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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
142nd Volume - Issue No. 35
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Voice
of Ag
Outspoken farming
advocate Bob Linck
passes away at 96
By Tom Wearing
Photo provided
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
Campers learn new skills in the water during week-long camping adventure at Skyline paid for by generous donors.
Fun for Flint kids

Children affected by water crisis enjoy Skyline experience
By Tom Wearing
ALMONT Skyline Camp & Retreat

Centers plan to host 85 children impacted by
the Flint water crisis fell short of its initial
goal.
Regardless, Matt Henry and staff at the
campgrounds recently welcomed 24 students
from Durant Tuuri Mott Elementary during
the week of July 31-August 5.
Henry acknowledged the efforts of Katie

Hathaway, the schools Community Liaison
Officer, for helping to facilitate the outreach
program.
She (Katie) was the most critical link to
getting this coordinated, said Henry.
Several months ago, Skyline staff had
hoped to host a much larger group of boys
and girls at the campgrounds.
The original 85 youngsters had been identified as deserving by a group of Flint-based
community organizations. Those children

were deemed particularly deserving of the
proposed camping experience.
The anticipated cost of hosting that number of number of youngsters was $35,000.
Early on, the goal appeared to be achievable, given the generous support of more than
$5,000 from local donors, most notably
Almont-based attorney Eric Flinn, and memFun page 11-A
Governor stops in Imlay City for Country breakfast
Facebook photo
Governor Rick Snyder

poses for photo with
Johns Country Kitchen
server Laura Lietz and
restaurant owners
Suzanna and Vangjel Fili
on Tuesday. The Imlay
City eatery was notified
around 9:30 a.m. that the
governor would stop in
for a bite to eat. A security team scoured the restaurant and parking lot
prior to the governors
visit. Lietz says staff and
customers were star
struck, and thrilled when
Snyder entered the restaurant through the back
door around 10:26 a.m.
He was joined by about
six others for a breakfast
meeting.
BROWNCITY One of
the most knowledgeable local
and national experts in the field
of agriculture has passed away.
Robert (Bob) Linck of
Brown City died at his home in
Brown City Thursday, August 25
at the age of 96.
Born August 7, 1920, Linck
was the only
child of
Raymond and
Cecilia Linck.
A career
of service
Linck served
four years in the
U.S. Air Force
Bob Linck
during World
1920-2016
War II, repairing
B-29s at bases in
India, China and Tinian.
After returning from military
service, Bob married Patricia
Pat Husson on December 29,
1945. The couple enjoyed a long,
faithful and happy marriage for
70 years.
As a result of his military
service, Bob helped establish and
became a lifelong member of the
Brown City VFW.
Following their marriage,
Bob was employed by Detroit
Edison while the couple lived in
Detroit. They later decided to
move back to Brown City where
Bobs father operated a dairy
farm.
Given his experience, Bob
landed the position of Executive
Director of the Lapeer County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS),
where he served as an impassioned and tireless voice for local
farmers.
Bobs advocacy for the concerns of farmers eventually led
him to begin writing a weekly
farm column for the Lapeer
County Press.
Though he retired from the
ASCS in 1982, he continued
writing and advocating for farmers as the editor of Thumb Farm
News and Farm and Country
Journal, regularly opining on
farm policy.
It was
during this time that Bob and Pat
traveled extensively as hosts for
the Rural Route Tours.
In 1991, Bob and his son,
John, converted the familys centennial farm to certified organic
farming. The farm is now known
as the Raub Rae Farm.
Bob Linck page 11-A
Fulks off and running for prosecutors post

Democrat armed to challenge Mike Sharkey in November
By Tom Wearing
LAPEERCOUNTY
In case anyone had forgotten,
Lapeer Attorney Phil Fulks is
still running for the Lapeer
County Prosecutors job on
November 8.
As a Democrat.
Fulks, who describes himself as a social liberal and
political conservative, says

he is more encouraged than
ever about his chances of
winning.
It only makes sense that
Lapeer County residents
should vote for me in
November, because it will
save them money, Fulks
says.
Fulks
claims
that
Republican Primary winner
Michael Sharkey will not be

able to try cases in Judge
Byron Konschuhs court for
some time.
The obvious reason, says
Fulks, is because Sharkey
represented Konschuh in his
long legal battle with recently-defeated Lapeer County
Prosecutor Tim Turkelson.
Fulks says because of that
relationship, there exists an
appearance of impropriety
based on language contained
in the Michigan Code of
Judicial Conduct.
What is inescapable
here, says Fulks, is that Mr.
Sharkey cannot ethically
practice law in front of
JudgeKonschuh for a minimum of three years.
Fulks said that means
Lapeer County would have to
hire either a special prosecutor or special judge in one

of every two criminal cases
heard in Lapeer County.
Currently, criminal cases
can be heard by either Judge
Konschuh or Judge Laura
Barnard.
The taxpayers of Lapeer
County would have to pick up
that tab, Fulks says. Im Attorney Phil Fulks is
really the only choice that ready
to
challenge
Republican Mike Sharkey
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4 hurt in multi-vehicle accident on Van Dyke

By Tom Wearing
injured.
Martin said the accident
remains under investigation,
adding that police are being
provided conflicting stories
about who hit who after the
initial crash.
He added that the section
of the roadway was closed
down for more than an hour
for investigatory and cleanup
purposes.
Other local agencies
responding to the crash were:
Almont Fire Dept., Almont
First Responders, Dryden
Police Dept., Medstar and
Bruce Township EMS.
Photo courtesy Almont P.D.
ALMONT TWP. On
Wednesday, Aug. 24, Almont
Police Officers Laura Mohr,
Michael Ryan and Jeremy
Kehoe responded to a multiple-vehicle personal injury
accident on Van Dyke (M-53)
near Hollow Corners Rd.
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Hollow Corners Road last Wednesday.
Andrew Martin reported that
the officers were dispatched
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Martin reported that a
24-year-old Lapeer woman
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70-year-old Metamora man.
Following impact, the
southbound motorists van
went off the roadway and
overturned on the east side of
Van Dyke.
Martin said three other
vehicles and motorists were
involved in the multi-vehicle
crash.
They included: a 2014
Ford pickup truck driven by a
69-year-old Armada man; a
2015 Ford pickup driven by a
38-year-old Imlay City man;
and a 1997 pickup driven by a
44-year-old Yale-area man.
Martin said the female
driver, who is considered to
have been at fault, was transported to Lapeer Regional
Medical Center with non-life
threatening injuries.
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Yale-area man.
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serious, and the 38-year-old
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in Attica Twp. this summer.
Select students learn math skills from senior classmates

By Maria Brown
extra help going into high

school. They not only get
math help itself, they learn
organization skills, team
building skills, and they get to
meet and work with high
school mentors who they will
be able to receive help from
throughout the school year,
Swejkowski said.
Every day of instruction
included a math lesson, math
activity and team-building
activity which goes a long
ways toward helping younger
students build their self-
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CITY
Entering high school can be a

daunting experience on both a
social and academic level but
a select group of ninth graders
get the chance to build their
confidence before they even
open a book in their first class
as a freshman thanks to Camp
Overdrive.
Twenty-sixteen marked
the fourth year that the unique
program was offered at Imlay
City High School. Camp

administrator and instructor
Kristen Swejkowski said the
two-week program seeks to
help incoming ninth graders
who struggle with math. Each
is paired with a high school
mentor and together they
review and learn basic and
high level math skills under
the direction of Swejkowski
and fellow math teachers
Katie Dye and Chad Halstead.
The goal is to provide
these struggling ninth graders
with an opportunity to get
Campers work with mentors from the high school to review and learn basic
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esteem, she noted. Some of

those hands-on lessons have
included everything from
building picnic tables from
scratch to working out probability equations with M&M
candies.
The students are presented with a more formal lesson,
in a classroom setting where
they take notes, work on different class activities, and
then the math activities
throughout the day are all
hands-on, applying the math
they
have
learned,
Swejkowski said.
Most of the instruction
takes place at the Middle
School but each year camp
members take a fun trip to the
Michigan Christian Youth
Camp in Attica where they
were able to do some fun
team-building activities like
the camps low-ropes course.
We have had great success with the ninth graders
involved in our program,
whether it be that their math
skills have improved, or they
are more confident and prepared going into the high
school, she added.
Camp Overdrive is free to
all participants. Each receives
two meals and a snack, various supplies and ongoing
tutoring throughout the school
year.
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comes from the state of
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Youngsters from Imlay City, Brown City and Melvin cool off at the Alvin Norlin Pool in Imlay City on Monday. The pool will close after Labor Day.
Hot summer = Pool season with big splash

Imlay pool manager seeking input for next season
By Nicholas Pugliese
Tri-City Times Contributing Writer
TRI-CITY AREA
The summer season is drawing to a close as September
is set to begin, and to many,
this comes as a relief.
With temperatures averaging well past the 80 degree
mark for most of July and
August, residents have suffered through one of the hotter and more humid summer
seasons in recent memory.
As many looked for ways
to escape the heat and cool
down, area public pools saw

high attendance numbers
throughout the summer.
Both the Alvin Norlin Public
Pool in Imlay City and the
Mill Race pool at General
Squier Memorial Park in
Dryden acted as a welcomed
respite from the summer
heat.
Jeanette Farley, manager of
the Alvin Norlin Public Pool,
notes that while temperatures were high and attendance was good, last year
was very similar.
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Weve had good, hot

weather last year and this
year, and that really makes a
difference in whether people
want to come to the pool,
Farley says.
Labor Day is usually a
time people throughout the
county set aside to relax and
enjoy the twilight of summer
before autumn arrives, but
for the countys public pools,
it marks the end of another
year of operation.
Its bittersweet, Farley
says. I have mixed feelings,
since I really enjoy having
and providing an outdoor
pool, but its a lot of work so
thats a bit of relief.
While Imlay City residents make up the majority
of pool participants at Alvin

Norlin Public Pool, Farley
notes that the pool can be
and often is enjoyed by people from all over the county.
Our swim lessons
attract people from all over,
like Capac, Almont, as well
as water aerobics, Farley
says, and we have quite a
few kids and families that
are from all over so I know
that people come from all
over the district.
Alvin Norlin Public Pool
and General Squier Memorial
Park will both be closing
after Labor Day for the season, but as the weather gets
colder as we near the winter
months, Farley will remain
busy looking for ways to
improve the pool experience
for visitors next year.
Currently there is a questionnaire available for pool

visitors to fill out that Farley
hopes will provide insight
into what people expect
regarding hours of operation
and activities.
We want to get feedback about what times of
day people want us to be
open, or activities people
want, and well re-evaluate

during the winter and see if
we want to make changes,
says Farley.
Questionnaires can be picked
up and filled out at Alvin
Norlin Public Pool or completed electronically at the
pools Facebook page (which
can be found at www.facebook.com/ImlayCityPool).
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IMLAY CITY If an
apple a day keeps the doctor
away, youll be in great health
and great company at the 3rd
annual Apple Gala at
Sanctuary at Maple Vista on
Thursday September 29th.
From 3-5 p.m., visitors
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Visitors will also have a

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All are welcome to attend
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IMLAY CITY Board

members welcomed three
new teachers to the district at
their August 22 meeting.
Josh Gates will teach
high school math and history; Stephanie Guerin will be
a special education teacher at
Borland Elementary and the
Middle School and Christina
Herr will teach fourth grade
at Borland Elementary.
Gates is a graduate of
Grand Valley State University
and comes from the Grand
Rapids School District.
Guerin, an Imlay City graduate herself, comes to the district from Lapeer Schools.
Herr and her family recently
moved back to Michigan
from North Carolina where
she taught on a military base.
In other school board
business:
members adopted the
Michigan Association of
School Boards superintendent evaluation instrument
and the Michigan Association
of School Administrators
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ADvance
Administrator evaluation
instrument
heard
presentations
from Dr. Dina Tallis about
the Multi-Tiered System of
Support program and from
Shannon Porter, director of
special education for the
Consortium for Exceptional
Children
Brian Badder of the
maintenance department
provided an update on the
projects staff tackled over
the summer
Athletic Director Don
Gauthier detailed what student athletes did over the
summer and what the fall
sports schedule entailed
members approved a
resolution allowing them to
borrow from the Michigan
School Revolving Loan
Fund while, at the same time,
continue levying 7 mills
instead of increasing the
debt retirement levy to 7.28
mills.
Amy
Swantek,
Director
of
Business
Services, said the district
needs to utilize this option
because taxable values have
not kept pace with original
estimates.
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IMLAYCITY The
$1.1 million reconstruction
project on Almont Avenue
between Fourth Street and
Capac Rd. (old M-21) is
essentially finished.
Late Monday afternoon,
workers could be seen picking up the orange barrels that
blocked access to the roadway for more than two
months.
Time to celebrate
Now that the bulk of the
project has been completed,
Imlay City officials will celebrate with a Friday, Sept. 2
ribbon-cutting ceremony at
the Imlay City Library, starting at noon.
In addition to city officials, invitees will include
participating engineers and
contractors, along with
Almont Avenue residents. A
light lunch will be provided.
City Manager Tom Youatt
said the project represents a
major step in the citys efforts
to upgrade streets and infrastructure.
He noted that the installation of new lights and poles
along the stretch of Almont
Avenue will not be completed
until late October.
Almont Avenue is a
major artery in our community and it gets a great deal of
traffic.
Along with the obvious
infrastructure upgrades, the
aesthetic
improvements
should be well-received by
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Imlay City.
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could cost them more than
$1.3 million in tax revenues,
St. Clair County has applied
for funding assistance to conduct an economic impact
study.
Meeting at the Mussey
Township Fire Hall on August
18, county commissioners
adopted a resolution authorizing the Metropolitan
Planning Commission to seek
funds from the U.S. Economic
Development Administration
that will allow them to study
how the proposed closure of
the St. Clair Power Plant in
East China Township will
impact their tax base. Its one

of three three coal-fired plants
in Michigan that DTE says
theyll shutter by 2023. The
plant employs 280 people.
The plant has been a
critical piece of the township
and county tax base since
going on line in 1954. At
present, DTE has indicated
that workers will be reassigned to other plants both
inside and outside the region.
Additionally, it is unclear at
this time what DTE will do
with the property when the
plant is retired, David
Struck,
Metropolitan
Planning Director wrote in a
memo to commissioners.
The loss of $1.3 million
in taxes would result in
approximately
$913,000
fewer revenues in the general
fund. Struck notes that the

plant generates $3.6 million
annually to its local supplier
network.
The studys projected
cost is $100,000 with $50,000
in grant dollars and DTE
Energy providing a $50,000
match.
The economic impact
study will assess what the
DTE St. Clair County Plant
means to St. Clair Countys
economy and identify recommended strategies for mitigating the loss of plant
employees, fostering economic diversification and
generating a new tax base
within the community,
Struck said.
According to the 2016
Equalization Report, DTE
Companies is the top proper-
Photo by Maria Brown
Closure of DTE plant puts big dent in tax revenues
Chairman Jeff Bohm discusses the county response to the August 11 fire at
the St. Clair Power Plant during a commission meeting at the Mussey Twp.
Fire Hall on August 18. Other commissioners pictured include Greg McConnell,
Karl Tomion and Howard Heidemann.
ty owner in the county per
state equalized value. Their
197 parcels amount to just
over $771 million.
There was a fire at the
plant earlier this month. As of
August 19, DTE officials said
most employees had returned
to facility and they hoped to

have it back in operation
soon.
In other commission
business:
the board heard from
Mussey Township Supervisor
Mike Lauwers and trustee
Monica
Standel
who
expressed concern at the
number of medical calls their
firefighters were being dispatched to.
Commissioners urged the
township to discuss the matter with Central Dispatch.
State MDESupt. guest of Econ Club Sept. 8th

Deadline to hear Brian Whiston speak is Sept. 1
By Tom Wearing
LAPEERCOUNTY
Brian
Whiston,
State
Superintendent
of
the
Michigan Department of
Education will be the guest of
the Lapeer Economic Club on
Thursday, Sept. 8.
The deadline to sign up
for Whistons visit to Lapeer
Country Club is Thursday,
Sept. 1, by calling 810-6670080 or emailing fran@lapeerdevelopment.com.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
with the program scheduled to
begin at noon. The guest fee is

$20 per person.
Whiston began his tenure
as State Superintendent in July
2015, selected by Michigans
State Board of Education from
a pool of more than 50 qualified candidates to lead the
Michigan Department of
Education.
He previously served as
Supt. of Dearborn Public
Schools, the states third largest school district, since 2008.
His involvement in education began during his 11 years
as Director of Government
and Community Services for
the Oakland
County ISD.
He
also
served as a
local school
board member for 17
years, and
Brian
Whiston held the position
of
Treasurer and President-Elect
of the Michigan Parent
Teacher Student Association
(PTSA).
He was elected President
of the PTSA before having to
step down when he was
appointed
as
the
Superintendent at Dearborn.
While at Dearborn,
Whistons collaborative model
led to a primary focus on
math, reading, and writing in
the elementary grades to raise
student achievement and provide an environment for students in grades 6-12 that kept
pace with technology, prepared them for a post-secondary education or training, and
met the states graduation
requirements.
He
established
the
Collegiate Academy, a fiveyear program at each of
Dearborns three high schools,
which offers students the
opportunity to graduate with
both a high school diploma

and an associate degree in five
years, with all costs covered
by the district.
His efforts in Dearborn
were recognized by the
Michigan Association of
School Administrators when it
awarded him Superintendent
of the Year honors in 2014. In
addition, district programs,
created under Whistons leadership, have won several
awards including recognition
from the Michigan Association
of School Boards, Michigan
Association
of
School
Administrators, Dearborn
Chamber of Commerce, and
Best of MichBusiness.
In 2007, while working on

behalf of public school districts in Oakland County,
Whiston was named a Top Ten
Lobbyist of the Year. He was
also awarded the Gold Child
Advocate award and named
Michigan PTA Board Member
of the Year and is an honorary
life member of the Michigan
PTSA.
Whiston also taught classes at Wayne State University,
where he received a bachelors
and a masters degree, and for
the Michigan Association of
School Boards. He has served
on several boards and is a
member of several community
organizations.
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY Imlay
City Commissioners gave
Manager Tom Youatt high
marks in his recent job performance review.
On a scale of 1 to 5, Youatt
was graded in categories that
included:
Personal,
Professional Skills and Status,
Relations with the City
Commission,
Policy
Implementation, Reporting,
Resident
Relations,
Supervision and Fiscal
Management.
Based on six of a possible
seven commissioners evaluations to be submitted, Youatt
received an average score of

4.35.
The number placed Youatt
in the Above Average (generally exceeds performance
expectations) category.
As a result of the favorable review, Youatt was
rewarded with a 3-percent pay
increase retroactive to July 1,
2016, raising his annual salary
from $82,620 to $85,098.
In addition, he was awarded an additional $800 annual
contribution to his deferred
compensation plan.
Youatt also receives a
$500 monthly car allowance
per the terms of his benefit
package with the city.
Mayor Walt Bargen laud-
ed Youatt for the strong leadership he has demonstrated

since assuming the city managers position.
Tom has done an outstanding job, said Bargen.
And he has been the catalyst
in helping us achieve many of
the recent improvements in
our city.
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty
Rankin said he, too, has been
pleased with Youatts performance.
Looking back at some of
the other candidates we could
have hired at the time, said
Rankin, Im sure we made
the right decision.
Youatt thanked commissioners for their support and
acknowledged their role in

upgrading city streets and
infrastructure, while still
keeping a close eye on the
citys budget.
Our debt load has been
reduced and we are looking at
a lot of projects that still need
to be done, said Youatt.
There remains a lot of bigticket items on our wish list.
Were going to have to be
making some very important
decisions in the not-too-distant future.
I want to thank the commission for your support, and
I want to let you know how
much I appreciate the opportunity to work with all of Imlay City Manager Tom Youatt at his desk at City
you, he concluded.
Hall.
Photo by Tom Wearing
Youatt earns high grades from city commissioners
Outdoor Weekend links youth with out-of-doors

By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY
Trophy bucks, leaping dogs,

adorable pups, Civil War reenactors and every imaginable piece of hunting and
fishing equipment available
will be on display at the
2016 Woods-N-Water News
Outdoor Weekend at the
Eastern Michigan State
Fairgrounds on Sept. 9-11.
This years extravaganza
marks the popular magazines 30th annual event,
making it one of the longestrunning and largest outdoor
shows in the nation.
More than 200 exhibitors
have signed up for this years
show, along with daily seminars, a gun auction, puppy
tent, chili-cookoff, and
numerous other activities to
entertain the men, women
and kids in attendance.
Speaking of the kids,
Woods-N-Water Outdoor
Weekend features a wide
range of activities for children; making the annual

event a must for families
looking to share time and fun
together.
Kids, youth activities
Imlay City Heritage
Church will again conduct
an archery shoot for youngsters. Their certified archery
instructors will assist, supervise, instruct and offer proper archery shooting techniques and safety procedures.
Michigan
Ducks
Unlimited will be offering
young hunters waterfowl
calling instruction at their
booth the entire weekend.
Youngsters can challenge the climbing wall or
their marksmanship at the
paintball shooting gallery.
Meet the Outdoor
Weekend Mascot Bucky,
and get your photo taken
with him.
Children of all ages can
step back in time and participate in the primitive skill
workshops at the Frontier

Encampment.
Or they can literally get
face-to-face with wild animals, while staring into the
eyes of a huge bear, cougar
and wolf.
And no kids (young or
old) will be able to resist the
Puppy Tent. The Outdoor
Weekends puppy tent will
have lots and lots of puppies
to hold and talk mom and
dad into buying.
Outdoor Weekend Info
Dates/Times: Friday,
Sept. 9th from 5-9 p.m.;
Saturday, Sept. 10th from 9
a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday,
Sept. 11th from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tickets are $8, with children 12 and under admitted
for free.
Attendees will find more
than 225 exhibits/displays,
along with a full array of
activities for outdoor lovers
of every age and interest.
For more information,
visit the website at: www. Youngsters enjoy visiting with puppies in the Puppy Tent at last years
outdoorweekend.net.
Outdoor Weekend.
File photo
Family event returns to Fairgrounds Sept. 9-11
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Opinion Page
Letters to the Editor
Gateway thanks contributors

We would like to take this
opportunity to thank the following individuals and businesses for their generous contributions to our This Heart
Loves Community Festival:
Dodge & Sons Napa;
Imlay City Auto Zone; Imlay
City Auto Repair; JRs Auto
Repair; Autolite/Fram USA;
GM Tech Center; Dr. Noffert
Dental; Pauls Collision &
Towing; Novaks Supply;

Paula Pretty FNP-C, Family
First Healthcare; Cutting
Edge Performance Horses;
Tim Muxlow of Muxlow
Exotics; Sparkles the Clown
LLC & The Smith Family;
Bens Supercenter; Stone
Soup Food Pantry; Imlay
City
Fire
Department;
Medstar Ambulance; Mikes
Hauling; William White
Our Opinion
Help preparedness
effortgive blood
September is National Preparedness Month

and part of being prepared includes a readily
available blood supply for emergencies.
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood throughout the month.
Whether blood is needed for a chronic condition such as sickle cell disease, a routine surgery, a traumatic accident or a large-scale
emergency, its the blood already on the
shelves that helps save lives. Donors of all
blood types are needed.
Donations decline around summer holidays
like Labor Day. To thank those who come out
to give Sept. 2-6, the Red Cross is providing a
branded duffel bag, while supplies last.
To make an appointment to give blood,
download the Red Cross Blood Donor App,
visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the
RapidPass online health history questionnaire
at redcrossblood.org/rapidpass to help reduce
wait times.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities in
the area are September 6, from 11 a.m.-6:15
p.m., Calvary Bible Church, 923 S. Main
Street, Lapeer, and on September 14 from
11:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m. at the Dryden Township
Fire Department, 5532 Main Street, Dryden.
Take time to donate if you can. All blood
types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for
patients. The life you save may be your neighbors, or your own. For more information visit
redcrossblood.org.
DDS; Thomas Monks DDS;

Rozas Pizza; Luckys
Steakhouse;
Imlay
Quickmart. Thank you
Gateway Family for all your
giving!
We were able to minister
to over 2,200 people during
the course of the week, which
began with our Gas Giveaway
on Tuesday and concluded
with our Festival on Saturday.
The people of Gateway came
together and provided close
to $20,000 for this event by
giving in three special offerings. Because of their generous giving, we were able to
do the following: gave away
364 backpacks filled with
school supplies; passed out
tons of clothing; did 50 oil
changes, auto inspections
and car washes; gave 107
haircuts; did 12 health checks
and 10 sports physicals and
gave away seven bikes, one
go-kart and four gift baskets.
The heart of this ministry
is to meet the needs of our
community through love,
acts of service, and providing resources to empower all
people.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey S. Krist
Lead Pastor
Gateway Assembly
Imlay City
Summer
coverage
recognized
Thank you and staff

members Tom Wearing and
Maria Brown for all of your
delightful coverage of the
summer events happening at
the library. Your articles were
so flattering and they painted
the library in such a lovely
light, and in this age of public opinion there is nothing
more important.
Thanks to your gracious
articles, our programs and
our book sale were all very
well attended.
Sincerely,
Amanda Summers
Youth Services
Coordinator
Ruth Hughes Library
Imlay City
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Clinton has hijacked FDR party

Do you remember how
circus clowns would, with a
few quick twists and contortions, accompanied by high
pitched barks like a dog,
transform simple balloons
into the likeness of a dog or
some other animal?
Democratic loyalists must
feel like those twisted balloon
creatures as they contort
themselves into justifying the
multitude of venomous lies
dripping from the lips of the
woman at the head of their
ticket, Hillary Clinton.
Mrs. Clinton has hijacked
the party of FDR, which has
long been a haven for radicals, far left wing liberals,
Wall
Street
barons,
Hollywood moguls, Saul
Alinsky devotees and union
bosses. It is painful to read,
see and hear formerly rational
liberals twist themselves into
pretzel shapes to shill for a

lying, corrupt and deplorable
candidate. You can almost
hear their very backbones
snapping as they choke out
their sputtered words rationalizing and defending
Hillarys pay for play at the
State Department, her lying
about the dead Americans in
Benghazi and her lying about
the thousands of emails on
her private server.
Hillary Clinton is a narcissistic and power hungry
individual who will do anything and say anything to
achieve her goal. She has no
moral compass and exhibits
no core values. She is totally
unqualified, both emotionally
and intellectually to be
President of the United States.
While Donald Trump has
some deficits he is hardly the
wretched failure as portrayed
by the bulk of the media. His

policy positions are in line
with the bulk of the folks
who, for far too long, have
been just taken for granted by
the ruling class as opposed to
the gobbledygook promises
to everyone that Hillary
Clinton regurgitates at the
drop of a hat. Democrats
should concentrate on making
their party an inclusive
party so that it represents all
of the folks, including those
in fly-over country instead
of the elitists in Washington
D.C. and those on the left
coast that have moved the
party so far to the left that it
looks, sounds and may be,
Socialist. It is time for Hillary
to retire, put away the pant
suits and put Bill on a short
leash.
John L. Lengemann
Imlay City
All is well in our corner of the world

I
ts Sunday afternoon, and

Ive been sitting here tryingquite unsuccessfully, I
might addto coax a column out of this computer,
when Mike beckons me from
the deck.
Look up! he whispers.
There, on our TV antenna, are at least 20probably
more like 30young swallows, chattering like crazy.
Swooping and swaying all
around them, riding the air
currents, are nearly as many
of their parents, seemingly
all shrieking directions to
their young uns.
Another flight training
exercise, observes Mike.
I agree that hes probably
right; and turn back to my
computer, thinking this might
have just become my per-
spective for the week.

A few minutes later, I see
Mike looking out toward the
massive tree in the back
yard. Lessons over, he
muses. Theyve all just
swarmed to that tree over
there by
the barn.
And
sure
enough, as
quickly as
the flying
lesson had
begun, it
has ended,
and things
are back
to normal,
whatever
normal is
for a whole backyard full of
barn swallows.
By now, dusk is nearly

here. Clouds are banking.
The still air takes on a chill
as a slight breeze begins to
stir the leaves. We retire to
the deck to soak in the quiet;
and, as if on cue, and as if to
ask how dare we invade their
backyard, a couple of swallows swoop around our
heads. Not once, but twice.
Purposefully. And within
seconds the sky is alive with
swallows, this time swooping
in search of supper. Gliding
gracefully, they catch bugs in
flight, one mosquito or gnat
at a time.
And all is well in our little corner of the world as we
and those barn swallows coexist.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
Fashion tips from down on the farm

I
ve got a needle and

some thread out in my
car, my colleague and friend
Tom Tommy-Boy Wearing
says.
Hes
talking to
Doug
Hunter,
attempting
to tease
Doug
the ultimate
jokester
about the
overalls
hes wearing.
Theyve definitely been
in Dougs closet for a while;
and obviously on his body
for a while longer. The overalls are that certain shade of
powder blue that only comes
from repeated bouts with the
washing machine. The straps
are frayed a bit around the
shoulders, and the bib part is
held together by sinewy
strings of denim fiber that
have been stretched and
turned and smushed against
tractors, feed bins and whatever else sort of farm equipment and machinery you can
think of.
The knee is completely
torn out on the right side, and
the left looks like its soon to

followthe stringy white
threads straining when Doug
bends his knees to sit down.
The overalls look loose
and comfortable, and I know
firsthand how cool they are
on a broiling hot day like the
one were experiencing. I
have a pair just like Dougs.
In fact, Dougs surprised
when he visits my humble
abode a couple of weeks
back. Its not a work day, and
Im not going anywhere so
Im in my most beloved stayat-home ensemble. Minolli
unplugged, you might say. I
answer the door in full regalia. Overalls and a t-shirt,
what else is there?
That is some outfit,
Doug says. Thats all Im
going to say about it. That
there is some outfit.
I grin. I know it is. My
overalls rival his when it
comes to the vintage, the use
and the abuse. Theyre cotton, not heavy denim but
woven cotton that was strong
and sturdy when I bought
them at Family Farm and
Fleetyes, thats what the
store was called when I
picked up the overalls about
20 years ago.
Theyre blue and white
striped, like the kind youd
see in little kids picture

books about trains and engineers. Alls I needed was the
striped capbut alas, I could
never lay my hands on one.
They were a couple of
sizes too big when I bought
them, but that was part of the
draw. Loose and comfy, the
extra room gave me plenty of
leeway for the many twists
and turns and deep knee
bends required for garden
work, stacking wood, and
hauling things to and fro.
Theyre not quite as
expansive these days, but
theyre still spacious enough
for me to chill out on a hot
summer day and go about
my chores without further
straining the nearly threadbare fabric.
My overalls have served
me well over the years. Back
when I had the Harley I
could pull them up over my
work clothes and hit the
road. A quick strip down of
the top layer in the parking
lot had me properly dressed
for the office, effortlessly.
At the greenhouse and
around the property, the
overalls were handy because
they spanned the distance
from shoulders to heels, in an
expansive, generous way.
Though theyre just
about at that stage where the

material from the knees
down is literally hanging by
a thread, Ill make them into
britches before Ill ever consider ditching them. Like a
welcome caress from a reliable friend, those overalls
make me feel good every
single time I put them on.
So, do you want me to
get the thread? Tom says,
knocking me out of my reverie.
Doug, whod been ignoring Tommy-Boys attempts at
humor thus far finally pipes
up.
You know Tom, Ive
been sitting here in this
office with all the women
around and no one has
noticed the holes in my overalls except you, Doug
chuckles in that trademark,
gravelly voice. What do you
think about that?
By now, were all laughing. Chiding each other is
how we communicate, and
whenever Doug visits theres
no shortage of chiding.
There is, however, a
shortage of needle and thread
when it comes to Dougs
overalls. Mine too. May the
twain never meet.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.com.
There is no replacement for well-worn overalls.
If he approve he shall sign it
LBJ used lots of pens

The collection includes
Presidential giveaways like
tie clasps, lapel pins and cufflinks, Easter Eggs, etc., from
numerous Presidents. Each
one has the Presidents facsimile signature on it.
In recent years I have
expanded the collection to
include pens actually used by
Presidents to sign bills into
law. Recent Presidents used
lots of pens for each bill,
using one at a time to sign a
portion of his name.
Im not sure when the
tradition started to hand out
pens just used by the
President to people, usually
members of Congress or
other VIPs involved in guiding that piece of legislation
braham Lincoln once

said I am a firm believer in the people. If given the
truth, they can be depended
upon to meet any national
crisis. The great point is to
bring them the real facts.
Lincoln was calling for
open and transparent governmentgiving the people the
true factsand that concept
is one that I fully embraced
when I came to Lansing to
represent the people of the
82nd House District.
One of the first things I
did upon taking office was
co-sign 10 bipartisan bills
that provide for a more open
and transparent state government. These bills subject the
executive branch of state
government to the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA), a
Author hitches a ride with The Fixer, Andy.
Hes still the fixer

A
ndy came into my life

when I needed him. In
2005, we had both embarked
upon
vocational
transitions.
A writer, I
had no
machinery
to develop
a lavender
farm. A
builder
retired to
handyman,
Andy had
a tractor,
George H.W. Bush signs the Financial Institutions
et al.
Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act, 1989.
Hannah Stevens, an agricultural agent, connected us
Humanities on September 29,
through Congress. Maybe
through Michigan State
1965, came from an antique
Washington handed out quills
Universitys program,
store.
It
was
an
Eversharp
he used but I have never
Tilling the Soil of
pen
with
a
blue
barrel
and
heard of one.
Opportunity. Although
silver
top.
The
Presidential
The first ones I have
Andy was an excellent tiller,
Seal and Lyndon Johnsons
actually seen came from
he attended the session prior
facsimile signature adorned
Franklin D. Roosevelt and
to mine. Hannah saw our
the pen and the white box it
Harry S Truman.
necessities as opportunities
came it. Sadly, when I had it
Unfortunately, I bid on one
to benefit one another. I am
of each in auctions and lost. framed, the framer tossed out
forever grateful.
the box!
Obviously, there are others
Often overwhelmed with
I have several LBJ pens
into this hobby as well with
planning and hosting lavenincluding one to sign the bill Pen used by Eisenhower
deeper pockets.
der festivals, Andys confi My first acquisition, used establishing the Department
to sign resolution add- dent spirit calmed me as we
of Housing and Urban
by LBJ to sign the National
ing under God to Pledge walked the lay of the land.
Development.
Foundation on the Arts and
of Allegiance.
We determined where to till
the next lavender field and
build structures to best shelter my guests and please the
eye.
Andy fell ill when it
law regarding transparency
state Legislature.
the law, giving people avecame time to build our pavilfrom which it has been
The Michigan House has nues to regain their possesion, so my husband and I
exempt. The package also
worked diligently to remove sions if they are innocent of
hired a local company. On
creates a Legislative Open
barriers that prevent citizens the charges that led to the
his feet again, Andy and his
Records Act (LORA) that
from information concerning seizure. Other laws enacted
son finished the interior of
places the House and Senate
require state and local govthe pavilions gift shop and
under provisions similar to
Capitol news ernments to post key inforinstalled shelves in the storFOIA, which also has not
mation online, including sal- age area where we dried lavbeen the case because of
aries, reports and other docu- ender bundles. I observed
exemptions.
ments.
how he made the most of
This common-sense leg In the coming session,
money, materials, space,
islation is part of an effort
with the discussion of the
time, and energy.
for the past six years to make
open government legislation, Andy reminded me of
state government more
we can make Michigan an
Uncle Herm when he
accountable to the people of
even more transparent govworkedslow and sure
State Rep. Gary Howell ernment, accountable to the
Michigan and reduce some
mechanical minds and moveof the hoops people must
hard-working families that
ments. Haste makes waste.
jump through to get informa- state government and gaining live in our communities. We
Unlike Uncle Herm, Andy
tion to which they are entiaccess to the people and
can bring down the barriers
walked with a clip. The farm
tled. There is no reason a cit- agencies that serve them. We and make our state governand I were happy to see his
izen should not have access
have enacted legislation that ment, again to use Lincolns
smiling face and handcrafted
to any public record from the prevents law enforcement
words, one that is of the
toolbox.
governors or lieutenant gov- from seizing personal proppeople, by the people and for At the conclusion of our
ernors office or from the
erty without due process of
the people.
2008 festival, Andy helped
Working to keep state government transparent

A
Photo provided
All the Liblong day..
LBJ was the first

President to have his name
on the pen. Prior to that, back
as far as Eisenhower,
Easterbrook dip pens were
used on which was engraved
The PresidentThe White
House.
One day when I worked
for a U.S. Senator he opened
his desk drawer that was
filled with bill signing pens
that he had been presented at
bill signings over his many
years in Congress. Knowing
of my interest in Presidential
history, he generously handand gave them away.
ed me pens used by
Presidents Jimmy Carter,
Gerald R. Ford and George
H.W. Bush.
Since then Ive obtained
pens used by Dwight D.
Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy
(2), Richard Nixon (2), and
Bill Clinton. I have official
bill signer pens, though not
actually used, from Ronald
Reagan, George W. Bush and
Barack Obama. Often when
pen recipients pass on their
families sell or give away the
pens.
Nobody knows how
many bills have been signed
into law but its a very large
Pen used by LBJ to sign number. Presidents also sign
Lady Birds Highway letters, documents, photos,
Beautification Act. He proclamations, executive
gave the first one to her. orders and myriad other
things so there should be lots
of used pens out there. If you
hear of one available from
any President, including
quills from the early guys, let
me know.
They say the pen is
mightier than the sword.
Im not sure of that but having pens used by our nations
Chief Executives, true historical relics from our nations
history, is pretty cool.
Email Rick at
rick.liblong@cox.net.
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very school kid learns

that to become a law a
bill is introduced in one
house of Congress or the
other. It is debated, amended
and voted upon and must
pass both the House of
Representatives and the U.S.
Senate with exactly the same
wording. Only then can it be
sent to the President for his
signature.
Specifically, the U.S
Constitution says Every Bill
which shall have passed the
House of Representatives
and the
Senate,
shall,
before it
become a
Law, be
presented
to the
President
of the
Rick Liblong
United
States; If
he approve
he shall sign it
I would have thought that
should be if he approves
and before it becomes a
law but who am I to argue
with the Founders? If thats
the way they spelled and said
it, fine. We get the gist of it.
By the way, if you have
never heard Stan Freberg
Presents The United States of
America Volume One: The
Early Years by the late
genius of radio and advertising, see if you can find it on
YouTube. You will split a gut
listening about our history
from his unique point of
view. But I digress.
For more than a half century, since the Lyndon Baines
Johnson Administration, I
have collected autographs of
the Presidents and other
Presidential memorabilia. As
you know, Im a history nut.
I have each ones autograph
except George Washington.
If youd like to lead a fundraising campaign for me so I
can buy one, please do. I
may never get one otherwise.
George is expensive.
I also have some material
from the original White
House that was removed during the rebuilding of the
place from 1948 to 1952. In
addition, the collection
includes a telephone that was
used in the White House and
a metal panel with the
Presidential Seal that came
off Marine One. The Seal
decal had been scratched so a
new one was installed and
the Marine gave it to me. I
had President Gerald R. Ford
sign it for me.
Photo provided
Honest Living . . .
me correct my farm plan

from a one-weekend festival
with hundreds of people to
my original dream: u-pick
lavender with weekend
workshops about growing
lavender and the sustainable
lifestyle.
Andy built our darling
hen house, gifted me with
his own A Guide to Raising
Chickens by Gail Damerow.
Ever the gentleman, he said,
Hens urinate in their droppings. Id never noticed.
Upon the later occasion of
making soup of our hens,
Andy came to lead this rite
of passage.
Its been a year since my
brother-by-heart left us. I
managed to find an electrician several months ago, but
most of our outsourced
household improvements go
undone. The reliable electricians arent available. Now,
why cant people find work?
Last week, our Andersen
sliding door jammed when a
piece of broken removable
grid fell between the kitchen
doors. One repair estimate
was $325; the other company offered on site estimates
only.
Heck, I wasnt throwing
away $325. We had paint to
buy for the guest bath and
bedroom, and a painter to
pay. Thank God for Cheryl.
My husband and I are
pathetic painters.
I brooded over that
jammed door, wondered
what Andy would do. Where
was my confidence? Didnt I
see a technician remove the
framework and door when
we replaced the other windows years ago?
Dear Reader, I spent
three hours with a screwdriver, removed the framework, lifted the door with all
my strength. The piece of
wood fell out. I vacuumed
the tracks and washed the
door wall before I replaced
the framework.
Who fixed the door?
my husband asked.
Andy, I replied.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
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Obituaries
~ Gertrude Gert Crittendon, 79 ~
Gertrude Gert
Crittendon, age 79, of Imlay
City died Wednesday,
August 24,2016.
Gertrude Ruth Goulais
was born November 10,
1936 in Detroit, MI. She is
the daughter of the late
Edwin and the late Ruth
Goulais. She grew up in the
Detroit, Royal Oak, and
Madison Heights, MI.
She married James
Richard Crittendon Sr. on
November 17, 1956 at Royal
Oak, MI. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Richard, in 2005.
Gertrude was a home-
maker, raising her family.

She attended the Attica First
Baptist Church.
She is survived by two
daughters: Nancy (Kenneth)
Draves of Cheyenne, WY
and Karen (Keith) Goodreau
of Imlay City, MI; Sister:
Marlene (Jaydee) Murphy of
TX and two brothers: Ed
(Ginger) Goulais of Alabama
and Garfield (Judy) Goulais
of Whitmore Lake, MI; 19
grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren.
Gert was preceded in
death by her husband, James
Richard Crittendon, and son,

Rick Crittendon Jr.
The funeral service was
held on Saturday, August 27,
2016 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City,
225 N. Main Street, Imlay
City, MI. Reverend Thomas
Blount officiated. Burial followed at Imlay Township
Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign our
on-line register book muirbrothersfh.com.
~ Robert Raymond Linck, 96 ~

Robert Raymond Linck,
age 96, of Brown City,
Michigan passed away and
went to his heavenly home
on Thursday, August 25,
2016. He was born on
August 7, 1920, the only
child of Raymond and
Cecilia Linck. Robert served
four years in the Air Force
during WWII repairing
B-29s at bases in India,
China and Tinian. He was a
lifelong member of the
Brown City VFW and
instrumental along with
other community members
to get it established.
On his return from military service Robert married
Patricia Husson, December
29, 1945 and enjoyed a
faithful and happy marriage
for over 70 years. While
working in Detroit and
employed by Detroit Edison
he and Pat decided to move
back to the farm where he
joined his father in dairy
farming for over 35 years.
After he sold the cows he
became the County

Executive Director for the
Lapeer County Agricultural
Stabilization and
Conservation Service
(ASCS) where he became a
tireless advocate for local
farmers. He was a talented
writer and wrote a weekly
farm information column for
the Lapeer County Press.
After retiring from the
ASCS in 1982 he continued
writing and developed the
Thumb Farm News that
became the Farm and
Country Journal where he
was editor, commenting on
farm policy and newsworthy
events both local and national. During this time he and
Pat traveled extensively as
hosts for the Rural Route
Tours.
He remained active on
the farm and in 1991 he
along with his son converted
the family farm to certified
organic farming that is now
a Centennial Farm known as
Raub Rae Farm. He was
past director of the Organic

Crop Improvement
Association (O.C.I.A.) a
supervisor for Goodland
Township and on the Zoning
Commission, a member of
Michigan Milk Producers,
Michigan Farmers Union
and a long time member of
the Knights of Columbus
and Sacred Heart Church in
Brown City. He was a
devoted son, faithful husband, loving father, organic
farmer and environmentalist,
a poet and a thinker.

He is survived by his
wife of 70 years, Patricia
Linck, seven children;
Judith Linck of Sacramento,
CA, Mary Pat Linck and her
husband Michael J. Ryan of
Marquette, MI, Bette
Nikodemski and her husband Jim of Colchester, CT,
Yvonne Osborne and her
husband David of Brown
City, Christine Rhodes of
Brown City, Catherine
Dodge and her husband
Leonard of Palmdale, CA
and a son John Linck and
wife Barbara of Brown City,
16 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Funeral Mass was held
Monday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Brown
City. His grandsons served
as Casket bearers and burial
was in Sacred Heart
Cemetery.
were made by Carmen
Funeral Home of Brown
City.
~ Margaret Marge Lamberty, 83 ~

Margaret Marge
Lamberty, age 83, of Imlay
City, died Sunday, August
28, 2016 at her home.
Margaret Ann Almas was
born December 28, 1932 in
Detroit, MI. She is the
daughter of the late Leo and
the late Grace (Dupey)
Almas. She graduated from
Redford High School.
She married Robert John
Lamberty on May 22, 1954
in Detroit, MI. They moved
to Imlay City, MI in 1969
and have lived here eversince.
Marge was homemaker,

raising her family. She loved
to bake, cook, garden, and
raise her livestock.
She is survived by three
sons: John (Elizabeth)
Lamberty of Oconomowoc,
WI, Paul Lamberty of
Romeo, MI, and Thomas
Lamberty of Imlay City, MI;
sister: Eva Jackie Proctor
of Livonia, MI; six grandchildren: Kayla Lamberty,
Robert Lamberty, Christine
(Ben) Hassen, Thomas
Lamberty, Benjamin
Lamberty, Cody Lamberty.
Margaret was preceded

in death by her husband:
Robert Lamberty (on
October 22, 1998), two
brothers: Leonard (Norma)
Almas and Elmer (Edith)
Almas, two sisters: Dorothy
(Bob) Sheldon and Alena
(Mel) Cinqueranelli, and her
brother-in-law: Stewart
Proctor.
The funeral service will
be held 11:00 a.m.,
Thursday, September 1, 2016
at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City, 225 N.
Main Street, Imlay City, MI.
Deacon Thomas Yezak will

officiate. Burial will follow
at Imlay Township Cemetery.
The family will be available for visitation from 6-8
p.m., Wednesday, August 31,
2016 and 10-11 a.m.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home.
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI.
Please be sure to sign our
on-line register muirbrothersfh.com.
17:50 - Alarm (Industrial

Parkway) cancelled prior to
arrival
20:10
Malicious
Destruction of Property (100
block of Melanie Blvd)
22:44 - Ambulance Assist
(300 block of S. Cedar)
02:33- Civil Dispute (200
block of E. Borland)
August 28, 2016:
06:22 - Suspicious Situation
(600 block of Metcalf)
13:33 - BOL (N. Cedar/E.
Capac)
17:20 - Citizen Assist (at
station)
17:50 - BOL (N. Van Dyke/
Weyer)
18:14 - Business Check
(1700 block of S. Cedar)
20:50 - Disorderly Conduct/
Disturbing the Peace (400
block of N. Almont Ave.)
21:00 - Assist other Officer
(400 block of N. Almont)
22:06 - BOL (N. Van Dyke/
Armstrong)
Twp. on August 21
a suspicious circumstance at Petz and Carter
roads in Mussey Twp. on
August 21
a personal injury accident at Capac and Almont
roads in Berlin Twp. on
August 22
a breaking and entering
in the 4800 block of Cade Rd.
in Mussey Twp. on August 22
a found child in the 100
block of E. Church St. in
Capac on August 22
in the 410 block of N. Walker
St. in Capac on August 22
in the 15000 block of Imlay
City Rd. in Mussey Twp. on
August 22
in the 100 block of W. Meier
Ave. in Capac on August 22
a malicious destruction
of property report in the
14000 block of Downey Rd.
in Capac on August 22
a domestic incident in
the 200 block of N. Glassford
Rd. in Capac on August 22
a larceny in the 100
block of S. Glassford St. in
Capac on August 22
neighbor trouble in the
270 block of Mallard Lane in
Capac on August 22
assist a citizen in the 100
Capac on August 22
the 15000 block of Bryce Rd.
in Mussey Twp. on August 22
a suspicious circum-
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Police and fire briefs . . .

Editors note: The followTheft or not?
ing is a compilation of activity and reports from area BERLIN TWP. A
police and fire departments. Cochrane Road resident contacted police when a spare
propane tank on their property went missing on August
18.
The resident sought to file
ALMONT At around a larceny report but said the
9:20 a.m. on Wednesday Aug. tank could have been taken
24, Almont Officers Laura back by the propane compaMohr and Amanda Manning ny.
were dispatched to a family
disturbance on Wilshire Drive
Thieves eye home
in the village limits.
Interim Police Chief MUSSEY TWP. Sheriff
Andrew Martin reported that deputies were called to a
a female caller reported that a Capac Road home in the 5400
male had left the residence in block on August 19 after it
a silver Chrysler 200, taking appears someone tried to
the the couples 14-month- break into the vacant home.
old daughter with him.
Martin said the caller Cars targeted in village
added that the man may have
had a hand gun in his posses- CAPAC Police are on the
sion.
hunt for the person or persons
Responding to the call, swiping items from vehicles
Officer Mohr located the sus- in the village.
pects vehicle on Kidder Rd. Loose change, backpacks,
near Van Dyke Rd. and initi- laptops and other items of
ated a traffic stop.
value have been taken from
The male was arrested on vehicles overnight. Many of
drug charges, Operating the vehicles are not locked.
Under the Influence of Drugs, At least one item that was
and child endangerment.
stolen, a wallet, was found by
The suspect was lodged at a resident who turned it into
the Lapeer County Jail and the police department.
the child was turned over to Police advise residents to
her mother. No weapon was not leave valuable items in
discovered.
vehicles, if at all possible.
Police respond to
family disturbance
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Dispatch log . . .
Editors note: The following is a compilation of activity and reports from area
police departments:
In Almont:
Interim Almont Police
Chief Andrew Martin provided the following police
reports from the previous
week.
At around 9:50 p.m. on
August 24, Almont Officer
Jordan Kosinski stopped a
39-year-old Brown City man
on Glover Rd. near Almont
Rd. for several vehicle violations. The man was arrested
on a Macomb County Felony
warrant for larceny in a building. He was turned over to
Macomb county and the vehicle was impounded. Officer
Jordan Kosinski made the
arrest.
At 10:26 p.m. on August 27,
Officer Michael Ryan stopped
a 23-year-old Imlay City man
on Dryden Rd. near Van Dyke
Rd. The driver was found to
be operating while intoxicated by drugs. The suspect was
lodged at the Lapeer County
Jail on O.U.I.D. charges and
his vehicle was impounded.
At around 1:40 a.m. on
August 28, Officer Steve Best
stopped a 31-year-old Hazel
Park man on Hough Rd. near
Kidder Rd. for careless driving. The man was was arrested for Driving While License
Suspended
and
a
Misdemeanor warrant for
child support. The suspect
was cited and turned over to

Oakland County on the warrant. The vehicle was
impounded.
At 3:34 a.m. on August 28,
Almont police stopped a
36-year-old Almont man on
Burt Rd. near Glover Rd. The
suspect was arrested for OWI
by Officer Michael Ryan
after he had been involved in
a one-vehicle accident. The
motorists vehicle was reported to have left the roadway,
striking several trees and a
mailbox. He was lodged in
Lapeer County Jail.
In Imlay City:
Police Chief Scott Pike
issued the following police
reports from the previous
week.
August 26, 2016:
08:57 - Assist other
Department
10:49 - Alarm (1700 block
of S. Cedar)
11:40 - Credit Card Fraud
complaint
16:45 - Peace Officer (300
block of 1st St.)
August 27, 2016:
05:50 - Disorderly Conduct/
Disturbing the Peace (500
block of S. Cedar)
08:41 - Hit & Run Property
Damage Accident (E Capac/
Bancroft)
10:57 - Peace Officer (300
block of 1st St.)
12:12 - Funeral Escort
(Main St.)
13:30 - Accidental Damage
(P O & St. N)
In St. Clair
County:
Police and emergency
responders responded to:
the 100 block of N. Main St.
a personal injury accident at Miller and Hunt roads
in Berlin Twp. on August 21
an intrusion alarm in the
200 block of N. Neeper St. in
Capac on August 21
shots heard in the 15000
block of Root Rd. in Lynn
stance in the 16000 block of

Nettney Rd. in Mussey Twp.
on August 23
a property damage accident in the 15000 block of
Hough Rd. in Berlin Twp. on
August 23
an abandoned vehicle at
Miller and Bordman roads in
Berlin Twp. on August 23
block of W. Kempf Ct. in
Capac on August 23
Capac on August 23
in the 320 block of N.
Glassford St. in Capac on
August 23
an animal complaint in
the 16000 block of Nettney
Rd. in Mussey Twp. on
August 23
block of S. Main St. in Capac
on August 23
block of N. Neeper St. in
Capac on August 24
220 block of Quail Dr. in
Capac on August 24
report of a harassing call
in the 14000 block of Imlay
City Rd. in Mussey Twp. on
August 24
the 15000 block of Hough
Rd. in Berlin Twp. on August
25
a narcotics crime in the
3000 Lynch Rd. in Mussey
Twp. on August 25
a fraud complaint in the
4300 block of Martin Rd. in

Mussey Twp. on August 25
two malicious destruction of property reports in the
540 block of N. Glassford St.
found property in the
120 block of Main St. in
Capac on August 26
a fraud report in the 260
block of Quail Ridge Dr. in
Capac on August 26
150000 block of Hough Rd.
the 4700 block of Capac Rd.
in Mussey Twp. on August
26
a welfare check in the
2100 block of Sperry Rd. in
Berlin Twp. on August 26
a trespassing complaint
in the 7200 block of Capac
Rd. in Lynn Twp. on August
26
a citizen assist in the 410
block of E. MillSt. in Capac
on August 26
vehicle in a ditch at
Capac and Belle River roads
a suspicious circumstance in the 120 block of St.
Main St. in Capac on August
27
a citizen assist in the 100
Capac on August 27
reckless driving in the
4600 block of Kettlehut Rd.
in Mussey Twp. on August
27
a suspicious person in
the 550 block of W. Mill St.
Restoration ongoing
in wake of pipeline
GOODLAND TWP.
Work continues to progress
on the Karegnondi Water
Authority (KWA) pipeline
project in Lapeer County.
According to Kevin
Sylvester of the Genesee
County Drain Commission,
installation of the pipeline is
complete with restoration and
testing work ongoing.
The restoration work is
ongoing, and is scheduled to
be completed in the next
month, Sylvester said.
The completion of the
treatment plant is slated for
May 2017.
The pipeline will take
water from Lake Huron and
supply the city of Flint and
other municipalities in
Genesee County.
Destain Gingell, county
highway engineer for the

Lapeer
County
Road
Commission, said they continue to monitor restoration
efforts along Clear Lake
Road. The contractor has
plans to pave the road on the
east side of M-53 after Labor
Day. That portion west of
M-53 has already been paved.
Gingell said road restoration efforts, besides paving,
include reshaping the shoulders and line painting.
The county and KWA
were at odds in the past over
the pipeline work and restoration efforts. A judge dismissed the restraining order
filed by the county but Lapeer
was given permission to use
bond monies to expedite restoration work.
Gingell said the commission is fielding fewer complaints from residents about
the project.
Capac Rd. work complete

By Maria Brown
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Capac Road, between Burt
and Terry roads, in Berlin
Township has reopened to
traffic now that resurfacing
work is complete.
According to the St. Clair
County Road Commission,
there are other roads to avoid
this week and in the weeks to
come due to projects and
failed culverts.
In Berlin Township,
Wheeler Road between
Tubspring and Almont road is
closed to all traffic until further notice. Advancing steel
culvert deterioration and wall
buckling makes travel over
the Hannan-North Belle River
Drain unsafe.
Elsewhere, in Mussey
Township, railroad repair
will close Martin Road
between Imlay City and
Bryce
roads
through
September 3.
Youths and camp counselors pose for group photo during week-long camping adventure for Flint kids
hosted by Skyline Camp & Retreat Center earlier this month.
Fun: Skyline hosts youths

from Flint for campout
from page 1-A
bers of the Hughes Family.
When it became evident
the goal could not be attained,
Skyline staff decided to scale
back the program; much to
the delight of those youngsters who were able to attend.
Henry described the campout for Flint children as
being consistent with this
summers theme at Skyline
Camp & Retreat Center:
Photo courtesy Imlay City DDA
Camper experiences the

magic of animals during
visit at Skyline.
Surfs up in Imlay City!
The Nerkowski family of Imlay City attended the

Imlay City DDA sponsored movie, Surf's Up
during the DDAs Movies in the Park series.
The Nerkowskis entered a drawing to win tickets to the Detroit Zoo, and they were the lucky
winners of two complimentary adult and two
children's tickets to the Detroit Zoo, along with
a free parking pass. Now the Nerkowskis can
see live penguins at their new home at the zoo.
The summer movie series concluded last
Tuesday.
Fulks: Democrat in race

has eye on prosecutor job
from page 1-A
makes sense for residents.
Fortunately, says Fulks,
I dont have a dog in that
fight, so I can come into this
clean and without prejudice,
While he would be the
first Democrat elected to a
major Lapeer County position in decades, Fulks is
confident his policies can
appeal to voters across party
lines.
If elected, my first priority will be to get our county
officials back to doing their
jobs, Fulks says. We have
to eliminate the personal vendettas and infighting that has
been going on for the past
three years.
My other priority is to
tackle the growing epidemic
of heroin and opiate addiction
in Lapeer County head-on,
he says. Too many young
people are dying and incarcerating them is not the solution to the problem.
As a believer that intervention and proven treat-
ments can help stem the tide,

Fulks says he wants to establish a Lapeer County Drug
Court, specifically for the
purpose of dealing with such
cases.
I will have absolutely no
tolerance for the dealers, he
says. Such people will regret
ever coming into Lapeer
County.
However, we should not
further victimize these kids,
Fulks says. We need to better understand why so many
young people are turning to
drugs; and the underlying
physiological effects drugs
can have on adolescent
brains.
If elected, Fulks says he
will be open not only to discussion about drugs, but of
all issues affecting Lapeer
County residents.
I plan to restore the
open-door policy, says
Fulks. Everyone will have
access, because being in public service means exactly that.
To serve the public.
Take Me To Your Dreamers.

The kids loved it, said
Henry. On the bus ride
home, they spent the first 15
minutes saying they didnt
want to leavethat it was the
best week of their lives, and
that they all wanted to be
camp counselors.
Eventually, they all fell
asleep, Henry said, which
was a good sign in our estimation.
Henry noted a particular-
ly memorable experience that

took place during the campout.
We were having a campfire for the Flint campers
when a young doe wandered
though the bushes about 80
feet away, Henry recalled.
The kids noticed and got
excited. We told them that the
quieter they were, the longer
the doe would likely linger.
These campers had
delighted us with many
things, Henry continued,
but silence was not one of
themuntil then.
They fell collectively
silent, watching the doe
browse through the foliage,
paying no mind to us.
After she went out of
sight, the silence held, and
almost all the campers spontaneously got up and followed quietly into the woods
in the does direction.
Photo provided
By Maria Brown
Photo provided
Work on KWA wrapping up in area
Youngsters enjoy exploring the woods at Skyline

Camp & Retreat Center.
rage.
Skyline is thankful to all
of our donors, he said. We
annually support campers to
the amount of more than
$50,000, which we always
struggle to cover.
This particular project
to host Flint children required
the support of some new and
courageous donors, Henry
concluded.
many children to experience

the beauty of Lapeer County
in a safe and caring environment, said Flinn.
Hopefully, the adversity
these young people and their
families continue to experience will be tempered by
memories of the week that
they spent at Camp Skyline.
Anyone wishing to support future activities at
They fell collectively silent, watching the doe

browse through the foliage, paying no mind to us...
almost all of the campers spontaneously got up
and followed quietly into the woods...
--Matt Henry, Skyline director
It was one of those special moments, Henry said.

So awed; so curious; so
respectful.
Henry made a point of
thanking everyone that made
a donation, large or small, to
help make the week-long
camping experience possible
for the young Flint entou-
Eric Flinn, whose generosity helped kickstart the

Flint Kids fundraiser, credited the Skyline staff and other
donors for their efforts to
facilitate the children.
Matt, his Staff and
Skylines Board of Directors
should be commended for
making it possible for so
Skyline Camp & Retreat

Center may contact Matt
Henry at 810-798-8240; or
email to: matt@campskyline.
org.
For those wishing to mail
a check or money order, the
campgrounds is located at
5650 Sandhill Road in
Almont, MI 48003.
Bob Linck: Voice of agriculture silenced at age 96

from page 1-A
Lincks community service included: past director
of the Organic Crop
Improvement Association;
supervisor for Goodland
Township and Zoning
Commission; member of
Michigan Milk Producers,
Michigan Farmers Union
and longtime member of the
Knights of Columbus and
Sacred Heart Church in
Brown City.
Family reflections
Lincks daughter,
Christine Rhodes of Brown
City pointed out that her
father died in the same house
and same room in which he
was born.
Dad was born in a small
bedroom in the exact same
area of the house where he
died, said Rhodes. That
has to be pretty rare.
Dad was a very smart
man, said Rhodes. He
knew a lot about a great
many things, and he always
had a lot to say.
He led by example,
she continued. He was fair,
loving and treated everyone
in his family the same.
He adhered to three
basic principles: family,
farm and faith.
Dad also liked to recite
poetry,Rhodes recalled.
His favorites were The
Cremation of Sam McGee
and The Passing of the
Outhouse. He knew every
word and could tell his stories and recite poetry up
until he died.
Rhodes recalled how her
father would often sit and
look out the large picture
window, waiting for some-
one to bring him his morning cup of coffee and a graham cracker.
He would look out on
the field and down the road
to where my house is, and
say, this is the most beautiful place on earth.
Music and dancing were
also an integral part of
Lincks and the entire familys life, said Rhodes.
He and my mother
grandsons planned to wear

one of their grandfathers
ties while serving as casket
bearers at his funeral.
Rhodes sister, Yvonne
Osborne, shared how her
father could convey to family members the difference
between right and wrong
through some simple, but
meaningful lessons.
Two of Dads grandsons, Travis and Jesse, were
He was a grand gentleman, a great

communicator and an inspiration...
His trademark Stetson hat and
large frame just took over a room
when he walked in...
--Randy Jorgensen, publisher
would go out dancing every

weekend, she said. They
were beautiful ballroom
dancers. Some of our best
times were sitting around the
piano, where my sister Mary
Pat would play and we
would all sing along.
Dad taught all of his
daughters to dance, Rhodes
remembered. We would
stand on the top of his big
shoes with our tiny feet, and
he would teach us how to
box step.
Rhodes reminded that
her father rarely left the
house for a social occasion
without his bow tie and his
Stetson atop his head.
Dads Stetson and bow
tie were his trademarks, she
said. He never owned a
clip-on, and he taught all of
his grandsons to properly tie
a tie.
She said those same
around 4 years old and were

famous playmates and would
tear fearlessly around the
farm, Osborne recalled.
One day they decided
to throw stones and broke a
window. They were working
on a second one when Dad
caught them.
He didnt raise a hand,
she said. Instead, he made
them stand in front of the
broken window and told
them to think about what
they had done.
We still have a picture
of those two little guys
standing with their shoulders
slumped and staring at that
broken glass for over 30
minutes. They never again
threw stones at windows.
Friends perspectives
Lincks lessons and
words of wisdom extended
beyond his family unit to his
many friends and co-work-
ers.
Randy Jorgensen,
Publisher of Thumb Farm
News and Michigan Farm
Journal, lauded Linck for his
rare knowledge and communication skills.
Bobs 15-plus years
with us as the founding editor of Thumb Farm News
and later as the Michigan
Farm Journal were some
wonderfully memorable
years for me, said
Jorgensen. He was a grand
gentleman, a great communicator and an inspiration to
me as a young newspaperman. His trademark Stetson
hat and large frame just took
over a room when he walked
in, Jorgensen recalled. My
life is better for having
crossed paths with him; not
only on a professional level
but also as a friend.
Another man who
respected and enjoyed listening to Lincks views on all
matter of subjects was Doug
Hunter, a fellow farmer and
a longtime associate.
Bob was a guy who
made a success of himself
farming by playing the
rules, said Hunter. Mans
and Gods rules.
We made at least a
dozen trips to Washington
D.C. together, lobbying for
farmers.
Nobody could out-argue
him, Hunter said. No congressman, no senator or disengaged aide could ever
challenge him on the merits
or flaws of the farm bill,
because Bob already knew it
inside and out.
For a complete obituary,
turn to page 10-A.
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.
Bring a sack lunch, beverages

provided. Senior stretch exercise on Tuesdays 10-11 a.m.
Potluck luncheons will be
served the 4th Tuesday of every
month at noon. Call 810-3954518 for details.
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol

and drug counselor will be
available at the Imlay City
Imlay City Senior Center Texas Seniors Center on the 4th
Hold Em 12:30 p.m. For info Thursday of every month from
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
810-724-6030.
For Senior Citizens
Gentle yoga, Wednesdays from

1-2 p.m. at the Imlay City Senior
Center. Practice led by Dina
Miramonti, RYT.
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Dinner and an evening of card Food for Families kitchen is
playing with friends, 50/50 raffle open to the public for free, hot
and prizes of high and low for meals every Monday and
each table every 3rd Monday at Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
the Washington Senior Center, This Heart Loves Food Pantry
57880 Van Dyke, Washington is open the 1st Saturday of each
Township, MI 48094, from 4-8 month from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
p.m. Call the center for further Gateway Assembly Church,
details, 586-752-6543.
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
Swing Dance Lessons offered at City.
the Port Huron Senior Center, Dryden Area Food For Families
600 Grand Avenue in Port free dinner is served on the 2nd
Huron, every Tuesday from Tuesday of each month from
7:30-9 p.m. and the 1st and 3rd 4:30-6:00 p.m. at St. Cornelius
Thursday of the month from Church, 3834 Mill Street (north
7:30-9 p.m. with instructors Lyle of the light in Dryden). No proof
Malaski & Kristina Morton. of income is required. Come
Call 810-984-5061 for more and enjoy a home cooked meal
information.
with us.
Council on Aging Membership is The Attica United Methodist
open to individuals 18 and older. Church will be holding a free
The Capac Senior Center is community meal on the 2nd
open 8:30-4:30 weekdays. We and 4th Tuesday of each month
offer a variety of activities such from 4:30-6:30 p.m. For more
as fitness and craft classes, a information please call 810-724book review group, cards and 0690 or visit www.atticaumc.
bus trips. Call Lori at 395-7889 org.
for more information.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Almont and Dryden area senior Attica
United
Methodist
citizens meet the 2nd Tuesday of Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
the month at 12 p.m. at the open from 2-4 p.m. the 2nd and
Almont Lions Hall, 222 Water 4th Monday of each month.
St., for a potluck and program. Proof of residency and need
Call 798-8210 for more informa- required.
tion.
The Capac Community Food
Adults 55 and over are invited Pantry, 114 S. Main Street, is
to Berlin Twp. Senior Center to open each Wednesday from 1-3
play cards from noon-3 p.m. the p.m. Please call LOVE, INC. at
2nd Wednesday of every month. 810-245-2414 in advance to
Free Meals, Food
AFFORDABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS WITH:
3 Nutritious Meals Daily

Compimentary Satellite TV
Life-enriching Activities
Light Housekeeping
Health Services
Available
www.SanctuaryatMapleVista.org
ensure your food voucher will

be received before you stop in to
shop. Any questions, please call
Sherrie Cramton at 810-3951905.
skills, and enjoy a snack and

social time with other children.
Parents will have the chance to
talk to other adults with sameage children. Register now for
the next session! Numerous
The Capac Kitchen serves free locations and dates available.
meals every Tuesday from 4:30- For more information and to
6 p.m. at Zion United Methodist sign up call the Family Literacy
Church.
Center at 810-664-2737.
Free meals for people in need
are offered at the North Branch
Senior Center on Monday and
Thursday evenings from 5:30-7
p.m. Call 810-441-0322 for Womans Life Chapter 855 will
meet
September 13, 2016
more information.
(Tuesday) 6:30 p.m. at the Lois
Orchards Cupboard Food Wagner Memorial Library,
Pantry is open the 3rd Saturday 35200 Division Road Richmond,
of every month 9 a.m.-noon. MI. Everyone is welcome to
Food distributed at 74903 attend.
McKay Rd., Bruce Twp., 586336-4673. www.orchardsonline. Lapeer Area Citizens Against
Domestic Assault meets 1:00
org.
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. every
Wednesday in the Lapeer Court
House for personal protection
order clinic. For info 810-246The Dryden Historical Society 0632.
meets at 7 p.m. the first Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday of the month and Fridays at Family of Christ
the museum opens every Lutheran Church, 7191 E Imlay
Monday from 5:30-7 p.m.
City Rd., Imlay City. And on
The Capac Historical Society is Mondays at 8:00 p.m. St. Paul
now open to visitors daily from Lutheran Church, 200 Cedar
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on St., Imlay City.
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859 for FOR WIDOWED MEN &
more information.
WOMEN.
Lunch-CardsThe Imlay City Historical Friendship. Join us every 3rd
Museum is now open for the Tuesday of each month from
2016 season on Saturdays from 11:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Cavis
1 to 4 p.m. Stop by and view Pioneer Restaurant, 5600 Lapeer
new exhibits and learn more Rd. in Kimball Twp. 48074
about Imlay Citys wonderful (located approx. 15 Miles S.W.
history. For more information of Port Huron. No RSVP necessary. For more information call
call 810-724-1904.
Joanne K. at 810-324-2304. This
activity is sponsored by Widowed
Friends, a peer support group
www.widowedfriends.org.
Imlay City Christian School is
now enrolling for Fall. Call 810- Widowed Friends invites all
724-5695 to inquire. We serve widowed to join us for breakfast
students
from
Junior and friendship in a safe setting
Kindergarten through the 8th every 2nd and 4th Monday of
grade with a Christ centered, the month at 9 a.m. at Seros,
quality education. All inquiries 925 Gratiot in Marysville. For
more information about our
are welcomed.
group, call Julie at 810-388Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. This 0868.
is a FREE workshop for 3-5
year olds & parents/caregivers! Lapeer County Families Against
Enjoy fun projects that will Narcotics group meets the secdevelop your childs skills and ond Tuesday of the month at
prepare them for school! Faith Christian Fellowship, 69
Children also enjoy a snack, W. Nepessing St. in Lapeer. Call
story time, and a free book! Call 810-667-0119 for more informathe Family Literacy Center tion or email faithchrist09@aol.
today to reserve your seat at com.
810-664-2737 and for more
information on dates and times. TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss
group meets Tuesday nights at
Play groups available. Free 6 the Hunters Creek Mobile
week sessions. At these FREE Home Park Club House, 725
90 minute playgroups children DeMille Rd. in Lapeer. Weighwill participate in a storytime, in from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting
developmentally appropriate from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more
games and crafts, learn new information, call 810-664-7579.
Support Groups
Museums
Youth Events
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds

Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at
the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Lapeer.
Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
meeting. Call Linda at 810-2453955 or Phyllis 810-395-7035
for more information.
Hall, 109 E. Kempf Court,

Capac, MI. The crafters part of
the stash sale & swap meet is a
craft-supply specific sale not a
general yard or garage sale.
Please email susanalong456@
gmail.com or call Sues cell,
609-827-0879 for an application, questions or directions.
Fundraisers
Lavender Springs Spa! Come

join us for a day retreat at
Family of Christ Lutheran
Church, 7191 Imlay City Rd.,
Sept. 17 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m. Breakfast and lunch will
be provided. Call for reservation by Sept. 4th, 810-724-2620.
Bring a friend and enjoy a day
with God!
Knights of Columbus Chicken

& Mostaccioli Dinner Sat., Sept.
10 form 4:30-8:30 p.m. Dinner
will include: coleslaw, beans,
corn on the cob and a roll.
Coffee and juice provided. Cash
bar available. Children 5 &
under free.
Womans Life Chapter 855 is
hosting a Bottle & Can Drive
now until Wed., Dec. 7. Proceeds
to benefit the Wings of The
Harbor transitional living program for homeless youth in
Port Huron, St. Clair County.
Womans
Life
Insurance
Society will match the first $500
raised! For drop-off locations
call, 810-392-5136.
The Imlay City Christian

School is holding a fundraiser
for TAFFY (Tuition Assistance
Fundraising For Youth). Come
join us for euchre the 2nd
Saturday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Imlay City Christian
School, 7197 E. Imlay City Rd.
in Imlay City. For more information, call 810-724-5695.
Craft Shows/Bazaars
Rummage Sales
Capac Quilters in Training
Quilt Guilds: Stash sale, swap
meet & craft show. Saturday
only! Sep. 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St
Johns Lutheran Church Parish
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m

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

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

Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
West Berlin
U.M.C.
16
15
15
810-724-1135
586.336.4673
M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
Father Paul Ward
15
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister
15
Sunday Mornings
10:30 am
COME & MAKE A

DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15
1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City

at corner of Newark Rd.
15
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
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 all worship services
over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont 15
Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God
GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY
2720 Winslow Road

Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Wednesday Prayer & Praise 7:30 pm
Phone: 810-724-6999
15
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557
15
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School
9:00 a.m. September thru May
Staffed Nursery During Worship 15
Pastor
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438
Come to the WELS
201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI

810-798-8855
Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley
810-724-6207

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
7191 Imlay City Road

Imlay City
Educational Hour - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Weekday Masses are held at

St. John The Evangelist Church
Weekend Masses:
Sunday - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor
15
4331 Capac Road

Capac, MI 48014
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
810-395-7572
810-796-3951
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred
810-395-7074
www.stjohnsallenton.com
15
Weekday Masses:
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sundays 6-8pm

Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
Pre-School - 5th grade
15
4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI
872 Capac Rd.

Allenton, MI 48002
www.stnicholascapac.com
Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.

Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church
St. John The

Evangelist
Catholic Church
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

9:30 am - WORSHIP
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS
ALL WELCOME!!!
Pastor Steven Helms
15
Christian Preschool Available
Volunteer for the Habitat for

Humanity of Lapeer County at
the office. Interested parties can
call 810-664-7111 and speak to
Carolyn, Cheryl or Pete at 810660-7823.
Capac Pharmacy is teaming
with Support Million Hearts by
offering in-pharmacy blood
pressure screenings, 136 North
Main St. in Capac, Tuesdays, 9
a.m.- 6 p.m. Everyone is invited
to come and have their blood
pressure read for free.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

of Imlay City, Post 2492, 598 N.
Almont Ave. (Fairgrounds Rd.)
Overseas Veterans Meetings 2nd
Thursday, every other month,
7:00 p.m.; Post Meetings 1st
Thursday every month, 7:00
p.m.; Auxiliary Meetings 1st
Saturday of every month, 2:00
p.m.
Almont/Dryden Masons meets
7:00 p.m. every 2nd Thursday of
the month at Masonic Center in
Almont.
1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
Phone: 810-724-8110
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist
15
Light of Christ
Community
Church
Almont
First Baptist Church
275 Bancroft - Imlay City

(Corner of 5th Street)
810-724-7855
St. Nicholas
Catholic Church
16
firstapostolichome.com
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
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church

Lutheran Church
United Church of Christ
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Phone 810-724-2620
Sunday 2:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
Free hearing and vision screens

for children of preschool age
are available at the Lapeer
County Health Department. To
schedule an appointment please
call 810-667-0448 or 810-2455549.
Avoca Community Club Euchre

Party - Sep. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19.
Registration begins at 6;30 p.m.
Game starts at 7 p.m. Open to
public 18 and over. Snacks and
beverages included. Cash prizes
for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd highest
scores. Door prizes and 50/50
drawing.
PASTOR KEN RENARD
Supervised child care during all services
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church during service.
The Lapeer Art Association

presents Re-Imagined, Art of
the
Recycled
and
the
Imaginary, through Sept.17,
Gallery 194, 194 W. Nepessing,
Lapeer. Tues. thru Sat., noon-6
p.m. 810-667-3632, lapeerart.
org.
Club News
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo
Weekday Masses
810-724-3306
15
15
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
670 N. Van Dyke

Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm
810-395-2409
Come Grow With Us!
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
Imlay City
Church of Christ
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI

Corner of Almont Road
Imlay City
C.R.C.
810-724-4315
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
810-724-0687
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
www.newlifechristian.net
Pastor Tim Martin
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 15
395 N. Cedar (M-53)

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

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

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

Imlay City, Michigan 48444
4411 Newark Road

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

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
(ELCA)
Other
New Life Christian Church

Coming in September, Miracle
Living ISOM (International
School of Ministry). For more
The Imlay City Dance team is info visit www.newlifechristian.
holding a Flamingo Flocking
net.
Fundraiser. Donations will
cover the costs of much needed
uniforms and help send the girls Free tutor training for people
to their first ever competition. who would like to help others in
Contact ICDT via Facebook at our community improve English
www.facebook.com/ICVDT, or skills. Volunteer basis. Please
Coach Ahlissa Vaubel at 810- call for orientation before training at 810-664-2737.
210-5835 for details.
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
45th Reunion
Sat. September 17 at 6:30pm
Holly Meadows Golf Course Capac
Other Classes Welcome
For those that have experienced

the death of a loved one, a support group is available facilitated by a trained United
Hospice Service (UHS) bereavement volunteer. Marlette
Regional Hospital, 2770 Main
Street in Marlette, hosts this
support group the 1st Friday of
each month at 10 a.m. in the
Administration Conference
Room. For more information,
call 800-635-7490 or visit www.
marletteregionalhospital.org.
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Capac H.S. Class of 1971
15
The Imlay City American Legion

Post 135 meets the 2nd and last
Wednesdays of the month at
7:30 p.m. The post is located at
212 E. Third Street. Contact
them at 724-1450 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.
Markets
The Flea Market held each
Sunday at the Lapeer Center
Building, 425 County Center
Rd. in Lapeer, will be open from
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 50 booths
inside and outside sell a huge
variety of items. This event is
sponsored by the Lapeer Center
Building, and there is no admission charge. For info on space
rentals, contact Logan at 810347-7915. For general information on the Flea Market or food
service by Peacock Alley
Catering call 810-664-2109 or
email
lapeercenter@charter.
net.
Rural Lifestyles
Standing out in the crowd

Wild carrot is a color chameleon among weeds
Like carnations, Queen Annes Lace can transform

their color.
southern
and western states.
Although
its really
an invader,
the plant
has some
admirable
qualities.
According

to Dr.

John
Hiltys
Illinois
wildflower website, pheasant
and grouse eat the flowers
seed. Most mammals dont
feed on the foliage because
of its bitterness but at least
one bird species, the
European Starling, uses the
foliage for nesting material.
Hilty cites researchers who
believe the insecticidal and
antibacterial properties of the
plant help keep hatchlings
healthy by fending off nest
lice and other parasites.
Just as the wild version
was cultivated to become the
orange vegetables we know
today, breeders have also
selected and cultivated
Daucus carota and the related Ammi majus to create versions that are grown commercially as cut flowers.
Among them are Daucus
carota Dara which, interestingly enough, has lacy
blooms that range in color
from soft pink to dark purple.
Other varieties in the Ammi
genus have pale green and
white flowers. Im not exactly sure what the distinction is
between the two but several
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Each year, Michigan State
Universitys wheat breeding
team collaborates with industry to measure the performance and describe the characteristics of numerous soft
red and soft white winter
wheat varieties. The results
of this years trial are available in a report that can be
found at the MSU Wheat
Performance Trials website,
www.varietytrials.msu.edu/
wheat.
The 2016 state wheat
variety report represents the
results from six sites across
the state, providing valuable
comparative data on 62 (54
soft red and 10 soft white)
commercial varieties. At two
sites (Ingham and Tuscola
counties), all varieties were
grown using conventional
and high management inputs.
The high management inputs
over that of conventional
entailed an additional 30
pounds of fertilizer nitrogenfor a total of 120
pounds per acreand two
fungicide applications. This
season, these additional
insure varieties are selected

that will likely perform under
a range of conditions.
The report is also a helpful reference for management
decisions. The information
on lodging, maturity and disease resistance can aid growers in fine-tuning strategies
relative to nitrogen fertilization and fungicide programs
for individual varieties.
The effort is part of
MSUs wheat breeding team
led by Eric Olson. Leadership
of the field work is provided
by Lee Siler. Funding for the
high management studies is
provided by the Michigan
Wheat Program.
This article, by Martin
Nagelkirk, was published by
Michigan State University
Extension. For more information, visit www.msue.msu.
edu. To have a digest of
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In my quest to find out if that

was a common occurrence, I
learned quite a few interesting facts about this plant-the
source of cultivated carrots.
First of all, as much as it
looks at home here, its not.
In Michigan, the wild carrot
is considered a noxious
weed. According to Invasive.
org, the plant is native to
Europe and southwest Asia.
A similar species, the
American wild carrot is considered native to several
Garden Variety
s wild flowers go,

Queen Annes Lace,
also referred to as
wild carrot, are at once both
stately and simple. This time
of year, they turn most
fencerows and ditches into a
sea of whitemostly. While
mowing the grass in our
apple orchard a few weeks
ago, I noticed a few stand
outs in an adjoining field that
were of the same design but
not the same color. A handful
of these flowers were purple.
A few wild carrots in our back field exhibit a purple hue versus the traditional
white.
seed sources claim that
Ammi is the less invasive of
the two. Daucus is much
more prevalent, found in the
Lower 48 plus nearly all of
the Canadian provinces,
according to the United
States Department of
Agriculture while Ammi is
only found in 12 states.
So, I wonder, do I have a
few plants that were the precursor to purple cultivated
types or it is possible this
clump is changing its hue
based on what might be in
the soil below? Like carnations, wild carrot flowers will
transform their color when
their cut stems are stuck in
colored waterchameleons
of the flower world. We tried
it out ourselves with leftover
Easter egg dye. Sure enough,
the flowerettes of the flower
took on a tinge of orange.
The mystery remains...
Contact Maria at
mbrown@pageone-inc.com.
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Minimum temp.
49.3 on Tuesday, 23rd
Maximum temp.
86.7 on Monday, 29th
Rainfall
.73 inches
Growing Degree Days
for corn development:
Current: 2,336
Forecast: 2,458
For the week of

August 23-29
Emmett station
Minimum temp.
53.6 on Tuesday, 23rd
Maximum temp.
85.9 on Sunday, 28th
Rainfall
1.36 inches
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for corn development:
Current: 2,365
Forecast: 2,468
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inputs, when averaged across
all commercial varieties,
only boosted yields by 6
bushels per acre at the
Ingham County site and 4
bushels at the Tuscola County
site. This unusually low level
of yield response was primarily due to a relatively low
level of disease pressure. It
should also be noted that the
response varies considerably
by variety.
The report also shares
ratings for each varietys
level of resistance to various
diseases, including various
leaf diseases and Fusarium
head scab. Other characteristics measured in the trials
include test weight, harvest
moisture, plant lodging,
maturity and baking qualities.
The performance report
is the single best reference
for growers to use when
selecting new varieties.
When considering varieties,
MSU Extension recommends
using the reports multi-year
and multi-site data rather
than information from a single site or season. This helps
Growing degree days are accumulated from

March 1 and forecast through Sept. 5.
Weather data courtesy of Enviro-weather,
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The Back 40 Trailblazers
4-H Club received honors at
the St. Clair County Fair.
Mikayla Schoenrock
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awarded
Grand
Champion for her age group
in shooting BB Gun, Grand
Champion in shooting Air
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Compound no sights.
Zachery Fahley was
awarded Grand Champion
for his age group in shooting
Air Rifle and placed 3rd in
his age group in shooting
BB Gun and Archery
Compound no sights.
Jared Fahley was awarded Grand Champion for his
age group in shooting Air
Rifle and placed fifth in his
age group for shooting BB
Gun.
Jacob
Schoenrock
placed third in his age group
in shooting BB Gun. Aiden
Kalmus placed eighth in
shooting BB Gun in his age
group.
Top shooters from the
County Competition were
invited to compete at the
State Shoot Competition
held this year at the
Individual Competition.
Jacob
Schoenrock
placed 1st in the State in
Beginners BB Gun shooting.
Jared Fahley placed 2nd
in the State in Beginner Air
Rifle shooting.
Mikayla Schoenrock
placed 4th in the State in
Schoenrock
Senior Air Rifle shooting. Jacob
earned
a
first
place in
Zachery Fahley placed
state
competition.
4th in the State in Junior Air
Rifle shooting.
Aiden Kalmus placed
25th out of 46 in the State in
his first year of shooting in
Beginner BB Gun.

In Team Competition:
Mikayla
Schoenrock,
Zachery Fahley and Jared
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Back 40 Trailblazers win big in competitions
Jared Fahley earned a Back 40 Trailblazers 4-H Club members earn medsecond place in state als in state competition.
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Art in the Rough II on tap

September 24
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IMLAY CITY Mark your calendars for Saturday,

September 24 as the Imlay City DDA and Chamber of
Commerce team up to present Art in the Rough II. The
event will keep the momentum going from last years
inaugural Art in the Rough and the DDAs Downtown Art
in Action initiative.
Tickets will soon be on sale for $15 and include
admission and complimentary beer and wine tasting.
Michigan artists will be in Pop Up art galleries along
Third Street.
Artists interested in showing their work are encouraged to call DDA Director Dana Walker at 810-724-2135.
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The regional office is part of
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Junior/Senior High staff Tom Manney, Amy Nestle, Sarah Lathangue, Jeffrey Jones, Chris Cutler, Bradley
Robbins, Steve Sampson and Ryan Vangel take part in professional development session on Tuesday.
Capac students head to class

By Maria Brown
CAPAC Students
and staff get a few extra
days of summer vacation
before hitting the books
again. After enjoying Labor
Day, the first bells of the
2016-17 school year will
ring on Tuesday.
With a fresh start comes
a fresh look for students,
staff and facilities.
New
staff
include
Bradley Robbins, athletic
director and assistant high
school principal; Tyler
Monroe, general music and
choir teacher; Jeffrey Jones,
band and choir teacher and
Rebecca Setera, Junior and
Senior High special education teacher. The hiring of
all four were approved at the
boards August 18 meeting.
When students report to
class on September 6, the
purpose of those buildings
will have changed since the
Photo provided
Capac Elementary staff and students graciously

accept a donation from the Family Dollar store.
spring. Thats when the
school board approved a
restricting plan that called
for moving sixth, seventh
and eighth grades out of the
Capac Middle School. Part
of the Middle School will
serve as home for the districts popular and growing
Virtual Program.
Superintendent Dr. Steve
Bigelow said staff are excited about new opportunities
for students including a fifth
grade band offering and a
new look to the traditional
STEM emphasis at the elementary school with the
addition of art.
Capac Jr./Sr. High
School has several new
offerings in 2016-2017,
including grades 7-12 robotics, invigorated agricultural
science classes and numerous additional Advanced
Placement opportunities,
Bigelow noted in a community newsletter.
Today, August 31, both
schools will hosts open
houses and the Capac PEAK
Club will put on their annual
Schoolapalooza event in the
bus circle from 5-7 p.m. featuring free hot dogs and
nachos.
Last
week,
Capac
Elementary
gratefully
received more than $800 in
school supplies donated by
the Family Dollar store in
Capac.
The school day for both
buildings is 8 a.m. to 2:52
p.m.
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State Rep. Gary Howell will again hold office hours at the Silver Grill
Family restaurant, 535 N. Cedar Street (M-53), Imlay City, from 9:30-11 a.m.
today (Wed., Aug. 31). Hell also be available at Hungry Dans in Lapeer
(pictured above), 195 W. Genesee St., Lapeer, from 2:30-4 p.m. No appointments necessary, all interested parties welcome. Those unable to attend
may contact Rep. Howell at 517-373-1800, by email at GaryHowell@house.
mi.gov, or by mail at S-1186 House Office Building, P.O. Box 30014,
Lansing, MI 48909.
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60 years and counting

Violet and James Ward, formerly of Almont, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on
August 25, 2016. The Wards now make their
home in Mio, Michigan.
Airman Centa graduates

U.S. Air Force Airman
Michael G. Centa graduated
from basic military training at
Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio,
Texas.
The airman completed an
intensive, eight-week program that included training in
military discipline and studies, Air Force core values,
physical fitness, and basic
warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete
basic training also earn four
Youll
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applied science degree
through the Community
College of the Air Force.
Centa is the son of Bonnie
Haven of Capac, MI, and Eric
J. Centa of Chesterfield, MI,
grandson of John Centa of
Portage, MI, and nephew of
Rose
McKibbon
of
Kalamazoo, MI.
He graduated in 2016
from Diane M. Pellerin
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New year, new programs

By Maria Brown
Photo by Mary Finnigan
DRYDEN Bells rang

for the first day of school in
Dryden on Tuesday where the
Cardinals got a jump start on
the 2016-2017 year.
With that new start comes
many new faces and programs. New staff or those

with new titles include
Brian Tresnak, elementary
principal; David Zauner,
Athletic Director/Dean of
Students; Beth Highley, elementary special education;
Amanda
Merritt,
Sean Finnigan poses for a photo with his Dryden

Elementary teacher Karen Roys.
Kindergarten; and at the high

school level Bill Lengemann,
will be teaching history, college criminal justice and college business law; Kory
Lohrmann will be teaching
history, government and economics
and
Kimberly
Sakowsky will be teaching
English, French and college
psychology.
This is the second year
of our Early College Program
with 16 college classes on site
this year. Our students took
185 college classes last year,
said Superintendent Mary
Finnigan, whos also beginning her first year in a dual
role as high school principal.
Also new this year, Mott
Community College has been
added to Drydens list of
Early College providers, joining Baker College and Ferris
State University.
Finnigan said the district
looks for more success with
their Multi-Age
and
Advance Learning initiative.
Students are advanced to
meet their individual learning
needs. Last year we had ten
7th grade students take
Algebra 1 and we have elementary students in advance
grade levels in math and
ELA, Finnigan said.
The 2016-17 year also
Photo provided
Dryden students off and running in 2016-17 school year
Members of the new Dryden Jr./Sr. High School Marching Band are excited for
the new school year
marks a new beginning in the the creation of marching program at Dryden Jr./Sr.
schools music program with band, a new extracurricular High School.
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Sports
Spartans start season with win, 14-7
Imlay Citys Curtis Homer runs for 170 yards and two TDs
yards) paced Imlay City. He

was backed by Gleasure (34
yards on eight totes) and
Bentley collect seven points, while holding
point boot from Bollini).
By Kevin Kissane
Bannister (three rushes for 26
Imlay City scoreless. That made it a 7-7 ball- For the night, Jacob Gleasure connected yards).
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
game at the halftime break.
on six of 15 pass plays for 81 yards as Imlay Travis Gould paced
IMLAY CITY Imlay City downed

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three
was
scoreless.
Citys quarterback. He threw one intercepImlay Citys defense with
host Burton Bentley, 14-7, in a non-league

Imlay
City
then
outscored
Burton
tion along the way.
nine solo stops. Zac
varsity boys football encounter last
Bentley 7-0 the rest of the way, pulling out a His successful tosses went to three differ- Hellebuyck, Alex Robles and
Thursday night.
ent targets. Their ranks consisted of Reid
Bannister (six tackles each)
With the result, Imlay City moves to 1-0 14-7 win.
Homer
made their presence felt as
overall. Burton Bentley slips to 0-1 this sea- The victorious Imlay City side generated Bannister (four catches for 56 yards), Noah
their winning 14-point total aided by a Curtis Galbraith (one reception for 20 yards) and
well.
son.
Homer five-yard touchdown run (followed
Jake Klebba (one catch for five yards).
Imlay City returns to action this
In Thursdays encounter, Imlay City
The Imlay City ground attack ate up 230 Thursday when they travel to Cros-Lex. The
grabbed a 7-0 edge after one quarter was his- by a successful extra-point kick courtesy of
Bruce Bollini) and a Homer 76-yard touchyards on 18 totes.
Blue Water Area Conference clash is slated
tory.
to get underway at 7 p.m.
down run (followed by an accurate extra Individually, Homer (18 rushes for 170
The second quarter of play saw Burton
Almont wins opener
Raiders survive first challenge, 35-26

By Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Almonts Chase Kapron makes a catch during his teams season-opening win
against Michigan Lutheran Seminary last Thursday.
ALMONT Almont
made visiting Michigan
Lutheran Seminary absorb a
35-26 loss in a non-league
varsity football battle last
Thursday night.
With the outcome, Almont
improves to 1-0 overall.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary
slips to 0-1 this season.
I was proud of our boys,
Almont Coach James Leusby
said. Things did not always
go our way tonight, we had
multiple fumbles and a few
bad penalties in key moments
of the game, he noted.
The boys never hung
their heads and just rolled
with the punches and in the
end we came out on top.
Almonts Zach Wranosky, Dillon Kruse, Antonio

Soto and Alex Rutkowski take a break from the
action in thursdays game.
Hopefully, we can get those
fixed for a tough rematch next
week against a very good
team in Algonac.
In Thursdays battle,
Almont
and
Michigan
Lutheran Seminary concluded quarter number one with

zero points apiece.
Quarter two would see
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Almont register
fourth at Cros-Lex
By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT The
Almont boys cross country
team registered a fourthplace finish last Friday at
the Mike Jackson Memorial
Invitational.
Cros-Lex High School is
where the action unfolded.
When the final standings
were announced, Cros-Lexs
59-point output proved best.
They were followed by Caro
(76 points), Yale (86),
Almont (93), Port Huron

High and Ubly (170 each),
Marysville (195), Port
Huron Northern (202),
Marine City Cardinal
Mooney (223), Lapeer
(247), Harbor Beach (250)
and Brown City (353).
Jackson Brown, 10th,
18:37.3; led Almont that
day. The Raiders also counted results from Josh Phelps,
11th, 18:39.9; Alec Giles,
14th, 18:46.5; Jack DeMara,
22nd, 19:32; and Austin
Watt, 37th, 20:25.3.
Almonts Ashley Gibbs, Lindsey Albrecht, Tyler Kautz, Sydney Marrone, Gillian Nichols and Grace
Zimmerman pose for a photo after earning a top finish last Friday.
Almont finishes in top spot easily

By Kevin Kissane
Rylie Brunk, of Imlay City, hits to the green in a

match last Friday.
ALMONT Tyler Kautz shot a co-medalist round of

45, leading the Almont girls golf team to a first-place showing last Friday at a Thumb Independent Womens Golf
League Tournament.
Willow Tree Golf Course, in Melvin, served as the tournament venue.
Almonts 186 output proved best at days end. They
were followed by Yale (197), Imlay City (209), Rochester
Hills Lutheran Northwest (221) and Armada (271).
Capac and Algonac also competed but did not field complete lineups.
Ashley Gibbs notched the second lowest Almont ninehole performance, a 46. The Raiders also counted Lindsey
Albrechts 47 and Grace Zimmermans 48.
Emma Waatti paced Imlay City with a 47. She was
backed by Rylie Brunk (48), Ashlyn Vamvas (54) and
Kendra Blount (60).
Hannah Ureel was the lone Capac golfer that teed it up
that day. She managed a 54 for her nine-hole round.
Almonts (L to R) Josh Phelps, Alec Giles and

Jackson Brown compete last Friday at an invitational hosted by Cros-Lex High School.
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ALMONT The Almont

girls cross country squad
claimed a fifth-place showing
last Friday at the Mike Jackson
Memorial Invitational.
Cros-Lex High School is
where the meet was contested.
When the final scores
were added up, Cros-Lex (42
points) earned the distinction
of team champion. Marysville
(83 points), Lapeer (86), Port
Huron Northern (106), Almont
(134), Brown City (150), Ubly
(153), Marine City (234), Port
Huron High and Caro (266
apiece), Harbor Beach (326)
and Yale (336) held down
places two through 12.
Jennifer Curtis, 21st,
24:14.6; logged the swiftest
Almont
clocking.
She
was
backed
by
Sam
Justice,
25th,
24:22.5;
Kayla Pia, 27th, 24:27.1;
Tessa Weingartz,
30th,
25:05.9; and Gabby Jacksop,
32nd, 25:06.1.
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Capac, Mount Morris,
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27:42.5; supplied Capacs
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Montrose (96 points), Byron
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showing from the Birch Run
Early Invitational last
Thursday.
Clio (64 points) was the
meet champion that day.
They were followed by
Ortonville-Brandon (122
points), Montrose (129),
Midland Bullock Creek
(132), Saginaw Swan Valley
(185), Cass City (187), New
Lothrop (215), Frankenmuth

(239), Birch Run (243),
North Branch (245), Byron
(289), Bad Axe (291),
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran
Seminary (298), Carrollton
(308), Flint Kearsley (349),
Capac (400) and Saginaw
Valley Lutheran (432).
Charlie Aldrich, 32nd,
20:35.04; posted the swiftest Capac time. He was
backed by Joel Opificius,
97th, 23:38.04; Spencer
Malburg, 101st, 23:42.89;
and Dakota Brecht, 139th,
26:10.74.
Tennis
Almont tennis downs Goodrich, 6-2

By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Almont picked up

a 6-2 victory over visiting Goodrich
in a non-league boys tennis encounter on Tuesday, August 23.
In individual action, Ben Wright
fell by a 5-7, 1-6 top flight count to

Adam Green; Griffin DePauw netted
a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 triumph against Kevin
Tison at second singles; Thomas
Manko obtained a 6-2, 6-2 third flight
win over Tyler Wilson; and Nathan
Castillo claimed a 6-3, 6-4 victory
against Blake Keefer at fourth sin-
gles.
As far as doubles play was concerned, Brandon Herman and Kevin
Heim secured a 6-1, 6-3 top flight
triumph over Dane Schapman and
Tanner Sanford; Tyler Stryker and
Adam Campbell generated a 7-5, 6-4
win against Hayden Fernald and Lyle
Ridley at second doubles; Zak

Hanaford and Caleb Schlanderer
managed a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) third
flight victory over Ben Tedrow and
Hunter Keefer; plus Justin Terzich
and Bobby Coenen dropped a 4-6,
4-6 verdict to Jonathon Kippe and
Josh Belanger at fourth doubles.
Almont garners a third

TRI-CITY AREA
The Almont and Imlay City
boys tennis teams took third
and fourth place, respectively, last Friday at the Almont
Invitational.
Flint Powers topped the
standings with 17 points.
They were followed by Ann
Arbor Gabriel Richard (13
points), Almont (11) and

Imlay City (zero).
The fourth doubles team
of Justin Terzich and Bobby
Coenen led Almont with a
first.
Almont also received
seconds from Thomas
Manko (third singles), Tyler
Stryker and Adam Campbell
(second doubles) plus Zak
Hanaford and Ethan Marcola
(third doubles).
By Kevin Kissane
Almonts
Griffin
DePauw
returns a
shot last
Saturday at
the Almont
Invitational.
Soccer
Almont turns
back Capac
Almont is held winless

By Kevin Kissane
By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA
Almont handed host Capac
an 8-0 setback in a Blue
Water Area Conference boys
soccer
matchup
last
Wednesday afternoon.
It was the league opener
for both combatants.
In Wednesdays matchup,
Almont bolted out to a 7-0
advantage at the halftime
break.
Almont then outscored
Capac 1-0 the rest of the way,
putting the finishing touches
on an 8-0.
Zach Wichman, Nick
Ferrante and Nate Miller led
Almont with two goals
apiece. Drew Revoldt added
the remaining Raider goal.
Joe Liblong was in net
for Almont. He was credited
with two saves.
Jake Witt and Ben Geliske
shared the goalkeeping
responsibilities for Capac
that day. They managed nine
and three saves, respectively.
ALMONT The
Almont boys soccer team
ran into some stiff competition, posting a 0-3 mark at
the Detroit Country Day
Tournament recently.
The squad began tournament action on Friday,
August 19 with a 3-0 loss to
Detroit Country Day.
Almont then dropped to
0-2 with a 4-0 setback to
Capac doubles up Armada, 4-2
CAPAC Capac turned

back host Armada, 4-2, in a
Zach Wichman, of Almont, looks to control a pass
Blue Water Area Conference
during his teams win against Capac.
boys soccer
encounter
Monday afternoon.
With the decision, Capac
evens their BWAC mark at
IMLAY CITY Imlay by Eduardo Franco), Marc 1-1.
City beat host Yale, 4-0, in a Allison (assisted by Ronald
Blue Water Area Conference Ramirez), Barragan (set up
boys soccer clash last by Franco) and Franco (via a
Wednesday afternoon.
corner kick) collected Imlay DRYDEN Dryden
With the decision, Imlay Citys goals.
rolled to a convincing 8-0
City improves to 2-0 overall Theo Collison drew the victory over visiting Elktonand 1-0 as far as BWAC goalkeeping assignment for Pigeon BayPort in a boys
clashes are concerned.
Imlay City. Collison managed soccer clash Monday after Kevin Barragan (set up two saves.
noon.
In Mondays matchup,
Dryden used a 6-0 opening
half advantage and a 2-0 second half edge to prevail.
Tyler Honnold (two) plus
son.
well defensively for Dryden, Trey Raab, Justin Wheeler,
Justin Wheeler collected according to coach John Cody Hultquist and Ronny
Hudson (one each) furnished
both of Drydens goals that Burke.
day.
Evan Pocius handled the Drydens first half goals.
Justin Knox, Brandon goalkeeping chores for Justin Knox and Wheeler
Lemke, Nikolai Wagner and Dryden. He was credited (one apiece) added Drydens
goals during half number
Tyrus Atkinson all played with nine saves.
two.
Imlay City downs Yale, 4-0
Austin Lowien led Capac

with a pair of goals. Jake Witt
and Chris Schuman added a
goal each to the Chiefs cause.
Antonio Moreno drew the
goalkeeping assignment for
Capac that day. He was credited with 12 saves.
Dryden posts convincing 8-0 triumph
Dryden drops match on road to USA, 3-2

DRYDEN Dryden
incurred a 3-2 road setback
to Unionville Sebewaing
Area in a boys soccer confrontation last Wednesday.
With the loss, Dryden
now stands at 0-1 this sea-
Grosse Pointe South on

Saturday, August 20.
It was there Grosse
Pointe South used a 2-0
opening half edge and a 2-0
second half advantage to prevail.
Almont followed it up
with loss to Royal Oak, dropping the verdict after a
lengthy series of penalty
kicks on the eighth shooter.
Drew Revoldt and Nate
Miller provided Almont with
goals during regulation play.
Raab (three), Liam Burke

(two) along with Nikolai
Wagner, Tyrus Atkinson and
Hudson (one each) contributed Drydens assists.
Evan Pocius drew the
goalkeeping assignment for
Dryden. Pocius made three
saves.
FEARLESS
FORECASTERS
Algonac at Almont
Yale at Capac
Imlay City at Cros-lex
Kingston at Dryden
Hawaii at Michigan
Furman at MSU
Kerry Klug
3-1
Algonac
Capac
Cros-lex
Kingston
Michigan
MSU
Celery City
Charlie
3-1
Almont
Yale
Cros-lex
Kingston
Michigan
MSU
Keil Jorgensen
3-1
Algonac
Yale
Imlay City
Dryden
Michigan
MSU
Linda Wolgast
4-0
Algonac
Capac
Cros-lex
Kingston
Michigan
MSU
Tom Schoen
4-0
Almont
Yale
Cros-lex
Kingston
Michigan
MSU
Kevin Kissane
3-1
Almont
Yale
Cros-lex
Kingston
Michigan
MSU
Athlete of the Week
Volleyball
Spartans compete at Hatchet Invite

IMLAY CITY The
Imlay City varsity volleyball
team went 0-2-2 last Saturday
at the 29th Annual Hatchet
Invitational in Bad Axe.
The team got their tournament run underway with a
19-21, 16-21 loss to Bad Axe.

That was followed by a 14-21,
11-21 setback to Bay City
Central; a 21-16, 19-21 split
with North Huron; and a 22-24,
23-21 split against Marlette.
Melissa
Rahn
and
Catherine Lietz (nine kills

each) led all Imlay City hitters
that day. Kenady Kaufman
(eight kills) made her presence
felt as well.
Drew Katkic (11) provided
Imlay Citys highest dig out-
put.
Lietz put up Imlay Citys
best blocking numbers, contributing eight solos.
Erika Vanderploeg added
34 assists to Imlay Citys
cause.
Dryden opens season in Brown City

By Kevin Kissane
DRYDEN
The
Dryden varsity volleyball
ran into some stiff competition, going 0-3 at the Brown
City Invitational on Tuesday,
August 23.
Dryden began their

three-match tournament stint
with a 5-25, 8-25 setback to
Marysville. That was followed by a 19-25, 9-25 loss
to Unionville Sebewaing
Area and a 10-25, 9-25 setback to Cros-Lex.
Kayleigh Hudson paced
Dryden with 18 service

points that day. She was
backed by Delaney Hull (six
points), Kendall Lowe
(five), Mia Sliman and
Hunter Hofmann four
apiece), Lauren Trieloff
(three) and Hannah Weiss
(two).
Hudson handled the bulk

of Drydens playmaking
responsibilities. She finished
with 14 assists.
Hull (10 kills) proved
Drydens most lethal net
weapon. Trieloff (five kills)
and Sliman (three) supported her performance.
Spartans face tough foes at New Lothrop

By Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City varsity volleyball
team posted a 0-4 mark last
Wednesday at the New
Lothrop Tournament.
Imlay City opened tour-
nament action with an 11-25,

14-25 pool play loss to Rogers
City. That was followed by a
3-25, 15-25 setback to New
Lothrop.
Those outcomes landed
Imlay City a Silver Division
appearance
where
Breckenridge provided their
opposition.
When the final point hit
the floor, Breckenridge had
prevailed via 23-25, 26-24,
15-5 count.
Melissa Rahn (28 kills)
and Kenady Kaufman (26)
led Imlay City at the net. Ali
Harper and Catherine Lietz
added 21 kills apiece to the

Spartans cause.
Rahn (31), Drew Katkic
(25) and Kaufman (24) supplied the top Imlay City dig
outputs.
Imlay City also received
15 service points courtesy of
Isabella Haberski.
Imlay City junior Curtis

Homer ran for 170 yards
and two touchdowns in his
football teams win against
Burton Bentley last week.
For his effort, Homer
earns our Boys Athlete of
the Week honor.
Almont junior Tyler

Kautz shot a 45 for her
golf team in a match last
Friday.
For her effort, Kautz
earns our Girls Athlete
of the Week honor.
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Football
DRYDEN Dryden
returned from Morrice with
a 44-26 setback in a nonleague varsity football contest last Thursday.
With the result, Morrice
goes to 1-0 overall. Dryden
falls to 0-1 thus far this season.
We put ourselves in a
hole early with costly mistakes which made us play
catch up the rest of the
game, Dryden Coach Al
Hutchinson said. We played
extremely hard and fought
hard to the end, he noted.
We will look to correct
those mistakes in practice
this week. I expect our team
to be motivated and ready to
go next week versus
Kingston.
In Thursdays contest,
Morrice jumped out to an
18-6 advantage after one
quarter was done.
Morrice and Dryden then
generated six points each
during the second quarter of
play, leaving the former with
a 24-12 halftime lead to protect.
When
the
action
resumed, Morrice established some much-needed
breathing room. Aided by a
20-8 third quarter edge, the
hosts pushed their cushion to
44-20.
Morrice then withstood a
6-0 fourth quarter rally to
leave the field with a 44-26
victory.
Dryden produced their
26-point output courtesy of a
Sam Peyerk 35-yard touchdown run; a Peyerk six-yard
touchdown run; a Peyerk
25-yard touchdown run (followed by a Blake Porter PAT
tote); and a Porter one-yard
fumble recovery return for a
touchdown.
For the night, Peyerk
completed four of 11 pass
plays for 90 yards as
Drydens quarterback. He
threw zero interceptions
along the way.
Sean Riley was on the
receiving end of all of
Drydens completions.
The Dryden ground
attack added 285 yards on 38
totes.
Individually, Peyerk (15
rushes for 143 yards) and
Porter (113 yards on 14 carries) proved Drydens toughest players to stop. The
remaining nine Cardinal
rushes netted a combined
29-yard gain.
Porter (five solos and
four assists) and Hunter Gall
(four solos and four assists)
contributed the highest
Dryden tackle outputs. They
were backed by Scott Bristol
(two solos and two assists)
and Eric Johnson (one solo
and three assists).
Dryden returns to action
this Thursday when it entertains North Central Thumb
League rival Kingston. The
clash is slated to get underway at 7 p.m.
Capac starts season

with a road loss
By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC The Capac

varsity football team kicked
off its 2016 campaign with a
45-7 defeat to host ElktonPigeon BayPort in a nonleague meeting last Friday
night.
We didnt play to our
potential, Capac Coach Bill
Nestle said. We had way too
many penalties, mental errors
and missed tackles, he noted.
We have a lot of room
for improvement.
In Fridays meeting,
Elkton-Pigeon BayPort took
an 8-0 edge after one quarter
was over with.
Elkton-Pigeon BayPort
followed it up with a 16-0
second quarter edge and a
14-7 third quarter advantage.
That staked them to a commanding 38-7 cushion with
24 minutes
gone.
The hosts
then
outscored Capac
7-0 the rest of
the way, putting the finishing touches on a 45-7
Boers
win.
Capac generated their
seven-point total aided by a
Brent Boers touchdown tote
from one yard out and an
extra-point kick courtesy of
Ben Geliske.
For the evening, Boers
completed eight of 20 pass
plays for 98 yards as Capacs
quarterback. He threw one
interception along the way.
His successful tosses
were distributed to five different targets. Their ranks

consisted of Jacob Parski
(three catches for 16 yards),
Cole Ramirez (two receptions for 26 yards), Brandon
Muzljakovich (one catch for
33 yards), Tyler Mirling (one
reception for 16 yards) and
Trevor Boers (one catch for
seven yards).
Ramirez was the other
Capac player who opted to
air out the
football. His
lone attempt
was
intercepted.
The Capac
ground attack
added 134
yards on 38
totes.
Individually,
Parski
Parski (14
Brent Boers (52 yards on 15
totes) proved Capacs most
productive ballcarriers. The
remaining nine Chief rushes
netted a combined 10-yard
gain.
Tyler Mirling (six solos
and three assists) and Gage
Phillips (three solos and three
assists) posted Capacs highest tackle outputs. Parski
(three solos and two assists)
and Tyler Saez (four solos)
well.
The Capac defense also
registered one takeaway.
Parski (an interception) furnished that.
Capac will look to bounce
back this Thursday when it
hosts Yale in a Blue Water
Area Conference game. That
battle is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Almonts Zach Revoldt looks to pick up a first down during Thursdays contest at home.
Opener: Raider victory

from page 1-B
Almont amass 21 points and
Michigan Lutheran Seminary
manage 14.
When the action resumed,
Almont struck with a 6-0
third quarter edge. That
increased their cushion to
27-14 at the time.
Michigan
Lutheran
Seminary then outscored
Almont 12-8 the rest of the
way, only to drop a 35-26
verdict when the final second
ticked off the clock.
Almont generated their
winning 35-point output
aided by a Jace Rinke eightyard touchdown run (followed by a successful extrapoint kick courtesy of Mark
Camaj); a Clay Schapman
three-yard touchdown run
(followed by an accurate
extra-point boot from Camaj);
a Schapman to Rinke 22-yard
touchdown pass (followed by
a successful extra-point kick
courtesy of Camaj); a
Schapman to Rinke 18-yard
touchdown pass; and a Zach

Revoldt 11-yard touchdown
run (followed by a PAT tote
from Revoldt).
For
the
evening,
Schapman completed three
of five pass plays for 106
yards as Almonts quarterback. He threw zero interceptions along the way.
His successful tosses
went to two different targets.
Their ranks consisted of
Rinke (two catches for 40
yards) and Chase Kapron
(one reception for three
yards).
The Almont ground
attack added 342 yards on 50
totes.
Individually, Revoldt (15
Rinke (118 yards on 11 totes)
notched Almonts best numbers. The remaining 24
Raider rushes netted a combined 66-yard gain.
Brendan Ecker (six solos
and three assists) proved
Almonts most productive
tackler. Jordan Bourdeau
Touchdowns
Peyerk (D)
Rinke (A)
Homer (IC)
Revoldt (A)
B. Boers (C)
Schapman (A)
Porter (D)
Rushing
3
3
2
1
1
1
1

Homer (C)
Revoldt (A)
Peyerk (D)
Rinke (A)
Porter (D)
Parski (C)
B. Boers (C)
R
18
15
15
11
14
14
15
Well I am off to a 3-1

start which isnt bad, but
hopefully I can go 4-0 this
time around.
Here is a look at this
weeks contests and the
teams I predict will emerge
victorious:
Football...
Algonac at Almont
Will it be playback or
payback here? This is the
question on the minds of the
followers of the Algonac
and Almont football teams
entering Thursdays showdown between likely Blue
Water Area Conference title
contenders.
Algonac enters the fray
coming off a 7-2 road win
against Marine City, while
Almont is fresh off a 35-26
homefield victory over
Michigan Lutheran
Seminary.
Last fall as Tri-City Area
fans may recall Algonac
claimed a 21-7 regular season win against Almont and
added a 13-0 victory when
the Division 5 state playoffs
rolled around.
For Almont to avenge
those losses, the key will be
to keep their turnovers to a
minimum. Two giveaways
or less is reasonable.
1
1
1
1
1
1
Recoveries
Solo Tackles

G
Gould (IC)
1
1

Comp Att Yds Powell (A)
1
B. Boers (C)
8 20 98 Ecker (A)
1
Peyerk (D)
4 11 90 T. Mirling (C)
Gleasure (IC)
6 15 81 Hellebuyck (IC) 1
1
Schapman (A)
3
5
43 Robles (IC)
Bannister (IC)
1
Quarterbacks
Bourdeau (A)
Warner (A)
Porter (D)
Y Avg
Saez (C)
170 9.4
Gall (D)
158 10.5
C. Mirling
143 9.5
118 10.7
113 8.1 Interceptions
72 5.1 Revoldt (A)
52 3.7 Parski (C)
T
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
Avg
9.0
7.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
Hall (A)
Receiving

Riley (D)
Bannister (IC)
Parski (C)
Rinke (A)
Almont Coach James Leusby sends in Michael

McEwan with a play in last weeks game.
(six solos) and Nick Warner
(five solos and one assist)
well.
The Almont defense also
registered a pair of takeaways. Ethan Hall (a fumble
recovery) and Revoldt (an
interception) furnished those.

Almont returns to action
this Thursday when it hosts
rival Algonac. The contest,
the league opener for both
combatants, lists a 7 p.m.
starting time.
Almont looks to pay back Algonac

Almont
also must
avoid giving up
lengthy
touchdowns,
something
that cost
them a

couple
times a
week ago against Michigan
Lutheran Seminary.
If they can attain those
goals, they will have cause
to celebrate at nights end.
I will take Almont to
win a 14-12 cliffhanger
here.
Yale at Capac
The annual Backyard
Battle, set for Thursday,
shapes up as another contest
worth watching.
Yale goes into the
upcoming meeting on a high
note, having handed host
North Branch a 13-0 setback.
Capac, meanwhile, will
be looking to bounce back
after dropping a 45-7 road
verdict to a tough ElktonPigeon BayPort squad.
For Capac to make a
game of it, something I honestly believe they will, get-
Football Stats and Standings

FOOTBALL
STAT LEADERS
By Kevin Kissane
Morrice picks up
win over Dryden
C
4
4
3
2
6
5
5
4
4
4
6.0
5.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
Ramirez (C)
Muzljakovich
Galbraith (IC)
T. Mirling (C)
T. Boers (C)
Klebba (IC)
Kapron (A)
1 Team Offense
1
Almont
Dryden
1 Imlay City
Capac

Yds Avg Team Defense
90 22.5
56 14.0
16 5.3 Imlay City
40 20.0 Almont
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
26 13.0 Dryden
1 304 304
33 33.0 Capac
1 410 410
20 20.0
16 16.0
7
7.0
5
5.0
2
2.0

League Overall
0-0 1-0
G Yds Avg Almont
0-0
1-0
1 386 386 Imlay City
0-0
1-0
1 375 375 Algonac
0-0 1-0
1 320 320 Cros-Lex
0-0 1-0
1 232 232 Yale
Capac
0-0 0-1
Richmond 0-0 0-1
Armada
0-0 0-1
G Yds Avg
NCTL 8-Man League
1 196 196
0-0
0-1
1 283 283 Dryden
FOOTBALL
STANDINGS
ting good start is essential.

I see this clash heading
into the half deadlocked at
14 points per side.
Then, after that, I see
both sides trading scores
until an exciting conclusion.
I have Capac rising to
formidable challenge presented them, earning a
28-26 upset win.
Imlay City at Cros-Lex
Suffice it to say the
challenge will be a much
tougher one for Imlay City
during week number two.
Imlay City goes into
Thursdays clash coming off
a 14-7 road victory over
Burton Bentley, while CrosLex registered a 43-39 triumph against St. Clair at
East China Stadium.
In my opinion, Cros-
Lexs prowess on the offensive side of the football will

be too much of an obstacle
for Imlay City to overcome.
Give me the Pioneers to post
a 28-7 victory in the BWAC
opener for both squads.
Kingston at Dryden
Thursdays contest is
game that could go either
way.
Dryden enters the game
coming off a 44-26 road loss
to a solid Morrice squad,
while Kingston just dropped
a narrow 42-34 verdict to
Battle Creek St. Philip (the
defending 8-Player Football
state runner up).
Based on those scores, I
will have have to lean to the
Cardinals of Kingston High
School. They should post a
38-22 win here.
Sports Schedule
Football
Thursday, September 1
Algonac at Almont, 7 p.m.
Yale at Capac, 7 p.m.
Imlay City at Cros-Lex, 7
p.m.
Kingston at Dryden, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Wednesday, August 31
Algonac at Capac, 4:30 p.m.
Richmond at Imlay City,
4:30 p.m.
Cros-Lex at Almont, 4:30
p.m.
Dryden at Harbor Beach, 5
p.m.
Cross Country
Capac at Brown City Invite,
9 a.m.
Imlay City at Port Huron
Invite, 9 a.m.
Girls Golf
Wednesday, August 31
Almont, Capac, Imlay City,
Yale, Armada, Rochester
Hills Lutheran Northwest at
Capac, noon.
Almont at Patriot Cup,
Fortress Golf Course in
Frankenmuth, 9 a.m.
Boys Tennis
Tuesday, September 6
Richmond at Imlay City, 4
p.m.
Volleyball
Tuesday, September 6
Genesee at Dryden, 6 p.m.
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ALMONT FALL SPORTS TEAM PHOTOS
ALMONT VARSITY FOOTBALL
The 2016 edition of the Almont varsity football team consists of front (L to R)
Garrett Ruhala, Brendan Ecker, Eric Conn, Jeremy Lau, Marcus Redman,
Hunter Spies and Ethan Hall; second row Carson Kortas, Garrett Robinson,
Clay Schapman, Thaddeus Marcola, Nick Warner, Darren Hunt, Jace Rinke and
Justin Cremeans; third row Chase Kapron, Zach Revoldt, Logan Kosinski,
Chris Bridgman, Michael McEwan, Chase Vanhaverbeck, Austin Dubay and
Chad Warren; fourth row Aiden Powell, Chris Stillinger, Zach Wranosky, Alex
Rutkowski, Dillon Kruse, Jordan Bourdeau, Drew Schapman and Antonio Soto;
fifth row Liam Powell, Martin Wrigley, Angel Medrano, Martin Saavedra, Jacob
Huemiller, Mark Camaj and Dion Klepak; and back assistant coach Ritchie
Feys, assistant coach Beau Beneson, coach James Leusby, assistant coach
Dan Walker and assistant coach Chase Orzel. Gerard Knittel is not pictured.
ALMONT VARSITY BOYS SOCCER
The 2016 edition of the Almont varsity boys soccer squad consists of front (L
to R) James Ostrander, Giovanni Lord, Spencer Sullivan, Caleb Odett, Chris
Owen, Joe Liblong, Ryan Miller, Seth McCarthy and Nate Thomas; and back
coach Ken Kunz, Lyle Eichsteadt, Tyler Eldridge, Avery Bartlett, Nathan Miller,
Nick Ferrante, Zach Wichman, Drew Revoldt, Jared Litchfield, Maxim Helfer
plus assistant coaches Larry Tullio, Michelle Helfer and Dylan Edgerton.
Assistant coach Bob Miller is not pictured.
The 2016 edition of the Almont girls cross country squad consists of front (L
to R) Sam Justice, Katrina Kline, Kayla Pia, Jennifer Curtis, Mackenzie Stumpf,
Tessa Weingartz and Mackenzie Wrobel; and back coach Rick Filar, Sinclaire
Burns, Olivia Hovis, Kara Kiser, Gabi Jackson, Erica Bailey, Hanna Szydlowski
and Lauren Dempz. Caroline Tormala is not pictured.
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ALMONT GIRLS GOLF TEAM
The 2016 edition of the Almont girls golf team consists of front (L to R) Alexis
Meeker, Brooke Ankley, Grace Zimmerman, Sydney Marron and Lindsey
Albrecht; and back assistant coach Mark Bone, Lydia Schlanderer, Ashley
Gibbs, Riley Wranosky, Gillian Nichols, Tyler Kautz, Mikaela Dwyer and coach
David Zimmerman. Assistant coach Wanita Zimmerman is not pictured.
The 2016 edition of the Almont boys cross country squad consists of front (L
to R) Ben Roland, Jack DeMara, Ethan Owens, Casey Pepper and Caleb Ritchie;
middle Austin Amlotte, Colby Querciagrossa, Joshua Phelps and Austin Watt;
and back Trevor Tormala, Jackson Brown, Alec Giles, Jakob Neilson, Andrew
Gryspeerd, Lukas Leid and coach Rick Filar. Aaron Bryan and Tommy Shiner
are not pictured.
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The 2016 edition of the Almont varsity volleyball squad consists of front (L to
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and Kristen Stanek; and back Cassie Latcha, Jaclyn Hellebuyck, Elizabeth
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ALMONT FALL SPORTS TEAM PHOTOS
ALMONT JV FOOTBALL
The 2016 edition of the Almont junior varsity football squad consists of front
row (L to R) Colton Kruse, Austin Cody, Caleb Weigand, Jack Paupert, Colby
Schapman, Max Brombach and Gavin Dempz; second row Josh Hellebuyck,
Kyle Kanirie, Dylan Locklear, Jacob Castillo, Nathan Engel, Collin Creger and
Jacob Burchi; third row Blake Kapron, Jackson Malcolm, Jacob Hausmann,
Garrett McEwan, Carson Tennant, Lucas DeLaurier and Logan Hicks; fourth
Christian Buckmiller, Derek Johnston, Connor Arms, Michael Rinke, Nick
Wilson, Dalton Lane, Nathan Kerby, Derek Keyworth, Meric Okoniewski and
Nathan Plester; and back coaches John Bacci, Jeff Bacholzky and Rob
Malcolm.
ALMONT BOYS TENNIS
The 2016 edition of the Almont boys tennis team consists of front (L to R)
Thomas Manko, Zak Hanaford, Tyler Stryker, Ben Wright, Trey Belanger and
Andrew Longley; middle Adam Campbell, Brendan Gerschick, Gary Gerlach,
Bobby Coenen, Connor Mitchell, Patrick Feldman, Nathan Castillo and Mitchell
Gerschick; and back coach Rob Bussone, Griffin DePauw, Brandon Herman,
Kevin Heim, Caleb Schlanderer, Justin Terzich, Ethan Marcola, Paul Biolchini
and Darren Herman. Paulie Kassin and Grayson Barber are not pictured.
ALMONT JV VOLLEYBALL
ALMONT FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL
ALMONT VARSITY CHEERLEADING
ALMONT DANCE TEAM
The 2016 edition of the Almont junior varsity volleyball squad consists of front
(L to R) McKenzie Finn, Keelie Bentz, Monica Bager and Alayna Panduren; and
back Ashley Brejnak, Lauren Terrell, Ashley Santo, Madelyn Robbins, Jillian
Terrell and coach Elyse Orlando. Shelby Kutchey, Gabby Sturgis, Emily Maust
and Corrie Dwyer are not pictured.
The 2016 edition of the Almont varsity football cheerleading squad consists of
front (L to R) Shianne Calkins, Amber Montoya, Ritamarie McGowan, Jordan
Cole, Ashley Kroll and Arianna Maust; and back Jenna Sutter, Hannah Lang,
Jaclyn Buehrle, Sara Ranucci, Miranda Buehrle, Jayme Hein and Alexis Soave.
Coaches Becky Wiederhold and Patty Burchi are not pictured.
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Loren Pia; and back Hannah Miles and Mariah Smith. Coach Sara Porzondek is
not pictured.
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