
grade to, like the books protagonist Maya, challenge
themselves to grow English
peas, one of the gardens first
spring crops.
The premise of the book
is modeled after a similar
contest that Thomas Jefferson,
our nations third president,
participated in from his estate,
Monticello, in Virginia.
According
to
the
Monticellos website, the
15 varieties in his famous

garden. Besides spending
time in the garden, Jefferson
was known for diligently
recording the status of his
garden crops throughout the
season. According to those
notes, he used successive
plantings to harvest a pea
crop until mid-July.
As referenced in the
childrens book, historians
determined that Jefferson and
his neighbors took part in a
pea-growing contest each
spring with the winner hosting a dinnerthat included
peasfor all the contestants.
Though
Jefferson's
Per contest rules, peas
mountaintop garden, with its
may be grown in any
southern exposure to warmth
manner, including a
and light, should have prohoop house or greenvided an advantage for the
house.
contest, it seems that the
English peas was considered contest was almost always
Jeffersons favorite vegetable won by a neighbor named
and he typically grew about George Divers, according to
Foundation for Agriculture promotes pea

growing contest for elementary students
The childrens book delves into the history of Thomas Jeffersons pea growing contest with his Virginia neighbors.
the website.
In the book, Maya and her
classmates are vying to
produce the first pea of the
season. In this contest, the
student team or individual
that grows the greatest amount
of peas (measured in cups)
using no more than 20 pea
seeds during the official
contest periodMarch 1
through May 16will be
crowned the winner. The top
grower will earn a visit by
Miss America 2016 Betty
Cantrell for their school or
community.
To enter, visit agfoundation.wufoo.com/forms/
peas-contest-2016-entryform and complete the entry
form. All entries must be submitted no later than midnight
on May 16. Peas may be
grown in any manner including in a hot house, hoop
house, indoor pot or planter
or outside garden.
Peas must be shelled

before measuring. In the
event of a tie, one winner will
be randomly selected from
those that tied. Entrants must
submit a photo of their completed pea log (a template is
provided online) and a photo
of their shelled pea harvest
being measured.
For more information,
visit www.agfoundation.org.
Spring Symposium for gardeners

ST. CLAIR COUNTY Get a jump start on the
gardening season by attending the March 19 Master
Gardeners of St Clair County's "Spring Symposium."
Held at Cornerstone Church, 4025 North Road in Clyde
Township, the event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Speakers include Marta McDowell, Tovah Martin,
Matt Nichols, Tim Nichols and Susan Martin. In addition
to hearing from presenters, attendees can purchase a wide
range of plants and other gardening supplies. Continental
breakfast and lunch provided. Tickets are $90.00 per person.
Contact Sandy Billings at 810-367-3399 for additional information.
File photo
Youth workshop on hunting
Web-based Extension resources are available to help make critical budgeting decisions for a variety of
animal enterprises.
Tools for small-scale livestock producers

TRI-CITY AREA
Purdue Extension has developed a pair of Web-based,
interactive resources to help
new producers and anyone
thinking about starting a
small-scale livestock operation to make critical budgeting decisions.
The Purdue Comparative
Decision Support matrix,
known as PCDS, includes a
spreadsheet tool that allows
users to create an operating
budget based on their own

fixed and variable costs, cash
flow and expected revenue.
The PCDS2 profit/loss analysis function uses cost and
price information to calculate
potential earnings.
Before committing to a
small-scale livestock operation, producers should use the
tools to assess their goals and
financial situation, including
how much they want to earn
or could afford to lose, said
Microloans now offered

to buy, improve property
TRI-CITY AREA
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) will
begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a
new financing avenue for
farmers to buy and improve
property. These microloans
will be especially helpful to
beginning or underserved
farmers, U.S. veterans looking for a career in farming,
and those who have small
and mid-sized farming operations.
The microloan program
has been hugely successful,
providing more than 16,800
low-interest loans, totaling
over $373 million to producers across the country.
Microloans have helped
farmers and ranchers with
operating costs, such as feed,
fertilizer, tools, fencing,
equipment, and living
expenses since 2013. Seventy
percent of loans have gone to

new farmers.
Now, microloans will be
available to also help with
farm land and building purchases, and soil and water
conservation improvements.
The Farm Service Agency
designed the expanded program to simplify the application process, expand eligibility requirements and expedite
smaller real estate loans to
help farmers strengthen their
operations. Microloans provide up to $50,000 to qualified producers, and can be
issued to the applicant directly from the USDA Farm
Service Agency (FSA).
To learn more about the
FSA microloan program visit
www.fsa.usda.gov/microloans, or contact your local
FSA office. To find your
nearest office location, please
visit offices.usda.gov.
Joan Fulton, professor of

agricultural economics and
one of the creators of PCDS.
All investment decisions
are individual, and investing
in a small-scale livestock
operation is no different, she
said.
Only you can decide
whether it is right for you.
The PCDS and PCDS2
budgeting tools were developed with support from the
Sustainable
Agriculture
Research and Education program.
They are available online
at ag.purdue.edu/agecon/
Pages/Livestock-Enterprise.
aspx.
To help producers use the
tools
most
effectively,
Extension is offering a series
of six companion publica-
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types of small-scale livestock
operations. All publications in
the Small-Scale Livestock
Enterprises series are available for free download from
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Titles in the series are:
*Tools for Choosing the
Right Enterprise for You
*Cow-Calf Enterprise
Budget
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* Goat Enterprise Budget
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*Turkey
Enterprise
Budget
For more information
about the series, or to download the publications, visit
The Education Store at www.
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ST. CLAIR COUNTY Registration is going on

now for the March 5 'From the Forest to the Table.' The
event offers outdoor educational opportunities for youth
ages 10-19 years looking to learn more about harvesting
and preparing game animals with guidance from 4-H
leaders, volunteers, the Four Square Sportman's Club and
the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
The deadline to pre-register is Friday, February 26.
Cost is $5 for St. Clair County 4-Hers and $10 for other
youth. All youth must be accompanied by an adult, but
there is no cost for the adult. A catalog describing the sessions is on the msue.stclaircounty.org website, along with
registration forms.
For more information call Liane Allen at 810-9896935.
Weather
almanac
For the week of

February 16-22
Lapeer station
Emmett station
Minimum temp.
Minimum temp.
-7.9 on Thursday, 18th -3.1 on Thursday, 18th
Maximum temp.
Maximum temp.
58 on Saturday, 20th 57.1 on Friday, 19th
Rainfall
Rainfall
.26 inches
0 inches
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www.enviroweather.msu.edu
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Young artists earn awards in contest

IMLAY CITY Young

artists from the Imlay City
Christian School were recognized by the Lapeer
Conservation District, which
recently hosted its annual

poster contest.
This years theme was
Local
Heroes:
Your
Hardworking Pollinators,
and the contest drew entries
from across the county.
Five students from the
Christian school emerged as

winners.
Eighth grader Autumn
Smith earned a 3rd place in
the grades 7-9 category.
Claire Kinzer, a second-grader, also earned a 3rd in the
grades 2-3 category.
First graders Abbie

VanDenBerg,
Aryanna
Atkinson and Nathaniel
Anderson
swept
the
Kindergarten-1st grade category by earning 1st, 2nd and
3rd places respectively.
First place winner Abbie
Photos provided
Announcements
Makinley
comes home
Smith joins Farm Bureau

Paula Smith of Lapeer has
joined Farm Bureau Insurance
as a new agent serving the
area. She is working out of
the Farm Bureau Insurance
office at 800 West St., Suite
A, Lapeer.
Smith recently completed
an extensive career development program for new agents,
which prepared her for the
state licensing examination
and provided instruction in all
areas of property/casualty and
life/health insurance.
Smith also attended training at the Farm Bureau
Insurance home office in
Lansing. Farm Bureau
Insurance agents are licensed
to sell all lines of insurance,
including life, home, auto,
farm, retirement, Lake
Estate and business.
Ryan
and
Alisyn
Chamberlain of Joliet,
Illinois, are proud to announce
the birth of their daughter,
Makinley Elaine, born on
January 19, 2016, at 2:37 PM.
Makinley weighed 6 lbs, 7 oz
and was 20 inches long. She
was welcomed home by big
brothers Jude and Keegan.
Proud grandparents are
Richard Chamberlain of
Highland, Arturo and Linda
Sanchez of Rockledge,
Florida, and David and Shelly
Themm of Imlay City. Greatgrandparents are Elaine
Chamberlain of Waterford
and Shirley Themm of
Almont.
Biolchini on Deans list

Michigan Technological
University has released the
Deans List for the 2015 fall
semester. Of the 7,100 students enrolled for the Fall
Semester, 1,541 achieved
Deans List status.
Among the honorees is
Clare Biolchini of Almont,
who is a graduate of Almont
High School majoring in
Mechanical Engineering.
Michigan Technological
University (mtu.edu) is a
leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a
prosperous and sustainable
world. Michigan Tech offers
more than 130 undergraduate
and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest
resources; computing; technology; business; economics;
natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.
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VanDenBergs poster went on

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Lansing, where it placed
second overall in the K-1st
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GVS releases Deans list

Grand Valley State
University announces the
names of students who were
placed on the deans list for
the Fall 2015 semester concluding in December. The list
includes those students who
have maintained a 3.5 grade
point average and been
enrolled in a minimum of 12
credits. The honor is noted on
the students official records.
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Abbie VanDenBerg poses for photo with her winning entry in the Lapeer Conservation District
Poster Contest. Her creation earned a 2nd place
overall in the state competition.
dents critical thinking and

problem solving skills.
Students honored for the
fall semester include:
Allenton: Trevor J.
Nichols
Almont:
Carlie
K.
Lawrence; Ashleigh M. Muir;
Haley L. Tolitsky; Emily A.
Tomaszewski
Armada: Faith M.
Barzyk;
Rose
M.
Cunningham; Meghan A.
Forest; Sarah A. Haller
Capac: Dayna N. Ball;
Riley N. Katkic; Travis M.
Tullio
Dryden: Shelby L.
Grzywacz; Evan E. Huck;
Erin M. Stiefel
Imlay City: Tabatha L.
Gulino; Kelsey A. Johnson.
Register for IC Boys Baseball

IMLAY CITY Registration for the 2016 Imlay
City Boys Baseball season is underway. Parents are
invited to attend a meeting/final registration at Borland
Elementary School on March 15th. The meeting will take
place at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Imlay City Boys
Baseball is summer recreation baseball, and is open for
children ages 5-17. Registration forms can be downloaded from the league website at www.icboysbaseball.com.
Registration deadline is March 21, 2016. Email icbb@
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Almont students excel

in poster competition
the Lapeer Conservation
District.
The theme for this years
competition was: Local
HeroesYour Hardworking
Photo provided
ALMONT Each year

Almont High School art
students participate in the
local Conservation Poster
Contest
sponsored
by
Almont student Emily Mausts winning design.
Pollinators.
Almont Art teacher Lisa
Wright
explained
that
students
works
were
evaluated by the judges based
on their grade levels, including grades K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9
and 10-12.
At the local level,
participating students posters
were judged for their
visual appeal, originality and
overall
conservation
message.
Almont students whose
posters placed at the local
level and moved on to the
State poster contest.
Those students included:
Sydney Torres, Brooke
Haskins, Emily Maust, Maria
Bussone, Hayley Torres,
Adam
Finn,
Hanna
Szydlowski and Alec Giles.
At the state competition,
the posters of high school
Photo provided
Young artists help spread word about conservation
Almont High School students Alec Giles, Brooke Haskins and Hanna
Szydlowski with certificates they earned for winning poster designs in Lapeer
Conservation District contest.
student Sydney Torres and
middle schooler Emily
Maust garnered first-place
honors in their respective age
groups, thus enabling them
inclusion in the national
poster competition.
And the honors did not
end there. At the nationals,
Sydneys poster earned her a
third-place in her age group.
Lisa Wright said Sydney
expressed
surprised
to
her success at all three
competition levels.
I was so shocked but
excited when I found out I
won at all the levels, said
Sydney. I remember placing
back when I was in
ninth grade. I was delighted
to hear I had won again.
Sydney said conservation
is an issue young people
must take seriously.

The
message
of
conservation is important,
said Sydney. By doing this
contest, it helps teens and
children be more aware of the
environmental impact on the
planet.
Lisa Wright has been
teaching art at Almont
Community Schools for the
past 16 years.
Whoever the next president is,

50 Capac youths will be there
By Maria Brown
CAPAC The guest of

honor is still unknown,
but Capac High School
students and staff are making
plans to attend Washington,
D.C.s biggest party of 2017.
Principal Nicole Kirby
said 50 students in grades
10-12 will get the chance to
travel to the nations
capitol next January to
witness the inauguration of
the United States next
president.
The school board gave
their blessing last month and
tonight (Feb. 24), Kirby
will host a parent meeting to
further explain their plans.
Giving the trip a big
boost
is an anonymous
donation of $10,000 given in
honor of the late Capac
educator Ken Marzka.
We have not finalized
the itinerary yet, but it
will include Inaugural Day
events
such
as
the
Oath of Office, Presidential
$30 per year

Inaugural Address and the

Inaugural
Parade.
The
following night students are
invited to an exclusive
student inaugural dance and
social, Kirby said.
I am really excited for
the students to be part of an
historical event.
Kirby said theyre working with a company,
WorldStrides, to plan the trip.
Marzka was a longtime
teacher and coach in the
Capac School District until
his retirement in 2000. He
passed away last November
at the age of 77.
The 2017 presidential
inauguration will take
$32 per year
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According to a sample
itinerary on the WorldStrides
website, a four-day trip to
the nations capitol includes
visits to Arlington National
Cemetery, the Pentagon
Memorial and a photo-op
outside the White House on
Day 1; the inaugural parade,
address and oath of office
on Day 2; Capitol Hill tours
and visits to the National
Archives and Smithsonian
museums before a student
inaugural dance and social on
Day 3 and visits to
various veteran and war The trip to the nations capitol is made possible, in
memorials on Day 4 before part, by a donation given in memory of Ken
departing for home.
Marzka, a former Capac educator.
Architect of the Capitol photo
Capac students plan trip to inauguration
Nominate individuals
for Liberty Bell award
of freedom under the law and

the United States Constitution.
If you know of such a
nominee, find more information and applications on the
Lapeer
County
Bar
Association Facebook page.
The Lapeer County
Liberty Bell Award winner
will compete against other
county winners for the statewide Liberty Bell Award
which is given annually by
the State Bar of Michigan.
LAPEERCOUNTY
The Lapeer County Bar
Association will be awarding
a non-lawyer citizen of
Lapeer the Liberty Bell
Award at its annual Bar
Association Dinner in June
2016.
This award exemplifies
and recognizes outstanding
achievement in giving of
the recipients time and energy to strengthen the effectiveness of the American system
Spartans celebrate Snowcoming

Members of the Imlay City High School Senior Snowcoming Court are (front, l-r) Rachel Kulin, Mary
Miller, Peighton Roberts, Cassie Malhado, Cendra Bollini and Ericka Lathrop, (back) Connor
Kensington, Seth Hawthorne, Mike Nadrowski, Cole Inwood, Tyler Livinston and Jake Lesniak. The
king and queen will be crowned during Fridays basketball contest against Algonac.
Ten local businesses at March 7 Job Fair

By Tom Wearing
TRI-CITYAREA
Several local businesses have
agreed to participate in the
Local Job Fair slated for
Monday, March 7.
Co-sponsored by the
Imlay City and Almont
Downtown
Development
Authorities (DDAs), the event
runs from 3-6 p.m. at Country
Side Banquet Center in Imlay
City.
Almont DDADirector
Free lavender growing workshop

TRI-CITY AREA Artist, writer, and lavender
farmer Iris Lee Underwood will offer a free workshop
called Growing Lavender and Learning Good Husbandry
at the Oxford Public Library at 7 p.m. on March 10.
Visitors are invited to bring their favorite china cup and
gather around the librarys fireplace to sip lavender tea as
Iris shares her passion for growing lavender and learning
to live a sustainable life. The Oxford Library is located at
530 Pontiac Road in Oxford. Call 248-628-3034 for more
information.
Nancy Boxey said that as of

Tuesday, ten local businesses
had registered and will have
representatives in attendance
for the purpose of meeting
with potential employees.
Participating businesses
will include: Pinnacle Foods,
Grabill Windows & Doors,
American Tree, Vintech
Industries, Champion Bus,
State Farm Insurance, Speedy
Q Markets, Skyline Camp &
Retreat Center and Kelly
Services.
Representatives
from
MichiganWorks! will also be
available to job seekers needing help with creating or
updating their resumes.
A similar jointly-coordinated job fair at Almont High
School in 2015, resulted in
some of those attendees finding employment.

Boxey noted that many
Michigan manufacturers are
reporting difficulty in finding
qualified applicants to fill
vacant positions; including
some in Imlay City and
Almont.
We hope to be able to
link local job seekers with
available jobs in our area,
said Boxey. It is vital to our
local economy that these
positions are filled by local
workers.
information about the March
7 Local Job Fair, contact
Nancy Boxey at 810-7988125
or
Imlay
City
DDADirector Dana Walker
at 810-724-2135.
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Sports
Imlay City sends

three to D-2 finals
Mullins, Pauli and Shaw
to compete at Palace
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
D-2 Finals page 4-B
Photo by Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY Imlay

City will be represented by three
competitors at the Division 2
individual wrestling state finals
scheduled for March 3-5 at The
Palace of Auburn Hills.
They saw to it that their

ticket was punched thanks to
their top-four weight class showings last Saturday at a regional it
hosted.
Jaykob Shaw headlined for
Imlay City that day, earning a
Spartans win, 77-55

Imlay City cruises past Almont in BWAC
By Kevin Kissane
Chase Kapron, of Almont, looks to steal the ball

from Imlay Citys Travis Gould in last weeks
game.
TRI-CITY AREA Imlay City turned back

visiting Almont, 77-55, in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity boys basketball matchup on
Tuesday, February 16.
With the outcome, Imlay City raises its mark
to 14-2 overall and 9-1 as far as BWAC clashes
are concerned. Almont watches their record fall to
5-10 this season, including a 3-7 league showing.
In Tuesdays matchup, Imlay City charged out
to an 18-9 advantage after one quarter was over
with.
The next eight-minute stretch would see Imlay
City net 14 points and Almont manage 11, leaving
the former with a 32-20 halftime lead to protect.
When the action resumed, Imlay City continued to pull away. Aided by a 26-16 third quarter
edge, the Spartans pushed their cushion to 58-36
with 24 minutes gone.
Imlay City and Almont hit for 19 points apiece
during the final eight minutes of action, giving the
former a 77-55 victory to celebrate when the clock
zeroed out for the final time.
Seth Reiff (18), Hunter Galbraith (16), Curtis
Homer (12) and David Hart (10) led Imlay City
with double digit point totals. The Spartans also
Mike Nadrowski, of Imlay City, is pressured by Almonts Tom Lulgjuraj in last weeks game.
Imlay Citys Jaykob Shaw (top) battles for mat position

in Saturdays individual regional.
Capac sends four,

Almont three on
to D-3 state finals
By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA Capac

and Almont qualified four and
three wrestlers, respectively, to
the Division 3 individual state
wrestling finals slated for March
3-5 at The Palace of Auburn
Hills.
They earned the right to
compete there thanks to top-four
weight division placings last
Saturday at a regional hosted by
Richmond High School.
Jeremy Webster supplied
Capacs top showing that day,
furnishing
a
first. Webster
advanced to the
championship
confrontation at
285
pounds
where he prevailed over Mt.
Morris
foe
David Ott via Webster
injury default.
Paul Livermore gave Capac
a second. Livermore reached the
152-pound title tilt where he
dropped a 12-4 verdict to CrosD-3 Finals page 4-B
Spartans page 4-B
IMLAY CITY Armada stunned

host Imlay City, 53-51, in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity boys basketball confrontation last Friday night.
With the result, Armada moves
to 11-6 and 6-5. Imlay City drops to
14-3 and 9-2.
In Fridays confrontation, Armada
took a 9-7 edge after one quarter was
done.
The next eight-minute stretch
of hoops saw Imlay City bounce back
with a 16-13 advantage, good for a
23-22 lead at the half.
When play resumed, Imlay City
established some much-needed breathing room. Aided by a 17-8 third quarter edge, the Spartans pushed their
cushion to 40-30 with 24 minutes
gone.
Armada then outscored Imlay City
23-11 over the last eight minutes of

action, pulling out a 51-33 victory.
Adam Job paced Armada with 15
points.
For Imlay City, Seth Reiff (20
points) proved their toughest
player to stop. He was backed by
Hunter Galbraith (12 points),
Griffin Schirmer (nine), Jose Castro
(four), David Hart (three), Jordan
Lesniak
(two)
and
Mike
Nadrowski (one).
Imlay City defeats BWAC foe Capac

By Kevin Kissane
Imlay Citys Abby Schefka (L) protects the ball

from Capacs Dyman Huss (R) in Wednesdays
game.
TRI-CITY AREA
Imlay City notched a 53-26
victory over Capac in a
Blue
Water
Area
Conference varsity girls
basketball meeting it hosted last Wednesday night.
With the result, Imlay
City moves to 11-6 overall
and 9-2 when they square
off versus BWAC rivals.
Capac slips to 4-13 this
season, featuring a 1-10
league standing.
In
Wednesdays
meeting, Imlay City
grabbed a 9-5 edge after

one quarter was complete.
Quarter two saw Imlay
City produce 17 points and
Capac generate nine,
giving them a 26-14 halftime advantage to protect.
When the action
resumed, Imlay City further distanced themselves
from their opposition.
Thanks to a 19-7 third
quarter edge, the Spartans
went up 45-21 with 24
minutes elapsed.
Imlay City then outscored Capac 8-5 from that
Imlay City page 4-B
Capac 125-pounder Anthony Trudo looks to finish off a

win in Saturdays individual regional in Richmond.
By Kevin Kissane
Armada stuns Imlay City, 53-51
Almont 140-pounder Jacob Battani (top) is in command

of his individual regional match Saturday in Richmond.
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Competitive Cheer
Imlay City, Almont

end cheer seasons
By Kevin Kissane
Gabby Schlagel, Keegan

DeMara, Lexi Guererro,
Jaclyn Buehrle, Miranda
Buehrle, Shianne Calkins,
Ashlynn Fistler, Jayme Hein,
Brianna Knee, Ashley Kroll,
Arianna
Maust,
Rita
McGowan and Sara Ranucci
represented Almont that day.
Hollie Rager, Gina
Abbott, Makenna Schocke,
Katie Ferguson, Cameron
Jeffries, Serena Bara, Janet
Felbarth, Kaitlin Pudvay and
Samantha Giovannangeli
competed for Imlay City.
Capac brought home a top finish from last Saturdays district competition in Lake Orion. They are front
row (L to R) Reagan Wittstock, Karly Klug, Hunter Smith, Morgan Woods, Megan Woods and Alaina
Pawlowski; and back Haydn Hurley, Shelbi McKeown, Ashley Andrus, Catherine Helzer, Camden
Gaedcke, Sidney Birkett and coach Taylor Smith.
Capac earns district cheer title

By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA
The Capac Competitive Cheer
team made sure that their
successful season would
continue at least another

week, accomplishing the feat
with a first-place finish last
Saturday at a Division 4
district hosted by Lake Orion
High School.
It marked the first time in
Spartans fourth at Brandon

By Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City Competitive
Cheer
team
placed
fourth Saturday, February
13
at
the
Brandon
Invitational.
Imlay City mounted a
609-point total en route to

that showing.
Hollie Rager, Makenna
Schocke,
Samantha
Giovannangeli,
Kaitlin
Pudvay, Katie Ferguson,
Janet Felbarth, Serena
Bara, Cameron Jeffries and
Gina Abbott competed for
Imlay City that day.
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school history Capac has

earned the distinction of
district champions.
Capacs winning total that
day was 718.96 points.
Whitmore Lake 709.64
points, Memphis (677.6) and
Wixom St. Catherine of Siena
(675.64) rounded out the
top-four schools.
Those squads advance to
this Saturdays regional at
Mason High School. The
competition is slated to get
underway at 6 p.m.
Five other squads were a
part of the district field.
Their ranks consisted of
Lutheran Westland (627.9
points), Dryden (595.68),
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Shelbi
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and Elisabeth DeBellis competed for Dryden that day.
TRI-CITY AREA
The Imlay City and Almont
Competitive Cheer teams
took ninth and 11th, respectively, at a Division 3 district
last Saturday.
Yale High School is
where the action unfolded.
Notre Dame Prep edged
Richmond, 776.06 points to
775.3, for team honors that
day. Armada pulled up third,
thanks to an output of 758.02
points, and Algonac tallied
735.82 for fourth.
Those squads continue
their postseason path this
Saturday at a regional hosted
by Flint Kearsley High
School. The competition is
scheduled for 6 p.m.
Eight other schools competed at the district level.
Clawson (713.9 points), Yale
(710.24), Madison Heights
Lamphere (707.86), CrosLex (701.5), Imlay City
(679.52), Marine City (679.4),
Almont (678.56) and New Janet Felbarth performs
Haven (579.6) held down for Imlay City at districts
places five through 12.
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Dryden handles Mayville, 60-44

By Kevin Kissane
DRYDEN Dryden
made host Mayville absorb a
60-44 loss in a North Central
Thumb League varsity boys
basketball meeting last Friday
night.
With the result, Dryden
goes to 13-3 and 9-2.
Capacs Jared Roosen directs the offense in last

Fridays BWAC battle with Richmond.
Richmond bounces
back to top Capac
By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC The Capac

varsity boys basketball team
slipped to 6-11 overall and
3-8 when they square off versus Blue Water Area
Conference rivals following a
50-35 setback versus visiting
Richmond last Friday night.
In Fridays clash, Capac
bolted out to a 9-4 advantage
after one quarter was over
with.
The next eight minutes of
action saw Richmond amass
19 points and Capac generate
eight. That left Richmond
holding a 23-17 lead at the
halftime break.
When the action resumed,
Richmond padded its cushion
some. Thanks to a 9-6 third

quarter edge, the Blue Devils
widened the gap to 32-23
with 24 minutes gone.
Richmond then outscored
Capac 18-12 the rest of the
way, putting the finishing
touches on a 50-35 win.
DSean Hamilton (26,
featuring a trey) and Chase
Churchill (19, with a triple)
paced Richmond with double
digit point totals.
For Capac, Noah Burgess
led the way with 14 points.
He was given assistance in
the scoring department by
Andrew Sams (nine points),
Nathan Lietz (a trifecta),
Louis Aguinaga and Jacob
Parski (three each), Brent
Boers (two) and Jared Roosen
(one).
By Kevin Kissane
DRYDEN The Dryden

varsity boys basketball team
moved into a three-way tie
for
first
place
with
Kingston and Deckerville,
accomplishing the feat with a
62-48 triumph against host
Carsonville-Port Sanilac in a
North Central Thumb League
encounter on Tuesday,
By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC
Capac
dropped a 58-40 verdict to
visiting Yale in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity
boys basketball contest on
With the decision, Capac
now stands at 6-10 and 3-7.
In Tuesdays contest, Yale
forged an 11-6 advantage
after one quarter was done.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Yale add 21
points to their total, while
holding Capac to seven. That
pushed Yales cushion to
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In Tuesdays encounter,
Dryden spotted CarsonvillePort Sanilac a 12-4 advantage
after one quarter was history.
Quarter number two
would see Dryden step up
their play significantly. It was
there they amassed 21 points
and Carsonville-Port Sanilac
generated 11, forging a
25-23 halftime lead as a

result.
Dryden picked up where it
left off. Aided by a 21-10
third quarter edge, the
Cardinals widened the gap to
46-33 with 24 minutes
elapsed.
Dryden then outscored
Carsonville-Port
Sanilac
16-15 from that point on,
leaving the floor with a 62-48
victory to celebrate.
John DelCampo paced
Dryden with 20 points,
including a trifecta. He was
backed by Max Kage
(nine points), Justin Knox
(eight, featuring a pair of
treys), Trey Raab (eight, with
a triple), Sean Riley (six),
Evan Pocius (four), Ethan
Hyatt and Logan Carpenter (a
trifecta each), plus Jake
Hagemeister (one).
32-13 at the halftime break.

Yale struck with a 13-8
third quarter edge to go ahead
45-21 with 24 minutes gone.
Capac then put together a
19-13
fourth
quarter
rally, only to fall 58-40 when

the final scores were tallied.
Cody Kegley led Yale
with 26 points, including four
trifectas.
Jared Roosen paced
Capac with 13 points. The
Chiefs also had Noah

Burgess (seven points),
Trevor Boers (six), Louis
Aguinaga (five), Nathan Lietz
(four, featuring a trey), Jacob
Parski (a triple) and Brent
Boers (two).
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basketball team fell by a slim
one-point
margin
to
Cros-Lex in a Blue Water
Area Conference meeting last
Friday night.
When the final scores
were added up, Cros-Lex
escaped with a 58-57 win at

Almonts expense.
With
the
outcome,
Almont drops to 5-11 overall
and 3-8 when they square
off versus Blue Water Area
Conference adversaries.
Austin Smith paced
Cros-Lex that evening.
Smith finished with 22

points. Matthew Benson (13
points) hit for double figures
as well.
Keagan Biscorner also
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Cros-Lexs win. Biscorner
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grabbed 10 rebounds.
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Imlay Citys Ella Merlo looks over her offensive

options versus Capac last Wednesday.
Imlay City bows out in regionals

By Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City wrestling team
saw their bid for a spot in
their regional championship
denied, dropping a 42-21
verdict to Marysville in a
Division 2 semifinal encounter last Wednesday.

Goodrich High School is
where the action unfolded.
With
the
decision,
Imlay City watched a 16-7
dual match campaign draw to
a close.
Pat Pauli led Imlay City
with a win via the

pinfall route. It took him 2:35
to stop Jeff Armstrong at 189
pounds.
Blake Porter (160) gave
Imlay City a victory by void.
Imlay City also received
triumphs
by
decision
courtesy of Wesley Hampton,
Hunter Mullins and Jaykob

Shaw. Hampton notched a 6-3
win against Brent King at
119
pounds;
Mullins
secured a 9-3 victory over
135-pound foe Wyatt Grimes; Imlay Citys Kendall Sommer rips down a rebound
and Shaw contributed a 6-4 as Capacs Alexis Wesch looks on in BWAC play.
triumph against Dan Bell at
215 pounds.
Imlay City: Defeat Capac

from page 1-B
Mullins
Pauli
Shaw
second.
Shaw
reached
the title match at 215 pounds
where he was stopped by
Hollys Jimmy Gray with 58
seconds elapsed.
Hunter Mullins provided
Imlay City with a third.
Mullins closed out a success-
ful day on the mat when

he pinned Auburn Hills
Avondale 130-pound counterpart Kyle Gray with 4:45
gone.
Pat Pauli gave Imlay City
a third as well. Pauli wrapped
up his run at 189 pounds with
a 4-2 victory over Marysvilles
Dan Bell.
D-2 Finals: To the Palace

from page 1-B
Imlay City 119-pounder Noah Scillian (front) tightens his hold on a foe in regional action.
Almont 152-pounder Kyle Barr (R) competes at an

individual wrestling regional Saturday in
Richmond.
point on, assuring themselves

of a 53-26 triumph at nights
end.
Ashton Combs led Imlay
City with 22 points. The
Spartans also had Kendall
Sommer (10 points), Abby
Schefka (six), Cameron
Katkic
and
Elizabeth
Shirling (four each), Melissa
Rahn (three) plus Ericka
Lathrop and Madalinn
Thibodeau (two apiece) connect.
Schefka and Sommer
Spartans: Cruise by Almont

from page 1-B
Wojie
Trudo
Livermore
Battani
Barr
Glenn
paced Imlay City as far as

rebounds were concerned,
pulling down 12 missed shots
each. Combs added nine
rebounds to the Spartans
cause.
Lathrop added five assists
to Imlay Citys cause.
Megan Jamison paced
Capac with 11 points. She
was backed by Alexis Wesch
(five points), Meredith Moore
(three), Alexys Anderson and
Emma Shellenbarger (two
apiece) plus Dyman Huss,
Kristen Payne and Shelby
Husovsky (one each).
received points courtesy of

Griffin Schirmer (nine
points), Mike Nadrowski
(four), Jose Castro, Noah
Galbraith and Travis Gould
(two each) plus Mitch Allen
and Jared Stryker (one
apiece).
Drew Revoldt paced

Almont with 10 points. He
was backed by Zach
Revoldt, Ethan Hall and
Chase Kapron (eight points
apiece), Zach Wichman (six),
Eric Conn (five), Dante
Dudek and Nathan Miller
(four each) along with Nick
Terry (two).
Imlay Citys Pat Pauli (R) took third in his weight

class Saturday at individual regionals.
Ethan Hall, of Almont, brings the ball up the floor

in his teams BWAC clash versus Imlay City.
Capac 152-pounder Paul Livermore works for a fall

in an opening round bout at individual regionals.
Imlay City 130-pounder Hunter Mullins makes sure

his mat adversary does not elude his hold at
regionals.
Lexs Colin Lieber.

Anthony Trudo provided
Capac with a third. Trudo
concluded his run at 125
pounds when he pinned
Hemlocks Landon Honsinger
with 4:26 gone.
Dylan Wojie rounded out
the list of Capac placewinners that day with a fourth.
Wojie ended his day on the
mats when he was pinned by
Clawson 103-pounder Katlyn
Pizzo.
Jacob Battani and Boyd
Glenn led Almont with seconds that day. Battani gained

admittance to the championship bout at 140 pounds
where he fell 12-5 to
Millingtons Brady Payne
and Glenn made it to the 171pound title clash where he
lost by injury default to
Richmonds
Colton
McKiernan.
Kyle Barr was the other
Almont grappler who placed,
turning in a fourth. Barr
wrapped up his run at 152
pounds with a 7-5 setback to
Birch Runs Malachi Breece.
from page 1-B
D-3 Finals: Seven move on
Almont Coach Jose Andrades talks to his ballclub

during a timeout last week versus Imlay City.
Girls Basketball
By Kevin Kissane
Almonts Megan Swank (L) and Paige Walton (R)

right battle a Yale foe for a rebound on Monday.
CAPAC Capac wound

up 10 points short when the
final scores were added up,
dropping a 38-28 verdict to
visiting Richmond in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity girls basketball battle
last Friday night.
With the final, Capac
slips to 4-14 and 1-11.
In Fridays battle, Capac
grabbed a 6-4 edge after one
quarter was complete.
Quarter number two saw
Richmond manage 13 points
and Capac produce seven,
leaving the former with a
Imlay City turns back Armada, 53-39

By Kevin Kissane
Almont pulls out

31-30 win over Yale
By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Almont
pulled out a 31-30 victory
over visiting Yale in a
Blue Water Area Conference
varsity girls basketball
battle Monday night.
In Mondays battle, Yale
took a 13-10 edge after one
quarter was over with.
The second quarter of
play saw Almont generate
nine points and Yale
manage two. That left
Almont up by a 19-15 count
at the halftime break.
Yale struck with a 7-5 third
17-13 halftime lead to protect.

Richmond struck with a 14-10
third quarter edge to go ahead
31-23 with 24 minutes gone.
Richmond then outscored
Capac 7-5 from the point on,
closing out a 38-28 win.
Allison Swantek paced
Richmond with 11 points. She
drained three triples along the
way.
Megan Jamison (11
points, including a trifecta)
led Capac that evening. She
was backed by Meredith
Moore (nine points) plus
Dyman Huss and Alexis Kelsey Payne, of Capac, takes the ball to the hoop
against Richmond in Fridays confrontation.
Wesch (four each).
City improves to 12-6 overall

and 10-2 versus BWAC foes.
In Fridays contest,
Imlay City grabbed a 12-10
edge after one quarter was
history.
Quarter two saw Imlay
City widen the gap some. It
was there the Spartans netted
13 points and Armada
managed eight, good for a

25-18 lead at the half.
When play resumed,
Imlay City continued to pull
away. Thanks to a 16-9 third
quarter edge, the Spartans
went up 41-27 with 24 minutes gone.
Imlay City and Armada
then hit for 12 points apiece
IMLAY CITY Imlay

City downed visiting Armada,
53-39, in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity girls
basketball contest last Friday
night.
quarter edge. That trimmed With the outcome, Imlay
their deficit to 24-22 at the
time.
Almont then withstood a
8-7 fourth quarter rally to
leave the floor with a 31-30
now stands at 3-13 and 3-8.
The next eight-minute
By Kevin Kissane
victory to their credit.
In Thursdays encounter, stretch of hoops saw Mayville
Meredith Rinke led
Dryden forged a 7-5 edge net three points as did Dryden.
Almont with 14 points. The DRYDEN Dryden fell after one quarter had ended. That left Mayville up by a
Raiders
also
received by a narrow 26-21 count to Quarter two saw Mayville 17-15 count with 24 minutes
points courtesy of Kirsten host Mayville in a North accumulate nine points and elapsed.
Schapman (five), Rebecca Central Thumb League Dryden
manage
five, Mayville then outscored
Measel and Lizzie Rinke varsity girls basketball staking the former to a 14-12 Dryden 9-6 the rest of the
(four
apiece),
Grace encounter last Thursday.
advantage at the halftime way, assuring themselves of a
Zimmerman (three) and With the result, Dryden break.
26-21 win.
Megan Swank (one).
Mackenzie DeSloover
proved Yales top scoring
threat. She finished with a
12-point performance.
ALMONT Almont with.
cushion some. Thanks to a
fell by a 38-29 count to Quarter number two, 7-5 third quarter edge, the
visiting Kingston in a though, would belong to Cardinals took a 25-17 advannon-league varsity girls Kingston. It was there they tage with 24 minutes gone.
basketball confrontation on netted 16 points and Almont Kingston then outscored
managed four, leaving Almont 13-12 the rest of
In
Tu e s d a y s them with an 18-12 halftime the way, putting the
confrontation, Almont bolted lead to protect.
finishing touches on a 38-29
out
to
an
8-2
advantage
after

When
the
action
resumed,
win.
elapsed.
one
quarter
was
over
Kingston
padded
there
For Almont, Kirsten
Cros-Lex then outscored
Almont 15-11 the rest of the
way, finishing off a 52-33
win.
Kirsten Schapman paced
Almont with 10 points,
Inwood (IC)
including one field goal of
BOYS
WRESTLING
Pagano (A)
Team
League
Overall
the three-point variety. The
Arms (A)
BASKETBALL
LEADERS
Dryden 9-2 13-3
remaining Raider points went
Mardlin (C)
J. Navarro (C)
to Meredith Rinke (six), STATLEADERS
MOST WINS
Martini (A)
Abbey Johnson (four, featur- SCORING
Livermore (C)
47
Lynch (IC)
ing a trey), Lizzie Rinke
Trudo (C)
47
G P Avg.
GIRLS
Morse (IC)
J. Battani (A)
40
17 261 15.4
(four), Megan Swank (three), Reiff (IC)
BASKETBALL Shaw (IC)
40
MOST PINS
Elizabeth Kerby and Grace DelCampo (D) 16 240 15.0
Pauli (IC)
38
Schirmer (IC)
14 192 13.7
Trudo (C)
STATLEADERS Mullins (IC)
Zimmerman (two each) along Z. Revoldt (A) 13 166 12.8
38
Livermore (C)
with Paige Walton and Kage (D)
Glenn (A)
36
16 177 11.1
Shaw (IC)
SCORING
Hampton (IC)
36
15 165 11.0
J. Battani (A)
Isabella Meszaros (one Burgess (C)

G P Avg.
Detroyer (C)
35
D. Revoldt (A)
13 139 10.7
Hampton (IC)
apiece).
Combs (IC)
17 375 22.1
Wojie (IC)
35
Knox (D)
16 145 9.1
Smith (C)
Miranda Zaremba paced

Mayville with 10 points.
For Dryden, Mia Sliman
led the way with 10 points.
Sliman drained a triple along
the way. The Cardinals also
had McKenna Rudd (six
points), Katie Schenkel
(three) and Kelli Schenkel
(two) connect.
Almont drops encounter to Kingston
Schapmans
11-point
performance set the pace. She
drained one triple along
the way. The remaining
Raider points went to
Meredith Rinke (nine),
Lizzie Rinke (three) along
with Rebecca Measel, Paige
Walton
and
Elizabeth
Kerby (two each).
Stats and Standings
Athlete of the Week
Aguinaga (C)
H. Galbraith (IC)
Nadrowski (IC)
Sams (C)
Homer (IC)
B. Boers (C)

DelCampo (D)
Burgess (C)
Nadrowski (IC)
H. Galbraith (IC)
D. Revoldt (A)

DelCampo (D)
Sams (C)
Z. Revoldt (A)
ASSISTS
Imlay City junior

215-pounder Jaykob
Shaw took second in his
weight class Saturday at
a Division 2 wrestling
regional.
For his effort, Shaw
shares our Boys Athlete
of the Week honor.
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REBOUNDING
STEALS
Capac senior Jeremy

Webster won the 285pound weight class
Saturday at a Division 3
wrestling regional.
For his effort, Webster
shares our Boys Athlete
of the Week honor.
the rest of the way, leaving

the former with a 53-39 win
to celebrate at nights end.
Ashton Combs led Imlay
City with a 28-point performance. Abby Schefka (nine
points), Cameron Katkic and
Kendall Sommer (six each)
and Cassie Malhado (four)
supported her performance.
Dryden drops a 26-21 NCTL nailbiter
Almont returns from

Cros-Lex with loss
ALMONT Almont
returned from Cros-Lex with
a 52-33 loss in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity
girls basketball matchup last
Friday night.
With the result, Almont
falls to 6-11 this season and
3-8 as far as BWAC clashes
are concerned.
In Fridays matchup,
Cros-Lex jumped out to a
14-6 advantage after one
quarter had ended.
The middle two quarters
saw Cros-Lex generate 23
total points and Almont manage 16, giving the former a
37-22 edge with 24 minutes
Capac falls at home to Richmond

Reiff (IC)
Sams (C)
Z. Revoldt (A)
Castro (IC)
G R Avg.
16 158 9.9
15 142 9.5
17 145 8.5
17 133 7.8
13 84 6.5
G S Avg.
16 47 2.9
15 33 2.2
13 27 2.1
G
17
15
13
17
A Avg.
67 3.9
49 3.3
33 2.5
41 2.4
BOYS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City 9-2
14-3
Capac 3-8 6-11
Almont 3-8 5-11
Jamison (C)
Wakerley (D)
Schefka (IC)
Huss (C)
18 197
12 116
17 130
18 127
10.9
9.7
7.8
7.1
REBOUNDING
G R Avg.
17 199 11.7
18 150 8.3
17 135 7.9

Combs (IC)
Huss (C)
Schefka (IC)
STEALS

Huss (C)
Combs (IC)
C. Katkic (IC)
ASSISTS

C. Katkic (IC)
Huss (C)
Combs (IC)
G S Avg.
18 66 3.7
17 56 3.3
17 44 2.6
G
17
18
17
A Avg.
49 2.9
41 2.3
38 2.2
GIRLS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City 10-2
12-6
Almont 3-7 6-11
Capac 1-11 4-14
Team
League
Overall
Dryden 3-8 4-13
Smith (C)
Scillian (IC)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Burchi (A)
Barr (A)
Webster (C)
Tyson (C)
Lee (C)
Plouse (IC)
Wheeler (C)
Spies (A)
Kulin (IC)
B. Louwsma (IC)
DeMara (A)
D. Navarro (C)
Hunter (A)
Hellebuyck (IC)
R. Battani (A)
Skarsvog (C)
Podgorski (C)
D. Kruse (A)
Porter (IC)
G. Navarro (C)
Canelo (C)
J. Louwsma (IC)
Fritz (C)
Dervishi (IC)
Morandi (IC)
C. Kruse (A)
Bartlett (A)
Shevnock (IC)
Querciagrossa (A)
Cody (A)
Jordon Phelps (A)
A. Rojas (IC)
Kline (IC)
Felder (IC)
Josh Phelps (A)
V. Rojas (C)
Powell (A)
Houghten (IC)
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32
30
29
29
28
28
27
24
23
22
21
19
18
18
16
15
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
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7
7
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
Pauli (IC)
Wojie (C)
Mullins (IC)
Webster (C)
Glenn (A)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Spies (A)
Detroyer (C)
Barr (A)
Scillian (IC)
D. Navarro (C)
Plouse (IC)
Kulin (IC)
Wheeler (C)
B. Louwsma (IC)
Tyson (C)
R. Battani (A)
D. Kruse (A)
Hellebuyck (IC)
Lee (C)
Burchi (A)
J. Louwsma (IC)
Hunter (A)
Porter (IC)
Podgorski (C)
Canelo (C)
Dervishi (IC)
DeMara (A)
Morandi (IC)
Querciagrossa (A)
G. Navarro (C)
Shevnock (IC)
Fritz (C)
Skarsvog (C)
A. Rojas (IC)
Jordon Phelps (A)
Kline (IC)
Felder (IC)
Cody (A)
C. Kruse (A)
Bartlett (A)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
36
31
31
30
27
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
14
14
13
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10
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
J. Navarro (C)
Mardlin (C)
Powell (A)
Arms (A)
Martini (A)
Pagano (A)
Houghten (IC)
Lynch (IC)
Morse (IC)
Inwood (IC)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Quick Pins
Wojie (C)
Pauli (IC)
Pauli (IC)
Trudo (C)
J. Battani (A)
Trudo (C)
Hunter (A)
Trudo (C)
Detroyer (C)
Webster (C)
Bartlett (A)
C. Kruse (A)
Smith (C)
Podgorski (C)
Trudo (C)
Tyson (C)
Smith (C)
Glenn (A)
C. Kruse (A)
Tyson (C)
Trudo (C)
G. Navarro (C)
Wheeler (C)
Livermore (C)
Fritz (C)
Livermore (C)
Glenn (A)
Burchi (A)
Trudo (C)
Burchi (A)
Livermore (C)
Webster (C)
Detroyer (C)
Webster (C)
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Wrestling Team
Standings
Team
League Overall
Imlay City
4-3
16-7
Capac 4-3 25-19
Almont 1-6 11-17
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY AND
SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a Presidential Primary and Special General Election will be held in the following Townships and Cities,
County of Lapeer, State of Michigan, within said Townships and Cities on
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016
at the place or places of holding the election in said township or city as
indicated below:
GOODRICH AREA SCHOOLS

OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory
rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other
property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue
per pupil foundation allowance. The remaining 2.3698 mills are only available
to be levied to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the
Headlee amendment to the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will only be
levied to the extent necessary to restore that reduction.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of taxes
which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other
property exempted by law, in Goodrich Area Schools, Genesee, Oakland and Lapeer Counties, Michigan, be renewed by 20.3698 mills ($20.3698 on each $1,000
of taxable valuation) for a period of 6 years, 2017 to 2022, inclusive, to provide
funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will
collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2017 is approximately
$1,107,788 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy)?
I, Dana M. Miller, Treasurer of Lapeer County, Michigan, hereby certify that according to MCLA 211.203 Sec. 3(3) as
of February 18, 2016, the records of this office indicate that the total of all voted increases over and above the tax
limitation established by the Constitution of the State of Michigan, in any local units of government affecting the
taxable property located in Lapeer County, Michigan, is as follows:
Unit (County)
Lapeer County
Rate
0.3300
0.7500
0.2500
0.1000
Use
MCF
E 9-1-1
Seniors
Veterans
Years Effective
2008-2017
2010-2019
2015-2018
2012-2017
Unit (Township)
Deerfield Township
Rate
0.2500
Use
GLTA
Years Effective
2011-2015
Elba Township
1.4692
0.2500
Fire
GLTA
2012-2015
2011-2015
Lapeer Township
0.2500
GLTA
2011-2015
Mayfield Township
0.2500
GLTA
2011-2015
Oregon Township
0.2500
GLTA
2011-2015
Unit (Schools)
Davison Community Schools
Rate
18.0000*
1.4116
1.0750
0.6900
Use
School Operating
Sinking Fund
Debt
Debt
Years Effective
2012-2016
2011-2016
1996-2017
2003-2024
LakeVille Community Schools
18.0000*
School Operating
2007-2016
Lapeer Community Schools
18.0000*
School Operating
2014-2018
North Branch Area Schools
18.0000*
School Operating
2012-2016
KINGSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL

I.
BONDING PROPOSAL
Shall Kingston Community School, Tuscola and Lapeer Counties, Michigan,

borrow the sum of not to exceed Six Million Ten Thousand Dollars ($6,010,000)
and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of:
Partially remodeling, equipping and re-equipping, and furnishing and refurnishing school buildings; acquiring, installing, and equipping school buildings
for instructional technology; acquiring and equipping school buses; erecting,
furnishing and equipping an outdoor concession/restroom facility; remodeling,
developing, equipping and improving playgrounds, athletic structures, athletic
facilities and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2016 is
3.10 mills ($3.10 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number
of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty (20)
years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to
retire this bond debt is 4.70 mills ($4.70 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and
the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
II. OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property
exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil
foundation allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against
all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in
Kingston Community School, Tuscola and Lapeer Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of
10 years, 2016 to 2025, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the
estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved
and levied in 2016 is approximately $349,804 (this is a renewal of millage which
expired with the 2015 tax levy)?
LAKEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION
EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND OTHER
HOMESTEAD PROPERTY
This millage will (1) allow the school district to continue to levy not more
than the statutory rate of 18.0000 mills on all property except homestead property
as required for the school district to continue to receive its full per pupil foundation allowance and (2) provide an additional 2.0000 mills in the event of future
Headlee rollbacks to continue to allow the school district to receive the full foundation allowance permitted by the state.
all taxable property, except principal residence and other homestead property as
defined by law, in LakeVille Community Schools, Counties of Genesee and Lapeer, State of Michigan, be increased to 20.0000 mills ($20.00 on each $1,000 of
taxable value) for ten (10) years, calendar years 2017 to 2026, inclusive? It is estimated that the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved
and 18.0000 mills are levied in the 2017 calendar year will be approximately
$1,008,602 from the local taxes authorized in this proposal. Revenues will be
disbursed to LakeVille Community Schools for the purpose of providing funds
for the operating expenses of the District.
The purpose of said Presidential Primary and Special General Election

is for voting for candidates seeking nomination to the office of President of
the United States.
The purpose of said Special General Election is for voting for candidates
for the following office: 82nd District State Representative partial term and
such other offices that are required by law to be elected at this election.
In addition to the election of candidates for various offices, the following
propositions will be voted on:
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT PROPOSITION
Shall the Township of Deerfield raise money by special assessment for
the purpose of Mosquito Abatement for the two fiscal years beginning 20162017 (collection will begin in 2015-2016) with the following maximum assessments:
Fifty-five and 00/100 ($55.00) dollars per year for each dwelling unit,
commercial building, and industrial building but not include barns, garages,
or sheds:
One and 00/100 ($1.00) dollars per year for each parcel of property that
is vacant or contains no buildings other than barns, garages, or sheds,
And shall the Township levy such an assessment for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $131,803.00
NORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIP

FIRE PROTECTION PROPOSITION
Shall the expired previous voted increases in the tax limitations imposed
under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in North Branch
Township of 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 1.5
mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks,
be renewed at and increased up to the original voted mills ($1.50 per $1,000
taxable value) and levied for four years, 2016 through 2019 inclusive, for
fire protection, raising an estimated $141,086.12 in the first year the millage
is levied?
GREATER LAPEER TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORITY RENEWAL MILLAGE PROPOSAL
This proposal renews the Operating fund millage that was approved by
the electors in 2010 and expires with the 2015 tax levy.
Shall the public transportation authority, Greater Lapeer Transportation
Authority (GLTA), for continued service as provided by Public Act 196
of 1986, as amended, for the purpose of supplementing the local funding
needed for all aspects of operating a public transportation system, levy a tax
of mill (that being twenty-five cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation) on real and personal property located within the City of Lapeer and
the Townships of Deerfield, Elba, Lapeer, Mayfield and Oregon for the years
2016 through 2020 inclusive, which is a period of five years?
DRYDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

MILLAGE PROPOSAL, BUILDING AND SITE
SINKING FUND TAX LEVY
all property in Dryden Community Schools, Lapeer County, Michigan, be
increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed
.75 mill ($0.75 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years,
2016, 2017 and 2018, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate
for sites for, and the construction or repair of, school buildings and all other
purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district
will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2016 is approximately
$133,000?
MAYVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other
property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue
per pupil foundation allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed
against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Mayville Community Schools, Tuscola and Lapeer Counties,
Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2016 to 2020, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect
if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2016 is approximately
$642,000 (this is a renewal of millage that expired with the 2015 tax levy)?
Unit (County)
Lapeer County
Rate
0.3300
0.7500
0.2500
0.1000
Use
MCF
E 9-1-1
Seniors
Veterans
Years Effective
2008-2017
2010-2019
2015-2018
2012-2017
Unit (Township)
Almont Township
Rate
1.0000
Use
Fire
Years Effective
2011-2015
Dryden Township
1.0000
Fire
2015-2020
Metamora Township
0.9392
Fire
2011-2021
*Except principal residence, qualified agricultural property and other property exempted by law.
Date: February 18, 2016
Unit (County)
Lapeer County
Rate
18.0000*
Use
School Operating
Unit (County)
Lapeer County
Rate
0.3300
0.7500
0.2500
0.1000
Use
MCF
E 9-1-1
Seniors
Veterans
Years Effective
2008-2017
2010-2019
2015-2018
2012-2017
Unit (Township)
Deerfield Township
Rate
0.2500
Use
GLTA
Years Effective
2011-2015
Oregon Township
0.2500
GLTA
2011-2015
Use
School Operating
Years Effective
2007-2016
Unit (Schools)
LakeVille Community Schools
Rate
18.0000*
Dana M. Miller____________
Treasurer of Lapeer County
Years Effective
2008-2017
2010-2019
2015-2018
2012-2017
Use
Fire Operating
First Responders
Years Effective
2015-2020
2015-2020
Unit (Schools)
Goodrich Area Schools
Rate
18.0000*
Use
School Operating
Years Effective
2010-2015
Unit (County)
Lapeer County
Unit (Schools)
Kingston Community Schools
Rate
0.3300
0.7500
0.2500
0.1000
Rate
18.0000*
Use
MCF
E 9-1-1
Seniors
Veterans
Use
School Operating
Years Effective
2008-2017
2010-2019
2015-2018
2012-2017
Years Effective
1996-2017
Unit (County)
Lapeer County
Rate
0.3300
0.7500
0.2500
0.1000
Use
MCF
E 9-1-1
Seniors
Veterans
Years Effective
2008-2017
2010-2019
2015-2018
2012-2017
Unit (Township)
Rich Township
Rate
2.0000
1.0000
Use
Mosquito
Road
Years Effective
2013-2016
2013-2016
Unit (Schools)
Mayville Community Schools
Rate
18.0000*
Use
School Operating
Years Effective
2012-2015
Years Effective
2015-2017
Use
MCF
E 9-1-1
Seniors
Veterans
Rate
1.0000
0.3842
Rate
0.3300
0.7500
0.2500
0.1000
Use
MCF
E 9-1-1
Seniors
Veterans
Years Effective
2008-2017
2010-2019
2015-2018
2012-2017
Unit (Township)
North Branch Township
Rate
1.0000
1.5000
0.5000
Use
Library
Fire
Roads
Years Effective
2012-2017
2008-2015
2012-2015
Unit (Schools)
North Branch Area Schools
Rate
18.0000*
Use
School Operating
Years Effective
2012-2016
Rate
0.3300
0.7500
0.2500
0.1000
Unit (Township)
Hadley Township
Unit (County)
Lapeer County
Unit (Schools)
Dryden Community Schools
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and Braille upon request.
Electors who wish to receive an absent voter ballot for the election by
mail, must submit their written request to their township or city clerk by 2:00
p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2016. The written request must specify which
partys ballot the voter wishes to receive.
THE POLLS of said election will be open at 7 oclock a.m. and will remain open until 8 oclock p.m. on said day of election. Questions regarding
the March 8, 2016 Presidential Primary and Special General Election may
be directed to your Township or City Clerks Office as noted on this page or
to the Lapeer County Clerks Office at (810) 245-4863.
THERESA M. SPENCER
LAPEER COUNTY CLERK
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Legal Announcements
EMMETT TOWNSHIP
NOTICE
ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING
VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ORDINANCE NO. 193.1

AMENDMENT TO
ALMONT VILLAGE
ZONING ORDINANCE
MARCH 9, 2016
EMMETT TOWNSHIP HALL
11100 DUNNIGAN ROAD
EMMETT, MI. 48022
7:00 p.m.
The Emmett Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2016/2017.
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED
TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS
HEARING.
A copy of the proposed budget will be available for public inspection at the
Township Hall, 11100 Dunnigan Rd., (M-21) Emmett, Mich.
The Emmett Township Board of Trustees complies with The Americans
Disabilities Act and if auxiliary aids or services are required at the meeting for
individuals with disabilities, please contact the Township Clerk (5) days prior to
said meeting.
THE REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WILL FOLLOW
THE BUDGET HEARING.

Beverly K. Brown,
Clerk
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An ordinance to rezone certain
property from the Single Family
Residential (R-1) zoning district to the
Central Business (C-1) zoning district.

THE VILLAGE OF ALMONT
ORDAINS:
The Almont Village Zoning
Ordinance and Map are hereby amended
to rezone the following de-scribed property from the Single Family Residential
(R-1) zoning district to the Central
Business (C-1) zoning district:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

01 55 400 000 00 VILLAGE OF
ALMONT NORTHERN DIV OF
NEWBURGH LOT 8 BLK 7.
Parcel #041-507-008-00 (228
Johnson)
The undersigned President and
Clerk of the Village of Almont hereby
certify that this ordinance was presented
for first reading at a meeting of the
Almont Village Council held on the 16th
day of February 2016 and was published

in the Tri-City Times on the 24th day of
February 2016.
Kimberly Keesler
Clerk
Steve Schneider
President

A complete copy of the above ordinance is available in the Clerk's office
during regular business hours or at
www.almontvillage.org.
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GOODLAND
TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC MEETING

Goodland Township will hold a
public meeting on March 9, 2016 at 7
PM at the Goodland Township Hall,
2374 N Van Dyke Road, Imlay City, MI
to seek community input regarding a
proposed Michigan Natural Resources
Trust Fund Grant application to acquire
up to two parcels of land adjacent to the
Township Hall, which is located at 2374
N Van Dyke Road. If acquired, these
parcels would become a public park.

We encourage citizens to offer any
comments or suggestions regarding this
proposed acquisition. The Township is
especially interested in input from citizens with disabilities.

Questions and comments may be
submitted to:

Ron Cischke

2374 N Van Dyke Road

Imlay City MI

Phone: 810-724-0169
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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
SYNOPSIS
President Schneider called the

Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Lauer, Love, Peltier, Steffler, Tobias &
Schneider. Staff present were Manager
Moyer-Cale, Clerk/Treasurer Keesler

and Police Chief Nael.

The Council approved the agenda;
approved consent agenda; tabled the
Clauw property follow-up since a report
was not provided; approved invoice
from Partners in Architecture; tabled the
bid on the park pavilion project; Chief
Nael presented 2015 Police Dept. end of
year report; approved purchase of a Ford
Explorer AWD for the Police Dept. &
held a first reading of Ordinance No.
194, Blight Ordinance.

Discussion was held on Lapeer
County 2014 Annual Report handed out
by Sheriff Kalanquin; proposed garage
sale ordinance; solicitors ordinance;
smart meters & right of way permit process.

The meeting adjourned at 10:35
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President

A complete copy of the minutes is
available in the Clerk's office during
regular business hours or at www.
almontvillage.org
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IMLAY TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ZONING AMENDEMENTS
CITY OF
IMLAY CITY
IMLAY TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION

Notice is hereby given that the Imlay Township Board adopted amendments to the Imlay Township Zoning Ordinance, at their regular meeting
held on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. The amendments are to Section 2.2
Definitions, Section 3.1.1 Agricultural District; Section 3.1.8 Light Industrial
District; Section 3.1.11 Enterprise Business District; Section 3.1.3 Rural Estate
Residential; and adding Section 4.64 Aquaculture, Hydroponics and Aquaponics; Section 4.65 Small Wine Maker (micro-winery) Micro-brewery and Micro
Spirits Distiller; Section 4.66 Agricultural Equipment Dealer Sales and Service;
and Section 4.67 Grain Elevator and Similar Uses of the Imlay Township Zoning Ordinance to incorporate and promote agricultural economy driven uses,
use standards and definitions.
A complete copy of the proposed amendment may be examined at the Imlay
Township Hall, located at 682 N. Fairgrounds Road, Imlay City MI 48444, on
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, except holidays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The
complete Imlay Township Zoning Ordinance may also be viewed or downloaded at the Township website www.imlaytownship.org.
NOTICE TO ELECTORS
INTENT TO ISSUE BONDS

SECURED BY THE TAXING
POWER OF THE CITY AND RIGHT
OF REFERENDUM THEREON
The effective date of this Zoning Ordinance Amendment will be March 2,

2016, 7 days after publication of this notice.
Elizabeth Makedonsky
Imlay Township Clerk
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CITY OF IMLAY CITY

BID REQUEST FOR
SWIMMING POOL
SURFACE REPAIRS
The City of Imlay City is seeking sealed bids for Swimming Pool Surface Repairs. The work includes: Pumping down and cleaning out water and debris in
the pool; Removing of all unbonded old plaster and surfacing material where
new whitecoat/Diamond Brite or an approved equal will be installed; Preparing
the existing surface for the application of exposed aggregate surface; Applying
bondcoat; Replacement of expansion joints and tile; Replacement of any waterline
tiles, as needed; Application of marblelite pool plaster with a minimum thickness
of 3/8 of an inch; Providing owner with instructions for filling the pool and for
proper curing of the new surface. Work may start when temperature is above 50
degrees. All work shall be completed no later than Friday, May 6, 2016. Contractors with any questions, or that would like access to the swimming pool, or would
like to review the original swimming pool plans please contact Ed Priehs, DPW
Superintendent at (810) 724-2135. On site walkthroughs can be scheduled for the
week of February 29 March 3 and the week of March 14 18. All other access
please allow 24 hour notice. The bid shall be a lump sum bid and shall be submitted in a sealed envelope entitled Swimming Pool Surface Repairs by no later
than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 to the attention of the City Manager, 150
N. Main Street, Imlay City, MI 48444. The City of Imlay City reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities and to accept the bid
deemed to be in the best interest of the City.
Nicole F. Frost
City Clerk
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CITY OF IMLAY CITY

NOTICE OF ORDINANCE
ADOPTION
AMENDMENT TO ZONING
ORDINANCE NO. 6.1
ARTICLE 24 - SIGNS
The Imlay City Council has adopted Amendments to Zoning Ordinance No. 6.1,
Article 24 - Signs, to regulate signs and to minimize outdoor advertising within the
City of Imlay City to protect public safety, health and welfare; minimize abundance
and size of signs to reduce visual clutter, motorist distraction and loss of visibility;
promote public convenience; preserve property values; support and complement
strategies of the City of Imlay City Master Plan and this ordinance; and enhance
the aesthetic appearance and quality of life within the City. This Ordinance shall
take effect fifteen (15) days after said date of publication of this Notice. The following summary of the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance Amendment is being
published pursuant to Public Act 78 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1989:
Section 24.6(G). Table 24-06 Specific Sign Requirements. Eliminated the 4 feet
Maximum Height noted for Changeable Message Signs and it now reads See
Note 18.
Section 24.6(G). Table 24-06 Specific Sign Requirements. The Maximum Height
for Ground or Monument Signs was changed to read 9 feet, See Note 5.
Section 24.6(G). Table 24-06 Specific Sign Requirements. Updated references
such that no discrepancies exist between Table 24-06 and the ordinance language.
Section 24.6(I)(10)(b). Poster Panel Signs Changed the minimum sidewalk clearance from seven (7) feet to four (4) feet.
Section 24.6(I)(18)(b)(1). Changeable Message Signs; Sign Area. Changeable
Message Signs are permitted to be one-hundred (100) percent electronic, but the
changeable face may only occupy up to fifty (50) percent of the sign area.
Section 24.6(I)(18)(d)(2). Changeable Message Signs; Sign Area; Illumination.
Multi-color lighting or bulbs may be used but are prohibited from becoming a
nuisance or distraction upon adjoining properties and thoroughfares.
CERTIFICATION OF CLERK
The Clerk of the City of Imlay City hereby certifies that Amendments to Article
24 Signs of Zoning Ordinance No. 6.1 were duly adopted by the Imlay City
Commission at a meeting held on the 16th day of February, 2016 and that this Zoning Ordinance Amendment summary was published in the Tri-City Times on the
24th day of February, 2016. Copies of the complete Article 24 Signs of Zoning
Ordinance No. 6.1, in its entirety, may be obtained in the Office of the City Clerk,
150 N. Main Street, Imlay City, Michigan.

First Reading: 02-02-2016
Nicole F. Frost
Second Reading: 02-16-2016
City Clerk
Date of Publication: 02-24-2016
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Imlay City, Lapeer County, Michigan, intends to issue and sell capital
improvement bonds, pursuant to Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan,
2001, as amended, in an amount not to exceed One Million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000) for the purpose of paying
the cost of acquiring and constructing street and sidewalk improvements within the City.
Said bonds shall mature in no more than five (5) years from the date
of issuance, with interest rates to be determined at public or private
sale but in no event to exceed such rates as may be permitted by law
on the unpaid balance from time to time remaining outstanding on
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THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF THE BONDS shall be
payable from the general funds of the City lawfully available for such
purposes including property taxes levied within applicable constitutional, statutory and charter limitations.
RIGHT OF REFERENDUM
THE BONDS WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE
ELECTORS UNLESS A PETITION REQUESTING SUCH A VOTE
SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN 10% OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY IS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK WITHIN
FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. IF SUCH PETITION IS FILED, THE BONDS MAY NOT BE
ISSUED WITHOUT AN APPROVING VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF
THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY VOTING THEREON.
THIS NOTICE is given pursuant to the requirements of Section
517, Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended.
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CITY OF IMLAY CITY
INVITATION TO BID
PARKS AND GROUNDS
MAINTENANCE
Factors
0.95566
1.05419
0.96432
1.13766
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Bid forms are required and can be obtained at City Hall. The bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope entitled Parks and Grounds Maintenance Bid by no
later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 to the attention of the City Manager,
150 N. Main Street, Imlay City, MI 48444. The City of Imlay City reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities and to accept
the bid deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The City of Imlay City is an
equal opportunity employer.
Nicole F. Frost
City Clerk
IMLAY TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF REVIEW
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The Imlay Township 2016 March Board of Review will meet at the Imlay Township Hall 682 N. Fairgrounds Road, Imlay Township, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
at 1 p.m. for the Organizational Meeting. The Imlay Township Board of Review
will hear taxpayers appeals and protests on Thursday, March 17, 2016 from 1
p.m. - 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. and on Friday, March 18, 2016 from 9 a.m. - 12
p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Protests by mail will be reviewed if received by March
18, 2016. Poverty Exemption application and Veterans Exemption applications
can be picked up at the Imlay Township Hall.

CLASS
TENTATIVE RATIOS MULTIPLIERS

Agricultural
44.73
1.11782

Commercial
48.66
1.02754

Industrial
44.59
1.12133

Residential
46.08
1.08507

Personal
50.00
1.00000
Steve Hoeksema
Imlay Twp Supervisor
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LYNN TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF REVIEW
MEETING SCHEDULE
The Lynn Township Board of Review for 2016 will be held at the Lynn Township
Hall, 13995 Yale Rd., Yale, MI 48097 on the following days.
The March Board of Review will hold hearings pertaining to assessments on:
Monday, March 21, 2016
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual
state equalized values are as follows:
RATIO
AGRICULTURAL
75.82%
COMMERCIAL
49.37%
INDUSTRIAL
54.27%
RESIDENTIAL
45.31%
PERSONAL PROPERTY 50.00%
MULTIPLIER
.659460
1.00000
.921320
1.10351
1.00000
For those residents and non-residents that are unavailable for personal appearance to the review board, written appeals will be accepted. Written appeals
should be mailed to: March Board of Review, 150 N. Main St., Imlay City, MI
48444, and must be received at City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on March 22, 2016.
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CITY OF IMLAY CITY
Appeals will be accepted by mail if received by March 11, 2016.

The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual
State Equalized Values are as follows:

CLASS
Agricultural
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Developmental
Personal
RATIO
51.18
49.09
49.22
49.20
50.00
50.00
MULTIPLIER
.97694
1.01853
1.01584
1.01626
1.00000
1.00000

Steve Kalbfleisch
Secretary, Board of Review
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MUSSEY TOWNSHIP
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOARD OF REVIEW
Mussey Township March Board of Review will be in session at the Mussey

Township Hall. 135 N Main, Mussey Twp. M,ichigan 48014 on the following
dates:
Monday, March 14, 2016 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 3:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
If you are unable to make an appointment for the Board of Review, you may
appeal by mail to: Board of Review, P.O. Box 118, Mussey Township, Michigan
48014. All mail appeals must be at the Township Hall by 4:00 p.m. March 15,
2016.
The tentative ratios and factors are provided by the St. Clair County Equalization Department. The ratios and factors indicate the amount of increase/decrease
in the 2016 assessed value of each class of property and are as follows:
RATIOS
53.74
48.35
50.17
45.57
50.00
Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm,
Saturday &
Evenings By Appt.
TENTATIVE FACTORS
.93040
1.03412
.99661
1.09721
1.00000
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BERLIN TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF REVIEW
NOTICE FOR MARCH, 2016
THE BERLIN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW WILL MEET ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND AT FOLLOWING LOCATION: BERLIN TOWNSHIP SENIOR
CENTER LOCATED AT 740 CAPAC RD., ALLENTON, MI.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING 5:00 P.M.
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 APPEAL HEARING FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 APPEAL HEARING FROM 3:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M.
PROTESTS BY MAIL MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MONDAY,
MARCH 7, 2016.
The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual State
equalized values are as follows:

Ratios
Multiplier

Agricultural
53.64
.9321

Commercial
45.82
1.0912

Industrial
49.62
1.0076
Residential 44.32 1.1280
Personal
N/A 1.0000
William Winn,
Secretary, Board of Review
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The City of Imlay City is requesting sealed bids to replace a 10 altitude valve
at the base of its 250,000 gallon elevated water storage tank located at 386 East
Fourth Street. The work includes furnishing all labor, materials and equipment
for installation of the altitude valve and associated piping and supports. The
altitude valve shall be the double-acting type, functioning to close off at maximum pre-set level in the tank; and opening when the inlet pressure drops below
the static tank head, for the purpose of returning the storage water back through
the valve for distribution. The existing altitude valve is a Golden Anderson
S/N 770045. The Contractor shall schedule the work in coordination with the
City and its operation of the water distribution system. The Contractor shall
have in place a Permit-Required Confined Space Entry Program that addresses
all potential physical and environmental hazards and procedures for safe entry
into confined space. The work shall be completed no later than May 20, 2016.
On site meetings can be scheduled for the week of February 29 March 3 and
the week of March 14 18. To schedule a visit please contact Ed Priehs, DPW
Superintendent at (810) 724-2135. All other access to the site please allow 24
hour notice. The bid shall be a lump sum bid and shall be submitted in a sealed
envelope entitled Altitude Valve Bid by no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday,
March 18, 2016 to the attention of the City Manager, 150 N. Main Street, Imlay
City, MI 48444. The City of Imlay City reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all bids, to waive any irregularities and to accept the bid deemed to be in the
best interest of the City.
Nicole F. Frost
City Clerk
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CLASS
Agricultural
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Personal Property
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Mobil
BID REQUEST FOR

REPLACEMENT OF
10 ALTITUDE VALVE
Service & Install, Financing Licensed & Insured
Yale Location 810-387-4452
Tractor Repair
810-724-6630
Tuesday March 8, Organizational Meeting 6:00 pm

Appeal Hearings:
Monday March 14, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday March 15, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Enrolled Agent
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Imlay City, 48444
The March Board of Review will meet on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.
for its Organizational Meeting at City Hall, located at 150 N. Main St., Imlay
City, MI 48444.
CLASS
HEATING & COOLING SPECIALISTS
724-6431
CITY OF IMLAY CITY

2016 MARCH
BOARD OF REVIEW
395-2320
1-25-17
Ratio
52.32
47.43
51.85
43.95
Tax Bookkeeping Payroll
TFN
March 14, 9am-5pm

March 16, 5pm-9pm
Estimated Multipliers
& ASSOCIATES
Formerly Select Accounting
Bid specifications and conditions may be picked up at City Hall, 150 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI, or by calling City Hall at (810) 724-2135. Walkthroughs
with the Public Works Superintendent can be made by appointment only for the
week of February 29 March 3 and the week of March 14 18. To schedule a
walkthrough please contact City Hall at (810) 724-2135.
Public Meeting
Commercial & Residential
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Class
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Commercial
Industrial
Residential
MALEAR DEPAPE
The City of Imlay City will be accepting sealed bids for grounds maintenance
services at the City owned parks and public buildings located in Imlay City. Work
will include general mowing and trimming. The City is seeking bids for services
from April 18, 2016 through October 28, 2016.
Organizational Meeting
Heating &
Cooling
8-3-16
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McCarthy headed to Lawrence Tech

est from Olivet College, U of
M Dearborn, Calvin College,
Spring Arbor University and
Cleary University.
McCarthy, a defender,
contributed two goals and
three assists to Almonts cause
this past fall. His presence in
the lineup helped the team
reach the Division 3 district
title match where the Raiders
bowed out with a loss to Blue
By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Almont
standout Zechariah McCarthy
inked a pact to become a part
of the Lawrence Tech
University mens soccer team
recently.
In addition to Lawrence
Tech University, McCarthy
also received recruiting inter-
Water Area Conference rival

Richmond.
He concluded the 2015
campaign as an All-Blue Water
Area Conference and AllDistrict first team selection.
McCarthy, who was one of

Almonts team captains, also
was a member of the MHSAA
Academic All-State lineup and
a
NSCAA
Academic
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Lawrence Tech Assistant Coaches Bob Stowe and
Steve Cook, Almont Coach Ken Kunz, Zechariahs
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Sports Schedule
Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball
Friday, February 26
Wednesday, February 24
Richmond at Almont,
Kingston at Dryden, 7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 25
Capac at Cros-Lex, 7:30 p.m.
North Huron at Dryden,
Algonac at Imlay City,
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 26
Dryden at North Huron,
Richmond at Almont, 6 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Capac at Cros-Lex, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 1
Algonac at Imlay City, 6 p.m.
Yale at Almont, 7:30 p.m.
Class B districts at Cros-Lex
Imlay
City at Capac, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 29
Imlay City vs. Almont, 6 p.m.
Wrestling
Yale vs. Richmond, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 3 to
Wednesday, March 2
Saturday, March 5
Imlay City/Almont winner vs.
Imlay
Citys Hunter Mullins,
Armada, 6 p.m.
Pat Pauli and Jaykob Shaw
Yale/Richmond winner vs.
compete at the Division 2
Cros-Lex, 7:30 p.m.
individual
state finals, Palace
Friday, March 4
of
Auburn
Hills, TBA.
Finals- 7 p.m.
Capacs
Dylan
Wojie, Anthony
Class C at Capac
Trudo, Paul Livermore and
Monday, February 29
Jeremy Webster plus Almonts
Sandusky vs. Memphis,
Jacob Battani, Kyle Barr and
5:30 p.m.
Boyd Glenn compete at the
Capac vs. Marlette, 7 p.m.
Division 3 individual state
Wednesday, March 2
finals, Palace of Auburn Hills,
Sandusky/Memphis winner
TBA.
vs. Dryden, 5:30 p.m.
Marlette/Capac winner vs.
Competitive Cheer
Brown City, 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 27
Capac at Division 4 regionals,
Friday, March 4
Mason, 6 p.m.
Finals - 7 p.m.
Sports In Brief
The following youth
sports, junior high, ninth
grade and junior varsity
recaps are provided to us by
area coaches. If your teams
results do not appear here
remind your coach to pass
along the information by calling 810-724-2615, or e-mailing it to kkissane@pageoneinc.com or send it to us via fax
at 810-724-8552.
February 16
Fenton-49 Imlay City-7
Game recap- Imlay City
dropped a 49-7 verdict to
Fenton in a non-league ninth
grade girls basketball meeting
on Tuesday.
Emma Waatti, Ashlyn
Vamvas and Robin LeFevere
led Imlay City with two points
each. The remaining Spartan
point went to Agnes Krahn.
Almont Junior Varsity Boys

Basketball
Almont vs. Imlay City
February 16
Almont-44 Imlay City-30
Game recap- Almont beat
Imlay City, 44-30, in a Blue
Water Area Conference junior
varsity boys basketball
encounter on Tuesday.
Clay Schapman and
Rafael Farias (nine apiece)
supplied Almonts top point
totals. They were backed by
Austin Miller and Cade Tank
(six points apiece), Jared
Litchfield (five), Kevin Heim
(four), Jordan Bourdeau
(three) and Zach Filinger
(two).
Damian Vaubel paced
Imlay City Junior Varsity
Imlay City with 11 points. The
Girls Basketball
remaining Spartan points went
Imlay City vs. Capac
to Jacob Gleasure (nine),
February 17
Andrew Nadrowski (four)
Imlay City-30 Capac-8
along with Reid Bannister,
downed Capac, 30-8, in a Blue David Krahn and Trevor Petri
Water Area Conference junior (two each).
varsity girls basketball game
Imlay City Ninth Grade
last Wednesday.
Boys Basketball
For Capac, Aubree Smith
Imlay City vs. Almont
led the way with four points.
February 16
Keiarra Mullin and Izabelle
Almont-57 Imlay City-55
Amador added two points
Game recap- Almont
each to the Chiefs cause.
edged Imlay City, 57-55, in a
Capac Junior Varsity Girls Blue Water Area Conference
ninth grade boys basketball
Basketball
meeting on Tuesday.
Capac vs. Dryden
For Imlay City, Lonnie
February 15
Wolford led the way with 14
Capac-23 Dryden-16
Game recap- Capac made points. He was given assisDryden absorb a 23-16 loss in tance in the scoring department by Logan Wilson (13
a non-league junior varsity
points), Hunter Abram and
girls basketball encounter on
Dillan Sarka (eight each), Wei
Monday.
Lin (six) plus Ty Evans, Javier
Aubree Smith led Capac
Argules and Miguel Martinez
with eight points. The Chiefs
(two apiece).
also had McKennah Hopkins
(six points), Sara Herrera,
Keiarra Mullin, Izabelle
Boys Basketball
Amador and Satomi
Imlay City vs. Yale
Echizenya (two each) along
February 11
with Annika Turonen (one)
Yale-33 Imlay City-29
connect.
Game recap- Yale bested
Jordan Peters paced
Imlay City, 33-29, in a Blue
Dryden with six points. She
was backed by Natalie Poirier Water Area Conference ninth
grade boys basketball game
and Haley Powell (a triple
on Thursday.
each), Madison Decker (two)
For Imlay City, Hunter
plus Laura Ellis and Tori St.
Abram led the way with 11
Clair (one apiece).
points. He was backed by
Capac Junior Varsity Boys Logan Wilson (six points),
Lonnie Wolford (five), Dillan
Basketball
Sarka (four) and Ty Evans
Capac vs. Yale
(three).
February 16
Capac-37 Yale-34
Game recap- Capac handGirls Basketball
ed Yale a 37-34 setback in a
Imlay City vs. Yale
February 11
junior varsity boys basketball
Yale-28 Imlay City-26
battle on Tuesday.
Zack Sikorski topped
Capacs scoring attack with 18 fell 28-26 to Yale in a Blue
Water Area Conference ninth
points. He was backed by
grade girls basketball clash on
Jacob Witt (eight points),
Thursday.
Chris Schuman (six), Jimmy
For Imlay City, Kendall
Schroeder (three) along with
Whitsett led the way with 12
AJ Geoit and Ben Geliske
points. She was backed by
(one apiece).
Leah Knezevich (six points),
Emma Waatti (four) plus
Agnes Krahn and Shyenne
Girls Basketball
Crawford (two apiece).
Imlay City vs. Fenton
Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Armada
February 18
Imlay City-65 Armada-15
beat Armada, 65-15, in a Blue
Water Area Conference ninth
grade boys basketball battle
last Thursday.
Lonnie Wolford paced
Imlay City with 21 points. He
was backed by Hunter Abram
(15), Ty Evans (seven), Wei
Lin (six), Zack Mostek,
Quintin Zinger and Logan
Wilson (four apiece) plus
Dillan Sarka and Miguel
Martinez (two each).

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