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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
142nd Volume - Issue No. 31
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Officer
Homer
succumbs
to cancer
Veteran Imlay City
police officer laid down
the law in hometown
By Tom Wearing
Appreciative crowds enjoyed daily Circus Pages shows during the week.
Succumbs page 6-A
Candela accepts
Supt. position
in Ubly district
Almont superintendents move

allows him to be nearer family
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
ALMONT Joe Candela is going home.

After five years as Almont Schools superintendent, Candela announced Tuesday that he
has accepted a position with Ubly Schools.
The move could be described as serendipitous for Candela, who graduated from Ubly
High School in 1989 and whose parents still
reside in the community.
Its really a matter of family, said
Candela. My parents and brother live there, so
when the (superintendent) position became
available, I decided to apply.
It was an opportunity that takes me back
home, he continued. It allows me to be
closer to my family.
Candela page 6-A
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Fair called big success

Veterans, Special Needs days draw big crowds to 132nd event
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY All that remains of

the 2016 Eastern Michigan State Fair is
the cleaning up.
But for five glorious days and nights,
the fairgrounds was the center of activity
for thousands of children and adults celebrating the waning days of another
Michigan summer.
Aside from the heat, humidity and a
steady rain on Saturday, Fair Manager Ian

Kempf said the 132nd county fair came
off as smoothly as any had in the past.
Though the final paid and free admittance attendance had yet to be tabulated,
Kempf expects those numbers to compare
favorably to last years record fair attendance.
Had it not been for the rain on
Saturday, which definitely hurt us, said
Kempf, we would have been close to last
year.
This was definitely one of our biggest

grossing fairseven with the rain, he
continued. By any measure, this years
event was very successful.
Kempf said he saw lots of smiles on
the faces of attendees, particularly the
children enjoying the rides and fair cuisine.
Among the youngsters in the crowd on
Thursday was three-year-old Savannah
Success page 6-A
Gator on the loose
Imlay City police officer corrals roaming reptile at Family Dollar

By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITYSee ya later alligator.

Much later.
Those may have been the sentiments of
the individual who reported seeing an alligator on the loose outside the Imlay City
Family Dollar early Wednesday, July 27.
Imlay City Police Sgt. Tim Wolford
and Officer David Rock responded to the
scene at around 2:30 a.m. and found the
reptile making its way through the stores
parking lot.
Equipped with a pole and noose
designed for catching dogs, Wolford was
able to corral the approximately 18-inch
alligator.
I got it by the tail and then (with the
help of Sheriffs Deputy DeWayne Gilley)
we taped its mouth shut, said Wolford. I
was surprised by how aggressive it was. It
was not real happy.
Hearing of the alligators capture on
his scanner and speculating it might have
escaped from the Eastern Michigan Fairs
reptile exhibit, Fair Manager Ian Kempf
also responded to the scene.
When I got there, Tim (Sgt. Wolford)
had already caught the alligator and was
holding it, Kempf recalled. We werent
sure what to do with it, so we put it in a tote
bag and took it back to the fairgrounds.
Kempf said Matt Loebig, who operates
the Fairs Wilderness Trails Zoo and
Photo by Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY Police Officer Kevin

Homer, a lifelong Imlay City resident and
dedicated public servant, died at his home
Sunday, July 31, following an
extended bout with cancer.
He was 61 years old.
A 1973 graduate of Imlay
City High School, Homer
worked at his fathers (James
Homer) business, Homer
Concrete, for 35 years before
making the transition to law
Kevin
enforcement.
Homer
With that as his goal, Homer
earned an Associates Degree
in Criminal Justice at Mott College, setting
the stage for a 17-year career in law enforcement.
Photo by Nick Pugliese
An Imlay City alligator, held by Matt Loebig, has found a new home with
the Wilderness Trails Zoo and Reptile Sanctuary.
Reptile Sanctuary, said all of his alligators
were safely stowed away and accounted
for.
At that point, we didnt know where
the alligator could have come from, said
Kempf.
When they realized the alligator was

not part of the Fairs reptile show, police
speculated it might belong to a couple that
resides on Bancroft.

Loose page 6-A
Community love
To the rescue
Gateway Church offers free

services, attractions
...see page 14-A
Imlay City Fire Department

receives pet oxygen masks,
...see page 4-A
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around 6:19 p.m.
Parks reported that James
Church, 52, and his wife,
Angela Church, 55, were
eastbound on Imlay City Rd.,
on a 2015 Harley Davidson.
They were riding behind
Cheryl Hazel, 53, of Yale,
who was also eastbound but
was slowing down to allow a
vehicle to make a left turn
into a private driveway.
As Hazel slowed, James
Church struck the rear of her
2001 Chevy Tahoe, sending
the motorcycle into a slide
along the asphalt pavement.
Parks said both James and
Angela Church were transported to McLaren Lapeer
Region Hospital with lifethreatening injuries.
Angela Church was later
transferred by helicopter to
the University of Michigan
Hospital in Ann Arbor; while
James Church remains hospitalized in Lapeer, where he is

listed in serious condition.
Cheryl Hazel, who was
the only occupant in her car,
was not injured.
Parks noted that a preliminary investigation does
not suggest that either alcohol
or excessive speed were factors in the crash.
The roadway was closed
for about an hour-and-a-half
for rescue and investigative
purposes.
deputies were assisted at the
scene by Lapeer Township
Police officers.
The incident remains
under investigation by the
Office.
Anyone with information
is asked to contact Det./Sgt.
Jason Parks at 810-245-1381
or jparks@lapeercounty.org.
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IMLAYCITY Police
Chief Scott Pike said last
weekends Blueberry Festival
and this weeks Eastern
Michigan State Fair have
come and gone without serious incident.
Pike suggested that high
temperatures and humidity
may have kept Blueberry
Festival crowds down this
year.
He pointed out that even
the well-attended beer tent
was not as busy as usual on
Friday and Saturday nights.
Other than a couple
small fights, it was pretty
quiet, said Pike. No major
incidents were reported.
Pike said several of his
officers were assigned to the
Imlay City fairgrounds on
July 26-30, to ensure the
safety of visitors at the 2016
Eastern Michigan State Fair.
We had about four or
five officers working the
fair, Pike said, along with
Michigan State troopers and
the Sheriffs mounted unit to
assist with parking and crowd
control.
Pike said that other than
the police departments
response to last Wednesdays
alligator on the loose call,
which was not associated
with the fairs alligator exhibition, the Fair, too, was
incident-free.
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St. in Capac on July 26
an animal complaint in
the 250 block of Quail Ridge
Drive in Capac on July 26
a fraud complaint in the
100 block of E. Church St. in
Capac on July 26
14000 block of Burt Rd. in
Mussey Twp. on July 26
220 block of Mallard Lane in
Capac on July 26
a larceny report in the
240 block of N. Neeper St. in
Capac on July 26
210 block of S. Deer Park Rd.
in Capac on July 26
Capac on July 26
300 block of N. Hunter St. in
Capac on July 26
a narcotics crime in the
500 block of W. Meier St. in
Capac on July 26
a domestic incident in
the 13000 block of Norman
Rd. in Lynn Twp. on July 26
5500 block of Cade Rd. in
a larceny report at Bailey
and Fisher roads in Lynn
Twp. on July 27
Capac on July 27
a field fire at Dudley and
Bailey roads in Lynn Twp. on
July 27
390 block of Howell Rd. in
Berlin Twp. on July 27
920 block of Capac Rd. in
310 block of N. Walker St. in
Capac on July 27
1400 block of Wheeler Rd. in
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a railroad matter in the
300 block of S. Main St. in
Capac on July 27
the 15000 block of Nettney
Rd. in Mussey Twp. on July
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an intrusion alarm in the
7800 block of Millard Rd. in
Lynn Twp. on July 28
a field fire in the 520
block W. Mill St. in Capac on
July 28
3200 block of Lynch Rd. in
810 block of Berville Rd. in
a weapons violation in
the 1300 block of Lathrop
Rd. in Berlin Twp. on July 28
a personal injury accident at Jeddo and Mason
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the 750 block of Capac Rd. in
610 block of Capac Rd. in
7800 block of Millard Rd. in
Lynn Twp. on July 29
the 200 block of Clarkston
Ct. in Capac on July 29
a harassment complaint
in the 15000 block of Bowers
Rd. in Lynn Twp. on July 29
a property damage accident at Metcalf and Kelly
roads in Lynn Twp. on July
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report of shots heard in
the 15000 block of Burt Rd.
in Mussey Twp. on July 30
an animal complaint in
the 1300 block of Lathrop
Rd. in Berlin Twp. on July 31
a property damage accident in the 3200 block of
Moss Rd. in Mussey Twp. on
July 31
200 block of N. Neeper St. in
Capac on July 31
a property damage accident at Hough and Berville
roads in Berlin Twp. on July
31
240 block of Christopher
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16000 block of Bordman Rd.
in Berlin Twp. on August 1.
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LAPEER COUNTY
The show ring at the Eastern
Michigan State Fair isnt off
limits to anyone since a new
4-H club was formed earlier
this year. This first of its kind
in Michigan, this program
gives kids with disabilities the
chance to exhibit livestock.
The 4-H Challenged Me
Club matches a current 4-Her
with a special needs peer who
likes to interact with farm
animals. That 4-Her serves as
a coach, helping their
Challenge member learn how
to handle, feed and bathe the
animals, said Tiffany Howell
who, along with Michelle
Peel, serves as the clubs coleaders.
I joked at the beginning
our club slogan should be
Sheep dont care if youre in
a wheelchair, Howell said.
They got the chance to
put their new skills on display
during a special show on
Friday, July 29. In front of a
crowd of supporters, more

than a dozen Challenge teams
took goats, sheep and pigs
into the show ring. State Rep.
Gary Howell and Michigan
Farm Bureau President Carl
Bednarski served as honorary
judges and Travis Fahley,
Farm Bureaus District 6 representative helped in the show
ring.
Everyone was presented
with certificates and ribbons.
Thanks to a donation,
Challenge family members
were able to attend the show
and enjoy the fair, free of
charge. Proud family members of both coaches and participants shed tears of joy.
Tiffany Howell learned of
similar programs in other
states and with the help of
Peel, who has a child with
special needs, decided this
would be a great opportunity
for youth in Lapeer County.
Although the coaches and
members have only been
working together for a few
weeks, the benefits were
immediately evident.
It is almost magical to
see a non-verbal kid communicate with a sheep. If you
think about it, no words are
necessary to an animal. The
special needs kids are accepted by the animal just as anyone else would be, Howell
said.
I have seen kids smile
that typically dont, kids take
on tasks on their own, that
typically dont.
Its evident that the 4-H
coaches are growing personally from these experiences
too.
When I look at them, I
see future ag teachers, future
special education teachers,
future farmers and producers
and future 4-H, agriculture or
community leaders. It is great
that these coaches are learning about spreading the word
about agriculture to a new
audience as well as creating
relationships with their new
audience, Howell added.
She credits those coaches
for helping the program grow
exponentially, saying many
went out of their way to ask
friends and classmates to participate.
Michelle Etson, a social
Coach Natasha Bickel and her Challenge teammate Mariah Lovasz lead
Natashas hog through the ring at Fridays first ever 4-H Challenged Me show
at the Eastern Michigan State Fair.
Kaleb Bickel and Shelby Wetherford served as Memphis Peels coach in the
Class One sheep and goat show. Here they chat with Michigan Farm Bureau
President Carl Bednarski.
worker with the special education program at Lapeer
County Ed Tech, lent a hand
in getting the 4-H Challenged
Me program off the ground,
providing a brief training for
the coaches on how to work
with others with different disabilities.
She shares Howells
insight on how the program
can shape participants.
The coaches are the
future of our community.
They will be the future
employers and community
leaders that have had exposure to others with differences
and will be able to recognize Honorary Judge Rep. Gary Howell chats with
their strengths outside of their coach Clark Pearson of Lapeer and his Challenge
disabilities, Etson said.
member Kayden Garner of Dryden.
They will be likely future
employers and will not shy new and interact with their sors included the Dahn
away from hiring people with peers during the summer Family, Fireside Jerseys,
disabilities.
months.
Germayne Electric, Lapeer
Getting the chance to Howell, whos also a cer- County 4-H Livestock
build relationships is invalu- tified teacher, said this kind of Committee, Lapeer County
able for all parties too, she hands-on learning engages Farm Bureau, Lapeer County
said.
kids in a way that cant be Farm Bureau Insurance,
They are also learning duplicated in the classroom. Loving and Learning Family
from each otherlearning She also feels the club serves Daycare, Mikes Wash Rack,
patience, understanding how as an important reminder that Newton Cattle Company,
other people learn and build- there are countless opportuni- Orr Lumber, Yarbough
ing a friendship, Etson ties in agriculture for people Insurance, Wetherford Hay
added.
of all abilities.
Farm and Zone Productions
As an educator, Etson Eventually, organizers Inc.
said theres lots of value in would like to add dairy and Find them on Facebook
the chance for Challenge feeder calves to the line up.
at 4-H Challenged Me
members to try something 4-H Challenged Me spon- Club:Lapeer County.
Challenged Me 4-Hers take

center stage in show ring at fair
Special club, special kids
The Imlay City Downtown Development Authority Asks You to
MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS
Pictured Sitting, Left to Right: Pastor Tim Wright - Heritage Church, Joi Kempf - Imlay City Florist, Chris Wagner - Churchill Insurance Agency
and LuAnn Valdez - CSB Bank. Standing: Katherine Andrews - Nicks Warehouse, Steve Teets - Somewhere in Time Photography, Paty
Halstead - Liebler Insurance Agency, Nicole Ruhlman - Evies Hair Studio and Beth Fromwiller - Creations Floral.
DDA Business Owners and Employees are actively involved in our community. They Are Your Neighbors.
Kempfs
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Florist
150 East Third Street
Imlay City
810-542-2651
Steven Teets is the photographer for Somewhere In Time Photography and is
a current board member of the Imlay City DDA. Steve helps to run the studio
with the business owner Jeffrey Hart. The studio, originally named Focus Studio,
was launched in 1984 and moved downtown into its current location in 1990.
The studio specializes in capturing great expressions with children and families
and helping their clients to preserve cherished memories for a lifetime. Steven is
proud to be your small town photographer for over 25 years which has meant
that he has had the opportunity to photograph some great families for 3
generations now. They also do custom framing and matting as well as restoration
and preserving historic family photographs. You can contact Somewhere in
Time for photo sessions by appointment at 810-542-2651. Meet Your Neighbor,
Steven Teets photographer for Somewhere in Time Photography.
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Locally owned and operated, Kempfs Imlay City Florist is well-known for
their friendly service and willingness to please their customers. Flowers are
fresh daily and the arrangements must be special in order to leave our shop!
Owner Joi Kempf opened the shop many years ago because flowers are such
an important part of every occasion. Joi is a floral judge and floral instructor,
a founding member of Lapeer Countys Habitat for Humanity, Imlay City
Council member, the Chairman of the DDA and the Vice Chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce. Delivering flowers is an amazing experience, flowers
bring joy! Imlay City Florist specializes in amazing, affordable weddings,
tux rentals and fresh flowers for every occasion; stop in any time. Meet your
neighbor, Joi Kempf, owner of Imlay City Florist.
The Imlay City Downtown Development Authority proudly sponsors the

Farmers Market, Summer Concert and Movie Series, Blueberry Festival
Parade and Winter Playground. The DDA recently sponsored Downtown
Art in Action in which 14 large pieces of public artwork were created by two
local artists. Last year the DDA awarded local business owners over $13,000 in
Faade Grant funds, hosted a job fair and helped revitalize Rotary Park. In
2015, the DDA helped secure over $70,000 in grant money for our community
and was a participant in the Americas Best Communities committee. The
DDA also provides the beautiful downtown streetscape, banners and flags.
The Imlay City Downtown Development Authority encourages you to Meet
Your Neighbors because our local businesses help make Imlay City a great
place to live, work and play.
Shop, Dine and Support Imlay City

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Almont Avenue street project

briefly halted due to line strike
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY
Construction was halted and

homes and businesses evacuated in the vicinity of Almont
Avenue and Capac Road
Friday (July 29) morning,
when work crews struck a
natural gas line resulting in a
two-inch hole.
It was the second time
workers accidentally hit an
underground gas line during
the ongoing Almont Avenue
reconstruction project.
The first time was on June
30, when businesses and

homes along Almont Avenue
near Fourth Street had to be
evacuated.
Fridays break took place
around 10:30 a.m., sending
Imlay City firefighters and
police scurrying in all directions to warn residents and
businesses of the potential
danger.
Local police blocked
access to the area from all
directions for several hours
and barricades were installed
at Van Dyke and Capac Road
(old M-21).
Fire Chief Rick Horton
said Consumers Power crews

from Oakland and Genesee
counties arrived at the scene
and were able to shut off the
natural gas flow to the area at
around 2:15 p.m., allowing
for repairs to be made to the
damaged line.
Most affected residents
and business employees were
able to return to their respective locations around 3 p.m.
City Manager Tom Youatt
said the publics safety was
considered paramount by city
employees responding to the
line break.
Our fire department and
police responded quickly to
the situation, said Youatt.
And our DPW crews wasted
no time setting up barricades
in the area.
Gas line break results

in second evacuation
Imlay City firefighters respond to the scene of a natural gas main break on
Friday morning. Homes and businesses were evacuated for several hours.
I feel bad for all the residents and businesses directly
affected, and I understand
peoples frustration, Youatt
said. But these kinds of
things can happen during
major construction projects.
The good thing, he
Dryden Elementary gets new principal
added, is that all of the

underground work has now
been completed.
The nearly $1 million
Almont Avenue infrastructure
and street reconstruction project runs from Fourth Street
north to old-M-21.
The project began on June

20, and is expected to be completed by September 1.
The finished project will
feature new storm drains,
curbs, gutters, sidewalks,
driveway approaches and a
lane dedicated to bicyclists.
DRYDEN A new, but

familiar face will greet students on their first day of
classes next month at Dryden
Elementary School.
Last month, Brian Tresnak
was named the schools new
principal, succeeding Robert
Downey.
Superintendent
Mary
Finnigan said Tresnak, a

teacher and coach in the district for more than a decade,
was selected from among a
field of 62 applicants.
He was the top choice
from our panel of eleven
stakeholders which included
board members, teachers,
secretaries and parents. He
will begin his position on
August 8, Finnigan said.
Tresnak has a Bachelor of
"There are a
lot of exciting
things going
on and I'm
excited to be
a part of it."
--Brian
Tresnak,
Principal
Arts degree in teaching and a
Masters degree in social science from the University of
Michigan-Flint. He is currently enrolled in the Education
Specialist
Program
in
Administration at Eastern
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Michigan University.
Hes taught junior and
senior high English and history classes at Dryden for the
last 12 years and coached for
two years prior to that while
finishing his teaching certificatelogging 12 of the last
14 years as either head or
assistant football coach for
the Cardinals.
In recent years, Ive
become increasingly involved
in district leadership through
things like mentoring, and
taking part in a number of different committees, and I realized that I was starting to
really enjoy that part of the
job. When this position
opened up, it seemed like a
perfect opportunity, Tresnak
said.
Finnigan said Tresnak is a
highly effective educator
whos known for going above
and beyond the call of duty.
Brian was recommended
for this appointment based on
his educational philosophy,
his successful record of distinguished performance, his
extensive knowledge of
teaching and learning, and for
the many positive relationships he has established over
the past fourteen years with
Brian Tresnak, pictured here with wife April and

their children, Ian and Adeline, was named Dryden
Elementary Schools new principal last month. His
first day on the job is August 8.
students, parents, staff and the
community
at
Dryden
Community Schools,she
said.
Although well-known to
the Dryden Schools community, Tresnak and his family
are relatively new residents
themselves.
My wife and I recently
moved to the area and moved
our kids to Dryden Elementary
last fall. There are a lot of
exciting things going on and
Im excited to be a part of it,
he said.
Tresnak said hes grateful
to be entering his new post

with the help of a solid, veteran staff at the elementary
level. He said he intends to
meet with staff over the summer and assess what needs
they might have.
Id also like to have
some conversations with the
community and get a feel for
what they think we are doing
or not doing well, he said.
Ive been a small school
guy my whole life, and I recognize just how important the
school is to the community as
a whole.
Oxygen masks for pets

latest in FD equipment
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY It is
not uncommon for a family
pet or animal to perish from
smoke inhalation during a
structure fire.
In hopes of minimizing
such losses, the Imlay City
Fire Department recently
sought and was awarded grant
funding to acquire the latest
in pet rescue equipment.
Referred to as oxygen
masks for animals, the new
equipment will be delivered
to the fire hall on August 8, in
conjunction with a regular
firefighters training session.
The oxygen masks, which
arrive in the form of kits, are
being made available through
Project Breathe, a grant
program offered by the makers of Invisible Fence.
Each kit includes a small,
medium and large mask to
best accommodate the affected animals size.
Assistant Fire Chief Andy
Kustowski says the equipment can potentially save the
lives of animals suffering
from smoke inhalation at a
fire scene.
Adding this equipment
to our inventory will assist us
in aiding pets who are suffering from exposure to heat and
smoke
injury,
said
Kustowski.
He noted that Imlay City
Photo provided
By Maria Brown
Photo provided
Brian Tresnak transitions from 12 year teaching career to new job
Firefighters will be trained on how to use the animal oxygen masks at their August 8 meeting.
firefighters will be trained in
the use of the new equipment
during their Aug. 8 meeting.
Though the U.S. Fire
Administration does not keep
official records pertaining to
the loss of animals, it is estimated that 40,000 to 150,000
pets die each year in fires,
most of them from smoke
inhalation.
Unfortunately, few fire
departments or emergency
medical responders have
access to equipment that can
resuscitate animals at a fire

scene.
Hence, the creation of
Invisible Fences Project
Breathe Program.
According to the companys website, the program has
already saved an estimated
10,000 pets from smoke inhalation.
Soon, the Imlay City Fire
Department will join the
growing number of departments with access to the lifesaving equipment.
Photo by Catherine Minolli
Walk/Run/Bike for Life
Pregnancy Resource of Lapeer Executive Director Donna Leuck in one of the centers confidential counseling rooms.
Pregnancy Resource Center of Lapeer hosts Aug. 13 event

By Catherine Minolli
TRI-CITY AREA
Prizes, music and refreshments will be part of the fun
at the August 13th Walk/
Run/Bike for Life hosted by
the Pregnancy Resource
Center of Lapeer (PRC).
The event takes place at
Rowden Park in
Lapeer.
Runners will take off at 9
a.m.; walkers and cyclists
start at 9:30 a.m. The cost is
$25; $40 for a family. Online
registration is available at
www.prcol.org/events. Walkins are also welcome on the
day of the event.
The Walk/Run/Bike for
Life is a fundraiser for the
PRC, which is located at 1715
Imlay City Road in Lapeer.
The Center opened its
doors in April of 1991, with a
mission statement to communicate the gospel of Jesus
Christ to women, men, and
children affected by an
unplanned pregnancy and is
devoted to providing spiritual, emotional, physical, and
educational support.
The ministry offers free,
confidential services to those
who have an unplanned pregnancy and are seeking
resources. PRCalso offers a
PACE
(Post
Abortion
Photo by Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor
PRC Office Manager Shirley McLeod and Executive Director Donna Leuck
review materials at the front desk.
Counseling and Education)
outreach program.
Its powerful, says PRC
volunteer
Chuck
Herpolsheimer, who sat
through the multi-week pro-
Parade winners announced

IMLAY CITY The Imlay City DDA announced
the winners in last weekends Blueberry Festival Parade.
The Pirates of Michigan won the Best use of Theme
award, sponsored by Imlay City Florist. The Mayors
Trophy, sponsored by Mayor Walt Bargen, was awarded
to Wheelin Team 457. The Best Community Spirit
award, sponsored by Frontier Communications, went to
Imlay City Junior Spartans. The Imlay City Kroger store
earned the Best Local Entry award, sponsored by Kellys
Pet Salon. The Most Patriotic award, sponsored by TriCity Times, went to the Imlay City Eagles.
Volunteer opportunity
TRI-CITY AREA The Family Literacy Center is
offering free tutor training classes August 16-17 from
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Family Literacy Center office at
311 Higgins Street, Lapeer. Participants will learn how
they can help others in their community. The Literacy
Center provides all materials and food. Call for orientation and to sign up at 810-664-2737.
gram with some participants.

When the women can
come and talk about it and be
out in the open about it, they
are set free, he continues.
They are already forgiven,
and as the teachings say when

we confess our sins to one
another, we are healed.
Many people arent aware
that PRCoffers post-abortion
counseling, but its in line
with the Centers ministry of

treating people with graciousness and love, PRC
Executive Director Donna
Leuck adds.
The PRCs services are
wide and varied, she says.
They include the day-today operation which caters to
the present needs of clients
visiting the facility, Leuck
says. Warm, one-on-one
attention is given to clients
by our trained volunteers.
Services such as free
pregnancy tests, confidential
peer counseling, adoption
information and referrals,
and referrals to other agencies.
Leuck says clients are
treated with respect and kindness, and that the centers
goal is to listen with compassion to see how their needs
can best be met.
A lot of people think we
get (the clients) in here and
start reading them bible verses and preaching, she says
with a grin. Its not like that
at all. We listen and ask questions, we ask what would
you like to learn about your
situation?
She says many of those
who seek help at the PRC are
confused and/or hurting.
They come in and get
love, Leuck says. They get
as much support and help as

they want, during the pregnancy and even after the baby
is born if they want. This is
something they work out
with their counselor.
Clients can also take part
in an Earn While You Learn
program for help with maternity and baby clothing and
baby furniture.
Although PRC is not an
end-all to a clients needs, we
can provide much help
through the Earn While You
Learn Program, Leuck says.
A client earns points whereby she can individually
access needs for her child
and family.
Leuck says the PRC
offers physical, emotional
and spiritual support to all
without regard of age, gender, race, income, nationality,
religious affiliation, disability, marital status or other
arbitrary circumstances.
Volunteer opportunities
are also available at the PRC.
Training is required, and all
volunteers must be approved
by Leuck.
Whether you are a people person, or prefer to volunteer behind the scenes, we
need your help, Leuck says.
If you ask most people who
Shoes for babies and

toddlers available in the
Clothes Closet at PRC.
volunteerwhether it is their
time, talents and services, or
their material or financial
gifts, you will hear a common thread, I was the one
blessed in giving. We pray
that you will be blessed by
being a blessing to others as
well.
For more information
about PRCs mission and services, and/or to volunteer or
make a donation, visit www.
prcol.org or call the Center at
810-667-0055. For immediate assistance call 800-2384269.
To pre-register for the
August 13th event, visit
www.prcol.org/events.
For more on the Walk/
Run/Bike for Life and the
services offered at the PRC,
see next weeks issue of the
Tri-City Times.
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ALMONT
The
Almont School Board on
Monday turned to a consummate professional to guide the
district in the aftermath of
Supt. Joe Candelas departure.
Dr. Timothy Edwards,
whose past experience
includes serving as superintendent of Imlay City Schools
and
Sanilac
County
Intermediate School District,
will serve Almont on an interim basis.
Edwards said he signed a
part-time contract effective
immediately
through
December 16, 2016. He will
work a three-day week and be
paid at the rate of $500 per
day.
Edwards
said
that
should the
district find a
new full-time
supe rinten dent prior to
that date, he
Dr. Tim
will
relinEdwards
quish
the
interim post.
Having officially retired
from the field of education
two years ago, Edwards said
he had hesitated to accept earlier interim positions offered
him.
Id always said no in
the past, he noted, but
Almont is a great school district. Things are well-run and
well-managed and we want to
make sure that continues. Im
looking forward to being

here.
Edwards said he will be
on the job when the new
school year begins and available to help with daily business operations.
The building administrators here are very competent
and theyre ready to get started, Edwards said. So Im
confident everything will go
smoothly.
Edwards said a special
meeting will take place
Monday, Aug. 8, when the
school board hears from
Charles Andrews of the
Michigan Leadership Group,
an organization with vast
experience conducting superintendent searches.
Should the board agree to
hire Michigan Leadership,
Edwards expects the search

for a new Almont superintendent to begin in earnest shortly thereafter.
School Board President
Steve Hoffa earlier said the
district hopes to have a
new full-time superintendent
in place by the end of the
year.
As a matter of note, Joe
Candela officially resigned
from the district last week to
accept the superintendents
position with Ubly Schools.
A 1989 graduate of Ubly
High School, Candela said he
wanted to be nearer his
parents and other family
members who still reside in
Ubly.
Candela had been earning Best of Show ribbons were bestowed on several
$121,000 per year as Almont fine art entries at this years fair.
Schools Superintendent.
Candela: Board grateful for superintendents service

from page 1-A
While the details of his
new contract are still being
worked out, Candela fully
expects to assume his duties
in Ubly on Sept. 8; the first
day of the new school year.
Candela had been earning $121,000 plus benefits
with the Almont district, and
will reportedly receive
$112,000 and benefit package at Ubly.
Departure bittersweet
Candela said his tenure in
Almont has been satisfying,
both professionally and personally.
Almont has been great
for me and for my family, he
said. Ive enjoyed working
with our school board and the
community to provide the
best possible education for
our kids.
Im proud of what weve
accomplished in the district,
he continued, and I expect

great things to come for
Almont in the future.
Parting will be bittersweet for Candela and his
family; who noted that his
son, Joey, recently graduated
from Almont High School
and his daughter is a junior.
Its going to be a little rough
on her, he said.
And a little rough on him
too. For the next few weeks,
Candela will share time
between both districts.
There are things that
still need to be wrapped up in
Almont, he said. So Ill be
alternating locations during
the transition period.
School Board President
Steve Hoffa said Candelas
resignation became official
on Monday, during a special
Board meeting.
Hoffa said Candela had
earlier informed school board
members of his interest in the
Ubly position.
H
e
praised
Candelas
service to
the school
district and
to the community
during his Joe Candela
tenure in
Almont.
He commended his hard
work and leadership, including his ability to hire quality
teachers; his efforts resulting
in the passage of the districts
sinking
fund;
helping
implement building and
security upgrades; and
making middle college programs available to Almont
students.
Joes done a great job
for us, said Hoffa. Im
sorry to see him leave, but
happy he is able to return to
his hometown, to be with

family at a important time in
their lives.
After accepting Candelas
resignation, Hoffa said the
Boards next order of business was to name Timothy
Edwards, Ph.D as the districts Interim Superintendent.
Dr. Edwards had served
as superintendent of Imlay
City Schools for 12 years,
before retiring after three
years as Supt. of Sanilac
Countys
Intermediate
School District.
Mr. Edwards is a solid
individual with a lot of
knowledge and experience,
said Hoffa. He will be very
helpful in guiding us through
the search process.
Though no specific timeline has been established for
finding Candelas successor,
Hoffa said the Board hopes
to have someone in place by
the end of the year.
Dr. Edwards takes interim post in Almont
Best of Show honors

By Maria Brown
IMLAY
CITY
Besides the first, second and

third place ribbons handed
out at this years Eastern
Michigan State Fair, judges
have bestowed Best in Show
honors on those open class
projects that stood out from
the pack.
This years winners
include
Knitting: Betty Kreiner
Quilting: Pat Wise
Canning: Sandie Dayton
Canning:
Michelle
Hedgcock
Preserves: Tracey Hunt
Bread: Sharon Crisman

Cookies: Renee Sullivan
Floraculture:
Renee
Sullivan
Drawing: Carol Born
Paper article: Donna
Kauzlarich
Woodworking:
Jenny
Alexander
Handicraft: Dee Zender
Oil Painting: Jenny
Alexander
Acrylic on Wood: Cynthia
Bates
Acrylic painting: Heidi
Hals
Photography:
Traci
Pewinski
Photography/portrait:
Heidi Hals
from page 1-A

He worked as a part-time
officer in Almont and
Dryden Township, and as a
Lapeer County Reserve
Deputy Sheriff, before joining the Imlay City Police
Dept. on a full-time basis in
1989.
Police Sgt. Tim Wolford
said Homers loss to the
police department and community is significant.
I knew Kevin before he
started working here, said
Wolford. He was a wealth
of knowledge and experience that cannot easily be
replaced.
He was our firearms
and taser instructor and he
maintained all of our armor
and duty weapons.
Wolford said it was
Homers steadfast commitment to upholding the law
that stood out among his
admirable qualities.
When I asked fellow
officers to describe Kevin in
a single word, said
Wolford, they came up with
dedicated, loyal, compassionate, kind-hearted,
thoughtful, giving, generous
and determined, said
Wolford.
He was truly passionate
about law enforcement and
he took it very seriously,
Wolford continued. If you

were a criminal and Kevin
had you in his crosshairs,
you were in trouble. He
would get you sooner or
later. We called it Homers
Law.
Wolford noted that in
the midst of Homers
ongoing health issues
(cancer and leukemia),
he and his wife, Rebecca
recently marked their 25th
wedding anniversary to
much celebration.
He was in such good
spirits that day, Wolford
recalled, and they were so
happy to be together.
He was tough, he continued. I was always
amazed by his tolerance
level. When Kevin called in
sick to work, you knew it
was because he was having
some real problems.
There were two primary
passions in Kevins life,
Wolford said. The was
being a police officer and
taking care of his family.
Former police chief
Arlan Winslow recalled
Homers insatiable desire to
become a police officer.
I knew Kevin all of my
life, long before he was a
police officer, said
Winslow. We camped
together and we were family
friends.
"He was truly passionate

about law enforcement
and he took it very
Brown Citys Ethan Worrell and North Branchs
Emily Ludescher take a break from the auction
action to relax with bovine friends in the Walker
seriously."
Barn.
Success: Fun-filled week
--Sgt. Tim Wolford
from page 1-A
When he decided he
wanted to be a police officer,
we talked a lot about what
he would need to do to
accomplish that, Winslow
said. He ended up putting
himself through the police
academy.
Ialways admired
Kevins honesty, Winslow
added He was always a
very hard worker. Hed take
on any job assigned to him.
But most of all, he
said, Kevin was a hell-of-a
friend. He will be missed.
Also acknowledging
Homers passing was Imlay
City Manager Tom Youatt.
Officer Kevin Homers
passing is a tremendous loss
for our city, said Youatt.
He was a dedicated police
officer who did an outstand-
ing job of protecting our residents. He will be greatly

missed by his fellow officers
and by the residents of Imlay
City.
Funeral services
Funeral services for
Officer Kevin Homer will
take place at 11 a.m. on
Friday, Aug. 5 at St. Pauls
Lutheran Church in Imlay
City.
Visiting hours will be
Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 6-8
at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City. Visiting
hours continue on Thursday,
Aug. 4 from 1-5 and 6-8;
and from 10-11 on Friday,
Aug. 5 at St. Pauls. Burial
will follow at the Imlay
Township Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see page 10-A.
Loose: Animal gets new home with reptile zoo

from page 1-A
Police Chief Scott Pike said a
third party informed police
on Monday, July 25, that an
alligator
had
escaped
from the Bancroft Street residence.
The alligator was missing for about two days, said
Pike, so our officers had
been on the lookout for it.
Hearing of the alligators
capture, the male resident
visited the fairgrounds to
identify the alligator.
The guy showed up here
around 3 p.m. and said he had
come to see his alligator,
Kempf said. He said he just
wanted to say goodbye.
But when he saw the
" The good thing is that

the alligator is now
residing at the zoo."
--Chief Scott Pike
alligator, he said thats not
my alligator, which led
Kempf to wonder if yet
another alligator on the loose.
For now, the alligator
remains in the safe-keeping
of Loebig and Karen and

Chris Niezgueki, the proprietors of Wilderness Trails
Zoo and Reptile Sanctuary in
Birch Run.
Karen Niezgueki estimat-
ed the alligators age at about

18 months, adding that it
should double its size in
another year; given proper
care and nourishment.
She said alligators tend to
thrive on a diet consisting of
chicken and small rodents.
Imlay City Police Chief
Scott Pike said there is no
existing city ordinance that
prohibits residents from having alligators.
The only thing the resident could be ticketed for
would be an animal at large,
said Pike. But hes claiming
the animal is not his. The
good thing is that the alligator is now residing at the
zoo.
Young and her mother,

Erica, of Dryden, who were
sharing the Eastern Michigan
Fair experience for the first
time.
The mother and daughter
took the opportunity to get
up close to the farm animals
at the Lapeer County FFAs
Miracle of Life tent, where
young calves gladly ate food
from their hands.
We just moved out
here, said Erica, so this is
our first time to the fair. I
love it and she (Savannah)
loves it here. So well be
here all day.
The sentiments were
much the same for Jason and
Monica Henry of Shelby
Township and their daughter,
Sophia.
The family is currently
in the process of relocating
to Dryden, but long ago had
discovered the Eastern
Michigan State Fair.
This is our fifth time
here, said Jason while snapping pictures of his wife and
daughter on the midway
rides. Its great.
Great was the word
Kempf offered when discussing the communitys
support of the fair.
We get a lot of help
from a lot of people, said
Kempf. As always, our
Imlay City police and firefighters, Sheriffs deputies
and State Police did a great
job all week, he said, as
did Lapeer County EMS volunteers who were called on
to assist some visitors suffering from the heat.
We had a couple inci-
Succumbs: Services slated for Friday in Imlay City
dents of heat exhaustion,

said Kempf, but otherwise
everyone seemed to be having a great time.
While the midway rides,
circus, 4-H livestock auction,
and nightly grandstand
shows attracted typically big
crowds, Kempf said this
years Abraham Lincoln and
Elvis impersonators drew the
praise of many visitors.
We had a lot of compliments about Abe Lincoln,
he said. His appearance was
something unexpected by a
lot of fairgoers, and Elvis
was also very wellreceived.
Kempf noted that the
free admission day for U.S.
active duty military personnel and veterans, sponsored
by Imlay City Kroger, was
again a big success.
As was Special Needs
Day, which featured free
access to the midway rides
and a free lunch for children
and adults with special
needs, sponsored by Imlay
City Ford.
The Eastern Michigan
State Fair is a wonderful
community event, said
Kempf, and we want to
make sure it is available to
all or our residents.
While the fairgrounds
grows temporarily quiet in
the Fairs aftermath, Kempf
said he, his staff and the
Eastern Michigan Fair Board
are already making plans for
the 2017 event.
Weve got the dates
picked out for next year,
said Kempf. Next years
fair is scheduled for July
25-29, right here in Imlay
City.
Just one more

look back at the
Photo by Nick Pugliese
Fair
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Rubber burned and mud flew during Saturdays Demolition Derby.
Thrill seekers like what theyve found in the midway.
Big crowds gathered to watch the always entertaining grandstand events,

including Thursday nights Superman Motocross contest.
Stephanie Orr, a Lapeer County FFA member, prepares to enter the sale ring with her lamb.
Six-month-old Payton McNary and mom, Alicia, of Imlay City and other 4-H
and FFA supporters prepare for the start of Thursdays livestock auction.
Abe Lincoln impersonator John Cooper entertained fairgoers with

daily performances.
Savannah Young and

mom, Erica, feed eager
calves in the FFA petting
farm and Miracle of Life
tent on Thursday.
Smiles abound at the bumper car ride on Thursday.
Visitors took advantage of sunny skies and fair temperatures on Friday to find
thrills on Arnold Amusements rides.
Participants in Thursdays Special Needs Day enjoyed a free lunch and had a
blast checking out the rides and games along the midway.
Monica Henry and daughter, Sophia, take a high flying elephant ride in the
midway on Friday.
Opinion Page
Letters to the Editor
Zone Productions Inc. highlights Blueberry Festival heroes

Like many community
projects, it is impossible to
thank everyone for their part
in making an event like the
Imlay City Blueberry Festival
such a success.
That being said, our organization, Zone Productions,
Inc. (ZPI) would like to at
least make an effort to highlight some of the many heroes
that we observed over the two
days of the Blueberry Festival
event in downtown Imlay
City.
First, given the tremendous heat of the weekend, the
vast majority of the general
public were in good spirits,

respectful of each other and
enjoyed the many events
planned by the Imlay City
Chamber of Commerce.
Second, Ann Hintz, the
Imlay City Chamber of
Commerce Board and all of
their
volunteers
were
extremely helpful to visitors
to the City and to the various
vendors.
Third, the Imlay City
local government, from our
City Commission, the City
Manager, the DPW, our Imlay
City police officers and so
many others were just won-
Our Opinion
Purple has a purpose
for Rotary Club
isitors to Imlay City may have noticed

the profusion of purple petunias brimming from containers placed around
town and maintained by the Downtown
Development Authority.
All that purple has a purpose: The Rotary
Club provided the flowers to symbolize Rotary
Internationals tireless campaign to eradicate
polio from the planet.
During the first half of the 20th century,
polio crippled more than a half-million people
every year. Even today, children in some developing countries continue to fall victim to the
disease. But thanks in large part to Rotary
International and the Rotary Club members
here in Imlay City and worldwide, the disease
will soon be all but a memory.
To date, Rotary has contributed more than
$900 million to the protection of more than
two billion children in 122 countries. Rotary
reaches out to governments worldwide to
obtain vital financial and technical support.
Since 1995, donor governments have contributed an excess of $6 billion to polio eradication,
due in part to Rotarys advocacy efforts.
Along with raising funds to eradicate polio,
Rotary members offer their time and expertise
in the field to fight the disease by providing
support at clinics, transporting vaccine, contributing medical supplies and mobilizing communities for immunization and other eradication activities. This demonstrates the extraordinary impact civic society can have on a global
public health initiative.
Once eradicated, polio will join smallpox as
one of only two diseases ever eliminated. And
the volunteers of Rotary will continue their
humanitarian work, in the area and around the
globe, living up to the motto service above
self.
derful.
Fourth, the many vendors
who suffered through tremendous heat and limited crowds
through much of the late
morning and early afternoon
Friday and Saturday generally kept in good spirits and
were very helpful to the general public and to each other.
Just some examples of
our wonderful community
included:
Mortimer Lumber providing free aprons for our
volunteers so that they could
keep track of our ride tickets.
Castle Creek Golf Course
that provided our Zone Putt
Putt Challenge Team with
professional score cards and
pencils.
The Imlay City Rotary
Club, Krogers and Luckys
Steakhouse that provided our
volunteers with smaller

denominations of cash after
our local banks had closed on
Saturday.
Fellow vendors that provided free food for our volunteers throughout the two days
of the event.
Finally, our organization,
Zone Productions, Inc. (the
organization that brought to
the Festival the inflatables,
putt putt golf, the barrel train
and the laser display for the
Imlay City Water Tower
located on the north side of
the Gazebo at the Lamb Steele
Park), we would like to
thank all of the general public
for their support of our project.
All of our profits (after
the deduction of our out-ofpocket expenses) are used to
support the kids in Lapeer
County and organizations

such as Lapeer County Young
Life. We have no salaried
staff positions.
And, a special thanks to
all of our many volunteers
who were so faithful to their
stations in some very difficult
circumstances.
Among our volunteers,
we would especially like to
thank our Team Captains,
Kent and Denise Becker and
Rosalie Kovacs, and our
over all event coordinators,
Mike and Michelle McKee
and their family, for
their many hours of work to
make our project such a success.
And, of course, none of
Zone Productions, Inc.s
events would be possible
without our original grants
from the Four County
Community
Foundation,
(thank you again to Ms. Janet
Bauer and the many dedicated members of The Four
County Community Board)
and our original matching
grant from the Imlay City
Rotary Club.
On a final note, we would
like to recognize our winners
of the Zone Putt Putt
Challenge.
In the two days of our
Zone Putt Putt Open, winners
were: Tyler Pries and Evan
Pruger. The overall winner
was: Reilly Grassi.
Thanks again to everyone
that made the Imlay City
Blueberry Festival such a fun
event.
Very sincerely yours,
Zone Productions, Inc.
Board of Directors
Imlay City
DDA thanks community for parade success

On behalf of the Imlay
City Downtown Development
Authority, I would like to
thank the community for
another successful Blueberry
Festival Parade.
The DDA annually sponsors the Parade and every
year the streets of our downtown are lined with people of
all ages who enjoy the Imlay
City High School Marching

Band, floats and festivities.
The DDA would like to
thank our volunteers: Julie
Salsido, Dee Zender, Nick
Pugliese, Shannon and
Michael Hamel and Shanelle
Hintz.
We would also like to
thank Imlay City Florist, TriCity Times, Mayor Walt
Bargen, Kellys Pet Salon and

Frontier Communications for
sponsoring the parade trophies and Vintech Industries
for sponsoring the Shrine
Motorcycle Drill Team and
the Eastern Michigan State
Fairgrounds for allowing us
to stage the parade on the
grounds.
The Blueberry Festival
and Parade are wonderful

ways to celebrate our communitys history and culture
and the DDA thanks you for
your continued support!
Sincerely,
Dana Walker
Director
Downtown Development
Authority
Imlay City
Gordy, LuAnn Valdez grateful for support

We want to express our
sincere gratitude to our
friends and the entire community for their generous
and overwhelming support.
We will attempt to thank
everyone individually, but
there were many anonymous

donations as well.
A special thank you to St.
Pauls Lutheran Church and
Carol Konik for organizing
the fundraising event, Louise
Diamond for a successful
auction, my co-workers at
CSB Bank in Imlay City for
obtaining most of the auction
items. Thank you to my entire
family and especially my
niece, Jamie Smith, for her
catering services. And to
everyone that attended the

event we are eternally grateful.
Much Love,
Gordy & LuAnn
Valdez,
Imlay City
Good citizens offer help when needed

Recently, our grandson
and friend broke down on a
very busy street with no
shoulder on the road. They
called us needing some tools
to get the car out of the way.
Before we arrived, a couple
had come along and offered

to help with a promise of
returning.
By the time we arrived, we
realized we didnt have the
right wrench. Within a short
time, the couple returned not
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only with tools in hand, but had

called the local police and
helped direct traffic, and
brought cold water for relief
from the extremely hot weather.
Thank you Gary Venzuch
and wife from Superior Garage

Doors for doing what God
intended all of us to dohelp
each other and show the love.
With gratitude,
Ann Rumery
Imlay City
Kroger is pro-veteran
I just wanted to make a
correction in regards to the
article about the service flag
display at the Imlay City
Kroger store. I was not there
representing Lapeer County
VVA Chapter 287, even
though Im a Charter
Member.
Im a Marine Veteran
who served in Vietnam and a
six-year Kroger employee at

the Imlay City store. I was
there representing the store
and Kroger veterans. Kroger
is very pro-veteran with close
to or over 5,000 veterans
employed at their stores.
Thank You Kroger...our
veterans salute you back!
Joe Capozzo,
Imlay City
Finding a miracle when most needed

I
ts Wednesday evening and

Im on my way home from
a mini-shopping excursion
with my friend Deb.
I met her up at Nicks
Warehouse in Imlay City
after work. If youve never
been there, youre missing a
cool experience right here in
Imlay. From the beautiful
displays to the odds and ends
and unique treasures, Nicks
just keeps getting better and
better.
Deb is looking for some
outdoor furniture. Nothing
too fancy, just something to
add more seating on her back
patio. She finds it, in pretty
short order. Sturdy, old-fashioned, and a real deal. We
grab it up.
After loading up the
vehicle Deb asks me an
important question: Is it
four oclock yet?
I whip out my phone and
check.
Ten after, I reply.
We chuckle.
Things begin to take a
nosedive as Im on my way
home. I have to stop at the
grocery store and also stop
for gas when the voicemail
prompt on my phone goes
off.
While trying to turn left
into the Kroger store I listen
intimate knowledge of. As

one who has experienced
NUMEROUS burnt out
motherboards on all of this
high-tech equipment that we
rely on to keep our homes
warm and our food cold
because of multiple and frequent and often long-term
power outages, I am freaking
out. My last fridge, one that
Itried repeatedly to limp

back to life with multiple
repair dollars, was one such
to the message (I know, I
victim. Refrigerators are
know).
Its my neighbor, Kathy, expensive items. Though the
new one is plugged into a
informing me that we are
surge protector, I am not
experiencing yet another
convinced it helps, nor am I
power outage. She says its
more of a brown out, and she happy that another appliance
may succumb to some proband Mike have yet to find
lem or issue with DTE.
out the reason. They have,
however, learned that power I fuel up the vehicle and
race home. At the end of my
wont be restored until after
road there are two DTE
10 p.m. Ugh.
trucks. Parked. One of the
I dont know if youre
drivers is outside of his
home or not, Kathy says,
truck, chatting through the
but I wanted to let you
drivers side window with
know in case you arent
home that maybe you should the other. They certainly
dont look too busy to me,
head there and unplug your
refrigerator. These brownouts and I want to ask whats up,
but Im in too big a hurry to
are very hard on appliancunplug the fridge.
es...
I do so and then pace
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. I am
around in the heat trying-not
now having a full-on panic
to-go-crazy-with-the-cacophattack flashback. My wonderful neighbor is not telling ony-of-running-motor-sounds
from-generators-that-arentme something I dont have
all-that-nearby-but-soundlike-theyre-right-outsidemy-door.
I call DTE and get no
satisfactory explanation for
the outage, nor for the lack
of activity Isaw around the
parked trucks. I learn the
power isnt expected to come
on for 4-5 more hours.
Whatever. Same old same
old from DTE and Im fuming...
...and thats when it happens. The miracle.
I head out to my car to
get some more water since a
power outage at my place
means I cant use the taps.
As Im walking down the
front steps theres a little
green thing lying there. I
look more closely and see
its a hummingbird. A hummingbird! It looks dead. Im
afraid it may have hit the
window thats near the feeder
I enjoy watching every day. I
stoop down and pick it up.
Its little wings flutter in the
palm of my hand. It feels
like a holding a fairy, like
tinkerbell is resting in my
hand and Im in awe. I hold
it up close to get a better
view. Its miniature, iridescent
feathers are like emeralds
and sapphires shimmering in
the sun. Its pointy little nec-
Nature offers miracles when theyre most needed.

tar sipping beak is like a
sewing needle. I am so in
awe Iwant to cry.
The wings flutter a little
more and the diminutive
fairy-bird flys off into the
distance.
I am blown away by the
reminder. There is so much
beauty in life all around me,

all the time. And its always
there, regardless of the status
of my electrical power or
appliances. Or my mood.
And I am always, always
blessed.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.com.
Gazpacho miracle
The author learning how at MSU.
A short-lived radio DJ career
ometime in October of
1966, about a month after
arriving for my freshman
year at Michigan State in
East Lansing, I found out
that there was a radio station
in my Wonders Hall dormitory.
Somebody
told me of
a meeting
to sign up
as a DJ if I
wanted. I
wanted.
You
may recall
that one of Rick Liblong
my heroes,
so to
speak, was Lee Alan, WXYZ
radio (Detroit) jock. I listened to Lee every night and
thought that would be a great
career for me. Lee Alan was
a natural. He had the smooth,
deep voice and his brain
worked quickly so he always
knew just what to say going
into or coming out of a
record. He really did as he
promised, to bring us the
cream of the crop until 12
with trepidation. Could I

really do this? I mean, Lee
Alan, J.P. McCarthy? The bar
was very high. But why not?
So I signed up. For the 6
a.m. one hour show. How
many college kids are awake
a 6 a.m. anyway? If I failed,
who would know?
The radio station, appropriately had the call letters
WEAK. It was weak, alright. Meeting
Robert
F.
Some very talented engineer- Kennedy was special.
ing students had taken a
room in the basement and
list I had been given by the
built a real radio station. It
station manager and said a
used the wiring in the build- few inane things between
ing as an antenna so it could records. I dont remember
be heard only in Wonders
what I said, but I was no Lee
Hall, if you had your radio
Alan. It did not come as easy
close to a wall.
to me as it apparently did
The night before my first him.
show I was a bundle of
After the show, later in
nerves. I tried to think of
the day, I found a note in my
things I would say, tried to
mailbox. Well done. Very
remember what Lee said.
professional, it read. It was
And I had to have a stage
signed Ellen. Ellen Welch
name. Rick Liblong is not a
was a friend. She got up
good radio name. Everybody early and listened! Or at least
had a stage name. My friend, she pretended she did.
Jim Donahue, became
But I kept at it for a few
Jimmy Roberts (his middle months. I moved to a later
name), Bruce Kefgen became time slot. I was asked, along
Bruce Clark (middle
with DJ Skip Herman, to be
name). Even Lee Alan was a a judge at a battle of the
stage name. His real name is bands contest and emceed a
Allan Reicheld.
few dances with Skip. He
My middle name is Paul. was a natural like Lee. It was
Rick Paul? Ricky Paul?
still not that easy for me.
Lousy. So I settled on Tom Nobody ever recognized
Collins after the drink,
my voice off the air, or never
which I had never tasted. But said they did. Not much of a
it sounded cool.
fan base I surmised. One
The next morning the
woman who had an early
Tom Collins Show went on
evening show had a very
Lee Alan today. Still a the air. The first song I
large fan base. Her radio
creative genius.
played was What Becomes name was Robin. Just Robin.
of the Brokenhearted by
She had the sexiest voice I or
oclock.
Jimmy Ruffin, the number 1 anyone else had ever heard.
He talked fairly fast, con- hit at the time. For the next
It was almost a whisper.
tinually telling us great
hour I went through the play Listeners, especially the
things about just about everything. And then hed honk
that crazy horn of his, The
Horn that came from
Pakistan. Great schtick.
I was also a big fan of J.
P. McCarthy, WJRs (Detroit)
morning man. Joes was
more of a talk show, interviewing guests and people
who called in. It was a very
informative and entertaining
program.
So I went to the meeting.
There were quite a few people there. The coveted prime
drive time slots went
quickly to people I could tell
had done this before. They
WEAK radio in Wonders Hall. I dont recognize the
were good. I was a little shy DJ.
Photo provided
All the Liblong day..
guys, must have thought she

was gorgeous. In actuality,
Robin was a little, shall we
say, stout. No, Robin was fat.
But that voice
It was obvious to me that
as much as I wanted to be, I
was no Lee Alan and never
would be. So I left radio and
moved to a TV studio on
campus and learned how to
be a TV producer/director.
Thats what I did for years
after graduation. I was
pleased to help build one of
the first and largest broadcast
color television studios in the
country at the Dow Chemical
Company in Midland.
But that radio gig did one
more thing for me. In May,
1967 Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
was to be the keynote speaker at the Jefferson-Jackson
Day dinner at Cobo Hall in
Detroit. My pal, Mike
Gottschalk, and I really
wanted to go but could not
afford tickets. No problem.
I took a portable tape
recorder with WEAK Radio
63 on the side of it and gave
it to Mike. I took one of the
large press cameras I had and
we went as members of the
press. No security in those
days so we had no trouble
getting in. Mike even wore a
fedora (hat) with a card that
said Press stuck in the hat
band.
We were able to walk
right up, shake hands and
speak to Senator Kennedy.
Unfortunately, both the
recorder and camera malfunctioned that night so I
have no sound or pictures. I
do have the Senators prepared remarks, though. The
thing I remember most about
RFK was that he wasnt
much taller than I, spoke
very softly and had lots of
gray flecks in his hair. I
never saw the gray on TV.
Just over a year later, he
was assassinated in Los
Angeles.
My radio career was
short lived for sure. But what
if I never tried? Ive had a
great career anyway and Lee
Alan is still pumping out lots
of creativity from his production company in Bloomfield
Hills. Thanks for the inspiration, Lee.
Email Rick at
rick.liblong@cox.net.
plants.
A widower and misfit in
the kitchen, Uncle Herm
prefers the food and social
life of the local senior center
to cooking for himself. So
my husband and I dined at
Hornets, the local restaurant
in Phelps,
the settlement
where
Granny
lived and
grew a
garden.

Later, Mel
and I
agreed
theres
nothing
like Uncle
Tabs cooking, and decided
to accept his invitation for
lunch on our drive back
home.
Uncle Herm loaded us
up with a bag of tomatoes
for his brother, and one for
us. Tell Tab I love him, he
said. Its just the two of us
now.
A sad reality, I considered myself blessed to be the
tomato bearer, to sit once
again with Uncle Tab and
Aunt Alma Leigh, commune
with the produce from my
uncles gardens. He jabbed a
Honest Living . . .
Garlic bulbs drying after

harvest.
piece of melon with his fork.
This cantaloupe was the
size of Hermans head!
Thanks to Uncle Herm,
theres a jar of gazpacho
marinating in my refrigerator, one of many emotional
benefits from two men who
love me, teach me how to
grow and cook good food.
Dear Reader, mine is the
domain of little miracles.
Email Iris at irisleeu@
sbcglobal.net.
Photo provided
Photo provided
y first year growing

garlic, I unearthed
forty huge bulbs a
few weeks ago. What beauty
to behold! Like Barbara
Kingsolver says in her book,
Animal, Vegetable,
Miracle, Even the smallest
backyard garden offers emotional rewards in the domain
of the little miracle.
Kingsolver also speaks
of braiding her onion and
garlic stems in heavy
plaits and hanging them
from her kitchen mantel.
Now, thats a vision a
woman could covet if not
careful.
My garlic stems and
bulbs hang in our pavilion
where hundreds of lavender
bundles dried until last summer. Isnt this simply glorious? Were free to grow
something new, smell contrasting scents. Experiment
with pairing flavors. Theres
nothing boring about growing and cooking healthy,
tasty food.
My Uncle Tabs untiring
and hilarious culinary personality confirms my point.
At age 83, hes in a breading
and frying streak. His tomatoes werent ripe when my
husband and I visited him
and my aunt in Lexington
last week, so he directed
from his golf cart which
green tomatoes I was to
pick. I sliced. He friedin
olive oil and garlic, of
course. Delicious.
Fried cucumbers are good,
too, Uncle Tab said.
He apologized for seeing
us off to his older brothers
house with nary a ripe, juicy
tomato. I was disappointed,
for the thought of making
gazpacho had crossed my
mind several times this sweltering summer.
The deeper we drove
into the heart of
Appalachias Peter Creek,
hundreds of lush gardens
grew for simple folk whove
known for generations the
rewards of planting seed.
Theirs is the domain of little
miracles.
When we reached the
McCoy Bottom, Uncle Herm
had several large, homegrown tomatoes on his kitchen counter. We strolled by
his vegetable gardens, tomato vines blackened and withered, heavy with ripe fruit.
Uncle Herm shook his
head. Honey, I dont know
what happened to my tomato
Country Cousins 98!

Our own Country Cousin, longtime Tri-City Times
columnist and historian Gertie Brooks, will celebrate her 98th birthday on August 6. If youd
like to send Country Cousin a greeting, please
do so in care of Tri-City Times, P.O. Box 278,
Imlay City, MI 48444.
Now that we actually have time to notice
number of years ago

someone gave me a birdhouse all decked out in red,
white, and blue, with stripes
on the sides and stars on the
roof. I assumed it was strictly
decorative, and sporadically
remembered to put it out.
Last year, we set it on the
corner of the deck, and I
remember thinking to myself
that it was time for a little
refurbishing. The stars especially were in need of some
TLC. About the same time I
was thinking that, Mike came
in to tell me a pair of bluebirds had discovered it
didnt seem to mind a bit that

it was looking a tad weathered.
We watched from a distance; and once, after we had
seen Papa Bird bring an
occasional bug or moth,
Mike snuck a peek in, and
saw Mama apparently nesting. The birds were wary, but
we kept a careful watch-eye;
and one day Mike peeked in
again and saw babies.
Then, one day, the little
house was on the deck floor.
There had been a windstorm,
so we thought that perhaps it
had blown the house down.
Or, had
something
tipped it
off and
ate the
babies?
We had
never
known.

Needless
to say, we
were surprised
when a pair found the little
house again this year. Was it
the same pair? We couldnt
be sure. Once again, the nest
came up empty after a few

weeks.
Never dreaming they
would try again, we were
super surprised when we saw
activity again. To us, it
seemed like the mourning
parents had decided once
again to have a little family. I
checked online to see if bluebirds were ever documented
to lay eggs more than once a
season, and discovered that it
was not a rarity. Hoping not
to spook the birds, Mike, for
want of a better way to
anchor the already inhabited
house, tied a wire around it
to secure it to the rail.

Weve been watching.
We know theres at least one
baby. And its almost like
were guilted out of sitting
on the deck. We thought
maybe by now they would
recognize that we were NOT
the enemy; but weve noticed
that if we sit out there, one of
the parents high-tails it to a
look-out spot on the eave of
the house or a corner of our
pole barn roof, sometimes
poised with a worm or a
moth in its beak, just waiting
for us to get off their deck.
We usually just take the hint
and retreat gracefully, not

wishing to interfere with the
family dynamics they seem
to have down pat.
By the time you read
this, I expect that baby (or
babies) will be out of the nest
and joining the flight training
school that seems to be going
on for the young uns; living
in our yardsometimes on
the driveway, sometimes on a
high wire. Its really quite
amazing the things we see
now that we actually have
the time to notice.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
Obituaries
~ Devene M. Drexler, 95 ~
Devene M. Drexler, age
95, formerly of Huntington
Woods, Michigan, passed
away on Friday, July 29,
2016 at MediLodge of Yale
Nursing Facility. Devene
was born June 19, 1921 in
Duluth, Minnesota, the
daughter of Roy and Eleanor
(Langrader) Anderson. She
married Wenzel Drexler in
1941 and he preceded her in
death in 1974. Devene was a
homemaker, a sale clerk for
various department stores,
and worked at Michigan
Pharmaceutical. She also
enjoyed doing church activities in the different churches
she attended over the years
along with reading and
spending time with her
grandchildren.
Devene is survived by
her son David (Rita) Drexler
of Metamora and grandchildren John, Robert, Joseph,
Stacey, Katie, and Amy.

Great-grandchildren Chay
and Kayla.
She was preceded in
death by her son Danny and
her husband.
Funeral services will
take place on Wednesday
August 3, 2016 at 10 a.m. at
Grace Lutheran Church of
Romeo, Michigan (7525 32
Mile Road Bruce Township,
MI 48065). Visitation will
be held before the service
from 9-10 a.m. with a luncheon to follow at the
church. Burial will follow
after the luncheon at 2:30
p.m. at Roseland Park
Cemetery in Berkley,
Michigan (29001 Woodward
Ave. Berkley, MI 48072).
Donations can be made to
the family.
Arrangements by the
Henry M. Malburg Funeral
Home, Romeo Michigan.
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great finds in the
Classifieds.
~ Kevin Homer, 61 ~
Kevin Homer, age 61, of
Imlay City, MI died Sunday,
July 31, 2016, at his home
surrounded by his loving
family. Kevin Douglas
Homer was born January 13,
1955 in Almont, MI. He is
the son of the late Arlington
James and the late Dorothy
Florence (Washer) Homer.
Kevin was a lifelong resident of Imlay City. Kevin
was a graduate of the Imlay
City High School Class of
1973. Kevin earned an
Associates Degree in
Criminal Justice at Mott
Community College. He
married Rebecca Mary
Fairbairn on June 29, 1991
at Imlay City, MI. He
worked at his Dads:
Homers Imlay City
Concrete for nearly 35 years
before transitioning into Law
Enforcement. He had been
employed by Imlay City

Police Department as a full
time Police Officer for 17
years. Previously, he had
worked for Almont Police
department and Dryden
Police department; and he
was a Reserve Deputy
Sheriff with the Lapeer
County Sheriffs Department
for a few years. Kevin was a
Certified Fire Arms
Instructor; he enjoyed shooting, bowling, hunting and
was a member of the NRA.
Kevin is survived by his
wife: Rebecca Homer; one
daughter: Amanda (Bradley)
Jackman of Imlay City, MI;
three sons: Kevin (Nicole)
Homer, Jr. of Jackson, MI,
Theron Homer of Imlay City
and Daniel Kutchey of
Almont, MI; one brother:
James Homer of Imlay City,
MI. He also has four grand-
children: Kaylee Homer,

Kathryn Grace Homer,
Zachary James Homer, and
Bradley James Jackman, Jr.
(born just the day before
Kevins death).
Kevin was preceded in
death by his parents: James
(in 2010) and Dorothy
Homer (in 2006).
The funeral services will
be held 11:00 a.m. Friday,
August 5, 2016 at St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, 200 N.
Cedar St., Imlay City, MI.
Reverend Alan Casillas, pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran
Church will officiate. Burial
will follow in Imlay
Township Cemetery, Imlay
City.
The family will be available for visiting hours from
6-8 p.m. Wednesday, August
3rd, from 1-5 & 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, August 4th at
Muir Brothers Funeral Home

of Imlay City, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City and from
10-11 a.m. Friday, August
5th at St. Pauls Lutheran
Church.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign our
on-line register book at
muirbrothersfh.com.
~ RoseAnn (Pierce-Hunter) Malloy, 86 ~

RoseAnn (PierceHunter) Malloy 86, of
Capac, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, July 28,
2016, at her residence at
Blue Water Lodge, Fort
Gratiot.
She was born in Emmett,
September 5, 1929, the
daughter of the late Philip
and Marie (Butler) Pierce.
Rose Ann married Allen
Hunter in June of 1949. She
later married John Patrick
Malloy, September 29, 1975,
in Warren. John died
December 17, 2009.
RoseAnn had been a
parishioner of Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel, Emmett, and
was a parishioner of St.
Nicholas Catholic Church,
Capac and St. Denis
Catholic Church, Lexington.
She was owner and operator
of RoseAnns Beauty Salon
for over 35 years and was a
lifelong member of the Half
Century Club. RoseAnn had
traveled extensively throughout Ireland and the United
States, including Alaska and
Hawaii. She enjoyed spending her winters in Phoenix,

Arizona and summers in
Lexington, Michigan.
RoseAnn liked bowling and
always enjoyed having a
good time with family and
friends.
Surviving are four sons,
Doug of Lynn Township,
Dick (Patricia) of Capac,
Dean (Jill) of Arizona and
Dan Hunter of Arizona, and
a daughter, Darla (Jim)
Detroyer of Riley Township;
nine grandchildren, Jeff,
Doug, and Maureen Hunter,
Katie Attenborough, Megan

Baltierra, Karly LaForge,
Jade, Jimmy, and Ian
Detroyer; twelve greatgrandchildren, Stephanie,
Jeffery, Jacob, Morgan,
Dillon and Waylon Hunter,
Peyton Attenborough, Ava
and Mia Baltierra, and
Grady, Stella and Keagan
LaForge; four great-greatgrandchildren, Kaden, Ava,
Addison and Kamden
Collins; four step-daughters,
Cheryl (John Gallinaugh)
Fisher of Algonac, Nancy
(Chuck) Goubert of
Lexington, Maureen Elmore
of Indiana, Lynn (Lawrence)
Britt of Arizona; two stepsons, John (Denise) of
Clinton Twp and Bill (Mary
Jane) Malloy of Capac; eight
step-grandchildren; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; a sister,
Margaret Maggie (Jack)
Kinney of Emmett; special
caregiver, Yolanda Cutino;
special aunt, Theresa
Swansberg, and aunt Lorrine
Barber, as well as several
nieces, nephews and many
friends, including the special staff she became friends

with at Port Huron Dialysis.
She is preceded in death
by two siblings, Edna
Bartlett and Thomas Pierce;
brother-in-law, Ray Bart
Bartlett; and three grandchildren, Jamie Marie
Hunter, Joseph Hunter
Attenborough, and Johnny
Malloy.
Rite of Christian Burial
was held Tuesday, August 2,
2016 at Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Catholic Church,
Emmett. Fr. Joe Gagnon,
retired, officiated. Burial
was in Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel-Kenockee
Cemetery, Kenockee
Township.
Memorials are suggested
to St. Nicholas Catholic
Church, Capac or Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel Catholic
Church, Emmett.
were made by Kaatz Funeral
Directors of Capac. For
information and Guest Book
visit kaatzfunerals.com.
~ Betty L. Mosher, 87 ~
Tri-City
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P.O. Box 278
Imlay City, MI 48444
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Betty L. Mosher, age

87, of Attica, Michigan
died Friday, July 29, 2016
at McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital. Betty Louise
Ruddick was born July 9,
1929 in Seymour, IN. She
is the daughter of the late
Elmer and the late
Elizabeth (March) Ruddick.
She grew up in Seymour,
IN. She graduated from
Seymour High School.
Betty married John Topie in
1947. Betty and John
moved to the Imlay City

area in 1959. John died on
December 16, 1963. She
married Frank Mosher on
April 24, 1971 in Imlay
City, MI. Frank Mosher
died on October 10, 2005.
She was employed as a
secretary and a library aid
at Imlay City High Schools
during the late 1970s and
early 1980s. Betty was a
member of St. Pauls
Lutheran Church in Imlay
City, the Imlay City Eagles,
and the Lapeer Elks. She

enjoyed playing golf with
her family and friends.
She is survived by: one
daughter: Jonnetta (Ron)
Womble of Romeo, MI;
three sons: John (Louise)
Topie of Attica, MI, Roy
(Sharon) Topie of Gladwin,
MI and James Topie of
Attica, MI; one sister: Ruth
Sweany of Seymour, IN;
one brother: George
Ruddick of Greenwood, IN.
Betty is preceded in
death by: her husbands:

John Topie and Frank
Mosher; a step-daughter:
Cindy Mosher; two brothers: Harold Ruddick and
Francis Ruddick.
The funeral will be held
10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
August 3 at St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, 200 N.
Cedar St., Imlay City, MI.
Reverend Alan Casillas,
pastor of St. Pauls
Lutheran Church will officiate.
~ Leslie Les Lawrence, 75 ~

Leslie Les Lawrence,
age 75, of North Branch
Twp. died Tuesday, July 26,
2016 at McLaren Lapeer
Region of Lapeer, MI.
Leslie Francis Lawrence
was born November 8, 1940
in Detroit, MI. He is the son
of the late Walter and the
late Violet (Schmidt)
Lawrence. He grew up in
Detroit and was a 1959
graduate of East Detroit
High School. He married
Sandra Vicars on June 24,
1961 in Warren, MI. They
lived in Warren and moved
to the North Branch area in
1968. Les was employed by
General Motors Hydromatic
Powertrain Division in
Warren as a Quality Control

Inspector. Les retired after
30 years at General Motors.
Les loved to spend time
with his family, gardening,
and especially growing and
canning tomatoes. He was a
Deacon at Crossroads
Baptist Church. Most of all,
he loved the Lord with all
his heart and he would get
up at 5 a.m. each morning
to study his Bible. He is
survived by his wife:
Sandra Lawrence, one
daughter: Michelle (David)
Mead of North Branch, MI
and one son: Paul Lawrence
of Imlay City, MI; sister:
Sharon Sroka of Clinton
Twp., MI; eight grandchil-
dren: Joshua (Julie) Mead,

Ryan Mead, Jacob
(Theresa) Mead, Justus
(Ashley) Mead, Matt
(Lauren) Lawrence, Adam
Lawrence, Noah Lawrence,
and Sara Lawrence; six
great-grandchildren: Tristan,
Claryssa, Conor,
Mackenzie, Sawyer, and
Jaxon.
The funeral was held
Saturday, July 30, 2016 at
Crossroads Baptist Church,
6835 Weyer Road, Imlay
City, MI. Reverend Kenneth
Renard, pastor of
Crossroads Baptist Church,
officiated. Burial followed
at Burnside Township
Cemetery, Brown City, MI.
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
MI. Please be sure to sign
our on-line register book at
muirbrothersfh.com.
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Auto Body program holds high standards

By Maria Brown
Instructor Dave Winstead helps Brennden Schultz

of Imlay City and Dakota Miller of North Branch
remove trim from a truck door.
Announcements
Dhanani and Nahorodny Wed

Sandip Dhanani of Surat,
Gujarat, India and Kristin
Nahorodny of Yale, Michigan
were united in Marriage in
Warren, Michigan on July
24th, 2016.
Kristin Nahorodny is the
daughter or John and
Michelle Nahorodny of Yale,
Michigan and a 2006
Graduate of Capac High
School. She earned a
Bachelors Degree in Slavic
Studies from the Friedrich
Schiller University in Jena,
Germany and is currently
pursing her Masters Degree
at Michigan State University.
Sandip Dhanani graduated high school in 2004 in
Gujarat, India. He earned a
Masters of Science Degree in
Applied Physics in India. He
also earned a Masters of
Science Degree in Photonics

from the Abbe School of
Photonics-Friedrich Schiller
University in Jena, Germany.
The couple met in 2011
while they were both living
and studying in Jena,
Germany and are currently
living in East Lansing,
Michigan.
Theres no instant gratification, practice makes perfect,

he said.
That skill set has helped
students land jobs in a variety
of fields or launch their own
ventures. One graduate of the
program is an in demand fabricator of custom welded
staircases, Winstead said. Its
an occupation that cant be
outsourced but, on the other
hand, travels well.
You can work in any
state in auto body and get
excellent pay, he said.
Students have the opportunity to attain ASE
(Automotive
Service
Excellence)
certification
while in the program and are
well prepared to get other cer-
Ed-Tech Evolution
tifications in the field after
completing the course. If they
opt to seek more schooling
after graduation there are
multiple schools like Baker
College, Lincoln Tech and
Universal Technical Institute
that offer post-secondary programs in auto body.
As the automotive world
has greatly evolved over the
years, so too have the tools
and techniques.
Its not so much about
brute force but working
smart, Winstead said. The
program now owns new
straightening equipment that

uses digital laser measuring
to meet factory standards on
frame repairs.
Theres more emphasis
on precision these days due,
in part, to the value of todays
automobiles.
Our repair procedures
are held to a high standard for
safetyits not the days of
adjustable parts anymore. The
fit has to be exact. With the
average price of a car at
$25,000 plus the quality of
the work you do has to be
perfect, he said.
ATTICA TWP. Job

security, hands-on learning,
working with the latest equipmentits pretty easy for
Dave Winstead to list the
good things students experience in his Auto Body class at
the Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center.
Winstead just completed
his seventeenth year as the
program instructor and was
an Auto Body student himself
in Oakland County back in
the 70s. As someone whos
been working on cars his
whole life, he believe the possibilities are endless in this
career field.
We teach students all
aspects of collision repair:
frame straightening, collision-related
mechanical,
panel replacement, fiberglass
repair, welding, 12 volt electrical and painting, he said.
Along the way we also strive
to teach them a skill set and
work ethic that can be used in
any job.
We is Winstead and his
paraprofessional, Jim Brewer.
As a team they strive to give
their students the right mix of
hands-on work and an element of higher education.
They also work at helping
their pupils find that sweet
spot where they can excel.
A lot of value is put on
what experience students can
gain in other settings besides
the Auto Body classroom. In
the last year, students put in
2,500 hours in co-op or work
experience settings with
Lapeer County body shops,
auto detailers, fabrications
shops and RV repair outfits.
Many students go on to earn
full-time employment through
these arrangements.
This work takes a lot of Auto Body students roll a truck bed out of the paint booth last month at the
patience and a lot of skill. Lapeer County Ed Tech Center.
Editors note: The following is part of an ongoing

series highlighting programs
at the Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center and how those programs have changed and
evolved over the years to meet
the needs of students and the
local, state and world economy.
Capac Road project begins

Website photo
Resurfacing work due to be complete Sept. 30
The Hackwells will perform their Bluegrass and

folk music in Almont on Thurs., August 4.
The Hackwells to
appear August 4
Bluegrass band takes stage
at 7 p.m. in park in Almont
By Tom Wearing
ALMONT The earthy

sounds of bluegrass and folk
music will permeate the
grounds
of
Almont
Community
Park
on
Thursday, Aug. 4.
The occasion will be an
appearance
by
The
Hackwells, starting at 7 p.m.
on the park stage.
The concert is being cosponsored by Yarbrough
Insurance Agency and the
Almont Area Chamber of
Commerce.
The Hackwells program
is a continuation of the
Almont Park Boards Music
in the Park concert series.
The band features Brian
McCarty on guitar, Jeff
Schott on bass and John
Dobat on guitar and mandolin.
3rd Degree Burns on tap

The final concert in the
series is on Thursday, Aug.
11, featuring the music of
3rd Degree Burns; a group
consisting of about 30 young
local musicians.
In the event of rain or
strong winds, the concert
will be moved inside the
Almont Lions Hall, adjacent
to the park grounds.
Almont Lions Club will
be on hand during the concerts to sell refreshments
beneath the park pavilion.
The popular Thursdaynight concert series is coordinated by Almont Park
Board
Chairman/Village
Councilman Gary Peltier.
For more information
about the Park Boards
Music in the Park concert
series, call the Almont
Village Offices at 810-7988528.
By Maria Brown
BERLIN TWP. The

next stretch of Capac Road
improvements began this
week.
According to St. Clair
County Road Commission
Director KirkWeston, Ace
Asphalt was due to start
Monday, August 1, on the
trench and overlay project
from Burt Road to just south
of Terry Road.
Weston said motorists
can expect lane closures
throughout the project and, at
one point, that stretch of road
will be completely closed to

traffic for no more than 18
days.
The road must be open
to traffic no later than Sept.
2nd, with the expected completion date to be Sept. 30th,
he added.
Access will be maintained to all residential and
commercial buildings and
residents and emergency
vehicles will have access to
properties through the entire
project. During the complete
road closure, other vehicles
will be detoured around the
project via Belle Rier, Sperry
and Burt roads.
Local residents are

encouraged to plan for delays
due to construction. We
request your cooperation and
patience, the road commission said in a press release.
The price tag is estimated
at $877,000 with federal and
state funding covering the
majority of it and the county
picking up the remainder
with road millage funds.
Work will include crushing and shaping the existing
asphalt over the 1.37 mile
span, overlaying with new
asphalt, adding new aggregate to shoulders, spot ditching culverts, new pavement
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Last year, the county
resurfaced a portion of Capac
Road from the village limits
to Koehn Road. Their long
range plans for continued
improvements along the busy
road to the south with a Terry
to Dryden roads project tentatively slated for 2019 and a
Tubspring to Almont roads
reconstruction in 2020.
The Road Commission
is grateful for the funding
received from the countywide road millage, with the
Capac Road project being
one example of its benefits,
Weston said.
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Editors note: Due to space constraints announcements will be
posted one week in advance of the
event. Notices must be received in
writing by noon Monday prior to
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For Senior Citizens

Imlay City Senior Center Texas
Hold Em 12:30 p.m. For info
810-724-6030.
Gentle yoga, Wednesdays from
1-2 p.m. at the Imlay City Senior
Center. Practice led by Dina
Miramonti, RYT.
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
Township, MI 48094, from 4-8
p.m. Call the center for further
details, 586-752-6543.
Swing Dance Lessons offered at
the Port Huron Senior Center,
600 Grand Avenue in Port
Huron, every Tuesday from
7:30-9 p.m. and the 1st and 3rd
Thursday of the month from
7:30-9 p.m. with instructors Lyle
Malaski & Kristina Morton.
Call 810-984-5061 for more
information.
open to individuals 18 and older.

The Capac Senior Center is
open 8:30-4:30 weekdays. We
offer a variety of activities such
as fitness and craft classes, a
book review group, cards and
bus trips. Call Lori at 395-7889
for more information.
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
Almont and Dryden area senior of each month. Proof of residencitizens meet the 2nd Tuesday of cy and need required.
the month at 12 p.m. at the
Almont Lions Hall, 222 Water The Capac Community Food
St., for a potluck and program. Pantry, 114 S. Main Street, is
Call 798-8210 for more informa- open each Wednesday from 1-3
p.m. Please call LOVE, INC. at
tion.
810-245-2414 in advance to
Adults 55 and over are invited to ensure your food voucher will be
Berlin Twp. Senior Center to received before you stop in to
play cards from noon-3 p.m. the shop. Any questions, please call
2nd Wednesday of every month. Sherrie Cramton at 810-395Bring a sack lunch, beverages 1905.
provided. Senior stretch exercise
on Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. Potluck The Capac Kitchen serves free
luncheons will be served the 4th meals every Tuesday from 4:30Tuesday of every month at noon. 6 p.m. at Zion United Methodist
Church.
Call 810-395-4518 for details.
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol
and drug counselor will be available at the Imlay City Seniors
Center on the 4th Thursday of
every month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free Meals, Food
St. Pauls Lutheran Church

Food for Families kitchen is
Council on Aging Membership is open to the public for free, hot
meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
Blessed Hope
Baptist Church
Allenton, MI
enrolling students for

2016/2017.
Christian curriculum
K-2
loving atmopshere.
4th Tuesday of each month from

4:30-6:30 p.m. For more information please call 810-724-0690
or visit www.atticaumc.org.
This Heart Loves Food Pantry is

open the 1st Saturday of each
month from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City.
Dryden Area Food For Families
free dinner is served on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month from
4:30-6:00 p.m. at St. Cornelius
Church, 3834 Mill Street (north
of the light in Dryden). No proof
of income is required. Come and
enjoy a home cooked meal with
us.
participate in a storytime, developmentally appropriate games

and crafts, learn new skills, and
enjoy a snack and social time
with other children. Parents will
have the chance to talk to other
adults with same-age children.
Register now for the next session! Numerous locations and
dates available. For more information and to sign up call the
Family Literacy Center at 810664-2737.
Support Groups
Lapeer Area Citizens Against
Domestic Assault meets 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. every
Wednesday in the Lapeer Court
House for personal protection
order clinic. For info 810-2460632.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m.

Fridays at Family of Christ
Lutheran Church, 7191 E Imlay
City Rd., Imlay City. And on
Mondays at 8:00 p.m. St Paul
The Dryden Historical Society Lutheran Church, 200 Cedar
meets at 7 p.m. the first St., Imlay City.
Wednesday of the month and the Widowed Friends invites all
museum opens every Monday widowed to join us for breakfast
from 5:30-7 p.m.
and friendship in a safe setting
The Capac Historical Society is every 2nd and 4th Monday of
now open to visitors daily from the month at 9 a.m. at Seros,
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on 925 Gratiot in Marysville. For
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859 for more information about our
group, call Julie at 810-388more information.
0868.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is now open for the Lapeer County Families Against
2016 season on Saturdays from 1 Narcotics group meets the secto 4 p.m. Stop by and view new ond Tuesday of the month at
exhibits and learn more about Faith Christian Fellowship, 69
Imlay Citys wonderful history. W. Nepessing St. in Lapeer. Call
For more information call 810- 810-667-0119 for more information or email faithchrist09@aol.
724-1904.
com.
Museums
Youth Events
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss

group meets Tuesday nights at
the Hunters Creek Mobile
Home Park Club House, 725
DeMille Rd. in Lapeer. Weigh-in
from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting from
6:30-7:30 p.m. For more information, call 810-664-7579.
Imlay City Christian School is

now enrolling for Fall. Call 810724-5695 to inquire. We serve
students
from
Junior
Kindergarten through the 8th
grade with a Christ centered,
The Attica United Methodist quality education. All inquiries
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
Church will be holding a free are welcomed.
Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at
30-3
community meal on the 2nd and Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. This
the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Lapeer.
is a FREE workshop for 3-5 year Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
olds & parents/caregivers! meeting. Call Linda at 810-245Enjoy fun projects that will 3955 or Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
develop your childs skills and more information.
prepare them for school!
Children also enjoy a snack, For those that have experienced
story time, and a free book! Call the death of a loved one, a supAFFORDABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS WITH:
the Family Literacy Center port group is available facilitat 3 Nutritious Meals Daily
Light Housekeeping
today to reserve your seat at ed by a trained United Hospice
Compimentary Satellite TV Health Services
810-664-2737 and for more Service (UHS) bereavement vol Life-enriching Activities
Available
information on dates and times. unteer. Marlette Regional
Hospital, 2770 Main Street in
Play groups available. Free 6 Marlette, hosts this support
week sessions. At these FREE 90 group the 1st Friday of each
www.SanctuaryatMapleVista.org
minute playgroups children will month at 10 a.m. in the
Call 586.784.5854
for more information
Administration
Conference
Room. For more information,
call 800-635-7490 or visit www.
marletteregionalhospital.org.
the Canine Good Citizen

Certification. Pre-registration is
required. Classes fill up quickly.
For more information visit www.
midmichigantherapydogs.com
or call Kathie Whitehouse,
President, 248-909-9522 or Terri
Martin, Lead Trainer at 248The Imlay City Dance team is 521-2930.
holding a Flamingo Flocking
Fundraiser. Donations will cover The Lapeer Art Association
the costs of much needed uni- presents Re-Imagined, Art of
forms and help send the girls to the Recycled and the Imaginary,
their first ever competition. Aug.6-Sept.17, Gallery 194, 194
Contact ICDT via Facebook at W. Nepessing, Lapeer. Tues. thru
www.facebook.com/ICVDT, or Sat., noon-6 p.m. 810-667-3632,
Coach Ahlissa Vaubel at 810- lapeerart.org.
210-5835 for details.
New Life Christian Church
The Imlay City Christian School Friday, Aug. 19, Movie Event is holding a fundraiser for 7-9 p.m. Featuring Gods Not
TAFFY (Tuition Assistance Dead 2 For more info visit
Fundraising For Youth). Come www.newlifechristian.net.
join us for euchre the 2nd New Life Christian Church
Saturday of each month at 7 Saturday, Aug. 20, Family
p.m. at the Imlay City Christian Summerfest Picnic - 14 p.m.
School, 7197 E. Imlay City Rd. Free Food, Raffles, Popcorn,
in Imlay City. For more infor- Inflatables, Hayride, Music,
mation, call 810-724-5695.
Mini-Facials, Pedicures, Blood
Pressure Screening and much
more... For more info visit www.
newlifechristian.net.
Fundraisers
Craft Shows/Bazaars
Rummage Sales
Capac Quilters in Training Quilt

Guilds: Stash sale, swap meet &
craft show. Saturday only! Sep.
10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St Johns
Lutheran Church Parish Hall,
109 E. Kempf Court, Capac, MI.
The crafters part of the stash
sale & swap meet is a craft-supply specific sale not a general
yard or garage sale. Please email
susanalong456@gmail.com or
call Sues cell, 609-827-0879 for
an application, questions or
directions.

Coming in September, Miracle
Living ISOM (International
School of Ministry). For more
info visit www.newlifechristian.
Memphis Library Book Sale - net.
August 4-6 (during Memphis
Days), 34830 Potter St, Memphis, Volunteer for the Habitat for
MI 48041. Thursday 9 a.m.-8 Humanity of Lapeer County at
p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. the office. Interested parties can
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ( $1 Bag call 810-664-7111 and speak to
Day). For more information call Carolyn, Cheryl or Pete at 810660-7823.
810-392-2980.
Capac Pharmacy is teaming
with Support Million Hearts by
offering in-pharmacy blood
pressure screenings, 136 North
Mid-Michigan Therapy Dogs Main St. in Capac, Tuesdays, 9
will host training classes at a.m.- 6 p.m. Everyone is invited
Goodrich United Methodist to come and have their blood
Church starting Tues., Aug. 30, pressure read for free.
2016 at 7 p.m. Dogs can be any
size or breed, must have good
temperament, be well socialized,
and have basic obedience. Dogs
must be friendly, enjoy human Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
contact with elderly and chil- of Imlay City, Post 2492, 598 N.
dren. A therapy dog is a family Almont Ave. (Fairgrounds Rd.)
pet that is trained to provide Overseas Veterans Meetings 2nd
affection and comfort to people Thursday, every other month,
in hospitals, nursing homes, 7:00 p.m.; Post Meetings 1st
grief camps, reading programs Thursday every month, 7:00
in schools. Dogs will be tested for p.m.; Auxilliary Meetings 1st
Saturday every month, 2:00
p.m.
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(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
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Dryden
U.M.C.
810-796-3341
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West Berlin
U.M.C.
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
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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
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810-724-1135
The Imlay City American

Legion Post 135 meets the 2nd
and last Wednesdays of the
month at 7:30 p.m. The post is
located at 212 E. Third Street.
Contact them at 724-1450 or
americanlegionpost135@frontier.com.
586.336.4673
M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
Father Paul Ward
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John Barker, Minister
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Sunday Mornings
10:30 am
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Light of Christ
Community
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Almont
First Baptist Church
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888

Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am
Worship Services
10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm
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2720 Winslow Road

1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass
1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City

at corner of Newark Rd.
201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI

810-798-8855
Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley
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(810) 395-7557
275 Bancroft - Imlay City

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

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Pastor
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438
Come to the WELS
7191 Imlay City Road

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

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

Capac, MI 48014
Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
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Weekday Masses:
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sundays 6-8pm

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

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

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

Evangelist
Catholic Church
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

9:30 am - WORSHIP
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS
ALL WELCOME!!!
Pastor Steven Helms
15
Markets
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School
9:00 a.m. September thru May
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Phone: 810-724-6999
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
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The Evening Star Quilt Guild

meets the last Wednesday of
each month at the Davison
Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
Rd. in Davison. Meetings start
at 6:30 p.m. and doors open at
6:00 p.m. For more information, call Lisa, 810-358-7294.
The Flea Market held each

Sunday at the Lapeer Center
Building, 425 County Center
Rd. in Lapeer, will be open
from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 50
booths inside and outside sell a
huge variety of items. This
event is sponsored by the
Lapeer Center Building, and
there is no admission charge.
For info on space rentals, contact Logan at 810-347-7915.
For general information on the
Flea Market or food service by
Peacock Alley Catering call
810-664-2109 or email lapeercenter@charter.net.
Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Wednesday Prayer & Praise 7:30 pm
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
Phone: 810-724-8110
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist
810-417-0265 cbcimlay.org
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Service 10:45 am
Evening Service 6:00 pm
Wednesday Service 7:00 pm
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church

Lutheran Church
United Church of Christ
St. Nicholas
Catholic Church
16
Sunday 2:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
Supervised child care during all services
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church during service.
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Phone 810-724-2620
PASTOR KEN RENARD
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo
Weekday Masses
810-724-3306
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Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
670 N. Van Dyke

Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm
810-395-2409
Imlay City
C.R.C.
810-724-4315
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810-724-0687
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
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395 N. Cedar (M-53)

www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Youth Ministry
MOPS Program
Community Mens & Womens
Bible Studies
Church 810-395-2112
Imlay City
Church of Christ
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI

Corner of Almont Road
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
810-724-2702
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Imlay City
U.M.C.
859 N. Van Dyke Road

Imlay City, Michigan 48444
4411 Newark Road

Attica, MI 48412
810-724-1200
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.

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

Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
(ELCA)
Capac
U.M.C.
Attica
U.M.C.
Almont/Dryden Masons meets

7:00 p.m. every 2nd Thursday
of the month at Masonic Center
in Almont.
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI

Sunday, Aug. 21, 35 year
Celebation - Sunday Service 10
a.m. Bring a friend and help us
Celebrate 35 years. Come hear
Sr. Pastor Bill Strayer and The
Awake America 3.6.5. Team
from Calvary Chapel Worship
Center, New Port Richey, FL.
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Rural Lifestyles
Squash bees call

the garden home
T
hese days, my trips out

to the garden are brief.
I pick a few squash
and zucchini, check on the
tomatoes and pull a few
weeds. If
the opportunity ever
presented
itself, I
might consider plopping down
among the
vines,
bushes
and plants
Brown
and enjoy
the scenery and
tranquility kind of like the
squash bees do.
The next time you
crouch down to pick a zucchini peek inside a blossom
on that plant and youll likely see a handful of winged
creatures. Depending on the

time of day, theyll either be
foraging or snoring.
According to Jim Cane, a
bee biologist with the United
States Department of
Agricultures Agricultural
Research Service, these
native bees are workhorses
in the garden who pollinate
squash and pumpkins.
Considered solitary,
those bees in two genera,
Peponapis and Xenoglossa,
build individual nests in the
ground, often in the soil
underneath these plants, versus the colonies like those
made by honey bees. For a
long time, I presumed those
were honey bees burrowing
themselves deep in the yellow flowers but I was curious as to why they were just
hanging out in there. Most of
the time, you see pollinators
making quick stops at flow-
ers before buzzing back to

their hives or homes.
According to Cane, its the
male squash bees who start
their day visiting the flowers
for sustenance but, by noon,
theyre fast asleep inside the
blooms. Many will stay there
for the rest of the day and
even overnight, ready and
refreshed to greet potential
mates who show up in the
early morning when the
flowers first open.
According to the USDA,
biologists have discovered
that both males and females
utilize the plants nectar but
only the females seek out the
pollen grains, eating them or
carrying them and the nectar
back to their offspring in the
nest.
If theres a strong enough
population, squash bees can
thoroughly pollinate a field
or garden of curcubits. The
Pollinators helped domesticate crop before honey bees arrived
Male squash bees spend most of their days and nights in the blossoms of
squash, gourd and pumpkin plants where they eat, sleep and greet potential
mates. Females build nests in the soil under the plants.
males proclivity for seeking
out females at food rather
than the traditional nesting
sites is what makes them so
proficient. In the past, only
10 percent of crop production has been attributed to
male bees but with both
males and females of the
squash bee variety visiting
blooms, fewer bees are needed overall to pollinate a crop.
In fact, this type of pollinator made it possible for
Native Americans to domes-
ticate and produce squash

and gourds before Europeans
brought honeybees to the
New World and it appears,
they continue to play a larger
role in food production than
once believed.
Ongoing studies look to
quantify the impact these
native pollinators have on
crop production in the
Americas. One survey site,
comprised of nearly 1,000
contiguous acres of squash,
was believed to host 135,000
USDA looks to quantify conservation efforts Weather
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The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) National
Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is contacting 450
Michigan farmers to take part
in a survey that will more
accurately measure the environmental benefits associated
with implementation and
installation of conservation
practices on agricultural land.
The results of the Conservation
Effects Assessment Project
(CEAP) survey will help further develop the sciencebased solutions for managing
the agricultural landscape to
improve environmental quality.
The survey gives farmers and ranchers the power to
provide a more complete and
accurate picture of the conservation practices on their operations,
said
NASS
Administrator Hubert Hamer.
If contacted, I encourage
farmers and ranchers to participate. Their collective

responses can directly benefit
themselves and all producers
by helping leaders focus on
what producers need to install
conservation practices that
are best for their operations
environmentally and financially.
The results of the survey
will demonstrate the work of
Americas farmers to conserve natural resources while
producing the food, fuel and
fiber the world requires, participating farmers and ranchers support our cause for continued science-based conservation programs that protect
natural resources while supporting farm-related jobs.
Survey results will guide
USDA conservation policy
and program development
and help conservationists,
farmers and ranchers more
efficiently and effectively
conserve natural resources.

In addition to helping
determine the effectiveness of
existing conservation practices, NRI-CEAP analysis provides estimates of resources
farmers may need to further
protect the soil, water and
related resources. Additional
information about CEAP is
available at the Conservation
Effects Assessment Project
survey web page at www.
nass.usda.gov/Surveys/
Conservation_Effects_
Assessment_Project/index.
php.
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survey under a cooperative
agreement with Natural
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only the effectiveness of
existing conservation practices but also what resources
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squash bees, Cane reported.

In a Texas test plot researchers said squash bees were
more abundant than honey
bees. Researchers like these
kind of results, especially in
light of the pressures honey
bees are facing these days.
So if your garden is
teeming with squash and
pumpkins this year, thank
these powerful pollinators
for being so productive.
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Lapeer station
Minimum temp.
54.6 on Tuesday, 26th
Maximum temp.
91.1 on Wed., 27th
Rainfall
.10 inches
Growing Degree Days
for corn development:
Current: 1,729
Forecast: 1,890
For the week of

July 26-August 1
Emmett station
Minimum temp.
58.8 on Tuesday, 26th
Maximum temp.
90.5 on Wed., 27th
Rainfall
.21 inches
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Forecast: 1,860
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Church offers free

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By Maria Brown
IMLAY CITY Its

that time of year for Gateway
Assembly Church to show
their heart for the community.
Next week, members will
host a series of free events
and giveaways, starting on
Tuesday, August 9, as part of
their This Heart Loves
Community Festival.
Thats when theyll partner with the Marathon station
at M-53 and ImlayCity Road
for a Gas Giveaway. From 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., some 5,000
gallons of gas will be available for $1 off per gallon.

The generosity continues
later in the week when the
church hosts events at their
location on M-53 in Imlay
Twp.
This
Heart
Loves
Community Festival is our
opportunity, as a church, to
unite the people and give
back to the city that weve
always
loved,
said
Gateways lead pastor, Jeff
Krist.
A Family Night is planned
for Friday, August 12.
Concessions will be available
for a cost on Friday night.
Photo provided
Gateway Assembly hosts This

Heart Loves Community events
Free haircuts are just one of many complimentary services offered at Gateway Assembly on Saturday as
part of the churchs This Heart Loves Community Festival.
On the following day,
Saturday, August 13, theres
a slew of free services and
attractions being offered.
Guests are invited to take
advantage of free car washes,
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Volunteers will also be giving
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Seasons first Movie in the Park

offering features childrens fare
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY The
Imlay City Downtown
Development Authority will
present a modern-day childrens classic to kick off the
2016 Movies in the Park
series at Lamb-Steele Park
on Tuesday, August 9.
D D A P r o m o t i o n s
Assistant Nick Pugliese
welcomes
families
to
gather at dusk (around 9
p.m.) on August 9 for a
showing of the popular
Minions.
In addition to the free
movie, youngsters in atten-
dance will enjoy an artsand-crafts activity prior to

the showing.
Pugliese
said
the
Summer Concert Series and
Movies in the Park events
are made possible through
the generous support of the
Greater Flint Arts Council.
In the event of inclement
weather, the arts-and-crafts
activity and the movie will
be relocated to the Imlay
City Heritage Church, locat-
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Silver Grill.
Check the Imlay City
DDA Facebook page for upto-the-minute news regarding the Movies in the Park
Series, as well as other
events and activities around
downtown Imlay City.
For more information,
contact DDA Promotions
Assistant Nicholas Pugliese
at ddapromotions@imlaycity.org or at 810-724-2135.
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Goodland Township nature photographer Susan Sam captured this sweet

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Extension host Citizen Planner classes

ST. CLAIR COUNTY
A premiere training program for local officials working in the area of planning,
zoning, community and economic development will be
held in Port Huron next
month. Early registration is
required.
Michigan State University
Extension is offering its premiere Michigan Citizen
Planner program September 8
through October 20. Classes
will be held Thursday evenings at the St. Clair County
Donald Dodge Auditorium,
200 Grand River Ave, Port
Huron, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Of the participants in
2012 Citizen Planner programs, 91 percent rated the
instructors as very good or
excellent and 94 percent of
participants rated the level of
knowledge after attending the
sessions as good to excellent.
Online registration is
available at events.anr.msu.
edu/CPSTC or by telephoning 269-657-8213. Payment
can be made by credit card, or
check with invoice. The registration
deadline
is
September 1, 2016.
The course fee is $295
per participant for the complete core program. Group
discounts are available. Cost
is $275 per participant for
groups of four to nine coming
from the same organization.
It is $250 per participant for
10 or more. The fee covers
registration, course materials
and refreshments. Participants
that complete all seven sessions will receive a certificate
of completion and may continue on to become Master
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available from a governments liability insurance
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ST. CLAIR COUNTY

The St. Clair County Bar
Association recently created
the St. Clair County Bar Mock
Trial Fund to help support the
special programs, projects and
operations of Mock Trial.
The Mock Trial program
in St. Clair County began in
2006 when Judge Cynthia
Platzer and local attorney,
John Livesay, gathered community members, teachers,
principals and attorneys who
all shared a vision of creating
a program for local high
school students that would
give them the opportunity to
develop crucial professional
skills.
Kevin Rudoplh, an
Anchor Bay High School
alumni, said, Beyond gaining knowledge of and respect
for the justice system, the program taught me professional
skills I still use today: the
skills of public speaking, persuasive
argumentation,
accountability, and working
with a teamjust to name a
few.
In 2016, over 124 students
participated on 16 teams from
10 St. Clair County high
schools. Mock Trial has been
called the academic version of
a football players homecoming game. Students learn valuable lessons about how to
think on their toes, to work as
a team, to make a persuasive
and compelling argument, and
to have confidence while
doing so.
Mock Trial is open to any
high school who wishes to
participate. Typically, between
9 to 11 schools throughout St.
Clair County participate each
year, involving over 100 stu-
dents annually. More than 70

volunteers from the community, attorneys, judges, court
staff and local police departments all work to put on this
one day event for the students.
The testimonials from
the students, teachers, and
lawyers give a good understanding of the incredible lifechanging critical thinking
skills our program provides
for our local high school students. Year after year the St.
Clair County Bar membership
devotes countless hours as
well as funding to provide to
every high school in our
County the opportunity to
compete and to learn about
our system of jurisprudence,
said Hon. Cynthia S. Platzer,
Mock Trial Program Chair.
The State Bar of Michigan
honored the St. Clair County
Bar Association Mock Trial
Program with the Kimberly
Cahill Bar Leadership Award
in 2015. The Award is presented to the best of the best
in the State of Michigan for
promoting the ideal of profes-
sionalism in responding to a
compelling legal need within
the community. Mock Trial
has over a decade-long commitment to provide a forum
for developing critical thinking skills, respect for legal
processes, sportsmanship,
leadership and professionalism to local students throughout the county via the Mock
Trial Competition.
Attorneys and Judges
throughout St. Clair County
have been extremely generous
with their giving over the
years, said Jackie Hanton,
Vice President of the
Community Foundation.
Mock Trial is a great
experience for students of all
backgrounds, and this new
fund will allow todays donors
to make gifts to support
tomorrows leaders.
The
Community
Foundation of St. Clair
County is one of the oldest
foundations in Michigan,
formed in 1944, and is the
largest
foundation
in
Michigans Thumb Region.
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entering school for the first time is required to have a
vision and hearing screening. The St. Clair County Health
Department is offering free screening for any child entering preschool or kindergarten in the fall.
Appointments are available and walk-ins will be
accepted. Screening is offered at the St. Clair County
Health Department located at 3415 28th Street, in Port
Huron.
The screening schedule for August 22-31 is Mondays:
10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday:
8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment
call (810) 987-5300.
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prevailed via a 3-0 count.

Stine was the winning
pitcher. He threw a one-hitter over six innings, including a 11 strikeouts and a
walk.
The Motor City Bombers
then knocked off the Blazer
Silverbacks (Wisconsin) by a
17-10 score, before exiting
tournament play with a 12-11
loss to Grossi Nationals (the
eventual fifth place squad).
Stine finished the tournament with 16 hits in 25 at
bats. He collected one homer,
a blast over the 320-foot
fence en route.
Mason Clark (Clinton
Township, Steven Serfin
(Memphis), Trent Burns
(Shelby Township), Gary
Nilson (Macomb Township),
Dylan Raiss (Anchor Bay), Almonts Jacob Battani takes off at the Grand
Ethan Raiss (Anchor Bay), Haven Beach Vault contested recently. He turned
Adam Osterman (Anchor in a second-place finish there.
Bay), Mathew Marquis
(Sterling Heights), Mathew
Bruns (Macomb Township)
and Jack Donavon (Macomb
Township) joined Stine on
the roster of the Motor City
Bombers.
ALMONT The Motor

City Bombers, which lists
Almonts Reis Stine on its
roster, took 12th out of 24
teams July 21-23 at the AA
World Series in Canton.
The team got their tournament
run
underway
Thursday, July 21 with a 13-8
loss to Bloomfield Sting (the
eventual second place squad).
Later that day, the Motor
City Bombers fell to 0-2 with
a 5-3 setback to Thunder
Baseball.
The following day would
see them halve a pair of
bracket play contests, picking up a 13-12 victory over
Grossi Americans and falling
9-6 to Down River Hawks
(the eventual third place
squad).
The team then challenged
Victory Blue Devils, who
hail from New York, on
Saturday, July 23.
Requiring a triumph to Reis Stine, of Almont, went 16 for 25 at the plate
continue their tournament for the Motor City Bombers at the AA World Series
run, the Motor City Bombers 13U baseball teams in Canton recently.
Photo provided
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Battani nabs second

at Grand Haven event
Young Guns take first in Battle Creek

Those outcomes placed

the Michigan Young Guns in a
Sunday, July 10 championship game versus 84th Street
Sliders. That battle drew to a
close with the Michigan
Young Guns posting a 13-3
triumph.
Reis Stine, Preston Allis,
Dominic Dortch, Landon

Kruse, Daniel Patrias, Dillon
Bellan, Ryan Ruhlman, Ryan
Webster, Blake Kapron, Shane
Williams and Adam VanBuren
helped the Michigan Young
Guns claim tournament honors. They were coached by
Wayne Smith and Tom Moore.
Photo provided
TRI-CITY AREA The

Michigan Young Guns 13U
baseball team brought home a
first-place finish from the
Game Day Tournament July
8-10 in Battle Creek.
The team began tournament action with a 3-1 triumph against Wolfpack on
Friday, July 8.
The following day saw the
Michigan Young Guns earn a
17-1
win
over
Peak
Performance and notch a 5-3
victory against GR Flames.
By Kevin Kissane
The Michigan Young

Guns 13U baseball
team took first place
at a tournament in
Battle Creek recently.
They are front (L to
R) Reis Stine,
Preston Allis,
Dominic Dortch,
Landon Kruse, Daniel
Patrias and Dillon
Belan; and back
coach Wayne Smith,
Ryan Ruhlman, Ryan
Webster, Blake
Kapron, Shane
Williams, Adam
VanBuren and coach
Tom Moore.
Young Guns 15U win title in Lapeer
Bluewater Bluejays players Aaron Greb, Nick

Kucharski and Joey Savel have been chosen to
participate in a baseball All-Star Game this
December. It will take place in Orlando, Florida.
By Kevin Kissane
Bluejay trio chosen

tourney All-Stars
By Kevin Kissane

Photo provided
TRI-CITY AREA
The Michigan Young Guns
15U baseball team claimed
a first-place showing at the
FAAST Bash Tournament
July 9-10 in Lapeer.
Danny
Campbell,
Michael Schuster, Adam
Campbell, Cameron Asaro,
Parker Zisler, Nick Wilson,
Mitch
Proper,
Chase
Kapron, Griffin DePauw,
Colton Kruse and Jace
Rinke appeared on the roster of the Michigan Young
Guns. They were directed to
the top placing by coaches
Shane Campbell, Bill
Campbell, Rob Proper and
Matt Rinke.
TRI-CITY AREA A
pair of Tri-City Area pole
vault standouts tested their
respective skills at the Grand
Haven Beach Vault on
Saturday, July 16.
Almonts Jacob Battani
headlined the duo, pulling
up second among Boys
High School Division 2
entrants. The 2016 graduate,
who will compete next season at Grand Valley State
University, cleared 15 feet 6

inches en route to second.
TJReintjes, who will be
a senior at Imlay City High
School this fall managed a
clearance of 14 feet 3 inches. That left him in a twoway tie for sixth with
Jackson, Michigans Joe
Gray.
Oak Park Illinois competitor Luke Nelson was the
event pacesetter. He cleared
15 feet 6 inches, edging
Battani in a tiebreaker for
the top spot.
Photo provided
By Kevin Kissane
The Michigan Young Guns 15U baseball team took first at tournament in
Lapeer recently. They are front (L to R) Danny Campbell, Michael Schuster,
Adam Campbell, Cameron Asaro and Parker Zisler; and back coach Shane
Campbell, coach Rob Proper, Nick Wilson, Mitch Proper, Chase Kapron,
Griffin DePauw, coach Bill Campbell, Colton Kruse, Jace Rinke and coach
Matt Rinke.
TRI-CITY AREA
Three members of the
Bluewater Bluejays 13U
baseball team landed a spot
on the All-Star team at a
tournament in Cincinnati,
Ohio recently.
Almonts
Nick
Kucharski and Joey Savel
along with Yales Aaron
Greb were the Bluejay players recognized.

Players were chosen by
opposing coaches and members of the Baseball Youth
Tournament staff.
With their accomplishment, the trio are now eligible participate in the Baseball
Youth All-American Game.
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December in Orlando,
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Kerr brings home

a second place
By Kevin Kissane
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CAPAC Emma Kerr,

of Capac, ranked among the
top finishers at a Bluewater
Junior Golf Tour stop last
Thursday.
Lakeview Hills Country
Club, in Lexington, served
as the tournament venue.
Competing in the Girls
14 and Over A Division,
Kerr wound
up second.
She posted
a 91 for her
18-hole
round.
Princess
Wells, of
Macomb,
took division honors
Kerr
that day.
Wells managed an 88.
The Alliance hockey team took first at a tournament in Lapeer recently. They are front (L to R) Will
Garbatt and Max Hubbell; middle Jacob Young, Josh Schmidt, Matt Brauer, Jacob Krutz, Dakota Lehman,
Thomas Manko, Hunter Ratliff and Dylan Maxwell; and back coach Tom Ferreri, Ben Stull, Kurtis Winget,
Adam Green, Connor Doll, Trevor Turton, Johnny Kippe, Ryan Rychiewski and coach Brad Kippe.
Manko, Winget help team to a title

By Kevin Kissane
against Lapeer.
Those results secured the
Alliance Hockey team a spot
in the championship game
where they squared off versus Fenton/Linden. That
clash drew to a close with
the Alliance Hockey team
ahead by a 4-3 scoreboard
count.
Ben Stull, Adam Green,
Connor Doll, Trevor Turton,
Johnny
Kippe,
Ryan
Rychiewski, Jacob Young,

Josh Schmidt, Jacob Krutz,
Dakota Lehman, Hunter
Ratliff, Dylan Maxwell, Will
Garbatt, Matt Brauer and
Max Hubbell joined them on
the championship squad
which also features players
hailing from Lakeville,
North Branch and Goodrich.
They were directed to a top
placing by coaches Tom
Ferreri and Brad Kippe.
TRI-CITY AREA
The Alliance Hockey team,
which includes Almonts
Thomas Manko and Imlay
Citys Kurtis Winget, registered a first-place finish at a
tournament in Lapeer recently.
The two-day event
unfolded July 23-24.
The Alliance Hockey

team began tournament
action on Saturday, July 23
with a 5-2 win against
Fenton/Linden.
Later that day, the team
improved to 2-0 with a 7-4
victory over Mid Michigan
Storm.
The following day saw
the Alliance Hockey team
raise their mark to 3-0,
thanks to a 4-2 triumph
Emma Kerr, a graduate of Capac High School,

watches her shot split the fairway in a Blue Water
Junior Golf Tour event.
Austin Wheeler (center) signs his letter of intent with the Defiance College mens soccer team as coach
John Burke, brother Justin, mom Missy and dad Ray look on this past week.
Wheeler to play soccer at Defiance

By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Austin
Wheeler, a 2016 graduate of
Almont High School, signed
a national letter of intent to
continue his soccer playing
days at Defiance College
recently.
Wheeler brings plenty of
experience with him to the

Division III program. He
played all four of his high
school seasons at Almont
High School.
In addition to that,
Wheeler fine-tuned his skills
as an integral part of the
Dryden boys indoor soccer
team and Lapeer United soccer travel teams. It was while
watching the latter of those

two squads at a college showcase event he was offered a
spot on the Defiance College
team.
He attracted their attention with his play as a part of
Almonts squad, before competing with a Dryden indoor
team his final two seasons.
Austin will bring a great
deal of skill, leadership and a

high soccer IQ to the Defiance
team, John Burke, who
coaches the Dryden boys
indoor soccer team observed.
Wheeler joins a Defiance
College team that is coming
off a 6-11-1 campaign, including a 2-6-1 league showing.
He will battle it out for playing time at a forward position.
Aguinaga to take
skills to Hibbing CC
By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC
Louis
Aguinaga, a 2016 graduate of
Capac High
School, will
continue his
playing days
with
the
Hibbing
Community
College
(Hibbing,
Minnesota)
baseball team Aguinaga
next season.
Last spring Aguinaga
piqued their interest by ranking first on the Capac ballclub and third among Tri-
City Times All-Area first

team honorees with a .465
average.

He managed 26 singles,
five doubles and two triples
in 76 at bats.
Aguinaga also provided
his teams highest RBI total
(15) and second highest run
output (18).
He struck out just six
times.
Those numbers helped
him finish his fourth season
on Capacs varsity as an AllBlue Water Area Conference
first team choice.
Hibbing
Community
College competes in the
Minnesota
Community
College North Division.
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Schuster is heading to Davenport

By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Almont
standout Matt Schuster
inked a pact to become a part
of the Davenport University
(Grand Rapids, Michigan)
baseball team recently.
This past spring Schuster
attracted their attention by
generating a .491 average,
thanks to 42
singles and
10 doubles
in 106 at
bats.
His
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was best on
the Almont
ballclub and Schuster
second out
of those who attained Tri-
City Times All-Area first

team status.
He also amassed his
squads highest run total
(42), provided his teams
third highest steal output
(five) and added his squads
fourth highest RBI total (17).
Schuster struck out just
nine times.
The senior outfielder
wrapped up his first and
final season on Almonts

varsity as a Tri-City Times
All-Area first team selection
and All-Blue Water Area
Conference first team
choice.
With his help, Almont
finished the season as owners of a 23-10 overall mark.
That included an 11-3 record
as far BWAC clashes were
concerned.
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The Capac 12U softball team took second at the Brown City All-Star Tournament recently. They are front
(L to R) Juliana Closurdo, Maria Stanton and Julia Schaefer; and back Cerenity Helzer, coach Paul
Moran, Chloe Moran, Meriah Mason, Jordyn Wheeler, coach Thomas Wheeler, Christina Helzer, Laila
Gross, Hayley Trudo, Jewel Rickman, coach Scott Barker and Gracie Barker.
Capac second at Brown City Tourney

By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC The Capac

12U softball team registered a
second-place finish at the
Brown
City
All-Star
Tournament which was contested July 8-10.

Capac opened tournament
action with a 10-0 loss to
Millington. That was followed by a 10-9 win against
Brown City; an 11-3 victory
over Clio; and a 15-5 triumph

against Armada.
Juliana Closurdo, Maria
Stanton, Julia Schaefer,
Cerenity Helzer, Chloe
Moran, Meriah Mason,
Jordyn Wheeler, Christina
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Trudo, Jewel Rickman and
Gracie Barker made Capacs
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They were coached by
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Construction Engineering Services for
Water Services and Fire Hydrant
replacement on North Almont Avenue
Reconstruction Project in the amount of
$15,500.00, as presented; approved
Change Order No. 2 - North Almont
Avenue Project in the amount of
$26,515.00, as presented; and scheduled
a hearing regarding the dangerous buildings of 112 East Third Street and 118
East Third Street for August 3, 2016 at
7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be
heard. The meeting was adjourned at
7:48 p.m. Submitted by Nicole F. Frost,
City Clerk. Complete copies of the minutes are available in the Clerks office
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First Tee is far more

than just golf lessons!
Castle Creek Golf Club hosted the fine folks from

First Tee, where the kids of all ages learned about
golf and some life lessons.
Jamison,
Cox make
All-BWA
PGA Pro and First Tee director, Joe Simpson

instructs the young golfers in proper etiquette.
30th Annual
OUTDOOR
WEEKEND
By Kevin Kissane
Even small
ads draw BIG
attention in the
TRI-CITY
TIMES
724-2615
Getting ready to hit the links at Castle Creek Golf

Club. (L-R) Preston, Ryker and Easton following
coach Beckys direction for warming up.
WOODS-N-WATER NEWS PRESENTS...
TRI-CITY AREA
The following athletes earned
a spot on the All-Blue Water
Area girls soccer squad
which was announced recently:
First team - Hannah
Jones, Port Huron Northern;
Lily Hurtibise, Port Huron
High; Bailee Gunderson,
Marine City; Jenna Lesch,
Memphis; Andrea Sekloch,
Richmond; Morgan Allen,
Algonac;
Genevieve
Milletics, Cros-Lex; Megan
Jamison, Capac; Emily
Andrews, Marine City;
Kenzie
Weingartz,
Marysville; Natalie Booms,
St. Clair; Morgan Kronner,
St. Clair; and Kirstyn Madil,
Armada.
Second team - Kendal
Davis, Armada; Grace Aiken,
Richmond; Abby Cowhy,
Yale; Caitlin McNary,
Marlette; Julia Hohman,
Marlette; Lindsay Goff,
Memphis; Abbie Eitniear, St.
Clair; Taylor Malone, St.
Clair; Sophia Reinhard, Port
Huron Northern; Taylor
Harneck, Marlette; Lydia
Fowler, Marine City; Breanna
Booth, Marysville; and Jenna
Kopinger,
Port
Huron
Northern.
Honorable mention Alyssa Schreck, Algonac;
Peyton Schmid, Armada;
Emma Coenen, Armada;
Sylvia
King, Armada;
Morgan Good, Brown City;
Alyssa Halbert, Brown City;
Mariah Halbert, Brown City;
Lauren Miron, Brown City;
Sierra Cox, Capac; Paige
Kinnee, Cros-Lex; Taelor
Frank, Marine City; Sydnee
Frank, Marine City; Jenson
Houston, Marine City;
Carahgan Spencer, Marine
City; Mariah Benedict,
Marlette; Hannah Lashbrook,
Marysville; Christy Melton,
Marysville; Madison Koza,
Marysville; Jeralyn Glod,
Memphis; Julianna Santo,
Memphis; Lexi Ianunucci,
Memphis; Skyke Conrad,
Port Huron High; Lindsey
Bailey, Port Huron High;
Lauren Snow, Port Huron
Northern; Brooke Austin,
Port Huron Northern; Katie
Lubbers,
Port
Huron
Northern;
Lauren
McCullough, Richmond;
Cassidy Mazel, Sandusky;
Emma Washburn, St. Clair;
Hannah Badke, St. Clair;
Ariane Liniarski, St. Clair;
Amanda Randazzo, Yale; and
Riley Druia, Yale.
Player of the Year Hannah Jones, Port Huron
Northern.
Golfers finished 6 weeks of instruction in golf, life

lessons, school and family at Castle Creek Golf
Club. The youngsters prepare for the final day, a
match play with fellow First Tee participants.
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Seminars, Puppies
Gun Auction & More
Eastern Michigan State Fairgrounds - Imlay City
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Your Hometown Newspaper

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

142nd Volume - Issue No. 31

Succumbs page 6-A

Almont superintendents move

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT Joe Candela is going home.

Fair called big success

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY All that remains of

steady rain on Saturday, Fair Manager Ian

This was definitely one of our biggest

Gator on the loose

Imlay City police officer corrals roaming reptile at Family Dollar

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITYSee ya later alligator.

Photo by Tom Wearing

IMLAYCITY Police Officer Kevin

Photo by Nick Pugliese

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

When they realized the alligator was

Gateway Church offers free

Imlay City Fire Department

...see page 4-A

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Couple seriously hurt

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

Thursday, August 04, 7:00pm

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James Church remains hospitalized in Lapeer, where he is

Police report Festival

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

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