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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

144th Volume - Issue No. 35 www.tricitytimes-online.com

Brazen
theft irks
resident
Two-to-three-
Raiders romp! hundred pound
carving swiped
Almont makes statement
in first game victory, from porch
...see page 17
By Catherine Minolli

Photo by Tom Wearing

cminolli@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY TWP. — He’s guard-
ed their threshold for 15 years—a
steady presence in a constantly
changing world.
Weighing in at two-to-three- Congressman Paul Mitchell pins the Bronze Star on Vietnam War hero Joe Palazzolo
hundred pounds, the five foot tall Tuesday, before a large group of family and fellow veterans at the Imlay City VFW Post.
wooden Indian chief was a familiar

Bronze star for

School bells ring
sight, and like part of the family
for Thomas and Diane Hewelt.
They acquired the one-of-a-
kind piece of art years ago, taking
it in lieu of payment for some work

Vietnam veteran
Capac students head Thomas performed for his daugh-
back to classrooms, ter’s friend.
...see page 3
Theft page 22

Imlay’s Joe Palazzolo earns top honor

By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — Fifty-two
years after being wounded in a
firefight in Vietnam’s Pli Mei
province, Imlay City veteran
Joe Palazzolo is now wearing
his long-promised bronze star.
local veterans organizations,
family and friends.
Also present was Lapeer
County VA Director Edward
Ronders, who provided context
to the events of Nov. 19, 1966,
when Pvt. 1st Class Palazzolo
and members of the 3rd
fighting, two fellow soldiers on
either side of Palazzolo were hit
by enemy fire.
He was called forward by
his sergeant and the two
dropped their packs and set
down a line of fire to protect the
medic, the lieutenant and

Meetings moved ‘Recognizing the soldier was in

Palazzolo, 72, was present-
ed the award by 10th District
Project moves Almont
Congressman Paul Mitchell
during a ceremony held
meetings to fire hall, Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Imlay City
...see page 5 VFW Post 2492.
The presentation comes
nearly a year after Palazzolo
was enshrined in Michigan’s
Military and Space Heroes
Museum in Frankenmuth.
Among those in attendance
Tips being sought on loca- on Tuesday were Palazzolo’s
tion of 5’ carved statue sto- fellow VFW Post 2492 mem-
len from Imlay Twp. home. bers, representatives from other
trouble, Palazzolo stopped, slung
him over his good shoulder and
repeated the trip to safety.’
Platoon, B Company came radioman, when Palazzolo was
under small arms and grenade shot in the right shoulder.
fire. A medic came and wrapped
The following excerpts are his wound and stemmed the
taken from Ronders’ account of bleeding as more shots rained
the event.
“During the early stages of Honor page 22

Moon magic
Imlay City man captures
Tacos full of gratitude
image of Sturgeon moon, Van Dyk Farms teams up
...see page 2
with local food truck
entrepreneurs to treat
TRI-CITY
workers during harvest
TIMES By Maria Brown decided to connect with
the Herreras and hire them
ONLINE mbrown@pageone-inc.com
to cater the special lunch
GOODLAND TWP. after learning about the
— The rain couldn’t deter new business venture in a
tricitytimes-online.com a special Taco Tuesday recent news article.
lunch at Van Dyk Farms “We have a family-run
last week. company and could relate
a lot to them,” Matt said.
FACEBOOK Under the cover of a
barn, the Herrera family Plus, he admired the
parked their food truck and way the family keeps con-
served up Tino’s Mexican nections to their culture
facebook.com Cuisine street tacos to the through food and is open
/Tricitytimes/ farm’s 115 employees, about their faith in God.
Sara Herrera, who
including 100 migrant
workers from Mexico. operates the food truck
Facebook photo

“They work so hard in with her husband, Tino,

The Tri-City Times the summer—in the heat
is printed on and in the rain—and we
recycled paper wanted to show them how
much we appreciate them,”
Matt Van Dyk said of the
farm workers who harvest
several varieties of lettuce
in the muck fields around
Imlay City.
Matt said the farm
said they were honored to
get that phone call from
Matt and serve the hard
working employees. The
Herreras have a lot to be
grateful for too, she said.
Tino, Sara and their
friends and family fired up
their stove for the first
time in late June for Capac
Sara Herrera waves from her parent’s new food truck, Tino’s Mexican
Cuisine, that’s wowed customers with homemade dishes.
Days. Since serving that this for us. I’m 100 percent with General Motors in
first meal, demand has sure it’s God,” Sara said November and Sara decid-
been strong and steady for with a laugh. ed to leave her job after 15
Tino’s Mexican Cuisine. It all started when Tino
“God just keeps doing was laid off from his job Gratitude page 22
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 Page 3-TRI-CITY TIMES-AUGUST 29, 2018

Local businessman dies in Kenya following crash

Marty Clauw was on a mission trip with brother and nephew
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — Marty
Clauw, local businessman
and commercial property
owner, died tragically
Thursday, Aug. 23, while
on a mission trip to Kenya.
The owner of multiple
commercial properties in
downtown Almont, Clauw,
56, died from injuries he
sustained in a vehicle
crash.
Family members said
Clauw was a passenger in a
van near Nairobi, Kenya,
along with his brother, Dr.
Daniel Clauw, nephew
Michael and a friend, Beth
Miller; that was struck
from behind by a truck.
Their vehicle was
forced off the road and
rolled over multiple times
before coming to a stop.
Though the driver and
other passengers survived
"His courage humbled
and inspired all who
surrounded him in those first
hours after the accident."
--Marianne Clauw
Clauw’s sister-in-law,
Marianne Clauw (wife of
Daniel), said he was trans-
ported to the best hospital
in Kenya and one of the
best in Africa, where he
received excellent care and
survived an initial surgery.
“The surgery was a
technical success,” said
Marianne, “but Marty had
suffered very severe dam-
age to the spinal cord. He
did not regain any neuro-
logical function of the arms
or legs following removal
the surgery he began to
rapidly deteriorate because
of swelling of the spinal
cord and succumbed late in
the evening of August 23.
Marianne said that
prior to surgery, Marty was
conscious, talking and
aware that he was likely to
be paralyzed for the
remainder of his life.
“Even in those early
hours, he was committed
to working as hard as he
possibly could to rehabili-
tate himself, and regain as
regain use of his limbs, he
would find different ways
to bring meaning to his
life.
“His courage humbled
and inspired all who sur-
rounded him in those first
hours after the accident.”
Family said Clauw
would be cremated in
Africa and brought home
by his brother, Daniel.
A memorial service for
Marty Clauw will be
scheduled at a future time.
“We are so grateful for
the love, support, prayers,
and kindness of the literal-
ly hundreds of relatives
and friends of Marty,” said
Marianne. How we go on
without him is unfathom-
able.
“For now, we and oth-
ers are caring for each
other and for his animals,
and will always do so,” she
continued. “And with grat-
itude for Marty’s wonder-

the crash, Clauw was not
seatbelted and was ejected
from the vehicle.
of the shattered bones com-
pressing his spine.”
She said that following
much function as possi-
ble,” she said. “He was
resolute that if he could not
Photo provided
ful life which ended too
soon. His amazing spirit
will forever live on.”
Marty Clauw tends to one of his animals. A

Auction helps district clear out unused items memorial service for the Almont businessman
will be held at a later date.

Capac officials happy with results Regular classes at

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
CAPAC — Desks,
chalkboards, kitchen uten-
sils and school buses once
in the property of Capac
Community Schools now
changed.
“We used the middle
school this year for summer
school and related activi-
ties. During the school year,
we used it for testing pur-
poses too and it’s worked
very well for some specific
Capac Middle School ended
in 2016 when sixth grade
classes were moved to the
elementary school and sev-
enth and eighth grade class-
Free Workshop for Seniors; StayGun Safety at Home”
es transitioned to the high
school.
“Senior Gun Safety
For a time, the district’s
Presenting Sheriff McKenna
virtual education program
the building but they have
since moved to the high Free Workshop for Seniors; Stay Informed
school.
Terpenning said Capac’s Presenting Sheriff McKenna
Metal and Soul robotics Presenting Sheriff McKenna
“Senior
Informed
team will utilize the school’s
gymnasium this year.
He said that the majori-
at Home”
ty of the historic building
will remain “moth-balled”
Free Workshop for Seniors; Stay Informed

have new owners. purposes,” Terpenning said. utilized the north wing of for the time being. Presenting Sheriff McKenna

“Senior Gun Safety

The district facilitated
an online auction through “Senior Gun Safety Join us on Free Workshop for Seniors; Stay Informed
Tosch’s Auction Service at Home”
earlier this month. Bidding
August 30 • 2-3pm
at Home”
Presenting Sheriff McKenna
wrapped up on August 9
and winning bidders started “Senior Gun Safety Join us on
collecting their winnings
Metamora Lions Club: 3790 N. Oak St., Metamora
the next day.
atAugust
Home” 30 • 2-3pm
Most of the items came Refreshments
Metamora will be
Lions provided
Club: 3790• N.
Join us on
NoOak
registration required
St., Metamora
from the middle school, Refreshments Free
plus five school buses and a Join us on Senior Resource
will be provided
August 30 •
• Directory
No
2-3pm
registration required
Free Senior Resource Directory
few pieces of furniture from Metamora Lions Club: 3790 N. Oak St., Metamora
FREEGun
GunLock
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Supt. Jeff Terpenning Refreshments will be provided • No registration required
said final numbers in terms Brought to you by:
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Senior ResourceCounty
DirectorySenior Coalition
of proceeds were still being to you by: the Lapeer County Senior Coalition
Call 810-245-6850
FREE Gun Lockor visit us on last)the web
Metamora Lions Club: 3790 N.CallOak St., Metamora
(while supplies
calculated last week but the
district was overall happy
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Brought to you by: the Lapeer County Senior Coalition
with the results. Call 810-245-6850 or visit us on the web
Photo by Maria Brown

Terpenning said the

auction helped the district Refreshments will be provided • No registration required Sponsored by Lapeer County Community Mental Health

get rid of surplus items from

the building that’s been
shuttered from regular use
since 2016 but their plans
for the buildings haven’t
Free Senior Resource Sponsored
Directory
DOWNTOWN
Sponsored by Lapeer County Community Mental Health
by Lapeer County Community Mental Health
Capac’s Metal and Soul robotics team will use the school’s gymnasium
FREE Gun Lock (while supplies last)
but the remainder of the building will stay vacant for now.

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Capac students to head
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to you by: Lapeer County LSenior Coalition
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Call 810-245-6850 or visit us on the web

School bells to ring September 4 Both schools will also monthly winner in addition
W
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be equipped with new door to the ‘Capac Cash’ given
By Maria Brown
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buzzer and camera systems by the Chamber of

n

mbrown@pageone-inc.com meaning visitors won’t be Commerce and Capac

eggs
i

bread
allowed to enter the build- Schools.
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CAPAC — The new

y

ings in any manner without In mid-August, enroll-

school year starts Tuesday,
Sept. 4, for students and
school staff approval. ment stood at just under
FA
RM FRUIT
Terpenning said that 1,000—a figure that
staff in Capac.
The school day will be Sponsored
the district recently by Lapeer
applied meshed well withCounty
the dis- Community Mental Health
for a grant that could bring trict’s current teacher num-

slightly longer starting this
fall. Supt. Jeff Terpenning
said that five minutes have
been added to the end of
Vegetables
many classrooms will have more fresh, locally grown bers.
a fresh new look thanks to produce into their cafete- “We’re right where we
numerous bond projects rias. should be staff-wise,”

the school day meaning the
final bell of the day will
ring at 2:57 p.m. The start
time remains at 8 a.m.
Terpenning said the
completed over the summer
break. Outside, all the park-
ing lots have been repaved
and many sidewalks and
curbs were repaired. Inside,
Fresh Honey
Additionally, the dis- Terpenning said.
trict plans to continue their In recent weeks, the
staff recognition program, board has approved hiring
Syrup
“Who’s Your Chief?” new staff members follow-
Terpenning said the ing resignations. Those

change will allow the dis-
trict to facilitate half-day
professional development
trainings for staff.
Schools grounds and
new lighting and heating
units were installed in the
elementary school and a
science lab was renovated
in the high school.
Farmers’
prize package has gotten “a incoming include Liz
little richer” thanks to the Makedonsky (high school
Athletic Boosters who will counselor), Joel Fidler
give a discount card and (high school art teacher)
concessions voucher to the and various aide positions.

Tax foreclosure auction slated for Sept. 5 Market

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER COUNTY
— Sixteen properties are
due to go on the auction
block at the Sept. 5 tax
foreclosure sale.
The auction, facilitated
by Tax-Sale.info, will be
held at the American
Legion Post in Lapeer,
1701 W. Genesee St., with
registration beginning at
11:30 a.m. and the auction
following at noon.
Just one property from
the Tri-City area appears
on the sale listing. Lot 3801
includes a farmhouse,
garage, pole barn and one
collapsed barn on the prop-
erty in the 7700 block of
Abbott Road in Goodland
Township.
Per information pro-
vided by the auction com-
pany, the home has identi-
fiable roof damage.
The minimum bid for
this property is $7,500 and
summer taxes due are
$548.68.
Minimum bids are
determined by the county
treasurer’s office and
include liens accrued on
the property since foreclo-
sure, making them the
responsibility of the buyer.
Bidding may be done
in-person at the auction
location, online via the
company’s website or
through a proxy/absentee
bid.
St. Clair County’s fore-
closure auction was held
on August 11 but no prop-
erties from the Tri-City
area were on the sale
listing.
According to the
Lapeer County Treasurer’s
THURSDAYS
office, foreclosed proper-
ties are offered first to the MAY 17-OCTOBER 18
State of Michigan, then to
the local units of govern-
ment, Lapeer County and
1:00-6:00 PM
finally, the Lapeer County
Land Bank. Properties not
Corner of Third and Main Streets
purchased by governmen- 810-724-2135 • www.icdda.com
tal entities are then sold at
public auction.
For more information
about the auction and other
properties available, visit
www.tax-sale.info.
Page 4-TRI-CITY TIMES-AUGUST 29, 2018
Wolford new Dean
at Venture in Imlay
Imlay City Police Sergeant joins staff at alternative high school
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — Tim
Wolford has been named
Venture High School’s new
Dean of Students.
Wolford and other new
staff were introduced to the
school board at their August
meeting on Monday, the
27th.
Wolford, who’s also
employed as a sergeant with
the Imlay City Police
Department, called the
Venture position a “dream
job” and thanked the dis-
trict for such an opportuni-
ty.
“I’m going to pour
everything I’ve got into
this. I told the kids I’m
going to do everything I can
to help them succeed,”
Wolford told board mem-
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bers. school district.
Wolford has been a full- Other staff members
time officer in Imlay City introduced at Monday’s
since 1989, worked in the meeting were Middle
In-School Suspension room School Counselor Marianne
at the Imlay Naas and 2nd grade teacher
Photo provided
C i t y Armanda Isaacson.
Middle The middle school
School and counseling position was
served as a reinstated by the board in Variety of giveaways distributed at last year’s Rally Day at Family of
substitute June. Before coming to Christ Lutheran Church. This year’s event is slated for Sept. 16.
teacher in Imlay City, Naas worked in
the district
too.
He was Tim
the Pontiac and Bendle/
Carman Ainsworth school
districts.
Celebrate ‘Rally Day’ at Family of Christ
promoted “I’m looking forward to
to sergeant
Wolford
what’s to come,” Naas said. All welcome to Sept. 16 event Hoffman on The Book of
Acts. Worship service fol-
in 2014 and
has served as interim police
Isaacson started work-
ing for the district last year at Lutheran church in Imlay lows at 10:30 a.m., along
with Children’s Sunday
chief while the city was in as a special education aide By Catherine Minolli the Family of Christ School.
the process of hiring Chief before becoming a long- cminolli@pageone-inc.com Lutheran Church slated Following the worship
Scott Pike. term substitute at Borland for Saturday, September service, visitors will enjoy
Supt. Dr. Stu Cameron Elementary. IMLAY CITY — 16. free ice cream, candy, bal-
told the board that Wolford “I  look forward to Families, friends and The event begins at loons and more. All are
planned to stay on the force building my career here,” neighbors are invited to 9:15 a.m. with Bible welcome to join in the
while working for the Isaacson said. ‘Rally Day 2018,’ at study with Pastor Dave celebration and fun.
The Family of Christ
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Almont council to meet at fire hall

Temporary move is necessary
to accommodate renovation
ALMONT — With
construction of the new
police department nearly
complete, the Almont
department currently occu- offices for the police chief
pies about 1,500 square and sergeants, a squad
feet in the existing build-
ing.
room, conference room,
men’s and womens locker
station is ready for occu- Once completed, the rooms, a property room,
pancy, police department new police department holding cell and three rest-
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Everything’s peachy in Romeo this weekend

Popular festival kicks off Thursday, August 30 thru Monday, September 3
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
TRI-CITY AREA —
Celebrate one last blast of
summer at the 2018 Romeo
Peach Festival this week-
end.
The fun starts Thursday,
August 30, with a 5K-10K
Run and 5K Walk, Bike
Night, Detroit Institute of
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mobile classroom, baby and
pet photo contest and the
carnival opening.
On Friday, the schedule
includes free mini tractor
pulling competitions, a pasta
dinner served by the Knights
of Columbus, a used book
sale and a fireworks show
Romeo Village Park, craft
show, trolley rides, a bean
bag tournament, the VFW’s
Steak Out, a euchre tourna-
ment and lots of live music
on stage.
Take in a classic car
show at the Romeo Ford
Engine plant or enjoy a pan-
cake breakfast at the Romeo
Lions Club House on
Sunday. Other events that
day include a charity car
cruise, night parade and bed
races.
The festival concludes
in a big way on Monday,
Labor Day, with two
parades–the children’s
parade at 10 a.m. and the
Hometown Parade at 1:30
p.m.

starting at dusk at the Crystal
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On tap for Saturday is a
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Besides the myriad
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New staff at Ed Tech Center

New instructors and familiar administrator join staff in Attica
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
ATTICA TWP. —
With a new school year
comes new staff at the
Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center. Classes started on
Monday and there to greet
students for the first time
were instructors Gary
years under my belt as an
administrator” but he’s glad
to be back on familiar terri-
tory.
“The whole reason I
became a teacher was to
influence kids in a positive
way. With this job I’ll have
even more opportunities to
do that and reach an even
greater number of kids,”
Although new to the Coast Guard stations and
classroom, these instructors schools.
come out of their respective Smith earned a civil
industries with a mastery of engineering degree from
the content but could use Michigan Tech and attend-
some help becoming better ed Ferris State to study
teachers, he noted. construction management.
Additionally, Najor will With his wealth of
be on a mission to promote knowledge, Smith said he
student attendance. “wanted to give back to the
September is Attendance industry that gave me so

Photo by Maria Brown

Smith and Randy Smith
plus administrator, Tony
Najor, a familiar face but in
a new role.
Najor said.
Although he’ll be sta-
tioned in an office instead
of classroom, Najor said he
Awareness Month. much” by becoming an
Throughout the school instructor.
year, administration will “We need the trades
host a competition between and we need to help rebuild
our core of tradesmen in
the industries,” he said. Gary Smith comes to the Electrical, Plumbing
Besides technical and HVAC program with 30 years of experi-
skills, Smith wants to instill ence in the construction industry.
the importance of a good
work ethic in his students.
He also hopes to grow the
program and establish con-
nections with contractors
and unions for apprentice-
ship opportunities.
Randy Smith is the
Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center’s new auto mechan-
ics instructor.
Randy comes to Attica
with 11 years of experience
as an auto instructor at the
Photo by Maria Brown

high school level in

Pinckney and Fowlerville.
Since 2010, he’s been an
adjunct instructor at Mott
Community College in
Tony Najor, a longtime instructor at the Ed Tech Center, has assumed a Flint.

Photo by Maria Brown

new role as the school’s assistant principal where he’ll lead a mentoring
program for new teachers and aim to bolster student attendance.
Najor, the center’s one-
time welding and machin-
ing instructor, was named
Ed Tech’s assistant princi-
pal this summer.
“I’m thrilled to be
back...privileged to be
back,” Najor said.
After 10 years in the
classroom, Najor spent the
last two years overseeing
Warren Consolidated
Schools’ career and techni-
cal education program and
said he was grateful for the
chance to “get a couple of
plans to be very visible to
students.
“I’ll be stationed at the
front doors every morning
and afternoon to greet the
kids and want to spend as
much time as possible in
the hallways,” he said.
One of his tasks in his
new position will be to lead
a new mentorship program
for teachers.
“We have a large group
of newer teachers on staff—
eight with five or less years
of experience,” Najor said.
Randy said he was
drawn to teaching at a
career center for the chance
to collaborate with differ-
classes with the best atten- ent instructors.
dance record holders The best part of work-
receiving prizes. ing with teens has been
Gary Smith is the cen- “seeing them grow and
ter’s new Electrical, seeing them succeed,” he
Plumbing and HVAC pro- said.
gram instructor. Currently, the automo-
He’s spent the last three tive field is diverse and
decades in the construction Smith hopes to communi-
industry, starting as a car- cate that to his students,
penter rough framing hous- reminding them of the
es to owning his own con- many opportunities out
struction company for six there.
years. He’s built everything “There’s always a need
from road bridges to cus- for technicians and manag-
tom homes and worked on ers. Some of my students
Randy Smith, the center’s new Auto Mechanics
instructor, says the industry is diverse and
students have an array of job and career
opportunities.
have gone on to study engi- “The automotive com-
neering and robotics while panies are always looking
others have started their for talent and often start
own businesses,” Randy recruiting at the dealer
said. level,” he said.
With Baby Boomers His goals for the pro-
starting to retire, there’s a gram include strengthening
need for mechanically- the advisory board and
trained people to fill jobs developing a stronger rela-
within the Big 3 too. tionship with Mott.

Township adopts
new burn ordinance
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT TWP. — A
burning ordinance is now
on the books in Almont
Township. The document,
approved at the board’s
August 13 meeting, stipu-
lates how and when open
burning can take place,
where outdoor wood fur-
naces can be sited and how
violations will be dealt
with.
Under the rules, open
burning of refuse is only
allowed in residential set-
tings and if several condi-
tions are met like the type
of container being used.
Outdoor recreational
burning is allowed in
approved metal or masonry
fire pits, 25 feet from a
structure with a water
source readily accessible.
A burning permit must
be obtained for the open
burning of trees, logs,
brush, stumps and leaves.
Burn permits can be
obtained online at www.
almonfire.org.
Outdoor wood furnaces
must be located 50 feet or
more from the nearest
building or adjoining prop-
erty line. Owners of these
furnaces must obtain an
annual permit from the fire
chief.
Those who violate the
conditions of a burning
permit or burn without a
permit could face a civil
infraction fine starting at
$500.
In other meeting mat-
ters:
•the board discussed
and voted on several mat-
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Our Opinion Letters from our readers...

Safety first for
new school year Line not blurred, it has been erased
I would like to com- of the people” have never line or the first paragraph. many are the enemy of

I t’s an alarming statistic. Each year, some

17,000 children are injured in school bus
related incidents. Kids are at risk while
ment on the editorial pub-
lished 22 August 2018. As I
read it, your editor’s point
was that the members of
boarding the bus, getting off the bus, and the press are not the enemy
while waiting for the bus. While most of of the people but instead
those injuries are minor, practicing mindful- are defenders of the gov-
ness while on area roads may help avoid erned. I only wish that were
mishaps. true.
Local papers, such as
Now that school is back in full force, it’s your own, do provide a
a good time to remember that area streets, great service to their read-
roads and subdivisions will be swarming ers and their communities
with children and young adults making their in the information they pro-
way back to the classrooms. Motorists need vide and the stories they
write. Principally local
to be extra cautious, as much of today’s papers cover local news
youths carry and use cellphones and other and the term “fake news”
devices, talking, texting or playing games. or journalists as the “enemy
Parents need to take the time to stress to
been applicable to these
papers. On the other hand
national news organiza-
tions have been so
described and, in many
cases, not without some
justification.
A free press is a neces-
sity for our democracy.
But, it needs to be a free
press and an objective
press. It cannot be a cheer-
leader for one point of
view, one political party or
one candidate. I read the
Detroit News on a daily
basis. Almost without fail I
can discern the source of
the story by either the head-
When I see a headline or a
paragraph critical of
Trump, conservatives or
the Republican Party it is
invariably sourced from the
Associated Press.
There is nothing wrong
with a newspaper having a
point of view. It should
have one and vigorously
defend it. But, that point of
view needs to be on the
opinion page, not the front
page. The line between the
two hasn’t just been
blurred. It has been erased.
Journalists doing their
job may not be the enemy
of the people but far too
truth and objectivity...and
that may just be a distinc-
tion without a difference. It
would be a breath of fresh
air to see the press return to
the days when one could
not discern the political
leanings of the writer/
reporter/newscaster from
their reporting. But I have
my doubts as so many are
of the opinion that they are
the smartest person in the
room and know what is
best for the masses of
deplorables living in fly-
over country.
—John L. Lengemann
Imlay City

School supply lists are available online

their
kids the
impor-
tance of Parents from local and have it shipped right to School, Capac Lists for more than 1 mil-
schools have a new tool in their home. Target, Walmart For decades, the supply lion classrooms are live on
staying their back-to-school bag of and Office Depot also list process has been a frus- the site and include
off the tricks this year as all of offer in store pick-up. tration for parents. Where required and requested
devices their school’s supply lists Super easy, super conve- to find the lists? When are items as well as specific
while are now posted on nient. they available? Forgetting notes and clarifications
TeacherLists.com. The site already the list on the counter at from teachers and school
walking With just one or two includes lists for: home. Hunting the aisles staff.
to clicks, parents can find •Almont Middle for the specific items their Complete details and
school their child’s exact supply School, Almont teacher has requested. All all the lists are available at
or the list and then click right •Orchard Primary of those issues are solved www.teacherlists.com/par-
bus over to pre-filled shopping School, Almont with TeacherLists. ents
carts on Target, Walmart, •Borland Elementary More than 50,000 —John Driscoll
stop, Office Depot, Amazon and School, Imlay City schools now have lists President
particularly at crosswalks. more to purchase their list •Capac Elementary posted on TeacherLists. Teachers Lists Inc.
Drivers should also use care when trav-
eling through city and village streets and
subdivisions, on the lookout for youngsters
crossing the road. Also be on the lookout
DDA appreciates generosity and support
for the school bus lights and stop signs. The Imlay City Authority would like to of Imlay City for its dona- The DDA greatly
Flashing yellow lights indicate that the bus Downtown Development thank Schutz’s Tree Farm tion of a large spruce tree. appreciates the generosity
is about to stop, so drivers should heed the Elling Tree Farm of Lapeer of these two local busi-
transported the evergreen nesses and thanks them for
warning and be prepared. Red lights along
with the activation of a stop sign indicate Letters, opinions welcome and planted it near the
Imlay City Police Station.
their continued support of
downtown Imlay City.
the bus is picking up or dropping off chil- We’re always pleased when readers take the In the future, the tree will Sincerely,
dren, and motorists are required to stop time to share their opinions with us. We’re bolstered serve as the downtown hol- —Dana Walker
by the diversity of opinions that make our editorial iday tree that is annually lit Director
when those lights are activated. Never pass by the DDA during the hol- Imlay City DDA
a bus when the red lights are activated, as pages consistently judged winners by the Michigan
Press Association each year. We welcome feedback, iday season. Imlay City
children will be out on the road making letters, guest columns, complaints, praise, opin-
their way home. Once the lights are turned
Center lane has
ions—the whole gamut.
off and the stop sign deactivated, motorists However, we’re unable to share some of the
can safely carry on to their destinations. input we receive because it is sent anonymously and
Remember, buses make frequent stops, so
it’s best to allow plenty of distance when
therefore we can’t confirm the source. As always,
names will be withheld upon request, but all letters, never hurt anything
guest columns, opinions, etc. for the editorial pages
following one. must include a name and contact information for I read in your paper that basically there is curbs,
the cost of the new boule- orange barrels, and a
By following these simple tips, together verification purposes. If there are any questions or
vard on VanDyke is bunch of weeds. Not a
we can make sure school buses continue to the material is deemed inappropriate, the writer will
be notified or the letter will simply not be pub- $180,000! great welcome to
be the safest and most efficient way to lished. But if you have an opinion that’s strong After discussing the bou- anyone. What a huge
transport children to school. enough to write about, please provide the contact levard with lots of people waste of money!! That
Safe travels and best wishes to all for a information so others can consider it, too. We want not only in Imlay City, but center lane has been there
to hear from you. Write to the editor at P.O. Box surrounding towns, we all for years and never hurt
successful, productive and happy new agree this money could anything.
school year! 278, Imlay City, MI 48444 or send an email to tct@
pageone-inc.com. have been used for some- —(Name withheld)
thing useful. All that’s Imlay City

Old school delivery system a breath of fresh air

I t’s a Friday evening and
I’m at home after my
yoga class.
It’s a little on the late
side for me—after 9
p.m.—but I’ve just started
to unwind with a glass of
wine and a bite to eat.
I’m thinking about this
column, about the newspa-
per and
the busi-
seems everyone’s a key-
board warrior, demanding
their own version of social/
political/personal justice in
loud, unwavering voices.
That much of what’s post-
ed is factually incorrect,
complete conjecture, often
misspelled and even down-
right false is immaterial.
The Internet has empow-
ered generations of people
is it to be at a restaurant
having dinner with your
family and everyone’s star-
ing down at the 2” x 4” or
so screen checking their
Facebook, Instagram or
Twitter pages.
It’s funny, though,
when I bring these obser-
vations up to some friends,
I’m reminded that people
used to do that with the
ing, and the negativity that
often quickly devolves to
the lowest common
denominator.
What a breath of fresh
air from an antiquated sys-
tem of delivering informa-
tion!
I’m often told that “no
one reads the paper any
more,” (tell that to the
new Peaceful Moon Yoga
Photo provided

ness in to righteously state their newspaper. It wouldn’t be clients I acquired through

general. often unsolicited opinions, a big shock to see a couple my ad in the Health &
About even if those opinions enjoying the breakfast buf- Wellness section a few
how
much
include bullying, belittling
and rude behavior. It is the
fet at Tietz’s (remember
that bountiful spread of
weeks ago), I’m also called
out when we periodically 70 and counting...
things one place, it seems, where YUM?), each with their publish online comments
have everyone gets to say what- own section of the paper, in the feedback template Thressa ‘Tress’ Dungey shows her love for
changed Observations in ink... ever they feel like without sipping coffee and noshing on our Editorial pages. son Paul and husband Art at the couple’s
in such a consequences or consider- on biscuits and gravy. Some readers don’t like 70th anniversary celebration at Lucky’s
short Catherine Minolli ation of others. But I have But on this particular seeing the comments that Steakhouse in Imlay City. The Dungeys’
period of to face the fact that it’s Friday night, the difference are often anonymous and/ good friend and neighbor Earl Gass says
time, most of it driven by here to stay. These days occurs to me. And it or only include a partial he’s known Tress and Art for years, with
what was once—in the actual news stories, pub- becomes crystal clear. name in newsprint. Seems Tress serving as his Den Mother when he
ancient times of the lished online and in print, If you want to avoid the pendulum is swinging was a Cub Scout. ‘Congratulations on 70
1990s—dubbed as the revolve around someone’s the negativity, the conten- again. People who want years,’ Earl says. The Dungeys also have
“information superhigh- Instagram comments or tious arguments and name- verified, current and drama another son, Chris, who lives in Lapeer.
way.” YouTube videos and what- calling, the accusations free information do pick
What was touted early not. These things often and remarks about your up the paper, and find just

on as a source of informa-
tion and connection for all
people, regardless of what
corner of the globe you
inhabit, could, in my opin-
ion, be described much dif-
ferently in 2018.
To me, the beast that’s
been unleashed into the
world wide web has fos-
tered a place of contention,
confusion and created a
dumping ground for toxic
exchanges on even the
most benign subjects. It
drive what’s “news.” And
the web has created an
entire culture of “influenc-
ers,” who gather gargantu-
an numbers of followers
that marketers cannot
ignore. The line between
what’s real and clickbait
becomes increasingly
blurred.
The blustering and the
belittling is the sole reason
I stay off of “social
media,” which I believe is
anything but. How social
own “social media” pages/
photos/identity/real- or-
fake account speculation/
bullying, etc., all you have
to do is pick up a newspa-
per. Literally pick one up,
I mean. Online, you’ll still
see all the rest of it. But in
an actual print edition of a
newspaper, you’ll see arti-
cles, opinions, photos and
information, mostly with
people’s names attached.
What you won’t see is the
foul language, the bully-
Guest Columnist
that.
It doesn’t make those
online comments go away,
and you’ll always be able
to read them on our web- Have a differing opinion about a hot topic? Want to further
site and Facebook page. explain your side of the story? You can share your thoughts by
And I find these days, lots being a guest columnist. Anyone may submit a guest column, but
of people do both...and I’m we ask that the information be accurate. The columns can be a
grateful. maximum of three typed, double-spaced pages. Send them to:
Yours in ink, always Tri-City Times, P.O. Box 278, Imlay City, MI, 48444 or run the
hoping for the best,
—Catherine.
idea by the editor by calling 810-724-2615 or email them to: tct@
Email Catherine at pageone-inc.com. The newspaper reserves the right to edit or
cminolli@pageone-inc. reject any column considered inappropriate for publication.
com.
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Two wrap up summer

Jeana Cheek, Ag
Community Relief’s
Region 1
Representative, and

H aving savored laven-

der lemon ice cream
since Independence Day, I
orphans reached adulthood
under Pierre and
Euphemia’s care. They left
Bruce Milnes of Milnes
Auto Group, stand with
some of the models the
packed the last half-gallon the Provencal farm with raffle winner will get to
in a cool- “enough of Pierre’s world- choose from when the
er. Mel ly goods to make a start in grand prize drawing
drove us life.” takes place at this
through When crops failed, month’s Outdoor
thick Pierre distributed provi- Weekend in Imlay City.
rush hour sions from the farm’s A limited number of
traffic to “spacious granaries” to tickets are still avail-
Grosse their neighbors. He able. To purchase tick-
Pointe installed a confessional ets, visit agcommunity-
Farms Honest Living... box and altar in the east relief.com or call (517)
for a spe- parlor where we stood. 668-2676.
cial Iris Lee Underwood “There was no church

Win a truck at the Weekend!

event.
Oh,
almost forgot to mention
the Ghirardelli triple choc-
olate brownies to serve
with the ice cream—the
most praised culinary pair
conceived in our kitchen.
I’ve witnessed reserved
folk swoon at the flavor of
lavender lemon ice cream
and a Ghirardelli brownie.
Mel and I arrived at 381
Kercheval for a tour of the
historic Provencal-Weir
House. Fellow docents of
the Detroit Public Library-
foragers of history, cul-
ture, and art-gathered
inside the house’s parlor.
The Grosse Pointe
Historical Society invested
research and funds to relo-
cate the building and res-
urrect its period wallpaper
and furnishings, Mike
Skinner, the Society’s tour
guide explained. Then
came my favorite part—
the Euphemia and Pierre
Provencal love story.
Imagine “the shores of the
lake and Detroit River…
lined with the picturesque
windmills of the French
‘habitants’ and the air full
of their legends and super-
stitions.” In that setting
the Rev. Gabriel Richard
united Pierre Provencal
and Euphemia St. Aubin
in holy matrimony
February 1, 1831.
In this wilderness known
as a ribbon farm, Pierre
and Euphemia commenced
their charitable work to
build an orphan’s home. In
the sequence of time, they
rescued and educated
Detroit children who had
lost their parents from the
Cholera Plagues of 1832,
’34, and ’49.
A total of twenty-four
or chapel in the area, so
people came from miles
around to worship,” Steve
said.
Our minds chuck full
of local history, DPL
docent Tudi Harwood led
our group to the Grosse
Pointe Farms Pier Park on
Lakeshore Drive for a pot-
luck. Mel and I were awe-
struck by the sun upon
Lake St. Clair—the scent
of fresh water.
No wonder the French
settled here, I pondered.
The contrast between the
Provencal’s provincial
farm and the mansions
along Lakeshore Drive
defied reality.
But there we were in
the park’s parking lot with
our ice cream cooler and
container of brownies,
walking in history on a
former ribbon farm. We
passed a sign inscribed
with “Farewell to
Summer. Bring your own
S’mores fixings for a
campfire.”
“Sounds like a good
idea to me,” I replied. worthy outdoor causes.
“What?” Mel asked.
“To wrap up summer
with a bonfire and
S’mores.”
You see dear Reader,
as brownies and ice
cream, S’mores are a part
of my food DNA. I’m a
former Brownie Scout, a
brief and indelible season
in my history.
Not as charitable as
Euphemia Provencal’s.
Yet, those who wrapped
up the last bit of lavender
lemon ice cream in the
clubhouse’s activities
room didn’t seem to
notice.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
Thousands of dollars are raised at the Outdoor Weekend through raffles and fundraisers
W
hen you think of
the Woods-N-
Water News
Outdoor Weekend, most
likely ATVs, deer blinds,
bows, arrows and white-
tails come to mind. Maybe
it’s our Puppy Tent, where
hundreds of puppies are
sold and the vision of a
child holding a chocolate
lab close to their face beg-
ging to take it home. Or
pole barns packed with
outdoor merchandise and
show-goers doing what we
call the ‘Woods-N-Water
shuffle.’
It’s a festive mood,
people eating venison
burgers, smoked turkey
legs and tasting the win-
ning Camp Chili Cook-off
recipe. Weekend with the winner
What you may not
think of is the amount of
money generated for many
Thousands of dollars are
made through raffles and
other fundraisers that in
turn end up in the hands of
Michigan’s clubs’s organi-
zations and ultimately
those in need.
And you may not think
of the conservation-minded
organizations that rely on
the show to distribute edu-
cational literature, such as
the Ruffed Grouse Society,
National Wild Turkey
Federation, Pheasants
Forever, Quality Deer
Management, Safari Club
International and so many
others. worthy cause and they will
All worthy causes,
Woods-N-Water News is
happy to play a part in
wildfires in Oklahoma and
Kansas to bring relief to
active
farmers
and
ranchers
who
experi-
enced
devasta-
tion
across the And so it goes...
U.S. by
assem- Randy Jorgensen
bling vol-
unteers and donations to
help mitigate their suffer-
ing.
To purchase tickets,
visit agcommunityrelief.
com or call (517) 668-
2676. Some tickets may be
available at the Outdoor
being drawn at the show
on September 8. the youth and outdoor edu-
There are also a score of
non-profit clubs who also
benefit from the Outdoor
Weekend; Rotary Club’s, t
Lions Club, Elks Club,
variety of sportsmen clubs,
County 4-H, American
Legion and many others.
Most conduct raffles with
the proceeds going to vari-
ous worthy projects. docks, supported Make-a-
The people who come
to the Outdoor Weekend
are very giving and caring
people. Sportsmen are one
of the most generous
groups you could ever
hope to work with. All we
have to do was mention a
pull out their wallets and
often give freely.
Recognizing the good
that could be done for our
youth in the outdoors and
the many worthwhile orga-
nizations that already exist,
we started the Woods-N-
Water News Outdoor
Foundation.
A few years back, with
the help of our friends at
Arctic Cat, we were able
to auction off a brand new
4 x 4 ATV. We matched
the funds generated by the
auction to start the
Outdoor Foundation. Since
then, we have awarded our
foundation grants to
numerous organizations
who promote and preserve
the outdoor traditions of
Michigan. Of course, those
organizations who cater to
cation programs are always
foremost in our minds.
Over the years we
awarded grants from our
foundation to improve
river habitat, purchase rods
and reels and provide
funds to help support a fly
fishing retreat for men
with cancer, built handicap
Wish Foundation, helped
put roofs on sportsmen
clubs and purchased bows
and arrows for sportsman
camps just to name a few. and 9 a.m. on Saturday and
All of us here at the
Woods-N-Water News are
thrilled to be able to con-
tribute to these fine organi-
zations and we encourage
our readers to get involved
anyway they can. One way
is to contribute to the
Outdoor Foundation, we
promise we will use the
contributions wisely and
for the benefit of this
state’s great hunting and
fishing tradition.
Visit our website at
www. woods-n-waternews.
com for more information
about the Woods-N-Water
News and our Outdoor
Foundation.
Also make sure you
take the time to enjoy our
Outdoor Weekend with all
the same great free enter-
tainment, free seminars
and over 250 exhibitors
selling everything from
boats to bows.
The Outdoor Weekend
is a success for a lot of
reasons, but perhaps the
biggest reason of all is the
fine people we work with
and the sportsmen who
annually come to our
show.
Thanks again and mark
your calendars for
September 7-9 and visit us
at the Woods-N-Water
Outdoor Weekend held at
the Eastern Michigan
State Fairgrounds in
Imlay City.
Remember the gates
open at 5 p.m. on Friday
Sunday.
See you at this year’s
Outdoor Weekend.
Visit us at
outdoorweekend.net
Huge
crowds

Be still and know...

create an
helping get the word out oppor-
on these fine organiza- tunity to
tions. sell raffle
W ondering whether it
might be almost time
to get up, I had quietly
clean water for families in
Uganda; a recipe for
Southern Smothered
For example this year
there’s a few tickets left to
purchase for the Milnes
tickets for
worthy
causes
pulled the bedroom door Chicken. Quite the eclectic Auto Group Ag and proj-
closed and crept to the mix of trivial and useful Community Relief Annual ects at the
kitchen to check the clock information. Truck Raffle. Woods-
on the stove. 2:21. “Be Still pervading my Proceeds from the N-Water
still...and know...that I...am thinking when all was said truck raffle benefit Ag News
God...be still...and know... and done was that line Community Relief, a non- Outdoor
that I...am God...be about active wait- profit agency that was Weekend.
still...and know... ing—of knowing formed in 2017 after the
that I...am God” that God is God.

Buyer contract trap is in the paperwork

had been looping
through my semi-
consciousness for
awhile already, so
by now I was fully
awake. A glance Perspectives...
toward the family
room revealed that
I had forgotten to
power down the
computer.
“Might as well take
advantage of this quiet,
wide awake time to see if I
can come up with a col-
umn,” I reasoned, still pon-
dering those words from
Psalm 46.
Of course, I couldn’t
resist a quick flit first
through recent Facebook
posts to see what had trans-
pired in the last few hours.
There was more on the
passing of John McCain;
an announcement that
Hope’s friend Shannon in
Traverse City had just got-
ten married; a share from
Joannie reminding me that
Satan isn’t after my for-
tunes or my fame or my
anything else but instead
he’s wanting to steal my
joy; a silly post that says it
doesn’t matter how old you
are, that buying snacks for
a road trip should always
look like an unsupervised
9-year-old was given
$100; a sponsored post for
It’s gradually been
coming back to me
why that loop was
working it’s way
into my sub-con-
sciousness. I had worked with a
Our
Willene Tanis church’s recent
Vacation Bible
School was all
about how a kid can rest in
God when he/she is anx-
ious or fearful. The direc-
tor had asked me if I’d
work alongside my friend
Marianne for one of the
lessons, and that was the
verse of the day. Because
that is also my “Verse for
the Year,” I grabbed the
opportunity to do whatever
I could to instill that one-
liner into the minds and
hearts of a roomful of kids
that day. We had twenty
minutes—just twenty min-
utes for the entire lesson—
but we found a way. We
said it in rounds. We put
motions to it. We sang it.
Whether it penetrated their
minds or not, I may never
know. But it sure did
cement itself more firmly
into mine! And I can’t
think of a better way to
live in the face of uncer-
tainty than to be still...and
know...that God is God.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
Alex,
different agent looking at
some homes in Macomb
county. We submitted an
offer on one, but it never
worked out. Later, I
decided that I wanted to
view homes in Lapeer
County where I could get
more house for my
money. This other agent
told me that it was too
far for him to go and
refused to show me the
homes, so I hired your
company. After we
closed, this agent sent me
an email demanding I
pay him 3% and threat-
ening to sue me since
apparently, I had signed
a buyer contract with
him for 12 months. Will I
have to pay him 3%?
D.H., Almont
D.H., A buyer contract
is something most agents
slip into the paperwork you
would sign when you sub-
mit an offer. It is no less
important than a listing
contract if you were selling
and should be read thor-
oughly so you understand
it. Most buyer contracts
stipulate that you must
Ask
Alex...
The real
estate and
mortgage
expert!
work with that agent to
buy a home within the stat-
ed time frame (often 6
months or more) and that
not doing so means they
could sue you for lost com-
missions. However, in your
case, since he refused to
show you homes where
you wanted, he did not
uphold his end of the con-
tract and thus it was voided
by him. An agent cannot
slide a contract into a mass
of paperwork for an offer
locking you into using him
for a year but then refuse
to show you homes when
you ask him and then
expect that contract to be
upheld. I would send this
agent back a letter stating
that he cancelled the con-
tract when he specifically
told you that he would not
show you homes that far
away. Based on his words,
you considered the contract
null and void. What were
you supposed to do, refrain
from buying a home for a
year because he refused to
drive to Lapeer County?
You had no other choice
but to hire another agent.
It is my advice buyers
should never sign a buyer
contract unless it allows
you to cancel it at any
time. Can anyone think of
any other business that
requires the business's
approval to cancel their
services? I cannot. Would
you hire a lawn service
knowing that you could
never fire them without
their approval first? Then
why would you hire a
Realtor that way?
Exclusive Buyer contracts
are there to protect the
Broker and agent not you
the buyer. The entire basis
and reason for these con-
tracts is to LOCK you into
working with that agent
exclusively. If these agents
stand by the services they
provide, they would not
need to lock you into
working with them. If you
wish to hire our agents as
your buyer’s agent, we will
gladly work for you with-
out locking you in. We will
continue to work for you
up until you wish us to no
longer do so. In the same
way our sellers can cancel
at any time, so too can our
buyers. I suggest all buyers
fully read their buyer con-
tracts before signing and
make any changes they
wish to it. No agent is
going to refuse your busi-
ness if you cross out their
“mutual release clause”
and add into their buyer
contract the following:
“Buyer may cancel this
contract at any time for
any reason by simply giv-
ing notice to Agent.”
Don’t be afraid to chal-
lenge the people you hire
into actually protecting
your best interests instead
of theirs.
If you have any real
estate or mortgage related
questions please “Ask
Alex” by email at Alex@
RealtyVolution.com or by
phone at (810) 664-1819.
You may see your question
and answer featured here.
— ADV
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Town Talk
Editor’s note: Due to space
constraints announcements
will be posted one week in
advance of the event. Notices
must be received in writing
by noon Monday prior to the
publication date.
For Senior Citizens
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from
9-10 a.m. at First
Congregational Church in
Almont. Practice led by
Dina Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center
“Texas Hold ‘Em” 12:30
p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Dinner and card playing,
50/50 raffle and prizes of
high and low for each table
every 3rd Monday at the
Washington Senior Center,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Twp., MI 48094, from 4-8
p.m. For info, call 586-752-
6543.
Swing Dance Lessons at the
Port Huron Senior Center,
600 Grand Avenue, Port
Huron, every Tues. from
7:30-9 p.m. and the 1st and
3rd Thurs. of the month
from 7:30-9 p.m. with
instructors Lyle Malaski &
Kristina Morton. For info,
call 810-984-5061.
Council on Aging
Membership is open to indi-
viduals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is
open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
weekdays. We offer a vari-
ety of activities such as fit-
ness and craft classes, a
book review group, cards
and bus trips. For info, call
Lori at 395-7889.
Almont and Dryden area
senior citizens meet the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions
Hall, 222 Water St., for a
potluck and program. Call
798-8210 for more info.
c 
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica U.M.C.
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m
Attica Food Bank:
Serving those in 48412,
2-4 pm, 2nd & 4th Monday
of the month.
Community Dinner:
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 4-6 pm
Pastor Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
West Berlin
U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
Adults 55 and over are invit-
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. the 2nd
Wednesday of every month.
Bring a sack lunch, bever-
ages provided. Senior
stretch exercise on Tuesdays
10-11 a.m. Potluck lun-
cheons will be served the 4th
Tuesday of every month at
noon. For info, call 810-395-
4518.
Ryan Smith, a certified alco-
hol and drug counselor will
be available at the Imlay
City Senior’s Center on the
4th Thursday of every
month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free Meals, Food
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
‘Food for Families’ kitchen
is open to the public for free,
hot meals every Monday
and Wednesday from 4-5:30
p.m.
This Heart Loves Food
Pantry is open the 1st
Saturday of each month
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a
free community meal on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
For more info please call
810-724-0690 or visit www.
atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at
the Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the sec-
ond and fourth Monday of
the month. Proof of residen-
cy and need required.
The Capac Community
Food Pantry, 112 S. Main
Street, is open each
Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.
Please call LOVE, INC. at
810-245-2414 in advance to
Capac
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages
Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
17
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.
(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
Like Us On
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Youth Group 6th-12th grade
5pm-6:30pm Sundays
Rev. Dr. Marcel Allen Lamb
810-724-0687
17
17
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod
7191 Imlay City Road, Imlay City NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINNING
Bible Study - 9:00 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Children’s Church - 10:30 am
Contemporary Service - Wednesdays 7:00 pm
Phone 810-724-2620
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org
ensure your food voucher
will be received before you
stop in to shop. Any ques-
tions, please call Joyce
Kaufman at 810-395-7532.
The Capac Kitchen serves
free meals every Tuesday
from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion
United Methodist Church.
Free meals for people in
need are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Orchards’ Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd
Saturday of every month 9
a.m.-noon. Food distributed
at 74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Dryden Historical
Society meets at 7 p.m. the
first Wednesday of the
month and the museum
opens every Monday from
5:30-7 p.m.
The Capac Historical
Society is open to visitors
daily from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4
p.m. on Sundays. Call 810-
395-2859 for more info.
Beginning in April the Imlay
City Historical Museum is
open on Saturdays from 1-4
p.m. and welcomes visitors
at that time. The museum
features period rooms that
appear as they would have
been prior to the turn of the
20th century and into the
1930s. Fabulous artifacts
greet guests in every room
and transport them back to
when life was a simpler time.
Visitors will find exhibits
relating to railroading, mili-
tary, local history and much
more. Docents are on hand
to answer questions and
assist with research. Stop in
and take a look!
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum
is open Saturdays from 1-4
p.m. Please stop by and
learn about your communi-
ty. Society meetings are held
at the museum on the sec-
ond Monday of the month at
7 p.m. For more info call
810-796-3355.
Youth Events
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop.
St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
810-724-1200
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
17
Community Men’s & Women’s
9:30 am 11:00 am
17 17
Sacred Heart - Imlay City
St. Nicholas - Capac
Pastor: Rev. Noel Cornelio Community
Saturday Mass
4:30 pm - St. Nicholas
Sunday Masses
8:00 am - Sacred Heart
2008 N. Van Dyke
10:00 am - St. Nicholas
12 noon (Spanish) - Scared Heart
Confessions Imlay City, MI 48444
3:00-4:00 pm at St. Nicholas
Tuesday 8:00 am - St. Nicholas
Wednesday 10:00 am - Sacred Heart
17
Thursday 7:00 pm (Spanish) - St. Nicholas
Friday 7:00 pm - Sacred Heart 17
Worship Service: 10:00 am
Imlay City Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church
Church of Christ Lutheran Church
670 N. Van Dyke 1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City
Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm Pastor
810-724-3306 Ralph O. Stuebs
COME WORSHIP WITH US! Cell-(567) 674-0438
John Barker, Minister Come to the WELS
17
St. Cornelius St. John The
Catholic Church Catholic Church
3834 N. Mill Street, P.O. Box 208
Dryden MI 48428
www.fmsaints.com
810-395-7074
JUNE 30TH and JULY 1ST www.fmsaints.com
Weekday Mass: NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINNING
Tuesday & Wednesday 8:00 a.m. JUNE 30TH and JULY 1ST
Weekend Masses: Weekday Mass: Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m.
17 Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 17
This is a FREE workshop Groups meeting. Imlay City available for sale. Proceeds
for 3-5 year olds & parents/ FOC Lutheran Church, benefit the school’s athletic,
caregivers! Enjoy fun proj- 7191 Imlay City Rd, Imlay music and PE programs.
ects that will develop your City. Contact Ginger Miller For more information call
child’s skills and prepare at 810-724-5772 for more Imlay City Christian School,
them for school! Children information. Mon.-Fri. 8-4, 810-724-
also enjoy a snack, story 5695.
time, and a free book! Call FOR WIDOWED MEN &
WOMEN: Lunch-Cards-
the Family Literacy Center
today to reserve your seat at Friendship. Join us every Craft Shows/Bazaars
3rd Tuesday of each month
810-664-2737 and for more
info on dates and times. from 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at Rummage Sales
Cavis Pioneer Restaurant,
“Junque & Treasures Sale”
Play groups available. Free 5600 Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Thur., Sept. 13, 9 a.m. - 7
6 week sessions. At these Twp. 48074. No RSVP nec-
p.m., Fri., Sept. 14, 9 a.m. -
FREE 90-minute play- essary. For more info call 7 p.m., Sat., Sept. 15, 9 a.m.
groups, children will par- Joanne K. at 810-324-2304. - noon. Lunches, bake sale,
ticipate in storytime, devel- This activity is sponsored by and farmers market also.
opmentally appropriate Widowed Friends, a peer Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
games and crafts, learn new support group www.wid- Catholic Church, 10828
skills, and enjoy a snack owedfriends.org. Brandon Rd., Emmett (on
and social time with other
M-19 between M-21 and
children. Parents will have
the chance to talk to other
Widowed Friends invites all
widowed to join us for I-69). Donations drop off -
breakfast and friendship in Sat., Sept. 8 - Tues., Sept. 11,
adults with same-age chil- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
dren. Register now for the a safe setting every 2nd and
next session! Numerous
locations and dates avail-
4th Monday of the month at
9 a.m. at Sero’s, 925 Gratiot
Medical Care
in Marysville. For more
able. For more info and to
sign up call the Family info, call Julie at 810-388- Lapeer County Health
0868. Department, 1800 Imlay
Literacy Center at 810-664-
2737. City Rd., Lapeer - Regular
For those that have experi- Immunization Clinic Hours:
enced the death of a loved (held in 2nd floor clinic
Support Groups one, a support group is
available facilitated by a
area) Walk-In, Mondays 1-3
p.m.; By Appointment Only,
trained United Hospice Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30
Grief share. Tuesdays at 1 Service (UHS) bereavement
p.m., Imlay City Sr. Center, a.m. and 4-6 p.m., Thursdays
volunteer. Marlette 1-3:45 p.m. Hepatitis vac-
Lamb Steele building on Regional Hospital, 2770
Third St. New series starts cine is now available. For
Main Street in Marlette, additional info, to check if
Aug. 6. For info or to regis- hosts this support group the
ter call Tracy at 810-724- we accept your insurance,
1st Tuesday of each month or to schedule an appoint-
6030 or Ginger at 810-724- in the Administration
5772. ment please call 810-667-
Conference Room. For time 0448.
and more info, call 800-635-
One on one grief counsel-
ling. Romeo Washington 7490 or visit www.marlet- Free hearing and vision
teregionalhospital.org. screens for children of pre-
Parks and Rec. Both Romeo
and Washington Activity school age are available at
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- the Lapeer County Health
Centers will offer this ser- loss group meets Tuesday
vice once a month, by Department. To schedule an
nights at the Hunter’s Creek appointment please call
appointment only. Call 586- Mobile Home Park Club
752-6543 to schedule 810-667-0448 or 810-245-
House, 725 DeMille Rd. in 5549.
appointment. Lapeer. Weigh-in from
6-6:30 p.m., meeting from Capac Pharmacy is teaming
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more
with Support Million Hearts
meetings are held every info call 810-664-7579. by offering in-pharmacy
Monday night at 8 p.m. at blood pressure screenings,
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
in Imlay City. Fundraisers 136 North Main St. in
Capac, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) p.m. Everyone is invited to
and Al-Anon meetings are Woman’s Life Chapter 855 come and have their blood
held every Wednesday night is collecting bottles and cans pressure read for free.
at 8 p.m. at the Capac all year long. With your
United Methodist Church,
Capac, MI.
help we can make a differ-
ence in someone’s life at a Other
time when they need the
Lapeer Area Citizens most help. Please consider Free tutor training for peo-
Against Domestic Assault being part of the bigger pic- ple who would like to help
meets 1-3 p.m. every ture. Donate your bottles others in our community
Wednesday in the Lapeer and cans today. For a rep- improve English skills.
Court House for personal resentative of our group call Volunteer basis. Please call
protection order clinic. For
info 810-246-0632.
810-392-5136.
The Imlay City Christian
for orientation before train-
ing at 810-664-2737.
10A Friday AFG Family School has discount cards Volunteer for the Habitat
for Humanity of Lapeer
County at the office.
Interested parties can call
810-664-7111 and speak to
Carolyn, Cheryl or Pete at
810-660-7823.
Club News
Blessed Hope
18
Baptist Church Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFW) of Imlay City, Post
1635 Berville Road, Allenton, MI
859 N. Van Dyke Road Pastor Gayle Hortop
2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
4411 Newark Road (Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
Imlay City, Michigan 48444 Phone: (586) 784-5854
Attica, MI 48412
Sunday School - 10:00 am Veterans Meetings 2nd
810-724-2702 Sunday 2:30 pm Thursday, every other
Sunday Morning - 11:00 am
Tuesday 7:00 pm Sunday Evening - 6:30 pm month, 7 p.m.; Post
www.newlifechristian.net
Friday Youth 7:00 pm Wednesday Evening - 6:30 pm Meetings 1st Thursday
Pastor Tim Martin Soul winning is not our every month, 7 p.m.;
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 17 firstapostolichome.com
17 preference, but it’s our priority. Auxiliary Meetings 1st
Imlay City Almont
17 Saturday of every month,
10 a.m.
C.R.C. First Baptist Church
395 N. Cedar (M-53) Almont/Dryden Masons
www.imlaycitycrc.org Wayne Boyd, Pastor meets 7 p.m. every 2nd
Worship 10:00 a.m. 881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888 Thursday of the month at
Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am Masonic Center in Almont.
Youth Ministry Worship Services
MOPS Program 10:30 am & 6:00 pm The Imlay City American
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm
Bible Studies fbc@airadvantage.net Legion Post 135 meets the
810-724-4315
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services 2nd and last Wednesdays of
over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont
Come Grow With Us! 17 Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God the month at 7:30 p.m. The
post is located at 212 E.
Goodland
17
GATEWAY ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Third Street. Contact them
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court • Capac, MI at 724-1450 or americanle-
(810) 395-7557 gionpost135@frontier.com.
Church
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City  The Evening Star Quilt
Morning Worship - 8:45 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Guild meets the last
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.  Wednesday of each month
Box 82
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the Davison Senior
Supervised child care during all services
Sunday School
Center, 10135 Lapeer Rd. in
810.724.1747 Davison. Meetings start at
Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist Staffed Nursery During Worship 17 6:30 p.m. and doors open at
17
6 p.m. For more info call
Lisa, 810-358-7294.
United Church of Christ
275 Bancroft - Imlay City 201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI Markets
at corner of Newark Rd.
(Corner of 5th Street) 810-798-8855
810-724-7855 Sunday Worship Service
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. 810-724-6207 at 10:15 a.m.
Flea Market, every Sunday.
Lapeer Center Building,
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School & Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m. Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade 425 County Center St.,
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sunday’s 6-8pm Lapeer. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to
“No matter who you are or where you are
Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesday’s 6-7:30pm 75 booths inside and outside
Pre-School - 5th grade
on life’s journey, you are welcome here!” sell a huge variety of items
Pastor William King
17 17 17
to the public. Sponsored by
Evangelist
Holy Redeemer Light of Christ the Lapeer Center Building,
Lutheran Church Community a non-profit organization
for 60 years. Free admis-
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002
4538 Dryden Rd. • Dryden, MI
810-796-3951 Church sion. For info on space rent-
als, call Logan at 810-347-
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred 2720 Winslow Road 7915. Visit www.
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS; 9:30 am - WORSHIP Imlay City, MI 48444 LapeerCenter.com for
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass building rental and Peacock
ALL WELCOME!!! Alley catering information,
Weekend Masses: Sunday Worship 10:30 am or call 664-2109. Email: lap-
Pastor Steven Helms
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 17 Christian Preschool Available 17 Phone: 810-724-6999 17
eercenter@charter.net.

Almont DDA seeks bids
on dumpster enclosure
Board hopes second effort will
result in finding job contractor
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — A long
awaited and much needed
downtown project could be
one step nearer becoming a
reality.
That is assuming an
able and willing contractor
steps forward.
Almont Downtown
Development Authority
Director Kim Schall said
the DDA is again seeking
House arrest lifted for 3 teens guilty of terrorism
Prosecutor Mike Sharkey objects to ruling of Judge Nick Holowka
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER COUNTY
— Prosecutor Mike
Sharkey is objecting to
Circuit Court Judge Nick
Holowka’s decision to lift
the house arrest and GPS
tethers for three Zemmer
Middle School students
who pled guilty to making
terrorist threats against
classmates in February
2017.
The students, Dylan
Repairs on Old M-21 to continue into 2019
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY TWP. —
Drivers on Imlay City
Road have encountered
orange barrels for several
summers in a row and that
trend will likely continue
into 2019.
Destain Gingell, coun-
ty highway engineer for
the Lapeer County Road
Commission, said his
agency has tentatively
Eight cases of West Nile Virus reported in state
Health Dept. urges residents to protect against mosquito bites
TRI-CITY AREA —
The Michigan Department
of Health and Human
Services (MDHHS) last
week confirmed eight
human cases of West Nile
virus (WNV) for 2018. extra care during peak
Eight cases of WNV
have been confirmed; one
resident of Berrien County,
one resident of Kent
County, one resident of
Oakland County, and five
residents of Wayne County
including one death. All
but one have been hospital-
ized with neurologic dis-
ease. In addition to the
eight human cases, three
Michigan blood donors
have had WNV detected in
their blood.
“As the fall approach-
es, it’s vital to remember
that mosquito bite protec-
tion should continue until
the weather significantly
CDC reports high rate of overdose deaths in Michigan
HB 5857 aims at changing the way opioids are dispensed
TRI-CITY AREA —
A recent report from the
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC) revealed in 2017
drug overdoses were
responsible for the deaths
of 2,662 Michiganders,
more than the number of
traffic and firearm deaths
combined. The overdose
deaths represent an 82 per-
cent increase over five
years and an eight percent
jump from 2016.
“The CDC’s findings
are staggering and I am
reminded of how crucial it
is for us to take action to
protect more Michiganders
from opioid addiction,”
bids for a proposed dump-
ster enclosure in the vil-
lage’s southeast municipal
parking lot.
Schall said it marks the
second time the DDA Board
has put the project out for
bids.
“We had no luck with
the first attempt,” she said,
“so we have decided to try
it again.”
Schall said all bids must
be submitted to Director-
Almont DDA at Village of
DeAngelis, 16; Asa
Candella, 16; and Gunner
Rice, 15; were charged as
adults and could have
faced up to 20 years in
prison.
The evidence against
the students included text
messages and a 15-minute
iPhone video in which
Rice and Candella are
seen discussing “shooting
up” Zemmer Middle
School and Lapeer High
School.
Sharkey, who this
planned to resurface the
former state highway from
Dorrow Rd. to the St. Clair
County line. It’s the last
stretch of roadway east of
Imlay City to get repaired.
In 2017, the county
paid to have two miles of
Imlay City Road resur-
faced from the city limits
to Dorrow Road. At the
same time, the bridge over
the Belle River was
replaced due to deteriora-
tion.
cools,” said Dr. Eden Wells,
Chief Medical Executive at
the MDHHS. “It only
takes one bite from an
infected mosquito to cause
a severe illness, so take
mosquito-biting hours,
which are dusk and dawn
for the mosquitoes that
transmit West Nile virus.”
Surveillance for mos-
quito-borne diseases is
being conducted by several
agencies, including the
MDHHS, the Departments
of Natural Resources
(MDNR) and Agriculture
and Rural Development
(MDARD) and local health
departments.
In 2018, WNV activity
appears to be statewide in
Michigan.To date, 66 birds
have tested positive for
WNV from 21 of
Michigan’s 83 counties. In
said State Rep. Joe Bellino.
“House Bill 5857 is a step
in the right direction
because it will save lives
and protect Michigan
youth from starting the
cycle of abuse.”
The CDC estimates the
report actually underre-
ports the total number of
drug overdose related
deaths by about eight per-
cent, because their num-
bers track cause of death
from death certificates and
“pending investigation”
was listed on several cer-
tificates.
The report also noted
that experts attribute the
drastic increase in pre-
Almont, 817 N. Main St.,
Almont, MI 48003.
The deadline for bids is
on or before 10 a.m. on
Sept. 6, 2018, when all sub-
mitted bids will be opened
at the Almont Village Hall.
Schall said a successful
bidder would be required to
complete the dumpster
enclosure project by Nov.
18, 2018.
She added that if the
deadline is not met, the
DDA would reserve the
right to complete the work
at the expense of the origi-
nal contractor.
Buildings sold
week filed an objection
with the court, believes
Holowka’s ruling on July
11, 2018, could potentially
put the community at risk.
“The people’s objec-
tion is to the court’s failure
to set a six-month review
hearing to include all
interested parties prior to
the court’s decision to lift
house arrest and GPS teth-
ers,” said Sharkey, who
added that he was not
aware of Holowka’s ruling
until Aug. 13, when he
This summer, road
crews were again in the
area for an intersection
safety project at Dorrow
and Brown City roads that
resulted in the installation
of a t-intersection.
Additionally, Dorrow Road
was paved and now serves
as the main connector
between Imlay City and
Brown City roads. That
project was estimated to
cost $575,000 but 90 per-
cent of the bill was paid
addition, 74 WNV positive
mosquito pools have been
detected in eight Michigan
counties. Finding infected
birds, animals, and mos-
quitoes in a community is
an indication of risk for
human infection.
Most people who
become infected with
WNV will not develop any
symptoms of illness.
However, some become
sick three to 15 days after
exposure. About one in five
infected persons will have
mild illness with fever, and
about one in 150 infected
people will become severe-
ly ill.
Mild illness may
include headache, body
aches, joint pain, vomiting,
diarrhea or rash. Severe
symptoms of WNV are
associated with encephali-
tis or meningitis, and may
scription drug deaths to the
increased potency of pain
medications and more
Michiganders having opi-
oid/ Schedule II prescrip-
tions.
In April, Rep. Bellino
introduced HB 5857, which
will require opioids and
other highly addictive
Schedule II drugs be dis-
pensed in Locking
Prescription Vials. Experts
believe the measure will
prevent 150,000 Michigan
children and teens from
starting a cycle of abuse
over a 10-year-period.
Pilfering, which is
sneaking a small number of
pills hoping that it will go
Almont DDA officials are again seeking bids on a dumpster enclosure for
the dumpster in the village’s southeast municipal parking lot.
In unrelated downtown
matters, Schall said she has
been informed that the old
movie theater and former
was informed by Lapeer
County Probation Officer
Steve Smith.
He added the ruling
undermines an Aug. 6
School Safety Information
Policy Agreement signed
by Lapeer County schools
and police agencies.
The “safe school”
agreement involves the
sharing of information and
resources among partici-
pating Lapeer County
school districts and law
enforcement agencies.
with federal funds.
In 2013, the road com-
mission had a contractor
grind down several large
humps that had formed
between Imlay City and
the county line.
The county resurfaced
Imlay City Road west of
the Imlay City limits to
Lake Pleasant Road in
2010. The following year,
another two miles were
repaved west to Force
Road.
include stiff neck, stupor,
disorientation, coma, trem-
ors, muscle weakness, con-
vulsions and paralysis.
People 60 and older are
more susceptible to these
severe symptoms.
Residents can stay
healthy by using simple,
effective strategies to pro-
tect themselves and their
families. The following
steps are recommended to
avoid WNV and other mos-
quito-borne diseases:
•Maintain window and
door screening to help keep
mosquitoes outside.
•Empty water from
mosquito breeding sites
around the home, such as
buckets, unused kiddie
pools, old tires or similar
sites where mosquitoes lay
eggs.
•Use nets and/or fans
over outdoor eating areas.
undetected, is the leading
cause of youth opioid
abuse. Each year 960,000
children, nationwide,
between the ages of 12 and
17 initiate prescription
drug abuse and many chil-
dren start in middle school.
Even worse, research
shows that 80 percent of
heroin addicts start out
using prescription opioids.
The ineffective and
outdated child-resistant
vials currently being used
have not been modified in
nearly 50 years. When cre-
ated in 1970, the goal was
to prevent children age 5
and younger from access-
ing the family supply of
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Photo by Tom Wearing
(Dr. Robert Lane’s) medical ing owned by Wez Ligon on
office on the east side of the west side of Main Street,
Main Street have been sold, which formerly housed a
as has a commercial build- dollar store.
Attorneys for the
defendants argued that the
that these students never
legally step foot in a
threats were intended as a Lapeer school
joke and that Rice and again,” Sharkey said in his
Candella’s video was the Aug. 23 filing.
result of consuming alco- “The only explanation
hol and “basically being for a sentence of probation
stupid after being is the Court’s failure to
dumped.” recognize the unfortunate
Sharkey said the reality of the new nor-
defendants’ threats must mal,” he continued. “Too
continue to be taken seri- many of us want to think
ously, regardless of argu- this kind of crime could
ments to the contrary. never happen in our home-
“The adult guilty pleas town — but it is real. And
removed all doubt that this any threat to shoot up our
was ever a joke and the schools must be taken
plea agreement ensured seriously.”
Photo by Maria Brown
Lapeer County is tentatively planning to resur-
face Imlay City Road from Dorrow Road east to
the St. Clair County line next year.
Learn more about Borland’s new
Watch DOGS program
IMLAY CITY — The district is making plans
to launch a new male mentoring program, Watch
D.O.G.S., this school year.
Dads, grandfathers, uncles and other positive
male role models are invited to a special pizza din-
ner kick-off event on September 6 at Borland
Elementary School.
Men, 18 years and older, are invited to stop by
the school, starting at 6-7 p.m.to learn more about
the volunteer program that seeks to put more posi-
tive male role models in the school building.
For more information about the program, con-
tact the Borland office at (810) 724-9813.
Look for more details about the program in the
Sept. 5 edition of the Tri-City Times.
•Apply insect repel- long pants when outdoors.
lents that contain the active Apply insect repellent to
ingredient DEET, or other clothing to help prevent
EPA approved product to bites.
exposed skin or clothing, For more information
and always following the and surveillance activity
manufacturer’s directions about West Nile virus and
for use. other mosquito-borne
•Wear light colored, viruses, visit www.michi-
long-sleeved shirts and gan.gov/westnilevirus.
aspirin. However, today’s
universe of medications is
tive drugs,” said Bellino.
“Opioid abuse has claimed
stronger and more addic- the lives of far too many
tive and some have been Michiganders and is show-
found to be 80 times stron- ing no signs of slowing
ger than morphine. down. We must act now to
Nationally recognized stop this epidemic from
Bloomberg School of impacting more Michigan
Public Health at Johns families.”
Hopkins and the U.S. Food HB 5857 has received
and Drug Administration support from Families
have been calling for Against Narcotics, a
improved packaging of Michigan based nonprofit
these highly addictive dedicated to educating
drugs for several years. communities about sub-
“By requiring opioids stance abuse, the Michigan
and other highly addictive Fraternal Order of Police,
Schedule II drugs to be dis- the Michigan Association
pensed in locking prescrip- for Local Public Health
tion vials, HB 58587 will and the Eaton County
reduce pilfering and make Board of Commissioners
it tougher for children and recently passed a resolu-
teens to access these addic- tion in support of the bill.
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Rural Lifestyles
Commission approves new deer hunting regulations
Chronic wasting disease not found locally, but rules will affect Lapeer, St. Clair county hunters
TRI-CITY AREA —
Earlier this month, the
Michigan Natural
Resources Commission
approved a series of deer
hunting regulations aimed
at slowing the spread of
chronic wasting disease.
The action came after
months of commission
members and Department
of Natural Resources staff
hearing from hunters, resi-
dents and others interested
in the long-term health of
the state’s deer population,
and a thorough review of
the best available science
on chronic wasting disease.
“We hope that by set-
ting these specific CWD
regulations we can limit the
movement of this disease in
Michigan,” said Vicki
Pontz, NRC chairperson.
“We appreciate all the
comments we have received
from across the state.
Michigan hunters are very
passionate about deer and
deer hunting, and I look
forward to working with
them as we continue to con-
front this threat to wildlife
and our valued hunting tra-
New tool helps
farmers navigate
uncertain market
TRI-CITY AREA —
A new web-based tool that
provides agricultural pro-
ducers with access to week-
ly historical and contempo-
raneous corn and soybean
basis data for local market
regions in the eastern corn
belt was just announced by
Purdue University’s Center
for Commercial
Agriculture. The Crop
Basis Tool, available on the
center’s home page as well
as the Managing Farm Risk
website, is a collaboration
between the North Central
Extension Risk
Management Education
Center and the Purdue
Center for Commercial
Agriculture.
“In this time of tight
margins, the Crop Basis
Tool allows farmers to
examine weekly nearby
and deferred basis for corn
and soybeans in their local
market region which can
be very helpful when plan-
ning for and mitigating
risk,” said Nathan
Thompson, professor of
agricultural economics and
co-creator of the Purdue
Center for Commercial
Agriculture’s Crop Basis
Tool.
The easy-to-use tool is
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CWD is a fatal neuro-
logical (brain and nervous
system) disease found in
cervids – deer, elk and
moose. The disease attacks
the brains of infected ani-
mals and produces small
lesions that result in death.
There is no cure; once an
animal is infected, it will
die.
The disease first was
discovered in Michigan in a
free-ranging deer in May
2015. To date, more than
31,000 deer in Michigan
have been tested for chron-
ic wasting disease, and
CWD has been confirmed
in 60 free-ranging deer in
six Michigan counties:
Clinton, Ingham, Ionia,
Jackson, Kent and
Montcalm.
The new deer hunting
regulations, which will be
in effect for the 2018 deer
seasons unless noted other-
wise, are mostly aimed at
the CWD Management
Zone which includes
Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton,
Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham,
Ionia, Isabella, Jackson,
updated weekly and allows
users to pull historical basis
data from regions within
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
and Ohio. Users can nar-
row the data by selecting
the futures contract month
and the crop year(s) dating
back to 2004. Results are
placed in a chart that users
can download.
“The Crop Basis Tool
is really about giving pro-
ducers more information. It
gives them a better under-
standing of the risks they
face and helps them devel-
op an integrated approach
to managing it,” said
Thompson.
“It’s a powerful
resource that farmers can
add to their tool belt.”
The Center for
Commercial Agriculture
was founded in 2011 to
provide professional devel-
opment and educational
programs for farmers.
Housed within Purdue
University’s Department of
Agricultural Economics,
the center’s faculty and
staff develop and execute
research and educational
programs that address the
different needs of manag-
ing in today’s business
environment.
Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm,
Muskegon, Newaygo,
Ottawa and Shiawassee
counties.
New rules in effect for
the entire state include:
•a statewide ban on the
use of all natural cervid
urine-based lures and
attractants, except for lures
that are approved by the
Archery Trade Association.
•a ban on baiting and
feeding in the Lower
Peninsula, effective Jan.
31, 2019, with an exception
to this ban for hunters with
disabilities who meet spe-
cific requirements. The
start date on this regulation
is intended to allow bait
producers and retailers time
to adjust to the new rule.
•expansion of early and
late antlerless seasons in
select counties.
•changes to regulations
regarding wildlife rehabili-
tators.
In addition, the com-
mission asked the DNR to
move forward with:
•A hunter-submitted
proposal for mandatory
antler point restrictions in
The Crop Basis Tool includes historical basis data from Michigan and the southeast region of the
state which encompasses Lapeer and St. Clair counties.
Weather almanac
Lapeer station
Minimum temp.
49.3 on Thursday, 23rd
Maximum temp.
89.3 on Monday, 27th
Rainfall
1.74 inches
Growing Degree Days for corn
development:
Current: 2,251
Forecast: 2,407
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Photo by Michigan DNR
A baiting ban is due to go into effect in late January 2019 and mandatory
antler point restrictions could be implemented next year in St. Clair and
Lapeer counties—all in an effort to slow the spread of chronic wasting
disease.
Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac, work to better understand the country.
St. Clair and Lapeer coun- the scope and pathways of More information about
ties. If hunter surveys sup- CWD and best manage- these regulations has been
port this regulation and ment actions. In October posted to the michigan.gov/
specific department guide- 2017, Michigan hosted a cwd website.
lines are met, it would be CWD symposium that For additional ques-
implemented in 2019. brought together roughly tions, contact the DNR
These regulations come 200 wildlife scientists and Wildlife Division at 517-
after much collaborative other experts from across 284-9453.
Image provided
For the week of
August 21-27
Emmett station
Minimum temp.
Growing degree days are
50.4 on Friday, 24th
Maximum temp. accumulated from March 1
86.1 on Monday, 27th and forecast through
Rainfall September 3.
1.2 inches
Weather data courtesy of
Growing Degree Days for
corn development: Enviro-weather,
Current: 2,165 www.enviroweather.msu.edu
Forecast: 2,306
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activity and reports from August 22
area police departments: •01:54 Medical Assist
(1800 block S. Cedar St.)
In Imlay City: •11:39 Stolen Vehicle
Police and emergency (600 block Cambridge
responders responded to Ln.)
dispatch calls for these inci- •12:59
dents, in addition to traffic Circumstance (E. Second
stops. St./S. Almont Ave.)
August 21 •15:29
•02:35 Alarm (500 Damage Accident (1900
block S. Cedar St.) block S. Cedar St.)
•10:51 Citizen Assist •19:00 Civil Dispute
(100 block W. Fifth St.) (6700 block Butternut Ln.)
•13:07 Citizen Assist •Multiple Traffic Stops
(300 block E. Third St.) throughout the day
•15:00 Property August 24
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St./E. Third St.) block S. Almont Ave.)
•17:04 Missing Child - •21:18
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ATTICA
TOWNSHIP
ATTICA TOWNSHIP
BOARD
MINUTES AS OF
AUGUST 9, 2018
The meeting was called to order
at 7:00 p.m. by Supervisor Ochadleus.
Present were: Clerk Herpolsheimer
and Trustees Lacey and Madeline.
Absent: Treasurer Mason. The min-
utes of July 12, 2018 Regular Board
meeting and closed session meeting
were approved as presented.
The treasurer report showed a
new balance of: General Fund
$302,006.09 and CDARS savings
$203,254.42; ICS $300,205.04;
Public Safety $54,799.44, CDARS
$50,813.59; ICS $25,023.55; Fire
Millage $34,904.62 CDARS
$50,813.59; ICS $40,028.60: Fire
Escrow $1,530.26; ICS $41.52.
Police Report - There were 181
calls in July, with 100 of the calls
handled by the Township Deputies.
Old Business - Moved and sec-
onded to approve the revised fee
structure for Planning and Zoning.
Roll call vote taken, all ayes, motion
carried. Also moved and seconded to
schedule a Public Hearing for the
September 13, 2018 Township Board
meeting to consider revoking Jim’s
Recycling New and Used Tire Special
Land Use. Roll call votes were taken,
3 ayes, 1 nay and one absent. Motion
carried.
New Business - The Noise
Ordinance will be reviewed at the
September meeting.
Moved and seconded to amend
the Attica Township Zoning Ordinance
adding Section 4.64 Short Term
Rentals and to all Local Agent and
Short Term Rental under Article 2.2
Definitions and to include revisions to
3.1 as recommended by the Attica
Township Planning Commission.
Roll call vote taken: 3 ayes, one Nay
and one absent. Motion carried.
Planning Commission Secretary
Lemons reviewed the new process for
accessory building applications.
There was a review of assessing pro-
cess and the State’s audit report of
Attica Township. Supervisor
Ochadleus informed the board that the
Planning Commission is holding a
Public Hearing at their Aug 23rd
meeting to receive public comments
on a request to Israel Ferrett to revise
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his Special Land Use for 1200 Lake
George Rd... It was stated that Mr.
Ferrett has never signed his Special
Land Use application or paid the
required $50,000.00 bond. Attorney
Gildner stated he received a letter
from Mr. Ferrett’s attorney threaten-
ing litigation and suggested address-
ing this issue at the Planning
Commission meeting. The truck route
ordinance is being amended and
Attorney Gildner will draft that
amendment.
Moved and seconded to autho-
rize Supervisor Ochadleus to sign the
application from the Michigan
Department of Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs Bureau of
Construction Codes, accepting the
ability to inspect the Lapeer County
Intermediate Schools District Building
using Lapeer County Construction
Code as the township’s agent. Vote
taken, all ayes, motion carried.
Fire - none either within the residence’s driveway
Park - Park Manager Madeline
reported he has contacted a company
for an estimate to resurface the track.
Further bids will be reviewed.
Planning Commission - Planning
Administrator Lemons reported there
will be a Public Hearing at the August
23rd Planning Commission meeting
for 1200 Lake George Road, LLC.
Also changing the definitions of
buildings to exclude travel trailers on
vacant property will be discussed.
Attorney - Attorney Gildner
reported that he has filed a brief in the
Owen Tree Service appeal and updat-
ed the board on the court case.
Board - Moved and seconded to
authorize board members, department
heads and employees that could ben-
efit from the MTA Road classes on
Oct. 2, 2018 in Frankenmuth, MI.
Roll call vote taken, all ayes, motion
carried.
Review and pay the bills -
Moved and seconded to pay the bills:
General Fund - $100,398.47, Public
Safety - $11,380.24, and Fire Fund -
$8,198.14. Total for bills is
$119,976.85. Roll call vote taken, all
ayes, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
A complete copy of the minutes
is available at the Attica Township
Hall.
Nancy Herpolsheimer
Attica Township Clerk
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•00:45 Car/Deer
Accident (Main St./
Mulholland Dr.)
•01:26 Medical Assist
(600 block Maple Vista St.)
•01:32 Citizen Assist
(300 block E. Third St.)
•14:07 Liquor
Inspection (100 block S.
Almont Ave.)
•14:18 Liquor
Inspection (2000 block S.
Cedar St.)
•18:35 Liquor
Inspection (500 block S.
Cedar St.)
•20:08 Liquor
Inspection (200 block S.
Cedar St.)
•20:19 Liquor
Inspection (1900 block S.
Cedar St.)
•21:51 Liquor
Inspection (1800 block S.
Cedar St.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the
day.
August 26
•09:53 Private Property
Damage (400 block
Bancroft)
•12:18 Larceny (2000
block S. Cedar St.)
•22:06 Assist Lapeer
Twp. Police Department
(200 block E. First St.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the
day.
August 28
•07:21-08:12 School
Traffic Detail (Middle
School)
•08:47 Suspicious
Person (S. Blacks Corners
Rd./Newark Rd.)
•12:06 Liquor
Inspection (100 block E.
ATTICA
TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ZONING ORDINANCE
AMENDMENT
TOWNSHIP OF ATTICA
LAPEER COUNTY,
MICHIGAN
Notice is hereby given that the
Attica Township Board adopted an
amendment to the Attica Township
Zoning Ordinance, at their regular
meeting held on August 9, 2018. The
amendment added Section 4.64 Short
Term Rentals and added Local Agent
and Short Term Rental under Article
2.2 Definitions and revisions to
Section 3.1. A true and complete copy
of this Zoning Ordinance Amendment
may be inspected at the Attica
Township Hall, 4350 Peppermill
Road, Attica, MI 48412 Mondays
through Fridays, except holidays,
from 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The effec-
tive date of this Zoning Ordinance
Amendment will be as provided in the
Michigan Zoning Enabling Act,
Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended.
Nancy Herpolsheimer
Attica Township Clerk
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IMLAY
TOWNSHIP
SECTION 4.68
LANDSCAPERS,
LANDSCAPE SERVICES
AND SIMILAR HOME-
BASED BUSINESSES
Landscapers, landscape services,
and similar home-based businesses
may be permitted in AG Agricultural,
EB Enterprise Business districts, B-1
Local Business, B-2 General Business,
I-1 Light Industrial, and I-2 Heavy
Industrial, subject to administrative
approval by the Planning Commission
if the parcel is less than 5 acres. If the
parcel is over 5 acres, it is subject to
site plan review by the Planning
Commission. Landscapers, landscape
services, and similar home-based
businesses will follow the standards
below:
1. AG Agricultural district standards
A. Minimum lot size shall be 5
acres.
B. The maximum number of
business vehicles, trailers, and equip-
ment not stored on trailers shall be
limited to six in any combination.
C. All vehicles, trailers, and
equipment not stored on trailers shall
be kept within a fully enclosed build-
ing or screened from view of neigh-
boring properties and public or private
streets by a decorative screen fence, in
conformance with Section 5.11, or
landscape greenbelt, in conformance
with Section 5.7. No storage shall be
located in a front yard or side yard.
D. The maximum number of
employee vehicles parked on-site
shall be limited to four and all
employee vehicles shall be parked
either within the residence’s driveway
or the fenced or landscaped area.
E. Outdoor storage of organic
waste generated by the business may
be permitted on a parcel 5 acres or
larger within the screened storage
area.
F. No maintenance or repair of
equipment or vehicles shall occur
outside a building or the screened
Capac Rd.)
•12:15 Liquor
Inspection (500 block N.
Cedar St.)
•12:23 Liquor
Inspection (500 block N.
Cedar St.)
•16:10 Citizen Assist
(200 block N. Cedar St.)
•18:47 Juvenile
Complaint (100 block
Handley St.)
•23:38 Lapeer County
Sheriff Department Assist
(2400 block S. Summers
Rd.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the
day.
In Almont:
August 25
•At 03:54 hours, a 51
year-old female from Imlay
City was stopped on Van
Dyke Rd. near Webster Rd.
for a speed violation. The
female was arrested for
operating while intoxicated,
possession of heroin and
was violating her probation.
Officer Michael Ryan made
the arrest.
•At 11:17 hours, a 26
year-old Dryden man was
stopped on Van Dyke Rd.
near Webster Rd. for having
a cracked windshield and an
expired registration plate.
The man was arrested for
driving while license sus-
pended and was released
from the scene. Officer
Kehoe made the arrest.
•At 15:24 hours, a 28
year-old male from Ray
Township was stopped on
Van Dyke Rd. near Hollow
Corners Rd. for an expired
registration plate. The man
was arrested for operating
storage area.
2. EB Enterprise Business, B-1 Local
Business, and B-2 General Business
district standards
A. Minimum lot size shall be 2.5
acres.
B. The maximum number of
business vehicles, trailers, and equip-
ment not stored on trailers shall be
limited to six in any combination.
C. All vehicles, trailers, and
equipment not stored on trailers shall
be kept within a fully enclosed build-
ing or screened from view of neigh-
boring properties and public or private
streets by a decorative screen fence, in
conformance with Section 5.11, or
landscape greenbelt, in conformance
with Section 5.7. No storage shall be
located in a front yard or side yard.
D. The maximum number of
employee vehicles parked on-site
shall be limited to four and all
employee vehicles shall be parked
or the fenced or landscaped area.
E. Outdoor storage of organic
waste generated by the business may
be permitted on a parcel 5 acres or
larger within the screened storage
area.
F. No maintenance or repair of
equipment or vehicles shall occur
outside a building or the screened
storage area.
3. I-1 Light Industrial district stan-
dards:
A. The maximum number of
business vehicles, trailers, and equip-
ment not stored on trailers shall be
limited to six in any combination per
2.5 acres on the parcel.
4. I-2 Heavy Industrial district
standards:
There are no additional stan-
dards for this use in the I-2 zoning
district.
Effective Date
This ordinance will take effect
30 days following publication.
At a regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees for the Township of
Imlay held on the 15th day of August
2018 Treasurer Priehs moved for
adoption of the foregoing ordinance
and Trustee Guerin supported the
motion.
Voting for: Guerin, Hoeksema,
Jepsen, Priehs
Voting against: None
The Supervisor declared the
ordinance adopted.
Steven Hoeksema, Supervisor
Carla Jepsen, Township Clerk
CERTIFICATION
The foregoing is a true copy of
Ordinance No. enacted by the Board
of Trustees of Imlay Township at a
regular meeting held on August 15,
2018.
Carla Jepsen, Township Clerk
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MORTGAGE
SALE
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT
COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT.
ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
Notice is hereby given that
while intoxicated, posses-
sion of marijuana and for
having no insurance on the
vehicle. Officer Kehoe
made the arrest.
In Lapeer County:
Complaints handled by
the Lapeer County Sheriff’s
Department, in addition to
traffic stops:
August 20
•sick care for medical in
the 3200 block of Van Dyke
Rd. in Goodland Twp.
•civil matter in the 2800
block of Van Dyke Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•sick care for medical in
the 600 block of Cambridge
Lane in Imlay City
•lost property in the
8700 block of Bowers Rd.
in Imlay Twp.
August 21
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 600 block of
Corneil Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•abandoned auto in the
4600 block of S. Van Dyke
Rd. in Almont Twp.
August 22
•sick care for medical in
the 700 block of Candy
Lane in Attica Twp.
•damage to property in
the 600 block of N. Blacks
Corners Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 5700 block of
Hunters Creek Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•road hazard on west-
bound I-69 in Imlay Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 5400 block of
Newark Rd. in Attica Twp.
•animal complaint in
the 5700 block of Belle
River Rd. in Attica Twp.
Default has occurred in a Mortgage
given by Scott G. Sandor, an unmar-
ried man, mortgagor, to Independent
Mortgage Co. East MI, which became
Independent Mortgage Co., a dis-
solved Michigan corporation, and
successor-by-merger to Independent
Mortgage Co. East MI, as assigned to
Independent Bank, a Michigan bank-
ing corporation, mortgagee. The
Mortgage is dated December 27,
2006, and was recorded on January 5,
2007, in Liber 2228, on page 664 of
the Lapeer County records and subject
to an Assignment of Mortgage record-
ed at Liber 2725, Page 922. The bal-
ance owing on the Mortgage as of the
date of this Notice is $96,665.86,
including interest at 5.625% per year
variable. The Mortgage contains a
power of sale clause and no proceed-
ings have been instituted to recover
any part of the debt owing.
The Mortgage will be foreclosed
by selling the property described
below at a public auction to the high-
est bidder. The sale will be held on
September 19, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. local
time at the main entrance to the
Lapeer County Court Facility, 255
Clay Street, Lapeer, Michigan, that
being the place of holding Circuit
Court for Lapeer County, Michigan.
The property will be sold to pay the
amount then due on the Mortgage,
including interest, legal costs, attor-
ney fees and any taxes or insurance
which may be paid by the mortgagee
before the sale.
The property to be sold is locat-
ed in the Township of Deerfield,
County of Lapeer, Michigan and is
described as:
Part of the NW 1/4 of Section
22, T9N, R10E, Deerfield Twp.,
Lapeer Co., Michigan, described as
beginning S00° 19’40”E 1320.23 ft
along the W Section line, and
N88°08’50”E 1307.03 ft, and
S00°13’18”E 1330.92 ft to a point on
the E-W 1/4 line, and N87°52’16”E
983.45 ft along the E-W 1/4 line from
the NW corner of said Section 22;
thence continuing along said E-W 1/4
line N87° 52’16”E 328.83 ft to the
center of said Section 22; thence
N00°30’18”W 662.22 ft along the
N-S 1/4 line; thence S88° 00’31”W
328.81 ft; thence S00°30’18”E 663.01
ft parallel with the N-S 1/4 line to the
point of beginning. Together with a
66 ft wide easement for ingress-egress
purposes as described in “Ingress-
Egress Easement”.
INGRESS-EGRESS
EASEMENT:
Part of the NW 1/4 of Section 22,
T9N, R10E, Deerfield Twp., Lapeer
Co., Michigan, described as begin-
ning S00° 19’40”E 1320.23 ft along
the W Section line, and N88°08’50”E
1307.03 ft, and S00°13’18”E 1264.92
ft from the NW corner of said Section
22; thence continuing S00°13’18”E
66.04 ft to a point on the E-W 1/4 line
from the NW corner of said Section
22 (said point being S87° 52’16”W
1312.28 ft from the Center of Section
22); thence N87°52’16”E 983.45 ft
along the E-W 1/4 line; thence N00°
13’18”W 66.03 ft; thence
S87°52’16”W 983.11 ft parallel with
the E-W 1/4 line to the point of begin-
ning.
commonly known as 5282 Millis
Road, North Branch, MI 48461
tax i.d. 44-006-022-019-29 almontmichigan.gov
If the property described in this
August 23
•animal complaint in
the 4500 block of Casey Rd.
in Dryden Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances on Reside Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•welfare check in the
900 block of N. Summers
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•sick care for medical in
the 2100 block of S. Almont
Ave. in Imlay City
August 24
•property damage acci-
dent on Imlay City Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•property damage acci-
dent on Van Dyke Rd. in
Almont Twp.
August 25
•assault and battery in
the 5700 block of Lake
George Rd. in Dryden Twp.
•property damage acci-
dent on Main St. in Dryden
•misdemeanor arrest
warrant in the 2800 block of
Viewfield Lane in Almont
•found property in the
4500 block of Imlay City
Rd. in Attica Twp.
August 26
•mental health call in
the 100 block of Larson Rd.
in Attica Twp.
•alarms on Mountain
View Dr. in Attica Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic accident in the 5100
block of Lum Rd. in Arcadia
Twp.
•civil matter in the 3400
block of N. Blacks Corners
Rd. in Goodland Twp.
August 27
•alarms on Mountain
View Dr. in Attica Twp.
•assist motorist on east-
bound I-69 in Attica Twp.
notice is sold at a foreclosure sale,
then under MCL 600.3278, the
Mortgagor(s) will be held responsible
to the buyer of the property at the
foreclosure sale, or to the Mortgage
holder, for damage done to the prop-
erty during the redemption period.
The redemption period will
expire six (6) months after the date of
the foreclosure sale, unless the prop-
erty is determined abandoned under
MCL 600.3241a, in which case the
redemption period will expire 30 days
after the date of the foreclosure sale,
or when the time to provide notice
under MCL 600.3241a(c) expires,
whichever is later.
SMITH, MARTIN,
POWERS & KNIER, P.C.
Dated: August 7, 2018
By: Henry L. Knier, Jr. (P46393)
Attorney for Independent Bank,
Mortgagee
900 Washington Ave., P.O. Box 219
Bay City, MI 48707 - (989) 892-4574
33-4
VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 8, 2018
SYNOPSIS
President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Ligon, Love, Steffler, Schneider, and
Steven C. Schneider. Councilmember
absent was Peltier. Staff members
present were Manager Connors,
Clerk/Treasurer Keesler, and WWTP
Supervisor Farley.
Communication from MML
regarding Annual Meeting Notice;
The Council approved the Agenda;
approved Consent Agenda; Patricia
Lucas from Lapeer Development
Corporation updated Council on I-69
Thumb Region activities; passed to
authorize the draft Village of Almont
and Almont Township Master Plan for
a public hearing; adopted Resolution
#18-08-01; passed to waive the gar-
bage assessment on parcel #44-041-
527-181-14; approved the closing of
N. Bristol Street at E. St. Clair on
Saturday, September 15th from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; approved the clos-
ing of E. St. Clair from M-53 to N.
Bristol Street from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. on September 15; passed to not
object to the closure of Yorkshire Dr.
between Buckingham and Devonshire
on September 29th with a rain date of
October 6; approved invoice to
Superior Contracting Group, LLC;
approved invoice for Gerace
Construction Company; approved for
Integrity Business Solution to provide
furniture for the municipal/police
department remodel; and approved
Change Order No. 2 to Gerace
Construction Company.
The meeting adjourned at 9:17
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President
A complete copy of the minutes
is available in the Clerk’s office dur-
ing regular business hours or at www.
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Raiders stomp Rockets

Almont makes statement in first game, wins by 50
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — Almont handed
host New Haven a 56-6 setback in
a non-league varsity football
matchup last Thursday night.
With the decision, Almont
improves to 1-0 overall. New
yard touchdown run (followed by from Eldridge).
an accurate extra point boot from For the night, Hellebuyck com-
Eldridge); and a Jack Paupert pleted four of six pass plays for 158
27-yard interception return for a yards as Almont’s quarterback. He
touchdown (followed by a success- threw one interception along the
ful extra point kick courtesy of way.
Eldridge); and an Austin Cody His successful tosses went to
50-yard touchdown run (followed two different targets. Their ranks
by an accurate extra point boot consisted of Schapman (three
catches for 139 yards) and Jackson
Malcolm (one reception for 19
yards).
The Almont ground attack
amassed 283 yards on 28 totes.
Individually, Cody (six rushes
for 132 yards) paced Almont.
Rinke (51 yards on four totes) and
Lulgjuraj (five rushes for 46 yards)
supported his performance. The
remaining 13 Raider totes netted a
combined 54-yard gain.
Corey Webster (seven solos and
three assists) provided Almont’s top
tackle output. Jacob Hausmann
(five assists) and Panduren (three
solos and one assist) made their
presence felt as well.
The Almont defense also
notched three takeaways. Lucas
Photo by Helfer Photography

DeLaurier and Paupert (an intercep-

tion each) along with Panduren (a
fumble recovery) furnished those.
Almont will look to keep their
perfect record intact when they

Photo by Kevin Kisssane

travel to Imlay City this Thursday.
The Blue Water Area Conference
Almont quarterback Josh Hellebuyck looks to avoid a New encounter lists a 7 p.m. starting
Haven tackle in Thursday’s non-league meeting. time.

Haven slips to 0-1 this season.

In Thursday’s matchup, Almont Capac’s Jordan Hellmuth (R) looks to make a
bolted out to a 28-0 advantage after catch over a Durand foe in Thursday’s game.
one quarter was over with.
Almont followed that up with a
28-6 second quarter edge, increas-
ing their cushion to 56-6 at the
halftime break.
Capac falls to
Durand, 27-20,
The last two quarters of action
would prove scoreless.
Almont amassed their 56-point
total aided by a Jace Rinke 12-yard
touchdown run; a Rinke 10-yard
touchdown run (followed by a PAT
tote from Rinke); a Josh in grid opener
Photo by Helfer Photography

Hellebuyck to Colby Schapman

52-yard touchdown pass; a Nolan
Panduren safety; a Hellebuyck to
Schapman 54-yard touchdown pass;
a Rinke three-yard touchdown run
(followed by a successful extra
point kick courtesy of Tyler
Eldridge); a Michael Lulgjuraj six-
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — Capac put
up a good fight, only to
drop a narrow 27-20 ver-
Almont’s Aiden Powell (#53) and Derek Keyworth (#77) con- dict to visiting Durand in a
verge on a New Haven ballcarrier in a game last Thursday. non-league varsity football
confrontation last
Thursday night.
We will need to cut those
down to win next week.”
In Thursday’s confron-
tation, Capac and Durand
ended the initial quarter
with six points each.
Quarter two would see
Durand collect 15 points
and Capac manage six,
leaving the former with a

Almont nets
With the outcome, 21-12 halftime lead to pro-
Durand goes to 1-0 over- tect.
all. Capac falls to 0-1 this That was followed by

semifinal
season.
“We hurt ourselves
with turnovers,” Capac
Coach Bill Nestle said.
a scoreless third quarter.
Durand then withstood
an 8-6 fourth quarter rally
to leave the field with a

round berth “We wound up with two

and Durand did not com-
mit any,” he noted.
27-20 victory to their cred-
it.
Capac produced their
By Kevin Kissane “Our team also made
Tri-City Times Sports Editor way too many penalties. Opener page 20

ALMONT — The Almont var-

sity volleyball team went 2-3 at a
tournament it hosted last Saturday.
Spartans defeated
Total Sports, in Washington,
served as the tournament venue. by Redskins, 44-0
Photo by StudioE Photography

Almont started things off with a

21-19, 21-13 pool play win against By Kevin Kissane moving forward.”
Dryden. That was followed by a Tri-City Times Sports Editor In Thursday’s meeting,
16-25, 23-25 loss to Port Huron and Sandusky took a 14-0
a 13-25, 21-25 setback to Goodrich. IMLAY CITY — advantage after one quar-
Those outcomes earned them a Imlay City absorbed a ter was over with and
quarterfinal berth against Port 44-0 loss to host Sandusky went up 22-0 at the half-
Imlay City’s Mallory Wetzel hits over the Almont block last Huron. It was there they registered in a non-league varsity time break.
Thursday at the Brown City Tournament. a 25-20, 25-22 triumph. football meeting last When the action
Almont then bowed out with a Thursday night. resumed, Sandusky con-

Almont goes 1-3-2 at Brown City
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — The Almont
varsity volleyball team went
1-3-2 last Thursday at the Brown
City Invitational.
Almont opened tournament
play with an 18-25, 25-18 split
versus Sandusky. That was fol-
lowed by a 15-25, 21-25 loss to
Brown City; a 10-25, 10-25 set-
back to USA; a 25-23, 26-24 win
against Imlay City; a 24-26,
22-25 loss to Dryden; and a
25-13, 22-25, 6-15 loss to Lutheran It was the season tinued to pull away. Aided
North. opener for both combat- by a 6-0 third quarter
For the day, Maria Bussone led ants. edge, the Redskins forged
25-18, 16-25 split versus Cros- Almont with 35 kills. Sarah Ford “We played a solid a 28-0 lead with 36 min-
Lex. (15 kills), Hannah Landerschier first half defensively and utes gone.
Maria Bussone led Almont made progress moving the Sandusky then out-
(11) and Sofija Matovska (nine)
with 32 kills. Rachael Schapman ball offensively,” Imlay scored Imlay City 16-0 the
made their presence felt as well. City Coach Brian Tresnak
(15 kills) and Sarah Ford (14) Matovska and Grace Johnson rest of the way, putting the
said. “We didn’t make finishing touches on a
supported her performance. shared the setting responsibilities many mental mistakes 44-0 win.
Hannah Landerschier and for Almont. They contributed 34 tonight and we continue to
Schapman (three each), Sofija and 15 assists, respectively. For the evening,
make huge strides as we Lonnie Wolford was one
Matovska (two) and Ford (one) A group consisting of Ford (35), work to fine tune the new
provided Almont’s solo blocks. Kellie Bentz and Bussone (33 of four passing for -2
offensive and defensive yards as Imlay City’s
Matovska and Johnson took apiece) and Kallan Ruhala (24) gen- systems,” he noted.
turns springing Almont’s offen- erated Almont’s highest dig outputs. quarterback.
“While the final score The Imlay City ground
sive attack into motion that day. Ford and Landerschier (one was not what we wanted,
They managed 40 and 30 assists, each) furnished Almont’s solo there are definitely some
respectively. blocks. positives for us to build on Spartans page 20
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Soccer

Dryden defeats Mount Morris, 4-0
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — Dryden
downed visiting Mount
Morris, 4-0, in a non-league
boys’ soccer battle Monday Nathan Schenkel was
afternoon. the winning Dryden goal-
Jack Kaplan led Dryden keeper.
with a three-goal perfor- With the outcome,
mance. Justin Wheeler col- Dryden now stands at 3-2
lected their remaining goal. overall.

Capac drops 1-0 verdict to Bad Axe

FEARLESS By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

FORECASTERS
CAPAC — Capac
dropped a narrow 1-0 ver-
dict to visiting Bad Axe in
a non-league boys’ soccer
Almont at Imlay City meeting Monday after-
Capac at Caro noon.
In Monday’s meeting,
International Academy Capac and Bad Axe ended
Flint at Dryden the initial half with zero
Michigan at Notre Dame goals apiece.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Bad Axe then out-
Utah State at MSU scored Capac 1-0 from that
CMU at Kentucky point on, pulling out a vic-
tory.
Kerry Klug Anthony Schroeder
2-1 went the distance in net for
Capac’s Nick Mosey protects the ball from a Capac that afternoon. He
Almont
Capac Bad Axe foe in Monday’s non-league matchup. finished with 11 saves.
Dryden
Michigan
MSU Capac’s

Photo by StudioE Photography

CMU Tyler Ellis
chases a
Bad Axe
Celery City foe in his
Charlie team’s
1-2
Almont non-
Caro league
Dryden clash ver- Alfredo Rodriguez, of Imlay City, heads the ball
Michigan
MSU sus Bad to a teammate in a matchup against Flint
CMU Axe Powers last week.
Monday
Keil Jorgensen
2-1
afternoon.
Imlay City downed
2-1 by Flint Powers
Imlay City
Caro
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Dryden
Michigan
MSU Emmanuel Lopez pro-
CMU By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor vided the lone Imlay City
goal. His tally was assisted
Tom Schoen IMLAY CITY — by Omar Cardenas.

Almont opens year with 5-1 victory

2-1 Imlay City fell a goal Braulio Torres drew the
Almont short when the final scores goalkeeping assignment
Caro were added up, dropping for Imlay City that day.
International
Academy Flint By Kevin Kissane over visiting non-league Ryan Miller led Almont a 2-1 verdict to visiting Torres wound up with 13
Michigan
Tri-City Times Sports Editor counterpart Flint Kearsley with a three-goal perfor- Flint Powers in a non- saves.
MSU
CMU last Thursday. mance. The Raiders also league boys’ soccer con- With the result, Imlay
ALMONT — The With the result, Almont received a goal each from frontation on Tuesday, City now stands at 5-1
Almont boys’ soccer team goes to 1-0 thus far this Tyler Eldridge and Grady August 21. overall.
Kevin Kissane
1-2 picked up a 5-1 victory season. Nash.
Almont
Capac
Dryden
Michigan
MSU
Dryden fares well at Byron Tourney
CMU DRYDEN — The Saturday at the Byron the distance in net for
Dryden boys’ soccer team Tournament. Dryden.
posted a 2-1 mark last Dryden started the day Dryden then wrapped
slowly, dropping a 4-0 up tournament play with

Athlete of the Week

verdict to Durand. a victory over Byron.
The team then bounced That contest was tied
back, earning a 4-2 win at two goals apiece
against Corunna. after regulation play
Justin Wheeler led was over with, then
Dryden with a pair of Dryden prevailed in pen-
goals. The Cardinals also alty kicks.
received a goal each from Wheeler had both of
Cody Hultquist and Tyler Dryden’s goals in regula-
Honnold. tion time.
Ronny Hudson and Schenkel again was
Brendan Biggs added an the victorious Dryden
assist apiece to Dryden’s goalkeeper, registering
Photo by StudioE Photography

cause. several difficult saves en

Nathan Schenkel went route.

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Peyerk logged a Tri-City Brenden Knuth took By Kevin Kissane Schroeder finished with 11
best clocking of 23:50.17 ninth at the Birch Run Tri-City Times Sports Editor saves. Emmanuel Lopez, of Imlay City, advances the
last Thursday at the Early Invitational last With the results, Capac ball up the field in a match with Flint Powers
Birch Run Early Thursday. CAPAC — Capac now stands at 0-2 overall. last week.
Invitational. For his effort, Knuth wound up on the losing
For her effort, Peyerk garners our Boys’ side of a 2-1 outcome to
earns our Girls’ Athlete Athlete of the Week visiting non-league boys’
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Volleyball
Dryden’s Kelli Schenkel blocks a shot during a
match last season.
Dryden goes 1-2-3
at Brown City Invite
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — The
Dryden varsity volleyball
team went 1-2-3 last
Thursday at th Brown City
Tournament.
Dryden began tourna-
ment action with an 11-25,
12-25 loss to Brown City.
That was followed by a
25-21, 18-15 split with
Sandusky; a 20-25, 29-27
split versus Imlay City; an
11-25, 10-25 setback to
USA; a 16-25, 25-19 split
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26-24, 25-19 win against
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By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — The Capac
varsity volleyball team
posted a 1-4 mark last
Friday at the SC4
Tournament in Port Huron.
They began tourna-
ment action with an 11-25,
23-25 loss to Marysville.
That was followed by a
22-25, 16-25 setback to St.
Clair; a 23-25, 10-25 loss
to Yale; a 26-24, 14-25,
15-12 win against
Richmond; and a 22-25,
11-25 loss to Marlette.
Sam Hull led Capac
with 22 kills that day. She
was backed by Ally Dean
(14 kills), Meriah Mason
Cardinals held winless
at Almont Invitational
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — The
Dryden varsity volleyball
team wound up with a 0-4
record last Saturday at the
Almont Tournament.
Total Sports, in
Washington, was where
the matches were contest-
ed.
Dryden opened tourna-
ment play with a 17-25,
23-25 setback to Almont.
That was followed by a
20-25, 5-25 loss to
Goodrich; a 21-25, 24-26
setback to Port Huron; and
a 17-25, 13-25 loss to
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Spartans compete at Brown City
By Kevin Kissane Invitational. dropped a 23-25, 24-26 six solo blocks and one
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Imlay City got verdict with Almont; fell assisted block. Emma
their tournament path 22-25, 11-25 to Brown Sellers (seven solos and
IMLAY CITY — The underway with a 12-25, City; and halved a 25-16, two assisted blocks),
Imlay City varsity 16-25 loss to USA; 20-25 verdict with Katie Evans (14 digs) and
volleyball team finished split 25-21, 19-25 with Sandusky. Kendall Sommer (nine
0-3-3 last Thursday at Cros-Lex; split 25-20, Mallory Wetzel led kills) supported her per-
the Brown City 27-29 with Dryden; Imlay City with 12 kills, formance.
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Imlay City’s Leah Dawson returns a shot at the Brown City Tournament last week.
Spartans go 1-3 at Bad Axe Invite
Erin Boettcher and Kelli
Schenkel added 40 and 39
points, respectively, to the
Cardinals’ cause.
Boettcher (six) along
with Alyssa Daoud, Alissa By Kevin Kissane 15-25, 13-25 pool play Millington. It was there three assisted blocks) and
Hurd and Kage (two each) Tri-City Times Sports Editor loss to Frankenmuth. That they bowed out with a Emma Sellers (eight kills,
furnished Dryden’s highest was followed by a 25-19, 12-26, 19-25 defeat. three solo blocks and three
dig outputs. IMLAY CITY — The 25-21 win against Mallory Wetzel (13 assisted blocks) led Imlay
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Football
Capac’s Jake Sawyers looks to pick up a first down in a game versus Durand last Thursday.
Opener: Capac falls in first game of season, 27-20
from page 17
20-point output aided by a
Joe Montney to Jordan
Hellmuth seven-yard
touchdown pass; a
Montney to Trevor Boers
10-yard touchdown pass; a
Lonnie Fritz tackles the
opposing quarterback in
the end zone for a safety;
and a Montney to Dan
Parski 10-yard touchdown
pass.
For the evening,
Montney connected on
seven of 14 pass plays for
105 yards as Capac’s quar-
terback. He threw two
interceptions along the
way.
His successful tosses
were distributed to four
different targets. Jordan
Hellmuth (three catches for
60 yards), Boers (two
receptions for 36 yards),
Parski (one catch for eight
yards) and Jordan Cherry
(one reception for one
yard).
The Capac ground
attack added 133 yards. It
took them 24 rushes to
produce that total.
Individually, Hellmuth
(53 yards on five totes) and
Sawyers (eight rushes for
Spartans: Redskins get season opener, 44-0
from page 17
attack managed 99 yards
on 33 totes.
Individually, Hunter
Mullins led Imlay City
with eight carries for 76
yards. Kyle Kulin (31
Cross Country
Dryden pulls up 12th at Birch Run
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
The Dryden boys’ cross
country squad obtained a
12th-place finish last
Thursday at the Birch Run
Early Invitational.
Macomb Dakota (78
points) took team honors
that day. They were fol-
lowed by Clio (120 points),
Dryden brings home 15th at Birch Run
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
The Dryden girls’ cross
country team registered a
15th-place showing last
Thursday at the Birch Run
Early Invitational.
Frankenmuth’s
74-point total paced the
field assembled. They were
Capac quarterback Joe Montney seeks out an open receiver in Thursday’s
game with Durand.
49 yards) put up Capac’s
best numbers. The remain-
ing 11 Chief rushes netted
a combined 31-yard gain.
Conner Robinson
(eight solos and three
assists), Boers (four solos
yards on 12 totes) support-
ed his performance. The
remaining 13 Spartan car-
ries netted a combined
eight-yard loss.
Cristian Rojas (eight
solos and two assists)
paced Imlay City’s
Mason (169), Montrose
(186), Ithaca (189), Bad
Axe (196), Frankenmuth
(215), Essexville Garber
and New Lothrop (237
each), Swartz Creek (249),
Madison Heights
Lamphere (251), Dryden
(264), Cass City (301),
Hemlock (340), Midland
Bullock Creek (403), Flint
Kearsley (437), Birch Run
(445), Ortonville Brandon
followed by Mason (99
points), Dakota (127),
Ithaca (134), Swartz Creek
(140), Byron (158),
Hemlock (242), Walled
Lake Central (253), Clio
(280), Essexville Garber
(287), Bad Axe (292), New
Lothrop (303), Saginaw
Valley Lutheran (332),
North Branch (402),
Dryden (409), Saginaw
and seven assists) and
Omar Navarro (three solos
and six assists) paced
Capac’s defensive unit.
Sawyers (four solos and
two assists) and Lonnie
Fritz (three solos and three
defense. Kulin (six solos)
plus Lance Wolford and
Dakota Sandzik (five solos
each) put up good numbers
as well.
Rojas and Wyatt
Luther added a fumble
recovery each to Imlay
(474), Byron (481),
Saginaw Michigan
Lutheran Seminary (514),
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
(539), North Branch (620)
and Chesaning (654).
Capac also participat-
ed but did not field a com-
plete squad.
Brenden Knuth, ninth,
17:33.41; led Dryden that
day. He was backed by
Ethan Rozanski, 23rd,
Michigan Lutheran
Semianry (410), Birch Run
(415), Chesaning (433),
Montrose (473) and
Saginaw Swan Valley
(506).
Capac also competed
but did not field a complete
squad.
Hannah Peyerk, 52nd,
23:50.17; logged the swift-
est Dryden performance
Dryden, Almont,
Capac will win
After a less than
impressive 1-2 start, I
vow to come back with an
improved showing for
week
two.
Here
is a look
at this
week’s
contests
and the
teams I
believe
prevail in Kenny Pickett
them:
Football...
International
Academy of Flint at
Dryden.
While not what I
would classify a marquee
Photo by Kevin Kissane
matchup, this Thursday’s
non-league battle at 7
p.m.is an intriguing one to
say the least.
Why is that you ask?
The answer to that query
is the last time these two
teams collided they com-
bined for 100 total points,
with International
Academy of Flint coming
out on top of a 55-45 ver-
dict.
This time around I
don’t see the points com-
ing as often, but in no
way is that to suggest the
contest will be a low-
scoring affair. Both teams
will be seeking their first
win this fall.
International Academy
of Flint is coming off a
40-0 loss to perennial
powerhouse Deckerville,
while Dryden was idle a
week ago.
I look for Dryden to
get out to a quick start,
taking a 12-0 lead after
one quarter is done.
International Academy
of Flint then mounts a
Photo by Kevin Kissane
comeback, only to drop a
32-30 outcome at night’s
Dryden set to get
season underway
assists) supported their per-
formances.
Capac returns to action
this Thursday when it trav- By Kevin Kissane
els to Caro. The non- Tri-City Times Sports Editor
league clash lists a 7 p.m.
starting time. DRYDEN — The
Dryden varsity football
team will take to the field
for the first time this sea-
son when it entertains
City’s cause. International Academy of
Imlay City will look to Flint in a non-league
bounce back this Thursday game this Thursday. That
when it hosts Blue Water matchup lists a 7 p.m.
Area Conference rival starting time.
Almont. That battle is Dryden was originally
slated to get underway at 7 slated to play at Morrice
p.m. in a non-conference meet-
18:27.43; Ronny Hudson,
46th, 19:17.35; Reed Hall,
91st, 20:40.02; and
Andrew Sisler, 138th,
21:55.07.
Charlie Aldrich, 31st,
18:48.57; paced Capac’s
four-runner contingent.
Logan Swantek, 66th,
19:52.35; Ben Rodriguez,
69th, 20:02.25; and Hank
Barker, 108th, 20:56.8;
also represented the Chiefs.
that day. The Cardinals
also counted results from
Teagan Norman, 59th,
23:58.51; Maria Ryan,
116th, 26:20.02; Josie
Carpenter, 119th, 26:22.84;
and Kylie DeVlaminck,
146th, 27:22.79.
Lilly Rodriguez repre-
sented Capac that day. Her Dryden’s Brenden Knuth picks up the pace
time of 23:54.55 paid off during a cross country meet last year. Knuth
with a 55th. took ninth at Thursday’s Birch Run Invite.
end.
Almont at Imlay
City
This Thursday at 7
p.m. Imlay City and
Almont square off in the
Blue Water Area
Conference opener for
both sides.
Almont enters the fray
looking good, having just
picked up a 56-6 road vic-
tory over non-league
adversary New Haven.
Imlay City, mean-
while, will look to show
improvement after
absorbing a 44-0 road loss
to non-league rival
Sandusky.
On paper, it would
appear the writing is on
the wall in this one.
However, let me remind
you this is the BWAC
where the unexpected can
very well happen.
I am still predicting an
Almont win, but it will be
a bit closer than most
anticipate.
When the clock zeroes
out for the last time,
Almont walks off the field
a 30-18 victor.
Capac at Caro
The winner of this
Thursday’s clash, set for 7
p.m., will enjoy the taste
of victory of the first
time.
Caro heads into the
matchup fresh off a 20-0
road loss to non-league
Birch Run, while Capac
aims to bounce back fol-
lowing a 27-20 setback to
visiting non-conference
counterpart Durand.
For Capac to prevail,
they must keep their turn-
overs to a minimum. If
they can do that, good
things will follow.
I see them passing
the test. Give me the
Chiefs of Capac High to
notch a 20-18 triumph.
ing last Friday, only to
see that contest removed
from their schedule due
to low numbers on their
roster.
“We only had eight
players when the decision
was made to cancel the
game,” Dryden Coach Al
Hutchinson said. “Since
then we have added some
players,” he noted.
“The team is looking
forward to finally playing
a game. They can’t wait
to get things started.”
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tennis
Almont’s Griffin DePauw returns a shot during
a match last season.
Almont drops
match to
Lake Orion
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — Almont
dropped a 6-2 outcome
versus host Lake Orion in
a non-league boys’ tennis
clash last Wednesday.
In individual action,
Thomas Manko fell 0-6,
3-6 at first singles; Griffin
DePauw picked up a 6-1,
6-4 second flight win;
Sam Bussone notched a
7-6, 6-3 victory at third
singles; and Nathan
Sports Schedule
Football
Thursday, August 30
Almont at Imlay City,
7 p.m.
International Academy of
Flint at Dryden,
7 p.m.
Capac at Caro, 7 p.m.
Volleyball
Tuesday, September 4
Capac at Landmark
Academy, TBA
Cross Country
Thursday, August 30
Capac, Dryden at Brown
City Invite, 9 a.m.
Capac’s Trevor Boers hauls in a reception ver-
sus Durand last Thursday.
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Stats and Standings
FOOTBALL Luther (IC)
Rojas (IC)
1 Imlay City
1
1 97 97 Cros-Lex 0-0 1-0 Mayville
Dryden
0-0 1-0
0-0 0-1
Yale 0-0 1-0
STAT LEADERS Team Defense North Branch 0-0 1-0 Peck 0-0 0-1
Receiving G Yds Avg
C Yds Avg Algonac 0-0 0-1
Touchdowns Almont 1 103 103 Greater Thumb League
Rinke (A) 3 Schapman (A) 3 139 46.3 Richmond 0-0 0-1
Imlay City 1 361 361
Hellmuth (C) 3 60 20.0 East Division
Schapman (A) 2 Imlay City 0-0 0-1
Boers (C) 2 36 18.0 Capac 1 383 383
Brown City 0-0 1-0
Lulgjuraj (A) 1 Malcolm (A) 1 19 19.0 Armada 0-0 0-1
Paupert (A) 1 Harbor Beach 0-0 1-0
Cody (A) 1
Parski (C)
Cherry (C)
1
1
8
1
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1.0 FOOTBALL NCTL 8-Man League Memphis 0-0 1-0
Hellmuth (C)
Boers (C)
1
1 Team Offense
STANDINGS Blue Division Sandusky 0-0 1-0
Deckerville 0-0 1-0 Ubly 0-0 1-0
Parski (C) 1 G Yds Avg Blue Water Area Conference
Almont 1 441 441 League Overall North Huron 0-0 1-0 Capac 0-0 0-1
Quarterbacks Capac 1 238 238 Almont 0-0 1-0 Kingston 0-0 1-0 Marlette 0-0 0-1
Comp Att Yds
Hellebuyck (A) 4 6 158
Montney (C) 7 14 105
Lonnie Wolford (IC) 1 4 -2
Rushing
R Y Avg
Cody (A) 6 132 22.0
Mullins (IC) 8 76 9.5
Hellmuth (C) 5 53 10.6
Rinke (A) 4 51 12.8
Sawyers (C) 8 49 6.1
Lulgjuraj (A) 5 46 9.2
Solo Tackles
G T Avg
Robinson (C) 1 8 8.0
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Rojas (IC) 1 8 8.0
Webster (A) 1 7 7.0
Kulin (IC) 1 6 6.0
Hausmann (A) 1 5 5.0
Mullins (IC) 1 5 5.0
Sandzik (IC) 1 5 5.0
Boers (C) 1 4 4.0
Sawyers (C) 1 4 4.0
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Interceptions
DeLaurier (A) 1
Paupert (A) 1
Recoveries
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Honor: Bronze Star awarded veteran

from page 1
down.
A lieutenant who was
nearby was shot in his legs
and buttocks as Palazzolo
and his sergeant continued
setting the line of fire —
despite his injuries. Palazzolo lifted the lieuten-
The medic instructed ant over his left, good,
the wounded Palazzolo to shoulder, ignoring the pain
go to the landing area to from his right shoulder.
be evacuated, but first vol- He began the downhill
unteered to aid the lieuten- trek of about 100 yards to
ant. the LZ (landing zone)
Without hesitation, Pvt. under heavy enemy fire
and placed him on the
medivac. In his rush to get
the soldier to safety,
Palazzolo accidentally
dropped his rifle on the
wounded lieutenant’s legs.
Ronders explained that
it was at that moment that
the wounded, but apprecia-
tive lieutenant thanked
Palazzolo for his bravery
in the face of enemy fire.
“He told the private
that he was okay and
offered his thanks as he
waited evacuation. “I will
put you in for a bronze
star,” the lieutenant said to
Palazzolo.”
Though other soldiers
urged Palazzolo to remain
in the LZ and take the next

Photo by Tom Wearing

Medivac to the field hospi-
tal, he ignored their sug-
gestion.
He instead headed
back up the hill to the fire-
fight. En route he came
Photo by Tom Wearing

Honored Vietnam veteran Joe Palazzolo is pictured with his wife of

An emotional Joe Palazzolo displays his hard-
earned medal for attendees during ceremony.
Theft: Carving swiped
from residents porch
from page 1
“It’s just one of those
things we put on the front
porch for decoration,” he
says.
across another soldier who
had been shot in the right
forearm and left leg and
was slowly crawling back
toward the LZ.
Recognizing the soldier
was in trouble, Palazzolo
stopped, slung him over his
good shoulder and repeat-
ed the trip to safety.
Ronders said it was the
second of six times
Palazzolo carried wounded
road. soldiers back to the landing
“I think whoever did it area during a battle that
must have planned it, it’s last about six hours.
not an easy grab and it “Still ignoring the
takes more than one person burning pain in his right
to lift it,” he says. shoulder, Palazzolo
nearly 50 years, Cecelia; his daughter and grandson. Also in attendance
was Joe’s brother, Frank Palazzolo and Lapeer VA Director Ed Ronders.
hurtling through the air.
In the explosion, he
had suffered shrapnel
wounds to his right side. A
medic rushing to his side
asked what he was doing
there for so long, and why
he hadn’t gone back so his
first wound could be treat-
ed.
Having survived the
deadly firefight, Palazzolo
later volunteered and was
assigned to a Long Range
Reconnaissance Patrol,
serving with the 25th
Photo Provided

Today, the Hewelts are
both incensed and sad that
the unique carved statue
was stolen from its post
outside their front door.
The statue went miss-
ing sometime between
Sunday, August 19 and
Tuesday, August 21, says
Thomas Hewelt.
He remembers seeing
the top of the Indian’s intri-
cately carved headdress
from the window view he
had while turning the air
conditioner off on Sunday.
On Tuesday, when Thomas
went outside, he took a
look at the front porch and
noticed the Indian was
gone.
The theft is especially
perplexing and upsetting,
Thomas says, because the
Hewelt house is situated
some two-to-three-hundred
feet off the road, on a busy
stretch of Van Dyke
between Weyer Road and
old M-21.
Though he scoured for
footprints and/or tire tracks
on the lawn for clues,
Thomas found nothing
amiss.
“They obviously drove
up my driveway or the
neighbor’s driveway to get
the statue,” he says. “It
weighs between two-and-
three-hundred pounds, so it
is not a one person job.”
Thomas believes the
thieves knew the statue
was there—as it’s not visi-
ble to passersby from the
The Hewelts filed a returned to the battle area Division until he finished
report with the Lapeer when two snipers hiding in his tour.
County Sheriff ’s trees began firing at the In 2012, he was award-
Department, and have also Americans. Joe Palazzolo of Imlay City stands in front of ed a Purple Heart for the
circulated photos of the In the chaos, Palazzolo his display containing Vietnam War items at wounds he suffered;
unique chainsaw carving screamed at an approach- Michigan's Military & Space Heroes Museum. including the shrapnel he
on social media and else- ing captain and two medics still carries in his right side
where. They’ve also to get down, but his words into the trees, stopping the rejoined what was left of as a reminder of that fate-
secured every other yard came too late. snipers. his fellow soldiers. ful day.
ornament and decoration “All three were shot. While Palazzolo With no officers Palazzolo is a 1965
they have on their property. The medics were killed returned fire, soldiers from remaining, Palazzolo and gradate of Denby High
“I am just disgusted,” instantly while the captain, C Company tended to the his battered comrades did School on Detroit’s east
Thomas says. “We just put who later died, was still seriously wounded captain what their training taught side.
it out there because it breathing when help while Palazzolo assisted them and returned fire. Drafted into the U.S.
looked nice and we have arrived. the radioman who had However, when the Army in April of 1966, he
other stuff out in front of Meanwhile, Palazzolo taken a round in his back. squad began moving down- has been married to wife
the house trying to make and three other soldiers After tending to the hill toward the LZ, an Cecelia for almost 50
things look nice and now I continued to fire bursts radioman, the private explosion sent Palazzolo years.
had to chain it all down.”
Retirees, Thomas says
he and Diane are sad that
someone invaded their
space and felt entitled to
their own hard-earned pos-
sessions.
“It just makes us feel
bad. This was something
we liked and now we’re
worried about the other
things we have out there,”
Thomas says.
The Hewelts are hop-
ing someone will spot the
Indian and call the sheriff’s
department or let them
know where it’s at.
“The people who did
this are lowlifes for steal-
ing,” Thomas says. “It’s
really disgusting.”
Anyone with informa-
tion on the Hewelt’s chain-
saw sculpture is urged to
call the Lapeer County
Sheriff Department at 810-
664-1801.
Photo by Debra Wegner

Van Dyk Farms hosted a special appreciation lunch for their workers last week, hiring Tino’s
Mexican Cuisine to serve up authentic street tacos inside one of the farm’s barns.

Gratitude: Farm teams up with local food truck

from page 1
years.
Tino, she said, has
always had a passion for
making good food for oth-
ers. Previously the family
would cater special events
for friends and family and
“they’ve been telling us for
Photo provided
this is what we should do,”
Sara recalls.
Since then they’ve
been invited to set up shop
at fairs, festivals, farmers
markets and they’ve had a
regular stint at Ryan
Kersten’s State Farm
Insurance office in Capac.
Tino and Sara serve up
ing particularly unique
about their menu but
customers seem to appreci-
ate the fresh ingredients
and preparation of their
dishes.
“Everything is made on
the truck daily. Every two
to three hours were making
new batches of food,” Sara
Herreras’ story.
“I talked it over with
Adam and we decided ‘this
is the family we want,’” he
said.
Van Dyk Farms has
been growing lettuce and
other crops in Imlay City
for the last 60 years.
Currently the farm is

years that we should open
a restaurant.”
Then the food truck
Distinct features on one-of-a-kind chainsaw came their way.
carving stolen from front porch of the Hewelt “My husband prayed
home last week. about it and said God said
traditional Mexican dishes
like tacos, burritos, nachos,
rice and beans, quesadillas,
and tamales with chips and
shells made from scratch.
Sara said there’s noth-
said.
Matt said he and his
brother Adam were on the
hunt for the right establish-
ment to cater this special
meal when he read the
owned and operated by
Doug and Beth Van Dyk
and their sons, Matt and
Adam, and Dennis and
Carol Van Dyk and their
daughter, Jaclyn Van Dyk.
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