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Tri-City Times
143rd Volume - Issue No. 52
Principal Sean Lively shares a laugh with third graders in
the Capac Elementary cafeteria last Thursday. Lively’s on
a mission to develop a positive culture in the school.
A ‘Lively’
approach
Capac Elementary’s Sean Lively
brings fun to principal post
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
CAPAC — Sean Lively
likes to have fun and he thinks
there should be more of it in
schools. So he’s doing what he
can in his first year as Capac
Elementary principal to make
learning a little more light
hearted. He believes that a more
jovial environment can have a
positive impact on serious
things like test scores and stu-
dent behavior.
•••••
The dark plaid couch, set
squarely in the middle of the
stage, looks rather out of the
place in the elementary school’s
cafeteria amid the trash cans
and lunch tables. Nearly all sur-
faces and furniture in a school
are meant to be utilitarian and
easy to clean, not cushy and
comfortable. Four days a
week the couch stays empty
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Year in review
Business growth, lawsuits, medical marijuana are
among top stories from around Tri-City area in 2017
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
TRI-CITY AREA —
News of all kinds kept our staff
busy in 2017. As is always the
case, headlines that appeared in
our paper encompassed a range
of topics and issues, from
encouraging business develop-
Photo by Maria Brown
ments to emotional courtroom
pleas and major road projects
to debates over cannabis.
What follows is a recap of
the major news events that
defined 2017. In addition to the
events that unfolded, our pages
were filled with stories that
proved the Tri-City community
showed a lot of heart in the last
12 months too—supporting
various causes, lending a hand
where needed and honoring the
service and sacrifice of others.
Local government
•To grow or not to grow
The cultivation and use of
medical marijuana has been
allowed on a small, personal
scale since 2008 in Michigan
File photo
but new allowances in state law
call for the expansion of the
drug on a commercial level. In
the past calendar year, several Proponents and opponents of medical marijuana facili-
municipalities have wrestled ties debate the issue at a Capac Council meeting.
over whether or not to allow
large scale cultivation of canna- Attica and Almont town- the villages of Almont and
but visible. bis in their limits. ships ultimately declined while Capac are pursuing the possi-
Every Friday, students bility.
from the cleanest, most well- In October, Attica’s board
behaved table get to sit on the took an informal straw vote in
Cafeteria Couch with Mr. which a majority of members
Lively for the last five minutes said they weren’t in favor of
of lunch. drafting an ordinance that
Lively said he stumbled on would have allowed for a grow
the impact of incentives back and processing facility as pro-
when he was a teacher. Early in posed by RYO Distribution’s
his career, Lively taught Andy Shango.
English and history at the high Earlier in the year, Shango
school level, plus he was a submitted a proposal to Attica’s
multi-sport coach. planning commission that
“I pretty much lived at my called for growing medical
school,” he said. marijuana on 24,000 square
One day he brought a feet of existing space at
recliner chair into his class- Shango’s R.Y.O. Distribution’s
room, planning to use it to rest Imlay City Road facility.
between practices and relax Shango said he planned to
while grading papers. His stu- apply for two different licenses
dents wanted to sit in it too. from the state—one each for
“That’s when I realized I growing and processing.
File photo
could use this as a tool. I started Shango had estimated that the
letting my best, most well- marijuana grow and processing
Gateway Assembly Outreach Director Josh Thompson
Lively page 12-A at one of the Polly Ann Trail’s graffiti-covered tunnels. 2017 page 12-A
Pickle packing success
Vlasic parent Pinnacle Foods named Processor of Year
By Maria Brown 5,000 employees who have of Pinnacle Foods’ perfor-
incredible passion for our mance really stood out in
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
purpose of Unleashing the industry,” said Dave
IMLAY CITY — Brand Potential. We stay Fusaro, editor in chief,
Pinnacle Foods Inc., par- focused on the right priori- Food Processing maga-
ent company of Vlasic
Pickles, was recently
ties, working with speed
and commitment to get
zine.
“Pinnacle earned the
named Processor of the results.” award just 16 years after
Year by Food Processing Every year the maga- its founding and is just as
magazine. zine seeks to recognize a deserving as prior winning
In addition to the pick- consumer packaged goods powerhouses such as
le products that come from company that excels in General Mills, PepsiCo
their Imlay City facility, sound financial perfor- and H.J. Heinz Co.”
Pinnacle’s brands also mance, including expand- The December edition
churn out frozen vegeta- ing sales and profitability; of Food Processing maga-
bles, cake mixes, salad innovative product devel- zine includes three feature
dressings and more. opment; leading manufac- stories detailing the key
“It is an honor for our turing technology; mana- strategic strengths that
entire team to be recog- gerial excellence; and gen- were used to select
nized for excellence in this eral industry leadership Pinnacle Foods Inc. as the
File photo
wide array of functional and service. 2017 Processor of the
expertise,” said Pinnacle “As we researched the Year.
Foods CEO Mark Clouse. right company to win In those stories, the Dignitaries, including Governor Rick Snyder,
“Our unique culture is Processor of the Year, the celebrate the completion of a 2013 plant expan-
based on a team of about list of outstanding aspects Success page 12-A sion project at Imlay City’s Vlasic facility.
Page 2-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-DECEMBER 27, 2017

Berville Lions gun thieves to be sentenced in January

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
— The two men responsi-
ble for stealing firearms
from the Berville Lions
Club in January 2017 are
due to be sentenced in cir-
cuit court next month.
According to
Prosecutor Mike
Wendling, Steven
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Spiekhout and Kevin
Skover, both 33 years-old,
each pled guilty to one
count of larceny of a fire-
arm.
Skover, of Imlay City,
is due to appear before
Judge Daniel Kelly on
January 22 for sentencing.
He’s free on a $2,000
personal recognizance
bond.
Spiekhout, a resident
of Macomb, is free on a
$5,000 personal recogni-
zance bond. He’s due to
appear before Judge Kelly
to learn his sentence on
January 16.
Investigators with the
St. Clair County Sheriff’s
office said they acted on a
tip from an anonymous
caller in August and exe-
cuted a search warrant at
Skover’s Goodland
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six stolen firearms were Twp. The guns, donated to and convictions of the per-
located. the organization by THS son or persons responsi-
They were assisted in Sporting Center in Port ble.”
the search warrant by the Huron, were meant to be At the time the search
Lapeer County Sheriff’s raffled off during the din- warrant was executed, St.
Department. ner. Following the theft, Clair County detectives
The guns were taken THS Sporting Center said the tipster was eligi-
nearly a year ago during a offered a $5,000 reward ble to receive the reward
wild game dinner being for information “leading money.
Dispatch log...
Editor’s note: The fol- •12:53 911 Hang up In St. Clair
lowing is a compilation of (2000 block S. Cedar St.) County:
activity and reports from •14:58 Suspicious
area police departments: Vehicle (200 block E.
Capac Rd.)
Police and emergency
responders responded to
dispatch calls for these
In Imlay City:
Police and emergency
•16:22 Attempt Fraud
(300 block E. Capac Rd.)
incidents, in addition to
traffic stops:
•Multiple traffic stops
responders responded to
were made throughout
December 20
dispatch calls for these •intrusion alarm in the
the day.
incidents, in addition to 16000 block of Burt Rd.
traffic stops: December 21
•04:54 Medical Assist
in Mussey Twp.
December 20 •car-deer accident in
•12:25 Assault and (600 block Cambridge
the 13000 block of Yale
Battery (200 block Main Ln.)
St.) •05:00 Property
Damage Accident (N.
Rd. in Lynn Twp.

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In Lapeer
•10:22 Welfare Check County:
(1800 block S. Cedar St.) Complaints handled
•15:03 Customer by the Lapeer County
Trouble (6700 block Sheriff’s Department, in
Newark Rd.) addition to traffic stops:
Lakestone Bank & Trust December 19
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Ed Tech students take on anti-bullying project

Team looking ahead to
Jan. 5 HOSA competition
By Tom Wearing Runey, Brisa Vargas,
twearing@pageone-inc.com Emily Orlowski and
Sydney DeGroat, are all
TRI-CITY AREA — Imlay City High School
So why do some people students.
have a need to bully and They are also mem-
abuse others? The reasons bers of Ed Tech teacher
can be many and compli- Teresa Hill’s Health
cated. Occupations class.
Experts, however, sug-
gest that no one is born to On Jan. 5, 2018, they
be a bully. Rather, they are will present the details of
raised to be bullies. their project to judges at
Studies reveal that bul- the Health Occupation
lies have often been belit- Students of America
tled and ridiculed as (HOSA) competition.
youngsters. Health Occupations
As a result, they feel paraprofessional Dena
the need lash out at others Sullivan said all students
as a means of gaining in the class are required to
some control over their take a course on cyber-
lives. bullying.
To help inform the However, she said the
local community of the team of Runey, Orlowski,
causes, consequences and Vargas and DeGroat have
possible responses to stop taken their studies a step
bullying, four Lapeer further.
County Ed Tech students “These students have
have embarked on an been working very hard
anti-bullying community on their community ser-

service project. vice project,” Sullivan
The girls, Emily said. “They were inspired
to pursue the project after
hearing of several suicides
in our local schools.”
In conjunction with
the project, the girls visit-
ed each Ed Tech class-
room and took surveys of
students from all seven
Lapeer County school dis-
tricts.
“This is a subject they
felt needed to be
addressed,” said Sullivan.
“Their goal is to allow fel-
low students to feel
important and to know
that they matter.”
Survey results
The questions asked of
the more than 300 stu-
dents participating in the
Photo provided
Lapeer County Ed Tech Health Occupation students Emily Runey, Emily Orlowski, Brisa Vargas,
and Sidney DeGroat pose for photo with anti-bullying message.
to prevent bullying and and the hearts represent group is also promoting help raise awareness and
cyber-bullying? the care and love we want Ok2Say, a confidential give people the numbers to
Emily Runey reported to spread to others,” system available to stu- call in case they see bully-
that 83% of the 331 stu- Runey explained. “We dents wishing to report ing or are victims of bully-
dents surveyed admitted to also distributed ‘kindness incidents of potential harm ing,” said DeGroat.
knowing someone who cards’ that say ‘you mat- or criminal activity direct- Sullivan said she wish-
had been a victim of ter’ on the front and ‘pass ed at students, employees es the Lapeer Ed Tech
cyber-bullying. it on’ on the back. or schools. The number for team the best of luck at the
Given those numbers, She said the cards are OK2Say is 855-565-2729. upcoming HOSA competi-
Runey said she and her intended to brighten the DeGroat added that tion.
high school cohorts decid- day of students who might students may call the sui- “Mrs. Hill and I are so
ed to create greater com- be having a bad day. cide hotline number at proud of these students for
munity awareness of the Fellow student Sidney 800-273-8255. their accomplishments and
ongoing problem. DeGroat added that the “These numbers will for making a difference.”
“We are all very close
and work together well,”

survey, were:
• Have you been
cyber-bullied before?
• Have you ever been
a bully?
• Have you seen some-
one that has been bullied
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others that ‘words can hurt or heal’ with message on t-shirts.
Local businesses get grants
TRI-CITY AREA —
State Rep. Gary Howell of
North Branch commended
the companies in Lapeer
County that were awarded
Skilled Trades Training
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state budget, ensuring their
employees have the skills
they need for in-demand
jobs.
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Winter Rovers Snowmobile Club present and past officers Dan and Fifty year members Doug and Issy Nemecek, Carol Gdula, Kathern Jurn,
Cindy Potter, Hazel Jackson, Beth Robinson, Mike Jackson, Kelly Joyce Kaufman, Doug McGeorge, Pearl Bollaert, Sandy Ginn, and Carl
Alverson & Chris Alverson. Scholz.

Winter Rovers Snowmobile Club celebrates 50th

Editor’s note: The fol- Michigan. Dearborn, Michigan. It member, was unable to
lowing article was submit- CAPAC — The Capac was nice to see so many attend.
ted by longtime Capac Winter Rovers members from the early Many memories of
area resident Cindy Potter. Snowmobile Club cele- years of the club. Kathern trips taken were enjoyed
Potter is a member of the brated their 50th Jurn and her family—one by those that had started
Capac Winter Rovers Anniversary at the Holly of the club founders came the club back in 1967 as
Snowmobile Club, one of Meadows Golf Course. and enjoyed catching up they went through the club
the longest standing snow- Fifty-two people attended with friends. Phyllis memory book. Each per-
mobile clubs in the state of from as far as Oscoda and Stroup, our oldest lifetime son brought canned goods

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Bob Riehl Chris Byrnes
General Manager New Car
Manager
Capac Winter Rovers Snowmobile Club
Get All the Real President Dan Potter, Ron Schaefer, and Vice
Time Information President Chris Alverson.
At Your Finger
Tips donations for the Capac the Brimley Casino draw-
Jeff Riehl Food Pantry and an ing, and Kelly Alverson
Managing Available on iPhone and Android Tom Patten
Executive Used Sales unwrapped toy for a boy won the 50/50 drawing.
Manager or girl, to give to the There were many win-
2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING 2017 DODGE JOURNEY GT Berville Lioness to distrib- ners from the Silent
ute to children in the com- Auction, and we wish to
munity for Christmas. thank the following people
Ron and Patti Schaefer and businesses for their
were honored as Lifetime generous donations: Kerry
Tim Wilcox members for being in the Klug Barber Shop, Matt
Commercial Truck
Manager
Lionel Guerra club for 30 years. Past and Bollaert MCB, Mark Klug
Commercial Vehicle
Sales present club officers were Spiffy Klean Auto &Truck
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being behind our fearless
Murphy Trucking, Schultz
Firearms, Ryan Kersten
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Salon is all about lavender

All welcome to attend Jan. 3 meeting at Maple Vista in Imlay
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY —
Stop and smell the laven-
der. Perhaps there’s no
better time of year than to
do just that—or to cook
with it, or make balms,
stop in at Maple of rolling hills on potpourris and other prod-
Vista (formerly M-53 just north of ucts.
Sanctuary at Maple Imlay City. What Before undertaking the
Vista) on began as 4,000 endeavor at Indigo
We d n e s d a y, plants has grown to Lavender Farms, Tricia
January 3 begin- more than 14,000 Dennis was an USAF
ning at 6:30 p.m. of varying varieties. Captain and a corporate
Special guest Indigo uses no attorney. According to the
speaker Tricia Tricia pesticides or other farm’s website, Indigo

tinctures and so much
more.
If you’d like to learn
more about the health and
medicinal benefits of the
popular purple herb, you
can do just that at the next
meeting of the Imlay
Conversation Salon.
All are welcome to
Photo provided
Dennis of Imlay Dennis chemicals in the was the brainchild of
City’s own Indigo growing process, Greg Dennis, Tricia’s hus-
Lavender Farms which they use to band. The endeavor was
will discuss the farm, the make oils, honey, chamo- funded by investor Learn about the many beneficial properties of
plants and all things laven- mile tea, bath salts and Midwest Commercial lavender at Jan. 3 meeting in Imlay City.
der at 7 p.m. scrubs, herbs de provence Construction of Imlay
A woman owned and and more. The farm also City. Catholic Church in Imlay look for Imlay
operated farm, Indigo offers fresh lavender in Maple Vista is located City. There is no charge to Conversation Salon on
Lavender Farms was cre- season, as well as dried at 600 Maple Vista Street, attend, all are welcome. Facebook.
ated in 2015 on 20-acres stems and buds for use in behind Sacred Heart Visitors may bring adult To learn more about
beverages if desired. Indigo Lavender Farms

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Program is designed to keep drugs out of children’s hands
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — If you
have expired medications
taking up space in your med-
icine cabinet, consider drop-
ping them off at the Almont
Police Department.
Police Chief Andrew
Martin said the department
has placed a drop-off box in
the lobby of the Almont
municipal offices on
Howland Rd.
Martin said drop-offs
can be made Monday
through Friday between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.;
excluding holidays.
“Once the medications
are dropped off, we take
possession of them and
inventory them,” said
Martin. “Representatives
from the DEA (Drug
E n f o r c e m e n t
Administration) come
around twice a year to col-
lect and dispose of them
properly.”
Martin noted that illegal
drugs, needles, lotions, aero-
sol cans, thermometers and
hydrogen peroxide will not
be accepted at the police
department.
“Having the drop-off
box gives our residents an
opportunity to safely dispose
of these medications proper-
ly,” Martin pointed out. “It
keeps these medications out
of the hands of children and
others who should not have
access to them.”
Martin said the drop-off
box is being provided to the
police department and com-
munity at no cost through an
arrangement with Rite-Aid
Pharmacy.
For questions or further
details, call the Almont
Police Department at 810-
798-8300.
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have a recent accomplishment or milestone you’d like
to share and celebrate with the community? Then send
us the details and we will gladly help you share the
news on our Announcements page.
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birthdays, births, promotions, graduations or other
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Michigan retailers optimistic for winter

TRI-CITY AREA —
With record spending
reached among consumers
during the Black Friday-
Cyber Monday holiday
shopping period, Michigan
retailers reported mixed
results for November
sales.
Forty-one percent of retail-
ers who responded to the
monthly Retail Index sur-
vey say their sales were up
compared to October.
Still, retail activity
increased, just more slow-
ly than the surprisingly
strong October numbers,
according to the Michigan
Retail Index, a joint proj-
ect of Michigan Retailers
Association (MRA) and
the Federal Reserve Bank
of Chicago’s Detroit
branch.
The National Retailers
Federation (NRF) reported
that nationally, sales in
November increased 0.9
percent over October on a
seasonally adjusted basis
and were up 6 percent
year-over-year unadjusted.
But the NRF notes that
much of the increase is due
to online and other non-
store sales. which grew
10.5 percent year-over-
year (the numbers exclude
automobiles, gasoline sta-
tions and restaurants).
The Michigan Retail
Index’s November survey
found that while 41 per-
cent reported sales increas-
es over October, 47 per-
cent recorded declines and
performance index of 65.9.
The 100-point index
gauges the performance of
the state’s overall retail
industry, based on monthly
surveys conducted by
MRA and the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago’s
Detroit branch. Index val-
ues above 50 generally
indicate positive activity;
the higher the number, the
stronger the activity.
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Winter Rovers a hearty crew

Capac snowmobile club celebrates fifty years of snowy rides
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
CAPAC — Most peo-
ple cozy up indoors as the
days get shorter, the tem-
peratures colder and the
white stuff begins to blan-
ket the ground.
But members of the
Capac Winter Rovers
aren’t most people. On the
back of their machines,
they’ve embraced the
Great Lakes State’s snowy
winters for the past 50
years.
The group recently
celebrated that milestone
at Holly Meadows Golf
Course, where memories
were shared and plans
were made.
Longtime Rover Cindy
Potter detailed the history
of the club in the keepsake
program. drawings.
Potter noted that sev- A year later, the
eral winter-loving families Rovers initiated their first
founded the Capac Winter snowmobile races in a
Rovers Snowmobile Club cornfield south of Capac.
in 1967. Bill and Phyllis Their first major trip
Stroup, Willard and was in 1973, when the
Kathern Jurn, Grant Winter Rovers teamed up
Whiting and Dick Nagy with 16 snowmobilers
were the original mem- from the Allenton Snow
bers, each paying a whop- Chaser’s Club for a three
ping $3 in dues. day, 300-mile cross coun-
Monthly meetings try trip from Capac to the
Mackinac bridge. After
three months of planning
headed by Jerry Mailloux,
he and Bill Walker,
Rodney Ryder, Bill
Stroup, Pete Doutry, Carl
Scholz, Bill Kavanaugh,
Archie Bollaert, Mike
Klahn, Paul Densteadt,
Dave Mayer, Bob
Schaefer, Don

Koltunowicz, Ray
Boadway, Dick Eynon
made the trek, along with
Dan Flora, who flew in
from Chicago to take the
ride.
Club records reflect
that the trip required 450
gallons of gas, six support
vehicles and a greyhound
bus carrying 12 relief rid-
ers with Glen Burke at the
helm. Toward the end of
the trip, temperatures
dipped to 6 below zero,
with wind chills of minus
30 degrees.
Another big trip took
place in 1980, when
Willard and Kate Jurn,
Doug and Issy Nemecek,
Bill and Phyllis Stroup,
Carl and Bonnie Scholz,
Images provided
Opening page of Winter Rovers’ scrapbook
pays homage to the club’s founding members.
the trails of Yellowstone.
Beginning in 1985, the
annual Winter Rover pic-
nics were held at the home
of Cliff and Gail
Kaufman, where Kerry
Klug and Bob Sonner
served as cooks until
2006.
Also in 2006, the
Winter Rovers sponsored
Kathern Jurn, Cindy
Potter, MaryJo Cooley and
Kathy Hill for a 100 mile
ride in the Grayling area
for Easter Seals. A ride for
Images provided
which marked the club’s
40th anniversary.
For three decades, the
Winter Rovers
Snowmobile Club mem-
bers have been donating to
the Berville Lions Club
Toys for Tots program. In
2000, the club began to
donate canned goods to
the Capac Food Pantry.
Both practices continue to
this day.
Part of the Southwest
Michigan Council of
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Fred and MaryEllen
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McGeorge, Doug Cop and
Harry Bussell went to
Yellostone, Montana for a
three day ride.
That trip was repeated
were held at members’ in 2005 when Dan and
homes, where plans were
made and refreshments
Cindy Potter (daughter of
Willard and Kate Jurn)
served. Additional funds
were raised through 50/50
and Rod and Kathy Hill
rode for five days along
Special Olympics was also
sponsored, with Paul
LaCavera, Bud Winans
and Joe Clawson taking
part.
Capac Winter Rover
floats appeared in the
1968 and 1991 Capac
Days parades, the Capac
150th year celebration
parade, and at the 2007
Yale Bologna Festival,
Association, the Capac
Winter Rovers are among
the longest standing snow-
mobile clubs in Michigan.
To become a member
or for more information,
contact Cindy Potter at
cdpot@yahoo.com.
For more photos and
information about the
Winter Rovers’ 50th cele-
bration, turn to page...

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May this New Year No leads yet in Speedway heist

Police seek tips on Dec. 18 robbery the store. ing a green-colored
be as bright as your By Catherine Minolli about 20 minutes earlier
The Lapeer County
Sheriff’s K-9 unit was
Carhartt-style hooded
jacket, blue jeans and a

smile, but if your IMLAY CITY — The

cminolli@pageone-inc.com inside the Speedway sta-
tion in downtown Almont.
According to police,
called in, but attempts to
track the suspect were
unsuccessful. Police
black mask. His image
was recorded on video sur-
veillance cameras at both
smile isn't as bright investigation is ongoing
in last week’s robbery of
the suspect handed the
cashier a plastic grocery
believe he had parked in
the Lucky’s restaurant
Speedway locations.
Pike asks anyone who
the Speedway gas station bag and demanded money.
as you would like, at the corner of Cedar
Street (M-53) and Newark
After the cashier
obliged, the suspect
parking lot.
In addition to Imlay
City police, others law
saw the suspect or has
information about his
identity or whereabouts, to
we can fix that! Road.
Police Chief Scott
Pike says tips are being
demanded more money
from other cash registers,
the police report says.
enforcement agencies
responding to the scene
call the Imlay City Police
Department at 810-724-
were Almont and Dryden 2345 or email to: icpd@
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4-Hers earn Best of Show at 2017 Fair

Area youths’ indoor projects rise to top at Eastern Michigan State Fair
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — The
following 4-H indoor proj-
ects were selected as “Best
of Show” for the 2017
Eastern Michigan State
Fair. They represent the
best of many types of proj-
ect activity of Lapeer
County 4-H club members
over the past year.
4-H is open to all boys
and girls without regard to
race, color, national origin,
gender, gender identity,
religion, age, height,
weight, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation,
marital status, family status
or veteran status.
For more information
about 4-H, contact the
Lapeer County Michigan
State University Extension
office at (810) 667-0343.
Due to space con-
straints, only those names
from the Tri-City area are
included in this listing.
Pocket Pets
Reserve Champion Pet
Overall: Jodie Adams of
Dryden
Home Economics
Sewing for Fun
Junior Best of Show:
Lauren Swartz of Attica
Foods and Nutrition
Food Preparation
Junior Honorable Mention:
Abigael Fox of Imlay City
Senior Honorable Mention:
Analese Slack of Dryden
Tip-Decorated/Fondant
Cakes
Junior Best of Show: Alexis
Hedgcock of Imlay City
Food Preservation
Junior Best of Show:
Lauren Swartz of Attica
Junior Honorable Mention:
Natalie Miller of Imlay
City and Alyssa Elder of
Imlay City
Creative Crafts
General Crafts
Senior Best of Show:
Crops and Gardens
Hay and Hay Seed
Senior Best of Show:
Madelyn Robbins of
Skyelar Sheffer of Dryden Ceramics Best of Show: Sydney Almont
Natural Crafts Senior Best of Show: Jodie Kapushinski of Imlay City
Senior Best of Show: Jodie Adams of Dryden Passport to
Adams of Dryden Photography Understanding
Senior Honorable Visual Arts Prints: Display of 3 Community Service
Mention: Jodie Adams Creative Writing Young Honorable Honorable Mention: Alexis
Recycled Crafts Junior Best of Show: Mention: Jay Marrone of Hedgcock of Imlay City
Young Best of Show: Jay Alyssa Elder of Imlay City Attica
Marrone of Attica Junior Honorable Mention: Junior Honorable Mention: Animal and Vet Science
Junior Honorable Mention: Alexis Hedgcock of Imlay Sydney Kapushinski of Educational Exhibits
Magena Cusson of Imlay City Imlay City Honorable Mention: Magena
City Drawing and Painting Senior Best of Show: Jodie Cusson of Imlay City
Scrapbooking Young Honorable Adams of Dryden
Junior Best of Show: Mention: Jodie Adams of Senior Honorable Leisure Education,
Alyssa Elder of Imlay City Dryden and Avis Schapman Mention: Anna Gulino of Hi-Tech
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Our Opinion Letters from our readers...

Renewing commitment Cranberry Festival better every year
to best effort On behalf of the Capac
Chamber of Commerce I
Capac Hardware, Chief
Financial, Capac Lions
and all who participated in
the light parade. It was a
able to grow and get bigger
and better every year.

A
would like to thank the fol- Club, Firemen of Mussey great sight to see 30 plus Please mark your calendars
s 2017 winds down and the dawn- lowing merchants and indi- Township, Capac Library, floats all lit up parading for next year’s event
ing of 2018 draws near, we—along viduals who made the 3rd Mr. R's, Rising Star Dance down Main Street. December 1, 2018.
with most other people—reflect on Annual Capac Cranberry Studio, Village of Capac, Because of continuous —Mary Rilley
the past 12 months with a mix of nostalgia, Festival a huge success: Dept. of Public Works, support from these individ- Capac Chamber of
Lakestone Bank and Steven & Donna Beatty, uals and businesses, the Commerce
gratitude and even relief. Trust, Capac Pharmacy, Joseph & Sandy Remenap Cranberry Festival has been Capac
As the stories in these pages have DDA, Tri County Bank,
reflected, the Tri-City area is a unique, and Capac Chiropractic, Capac
sometimes controversial place to live. Family Dentistry, Capac
Family Medicine, Capac
Letters, opinions welcome
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rural, as is the lifestyle, though we’re situ- Champions Sports Bar and us. We’re bolstered by the diversity of opinions that make our editorial pages con-
ated within a 30 minute drive of both Port Grill, Fronneys Foods, sistently judged winners by the Michigan Press Association each year. We welcome
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and entrepreneurs ted to making A-Salon of Capac,
alongside lifelong sure Tri-City
farmers and farming area residents
families, beekeepers,
vintners and grow-
ers. It’s a communi-
aren’t in
the dark. Finding ‘perfect’ in imperfections
ty where people still greet each other by
name, know each other’s kids, and reach
T omorrow I celebrate 52
years of being married
to the same man. Is he
nymph flitting about trying
her mom’s patience and
tempting Grandpa to turn
Thanksgiving/Christmas
overnighter. I remember the
little one-liner she threw
“You never really leave a
place you love. You take
part of it with you and
into their wallets whenever help is needed. perfect? Of course not. her over his knee to teach out about the richness of leave part of you behind.”
But it’s not always Mayberry. Am I? An equally her a thing living poor. “No steaks on Next to that is a Bill
resounding “Of course or two about a whim”—she said as casu- Keane Family Circus car-
Contentious local politics, lawsuits involv- not!” In fact, we often listening to ally as though she had toon. The sister, holding a
ing a sitting judge and the county’s emer- remind ourselves and each her mama. I thought it up herself. In my story book, is saying to her
gency medical services providers, whether other of the quote we heard think of her heart of hearts, I rejoiced slightly younger brother:
or not to opt in for medical marijuana facil- while we were dating: wedding. I that she had learned it at “I’ll read you a bedtime
“God help the man who’s remember such a young age and story if you promise not to
ities, the looming problem of dwindling looking for the perfect when she guessed it had come from fall asleep.”
downtowns, increasing development of woman. God help him and her hus-
Perspectives... the Dave Ramsey class Every so often a waft
land and the traffic that comes along with it even more if he finds band—a Willene Tanis they had taken while they of air from the kitchen reg-
are all challenges the Tri-City area faces. her”—a statement that cuts worship and were engaged. ister makes that little clip-
both ways. music lead- I paced past the refrig- ping, loosely secured by a
One thing is certain. Whatever is hap- But it has been good. er, part of whose salary erator—noticing the mag- magnet, blow away. I
pening around the area, residents aren’t and Since our anniversary coin- was online classes at a net my other daughter had always pick it back up and
won’t be in the dark. We will continue to cides with the winding re-secure it. All my kids—
provide the kind of top-notch local news
coverage readers expect, along with the
down of the calendar year,
it begs reflection I paced past the refrigera- well, the four who were
born within six years, any-
feature stories that inspire people in their
I pace, trying to hit on
some observations worth
tor—noticing the magnet my way—understand the sig-
nificance if it—know it’s a
daily lives. We’ll continue to acknowledge sharing. The obvious other daughter had given me reminder of when they’d all
the area’s heroes, and be there when trage- would be that in January
we buried my mom and
years and years ago and that I gather in one bedroom or
the other while I read or
dy strikes as well.
For the past 12 months, we’ve covered
became first-time great- will treasure as much as I told them a bedtime story.

a wide variety of stories and issues. We

grandparents, all within a
couple weeks’ time.
know that what happens locally affects our That makes me think
lives the most, and we’re committed to back even farther. The
spinning of the genera-
making sure Tri-City area residents aren’t tions. I remember when
in the dark. my daughter was born; I
Thank you for another year of reader- think of when she came to
ship and loyalty. We’re grateful to all who visit, bringing her daughter
with her, and I envision
support our efforts to provide the best com- Grandpa (my husband)
munity newspaper coverage possible. driving us all to the mall
Happy 2018! that had the carousel. I
remember that willful little
would if it were a silver platter.
Bible college—found out
they were going to have a
baby WAY before they fig-
ured they could afford to
have a baby. I think of her
sheer joy as she mothers
that great-grandbaby of
ours in the most delightful
way. I think of the grand
discussions we had when
we had our family’s
given me years and years
ago and that I will treasure
as much as I would if it
were a silver platter. When
she lived in California she
had toured a Thomas
Kincaid gallery and sent
me “the only thing I could
afford” (her words). It’s a
tiny framed idyllic scene
with the following saying:
And they still remember
how the story would trail
off sometimes with the
strangest ending as this
exhausted young mom fell
asleep before they did.
Yes, 52 years of memo-
ries yield much room for
reflection. And I barely
scratched the surface. I
hope it helps get the rest of
you in the mood.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.

Magical day and

miraculous feats
P icture doing 108 push-
ups in a row. Or
touching your toes 108
consecutive times. Or
reaching your arms up to
the heavens while you
look up at the sky for
three rounds of 12 reps
each. Tired, yet?
Well,
lected non-perishible food
items for St. Paul’s Food
for Families program in
Imlay City to boot!
Sun Salutations con-
sist of 12 postures that
link breath with move-
ment in an energetic flow.
A forward fold becomes a
plank pose which
Photo by Catherine Minolli

what if I becomes a pushup which

told you
that I—and
several
other brave
and deter-
mined
souls—did
Observations in ink...
all of that Catherine Minolli
and more
last week in celebration
of the Winter Solstice?
It’s true. The awesome
students of Peaceful
Moon Yoga got together
for an evening of celebra-
tion and challenge, fun
and fellowship to shed
what no longer serves us
and set intentions and
goals for the new year.
Collectively, we per-
formed 108 Sun
Salutations—Surya
Namaskar in Sanskrit—a
traditional yoga practice
on the Summer and
Winter solstices, and on
the Spring and Fall
Equinoxes. And we col-
becomes a prone back
bend which becomes a
major hamstring stretch
which becomes a lunge
and then returns to a fold
before standing with
hands at heart center. It’s
an invigorating and
demanding practice, and
one that every yogi and
yogini should do at least
12 sets of every day.
Twelve-12 step sequences
in gratitude for the sun’s
presence in the 12 months
of every year.
So, why 108 on the
solstices?
“The number’s signif-
icance is open to inter-
pretation. But 108 has
long been considered a
sacred number in
Hinduism and yoga.
Traditionally, malas, or
garlands of prayer beads,
come as a string of 108
beads (plus one for the
‘guru bead,’ around
Members of the elite 108 club include Kathy Bethel, Kim Verellen, Miriam Marcus and Margie
Apostoles at Peaceful Moon Yoga Studio in Imlay City
which the other 108
beads turn like the plan-
ets around the sun). A
mala is used for counting
as you repeat a mantra..
“Renowned mathe-
maticians of Vedic culture
viewed 108 as a number
of the wholeness of exis-
tence. This number also
connects the Sun, Moon,
and Earth: The average
distance of the Sun and
the Moon to Earth is 108
times their respective
diameters. Such phenom-
ena have given rise to
many examples of ritual
significance. According to
yogic tradition, there are
108 pithas, or sacred
sites, throughout India.
And there are also 108
Upanishads and 108
marma points, or sacred
places of the body.”
--Shiva Rea, Yoga
Journal.
Why else? Because
it’s an opportunity to dig
deep and see what you’ve
got inside. Because it’s a
chance to go through a
unique experience with
others—an opportunity to
bond, to support, to cele-
brate. And we did just
that on Thursday.
Last year on the
Winter Solstice, I led my
first yoga class teaching a
round of 10 Surya
Namaskar in a room heat-
ed to 98 degrees, packed
with students, male and
female, at Clarkston Hot
Yoga. Right after that, I
graduated from the
Functional Yoga
Academy, surpassing all
of my expectations, and
meeting all of my dreams
head on.
In yoga, and in astrol-
ogy, the sun symbolizes
the soul. The word “sol-
stice,” in Latin, means
sun standing still. For me
that means still enough to
fill it up with whatever
you want to incubate
there. Your best inten-
tions. Your guiding light,
the vow of awareness, the
gifts of gratitude, the
radiance of hope, the joy
of giving and receiving
love.
So even though the
winter solstice has passed,
and the days are getting
longer as we move toward
another cycle, there’s still
time to do just that. Fill
your soul in ways that
serve you and others best
in the New Year.
With much gratitude
and best wishes for a
peaceful and healthy
2018.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.
com.

Much accomplished in 2017
Editor’s note: The fol-
lowing guest column was
submitted by State Rep.
Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway
Twp.) Lauwers serves the
communities of Lynn,
Berlin, Emmett, Brockway,
Greenwood, Grant, Clay,
Clyde, Port Huron, St.
Clair, East China, China,
Cottreville and Mussey
townships as well as the
cities of Yale, St. Clair,
Marine, Marysville and
Algona. He also serves as
House Majority Floor
Leader and is in his third
term as a Michigan legis-
lator. He may be reached
at danlauwers@house.
mi.gov.
F rom the first day of the
99th Legislative
Session in 2017, we have
been hard at work to
improve the quality of life
for Michigan families. The
House of Representatives
has advanced bills that
reflect the issues the peo-
ple of Michigan have iden-
tified as priorities. I would
like to look back at some
of these achievements.
We opened the year
with sweeping, bipartisan
reform to make state gov-
ernment more transparent
and accessible. We passed
Failure to pass Act a missed opportunity
Editor’s note: The fol-
lowing guest column was
written by Congressman
Paul Mitchell
(R-Dryden). Mitchell rep-
resents Michigan’s 10th
District.
E ducation is a deeply
personal issue to me.
Growing up, my family
lived paycheck to pay-
check. I took a risk and
was the first of my entire
family to go to college. I
was lucky that my risk
paid off; a quality educa-
tion helped me reach my
goals and live the
American dream.
Today, education and
the path to upward mobil-
ity looks markedly differ-
ent than it did when I
began my career: the
Get daily dose of laughter at the PIX
Detroit’s own Billy Ray Bauer to perform
LAPEER — Get ready
to laugh out loud as come-
dian Billy Ray Bauer takes
center stage at the PIX
Saturday, January 6, 2018 at
7:30 p.m.
From his skewed
descriptions of growing up
in Detroit in the ’60s to the
gory details of raising four
boys in the new millennium,
Billy Ray Bauer will leave
you laughing and exhausted
from his ordeal, says Katie
Beth Crismer of the PIX.
“Add to the mix some
off the wall impressions and
dialects, and you have an
evening with Billy Ray,” she
says.
Billy Ray has been per-
forming stand-up comedy
across America for the last
30 years. From headlining at
great comedy clubs to per-
forming for large corpora-
tions, he has established
himself as a tried and true
funny guy. Billy Ray has
been a repeat guest on the
Bob and Tom Show heard
across America. He’s also
been on the Dick Purtan
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legislation that places the
governor and lieutenant
governor under the open-
records requirements of
the Freedom of
Information Act, and
established a similar trans-
parency structure for the
Legislature. The bills
advanced out of the House
in March and are under
consideration by the
Senate.
We also passed a bal-
anced budget that directs
the most money to K-12
education in the state's his-
tory. We allocated a record
amount of spending to fix
our roads and bridges,
including a $2.7 million
project to replace a closed
bridge in China Township.
We were able to achieve
this and, by being fiscally
responsible, spend fewer
state tax dollars than the
previous budget.
I fought to save
money for Michigan fami-
lies by supporting a bill to
reform our broken no-fault
insurance system. The bill
would lower premium
rates, which are the high-
est in the nation, while
preserving long-term med-
ical care for those suffer-
ing catastrophic injuries in
average student is saddled
with $37,172 of student
loan debt and 8 million
borrowers are in default.
The typical American
gets one shot at pursuing
higher education; they
cannot afford to take a
gamble on a program or
degree that will not return
their investment. College Transparency
Unfortunately, students
have no way of finding
seemingly basic informa-
tion like what they can
expect to pay out of
pocket and how students
fare in the labor market
after leaving college.
This information
would have been made
available for all students
with the passage of my
bill, the College
radio show
in Detroit,
and was
named best
local come-
dian of the
year by
H o u r
Billy Ray D e t r o i t
Bauer magazine
for 2017.
Billy Ray’s jokes have
appeared in Reader’s Digest
and one was among their top
50 jokes for 2005. Billy Ray
has appeared with Drew
Carey, Tim Allen, The
Smothers Brothers, Lewis
Black, Doug Stanhope, and
many other great comedi-
ans!
Originally from the east
side of Detroit, Billy Ray
describes a happy childhood
with his three brothers. He
has tried to recreate that for
his own four sons, and says
he worked “a legitimate day
job” for many years before
morphing into comedy. He
says he enjoys “making peo-
ple laugh as hard as they
can, for as long as they can,
an accident. It gave people
choices on coverage plans
and reduced payments for
older drivers. tion, giving high school
Unfortunately, the bill
did not gain approval in
the House, but I will con-
tinue to fight to make auto
insurance more affordable.
Other accomplish-
ments this year include:
•The House and Senate
approved bills to protect
retirement benefits for
municipal workers while
ensuring counties, cities
and townships are setting
aside enough money to
pay for them without
affecting the availability of
vital public services. These
bills address a problem I
helped to bring to the fore-
front last session with the
passage of my legislation,
Public Act 530 or 2016, to
formally assess the condi-
tions of municipal retiree
debt.
•Passed a bipartisan
measure to end burden-
some driver responsibility
fees by October 2018 and
forgive all outstanding
debt. The fees were a
money grab by a previous
administration and did
nothing except keep fami-
lies near or at poverty lev-
Transparency Act.
Transparency has long
been a priority of mine,
and it is a priority for the
over 100 organizations
that have endorsed the
College Transparency
Act. The PROSPER Act
attempts to make use of
the theories behind the
Act, but it only makes
student outcome data
available for low-income
students that rely on fed-
eral assistance to pay for
higher education. That
does not provide adequate
information since it only
addresses a small portion
of the student population.
With the recent legis-
lation regarding reautho-
rization of higher educa-
because it helps them forget
their troubles.”
He considers this his
own kind of “laugh therapy.”
He says his comedy shows
won’t include sad stories,
politics or religion, just real
life stories and laugher that
comes from a life well lived.
Billy Ray remembers
enjoying the comedy of
greats such as Richard Pryor
and George Carlin as he
grew up, and says he tries to
pattern his routines along
their style of humor. Crismer
says his show at the PIX is
one you won’t want to miss.
“He said it best himself:
‘Make sure you get your
daily requirement of laugh-
ter. If you don’t, you’ll get
scurvy. Okay, maybe that’s a
Jedi Academy at Center for the Arts
LAPEER — The
Center for the Arts is host-
ing a Jedi Academy on
January 5, 2018 for all
aspiring Lapeer Jedi.
There are two class
sessions, each lasting an
hour. The first session
begins at 2:30 p.m and the
second session begins at 4
p.m. All participants must
be at least 8-years-old; no
one is too old to partici-
pate.
The Jedi Academy
brings the martial arts of
the popular movie to life.
Classes are an immersive
experience for younglings
to learn about the ways of
the Jedi Knight. Initiates
will enjoy lightsaber train-
ing (theatrical combat, not
sparring) discuss Jedi phi-
losophy, and train to allow
the Force to flow through
their bodies as they take
their first steps to becom-
els.
•We increased funding
for skilled trades educa-
students more career
choices. We also made it
possible for more commer-
cial and technical classes
to be offered by high
schools so students who
are not going to college
can fill the plentiful in-
demand skilled trades jobs
in Michigan.
•We continue to pass
legislation that will help
Michigan grow. Just seven
years ago Michigan was at
the bottom of most every
list detailing economic
growth and job creation.
Today, thanks to thought-
ful legislation, we are near
the top of those lists and
are a state sought out by
job creators looking to
expand their operations or
start a business.
We have accomplished
much during the past year
and the first half of the
legislative session, but we
have so much more work
to do to benefit Michigan
families. I look forward to
the coming year, where we
can continue to focus on
issues important to
Michigan residents.
tion markup, we had a
rare opportunity to make
meaningful change, and
we fell short. We need to
make serious change to
provide accurate and
complete information for
consumers. I voted in
favor of the PROSPER
Act because ultimately, it
is a step forward from the
status quo that higher
education in this country
so urgently needs.
Unfortunately, it falls
short in truly allowing
American consumers to
make the best decision
for them in pursuing
higher education, upward
mobility, and long-term
success. I will continue
to advocate for transpar-
ency in higher education.
vitamin deficiency, but your
fingernails with turn yellow
and your eyes will bug out.
Alright, so maybe that won’t
happen, but why take the
chance?’” she says.
Tickets in advance are
$16 for adults and $14 for
seniors, students and veter-
ans. The ticket price goes up
at the door to $20 for adults
and $18 for students, seniors,
and veterans.
To purchase tickets in
advance, visit the PIX Box
Office located inside Gallery
194, Tuesdays through
Saturdays from 11 a.m.-6
p.m. Tickets may also be
purchased over the phone at
810-664-4824 or online at
www.centerfortheartslapeer.
org.
ing Padawan learners.
Class sizes are limited
to 20 students, and the
cost is $15 per student. To
register call the PIX Box
Office at 810-664-4824,
Participants age 8 and up hone their Jedi skills at the Jedi Academy at
the Center for the Arts in Lapeer.
Page 9-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-DECEMBER 27, 2017
Sweet myrtle bloom.
Bloom in captivity
“Instead of the thorn shall
come up the fir tree, and
instead of the brier shall
come up the myrtle tree.”
Isaiah 55:13
A fter four years of TLC,
my potted rosemary
shrub is budding and
blooming. Considering
Mediterranean plants don’t
usually bloom indoors, I'm
quite surprised and tickled-
a bright spot on cloudy
days.
While I pruned the
plant’s leggy, new growth
in the basement yesterday,
I recalled a sight when
touring Inishmore years
ago. As I biked the prehis-
toric, rocky isle, one of
Ireland’s three Aran
Islands, I passed rosemary
hedges tall as a cottage. I
cannot remember seeing
rosemary’s lavender-blue
blossoms.
Rosemary is of the
mint family Lamiaceae.
The Latin meaning is
“dew” for ros and “sea” for
marinas. Ah, “dew of the
sea.” The moniker fits the
herb’s scent and locale.
Well, Michigan is not the
Mediterranean, I thought.
The best I can do during
growing season is keep
rosemary in full sun and
convince her she’s sunbath-
ing in Italy. I feed her
Mel’s morning coffee
grounds and water her once
a week. She prefers dry
feet.
Winter is a different
scenario. There’s nothing
pleasant about an expiring
plant you've nurtured for
several years and depend
upon to season your roast-
ed chicken and biscuits.
Now our basement holds
four new plants in mutual
confinement. Rosemary
must share her one sunny
spot with her companions.
The Kentucky mint and
spearmint are gifts from
fellow herb lovers, so they
must survive these long,
dark nights to flavor our
water. Come spring, mint
goes back into the ground.
Over a year ago, a friend
sat a rosemary plant sur-
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Photo provided
rounded by thyme on my
kitchen counter. The thyme
eventually perished and
revealed a young rosmari-
nas topiary that has since
grown into
a darling
globe of fra-
grance and
flavor.
With prun-
ing, I doubt
Honest Living... the little
plant will
Iris Lee Underwood yield buds.
Yet, a gar-
dener never knows. Two
Octobers past on a gor-
geous sunny day, I spied
golden specks on white
blooms of my sweet myrtle
topiary. Sweet myrtle is
another Mediterranean
herb, commonly known as
True Myrtle, Roman
Myrtle, and Greek Myrtle.
I bought Myrtus com-
munis when visiting Grand
Oaks Herb Farm in
Bancroft two summers past
with my Seven Ponds
Friends of Herbs group.
Beulah, the farm’s owner,
operates a greenhouse sup-
plied with an extensive
variety of herbs and deco-
rative potted plants, all edi-
ble.
Beulah suggested the
sweet myrtle leaves as a
substitute for cooking with
bay leaf. I’ve dined in
Beulah’s barn before, so I
snatched up a sweet myrtle
topiary sprinkled with a
few white buds.
Dear Reader, although
I gave up on African
Violets, Boston Ferns, and
orchids, there’s no aban-
doning my few potted
herbs to winter’s elements.
Their culinary and medici-
nal properties alone are
worth my effort and time.
The ancient Romans
and Greeks knew this. And
I have a hunch Isaiah
understood the significance
of the myrtle tree.
How sweet a bloom in
captivity! The sight and
scent fill a heart and home
with grace and gladness.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
hours. Please leave your
information on voicemail
and someone will contact
you to confirm your reser-
vation. Gift certificates are
also available.
Photo provided
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Town Talk
Editor’s note: Due to space
constraints announcements
will be posted one week in
advance of the event. Notices
must be received in writing by
noon Monday prior to the
publication date.
For Senior Citizens
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from
9-10 a.m. at First
Congregational Church in
Almont. Practice led by Dina
Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center
“Texas Hold ‘Em” 12:30 p.m.
For info 810-724-6030.
Dinner and an evening of
card playing with friends,
50/50 raffle and prizes of
high and low for each table
every 3rd Monday at the
Washington Senior Center,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Twp., MI 48094, from 4-8
p.m. Call for further details,
586-752-6543.
Swing Dance Lessons offered
at the Port Huron Senior
Center, 600 Grand Avenue in
Port Huron, every Tues. from
7:30-9 p.m. and the 1st and
3rd Thurs. of the month from
7:30-9 p.m. with instructors
Lyle Malaski & Kristina
Morton. Call 810-984-5061
for more info.
Council on Aging
Membership is open to indi-
viduals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is open
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. week-
days. We offer a variety of
activities such as fitness and
craft classes, a book review
group, cards and bus trips.
Call Lori at 395-7889 for
more info.
Almont and Dryden area
senior citizens meet the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions
AFFORDABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS WITH:
• 3 Nutritious Meals Daily
• Complimentary Satellite TV
• Life-enriching Activities
www.MapleVista.org
c 
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica
U.M.C.
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m
Attica Food Bank: Serving those
in need in Attica Twp, 2-4 pm,
2nd and 4th Monday
Rev. Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org 17
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
West Berlin
U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
Goodland
Community
Church
2008 N. Van Dyke
Box 82
Imlay City, MI 48444
810.724.1747
Worship Service: 10:00 am
Pastor Chad Hampton
Hall, 222 Water St., for a pot-
luck and program. Call 798-
8210 for more info.
Adults 55 and over are invit-
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. the 2nd
Wednesday of every month.
Bring a sack lunch, beverag-
es provided. Senior stretch
exercise on Tuesdays 10-11
a.m. Potluck luncheons will
be served the 4th Tuesday of
every month at noon. Call
810-395-4518 for details.
Ryan Smith, a certified alco-
hol and drug counselor will
be available at the Imlay City
Senior’s Center on the 4th
Thursday of every month
from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free Meals, Food
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
‘Food for Families’ kitchen is
open to the public for free,
hot meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
This Heart Loves Food
Pantry is open the 1st
Saturday of each month from
9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Gateway
Assembly Church, 2796 S.
Van Dyke Rd., Imlay City.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a free
community meal on the 2nd
and 4th Tuesday of each
month from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
For more info please call 810-
724-0690 or visit www.atti-
caumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the 2nd
and 4th Monday of each
month. Proof of residency
and need required.
The Capac Community Food
Pantry, 112 S. Main Street, is
• Light Housekeeping
• Health Services
Capac
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages
Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.
(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
Like Us On
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Youth Group 6th-12th grade
5pm-6:30pm Sundays
Rev. Dr. Marcel Allen Lamb
17 810-724-0687
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Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod
7191 Imlay City Road
Imlay City
Bible Study - 9:00 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Children’s Church - 10:30 am
Phone 810-724-2620
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org
open each Wednesday from
1-3 p.m. Please call LOVE,
INC. at 810-245-2414 in
advance to ensure your food
voucher will be received
before you stop in to shop.
Any questions, please call
Joyce Kaufman at 810-395-
7532.
The Capac Kitchen serves
free meals every Tuesday
from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion
United Methodist Church.
Free meals for people in need
are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Orchards’ Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd
Saturday of every month 9
a.m.-noon. Food distributed
at 74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Dryden Historical
Society meets at 7 p.m. the
first Wednesday of the month
and the museum opens every
Monday from 5:30-7 p.m.
The Capac Historical Society
is open to visitors daily from
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for more info.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum will be closed begin-
ning December 17, 2017 and
through the end of March
2018. During that time volun-
teers continue to work at the
museum on Wednesday
mornings from 9 a.m. to
noon. During the closing
many projects will be initiat-
ed, new exhibits developed,
and current ones refreshed.
The museum will receive a
through cleaning, smaller
areas painted, and a com-
plete reorganization and
inventory of items stored in
the basement will take place.
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum is
open Saturdays from 1-4
p.m. Please stop by and learn
about your community.
Society meetings are held at
the museum on the second
Monday of the month at 7
p.m. For more info call 810-
796-3355.
St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
810-724-1200
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
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Community Men’s & Women’s
17 17
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
810-724-1135
Weekday Masses
Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri 8 am • Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. Vigil Mass 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Confessions 1/2 hr. before each Mass & 4pm Sat.
17 Father Paul Ward 17
DIFFERENCE WITH US! 17
Imlay City
Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke
Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister
17
St. Cornelius
Catholic Church
3834 N. Mill Street, P.O. Box 208
Dryden MI 48428
www.fmsaints.com
Weekday Masses:
Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday - 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
17 Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 17
5600 Lapeer Rd. in Kimball more information call Imlay
Youth Events Twp. 48074. No RSVP neces-
sary. For more info call
City Christian School, Mon.-
Fri. 8-4, 810-724-5695.
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. Joanne K. at 810-324-2304.
This is a FREE workshop for This activity is sponsored by Woman’s Life Chapter 855
3-5 year olds & parents/care- Widowed Friends, a peer will continue its Bottle &
givers! Enjoy fun projects support group www.wid- Can Drive, to help those in
that will develop your child’s owedfriends.org. need, throughout the year of
2017. Call for the nearest
skills and prepare them for
school! Children also enjoy a Widowed Friends invites all drop off location. For large
donations a pickup service is
snack, story time, and a free widowed to join us for break-
book! Call the Family fast and friendship in a safe available. 810-392-5136.
Literacy Center today to setting every 2nd and 4th
reserve your seat at 810-664- Monday of the month at 9
a.m. at Sero’s, 925 Gratiot in
Medical Care
2737 and for more info on
Marysville. For more info, Lapeer County Health
dates and times.
call Julie at 810-388-0868. Department, 1800 Imlay
Play groups available. Free 6 City Rd., Lapeer - Regular
Grief Share, a 7/14 series for
week sessions. At these FREE Immunization Clinic Hours:
those that have lost loved
90-minute playgroups, chil- (held in 2nd floor clinic area)
dren will participate in sto- ones support group will
begin Sept. 7 at the Imlay Mondays 1-3:30 p.m. Walk-
rytime, developmentally In, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-
appropriate games and City Senior Center located in
the Lamb-Steele building on 11:30 p.m. By Appointment
crafts, learn new skills, and Only, Thursdays 1-3:45 p.m.
Third Street. Pre-register by
enjoy a snack and social time
with other children. Parents calling Tracy at 810-724-
6030 or Ginger Miller at 810-
By Appointment Only.
Additional Immunization
will have the chance to talk Clinics Offered: By
to other adults with same- 724-5772.
Appointment Only (held in
age children. Register now
For those that have experi- 2nd floor clinic area). Walk-
for the next session!
Numerous locations and
enced the death of a loved
one, a support group is avail-
In (held in lower level). For
additional info, to check if
dates available. For more able facilitated by a trained we accept your insurance, or
info and to sign up call the United Hospice Service to schedule an appointment
Family Literacy Center at (UHS) bereavement volun- please call 810-667-0448.
810-664-2737. teer. Marlette Regional
Hospital, 2770 Main Street in Free hearing and vision
screens for children of pre-
Support Groups
Marlette, hosts this support
group the 1st Tuesday of school age are available at
the Lapeer County Health
each month in the
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Administration Conference Department. To schedule an
meetings are held every appointment please call 810-
Room. For time and more
Monday night at 8 p.m. at St. info, call 800-635-7490 or 667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
visit www.marletteregional- Capac Pharmacy is teaming
Imlay City. hospital.org.
with Support Million Hearts
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) by offering in-pharmacy
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight-
and Al-Anon meetings are loss group meets Tuesday blood pressure screenings,
held every Wednesday night 136 North Main St. in Capac,
nights at the Hunter’s Creek
at 8 p.m. at the Capac United Mobile Home Park Club Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come
Methodist Church, Capac, House, 725 DeMille Rd. in
and have their blood pres-
MI. Lapeer. Weigh-in from
sure read for free.
Lapeer Area Citizens Against 6-6:30 p.m., meeting from
Domestic Assault meets 1-3 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more info
p.m. every Wednesday in the call 810-664-7579. Other
Lapeer Court House for per- TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
sonal protection order clinic. Free tutor training for peo-
Sensibly) meets Wednesdays
For info 810-246-0632. at the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in ple who would like to help
others in our community
10A Friday AFG Family Lapeer. Weigh-in at 8:30
Groups meeting. Imlay City a.m., 9:30 a.m. meeting. Call improve English skills.
Volunteer basis. Please call
FOC Lutheran Church, 7191 Linda at 810-245-3955 or
Imlay City Rd, Imlay City. Phyllis 810-395-7035 for for orientation before train-
Contact Ginger Miller at more info. ing at 810-664-2737.
810-724-5772 for more infor- Volunteer for the Habitat for
mation.
Fundraisers Humanity of Lapeer County
at the office. Interested par-
FOR WIDOWED MEN &
WOMEN: Lunch-Cards- The Imlay City Christian ties can call 810-664-7111
and speak to Carolyn, Cheryl
Friendship. Join us every School has discount cards
3rd Tuesday of each month available for sale. Proceeds or Pete at 810-660-7823.
from 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at benefit the school’s athletic,
Cavis Pioneer Restaurant, music and PE programs. For
Club News
Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFW) of Imlay City, Post
2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
(Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
Veterans Meetings 2nd
Thursday, every other
month, 7 p.m.; Post Meetings
1st Thursday every month, 7
p.m.; Auxiliary Meetings 1st
Saturday of every month, 10
859 N. Van Dyke Road
a.m.
4411 Newark Road
Attica, MI 48412 Imlay City, Michigan 48444 Almont/Dryden Masons
810-724-2702 Sunday 2:30 pm meets 7 p.m. every 2nd
Tuesday 7:00 pm Thursday of the month at
www.newlifechristian.net
Friday Youth 7:00 pm Masonic Center in Almont.
Pastor Tim Martin
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 17 firstapostolichome.com 17
The Imlay City American
Legion Post 135 meets the
Imlay City Almont Light of Christ
17
2nd and last Wednesdays of
C.R.C.
Community
First Baptist Church the month at 7:30 p.m. The
395 N. Cedar (M-53) post is located at 212 E.
www.imlaycitycrc.org Wayne Boyd, Pastor Church Third Street. Contact them
Worship 10:00 a.m. 881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888
2720 Winslow Road at 724-1450 or americanle-
Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am gionpost135@frontier.com.
Youth Ministry Worship Services Imlay City, MI 48444
MOPS Program 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass The Evening Star Quilt
fbc@airadvantage.net Guild meets the last
Bible Studies
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services Sunday Worship 10:30 am
810-724-4315 over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont Wednesday of each month at
Come Grow With Us! 17 Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God Phone: 810-724-6999 17 the Davison Senior Center,
10135 Lapeer Rd. in Davison.
GATEWAY ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Meetings start at 6:30 p.m.
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court • Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557 and doors open at 6 p.m. For
more info call Lisa, 810-358-
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City  7294.
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
586.336.4673
Morning Worship - 8:45 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Markets
Sunday Mornings

Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m.
10:30 am Supervised child care during all services
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Children's Church during service. Sunday School
COME & MAKE A Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May Every Sunday Lapeer
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist County’s largest Flea
17 Staffed Nursery During Worship 17
Market will be held at the
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church Lapeer Center Building, 425
Lutheran Church United Church of Christ County Center St. in Lapeer.
1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City 275 Bancroft - Imlay City From 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 75
201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI booths inside and outside
at corner of Newark Rd.
(Corner of 5th Street) 810-798-8855
810-724-7855 sell a huge variety of items to
810-724-6207 Sunday Worship Service
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
at 10:15 a.m. the public. This long-run-
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School & Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.
Nursery available and Jr. Church ning community event is
Worship Service 10:30 a.m. sponsored by the Lapeer
Pastor Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sunday’s 6-8pm Center Building, a non-prof-
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438 “No matter who you are or where you are Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesday’s 6-7:30pm it organization for 60 years.
Come to the WELS on life’s journey, you are welcome here!” Pre-School - 5th grade
17 17 17
There is no admission
St. Nicholas St. John The Holy Redeemer charge. For info on space
Catholic Church Evangelist rentals, contact Logan: 810-
Catholic Church Lutheran Church 347-7915. Visit www.
4331 Capac Road 872 Capac Rd. 4538 Dryden Rd. • Dryden, MI LapeerCenter.com for build-
Capac, MI 48014 Allenton, MI 48002
810-395-7074 810-796-3951 ing rental and Peacock Alley
810-395-7572 www.fmsaints.com www.lutheransonline.com/holyred catering information, or call
www.fmsaints.com Weekday Masses: 8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS; 9:30 am - WORSHIP 664-2109. Email: lapeercent-
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. 11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS er@charter.net. The Lapeer
Weekend Masses: Weekend Masses: ALL WELCOME!!!
Sunday - 11:00 a.m. Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Steven Helms
Center Building Flea Market
Sunday - 9:00 a.m. has been voted “The Best of
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 17 Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 17 Christian Preschool Available 17
the Best.”
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Obituaries
~ Jennifer Hiltz, 27 ~
Jennifer Hiltz, 27, met
her Savior, Jesus Christ on
December 23, 2017 sur-
rounded by her family at
her home in Almont.
Jennifer was born
on March 3, 1990 and
attended Almont schools
from Kindergarten
through graduation in
2008. Jennifer worked
at McLaren in Flint and
had her EMT license
before getting sick several
years ago. Jennifer
touched so many lives
even while battling a long,
difficult road of major
health issues. She loved
her family and friends and
above all loved Jesus with
all her heart. Her life was
a blessing and a gift from
God that will never be for-
gotten.
~ Robert “Bob” Campbell, 86 ~
Robert “Bob”
Campbell, age 86, of
Almont, Michigan, died
Tuesday, December 19,
2017 at The Pines of
Lapeer.
Robert Russell
Campbell was born
September 14, 1931 in
Detroit, MI. He was the
son of the late Harley and
the late Irene (Ciscke)
Campbell. He grew up in
Warren and Detroit, MI
and attended Northeastern
High School.
He married Nancy Lee
Goline on April 28, 1962
in Detroit, Michigan.
They lived in the Warren
area until 1987, when they
moved to Almont, MI. He
was preceded in death by
his wife, Nancy, June 30,
2009.
Bob proudly served in
the United States Army
during the Korean War.
Jennifer is survived by
her parents, Donald and
Traci Hiltz of Cadillac and
David and Karen Shall of
Almont; siblings Heather
Hiltz of Alaska, Jeff
(Bailey) Hiltz of Imlay
City, Don Jr of Cadillac,
Mitch (Esmeralda) Hiltz of
He was employed by
General Motors as a pipe-
fitter in the Hydromatic /
Power Train Division. Bob
retired from GM in 1994
after 30 years.
Bob enjoyed watching
western television shows,
fishing, and going out to
eat. He was a member of
the Knights of Columbus
Our Lady Queen of Peace
Council 4556 in Imlay
City and the Cardinal
Mooney Assembly 2032 in
Utica.
He is survived by his
son, Eric Robert Campbell
of Dryden, MI; his sister-
in-law, Barbara (Julius)
Pietras of Dryden, MI;
and many nieces and
nephews.
Bob was preceded in
death by his wife, Nancy
Campbell; and his son,
Steven Michael Campbell.
The funeral will be
Maryland, Brandie Shall of
Lennox, Richard (Melissa)
Shall of Watervliet; grand-
parents Donna Hiltz of
West Branch, Jeanine Shall
of Washington Township,
Ron and Kathy Smith of
Lapeer, and many nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Jennifer was preceded
in death by her grandfa-
thers Paul Hiltz and
Gabriel Shall.
Funeral services are
being held at First
Congregational Church of
Almont on Wednesday
December 27, 2017 with
the Rev. Dr. Thomas
Seppo officiating.
Arrangements for cre-
mation have been entrusted
to Muir Brothers of
Almont.
held at 11 a.m. Thursday,
December 28, 2017 at St.
Cornelius Catholic Church,
3834 N. Mill Street,
Dryden, MI. Reverend
Father Mike Gawlowski
will officiate. Interment
will follow in Imlay
Township Cemetery.
The family will be
available for visitation 2-5
and 6-8 p.m., Wednesday,
December 27 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI and
10-11 a.m., Thursday,
December 28 at St.
Cornelius Catholic Church.
A Knights Rosary ser-
vice will be held 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 27.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City. Please be sure
to sign our online register
at muirbrothersfh.com
~ Cleveland “Pegeon” Guidry, 60 ~
Cleveland “Pegeon”
Guidry, age 60, of Imlay
City, Michigan, passed
away at home, Tuesday,
December 19, 2017.
Cleveland Charles
Guidry was born August
31, 1957 in Raceland,
Louisiana. He is the son of
the late Ignace and the late
Jeanne (Mahler) Guidry.
Pegeon is a 1975 graduate
of Lafourche High School
in Raceland. He attended
trade school to become a
diesel engine mechanic.
Pegeon later went to
Europe and became a
~ Lt. Col. Lorne Worthy USAF (Ret), 92 ~
Lt. Col. Lorne Worthy
USAF (Ret.), 92, of
Drasco, AR passed away
December 16, 2017. He
was born June 7, 1925 in
Imlay City, MI to the late
Leo and Laverna Worthy.
He was preceded in death
by his beloved wife,
Thelma. They were mar-
ried 61 years at the time of
her death.
He was a generous and
loving father to seven
daughters, Susan (husband,
Greg), Lornea, Roxanne,
Mary Beth, Mary Ellen
(husband, John), Margie
(husband, Mark) and
Jacqueline. He also leaves
behind seventeen grand-
children: Victoria, Amanda
(husband, Ty), Cassie (hus-
band, Alex), Kyle (wife,
Catherine), Jesse, Angelina
(husband, Jacob), Essua,
Maxine, Emmett,
McClees, Wesley (wife,
Tara), Bay, Eli, Forest
(wife, Sheri), Brooke,
Austin, and Anthony.
Lorne also was Great
Grandpa to Gavin, Ezra,
Dresden, Auden and
Ellery. He was looking for-
ward to his sixth great-
European Diesel Motor
Mechanic. He married
Dawn Lynn Ferman on
September 27, 2002 in
Imlay City, Michigan
He was employed by
Motor City Electrical in
Detroit, MI, as a diesel
engine mechanic.
Pegeon enjoyed fish-
ing, team roping, and was
a rodeo bull rider.
Cleveland is survived
by his wife, Dawn Guidry;
one daughter, Kiley
Guidry of Covington, LA;
his granddaughter, Sophia
Alexandra Gilles; and his
grandchild due in May.
He was preceded in
death by his two brothers
Leo "Junior" and Tommy
Worthy, both of MI.
Lorne graduated from
Michigan State University
with a degree in account-
ing after serving in the
Army-Air Corps from
1943-1947. He was
recalled in 1951. He was a
Navigator/Bombardier on
the B-36, B-52, and B-58.
He was the Commander of
a Radar Bomb Site for his
final assignment. Lorne
retired after a distinguished
24-year career in the Air
Force. He moved his fami-
ly to Little Rock, AR
where he worked for the
State for almost 13 years
as head accountant of 22
Arkansas Vo-Tech Schools.
In 1969, Lorne and
Thelma bought a two room
cinder block cabin on
Greer's Ferry Lake which
they transformed into their
magical vacation and
retirement home.
Lorne was able to stay
in his home because of the
loving care of his daughter,
Mary Beth. Many thanks
in-laws, Edna Ferman and
Dave Ferman.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Ignace and Jeanne Guidry.
The funeral was held
Tuesday, December 26,
2017 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI. Pastor
Paul Schneider officiated.
Interment followed at
Imlay Township
Cemetery.
Please be sure to sign
our online register muir-
brothersfh.com
to her for providing the
means for granting Dad's
wish that he die in his
home.
The family wants to
thank Amedisys for pro-
viding excellent Home
Health Care. There are not
enough words of praise for
Hospice of North Arkansas
and the kindness of
Margarat Sumrall and her
aides that helped make
Dad comfortable in his last
days. The family is eter-
nally grateful. Many
thanks to Dr. Bob Walton
for his support.
Lorne was a member
of St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church in
Fairfield Bay, AR. He
loved his church family.
A Memorial Mass will
be held Friday, January 5,
2018 at 11:00 a.m. in St.
Francis of Assisi Catholic
Church.
Memorials may be
made to the St. Francis
Building Fund, 250
Woodland Drive, Fairfield
Bay, AR 72088.
Online guestbook
available at www.heber-
springsfuneralhome.com.

Farewell to friends and family who have passed in 2017

TRI-CITY AREA—Over the
past year we’ve said farewell to
many of our beloved friends,
acquaintances and readers who
passed away.
We have compiled a list of
people whose obituaries appeared
in the Tri-City Times in 2017.
JANUARY 2017
Jan. 1 - Robert Dragomon, 87
Jan. 3 - Paul Hoisington, 84
Jan. 3 - Bex Brand Jorgensen,
(infant)
Jan. 5 - Bettie Louise Queen, 86
Jan. 6 - Peggy J. Prothero
Jan. 10 - Carol Gertrude “Gertie”
Brooks, 98
Jan. 10 - Darlene House, 68
Jan. 10 - Laura Patterson, 81
Jan. 12 - Geraldine Joanne
Zuelch, 85
Jan. 12 - Julia “Julie” Peters, 74
Jan. 12 - Fredrick “Fred” Mar. 18 - Irene Van Putten, 87
Passalacqua, 70
Jan. 21 - Rose Sterner, 92
Jan. 21 - Evelyn Helen Dewey, 84
Jan. 24 - Lenny Miller, 64
Jan. 25 - Jane Ellen Castle, 72
Jan. 27 - Charles “Chuck”
Reeves Sr., 60
Jan. 28 - Margaret Ann Micks, 67
Jan. 30 - Madeline F. Ziehm, 69
Jan. 30 - Edward “Jack” Wayne
Trott, 95
Jan. 31 - Kay Pauly, 75
FEBRUARY 2017
Feb. 1 - Patricia Lynn
Sundermann, 71
Feb. 4 - D. James Morrice,
PH.D, 75
Feb. 4 - Christina Louise
Peace, 64
Feb. 5 - Gail Roy Schriber, 68
Feb. 6 - Michael Martiny, 39
Feb. 6 - Doris E. Vargas, 86
Feb. 7 - Calvin Waters, 92
Feb. 7 - Raymond “Ray”
Martin, 89
Feb. 12 - Richard Lewis
Putnam, 90
Feb. 13 - Jack Mauk, 79
Feb. 13 - Gordon McKee, 89
Feb. 14 - John C. “Jack”
Bell Sr., 81
Feb. 15 - Lyle Lee
Stephens, 85
Feb. 16 - Edward Holly, 82
Feb. 19 - Stanley Chrysler, 79
Feb. 19 - Dean Lee Geiser, 64
Feb. 20 - Victoria Lynn
Sanchez, 46
Feb. 23 - Charles “Charlie”
Guldi, 86
Feb. 24 - Robert “Bob” Jurn, 90
Feb. 24 - Virginia Baker, 95
Feb. 24 - Gerald “Jerry”
Lee Cutcher, 76
MARCH 2017
Mar. 1 - Lloyd Lentzer, 83
Mar. 2 - Gordon Valdez, 64
Mar. 4 - John Walter
Rusztowicz, 91
Mar. 6 - Vincent “Jim” James
Patania, 84
Mar. 8 - Beverly (nee Boria) Makedonsky, 55
Bonine
Mar. 9 - Elaine Schettle, 89
Mar. 10 - Virginia M. Crowel, 84
Mar. 11 - Mattie E Rayl, 90
Mar. 11 - Diane Rottman, 71
Mar. 12 - William Michael
Hawk, 69
Mar. 13 - Pedro Cartagena
Ortiz, 53
Mar. 14 - Donna M. Wiloch, 59
Mar. 14 - Gerald E. Kotila, 83
Mar. 14 - Adolf Leonard (Len)
Scott, 94
Mar. 15 - Marie (Patrico)
Steinhaus, 62
Mar. 19 - Denise Nicole Hunt, 41
Mar. 21 - Elizabeth Jean Gee, 86
Mar. 23 - Dennis Sullivan, 71
Mar. 26 - Joanne (Gottschalk)
McMahon, 84
Mar. 26 - Doris M. Havens, 87
Mar 27 - Carol Jean Kapron
Peludat, 70
Mar. 28 - Esther Elaine Miller, 93
Mar. 28 - Barbara Bishop
Greaves, 85
Mar. 30 - Robert “Bob”
Nichols, 92
APRIL 2017
Apr. 1 - Carol Ann Mosher, 72
Apr. 2 - Edward “Ed” Redd, 64
Apr. 5 - Lee Suddarth, 54
Apr. 10 - Joel E. Walker, 67
Apr. 12 - Laurel Irene
Grundner, 93
Apr. 15 - Vincent McDermott, 83
Apr. 15 - Pastor Dennis R. LaPeer
Apr. 16 - Eric “Brady”
Guzowski, 53
Apr. 16 - Arthur “Art” Wright, 65
Apr 16 - Beverly Smith, 87
Apr. 17 - Helen Agnes (Heckman)
Coultes, 92
Apr. 19 - Pauline Campbell, 78
Apr. 19 - Ron Duane
Stallings, Sr., 71
Apr. 21 - Paul A. Ramirez, 90
Apr. 25 - Kathryn “Kathy”
Famularo , 66
Apr. 26 - Janice Burgess, 78
Apr. 28 - Sally R. Mainville, 76
Apr. 28 - Mary Katherine Berg, 81
Apr. 29 - Mary Lou Brewer, 84
Apr. 30 - Linda Ann Reinholz, 68
Apr. 30 - Louise Orissa
Schoonover, 70
MAY 2017
May 3 - Andrew Schriber, II, 46
May 6 - Bonnie Jean
Ledbetter, 80
May 10 - Iris Leatha Trombley, 84
May 11 - Linda Jo Wolgast, 69
May 12 - Jim Davis, 65
May 13 - Edward W. Orlowski, 86
May 14 - Brian Paul
May 13 - Pauline Gonzales, 95
May 17 - Peter Bennie, 85
May 17 - Alice Franks, 71
May 19 - Austin Stroman, 77
May 21 - William (Bill) Walter Aug. 19 - Michael James
Widdows, 74
May 23 - Mary Jane Geiser, 88
May 24 - Vincent “Vince”
Johnston, Sr., 81
May 24 - Jane Misiak, 59
May 26 - Marianne Sandula, 86
May 29 - Marvin “Marv”
Laarman, 85
JUNE 2017
June 1 - Elizabeth “Betty”
(Beaudette) Smith, 95
June 5 - Claudette Mary
Marguerite Hanel (Klein)
June 10 - James “Big Jim” Sept. 9 - Coye Geneva Taylor, 100
Fenningsdorf, 69
June 11 - Frederick Charles
Theel, 80
June 12 - Elisabeth Toepfner, 81
June 13 - Marjorie “Marge”
Vargo, 76
June 16 - Jack Rankin, 81
June 16 - Joan J. Smith, 72
June 21 - Robert Morin
Shoemaker, 93
June 23 - Mary Ann (Marion) Schipono, 88
Abraham, 102
June 29 - Leon Boruszko, 83
June 30 - Abi Edith Warner, 91
June 30 - Carl Ezra Wegner, 80
JULY 2017
July 1 - Billie F. Simpkins, 84
July 1 - Junior Norman Adams, 81
July 2 - Emery White, 74
July 5 - Glenn Rogers, 85
July 10 - Harold Kitchen, 93
July 11 - Evelyn “Bobbie”
McLean Robinson, 85
July 12 - Roberta “Robbie”
Coenen, 58
July 12 - Dorothy Jean
Barnett, 90
July 13 - Maria Alicia Herrera, 92
July 14 - Jerry Leon Carroll, 78
July 16 - Doug Secord, 61
July 16 - Carmen Onalee
Lewis, 86
July 19 - Alexander (Al)
Motoligin, 74
July 19 - Robert Patrick Green, 34
July 22 - Lori Ann Ferrett, 55
July 24 - James Allen
Ward, Sr., 82
July 25 - Sharon Brown, 77
July 30 - Judith Ann Zahnow, 74
AUGUST 2017
Aug. 1 - Danyahl McQueen, 45
Aug. 1 - Phyllis Coulter, 53
Aug. 3 - Robert (Bob) Vinckier, 90
Aug. 6 - Gilberto Hernandez, 62
Aug. 8 - Isabelle Willing, 96
Aug. 8 - Ruth Hibbler, 96
Aug. 11 - Barbara Ann Kanaziz, 83
Aug. 14 - Mary J. Vineyard, 89
Aug. 15 - Mr. Leslie “Pat”
Burgess, 85
Aug. 19 - Robert L. Harsen, 71
Brown, 62
Aug. 21 - Betty Ellis, 95
Aug. 22 - Keegan Matthew
Adams, 20
Aug. 26 - Monica Rodriguez, 26
SEPTEMBER 2017
Sept. 2 - John W. Gabbard, Jr., 57
Sept. 3 - Wesley Mosher, 73
Sept. 5 - Harold VanHorn, 83
Sept. 7 - Eladio Cartagena, 74
Sept. 8 - Richard C. Wohl, Jr., 63
Sept. 8 - Dorothy Jean Quitter, 83
Sept. 10 - James Sholtis, 87
Sept. 12 - Virginia “Virgie”
Konik, 92
Sept. 14 - George Anthony “Tony” Nov. 14 - Alan Richard
Schavillie, 97
Sept. 15 - James “Jim” Jager, 82
Sept. 16 - Olive F. Price, 87
Sept. 18 - Gordon Thomas
Randall, 84
Sept. 21 - Dolores Marie
Sept. 22 - Craig Wagner, 55
Sept. 22 - Katherine Ragatz, 63
Sept. 22 - Marilyn Fritch
Rosenberger, 82
Sept. 22 - Richard “Brody”
Ruhlig, 17
Sept. 22 - Donald Showler, 82
Sept. 26 - Shirley Ann
Crawford, 89
OCTOBER 2017
Oct. 1 - Dale J. Scrimger, 92
Oct. 1 - James William Shenck,
D.D.S., 69
Oct. 5 - Muriel Thorman Trout, 94
Oct. 6 - Donald Guy Nettnay, 88
Oct. 9 - Annamarie Wargo-
Williams, 37
Oct. 10 - Marilyn Sharrard
Facha, 73
Oct. 10 - Frederick “Fred”
Rogers, 96
Oct. 12 - Sue Keesler, 70
Oct. 13 - Alphonse “Al” Malin, 86
Oct. 14 - Vicki Lynn
Whitehead, 69
Oct. 16 - Karl Richard
Hoffman, 61
Oct. 16 - Charles Lee Avery,
D.D.S., 89
Oct. 16 - Marilyn L. Yezak, 73
Oct. 17 - Larry D. Clark, 72
Oct. 17 - Richard “Dick”
Hobbs, 86
Oct. 18 - Dennis Gerald Burns, 64
Oct. 20 - Leroy Zuhlke, 75
Oct. 20 - James J. Konarski,
Sr., 82
Oct. 21 - Jill Eslick, 62
Oct. 23 - Jane Ann Kohler, 70
Oct. 24 - Robert Van Putten, 55
Oct. 25 - Mary Anne
Borkowski, 90
Oct. 27 - Carl Stamm, Jr., 83
Oct. 29 - Martha Margaret
Koves, 75
Oct. 30 - Gary Johnson, 66
Oct. 31 - Cora Arlene Crow, 92
NOVEMBER 2017
Nov. 3 - Kathy Ann Hunt, 58
Nov. 4 - Margaret Ann
Bickmann, 85
Nov. 5 - Freda Hopkins, 79
Nov. 5 - Arthur “Art” Molzon, 101
Nov. 6 - Bruce Charles Smith, 71
Nov. 10 - David G. Tank, 67
Nov. 11 - Lee Delannoy, 76
Nov. 12 - Slobodanka “Cindy”
Caudillo, 46
Nov. 13 - Avis Sharon Gottler, 74
Hartwell, 38
Nov. 16 - Katherine I.
Dombrowski, 93
Nov. 19 - Robert “Bob”
William Markwart, 94
Nov. 19 - Sarah L. Wilson, 69
Nov. 19 - Fred “Bo” Thiemkey, 91
Nov. 21 - Patricia Gabbard, 76
Nov. 22 - William Pemberton, 78
Nov. 22 - Richard Allen Jurn, 89
Nov. 22 - Robert “Bob”
Gillespie, 79
Nov. 23 - Edna Stoldt, 91
Nov. 25 - Elaine Babcock, 89
Nov. 27 - Kelsey M. Jenuwine, 23
Nov. 28 - Onilee Ruth Frantz, 97
Nov. 29 - Robert C.
Mason, Jr., 64
DECEMBER 2017
Dec. 2 - Dorothy Rappuhn, 93
Dec. 2 - Sandra Jean Barth
DuPont, 84
Dec. 4 - Michele Tanis Kardell, 47
Dec. 5 - Reverend Father
Matthew Kafka, 84
Dec. 8 - Sharon Sue Morse, 72
Dec. 15 - Isabel Anne
(Braidwood) Watt, 71
Dec. 16 - David A. Deming, 59
Dec. 16 - Lt. Col. Lorne Worthy
USAF (Ret.), 92
Dec. 19 - Robert “Bob”
Campbell, 86
Dec. 19 - Cleveland “Pegeon”
Guidry, 60
Dec. 23 - Jennifer Hiltz, 27
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Success: Pinnacle Foods is
named Processor of year
from page 1-A
magazine details the com-
pany’s history dating back
to 2001 when Pinnacle
Foods was created with the
acquisition of Vlasic
International. At that time,
the company included its
namesake pickles, Hungry
Man frozen dinners and
Open Pit barbeque sauce.
In the ensuing years,
Pinnacle continued to
acquire other food brands
that had been cast off by
other companies.
In 2007, the Blackstone
Group bought out
Pinnacle’s original inves-
tors. They started selling
public stock in the compa-
ny in 2013 and eventually
sold all of their shares by
2015, making the company
fully public. In 2014,
Hillshire Brands began the
process to purchase
Pinnacle Foods but later
that deal was called off.
2017: Top stories from
around the Tri-City area
from page 1-A
operation could result in
50 new jobs.
R.Y.O. Distribution
sells cigars, tobacco and
supplies and vaping prod-
ucts, among other items.
Shango said his facility in
Attica already had many of
the necessary security
measures in place that are
required by the state to be
a cigarette stamping agent
through the Department of
Treasury.
In November, the
Almont Township board
voted unanimously to “opt
out” of the Medical
Marijuana Facilities
Licensing Act (MMFLA).
Attorney Paula Givens,
was representing a client
who had interest in locat-
ing a commercial grow
operation in the township.
Prior to the vote, she gave
a presentation to the board
about the new allowances
in state law, saying such
facilities would be safe
and could contribute to the
local economy.
In November a split
Almont village council
voted to “opt in” to the act
and start the process to
draw up an ordinance
allowing for such busi-
nesses in the village limits.
The Capac village
council has not officially
“opted in” to the MMFLA
yet but they’ve authorized
their attorney to draft an
ordinance allowing for
commercial grow and pro-
cessing facilities. The doc-
ument is set to be
reviewed by their planning
commission next month.
In October Matthew
Roman and Josh Vojtisek
of King Midas LLC
approached the village
saying they want to con-
struct a growing facility
totalling up to 1 million
square feet, along with a
processing facility.
Earlier this month, the
county’s top law enforce-
ment officers made pleas
before the council, asking
that they take their time in
the approval process and
consider public safety con-
cerns regarding the facili-
ties.
•New faces
In 2017, the village of
Almont welcomed both a
new manager and police
chief.
In January, the council
opted to hire Michael
Connors as their new man-
ager, with both sides com-
ing to a two-year agree-
ment.
Connors came to the
job with public and private
sector experience, having
worked as president of a
property consultant firm
and for the Macomb
County Department of
Planning and Economic
Development. He succeed-
ed Sarah Moyer-Cale who
left Almont in Sept. 2016.
Imlay City’s facility is
the company’s only
remaining pickle operation
and represents one of
Lapeer County’s largest
employers.
According to the sto-
ries, the company sees
great potential in their fro-
zen vegetable (Birds Eye),
gluten-free (Udi’s/Glutino)
and meatless (Gardein)
products due to growing
consumer interest in those
segments, often referred to
as “clean and convenient.”
Developing “cleaner”
products within existing
brands has seen them
launch a new “Purely
Pickles” Vlasic line that
boasts no artificial flavors,
colors or preservatives.
Clouse told the maga-
zine that those brands plus
“core brands” like Vlasic
comprise their “leadership
businesses” which receive
90 percent of the compa-
ny’s investments.
Some two months
later, Andy Martin was
named the department’s
new chief. Martin had
spent more than 15 years
on the Almont force and
was serving as interim
chief since his former
boss, Pat Nael, left in
June.
Orange barrels abound
•M-53 Road Diet
In June, crews started
work on a lane configura-
tion in the city of Imlay
City, deemed a “road diet”
by the Michigan
Department of
Transportation.
New signage and pave-
ment striping resulted in
four lanes of traffic being
reduced to three with a
center-left turn lane
between First Street north
to a point about 500 feet
south of Imlay City Road
(old M-21).
The purpose of the
lane reconfiguration proj-
ect was to reduce the num-
ber of lane miles and to
“calm” traffic in the area
near the Canadian National
Railroad viaduct and the
entrance to Third Street.
The lane conversion
project is subject to a one-
year “trial period” to
ascertain its effectiveness
as a traffic safety measure.
The road diet was one
of several ideas to emerge
from the city’s M-53
Corridor Plan adopted by
the Imlay City
Commission in late 2015.
The Corridor Plan con-
sidered the opinions and
suggestions of more than
1,100 people who respond-
ed to a survey about how
to improve and create safer
driving conditions along
the busy highway.
•Gateway greeting
In May, city commis-
sioners agreed to move
forward with a plan to cre-
ate a “gateway median” in
what is now an unused
center turn lane of M-53
between I-69 and Newark
Rd, another project consis-
tent with the city’s M-53
corridor plan.
He said the “Median-
Gateway” improvement
project, proposed to cost
between $150,000 and
$200,000 would help make
a better first impression for
motorists entering the
Imlay City limits from the
south.
City Manager Tom
Youatt said that the 10-12
foot wide median would
feature visually appealing
landscaping and decorative
LED lighting, along with
helping to “calm traffic
flow” in the area.
The work is expected
to take place in 2018.
•Smooth sailing on M-21
Both Imlay City and
Lapeer County made
major improvements to a
2017 page 15-A
Vlasic employees pose for photo during their 75th anniversary celebration in 2017. The company
boasts $3 billion in annual sales.
Currently, 41 percent
of Pinnacle’s products fall
within the frozen foods
category, followed by gro-
cery items at 35 percent.
Clouse said going for-
ward the company plans to
expand their frozen foods
Students from the cleanest, most well-behaved lunch table are selected as Cafeteria Couch win-
ners every Friday. They earn five minutes to relax on the couch and chat with Lively.
Lively: Capac Elementary principal brings fun to post
from page 1-A
behaved student sit in it for
the last five minutes of
class,” he recalled.
“It was obvious that
rewarding positive behav-
ior worked, the idea of
incentive rather than sanc-
tion,” Lively said.
So when he conducted
a needs assessment with
Capac staff at the start of
the school year and
improving student behavior
was identified, Lively
turned to furniture once
again. Cafeteria Couch
winners are chosen by
kitchen, lunchroom and
custodial staff. The stu-
dents and their principal
pose for a picture together
and those images get
shared on social media.
Lively said he believes the
couch also sets a familial
tone and gives him the
chance to connect with stu-
dents through every day
conversations.
“The cafeteria should
be a place for socialization
and conversation,” he said.
Seeing the success of
the Cafeteria Couch,
Lively also launched a
similar program for the
playground. One class per
week can earn an extra
recess on Friday if they
exhibit good behavior
Monday-Thursday. Recess
aides determine the winner
and Lively laces up his
sneakers and heads out-
doors with the winners.
“I swing on the swings
and play football with
them. I’m all time quarter-
back,” he said.
•••••
Armed with a jar of
sweet treats, Lively makes
a quick two minute visit to
each classroom once a
week. It’s well known, he
notes, that kids respond to
candy and acknowledge-
ment.
offering and selectively
build their iconic brands.
Last month, Pinnacle
Foods reported slightly
lower third quarter earnings
compared to one year ago.
Although overall sales
dropped by 1.2 percent,
“I ask the teacher who
their top students are that
week and those kids get
candy and public acknowl-
edgement for a job well
done. It costs me nothing
but Jolly Ranchers,” Lively
said.
It’s why he posts him-
self by the school’s
entrance every morning to
greet students in both
English and Spanish saying
things like “I appreciate
you being here today.”
He remembers the
impact teachers, principals
and support staff had on
him as a student and he
hopes to do the same with
the roles reversed.
“I want to foster mutu-
al respect between kids and
adults in the school. Kids
need that kind of positive
adult presence in their lives
to help support them...to
have that kind of relation-
ship beyond their parents.”
•••••
This fall he moved his
office to the school’s for-
mer conference room.
Quotes from Martin Luther
King Jr., Ghandi and leg-
endary coach John Wooden
cover one bulletin board.
Whiteboards are filled with
voluminous lists that detail
plans and goals he’s devel-
oped for the school. Laugh, Live, Experience,
The new, bigger
space also allows for a
love seat, a former com-
panion of the couch that
now resides in the cafete-
ria.
“When I meet with
teachers, guess where they
always choose to sit?” he
asks, knowing the answer
is obvious. Lively said he
gladly lets them settle into
the couch cushions while
he pulls his chair from
around the desk to talk
business.
When it comes time to
tackle professional devel-
net sales for their grocery
segment, which includes
Vlasic products, increased
by 4.4 percent.
The company boasts $3
billion in annual sales.
Other brands in their port-
folio include Duncan
opment or pore over goals
with his teaching staff,
Lively can’t pass up the
chance to insert a bit of
humor.
One of the opening
slides in a recent
PowerPoint presentation
features a Saturday Night
Live clip with comedian/
actor Will Ferrell as an
enthusiastic cowbell player
in a band.
“My message to teach-
ers is bring the cowbell...
however you want to do
it,” he said.
He’s encouraging his
staff to pick their favorite
quote. High School art stu-
dents are painting those
quotes on hallway walls. In
the kindergarten wing visi-
tors see “I touch the future,
I teach,” (Christa
McAuliffe) and “The sur-
est way to be happy is to
seek happiness for others,”
(Martin Luther King Jr.).
He’s also tasked each
staff member to come up
with an idea for a new
opportunity or program
within their grade level and
area of expertise.
Lively wants to put an
emphasis on education
being transformative, rath-
er than just transactional.
His personal and profes-
sional motto is “Play,
Learn, Grow.” It encom-
passes his belief that learn-
ing should be fun and
immersive. It’s a concept
he’s studying and writing
about as a doctoral student
at Wayne State University.
He’s using his past
career experiences to guide
the work he wants to
accomplish at Capac
Elementary. The school
had some of the lowest
2017 M-STEP scores in St.
Clair County when the
results were released this
fall and Lively wants to
see those numbers
Website image
Hines, Earth Balance,
EVOL, Hungry-Man, Log
Cabin, and Wish-Bone.
The company is head-
quartered in Parsippany,
NJ and has nearly 5,000
employees across the U.S.
and Canada.
Facebook photo
improve. He thinks he can
glean ideas on how to
make that happen thanks to
his time as principal of
Rochester’s Alternative
and Adult Center for
Education. He believes that
the best place to start a
turnaround is with a posi-
tive culture.
“You need to give kids
the self confidence to do
great things,” he said.
He’s not new to devel-
oping ambitious plans
either. As Michigan’s
Director of Education and
Career Success he devel-
oped a state-backed
‘Detroit Promise’ program.
Similar to other ‘promise’
programs around the state
that cover college tuition
costs for high school grad-
uates, Lively’s proposal
would have helped Detroit
residents get a high school
diploma or GED equiva-
lency if they hadn’t gradu-
ated and then give them
financial assistance to
obtain a college degree too
by paying for transporta-
tion, child care and tuition.
In May, his job was abol-
ished as part of a state gov-
ernment restructuring plan.
Lively said he was very
disappointed to leave his
post without being able to
take the next step with his
proposals.
From May until late
July, Lively spent 30 hours
a week on a zero turn
lawnmower, cutting grass
for his dad’s landscaping
business. He started his
new job in Capac in
August. Some might per-
ceive his new gig to be a
downgrade from past jobs,
but Lively says that’s not
the case.
“People ask ‘why
Capac?’ and I say ‘why not
Capac?’ This is the best
job I’ve ever had because I
get to have fun with kids
every day.”
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Speaker urges
youths to find
their passion
Zach Ballinger visits Dryden Jr./Sr. High
DRYDEN —
“Discover your passion!”
Those words resound-
ed with members of the
Dryden High School Class
of 2018 as Zach Ballinger,
a motivational speaker,
educator and author from
Senior Autumn Rosink
agreed.
“It was an eye opener
somewhat to me because I
want to make sure that my
life is meaningful,” she
said. “I want to make sure
that the dash between the

Photo by Sheryl Czerwinski

Atlanta, Georgia, visited two years on my headstone
the school. mean something, whether
Zach discussed topics it is to my own self or to
including living with pur- my future kids and grand-
pose, overcoming obsta- kids.”
cles, leadership, and career Carmen Trupiano
develop- added, “He really made me
ment/job look at life in a different Motivational speaker Zach Ballinger speaks to students at Dryden Jr./Senior High School.
interview- way. What he had to say
ing. was really heartfelt and ted by Sheryl Czerwinski, Czerwinski is the Drama Growth Committee. She is Adjunct Faculty at Baker
Zach is made me realize how pre- English, SAT Prep and Club Director, Co-Sponsor, also Concurrent College. She may be
a motiva- cious life is and how quick Senior Seminar Teacher at Class of 2018 and a mem- Enrollment Instructor at reached at sczerwinski@
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BE THE LIFE
in conjunction with the
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The goal of MCAN is
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“He told us how he grew that prevent students from
up pretty poor, and people
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Managing to make
the most of things
Robert Noe, 92, recalls years as municipal manager
By Tom Wearing stopped in last week to lenges.
twearing@pageone-inc.com meet him and discuss their Noe opines that most

Photo by Tom Wearing

IMLAY CITY —
Robert (Bob) Noe’s city
management skills have
landed him jobs on both
coasts and in numerous
municipalities in between;
including several
Michigan communities.
Having retired from
municipal management in
1992, Noe, 92, resides at
Maple Vista (formerly
Sanctuary at Maple Vista)
in Imlay City, where his
natural wit and charm
tend to enamor his fellow
residents, staff and visi-
tors.
Among Noe’s recent
visitors was Imlay City
Manager Tom Youatt, who

shared experiences as city
managers.
Coincidentally,
Youatt’s career in munici-
pal management began in
1992, the same year Noe’s
concluded.
Regardless of the years
they served, both men
have faced similar experi-
ences; including dealing
with budget constraints,
funding major street, infra-
structure and construction
projects; and navigating
the local politics.
Despite the inherent
challenges of the job, their
careers in municipal man-
agement have provided
each with the satisfaction
of meeting those chal-
people (municipal resi-
dents) have no idea of the
myriad duties and respon-
sibilities of a city manager.
“A lot of people are
confused,” says Noe.
“They think the mayor is
the person in charge.
That’s a misnomer.
“Unless you’re in a
city where the mayor is
elected, it’s the city man-
ager who does most of the
work,” Noe says. “And it’s
the manager that bears the
greatest responsibility.”
Which may be why the
average job span of a city
manager is barely more
than four years, says Noe.
“Managers have to
deal with every aspect of
the community,” he says.
“That means working with
the police and the fire
departments, the DPW,
city employees and with
Imlay City Manager Tom Youatt visits with Robert Noe in his apartment
at Sanctuary at Maple Vista. The two men shared common experiences
of the myriad challenges and responsibilities of a typical city manager.
groundwork for a career Detroit when he was one I never backed away from
that took him to Maine; year old. a fight.
Idaho; Florida; Wisconsin; After graduating from “I think a lot of places
North and South Carolina; Detroit’s Cooley High I worked could probably
and Belleville, Ishpeming School in 1944, Noe have used a good psychia-
and Wolverine Lake in attempted to join the U.S. trist more than a manager,”
Michigan. Army, but was rejected he quips. “As everywhere,
In 1992, Noe received because of a perforated ear there are always a few dif-
accolades from the drum. ficult people to deal with.”
International City While at Cooley, he Still active at age 92
Manager’s Association had been a member of the Though he recently
(ICMA) for his 25 years in high school’s drama club celebrated his 92nd birth-
the profession. and sang in the choir and day, Maple Vista Manager
City management was various quartets. Crystal Campagne says
just one of many jobs Noe Music was then and Noe’s keen mind is as
either sampled or settled continues to be an impor- razor sharp as his wit and
into for the long term. tant part of Noe’s life, he sense of humor.
As a youth, he deliv-
ered newspapers and
says.
“I always liked to sing
Campagne adds that
Noe’s positive spirit and

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upset and disagreeable res-
idents and board mem-
bers.”
With a few exceptions,
Noe nevertheless says his
experiences as a manager
have been fulfilling and
rewarding.
Noe says he never con-
sidered becoming a city
As we wrap up another year, we’d like to send our very manager when he accepted
best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2018. Your a position as Garden City’s
support and goodwill in 2017 have meant a lot to us, and Assistant Clerk/Treasurer
we look forward to serving you again in the new year. in 1967.
Though not on his
Thanks for your generous support. radar at the time, the
HAPPY NEW YEAR!  opportunity would lay the
worked as an usher at
Detroit’s Fox Theater.
He later was
employed by the Hudson
Motor Company and
worked at various banks, a
pharmaceutical company
and paint facility and a lot of them. It was a
And for a time, Noe
was asked to write a news-
paper column, entitled
“Politically Speaking,” for
the Westland Sentinel.
Born in Harland,
Kentucky in October of
1925, Noe’s parents
moved to the east side of
and dance and I went to a abundant energy tends to
lot of the dance halls on rub off on fellow residents,
the east side (of Detroit) to as well as the staff.
listen to the big bands,” “He tells us a lot of
Noe recalls. “I saw people funny and interesting sto-
like Tommy Dorsey, Harry ries about his time as a
James, Woody Herman city manager,” she says.
“One time, he told us
time for a lot of great about a city where he was
music.” managing that had a bad
While his inherent tal- flood,” Campagne says.
ents, learned skills and a “He and another man were
strong work ethic served riding through the town on
him well as a manager, a boat, when they noticed
Noe thinks his ability to two goats staring out from
work well with others was a second-floor window.
a big part of his success. They had to go rescue the

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Campagne says Noe

2018
has occasional mobility
issues, but remains active
Photo by Tom Wearing

and participatory in daily

activities at the senior
facility.
“He likes going out to
dinner and to museums
Noe is pictured with the badges he collected over the years, acknowl- and likes to serenade the
edging his contributions to various municipalities across the U.S. other residents,” she says.
“He has a lovely voice
and he loves to sing,” she
“It seems like I was says. “He also sings during
always able to work out religious services.”
differences and get coop- Looking back
eration from people,” Noe “I’m pretty happy,”
recalls. Noe says of his long
“I always tried to be a career. “I’m proud to have
good boss,” he says. “I had a hand in helping peo-
had an open-door policy ple. I always worked hard.
and I listened to what peo- I expected a lot of myself

2018!
ple had to say. That’s and from those I worked
important.” with, too.”
The result, he says, is “There were definitely
that most of those he some challenges along the

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encountered or worked
with eventually became
supportive or loyal allies.
“I was never a hard-
way,” he admits. “But it’s
been good. I’ve made a lot
of friends over the years
and lived a good life.
celebration is a blast!

nosed type of guy, unless I “Other than wishing I
had to be,” Noe says. “I’d had spent more of my
stand up to and wouldn’t career here in Michigan, I
We will be closed Saturday, Dec. 30th take any crap from people. really have no regrets.”

 and Monday, January 1st

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370 North Cedar • Imlay City Thank you, friends, and A plaque awarded Noe by the International
Phone: 724-6431 best wishes in 2018! City Manager’s Association (ICMA) acknowl-
edges him for his 25 years in the profession.
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2017: Top stories from around town by volunteers

around the Tri-City area
from page 1-A
portion of old M-21 during
the 2017 calendar year.
In Imlay Township,
crews spent three months
building a new bridge over
the Belle River and resur-
faced two miles of the road
from the bridge east to
Dorrow Road.
Z Contractors of
Shelby Twp. headed up the
work projected to cost
but she couldn’t be cap-
tured. Ultimately the
search was turned over to a
instituting many of the professional search and
standards that he believes recovery team.
can improve K-12 educa- The dog’s body was
tion in Michigan such as eventually found in mid-
personalized learning, proj- June, according to a
ect-based classes, dual Leader Dogs for the Blind
enrollment for high school official.
students and college pre- •Polly Ann upgrades
paredness programs. The Polly Ann trail, a
Whiston stressed the rail trail that cuts through
importance of creating eastern Lapeer County,
multiple pathways for stu- benefitted from community
dents and teachers to support in 2017.
achieve success, including In November, DTE

around $2.8 million. The
Lapeer County Road
Commission expected state
funds would cover a
majority of the bridge
replacement bill.
The city refinished the
road between M-53 and
Almont Ave. in a two
week-long fall project,
implementing a road diet
similar to M-53’s and
installing a bike lane.
Schools
•New Capac leader
Capac Community
Schools was on the hunt
for a new superintendent
over the summer after Dr.
Steve Bigelow announced
he had taken a new job in
Bay City.
Thirty-three candidates
applied for the job and the
school board narrowed the
field to six and then grant-
ed second interviews to
three finalists—Jeff
Terpenning, principal of
an effective workforce,
early education opportuni-
ties and building strategic
partnerships that are bene-
ficial to all.
Courts
•John Topie sentenced
Attica’s John Topie, a
longtime teacher and
coach, was sentenced to
serve between 5 and 15
years in prison for an
armed robbery committed
at a Lapeer pharmacy in
2015.
Topie admitted to
walking into the Baldwin
Rd. Pharmacy in June of
2015 with a BB gun and
demanding their supply of
the pain killer drug
Fentanyl.
The 68 year-old and
his attorney hoped that
Lapeer County Circuit
Court Judge Nick Holowka
would order entry into a
rehabilitation program
instead of prison. Topie,
File photo
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 287 brought the Moving Wall
to Almont in the summer of 2017.
subpoena Medstar CEO
Kolby Miller.
•Judge sues
Circuit Judge Byron
Konschuh filed suit against
Lapeer County and six for-
mer and current county
employees in May, claim-
ing they damaged his repu-
tation when he was
accused of embezzling
county funds as Lapeer
County prosecutor.
In 2014, Konschuh
faced five felony counts of
embezzlement by a public
official of more than $50
following an investigation
prompted by then
Prosecutor Tim Turkelson.
In question were some 42
bad check recovery fee
checks totalling $1,802
which were deposited into
Konschuh’s personal
accounts. A protracted
court battle followed, with
Konschuh’s then-attorney
Michael Sharkey—who
beat Turkelson for the
Lapeer County
Prosecutor’s seat in the
November, 2016 elec-
tion—asserting that the
funds in question were not
“public funds” and there-
fore no embezzlement
occurred. Sharkey also
argued that the funds were
original size to stand at
457,000 square feet over
190 acres. The plant is one
of Imlay City and Lapeer
County’s largest employers
with 850 people on staff
during its peak season.
Staff and employees
marked the 75-year mile-
stone with special events
and celebrations.
The Vlasic brand is
currently owned by
Pinnacle Foods headquar-
tered in New Jersey.
•Coming to town
In October, members
of the Almont Planning
Commission approved the
site plan for a new A&W
restaurant proposed by
business owner Mike
Vinckier.
The 2,400 square foot
facility will be located on
M-53 just in front of
Vinckier Foods grocery
store. When completed, the
new eatery will feature
seating for 52 people,
along with 39 parking
spaces.
Ground was broken in
the fall and, at that time,
Vinckier said the restaurant
would open in the spring
of 2018.
•Dollar Generals
In November, the doors
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Energy workers installed
22 60-watt LED decorative
light fixtures along the trail
in Imlay City. The project
brought to fruition the
Post 479. Imlay City Commission’s
The Moving Wall has and Park Board’s plans to
been touring the United improve visibility and
States for more than three safety for students and oth-
decades. It includes the ers using the trail.
names of several local men Pinnacle Foods con-
who lost their lives in tributed $10,000 toward
Vietnam including Henry the cost and and DTE
Gutierrez Jr. of Imlay City offered a three-year reve-
and Thomas Gregson of nue credit totaling $19,934.
Capac. The installation of new
•Busking in IC lighting coincided with the
This fall the Board of Imlay City Police
the Imlay City Area Department’s ongoing
Chamber of Commerce efforts to eliminate inci-
unanimously voted to dents of vandalism along
change the name of the the trail. Earlier that month
city’s longstanding members of Gateway
A virtual view of 2017 news
Who’s craving some curly fries and root beer?
Obviously, it’s our readers. Of all the stories posted to
the Tri-City Times Facebook page in 2017, the
October news that an A&W restaurant is coming to
Almont garnered the most comments, shares and reac-
tions.
Besides being hungry, it’s evident that our readers
are pretty generous too. They went above and beyond
to help spread the news of Imlay City Schools’ fourth
annual coat giveaway in November, propelling it
through social media with nearly 1,000 comments,
shares and reactions.
Other news items that generated lots of reads and
reactions through Facebook included the court case of
Attica’s John Topie, the Imlay City Road bridge and

Former coach John Topie was sentenced to
5-15 years for robbing a Lapeer pharmacy.
Hillsdale High School;
Joseph Perrera, superinten-
dent of Whittemore-
Prescott and Deane
Spencer, a consultant with
the Macomb Intermediate
School District.
In August, the board
voted unanimously to
award the job to
Terpenning. A native of
Deckerville, the 55 year-
old said his career goal
was to return to the Thumb
to live and work.
Board members said
they valued his experience
who taught at Capac High
School and amassed more
than 400 wins as a basket-
ball coach, said his addic-
tion to pain killers played a
role in the crime.
In January, just before
a jury trial was due to start,
Topie entered a guilty plea
on one count of armed rob-
bery and, as a result, two
other charges—felony fire-
arm and making a false
report of a bomb threat—
were dropped.
•EMS lawsuit
In November 2016 vot-
used for lunches, coffee to a new Dollar General road project and a barricaded gunman situation that
and donuts for courthouse store opened in downtown played out in Mussey Twp. in March.
staff and visitors and pro- Almont along Main Street. Be sure to follow Tri-City Times on Facebook for
vided receipts for the The 1.2-acre site was all of the latest, breaking local news. We’re on Twitter
expenditures. once occupied by the Hurd too!
Throughout the 20 Lock Company and some
month long ordeal,
Konschuh was on paid
administrative leave.
The felony charges
were dropped in March of
2016 when the parties
reached an agreement.
Konschuh entered a ‘no
contest’ plea to a misde-
meanor and after a period
of time, his record was
cleared.
He returned to the
bench one month later.
In his complaint
Konschuh alleges that the
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outside of the classroom. ers narrowly approved a defendants worked in col-

Before enrolling at
Saginaw Valley State
University at the age of 30,
Terpenning worked in
retail settings, including
stints as a store manager
with D&C Dime Stores
and the Tractor Supply
Company. He was
employed with Teen
Ranch, a private care facil-
ity for troubled youth.
He coached various
sports including football at
several schools in the
Thumb, was a high school
teacher in Centreville for
eight years and had been
principal in Hillsdale for
the last five years.
•Count Day numbers
School districts
breathed a sigh of relief in
October when Count Day
results showed that student
populations were either
growing or remaining
steady. Since the economic
recession that started 10
years ago and a declining
birth rate, districts have
had to cut staff and pro-
grams so as to balance
their budgets.
Almont Schools saw
their numbers grow while
Capac, Dryden and Imlay
City lost fewer students
than anticipated.
•Special stop in Dryden
In August, Michigan
Board of Education
Superintendent Brian
Whiston made a special
visit to Dryden Jr./Sr High
School where he applauded
the district for already
Lapeer County EMS mill-
age but three townships
weren’t happy with the
results and decided to chal-
lenge the validity of the
millage by filing suit in
Lapeer County Circuit
Court.
Almont, Deerfield and
Marathon townships filed
the original suit in March.
In July, Judge Nick
Holowka dismissed the
challenge but those parties
opted to appeal the ruling
to the Michigan Court of
Appeals where both parties
continue to file documents
on the matter.
The townships’ lawyers
argued the millage violated
Michigan Election Law in
that the proposal was not
clearly written and that it
did not provide a clear
statement of purpose
because it suggested the
millage would “establish”
a county-wide ambulance
service even though Lapeer
County EMS had been in
existence for more than 10
years.
The millage is expect-
ed to generate more than
$10 million total—money
that the EMS board has
pledged to use stabilize
their budget and expand
their services.
Lapeer County
Prosecutor Mike Sharkey
contended that Medstar, a
rival ambulance company,
was paying the township’s
legal fees, but Holowka
denied Sharkey’s request to
lusion to destroy his repu-
tation and career as a
judge. Those named
include Administrator John
Biscoe, Treasurer Dana
Miller, Turkelson, former
chief assistant prosecutor
John Miller and assistant
prosecutor Cailin Wilson.
Business
•Love’s Travel Stop
Construction of a new
Love’s Travel Stop in
Capac began in April. The
project, valued at $11 mil-
lion, is expected to be
complete sometime in
early 2018. As of late
2017, the buildings were
erected and a bulk of the
associated road work has
been completed.
The business, located
at Capac Rd. and I-69, will
include a 11,450 square
foot Country Store and
7,500 square foot tire shop.
The retail store and filling
station facility will also
house McDonald’s and
Chester’s restaurants.
Between the truck stop
and restaurants, the facility
is expected to employ 80
people.
•Special anniversary
In April, Vlasic Pickles
marked a special mile-
stone. Seventy-five years
prior the food company
came into being in 1942
when Joe Vlasic began
selling pickles in glass jars.
The Vlasic family built
their first plant in Imlay
City and it has since
expanded to 10 times its
State Superintendent Brian Whitson makes visit to Dryden schools.
time ago had been consid-
ered as a location for a
new Almont post office.
The property had more
recently been used as a site
for community events,
including the Almont
Heritage Festival, Almont
Homecoming, Spookytime
Halloween Bash and brief-
ly as a farmers market.
Some residents voiced
their opposition to the proj-
ect saying the chain store
didn’t belong in the vil-
lage’s historic downtown.
This fall Dollar
General moved ahead with
plans to build a new store
in Attica on Lake Pleasant
Road. Currently the town-
ship’s planning commis-
sion is reviewing the
store’s site plan.
Community matters
•Moving Wall
In July, the Moving
Wall Vietnam Veterans
Memorial made a stop in
the village of Almont. For
five days, visitors could
view the half-size replica
of the memorial in
Washington, D.C. around
the clock and special open-
ing and closing ceremonies
were held.
The Moving Wall’s
visit was coordinated by
members of Lapeer County
Vietnam Veterans of
America Chapter 287 and
Almont American Legion
Blueberry Festival to the
“Michigan Busker
Festival.”
The name change came
soon after the Chamber
Board’s decision to move
the festival’s date from late
July to Fathers Day week-
end (June 15-16) in 2018.
The word “busker”
applies to street entertain-
ment, or more specifically,
“the act of performing in
public places.”
As it applies to the
Busker Festival, busking
could include: acrobats,
jugglers, fortune-tellers,
mimes, magicians, puppe-
teers, contortionists, stilt-
walkers, musicians and the
like.
Though Imlay City’s
Michigan Busker Festival
is the first of its kind in the
state, other communities
across the U.S. and Canada
host Busker Festivals.
•Lost dog
Community members
and other volunteers
gave of their time in
May and June to help
find a missing Leader
Dog for the Blind.
Brinkley, a yellow
Labrador Retriever, was
spooked by a lawnmower
and took off from her han-
dler’s home near Bristol
and Washington streets in
Almont in late May.
The dog was spotted
Assembly church’s youth
group removed inappropri-
ate graffiti from inside the
trail’s tunnels and replaced
it with colorful, inspira-
tional and positive images
and language.
Just one month prior,
the Friends of the Polly
Ann Trail announced that
they had secured $100,000
in matching funds for a
Michigan Natural
Resources Trust fund
grant that will allow for
major improvements
between Dryden and Imlay
City.
The Friends group and
other supporters held fund-
raisers and solicited dona-
tions from local residents
and businesses.
•Convoys of care
Local residents and
businesses rounded up
resources and donations
and delivered them in per-
son to farmers and ranch-
ers impacted by wildfires
in Oklahoma and Kansas
in March.
Employees of Helena
Chemical took part in one
of the first convoys and the
Goodland Township busi-
ness served as the launch
site for a second trip in
April.
Donations included
hay, feed, fencing supplies,
outbuildings and much
more.
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OUR TOP 10
2017 proves a successful one for area athletes
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

TRI-CITY AREA —From start to fin-

ish these competitors set the standard for
excellence.
Here is a look at the top-10 high
Capac’s Jimmy Schroeder (R) school sports stories of 2017 and a few
protects the ball from a foe in last others that came very close to making
week’s game. the list:

Chiefs
1) The Almont girls’ golf team
earns a third-place finish at the
Division 4 state finals (October 25th
issue).
Grace Zimmerman carded a 161

cruise,
over 36 holes, including an opening
round 79, and a closing round 82 en
route to second medalist honors, and her

Photo by Kevin Kissane

effort helped propel Almont to a third at

72-25
the Division 4 state finals.
Forest Akers East Golf Course,
located on the campus of Michigan State
University in East Lansing, hosted the
tournament which was contested last
The Almont girls’ golf team and their coach pose for a photo after
Capac remains Friday and Saturday.
Tyler Kautz supplied Almont’s sec- claiming a third at the Division 4 state finals in East Lansing.

perfect on year ond best total, a 168, at states. Kautz

finished with a first round of 81, fol- Algonac High School is where the meet
lowed by a second round of 87. was contested.
By Kevin Kissane Lindsey Albrecht and Brandi Kautz Almont’s 90-point total paved the
Tri-City Times Sports Editor rounded out Almont’s top-four at states. way to a third that day.
They managed a 181 and 189 over 36 The Imlay City girls’ cross country
CAPAC — Capac sent visiting holes, respectively. team earned their first trip to states since
Memphis down to a 72-25 defeat in a 2) Imlay City tennis standout the 1988 campaign, garnering a third-
non-league varsity boys’ basketball Grace Whitney reaches the first sin- place finish last Saturday at a Division 2
clash last Thursday night. gles title match at the Division 3 state regional hosted by Algonac High
With the decision, Capac now stands finals (June 7th issue). School.
at 5-0 this season. Grace Whitney earned a second at Imlay City tallied 79 points en route
In Thursday’s clash, Capac bolted first singles, leading Imlay City to a to their impressive finish.
out to a 24-0 advantage after one quar- 15th-place finish last Friday and 5) Three Tri-City grapplers place
ter was over with. Saturday at the Division 3 state finals. at the Division 3 individual wrestling
The next eight-minute stretch of Kalamazoo College is where the state finals (March 8th issue).
hoops saw Capac accumulate 22 points action unfolded. Capac junior Anthony Trudo claimed
and Memphis manage 14, giving them- Whitney, who was seeded second, a fourth plus Imlay City freshman
selves a 46-14 halftime cushion. faced Detroit Country Day’s Monique 125-pounder Luke Stephens and
When the action resumed, Capac Karoub, the top seed, for flight honors. 285-pounder Jaykob Shaw supplied
picked up where it left off. Thanks to an Their clash drew to a close with Karoub sixths last Saturday at the Division 3
18-7 third quarter edge, the Chiefs went netting a 6-1, 6-0 win. individual wrestling finals.
ahead 64-21 with 24 minutes gone. 3) The Almont boys’ tennis team The Palace, in Auburn Hills, is
Capac then outscored Memphis 8-4 wins a regional title and fares well at where the action unfolded.
Capac page 2-B the state finals (October 18th issue). 6) Tri-City athletes bring home
The Almont boys’ tennis team regis- five total medals from their respective
tered a first-place finish last Thursday at state meets (June 7th issue).

Almont notches
a Division 4 regional it hosted. Imlay City’s Grace Whitney returns The Imlay City girls’ track team col-
Thomas Manko (second singles), a shot at the Div. 3 state finals. lected two medal-winning performances
Adam Campbell (third singles), Nathan last Saturday at the Division 2 state

win over Brandon

Castillo (fourth singles), Darren Herman finals.
and Gary Gerlach (third doubles) plus Zeeland East High School is where
Trey Belanger and Parker Zisler (fourth the action unfolded.
doubles) led Almont with firsts. Carly Livingston, pole vault, 11 feet
By Kevin Kissane Almont followed it up with a three- 6 inches; and Robin LeFevere, long
Tri-City Times Sports Editor way tie for sixth October 20-21 at the jump, 16 feet 8 1/4 inches; provided
Division 4 state finals. Imlay City with sixths.
ALMONT — Almont handed Novi is where the action unfolded. The Almont girls’ track team
Brandon a 53-35 setback at the Imlay Griffin DePauw (first singles), notched one placewinning performance
City Holiday Basketball Showcase last Manko (second singles), Campbell (third last Saturday at the Division 3 state
Friday afternoon. singles), Herman and Gerlach (third finals.
With the outcome, Almont goes to doubles) along with Belanger and Zisler Comstock Park High School is
5-0 overall. (fourth doubles) registered Almont’s best where the action unfolded.
In Friday’s matchup, Almont showing, making it to the quarterfinals Rebecca Measel paced Almont that
opened up a 14-6 advantage after one of their respective flights. day. Her 300-meter hurdle clocking of
quarter was over with. 4) The Almont boys and Imlay 47.29 seconds paid off with an eighth.
Quarter two saw both sides amass City girls’ cross country teams excel The Dryden girls’ track team
12 points, leaving the former with a at their respective regional meets brought home a pair of placewinning
26-18 lead at the halftime break. (November 1st issue). performances from the Division 4 state
When the action resumed, Almont The Almont boys’ cross country finals last Saturday.
struck with an 11-10 third quarter edge. team turned in a second-place finish last Capac’s Anthony Trudo works for
That staked the Raiders to a 37-28 Saturday at a Division 3 regional. a fall at the Div. 3 state finals. Top 10 page 3-B
advantage with 24 minutes gone.
Almont then outscored Brandon
16-7 from that point on, good enough to
secure a 53-35 victory.
Galbraith’s shot lifts
Spartans to victory
Slip by Burton Bentley, 45-44
By Kevin Kissane Burton Bentley manage 24 total
Tri-City Times Sports Editor points as did Imlay City. That
left Burton Bentley up by a 36-35
IMLAY CITY — Noah count with 24 minutes gone.
Galbraith hit a layup as time Imlay City then outscored
expired, lifting the host school to Burton Bentley 10-8 the rest of
dramatic 45-44 victory over the way, pulling out a 45-44 vic-
Burton Bentley at the Imlay City tory.
Basketball Showcase last Friday Galbraith (16 points, includ-
evening. ing a trifecta) and Mitch Allen
Photo by Kevin Kissane

With the outcome, Imlay City (12, featuring a pair of treys)

Photo by Kevin Kissane

improves to 3-3 overall. Burton proved Imlay City’s toughest

Bentley slips to 3-2 thus far this
season.
In Friday’s battle, Burton
Almont’s Ethan Hall (R) defends at Bentley grabbed a 12-11 edge
the Imlay City Basketball after one quarter was over with.
Showcase. The middle two quarters saw
players to stop. They were
backed by David Krahn (eight
points, with a triple), Logan
Wilson (a pair of trifectas),
Hunter Medrano (two) and Noah Galbraith, of Imlay City, fires up a shot
Trevor Petri (one). during his team’s game with Bentley on Friday.
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Boys’ Basketball
Imlay City downs Cros-Lex, 58-44
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY —
Imlay City made visiting
Cros-Lex absorb a 58-49
loss in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity boys’
basketball game on
Almont leaves Yale with 48-31 win
Rafael Farias, of Almont, seeks an open teammate dur-
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Spartans went up 43-24 digit point totals. They
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By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — Ethan Hall finished with 22
Photo by Kevin Kissane
points to lead visiting Almont to a 48-31 win
against Yale in a Blue Water Area Conference
varsity boys’ basketball encounter on Tuesday,
December 19.
With the result, Almont improves to 4-0
and 1-0. Yale falls to 3-1 and 0-1.
In Tuesday’s encounter, Almont spotted Capac’s Trevor Boers fires up a jumper in his
Yale a 5-3 edge after one quarter was over team’s lopsided win against Memphis.
with.
The middle two quarters saw Almont gen-
erate 28 total points and Yale manage 22, leav-
Capac: Chiefs cruise to
ing the former with a 31-27 advantage with 24
minutes gone. easy win over Memphis
Almont then outscored Yale 17-4 from that
Photo by Kevin Kissane
from page 1-B point totals that evening.
point on, putting the finishing touches on a The Chiefs also had Jordan
48-31 win. the rest of the way, closing Hellmuth (eight points),
The victorious Almont side had three other out a 72-25 win. Jakob Sawyers and Brendan
players reach the scoring column. that eve- Trevor Boers (14, Falco (seven, featuring a
ning. Their ranks consisted of Austin Watt (16 including a pair of slam trey, each), Jacob Witt (six),
points), Rafael Farias (six) and Chase Kapron dunks), Jimmy Schroeder Brad Schaefer (four) and
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By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — Dryden
fell three points short when
the final buzzer sounded,
dropping a 34-31 outcome
to visiting Peck in a North
Central Thumb League var-
sity girls’ basketball meet-
ing on Tuesday, December
19.
With the result, Dryden
slips to 2-3 overall and 0-1
as far as NCTL clashes are
concerned.
In Tuesday’s meeting,
Dryden grabbed a 10-9
edge after one quarter was
done.
The next eight-minute
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Imlay City drops clash to Cass City
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY — The 28-16 advantage after one
Imlay City varsity girls’ quarter was complete.
basketball team now owns a The next two quarters
3-4 overall mark following saw Cass City net 23 total
a 69-48 road setback to non- points and Imlay City man-
league counterpart Cass age 18, leaving the former
TOP 10:
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meet was contested.
Jodie Adams, 300 hur-
dles, 49.64 seconds; led
Dryden with a sixth.
Kelli Schenkel, high
jump, 4 feet 10 inches;
added a four-way tie for a
sixth to Dryden’s cause.
7) The Dryden girls’
and boys’ bowling teams
excel at the regional level
(March 1st issue).
The Dryden girls’
bowling team earned a
first-place finish last
Friday at a Division 4
regional.
Richfield Bowl, in
Flint, is where the action
unfolded.
Dryden took team hon-
ors with a 3,210 total that
day.
The Dryden boys’
bowling team turned in a
second-place finish last
Friday at a Division 4
regional.
Richfield Bowl, in
Flint, is where the action
unfolded.
Dryden managed a
3,425 output en route to
their impressive showing.
8) The Almont boys’
basketball team wins
their first district title in
48 years (March 15th
issue) as well as a BWAC
title (March 8th issue).
Almont earned their
first number one district
showing in 48 years,
accomplishing the feat
with a 42-38 triumph
against Imlay City in a
Class B district champion-
ship game on Friday,
March 10.
The last time Almont
celebrated a district title
before that was during the
1968-69 season when they
defeated Memphis, 71-63,
in Class D action.
That would not be the
only title Almont acquired.
Almont also saw to it
that their first league
championship in 24 years
would belong to them
when the clock zeroed out
for the last time, accom-
plishing the feat with a
61-38 triumph against vis-
iting Blue Water Area
Conference rival Cros-Lex
on Tuesday, February 28.
The outcome left
Almont 12-1 against
BWAC foes and assured
themselves of an outright
league championship.
9) The Capac boys’
soccer team wins its first-
ever district title
(October 25th and
Peck net nine points apiece,
leaving the former with a
19-18 halftime lead to pro-
tect.
When the action
resumed, Peck struck with
a 6-5 third quarter edge.
That made it a 24-24 ball-
game with 24 minutes
gone.
Peck then outscored
Dryden 10-7 the rest of the
way. pulling out a 34-31
victory.
Hannah Peyerk led
Dryden with 11 points.
Jordan Peters (10 points)
hit for double figures as
well. Ella Kage (eight
points) and Lexi Seitz (two)
also reached the scoring
column.
City last Thursday night.
In Thursday’s matchup,
Cass City jumped out to a
The Almont boys’ basketball team celebrates a top district finish last
year.
Almont quarterback Clay Schapman fights for
a first down in a Division 5 playoff game.
November 1st issues).
The Capac boys’ soc-
cer team claimed their
first-ever Division 4 dis-
trict championship, accom-
plishing the feat with a 2-1
win against host Memphis
last Thursday.
Zach Williamson pro-
vided Capac with the
game-winner in overtime,
capitalizing on pinpoint
pass by Ben Laskowski.
Capac then bowed out
of postseason play with a
2-1 loss to Oakland
Christian in a regional
semifinal battle that went
to a shootout before a vic-
tor was determined on
Tuesday, October 24.
Goodrich High School
is where the action unfold-
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Brown City upends
Capac by 18 points
By Kevin Kissane ters saw Brown City net 28
Tri-City Times Sports Editor total points and Capac
manage 17, giving them a
CAPAC — Capac 36-23 lead with 24 minutes
dropped a 47-29 verdict to gone.
visiting Brown City in a Brown City then out-
non-league varsity girls’ scored Capac 11-6 the rest
basketball clash on of the way, closing out a
Tuesday, December 19. 47-29 win.
In Tuesday’s clash, Natalie Maday led
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Photo by Kevin Kissane
Wrestling
Capac notches a
pair of mat wins
Hannah Peyerk, of Dryden, fires up a shot dur-
ing her team’s game with Peck last week.
By Kevin Kissane pin.
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Thomas Tyson was the
other Capac grappler who
CAPAC — The Capac prevailed, notching an 18-3
up 51-34 with 24 minutes lead Imlay City. The wrestling team picked up a victory over Dan Molina at
gone. Spartans also had Kayla pair of non-league wins 171 pounds.
Cass City then out- Louwsma (six points), Erika last Wednesday at Marlette Capac also registered a
scored Imlay City 18-14 the VanDerPloeg (five, includ- High School. 42-29 triumph against
rest of the way, good for a ing a trifecta), Abigail Capac opened their Marlette that evening.
69-48 victory. Thibodeau (five), Kendall two-match stint with a A group consisting of
Abby Schefka tossed in Sommer (four) and Jenna 41-33 victory over Thorner, Rickman and
15 points and Haley Schefka (two) reach the Memphis. Tyson paced Capac with
Medrano finished with 11 to scoring column. A group consisting of wins by pin. Thorner took
Max Frangedakis, Hunter 1:52 to defeat 135-pound
Thorner and Robert Grant rival Anthony Jackson;
led Capac with triumphs Rickman required 1:10 to
via the pinfall route.
Frangedakis took 51 sec-
turn back Ethan Heisner at
145 pounds; and Tyson
onds to down 103-pound needed 4:35 to stop 171-
foe Logan Strickland; pound adversary Will
Thorner needed 48 seconds Chapin.
to beat Josh Erdman at 135 Frangedakis (103),
pounds; and Grant required Shane Hofmann (112),
3:42 to upend 140-pound Navarro (189) and Bryce
counterpart Cody Thomas. Tank (215) tacked on victo-
Matt Rickman (145), ries by void to Capac’s
Dan Navarro (189) and cause.
Jared Schocke (285) pro- With the results, Capac
vided Capac with wins by now stands at 3-10 overall.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
the NCTL title (March
8th issue).
The Dryden varsity
Almont’s Aiden Finn looks to escape the hold
boys’ basketball team will of a Bendle foe in last week’s match.
keep the NCTL title all to
Almont halves dual
themselves following a
52-38 road win against
league counterpart
clashes at home
Deckerville last Thursday
night.
With the result, Dryden
concludes NCTL action as Robbie Battani (189) pro-
By Kevin Kissane
owners of a pacesetting Tri-City Times Sports Editor vided Almont with victo-
12-1 mark. ries by void.
The Imlay City boys’ ALMONT — The Hunter Spies registered
soccer team wins the Almont wrestling team the other Almont favorable
BWAC title (October halved a pair of non-league outcome, registering a 6-4
18th issue). dual clashes it hosted last overtime triumph against
The Imlay City boys’ Wednesday. Zach Murphy.
soccer team concluded a Almont started things Almont concluded their
pacesetting 12-0 Blue off with a 39-30 win against two-match stint with a
Water Area Conference Burton Bendle. 60-18 setback to Dakota’s
Photo by Kevin Kissane
campaign with a 2-1 win Aiden Finn, Gavin ‘B’ team.
against visting Armada last Dempz and Connor Arms Finn and Spies paced
Wednesday afternoon. led Almont with wins by Almont with wins by pin.
The Almont football pin. Finn took 2:34 to best The former took 2:57 to
team reaches the Division Synczre at 103 pounds; turn back 103-pound adver-
5 state playoffs again for Dempz required 38 sec- sary Jace Astorga and the
the eighth straight season onds to conquer 119-pound latter needed 3:03 to stop
foe Gage Clayton; and Josh Stokes at 215
(October 25th and
November 1st issue). Arms needed 1:39 to defeat pounds.
With the outcome,
The Almont varsity Ryan Bushy at 285 pounds. Robbie Battani (189)
Capac watched an 8-10-1
football team will head Jack DeMara (112), added a victory by void to
campaign reach an end-
into the Division 5 state Landon Kruse (135) and Almont’s cause.
point.
10) The Almont girls’ playoffs for the eighth
soccer team wins a dis- straight year, accomplish-
trict title (June 7th ing the feat with a 28-6
issue). win against Dansville last
The Almont girls’ soc- Saturday.
cer team saw to it that their The following Friday
season would last a bit lon- Almont gave host
ger, earning a 7-1 win Frankenmuth all it could
against Millington in a handle and then some,
Division 3 girls’ soccer before falling in an open-
district championship ing round playoff game.
clash. In the contest, Almont
Photo by Kevin Kissane
It marked the first-ever spotted Frankenmuth a
district title for BWAC 24-6 lead after three quar-
champion Almont, which ters, went ahead 28-24
has fielded a team since with 16 seconds left and
the 1998 season. wound up dropping a
Honorable mention 31-28 verdict.
The Dryden boys’ Almont closed out the Almont 215-pounder Hunter Spies works for a
basketball team claims year at 7-3. fall against a Bendle foe in last week’s action.
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Legal Announcements
ATTICA
TOWNSHIP
ATTICA TOWNSHIP
BOARD
MINUTES OF
DECEMBER 14, 2017
The meeting was called to order
at 7 p.m. by Supervisor Ochadleus.
Present were: Clerk Herpolsheimer,
Treasurer Mason, Trustees Lacey and
Madeline. Absent: None.
The minutes of November 9,
2017 Regular Board meeting were
approved as presented.
The treasurer report showed a
new balance of: General Fund
$242,373.77 and CDARS savings
$202,868.62; ICS $300,085.75;
Public Safety $15,829.09, CDARS
$50,717.15; ICS $25,014.26; Fire
Millage $68,424.71, CDARS
$50,717.15; ICS $40,717.15: Fire
Escrow $1,529.12; ICS $80,030.32. General Fund - $53,702.16, Public
Police Report - There were 225
calls in November, with 119 of the
calls handled by the Township
Deputies.
Old Business - Discussion on
GLTA (Greater Lapeer Transit
Authority). Supervisor Ochadleus is
researching this.
New Business - Moved and sec-
onded to renew the 3 year lease with
the Ruth Hughes Memorial Library
Attica Branch for a fee of $1,000.00 a
year and also to reappoint Deb Miller
to the Library Board beginning
January 1, 2018 through December
31, 2021. Roll call vote taken, all
ayes, motion carried.
Discussion on code services with
Giffels Webster.
Moved and seconded to set the
Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2018
assessments as presented. A vote was
taken, all ayes, motion carried.
Discussion on No Through
Trucks Resolution from the Lapeer
County Road Commission. Attorney
Stritmatter will draft a simplified res-
olution for the township.
Moved and seconded to approve
the revised Special Land Use condi-
tions for Israel Ferrett as recommend-
ed by the Attica Township Planning
Commission. A roll call vote was
taken, all ayes, motion carried.
VILLAGE OF
DRYDEN
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village of Dryden
Council has scheduled a budget workshop to be held on:
JANUARY 10TH, 2018 AT 6:00 P.M.
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5602 Main Street
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Planning Commission - Planning
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Public Hearing for the Dollar
General’s 3 variance requests will be
January 11, 2018 at 6:30. The Public
Hearing for the revised site plan of
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Attorney - none
Ambulance - The EMS director
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date to fill the position.
Commissioner - None.
Board - None.
Public - none.
Review and pay the bills -
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Safety - $9,962.74, and Fire Fund -
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$68,981.29. Roll call vote taken, all
ayes, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
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SPECIAL LAND USE
Notice is hereby given that the
Planning Commission of the City of
Imlay City will hold a public hearing
on the 23rd of January 2018 at 7:00
p.m. at City Hall, located at 150 N.
Main Street, Imlay City, MI.
The purpose of the public hear-
ing will be to consider an application
from Alrais Group LLC for a Special
Land Use for the purpose of allowing
an Automobile or Vehicle Dealership
on the property located at 546 N.
Cedar Street, Imlay City, MI 48444
on property identified as tax parcel
number
I19-74-100-000-00.
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disabilities needing accommodations
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cy shall be appointed for the remain-
der of the term of the person previ-
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to request mobility, visual, hearing or shall be persons having an interest in
other assistance at (810) 724-2135.
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PARSCH’S
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2-1-18
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heard: HEATING & COOLING SPECIALISTS
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Equipment
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provisions of Public Act 152;
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ALMONT rizing installment purchase contract
for a 2018 Ford Truck Super Duty Parts and Service
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DOWNTOWN contract with LaFontaine Ford and
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Section 5. Governing Board.
The Authority shall be under the
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler

SINCE 1975
supervision and control of a board as Clerk/Treasurer
provided for in Act 197 of 1975 as
amended. The board shall consists of
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CAPAC WINTER SPORTS TEAM PHOTOS

CAPAC VARSITY CAPAC VARSITY

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
The 2017-18 edition of the Capac varsity boys’ basketball squad consists
of front (L to R) Casey Bollaert, Jakob Sawyers, Joseph Montney, Brad
Schaefer and Brenden Falco; and back coach Brent Boers, Jordan
Hellmuth, Jacob Witt, Trevor Boers, Jimmy Schroeder, Andrew Sams,
assistant coach Matt Burgess and assistant coach Joshua Harvey.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
The 2017-18 edition of the Capac girls’ varsity basketball squad consists
of front (L to R) Meriah Mason, McKenah Hopkins, Aubree Smith and
Alexys Anderson; and back assistant coach Tyler Maday, Shelby Husovsky,
Delaney Verschure, Natalie Maday, Jona Mullin, Kelsey Payne, Kristen
Payne and coach Noah Mailloux.

CAPAC JUNIOR VARSITY CAPAC JUNIOR VARSITY

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
The 2017-18 edition of the Capac junior varsity boys’ basketball team con-
sists of front L to R) Collin Anderson, Dylan Brecht, Josh Crane, Connor
Robinson and Luis Rojas; and back Ben Laskowski, Thomas Lottie, Hank
Barker, Jordan Cherry, Kayden Braun, David Pearl, Danny Parski and
coach Mike Rosas.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
The 2017-18 edition of the Capac junior varsity girls’ basketball squad con-
sists of front (L to R) Raquel Raska and Gabriella Hernandez; middle
Skylar Schocke, Tressa Cleveland, Lilly Rodriguez, Allison Yeashevich and
manager Chloe Schocke; and back coach Sarah Mousseau, Isabella
Closurdo, Shyla Wesch, Emily Nestle, Robin Crane, Leanna Konarski,
Jenna Palazzolo, Trista Raska and assistant coach Ashley Mousseau.

CAPAC VARSITY CHEERLEADING
The 2017-18 edition of the Capac varsity cheerleading squad consists of
front row (L to R) Sally Medina, Katelyn DeMink, Sidney Birkett and
Christina Helzer; middle Hayley Trudo, Tori Hurley, Cassidy Tullio and
Alaina Pawlowski; and back assistant coach Hunter Smith, Ashley
Wampler, Haydn Hurley, Karly Klug and coach Taylor Smith.
CAPAC WRESTLING
The 2017-18 edition of the Capac wrestling squad consists of front (L to R)
Shane Hoffman, Arturo Rosales, Ben Rodriguez, Nathan Schocke, Max
Frangedakis and Thomas Tyson; second row Bryce Tank, Jared Schocke,
Miguel Aguinaga and Anthony Uribe; third row Matt Rickman, Hunter
Thorner, Danny Navarro, Garry Marceau and Bobby Grant; fourth row stat-
isticians Carleigh Welch, manager Gracie Klink and statistician Ashley
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