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Local heroes honored by peers

Hundred Club recognizes first responders at Feb. 26 fatal mobile home fire
By Tom Wearing had only been with the
twearing@pageone-inc.com Imlay City department for
about five months, when
IMLAY CITY — “without regard for her
Dig in! Members of the Imlay City
Fire and Police depart-
ments were among those
own personal safety,” she
acted to ensure the safety
of the children’s distraught
Farmers, consumers
invited to discuss supply, honored at Tuesday’s (June mother.
18) Heroes’ Night award “She experienced more
...see page 6 program hosted by the fatality and mental trauma
Hundred Club of Genesee, than some officers with
Lapeer and Shiawassee many more years of expe-
counties. rience,” said Pike. “She is
The annual event took most certainly deserving of

place at the Flint Country
Club and was attended by
about 300 guests, honorees
and fellow emergency
responders.
The Imlay City honor-
ees included Police Officer
Sara Colin and a contin-
gent of Imlay City fire-
fighters who on Feb. 26,
Photo by bhphotographics
this award, as well as
everyone else involved in
this incident.”
Pike was also the
recipient of a $2,400 grant
from the Hundred Club to
Before local television news cameras, Imlay City Fire Chief Rick Horton purchase external vest car-
acknowledges all those who responded to the tragic fire.
riers for his officers.
mobile home fire that same family. Imlay City Police Chief, “Our officers are now
claimed the lives of four Colin had been nomi- Scott Pike.

New principal
2019, responded to a tragic young children from the nated for an award by Pike said that Colin Honored page 21

Almont School
Veteran Imlay teacher
at helm at Weston,
...see page 7

Board approves
budget cuts
Large crowd turns out for Photo by Tom Wearing

Monday evening session

By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com

Dealing Hope
Michael Daley presents Daley Acres Agricultural Scholarship to Jennifer Gibbs
ALMONT — Before a large audience of of Almont on Monday. Also pictured are Ashley Gibbs, Brenda Gibbs, Kevin
concerned staff and residents, Almont School Gibbs, Sen. Kevin Daley, Emmy Daley and Debbie Daley.

Almont grad is awarded

Drug abuse awareness
Color Run is Saturday,
...see page 3
MVP
Capac’s Aubree Smith is
MVP at All Star Game,
...see page 17
Board members on Monday, June 24,
approved a budget for the 2019-2020 school
year.
The district’s final approved budget was
$13.7 million, based on anticipated state reve-
nues of $11.6 million.
As had been anticipated, the Board made
$287,162 in cost reductions through various
cuts to staffing and programs.
Daley Acres scholarship
Schools Supt. Dr. William Kalmar said
data collection and budget discussions began Jennifer Gibbs recipient of $5,000 memorial award
in January and were recently concluded. By Tom Wearing family farm in Arcadia Gibbs, a 2018 Almont High
“This included amending the 2018-2019 Township. School graduate who is
twearing@pageone-inc.com
budget and cutting $21,000 per school, col- The $5,000 Daley schol- majoring in Animal Science
lecting enrollment projections and reviewing ALMONT — In 2011, arship is the largest of those and minoring in Food
scheduling results,” said Kalmar, who pointed Michigan 31st District managed by the Lapeer Processing & Technology at
out that the recent decision to outsource bus- Senator Kevin Daley and his County Community Michigan State University.
ing will result in an eventual savings of wife, Debbie, established the Foundation (LCCF) and is Present for the ceremony
$500,000.
Daley Acres Agricultural presented annually to stu- at Almont High School were
Specific to the new budget, Kalmar noted Scholarship in memory of dents pursuing careers in the Sen. Daley and wife, Debbie;
that a savings of $72,200 will be realized their son, Thomas J. Daley. field of agriculture. son, Michael Daley; grand-
through the cancelation of a French class and Thomas, 23, died tragi- On Monday, June 24, the daughter, Emmy; and LCCF
cally when a tree fell on him Daleys presented this year’s
Budget cuts page 21 while cutting wood at the scholarship award to Jennifer Awarded page 21

TRI-CITY
TIMES
Capac Days will be in full swing Friday
ONLINE Lots of summertime family
fun on tap June 28-29
tricitytimes-online.com By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
CAPAC — Summer
FACEBOOK fun will be in full swing
this weekend for Capac
Days 2019.
facebook.com The Capac Chamber of
/Tricitytimes/ Commerce has two days
of fun planned for their
annual festival on Friday
and Saturday, June 28-29.
“There’s lots of fun
The Tri-City Times
entertainment for all ages
is printed on
recycled paper at Capac Days 2019 and
that’s thanks to our spon-
sors. Because of them, we
can offer even more for
weekend, plus street per-
formers on Saturday and
lots of live entertainment
including a magician and a
reptile trailer. All of these
events are free.”
Bands slated to per-
form include 2 Days Gone
on Friday night at 8 p.m.
and on Saturday the lineup
includes the New Relatives
Band at 5 p.m.; punk rock-
ers Fit the Bill at 5:45 p.m.
and country performers
Rye Whiskey at 8:30 p.m.
Street performers can
be found along Main
Street on Saturday, offer-
Photo provided

people to enjoy,” said ing 10 minute shows and

Samantha Ramirez, Muxlow Exotics will have
Chamber Spokesperson. their Mobile Reptile Zoo
“We have four live Monroe-based country band Rye Whiskey will perform Saturday night at
bands performing this Capac Days page 21 the 2019 Capac Days following the festival parade down Main Street.
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Three year agreement reached
By Maria Brown its. The 2018-19 contract

Insurance
mbrown@pageone-inc.com came in at $349,408. The
township levies a police
ALMONT TWP. — services millage that cur-
The township board has rently stands at 2.25 mills.

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agreed to a three-year At that same meeting

GASS-BECKER INSURANCE police contract with the vil-

lage.
At their June 10 meet-
the board also approved
their 2019-2020 budgets.
They anticipate their gen-
ALMONT CAPAC METAMORA
798-3946 395-4366 678-3655
ing, the board okayed the
deal that has them paying
eral fund budget will see
just over $718,000 in reve-
New law office opened
$367,538 in the first year, nues with expenditures The Capac Chamber of Commerce hosted a
$385,717 in the second coming in at $807,048. ribbon cutting ceremony for Wheelihan Law
Come visit and year and $401,315 in the
third year.
Typically the township
Bowman said they’ll be
spending extra dollars in
the new fiscal year to resur-
PLLC on June 13. Attorney Beverly
Wheelihan focuses on student loan law,
family law and probate matters. Wheelihan

CELEBRATE OUR and village work on con-

tracts on an annual basis
but Bowman said the vil-
face Kidder Road between
Almont and Tubspring
roads that’s estimated to
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COMMUNITY lage recently agreed to
terms on a three year con-
cost about $210,000.

JULY 11
tract with the police union,
giving them wage figures
for the next three years. Attica man jailed after
We love
incidents in Kroger lot
Last year a three-year
liaison officer agreement

Imlay City! from was struck between the

township, village and

11am-7pm
school district, effective By Tom Wearing arrested a 28-year-old cers,” said Pike. “He appar-
through June 2021. woman from Rockwood, ently was having some dif-
twearing@pageone-inc.com
The village’s police TN, and two 23-year-old ficulty driving a stick shift.
department provides 24/7 I M L AY   C I T Y   — males from Attica “He tried to convince
EVERYONE WELCOME patrols in the township lim- Three people were arrested
and a 23-year-old Attica
Township—one of whom
was later charged with
our officer that the car was
his uncle’s, and that he had
Free hot dogs, chips, drinks,
and giveaways including
CASH PAID Twp. man lodged in Lapeer
County Jail for incidents of
stealing a motor vehicle.
Police Chief Scott Pike
permission to use it.”
Pike said all three sus-
for Old Gold
theft of money, personal said that upon finding an pects were taken to the
a unique exclusive date night items and a vehicle in the unlocked vehicle with the Imlay City police station
Imlay City Kroger parking keys still inside, the three and interviewed. The
with a pig roast for 2 from
Casa de Cerdos Hoggery
WE BUY lot on Friday, June 7.
At around 8 a.m., a
suspects made off with the
vehicle, with a woman’s
woman and one of the
23-year-old men were

Silver Coins
Kroger employee wit- purse inside. released.
nessed three individuals Pike said Officers Mike However, the second
Noffert Gem & Diamond
trying to open cars in the
parking lot.
Scigel and Joe Deluca
noticed the stolen vehicle
male suspect was found to
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Color Run Saturday

at Lamb Steele Park
Hope Dealers, Inc. will sponsor
awareness program from 10-2
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
I M L AY   C I T Y   —
Hope Dealers, Inc. is host-
ing its 4th annual Color
Run on Saturday, June 29
from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at
Lamb Steele Park in Imlay
City.
Event coordinator
Jessica Waldeck said the
2019 Color Run is dedicat-
ed to raising public aware-
ness, support and education
about the continuing hero-
in/opiate epidemic.
“We are a community
“We will have multiple
speakers to bring facts and
personal experiences for-
ward to educate us all.
In addition to the annu-
al Color Run, Waldeck says
the event will feature guest
speakers, music, vendors,
food, a raffle, 50/50 draw-
ings and fun for all ages. the community.
“We need all aspects of
our community to recog-
nize and provide aware-
ness,” Waldeck continues.
“Sadly, this epidemic has
came to the point where
nearly everyone knows
someone who is using,
break the silence,” says
Waldeck. “Please, join us
in our Color Run. Help us
color our community with
hope.
“With everyone’s sup-
port, we can and we will
end this epidemic — one
addict at a time.”
Waldeck adds that the
organization is always in
need of sponsors, volun-
teers and donations from
Hope Dealers, Inc. (for-
merly Color Our
Communities with HOPE)
is a non-profit organization
based in Imlay City.
Donations may be
made out to Hope Dealers
Inc., 285 W. First St., Imlay

against heroin and we will
win if we come together as
one to put an end to this
epidemic,” says Waldeck.
recovering from or has City MI, 48444.
passed from heroin. For further informa-
“It’s time we as a com- tion, contact Jessica
munity come together to Waldeck at 810-627-1087.
File photo
Color run participants jump for joy at completion of event aimed at rais-
ing awareness, support and education about the opiate epidemic.

Imlay district moves toward no mill increase bond proposal

Projects include additional classrooms, auditorium
By Maria Brown paid off. If voters agree to
mbrown@pageone-inc.com maintain the millage rate at
6.5, the district would use
IMLAY CITY — The those dollars to fund more
school board has taken the than $36 million worth of
first step to put a $36.8 mil- improvements over the
lion bond proposal in front next 20 years.
of voters this November. Major projects on the
At Monday night’s proposed list include an
meeting, the board gave addition of six classrooms
their blessing to seek pre- at Weston Elementary
liminary qualification from School and the construction
the Michigan Department of a 500 seat auditorium at
of Treasury. the high school.
As proposed, the bond “This is an incredibly
would be a continuation strong proposal; one that
request or no mill increase. can affect students, staff
In 2021, the district’s debt and families in every single
millage rate is due to drop school building.
from 6.56 to 1.15 mills Additionally, the addition
when bonds associated with of a performing arts center/
the 1993 construction of auditorium would have
the current high school are great benefit to our school
community and has the
potential to impact the
school community for
many years to come,” Supt.
Dr. Stu Cameron said.
The proposed auditori-
um would be utilized for
both district-wide and com-
munity-wide events, he
noted.
In a press release issued
after Monday’s meeting,
Board President Sharon
Muir said she believes the
bond is necessary to assure
that Imlay City students
continue to receive a quali-
ty education and that all
graduates are prepared for
the future.
“This is a win-win pro-
posal for our students and
the Imlay City community.
I also believe a success-
ful bond will attract new
families to Imlay City
and have a positive effect
on property values,” Muir
said.
A more extensive list of
projects will be released at
a later date that will include
roofing, electrical and heat-
ing and cooling updates;
one-point secure entry proj-
ects; energy efficiency
upgrades and new instruc-
tional technology.
Cameron notes that
with a no mill increase, the
initial bond term would
remain at 6.5 mills, but the
average millage rate over
the term of the bond is actu-
ally projected to drop in
each year from the 11th
year through the 20th year
of the bond term.
The board is expected
to take the final step in July
utilized the services of
architects and construction
and authorized putting the management specialists to
bond proposal on the develop their plan. Last
November 2019 ballot. month the district garnered
The district began the feedback from parents,
bond exploration process in staff and community mem-
November 2018 and has bers at a focus group event.
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Barn Bash comes to

Imlay City this Saturday
IMLAY CITY — Ag
Community Relief invites
the public to their 3rd
Annual Barn Bash this
Saturday, June 29, at the
Eastern Michigan State
Fairgrounds.
The days starts at 2
p.m. with a cornhole tour-
nament.
Guests can stroll
through a truck and tractor
show that afternoon as
well. Inflatables for kids, a
gun raffle and live and
silent auctions are also
planned.
A BBQ style dinner
will be served at 5 p.m. fol-
lowed by a performance by
the Richard Lynch Band,
starting at 7 p.m.
$20 general admission
tickets allow attendees to
stroll through the grounds
and see the Richard Lynch
Band perform.
Tickets, that include
dinner service, are $40 per
person. There are a limited
number of dinner tickets
available.
Tickets can be bought
in advance through the
group’s website, www.
agcommunityrelief.com or
at the gate on the day of the
Bash.
Proceeds from the Barn
Bash will be directed to Ag
Community Relief’s gen-
eral fund and help cover
costs for fuel and other
supplies when convoy
groups deliver donations to
farmers and ranchers
impacted by natural disas-
ters.
For more information
visit www.agcommunityre-
lief.com or their Facebook
page, Ag Community
Relief.
Contact organizers at
agcommunityrelief@
gmail.com or call 810-614-
0968.

CLOSED 4TH OF JULY

2:00 p.m.
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this Saturday in Sandusky
TRI-CITY AREA —
Tractors and ice cream will
be the stars of the show at
Tri-County Equipment on
Saturday, June 29.
To coincide with
Sandusky’s Thumb
Festival, the John Deere
dealer will host an Antique
Tractor Show. There’s no
entry fee and all makes and
models are welcome from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Additionally, a Kid’s
Pedal Pull contest runs
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s
free to kids of all ages.
While you’re there,
enjoy a free ice cream
sandwich too and check
out new John Deere prod-
ucts.
Sandusky’s Thumb
Festival runs from June
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FRIDAY
12:00-4:00pm Escape room in library
Sign up at library for time slot
4:00pm Celebration Tent Opens
at Champions
5:00-10:00pm Fun Zone
5:00pm Muxlow Exotic Animal display
5:30pm Pedal Tractor Race
Pedal Tractors will be supplied in front
of 2nd stage area
6:00pm Push Lawnmower Race
in front of 2nd stage area
Sponsored by Capac Hardware
Call 395-7660 to register
6:30pm Lawn Mower Race in
front of 2nd stage area
7:00pm Outhouse Races
in front of 2nd stage area
Sponsored by Grandview Glass
call 395-2243 to register team
8:00pm 2 Days Gone Band
on main stage by celebration tent
Capac Days 2019
JUNE 28 & 29
SATURDAY
8:00am Registration for Car and Tractor Show
9:00am-3:00pm Car and Tractor Show
9:00am Chalk Drawing Contest Main Street in Town
9:00am Sand Beach Volleyball Tournament
Call Ashley to register a team 810-300-9213
10:00-11:00am Mermaid and Pirate Party
Call Mary at 810-650-9744 to register. Limited Space
10:00am Fun Zone Opens
10:00am Muxlow Exoctic Animal Display
11:00am Magician Jonathan Lachance
on Main Stage by celebration tent
12:00-4:00pm Sparkles the clown Balloon artist
walking around town
12:00-2:00pm Pinewood Derby Races
Call 810-650-9744 to register
Car kits will be available at library.
Races will take place on second stage down by car show.
12:00-4:00pm Free cupcakes and water at Library
Games and free activites in library
Air brush tatoos(must have parent or guardian with child)
Escape room Sign up for your time slot at the library
1:15pm Candy Scramble
Sponsored by Lakestone Bank
2:00pm Cornhole Tournament
$5.00 a person entry fee
Call Champions at 810-395-7575 to register
2:00pm Muxlow Exotic Animal Presentation on Main Stage
2:00-4:00pm Ariel and Moana will be at
Rising Star Dance Studio
3:00pm Magician Jonathan Lachance on main Stage
3:00pm Trophies for Car and Tractor Show
4:00pm Squirt Gun Battle by the Township Office
4:30pm Capac Photo Contest Winner Announced
4:30pm Cutest Baby Contest Winner Announced
5:00pm New Relatives Band
on main stage by celebration tent
5:35pm Fit the Bill Band
on main stage by celebration tent
7:00pm Grand Parade Line up at 6:30 near Middle School
Parade theme will be outer space. This is the
50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Email capacchamber1@gmail.com to register

BOTH DAYS
Book Sale 8:30pm Rye Whiskey Country Band
12:00pm Celebration Tent Opens at Champions Live on stage by celebration tent
12:00pm Rising Star Dance Team on stage

FIREWORKS
Free dance lessons and Martial Arts lessons at Dance Studio
Variety of 12:30pm Martial Arts Performance
Food Trucks 12:30pm Mini Bike Races on Neeper Street in front of old

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Garage Sale Mania

1:00pm Dance fitness Demonstration
by April Stage by celebration tent

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Concert series is underway

IMLAY CITY — and awarding scholar- Delaney Natke performs.
Lamb Steele Park roared ships and grants to band Natke, a Brown City
with enthusiastic members. resident, gained attention
applause Tuesday, June The June 18 concert as Detroit’s winner of
18, as audience members marked the first of eight PBS Television’s
cheered on 3rd Degree Tuesday night summer “Celebration of Music”
Burns, a group of tal- concerts at the park. competition, hosted by
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Page 6-TRI-CITY TIMES-JUNE 26, 2019
Dig into food system
discussion on July 9
Farmers, consumers, leaders invited to
free collaborative event in Port Huron
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
PORT HURON —
Residents and stakehold-
ers in St. Clair and Lapeer
counties are invited to a
special July 9 event, ‘A
Time to Discuss Our Food
System,’ hosted by
Michigan State University
Extension (MSUE) and
the Thumb Food Policy
Council.
Food producers, con-
sumers, agencies and
institutions and communi-
ty leaders will converge
on the Don Dodge
Auditorium from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. to talk about every-
thing related to producing
food and ensuring that
food gets to everyone who
needs it.
“We want to listen to
the community and dis-
cuss what food-related
needs there are plus iden-
tify local assets too. We
Almont’s transportation change effective July 1
Most bus drivers opting to apply for Dean jobs
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — Almont
Schools Supt. Dr. William
Kalmar reports that the
majority of the district’s
current school bus drivers
are applying for positions
with Dean Transportation
Services, effective July 1.
On May 30, Almont
School Board members
voted 4-1 to enter into a
five-year contract with
Dean to provide school
THE BEST THINGS
IN LIFE ARE FREE.
OR VERY WELL
FINANCED.
Spending time with family and friends is priceless. So when purchasing
things that add to the experience—a new truck, boat, etc.—we make
it easy. We’re the neighborhood bank, that’s always more neighborly.
We’re local. We’re likeable. We’re lending.
want to identify gaps,
where things can be
fixed. Part of that process
could include proposing
new plans and proposing
policy to lawmakers,”
said Joe Bixler, MSUE
educator.
The Thumb Food
Policy Council’s members
include farmers, grocery
retail representatives and
non-profit and food bank
organizations from Lapeer,
St. Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola
and Huron counties.
Extension and the
council hosted a similar
summit in Cass City that
was intended to address
those needs in the
northern portion of the
region while the July 9
event is focused on the
southern end.
Having worked in the
Thumb for MSU Extension
for the last 10 years, Bixler
said he’s seen common
food security issues shared
transportation.
School officials say the
move to Dean will trans-
late to a $500,000 savings,
while freeing up funds to
maintain educational pro-
grams for students.
In the weeks leading
up to the vote, many driv-
ers—members of the dis-
trict’s AESPA union—
expressed opposition to the
plan to outsource services.
Despite making finan-
cial concessions in hopes
of salvaging their former
An “Our Table” panel
discussion will be held
during the afternoon
discussion.
among the five counties
and, as can be expected,
some unique challenges
that are unique within that
region.
“This is a free event
and food, both breakfast
and lunch, is included,” he
noted.
While the event is
open to a broad range of
stakeholders, Bixler said
organizers have targeted
their invitations to farmers
from small and medium-
arrangement, the Board
opted to make the change.
In an effort to reduce
continuing anxiety, anger
and confusion among dis-
trict residents, Dr. Kalmar
has provided details of the
new arrangement with
Dean Transportation.
Kalmar presented the
following bullet points
regarding the upcoming
transition to Dean
Transportation.
•“We will be retaining
as many of our current
File photo
Attendees will discuss food security needs in Lapeer and St. Clair coun-
ties at the free July 9 event.
sized farms, public offi- literacy and debunking steps for projects they’d
cials and those in the food safety myths spread like to tackle in the next
social services. on social media. 18 to 36 months. One need
“We want to hear from The morning session is the council has already
producers on what needs dedicated to discussions identified is to collect data
they have to introduce specific to St. Clair and on food pantries and cre-
their locally-grown prod- Lapeer counties. The ate a comprehensive direc-
ucts into the food system,” afternoon session will tory of those organizations
Bixler said. include a panel discussion and groups helping pro-
“We also want deci- and livestream production vide food in their commu-
sion makers to be aware of of the MSU AgBio nities.
the work we’re doing.” Research team’s ‘Our To register by the July
Bixler said it’s likely Table’ initiative. 5 deadline, visit https://
their discussions will also Bixler said the food events.anr.msu.edu/food-
include issues at the con- policy council’s next step summitstclair or call 810-
sumer level like food label will be to create action 989-6309.
drivers as are interested in
working with Dean
trict.”
Kalmar also provided
and FBI national finger-
print system,” Dean con-
Transportation. Thus far the contents of a June 10, tinued. “They are also sub-
the majority (11) of our 2019 letter from Dean ject to Dean’s zero toler-
drivers have applied to Transportation’s President/ ance drug and alcohol test-
work with them.” Owner Kellie P. Dean, who ing program.”
•“While bus routes welcomed the opportunity Dean added that he
may change, as they do to serve the Almont school recently met with many
every year based on where district. Almont Transportation
students live, there are no “With over 40 years team members to discuss
plans to eliminate stops or personally in education, future employment oppor-
routes altogether.” including 14 years as a tunities with the company.
•“Our goal remains to special education teacher “We look forward to
keep routes to under one and school administrator extending employment
hour in length.” for Lansing Schools, I am offers for those who have
•“Students who require personally committed to interest in working for
special support on the bus helping ensure our manag- Almont and who complete
will continued to receive ers, dispatchers and drivers our hiring process,” he
all necessary support.” and attendants provide the said. “We are also seeking
•“Transportation for best service possible to additional local staff to
field trips, athletics and your children,” Kellie support our team.”
events will continue.” Dean said in the correspon- Dean listed the follow-
•“We will continue to dence. ing employment opportu-
have the final determina- “For those who may nities now available to pro-
tion on school closures or not be aware, all Dean spective job applicants,
delays based on weather school bus personnel must including bus drivers, a
and road conditions.” successfully pass back- dispatcher, an aide, a
•“We will seek to be ground checks with the mechanic and supervisor.
more efficient in providing Michigan State Police He referred interested
transportation, and the sav- criminal records division, job applicants to Dean’s
ings from these changes the public sex offender website at: deantransporta-
will be returned to the dis- registry, secretary of state tion.com/jobs.
Almont opts to amend
its fireworks ordinance
By Benjamin Stalker 11:45 p.m. on each of those Development Committee.
tct@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — The
days.
•No person is permitted
to use fireworks on public
Schneider earlier
expressed that he believes
it would benefit the village
Village Council held a sec- property, church property to have a committee of peo-
ond reading of an amended or on the property of anoth- ple that can brainstorm
fireworks ordinance on er person without that per- ideas on how to save and or
Tuesday, June 18. son’s expressed permis- generate funds to improve
Changes to state stat- sion. the village.
utes regarding the times •No person is to sell The general consensus
that fireworks may be dis- fireworks to minors. of Council was that if a
charged was the reason for •No person is to be new Financial Development
the amendment. under the influence of alco- Committee were to be
Highlights of the hol or controlled substanc- formed it would be led by
amended ordinance are as es when discharging fire- two members of council,
follows: works. and would consist of mem-
•Fireworks are banned •The fees for noncom- bers of the community that
from being discharged in pliance of the amended would meet to discuss any
the village with the follow- ordinance range from $500- and all ideas and bring
ing days and times as $2,500. those ideas to council once
exceptions: December 31 New committee they’ve been fully vetted.
until 1 a.m. on January 1, discussion Steven C. Schneider
the Saturday and Sunday Councilmember Steven had ended the discussion
immediately preceding C. Schneider continued an by saying that he would
Memorial Day until 11:45 open discussion with fel- take the ideas discussed
p.m. on each of those days, low members of council on and put them into writing
June 29 to July 4 until 11:45 the formation of a Financial for future consideration.
p.m. on each of those days,
July 5, if that date is a
Friday or Saturday, until Vietnam Vets to be honored
11:45 p.m. The Saturday
and Sunday immediately NORTH BRANCH — Local Vietnam-era veter-
preceding Labor Day until ans are invited to ride on a special float in their honor
at North Branch’s 2019 Fourth of July Parade.
Members of North Branch American Legion Post
Tri-City Times 457 and parade organizers are inviting all local
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594 N. Almont Ave. • P.O. Box 278, Imlay City,
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application pending. scheduled to set off from the high school at 11 a.m.
   Subscriptions: $30 per year Lapeer & St. Lance Walker, who is helping organize the proj-
Clair Counties; Out of Counties $32 per year,
Senior Citizens $27 per year In-County. Out- ect, said that participating Vietnam veterans will be
of-State mailing $40 per year. Outside USA $60 seated on trailers and be pulled along the parade route
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Veteran teacher named

new principal at Weston
Board appoints Jenny Buhl-Hagey to new post
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY —
Jenny Buhl-Hagey has been
named Weston Elementary
School’s new principal.
The hire was made offi-
importantly, faculty and trict’s Health and Wellness
staff alike. Jenny has estab- Committee. The group,
lished a strong record of formed two years ago,
excellence in the classroom recently piloted their 5-2-1-
and as a teacher-leader,” 0 wellness challenge for
Supt. Dr. Stu Cameron told students.
the board. Buhl-Hagey said she’ll
Buhl-Hagey has been a work with administrators to

Photo by Maria Brown

cial at Monday’s school
board meeting.
Buhl-Hagey, who’s
been a fifth grade teacher in
Imlay City since 1999, suc-
ceeds Devon Caudill who
is moving on to other
opportunities.
“I feel it’s safe to say
that Jenny is one of most
highly regarded teachers in
the district—by administra-
tors, parents, and most
fifth grade teacher at find a new migrant pro-
Borland Elementary School gram director to finish out
since 1999, the same year the 30 day course that start-
she graduated from Alma ed on Monday, June 24,
College. She earned a mas- and allow her to assume her
ter’s degree in educational new duties next month. Imlay City School Board member Kaylee Kaeding (right) congratulates
administration from Present at Monday’s Jenny Buhl-Hagey on being named Weston Elementary School’s new
Oakland University. meeting to help mark the principal at Monday’s meeting.
Cameron credits her for occasion were her husband,
reinvigorating the district’s Sean, and their sons, School Dean of Students in home to Imlay City’s Center that provides day
Summer Migrant Education Carden and Callen. 2013 before becoming youngest students—pre- care and latchkey services.
Program as its director, Caudill first came to Weston principal in 2014. school through 2nd grade—
plus she’s chaired the dis- Imlay City as Middle Weston Elementary is plus their Early Learning

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State Rep. Gary Eisen makes a presentation

before the Michigan House Transportation Awesome antiques,
Committee to help local communities save
money and time on road construction proj-
art and weather!
ects. Visitors stroll through the
wide variety of antiques, col-

Rep. Eisen floats idea lectibles, garden art and

more offered by some 150-
plus vendors at the Gateway

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TRI-CITY AREA —
Earlier this month State
Rep. Gary Eisen presented
ideas before the Michigan
House Transportation
Committee to help local
communities save money
and time on road construc-
tion projects.
Eisen said borrowing a
concept used in many dif-
ferent types of large con-
struction designs could
assist with road construc-
tion projects. The concept
involves the use of footings
to help solve the weight,
water and aggregate issues.
“Results have shown
that footings are used suc-
cessfully in bridges, houses
and skyscrapers. By testing
an innovation that works
on other construction proj-
ects, taxpayers would be
saving money for better
Arts Festival at the Eastern
Michigan State Fairgrounds
innovative idea for our on Saturday. Hosted by
infrastructure can help us KatBear Enterprises, the
solve current road chal- weekend festival drew a
lenges.” steady crowd of residents
The purpose of a foot- from around the area in
ing is to support the foun- search of special treasures.
dation and prevent move-
ment from occurring. It is
permanently placed below
the water and frost level
and structured to build up
from there.
Eisen wants to develop
a pilot program to deter-
mine if footings could help.
The legislator has worked
with engineers with 30
years of experience on this
innovative design to build
better roads.
The St. Clair County
Road Commission is inter-
ested in pilot-testing the
design to see how well the
design works for their
roads.

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Eisen, of St. Clair
Township.
“You only learn by
moving forward, and by
implementing this new and
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County Road Investment Plan
details timeline for repairs
TRI-CITY AREA —
More than three decades
have passed since the last
state-sponsored Highway
Needs Study was completed
on Michigan’s total road
and bridge network. Taking
up responsibility for aggre-
gating the investment need-
ed and creating the vision to
restore the county road
infrastructure, the County
Road Association (CRA) of
Michigan recently released
the Michigan County Road
Investment Plan. The
Investment Plan provides a
realistic picture for restor-
ing the 75% of Michigan
roads and 52% of bridges
under county jurisdiction.
The Michigan County
Road Investment Plan of
2019 concluded:
•The statewide target
investment for the 90,000-
mile, 5,700-bridge local
network is $3.6 billion
annually.
•Of that total, $1.6 bil-
lion is already directed to
county roads through FY
2019, including legislative-
ly-appropriated income tax
dollars and increased annual
Calka appointed to
planning commission
Almont council also approves
new equipment purchases
By Benjamin Stalker
tct@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — Village
Council President Steve
Schneider appointed
Bernard Calka to the
Planning Commission on
June 18. The appointment
was ratified unanimously by
the Village Council.
Calka, an Almont resi-
dent of 28 years, worked for
General Motors for 34 years
where he has served as proj-
ect manager for several pro-
grams within GM. single day,” said Bryan
He attended Davenport
University where he attained
his Bachelor’s in Business
and Master’s in Global
Business.
When asked why he had
interest in serving on this
Planning Commission Calka
said, “I have been all around
the world, and I believe it is
time to work on things that
could help our community.”
Calka’s term on the
planning commission
expires on March 31, 2020.
Equipment purchases
The Almont Village
Council approved several
Worden on staff
at Tri-County Bank
TRI-CITY AREA —
Joe Worden is now on staff
with Tri-County Bank.
“We are very pleased to
announce that Joe Worden
has joined the Tri-County
Bank team
effective
June 3. Joe
will ulti-
mately be
stationed
in our
R o m e o
office and
working in
the sur- Joe
Worden
rounding
communi-
ties,” said Michael A. Ford,
President and CEO of Tri-
County Bank. “We are
excited to add Joe to our
Senior Management
Team.”
Worden has been hired
as a Senior Vice President /
Business Development
Officer. After graduating
from Central Michigan
University, Joe has spent
the past 34 years in the
banking industry. Joe most
recently worked
Lakestone Bank & Trust.
at
gas tax and vehicle registra-
tion fees through FY 2019.
This means a $2 billion
additional annual invest-
ment is required to achieve
county road goals.
CRA has established the
same restoration goal for
county roads as the
Michigan Department of
Transportation (MDOT) is
utilizing:
•90% good/fair on fed-
eral aid-eligible roads by
2029. These roads currently
have an average rating of
45% good/fair across all
counties.
For the local road sys-
tem CRA has set the follow-
ing goal:
•60% good/fair on local,
nonfederal aid-eligible
roads by 2029. These roads
currently have an average
rating of 36% across all
counties.
The County Road
Investment Plan includes a
first-of-its-kind look at
overall condition of the
nonfederal aid-eligible road
system. The data shows
more than 64% of local and
primary county roads
purchases for the Village.
First was the purchase
of a new 2019 Dodge
Charger to replace an aging
police vehicle. The total
cost of the police vehicle
along with outfitting charg-
es came to $28,271.
Second was the pur-
chase of a new John Deere
backhoe in the amount of
$106,281.65 to replace a
20-year-old backhoe that
DPW uses.
“This is a piece of
equipment we use every
Treat, Department of Public
Works Supervisor.
It is worth noting that
the Village Council also
approved the sale of the
backhoe being replaced to
the Eastern Michigan State
Fairgrounds in the amount
of $18,000.
The third and last pur-
chase approved was for a
2019 GMC Sierra 2500 in
the amount of $30,540.35.
This vehicle is replacing a
2006 GMC pickup truck.
All purchases were
passed unanimously by the
council.
Prior to that, Joe was the
Chief Operations Officer
and Executive Vice
President for many years
with CSB Bank in Capac.
Worden is very active
in the local communities
including being a Board
Member with the Greater
R o m e o - Wa s h i n g t o n
Chamber of Commerce;
Board Member with the
Four County Community
Foundation; Board Member
with the Northern Macomb
Foundation, Inc.; and has
recently become a Board
Member with the Blue
Water Area Robotics
Alliance. Over the years
Joe has also been involved
with the United Way of St.
Clair County; Armada
Lions Club; Armada Civic
& Trade Association; Relay
for Life; Blue Water
Hospice and March of
Dimes.
“I’m thrilled to join
Tri-County Bank and lead
the new Romeo team,”
Worden said. “It’s exciting
to be part of the bank’s
growth and to bring com-
munity banking to Romeo.”
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Local county road statistics
Lapeer St. Clair
Federal aid miles 298 379
% good/fair condition 12 46
% poor condition 88 54
(31,000 miles) ineligible for has suffered from years of Non-federal aid miles 202 243
federal aid are in poor con- underfunding,” said Denise % good/fair condition 15 39
dition, compared to 55% Donohue, CRA director. % poor condition 85 61
(23,000 miles) of the county “This Investment Plan Total primary miles 359 495
federal aid-eligible roads. represents 83 county road Unpaved primary miles 53 108
Counties’ 36,500 miles of agencies coming together to Total local miles 951 1058
unpaved road conditions are share apples-to-apples data Unpaved local miles 756 832
not included in the report; to enable a more compre- Bridges 96 228
however, the Investment hensive discussion of fund-
Plan includes the cost of ing for all roads in
maintaining the unpaved Michigan.” the county road system efficient county transporta-
system. “Virtually every trip a since 1985 when the state tion infrastructure system in
The Investment Plan Michigan driver takes discontinued its Michigan Michigan, including appro-
addresses only funds need- includes a county primary Highway Needs Study that priate stewardship of the
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“This Investment Plan and our daily trips to stores, Transportation (8%). miles of roads and 5,700
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State Board of Ed president to speak
The President of the
State Board of Education is
coming to Lapeer. Casandra
Ulbrich, President of the
State Board, will be the
guest speaker for the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the
Lapeer County Democratic
Party on Thursday, June 27.
The meeting will be at
the Lapeer County Center,
Lincoln Room, 425 Center
St. The regular meeting,
including a short business
session, will begin at 7 p.m.
A potluck dinner will pre-
cede the meeting at 6 p.m.
Facebook photo
presently serves as
President of the Board.
Ulbrich graduated from
Yale High School and
began her higher education
at St. Clair County
Community College. She
received a B.A. degree in
Political Science from the
University of Michigan.
Her education continued at
Wayne State University
where she earned a Master’s
degree and a PhD both in
Communications.
Ulbrich’s work has
included serving as the
positions at Wayne State
including Director of
Corporate and Foundation
Relations. At Macomb
Community College she
was Vice President for
College Advancement and
Community Relations.
Ulbrich was recently
appointed as the Vice-
Chancellor of Institutional
Advancement at the
University of Michigan-
Dearborn.
Ulbrich serves on vari-
ous committees of the
National Association of
handler with Search and
Rescue of Michigan and
Wolverine State Search and
Recovery.
She has been recog-
nized by Crain’s Detroit
Business as one of
Michigan’s ‘40 under 40,’
the Service to Schools
Award by the Macomb
ISD, the Liberty Bell Award
from the Macomb Bar
Foundation and is the
recipient of an honorary
degree from her alma mater,
St. Clair County
Community College.

The public is invited. press secretary for State Boards of Education, We hope to see you
Ulbrich was elected to Congressman David the Midwest Higher there!
the State Board of Bonior, which involved Education Compact, and —Bill Rykhus
Ag Community Relief volunteers prep for Education in 2006 and re- being his official spokes- the American Association Lapeer County
convoy to deliver hay to farmers in the elected for another eight- person. She served ten of Community Colleges. Democratic Party
wake of major flooding in the Midwest. year term in 2014. She years in administrative She is also a volunteer K-9 Lapeer

Support farmers at Capac Masons award scholarships

Barn Bash on Saturday Forest Lodge No. 126
in Capac recently presented

A rea farmers, and farmers across the

state, are finding themselves mired in
mud as this year’s growing season is the
two $1,500 scholarships
with matching funds from
the Michigan Masonic
wettest on record. Many have been Charitable Foundation to
two 2019 Capac High
unable to plant as soggy soil dominates School graduates, Shelby
the fields. According to Michigan Farm Husovsky and Justin Lee.
Bureau, as of June 12 just 63 percent of The scholarship funds
planned corn seeds and 43 percent of soy- were raised by Lodge mem-
bers through the sale of
bean seeds have been planted. Still, 100 sportsmen’s raffle tickets
percent of their bills—mortgage pay- last year. Tickets were sold
ments, equipment leases and related at the Woods-N-Water
costs—are due. This fact doesn’t change News Outdoor Weekend
with the weather. and in the months preced-
ing the show.
Regardless, the amazing local farming We are looking forward
community bands together to help farm- to continuing this program
ers across the country in their time of for years to come.
need. Ag Community Relief, a non-profit, Many thanks to all the
brothers of the lodge for the
was created by Eddie Fahley and Matt diligent efforts to raise
Schaller to help farmers in Oklahoma and

Photo provided
funds for these scholarships
Kansas in the wake of deadly wildfires and congratulations to the
that swept through those states. In April, winners!
local Ag relief volunteers delivered hay —Robert Wiseman,
Forest Lodge No. 126, Worshipful Master Robert Wiseman presents scholarship awards to
and other supplies to flood-ravaged areas Capac Shelby Husovsky and Justin Lee.
of Nebraska and Iowa. They also provide

Weston teacher grateful for grants

scholarships for FFA and 4-H students.
On Saturday, Ag Community Relief is
hosting a ‘Barn Bash’ at the Eastern
Michigan State Fairgrounds to raise funds I would like to express
for their causes. Though this is the non- a very heartfelt “Thank
You” to Four County
profit’s third annual event, it’s the first Community Foundation for
time Imlay City is the venue. all the support they have so
A full schedule of family activities and generously provided
events are on tap, beginning with a corn- throughout the years. As a
teacher at Weston
hole tournament at 2 p.m. Visitors can Elementary, I have person-
also take in a truck and tractor show, ally been awarded grants
including antique and vintage vehicles. many times for a variety of
Kids can romp around on inflatables, and projects over the past years.
live and silent auctions are planned. This past year my kinder-
garten students were able
Musical entertainment and a BBQ style to use “Reading Pens” and
dinner are also part of the fun.
We encourage area families to turn out
headphones to listen to
books beyond their ability
at the Fairgrounds to support our local level—but just right for
their interest levels thanks
farmers, who despite experiencing the to a grant from Four County
worst planting season on record, continue
Community Foundation.
to work to keep the nation’s farming In previous years,
community strong. What an amazing I have received grants for
group! STEAM learning, books
and posters for art study,
Learn more about the Barn Bash, and musical assemblies at both
other ways you can help support the
Weston and Borland, mate-
farming community online at www. rials for a Gyotaku project
agcommunityrelief.com. Farmers helping in Art, and equipment to
farmers...it’s a beautiful thing. build stamina in Physical
Education classes. Those
are just the grants I have They provided the materi- thank you.
personally been awarded als for the project including Over the years hun-
since 2012. Many others the clay, glaze, and a clay dreds of students have ben-
have also benefited from roller to complete not only efited from the generous
their support as well. the Weston project—but a support of Four County
If you have entered the similar project at Borland Community Foundation
Weston lobby you have Elementary as well. At and I am one grateful edu-
probably noticed the color- both Weston and Borland, cator.
ful artwork spelling out every student and staff Sincerely,
W-E-S-T-O-N in clay tiles. member at the time created —Joanne Majerle
You guessed it—an earlier and signed a tile to make Teacher
grant from Four County the final project complete Weston Elementary
Community Foundation! and unique. Once again, Imlay City
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Signs, signs, everywhere a sign...

I am a believer in symbols
and signs.
I don’t know when the
propensity to believe
began—I think it’s always
been there—in my DNA. I
come from a long line of
believers, and would be
remiss if I didn’t acknowl-
edge my mom’s notewor-
thy gift for these things.
Her intuition was amazing
and always bang on. She
was gifted with many
signs. I am, too.
I ask for them often, so
they are meant to; they are
signs.
Like the one I got after
to the dining room win-
dowsill so my mom could
see the signs of new life.
When I entered yoga
teacher training a few
years ago, initially I
my dad died. A robin built And Robin’s sister chose thought I’d made a mis-
a nest in the feeder he’d built for take. I thought I’d over-
a cedar me to show me, too. It was reached my capabilities
platform remarkable, uplifting. And and that I wouldn’t be able
bird feed- I knew. to keep up. The fellow
er he’d Last spring, after my Functional Yoga Academy
made for mom passed away, a flock trainees I was enrolled
my yard. of swans made a graceful with were considerably
This stop in the farm field right younger. I had 20 years on
never next to my woods. They the next “oldest” student,
happened Observations in ink... stayed for several days. and the youngest one was
in all the
18 years
Catherine Minolli Their beautiful, slender
necks and stunning white
a man, age 27. The
remaining were 30, 25,
Photo by Catherine Minolli

the signs I see shouldn’t
surprise me, but they
always, always do. As
quirky as they may seem,
as “out there” as may be
perceived, I don’t question
them because I know.
Some things are not sim-
ply coincidental. Some
things happen because
I’d lived
there, and it hasn’t hap-
pened in the eight years
since. For years, much to
my folks’ chagrin, a robin
would persistently make a
nest on top of the yard
light my dad installed just
outside the back door.
After he died, she moved
feathers stood out like
bright white light in the
black muck field. Heaven
on earth. Like the robin,
this never happened
before. In the one spring
that has followed—this
spring—wet and flooded
as that field was, no swans
appeared.
and 37 respectively. I was
59.
The initial session was
brutal. An hour-and-a-half
of hot vinyasa—a vigorous
practice that involves
flowing from one asana White feathers abound as beautiful swan
(yoga pose) to another, makes her presence known as I pause by the
farm field next to my house to say ‘thank you,’
Signs page 11 and capture the moment.

From irrecoverable loss to inconceivable gain
W hat is addiction?
Addiction is the
fact or condition of being
addicted to a particular
substance, thing, or activi-
ty. It is a condition that
results when a person
ingests a substance (e.g.,
alcohol, cocaine, nicotine)
or engages in an activity
(e.g gambling, sex, shop-
ping) that can be pleasur-
able, but the continuation
of which becomes compul-
sive and interferes with
ordinary responsibilities
and concerns, such as
work, relationships, or
health.
Addiction is a primary,
chronic disease of brain
Light of faith always shines
I n my last week’s account
of David Powlison’s
commencement remarks at
Westminster Theological
Seminary, I made a mis-
take. It wasn’t until I was
sorting through some
papers that I realized I did
have a complete statement
instead of the one I had
thought trailed off.
Because it made the rest of
his testimony all make
sense, I am making that
correction.
Here is the statement in
its entirety. “If in some
way, my faith might serve
as a three-watt night light
in a very dark world, why
NOT me?”
Until his friend con-
fronted him, he’d always
expected despair to win
out, having the last say
over joy. His words at the
sudden realization that
would change his whole
outlook on life were: “It
was as though my entire
life had been walking hot
dusty roads, looking for
something which wasn’t
God, but He was looking
for me; and then finding
myself at home, and find-
ing that I had been found
and loved. I’m a
Christian.”
State Rep. Gary Howell at his office in Lansing.
Howell introduces bill for
drinking water testing
Editor’s note: The fol-
lowing was submitted by
the office of State Rep.
Gary Howell (R-North
Branch). They may be
reached at 517-373-5070
or via email to
GaryHowell@house.mi.
gov.
S tate Rep. Gary Howell
of North Branch last
week introduced a plan to
require more rigorous test-
ing of the drinking water
at veterans homes and vet-
erans care facilities across
the state. The plan is part
of a larger reform package
addressing the safety and
security of Michigan’s
drinking water supply.
“This proposal is an
important part of an over-
all bipartisan effort to pro-
tect the drinking water of
Michiganders in every cor-
ner of the state,” said
Howell. “My proposal spe-
cifically ensures that we
protect the drinking waters
of those who served and
protected us from danger-
ous lead contamination.”
The bill put forward by
reward, motivation, memo-
ry and related circuitry.
Right. But what in the
bloody hell is addiction?
Why in the bloody hell
have I used heroin more
days than not over the past
decade? Bloody hell.
I was sick. I know
there is a significant por-
tion of the population that
does not buy into the dis-
ease model of addiction,
and to most these of these
people I’m less an addict
than a scumbag, but I also
know that if I’m going to
remain sober then I need to
accept that if I’m not care-
ful I can become ill; very
ill; deathly ill. I have no
You see, Powlison was
speaking of the question he
had asked all his life—the
“Why” question. So often,
he
recount-
ed, we
say:
“Why
now?
Why?
Why me?
Why
this?” Perspectives...
As he
grappled Willene Tanis
with life
from his
new vantage point, he
wrote: “God comes for
you, in the flesh, in Christ,
into suffering, on your
behalf. He does not offer
advice and perspective
from afar; He steps into
your significant suffering.
He will see you through,
and work with you the
whole, way. He will carry
you even in extremes. This
reality changes the ques-
tions.”
Among other things,
Powlison eventually came
to this understanding: “You
did all this for the joy set
before you. You did this for
love. You did this, showing
the glory of God in the
Photo provided
Howell requires veteran’s
facilities in Michigan to
periodically test drinking
water for lead.
In addition to Howell’s
plan, House Bill 4742, the
package includes House
Bills 4743-4750. The mul-
tiple-bill reform proposals,
all co-sponsored by
Representative Howell,
looks at water quality
across the board: from
improving municipal safe-
guards and oversight to
tightening up environmen-
tal protection and conser-
vation.
Ensuring safe drinking
water has become a top
concern across the state
due to the condition of our
state’s water infrastructure
systems and the detection
of PFAS contamination at
more than 1,100 sites,
Howell said.
All the bills have been
referred to the House
Committee on Natural
Resources for further con-
sideration. Howell serves
as Chairman of the com-
mittee.
room for
a relapse
in my
life.
At
the
beginning
of this
column I The Idiopathic Truth...
shared
word-for-
Tim Galbraith
word def-
initions from respected
sources like the American
Society of Addiction
Medicine, and Psychology
Today. Much has been and
is being written about the
topic of addiction. I’ve
been doing my part in that
regard to the tune of a
face of suffering.”
Following this new
logic, Powlison continues:
“As the deeper question
sinks home, you become
joyously sane. The uni-
verse is no longer supreme-
ly about you. You are not
irrelevant. God’s story
makes you just the right
size. Everything counts,
but the scale changes to
something that makes
much more sense. You face
hard things. But you have
already received something
better which can never be
taken away. And that better
something will continue to
work out the whole journey
long.”
As I sit here trying to
decipher my week-old
notes, I am remembering
that along the way he
began to think more like:
“Why NOT me? And...
if...in some way, my faith
might serve as a three-watt
night light in a very dark
world, then why NOT
me?”
Strength...made perfect
in weakness.
That’s a seismic shift
from another philosophy I
was hearing the other
day—that the seeds of
greatness are planted in
you, just waiting to grow.
There’s an element of truth
in that too, but the empha-
sis is on the individual—
not on the hand of the
Grower, who can use us in
our weakness—even in
spite of our weakness.
In many ways, I identi-
Signs:
from page 10
with plenty of chaturangas
involved. Similar to a tra-
ditional push-up, a
chaturanga strengthens and
tones the wrists, arms, abs
and lower back, and
strengthens the muscles
surrounding the spine. It’s
great prep for more chal-
lenging arm balance poses
like crow and handstand.
As part of the Sun
Salutation sequence,
chaturanga is practiced
countless times during an
Ashtanga practice, which
is what I was trained in.
It’s also used in vinyasa
and power yoga practices.
At the time, I couldn’t
complete one—not to
mention 75 or 100 in a
row— without going down
to my knees. I was grateful
for the darkened room, as
it hid the tears I shed
throughout most of that
first practice.
During the break (for
showering and snagging
some food) before tackling
the hours of bookwork, I
went out to my vehicle to
be alone to sit and think
for a bit. I wanted to figure
out if this whole big idea
of mine was going to
work.
On the way back into
the studio, located in yet
another very busy Kroger
Plaza in Clarkston, there
was a white feather on the
ground right in front of the
doorway. And there was
my answer.
The white feather had
good 500-plus words a
week. But the nature of
addiction is much too big
to capture within the con-
fines of even the most
poetic and informative sen-
tence, and far too elusive
to spread across the pages
of even the most deliberate
and accurate scientific
journal. It has an essence
that all five senses can
examine. It can be seen in
the streets, felt in the
home, one can smell it at a
rock concert and taste it in
a neighborhood bar. It can
be heard at a funeral in the
wails of a grieving mother,
and yet the grieving widow
sitting beside her will be
fy with David Powlison.
His desire was for his faith
to be a night light in the
darkness. His point of
weakness was the pancreat-
ic cancer which took him
at age 69.
My point of weakness,
is, I think maybe, a battle
with all things electronic.
That..and/or living in a
paper jungle. The one-too
many-eth tangle in this
web of machinery that’s
out of my element has got-
ten me to the point that
I’ve always been told I
would reach—that I would
somehow know when to
say when. It’s time for me
to return to a simpler way
of life—one which does
not challenge me in areas
in which I do not belong. I
have very much enjoyed
mulling things over with
you for the past 20-odd
years. My editors have
been nothing but gracious.
I’m sure I’ll miss it; and
there may come a time
when I again pick up a pen
or try to coax productivity
from an electronic beast
which defies my bidding.
But not today or tomorrow.
It’s time. Thank you for
giving me the opportunity
to be a little three-watt
night light.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
Editor’s note: Thank
YOU, Willene, for shining
your light here and sharing
your Perspectives with our
readers. Our best to you
now and always!
Babies lift their beaks
as mother Robin
brings dinner to make-
shift ‘home’ my dad
built.
become yet another sign. I
visited my mom the week-
end after my dad’s funeral
and took her to church.
When we walked back into
the house, there was a
small white feather float-
ing in the kitchen. No rea-
son a white feather should
have been there. Could be
it had worked its way
loose from a pillow in one
of the upstairs bedrooms
and floated down at that
moment. But my mom and
I knew otherwise.
Yesterday, while sitting
at my kitchen table, which
my grandfather purchased
for his wife Caterina in
1935, I received yet anoth-
er sign. Linked, like all
things, to this go around
on the planet, to my ances-
tors and their ancestors,
who have made this life
experience as I know it.
What a gift—worthy of
sharing another time.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.com.
Page 11-TRI-CITY TIMES-JUNE 26, 2019
unable to tell you exactly
what addiction is.
Despite years—no
decades, now—of first-
hand experience with sub-
stance use disorder, I’m
hardly better able to
describe the nature of
addiction than I was when
it first gripped me as a
freshman in high school.
When the moment calls for
me to describe it in any
kind of succinct and ade-
quate fashion, I fail to. I
just have not been able to
wrap my words around the
beast. All I can do is share
what addiction once was
for me, and what it has
since become for me.
Sleeping in my clothes
M om hobbled down
the hallway, her hand
brushed along the wall for
balance. A foot landed
heavy on the floor. The
other followed with a scuff
of her slipper.
My fingers paused on
the keyboard and my
shoulders tightened. I
glanced to the right corner
of the screen. 2:10 PM.
Mom’s caregiver had left.
“Come sit while I
work,” I
said
when she
reached
my study
door.
She
burrowed
into the
recliner
Honest Living...
behind
me, her
Iris Lee Underwood
favorite
place for watching birds in
the Bradford pear and red-
bud.
“The feeders are almost
empty again,” she said.
That was my mother,
always thinking of those
she loved. And she loved
birds. Now she was all
mine until my husband
walked through the kitchen
door at six for dinner.
For three hours, I
logged income and
expenses, paid payroll, and
returned email while I
answered her same ques-
tion repeatedly. At 5 p.m.,
in sudden fatigue, I swiv-
eled my chair toward her.
“I’m sorry Mom, but I
have to lay down awhile.
Working with numbers
wears me out.”
She blinked hard. Only
a migraine or flu would
send me to bed in April’s
daylight when my gardens
needed grooming.
“Okay, honey. I’ll take
a nap here.”
Growing up, my moth-
er, sisters, and I napped
only when ill. Dad never
did.
“Spaghetti is on the
stove for dinner,” I said
and climbed the stairs,
knowing she wouldn’t
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Addiction was broken
relationships, whereas now
it’s reconciliation. Whereas
it was incarceration it is
now freedom. What was
once irrecoverable loss is
inconceivable gain. For
me, addiction is now
recovery, just as it can be
for anyone reading this. It
will always be a part of
me, but never again does it
have to be the antecedent
of destruction. It can be
and now is the genesis of
something wondrous. I
wish I could share what I
now have, but I can’t even
tell you what it is.
Email Tim at
tct@pageone-inc.com.
Sadie
McCoy,
author's
mother,
and
author,
June
2006.
Photo provided
remember and couldn’t
smell the sauce.
My bedroom was dark
when Mom appeared at
my bed.
“Iris, are you okay?
Can I help you put your
pajamas on?” she asked.
“No thanks, Mom. I’m
okay. Just very tired.”
The maternal pulse of
her kiss on my cheek drew
warm tears that trailed
behind my ears.
I heard three taps of
her toothbrush on the sink,
a signal of day’s end I
knew from childhood. She
found her bed. More tears
fell when I had no strength
to rise and help her with
her pajamas and kiss her
goodnight.
My mother passed the
following June 2007, sur-
rounded by her five
daughters.
Soon after, I hired an
intern to work our laven-
der farm. A former
WWOOF’er, “willing
worker on organic farm,”
Cindy told stories from
her WWOOFing adven-
tures. One granted sage
advice.
“Women own many of
the small organic farms,”
she said. “One farmer I
worked for slept the night
in a big chair. She went
right to the field the next
morning. Sometimes she
didn’t change clothes for
days. I’ve never seen any-
one work that hard. The
farm was her life.”
Although I’ve not made
a habit of sleeping in my
clothes, there are nights I
have no push left after I
climb the stairs. I submit
and fall onto my pillow.
Dear Reader, farming
is one part of my life. As
long as my senses serve
me well, my husband will
never find me sleeping in
dirty garden clothes. Not
in my reading chair, nor
any other place.
And perchance he
does, he knows where to
find my pajamas.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
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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.
Council on Aging
Membership is open to indi-
viduals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is open
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. week-
days. We offer a variety of
activities such as fitness and
craft classes, a book review
group, cards and bus trips.
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.
Adults 55 and over are invit-
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. every other
Thursday. Bring a sack
lunch, beverages provided.
Senior chair exercise on
Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. Potluck
luncheons will be served the
4th Tuesday of every month
at noon. For info, call 810-
395-4518.
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.
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
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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!
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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
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Free Meals, Food
First Congregational Church,
United Church of Christ, of
Imlay City operates a Food
Pantry every Thursday from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The pantry is
open to people needing food
assistance who live in the
Imlay City School District.
Located at 275 Bancroft in
Imlay City. For more infor-
mation, including how to
donate food or money to sup-
port the food pantry, please
call the church at (810) 724-
6207 or visit www.fccuccim-
lay.org.
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 Tuesdays 10
a.m. - 2 p.m., Thursdays 3-7
p.m. and the 2nd Saturday of
each month from 9 a.m. - 12
p.m. at Gateway Assembly
Church, 2796 S. Van Dyke
Rd., Imlay City. 810-724-
8110.
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.atti-
caumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the second
and fourth Monday of the
month. Proof of residency
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 ensure your food
voucher will be received
before you stop in to shop.
Any questions, please call
Joyce Kaufman at 810-395-
7532.
The Capac Kitchen serves
free meals every Tuesday
from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion
United Methodist Church.
Free meals for people in need
are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Capac
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages
Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave. 4:00 pm - St. Nicholas • 6:00 pm - Sacred Heart
(Across from the Library)
9:00 am - Sacred Heart • 11:00 am - St. Nicholas
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
Saturdays 3 pm St. Nicholas • 5:30 pm Sacred Heart
Rev. Dr. Marcel Allen Lamb
810-724-0687
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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 Almont Community
Historical Society Museum is
open Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.
Please stop by and learn
about your community.
Society meetings are held at
the museum on the second
Monday of the month at 7
p.m. For more info call 810-
796-3355.
The Capac Historical Society
is open to visitors daily from
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for more info.
The Dryden Historical
Society’s depot museum will
be temporarily closed due to
road and sidewalk construc-
tion. Watch for info regarding
the reopening of the museum.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is open Saturdays
from 1-4 p.m. for the 2019
season.
Youth Events
HC Kid’s Camp is FREE for
kids 5 years old to 5th grade.
Kids will participate in games
and large group sessions.
Register online at https:/expe-
rienceheritage.org/events/
hckc-ic/. At Heritage Church
Imlay City Campus July 8-11
from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop.
This is a FREE workshop for
3-5 year olds & parents/care-
givers! Enjoy fun projects
that will develop your child’s
skills and prepare them for
school! Children also enjoy a
snack, story time, and a free
book! Call the Family
Literacy Center today to
reserve your seat at 810-664-
2737 and for more info on
dates and times.
Play groups available. Free 6
week sessions. At these FREE
90-minute playgroups, chil-
dren will participate in story-
time, developmentally appro-
priate games and crafts, learn
new skills, and enjoy a snack
and social time with other
children. Parents will have
the chance to talk to other
adults with same-age chil-
dren. Register now for the
next session! Numerous loca-
tions and dates available. For
more info and to sign up call
the Family Literacy Center at
810-664-2737.
Support Groups
Woman’s life Chapter 855
will meet at the Lois Wagner
Memorial Library in
Richmond at 6:30 pm on July
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.
www.newlifechristian.net
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
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www.imlaycitycrc.org
Sunday School 11:15 a.m.
Community Men’s & Women’s
9:30 am 11:00 am
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Sacred Heart - Imlay City
St. Nicholas - Capac Goodland
Community
Pastor: Rev. Noel Cornelio
Saturday Mass
Church
Sunday Masses
6:00 pm (Spanish) - Scared Heart
Weekdays
2008 N. Van Dyke
Tuesday at St. Nicholas at 8:30 am
Wednesday at Sacred Heart at 10 am
Imlay City, MI 48444
First Thursdays at St. Nicholas at 7 pm
First Fridays at Sacred Heart at 7 pm
First Saturdays at Sacred Heart at 8 am
Confessions
Worship Service: 10:00 am19
First Saturdays at 7:30 am at Sacred Heart
Sundays at 5:30 pm before the Spanish Mass 19
Imlay City
Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke
Lutheran Church -
Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service Missouri Synod
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am 7191 Imlay City Road, Imlay City
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm Contemporary Service - Wednesdays 7:00 pm
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org
John Barker, Minister 19
9, 2019. Everyone is welcome group meets Tuesday nights Department. To schedule an
to attend. at the Hunter’s Creek Mobile
Home Park Club House, 725
appointment please call 810-
667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) DeMille Rd. in Lapeer.
meetings are held every Weigh-in from 6-6:30 p.m., Capac Pharmacy is teaming
Saturday at 10 a.m. at West meeting from 6:30-7:30 p.m. with Support Million Hearts
Berlin United Methodist For more info call 810-667- by offering in-pharmacy
Church, Allenton. blood pressure screenings,
0999.
136 North Main St. in Capac,
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
meetings are held every
Monday night at 8 p.m. at St.
Fundraisers Everyone is invited to come
and have their blood pressure
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Woman’s Life Chapter 855’s read for free.
Imlay City.
Bottle & Can Drive continues
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
and Al-Anon meetings are
all year round. Funds support
those in need as we continue
Events
held every Wednesday night to fight hunger and homeless- West Berlin United Methodist
at 8 p.m. at the Capac United ness in our community. Call Church Annual Ice Cream
Methodist Church, Capac, 810-392-5136 for a drop off Social, 905 Holmes Rd.,
MI. point, or pick up service for a Allenton, MI Friday, June 28,
large donation. Make a differ- 2019 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00
Grief share. Tuesdays at 1 ence today by donating! p.m. Fresh Strawberries, Pie,
p.m., Imlay City Sr. Center,
Ice Cream (free will offering
Lamb Steele building on to support UMW missions)
Third St. New series starts
Aug. 6. For info or to register
RUMMAGE SALE Families Against Narcotics is
call Tracy at 810-724-6030 or CAPAC DAYS featuring Almont Police
Ginger at 810-724-5772. Officer Amanda Manning
June 27, 28 and 29 who will talk on “The Dangers
Lapeer Area Citizens Against of Vaping” on Thur., July 11
Domestic Assault meets 1-3 St. Nicholas at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s
p.m. every Wednesday in the Catholic Church
Anglican Church, 220 W.
Lapeer Court House for per- 4331 Capac Rd. in Capac Nepessing St., in downtown
sonal protection order clinic.
Lapeer. For info call 810-728-
For info 810-246-0632. Thurs & Fri 9am-4pm 2011 or visit Lapeer@fami-
10A Friday AFG Family Saturday 9am-12noon liesagainstnarcotics.org.
Groups meeting. Imlay City Food will be available in hall. Heritage Church Block Party
FOC Lutheran Church, 7191
in Imlay City after the 9:30
Imlay City Rd, Imlay City.
The Imlay City Christian service. Sun., July 14, 11 a.m.
Contact Ginger Miller at 810-
724-5772 for more informa- School has discount cards - 2 p.m. Free food, inflatables,
bacon tent, cornhole tourna-
tion. available for sale. Proceeds
benefit the school’s athletic, ment, raffles throughout the
music and PE programs. For event and more. The whole
Romeo Washington Parks
and Rec. One on one grief more information call Imlay community is welcome to this
City Christian School, Mon.- free event! *Food truck on
counseling provided at both
Romeo and Washington Fri. 8-4, 810-724-5695. site for specialized purchases.
Centers. By appointment
Zumba Gold. Combines
only, please call to set up your
appointment today 586-752-
Craft Shows/Bazaars dance steps with a low impact
routine. Bring water and a
6543. Free of charge. Rummage Sales face towel. Every Monday
FOR WIDOWED MEN & and Wednesday 10:30 -
Vendors are being sought for 11:30 a.m. Washington Parks
WOMEN: Lunch-Cards- the Sacred Heart Columbus
Friendship. Join us every 3rd and Rec Center, 57880 Van
Day Craft Bazaar. Sat., Oct. Dyke, Washington Twp. Fee
Tuesday of each month from 12, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., 700 Maple
11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at Cavis charged. Call 586-752-6543
Vista, Imlay City. For an for info.
Pioneer Restaurant, 5600 application email jacquemk-
Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Twp.
ing@gmail.com. Sculpt, Flex and Stretch.
48074. No RSVP necessary. Beneficial weight training.
For more info call Joanne K. Crafters/Vendors Wanted!
Every Monday, Wednesday
at 810-324-2304. This activity 2019 Fall Craft Show at St. and Friday. Washington
is sponsored by Widowed Nicholas Catholic Church on
Parks and Rec Center , 57880
Friends, a peer support group Sat., Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. - 3 Van Dyke, Washington Twp.
www.widowedfriends.org. p.m. 4331 Capac Rd., Capac Call 586-752-6543 for times
Eight foot table at $25 each.
Widowed Friends invites all and prices.
Call 810-395-7532 or 810-310-
widowed to join us for break- 0187 to register.
fast and friendship in a safe
Other
Medical Care
setting every 2nd and 4th
Monday of the month at 9
a.m. at Sero’s, 925 Gratiot in Free tutor training for people
Marysville. For more info, Lapeer County Health who would like to help others
Department, 1800 Imlay City in our community improve
call Julie at 810-388-0868.
Rd., Lapeer - Regular English skills. Volunteer
For those that have experi- Immunization Clinic Hours: basis. Please call for orienta-
enced the death of a loved (held in 2nd floor clinic area) tion before training at 810-
one, a support group is avail- Walk-In, Mondays 1-3 p.m.; 664-2737.
able facilitated by a trained By Appointment Only,
United Hospice Service (UHS) Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30 Volunteer for the Habitat for
Humanity of Lapeer County
bereavement volunteer. a.m. and 4-6 p.m., Thursdays
Marlette Regional Hospital, 1-3:45 p.m. Hepatitis vaccine at the office. Interested par-
ties can call 810-664-7111 and
2770 Main Street in Marlette, is now available. For addi-
hosts this support group the tional info, to check if we speak to Carolyn, Cheryl or
1st Tuesday of each month in accept your insurance, or to Pete at 810-660-7823.
the Administration schedule an appointment
Conference Room. For time
and more info, call 800-635-
please call 810-667-0448.
Free hearing and vision
Club News
7490 or visit www.marlettere-
gionalhospital.org. screens for children of pre- Veterans of Foreign Wars
school age are available at the (VFW) of Imlay City, Post
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss Lapeer County Health 2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
(Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
Veterans Meetings 2nd
Thursday, every other month,
7 p.m.; Post Meetings 1st
Thursday every month, 7
p.m.; Auxiliary Meetings 1st
Saturday of every month, 10
a.m.
Almont/Dryden Masons
Holy Redeemer Light of Christ meets 7 p.m. every 2nd
Lutheran Church Community Thursday of the month at
Masonic Center in Almont.
4538 Dryden Rd. • Dryden, MI
Church
4411 Newark Road
810-796-3951 The Imlay City American
Attica, MI 48412 www.lutheransonline.com/holyred 2720 Winslow Road Legion Post 135 meets the
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS
810-724-2702 9:30 am - WORSHIP Imlay City, MI 48444 2nd and last Wednesdays of
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass the month at 7:00 p.m. The
BIBLE CLASS post is located at 212 E. Third
ALL WELCOME!!! Sunday Worship 10:30 am Street. Contact them at 810-
Pastor Tim Martin Pastor Steven Helms
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 19 Christian Preschool Available Phone: 810-724-6999 724-1450 or americanlegion-
19 19
post135@frontier.com.
Imlay City Almont BLESSED HOPE
19
The Evening Star Quilt Guild
C.R.C. First Baptist Church BAPTIST CHURCH meets the last Wednesday of
395 N. Cedar (M-53) each month at the Davison
Wayne Boyd, Pastor 1635 Berville Road, Allenton, MI
Phone: (586) 784-5854 Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
Worship 10:00 a.m. 881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888 Sunday School - 10:00 am Rd. in Davison. Meetings
Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am Sunday Worship - 11:00 am start at 6:30 p.m. and doors
Youth Ministry Worship Services
MOPS Program 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Eve. Service - 6:30 pm open at 6 p.m. For more info
Wed. Service - 6:30 pm call Lisa, 810-358-7294.
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm
fbc@airadvantage.net Christian School K-12
Bible Studies
Markets
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services A Warm Welcome Awaits You!
810-724-4315 over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont
Gayle P. Hortop, Pastor
Come Grow With Us! 19 Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God 19
GATEWAY ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Every Sunday The Lapeer
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court • Capac, MI Center’s Flea Market is open
(810) 395-7557 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. with up to 75
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City  booths inside and outside sell-
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday ing a huge variety of items to
Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. the public. The Lapeer Center
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
 Building is at 425 County
Wednesday Family Night - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Center Street. This long-run-
Supervised child care during all services
810.724.1747 Sunday School ning community event is
Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May sponsored by The Lapeer
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist Staffed Nursery During Worship Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
19 19
organization for over 60
Family of First Congregational Church years. For information on
space rentals, call 810-347-
Christ United Church of Christ
7915. Low rental prices on
275 Bancroft - Imlay City 201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI inside and outside space.
810-798-8855 There is no admission charge.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service For general information on
Bible Study - 9:00 am 810-724-6207 at 10:15 a.m. the Flea Market, Lapeer
Worship Time - 10:30 am fccic@5thandbancroft.com Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade Center room rentals and
Facebook: @FirstCongregationalUCC.ImlayCity
Children’s Church - 10:30 am
www.fccuccimlay.org Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sunday’s 6-8pm catering, call 810-664-2109,
SALT Program ~ Tues. & Thurs. 4-5:30pm email lapeercenter@gmail.
Phone 810-724-2620 “No matter who you are or where you are Pre-School - 5th grade com or see www.
on life’s journey, you are welcome here!” Pastor William King
19 19 19 LapeerCenter.org.

Dispatch log...
Editor’s note: The fol-
lowing is a compilation of
activity and reports from
area police departments:
In Imlay City
June 17
•16:50 Welfare Check
(100 block W. Second St.)
•17:07 Private Property
Damage Accident (2000
block S. Cedar St.)
•19:06 Juvenile
Complaint (S. Almont
Ave./E. Second St.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the
day.
June 18
•00:02 Medical Assist
(100 block W. Borland Rd.)
•02:20 Suspicious
Person (600 block N. Cedar
St.)
•10:15 Peace Officer
(200 block S. Almont Ave.)
•13:56 Malicious
Destruction of Property
(100 block W. Sixth St.)
•20:17 Assist Almont
PD with Missing Child -
Found (500 block Spy Ct.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
June 19
•01:27 Assist from
LCSO with Alarm (1800
block S. Cedar St.)
•15:13 Suspicious
Circumstance (500 block
W. Fourth St.)
•15:46 Neighbor
Dispute (600 block
Cambridge Ln.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
June 20
•13:37 Assist Animal
Control with Animal
Complaint (2000 block S.
Almont Ave.)
•23:31 Welfare Check
(400 block Bancroft St.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
In Lapeer County:
Complaints handled by
the Lapeer County Sheriff’s
Department, in addition to
traffic stops:
June 17
•burglary in the 8000
block of Shaw Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•welfare check at Clear
Lake and Summers roads in
Arcadia Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at eastbound I-69
and Winslow Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 2000 block of
Mitchell Lake Rd. in
Arcadia Twp.
•damage to property in
the 5000 block of Lum Rd.
in Arcadia Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash on eastbound I-69
in Attica Twp.
•peace officer duties in
the 3000 block of Summers
Rd. in Goodland Twp.
June 18
•property damage traf-
fic crash at eastbound I-69
and Bristol Rd. in Imlay
Twp.
•road hazard at Slattery
and Stanton Lake roads in
Arcadia Twp.
•welfare check in the
400 block of Elk Lake Rd.
in Attica Twp.
•assist other law
enforcement in the 100
block of Doran Rd. in Imlay
Twp.
•missing persons in the
500 block of Spy Ct. in
Almont
•assist motorist at S.
Van Dyke Rd. and
westbound I-69 in Imlay
Twp.
•911 hang up call in the
6000 block of Lyons Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
June 19
•alarms in the 1000
block of Cedar St. in Imlay
City
•welfare check in the
3000 block of Greenwood
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic accident at Brown City
and Dorrow roads in Imlay
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Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances at westbound I-69
and Bristol Rd. in Imlay
Twp.
•telephone used for
harassment in the 3000
block of Summers Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 4000 block of
Spencer St. in Arcadia Twp.
•road hazard at Lake
Pleasant and Lum roads in
Arcadia Twp.
•vehicle off the road-
way at eastbound I-69 and
Lake Pleasant Rd. in Attica
Twp. degree in statistical engi-
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Lake Pleasant
and Bowers roads in
Arcadia Twp.
•family trouble in the
5000 block of Lum Rd. in
Arcadia Twp.
June 20
•animal complaint in
the 2000 block of Almont
Ave. in Imlay City
•911 hang up call in the
6000 block of Hunters
Creek Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•welfare check at west-
bound I-69 and and S. Van
Dyke Rd. in Imlay Twp.
June 21
•property damage traf-
fic crash at S. Van Dyke Rd.
and eastbound I-69 in Imlay
Twp.
•sick care for medical in
the 2000 block of
Harrington Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•larceny in the 4000
block of Lum Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•animal complaint on
North St. in Dryden
•ORV complaint in the
100 block of Doran Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
•911 hang up call in the
5000 block of Hunters
Creek Rd. in Attica Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 4000 block of
Curtis Rd. in Attica Twp.
June 22
•road hazard in the 2000
block of Lake Pleasant Rd.
in Attica Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 1000 block of
N. Van Dyke Rd. in
Goodland Twp.
•peace officer duties in
the 6000 block of Hunters
Creek Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•alarms in the 4000
block of Bowers Rd. in
Arcadia Twp.
•alarms in the 2000
block of Bearanger Rd. in
Arcadia Twp.
•damage to property in
the 2000 block of Bristol
Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•burglary in the 2000
block of Bowman Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
June 23
•sick care for medical in
the 1000 block of Five
Lakes Rd. in Attica Twp.
•animal complaint in
the 400 block of Cheney St.
in Imlay City
•road hazard at east-
bound I-69 and S. Van Dyke
Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•fireworks complaint at
N. Van Dyke and Weyer
roads in Imlay Twp.
•assault in the 2000
block of Miller Rd. in Attica
Twp.
June 24
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Reynolds and
Winslow roads in Attica
Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 1000 block of
Five Lakes Rd. in Attica
Twp.
•animal complaint at S.
Lake Pleasant and Sutton
roads in Attica Twp.
•burglary in the 4000
block of Peppermill Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•telephone used for
harassment in the 2000
block of Winslow Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•welfare check in the
3000 block of Lake Pleasant
Rd. in Arcadia Twp.
Obituaries
~ Timothy “Tim” Abbott, 57 ~
Timothy “Tim” Abbott,
age 57, of Attica, MI died
suddenly Sunday, June 23,
2019 at his home. Timothy
James Abbott was born
January 11, 1962 in
Wyandotte, MI. He was the
son of the late Claude and
the late Jean (Cummings)
Abbott Myers. Tim grew up
in Pontiac. He moved to the
Imlay City area in the early
1970’s. Tim attended Imlay
City High School and was a
Class of 1980 graduate. He
went on to earn his Master’s
neering from Villanova
~ Donald “Don” Bechen, 94 ~
Donald “Don” Bechen,
age 94, of Sandusky, MI
died Monday, June 17,
2019 at Autumnwood of
Deckerville, MI. Donald
Leo Bechen was born
April 3, 1925 in Belvidere,
SD. He was the son of the
late Reuben and the late
Elizabeth (Mader) Bechen.
He grew up in Kadoka,
Artesian and Mitchell, SD.
Don moved to the Brown
City, MI area in the late
1980s. He married Carole
Forristall Waldschlagger
on April 18, 1984 in
Princeton, IL. They moved
to Sandusky in 1998. He
was preceded in death by
Eleanor Dahn, age 98,
of Imlay City (recently of
Chesterfield Twp.), MI
died Saturday, June 15,
2019 at Martha T. Berry
Medical Care Facility in
Mt. Clemens, MI. Eleanor
Hanna Dahn was born
August 9, 1920 in Imlay
City, MI. She was the
daughter of the late
Alexander and the late
Margaret (Prosser)
Dragomon. Eleanor grew
up and attended school in
Imlay City, MI. She mar-
ried Alfred Herbert Dahn
on October 4, 1941 in
Imlay City, MI. Eleanor
was preceded in death by
Mary Jo Dewey, age
65, a lifelong resident of
Imlay City, died
Wednesday June 19, 2019.
She was born March 30,
1954 to Keith and Mary
Lou (Heacock) Winslow.
Mary graduated from
Imlay City High School,
where she met her husband
Rodney Dewey. They were
married on June 17, 1988 at
the Imlay City First
~ Leona Grace Opificius, 89 ~
Leona Grace Opificius,
89, of Capac went to be
with the Lord while sur-
rounded by family on
Monday, June 24, 2019.
She was born April 7,
1930 in Detroit to the late
Martha (Young) Sproul
and Andrew Sproul.
Her marriage of 38
years to Irving (Bud)
Opificius was November
26, 1949. Irving died
November 21, 1987.
In addition to raising
her family and working on
the family farm, Grace
worked at Dr. Conrad’s
office, Dr. Renshaw’s
office, and Hamill manu-
facturing. She enjoyed
working with children and
was a classroom aide for
~ John “Jonny” A. Osmulski, 54 ~
John “Jonny” A.
Osmulski, 54, passed away
Wednesday, June 19, 2019,
in his home.
He was preceded in
death by his father, John
Allen Osmulski.
He is survived by his
mother, Marilyn J. Love;
his sister, Tammy
(Osmulski) Cummings; his
brother-in-law, Mike
Cummings; his nieces,
Brandy (Mark) LaLond,
Brittany Cummings and
Stephanie (Ben) Singh; his
nephew, Mike (Pam)
Cummings; 9 great-nieces
and great-nephews; and
many aunts, uncles and
University in Indiana.
Tim was employed as a
set-up and start-up engineer
for various electrical manu-
facturing companies
throughout his career:
Medtronic of Arizona, Jabil
of Michigan, Kimball
Electronics of Jasper,
Indiana, Toggled of
Michigan, Dura Automotive
of Auburn Hills, MI, and
E.O.I. of Dundee, MI.
He enjoyed hunting,
fishing, and snowmobiling.
Tim is survived by: two
daughters: Gina Abbott
recently of Flagstaff,
his wife, Carole Forristall
Waldschlagger on April 21,
2001. Don was employed
as a truck driver for
20-plus years by Rochester
~ Eleanor Dahn, 98 ~
her husband, Alfred,
October 15, 1986.
She was a homemaker,
raising her family. Eleanor
was a member of the Imlay
City VFW Auxiliary.
She is survived by one
son, Herbert (Carla) Dahn
of Clio, MI; three grand-
children, Sandra Julien of
Chesterfield, MI, Stacey
Dahn of Clio, MI and her
grandson Todd Dahn of
Mt. Morris, MI; her three
great-grandchildren:
Courtney Julien, Kailyn
Rooney, and Hannah
Julien; and several nieces
and nephews.
Eleanor was preceded
~ Mary Jo Dewey, 65 ~
Congregational Church.
She remained heavily
involved with the church
over the years and also
spent time learning about
the history of her commu-
nity at the Imlay City
Historical Society.
Mary Jo is survived by
her husband, Rodney
Dewey of Imlay City;
brothers, Dan (Carol)
Winslow and Bradley
Capac and Yale
Elementary Schools. Grace
thoroughly enjoyed read-
ing and studying her Bible.
She attended Community
Gospel Chapel in Emmett
and taught Sunday School
there for many years until
it closed in the 1980s. She
most recently attended
Trinity Missionary Church
of Yale, and Cole United
Methodist Church,
Brockway Twp.
Surviving are her
daughter, Susanne
(Jerome) Smith of Emmett;
son, Gerald (Lori) of
Capac; six grandsons,
Timothy and Daniel
(Kendall) Smith, Michael
(Amanda), Matthew,
Jeffrey and Joel Opificius;
cousins. He is also sur-
vived by his dear friend/his
“brother from another
mother,” Rick.
Jonny was born in
Grosse Pointe, MI on
February 1, 1965. He grew
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Arizona and Chrystal
Saunder of Lapeer, MI; five
grandchildren: Michael, Ty,
Kaleb, Kalisi, and Arianna;
one sister: Mindy (Mark)
Rogers of Attica, MI; two
brothers: Mark (Karen)
Abbott of St. Louis,
Michigan and Wade (Sallie
Wise) Myers of Imlay City,
MI; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his father, Claude
Abbott; and his mother,
Jean (Lester Myers) Myers.
The funeral will be held
at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 2,
Manufacturing in
Rochester, MI. He received
many awards for safe driv-
ing. Don farmed while liv-
ing in Brown City and
was a rancher in South
Dakota.
He is survived by two
daughters, Kathleen
Hammond of Sterling
Heights, MI and Bonnie
Chalawa of Howell, MI;
two sons, David Bechen of
Florida and Scott Bechen
of Florida; one brother,
Howard (Mary) Bechen of
Mitchell, SD; and his spe-
cial friend, Cheryl Emerick
of Brown City, MI.
Don was preceded in
in death by her husband,
Alfred Dahn; four broth-
ers, Alexander (Anna)
Dragomon, George
Dragomon, Albert
(Stephanie) Winslow;
brother-in-law, Michael
(Margy) Dewey; and nieces
and nephews, Scott, Teresa,
Evan, Marshall, Rachel,
Elizabeth and Christopher.
Mary Jo was preceded in
death by her parents, Keith
and Mary Lou (Heacock)
Winslow.
There will be a private
family memorial service to
be scheduled at a later date.
and several nieces and
nephews and friends.
She was preceded in
death by stepmother, Helen
Sproul; brother, Donald
up in Hazel Park and spent
much of his youth on the
baseball field. He loved
playing baseball and
worked hard to become
great, having won many
awards for his talents.
Jonny was an avid bowler,
and as with other endeav-
ors, worked hard and
became a force on the
lanes, winning many
awards for his prowess.
Jonny worked as a cut-
ter/binder before moving to
Capac eight years ago,
where he began working as
a handyman. Jonny took
great pride in his work and
was known to be a perfec-
2019 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI.
The family will be
available for visitation 4-8
p.m., Monday, July 1 and
10-11 a.m., Tuesday, July 2
at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com to share
condolences and memories.
death by his wife, Carole
Bechen; daughter,
Christine Bechen; and two
brothers, Russ Bechen and
Ed Bechen.
The memorial service
was held on Saturday, June
22 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI. Deacon
Tom Yezak officiated.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City.
Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com to share
condolences.
Dragomon and Robert
Dragomon; and her three
sisters, Florence (Gerald)
Glassford, Victoria
Dragomon and Helen
Romberger.
Burial of ashes will
take place at 12:30 p.m.,
Friday, June 28, 2019 at
Imlay Township Cemetery.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, 225 N.
Main Street, Imlay City,
MI.
Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com to share
condolences and memo-
ries.
Cremation services
have been entrusted to
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to The Imlay
City First Congregational
Church or MARL
(Michigan Animal Rescue
League).
Please share condolenc-
es and memories at www.
MuirBrothersLapeer.com.
(Shirley) Sproul; and two
sisters, Ramona (Henry)
Morawski and Phyllis
Sproul.
The family honors the
memory of Leona and
invites you to visit and
share memories Thursday,
June 27, 2019, from 4-8
p.m. at Kaatz Funeral
Directors, Capac.
Funeral services will
be 11 a.m. Friday with 10
a.m. visiting. Burial will
be in Capac Cemetery,
Mussey Twp.
Memorials are suggest-
ed to Cole United
Methodist Church or
Trinity Missionary Church.
For information and
Guest Book
kaatzfunerals.com
tionist in what he did. He
worked at restoring items
for pleasure and for hire
and he loved it.
When Jonny moved to
Capac, he became instru-
mental in improving and
maintaining the old family
homestead on which his
great-great-grandfather was
raised. Jonny was loved by
all who knew him, the
world is a better place for
him having been in it.
A memorial will be
held at the family home-
stead he loved on Saturday,
July 27, 2019.
For details, call 810-
790-4374.
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July start date set for Imlay City road work

Other late summer projects
slated around the Tri-City area
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY TWP. — Mid-
July is when contractors
hope to get started on
resurfacing Imlay City
Road.
Lapeer County Road
Commission County
Highway Engineer Destain
likely to push that date
back one week.
Gingell said that this
spring’s very wet condi-
tions have caused delays
in ongoing projects, mean-
ing crews from Ace-
Saginaw Paving Co. won’t
likely start on Imlay City
Road until the week of
July 15.
Imlay City Road to be ren-
ovated in the last several
years by the county.
In 2017, the county
paid contractors to repair
the road from the Imlay
City limits to Dorrow
Road, plus replace the
bridge over the Belle
River. Gingell said the
county plans to have a deck
treatment performed on
that bridge sometime in
2019.
In 2018, work was cen-
main connector between
Imlay City and Brown City
roads.
Gingell said it will like-
ly be mid-August before
work starts on Newark
Road in Attica Twp.
In sections, Newark
will be renovated from
Clark Rd. in Lapeer
Township to Lake Pleasant
Road.
In Almont Township,
crews will tackle a road
overlay project on Kidder

Gingell said the work,
spanning from Dorrow to
Cade roads, has been
scheduled to start the week
of July 8 but the weather is
The plan is to resurface
the approximately four
mile stretch with hot mix
asphalt.
It’s the last stretch of
tered on an intersection
safety project at Dorrow
and Brown City roads that
including paving Dorrow
Road and making it the
Website photo
Road, between Almont and
Tubspring roads. Gingell
said that work should be
complete by the end of Ace-Saginaw Paving hopes to start resurfac-
August. ing Imlay City Road sometime in mid-July.

Legal Announcements
VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ORDINANCE NO. 207
An ordinance to regulate con-
sumer fireworks within the Village, to
prescribe penalties for violations
thereof, and to repeal Ordinance No.
192.
THE VILLAGE OF ALMONT
ORDAINS:
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Retailer and
Wholesaler Requirements.
Section 3. Regulations
Concerning Consumer Fireworks.
Section 4. Repeal of Ordinance
No. 192.
Section 5. Effective Date.
The undersigned President and
Clerk of the Village of Almont hereby
certify that this ordinance was adopt-
ed at a Regular Meeting of the Almont
Village Council held on the 18th day
of June 2019 and was published in the
Tri-City Times on the 26th of June
2019.
Kimberly Keesler
Clerk
Steve Schneider
President
A complete copy of the above
ordinance is available in the Clerk’s
office during regular business hours.
26-1
VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 4, 2019
SYNOPSIS
President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 8:19 p.m.
Councilmembers present were
Biolchini, Dyke, Love, Peltier,
Schneider, Steven C. Schneider and
Steffler. Staff members present were
Manager Connors, Clerk/Treasurer
Keesler, Chief of Police Martin, DPW
Superintendent Treat and WWTP
Superintendent Farley
The Council approved the
Regular Agenda; approved the
Consent Agenda with corrections;
approved the DDA’s year end budget
amendments as presented; approved
the DDA’s budget for Fiscal Year
2019-2020; unanimously approved
Resolution #19-06-01 Adopting
Millage Rates and Garbage Collection
Fees; unanimously approved
Resolution #19-06-02 Water Rates;
unanimously approved Resolution
#19-06-03 Sewer Rates; unanimously
approved Resolution #19-06-04
Sanitary Sewage Overflow Rate;
unanimously approved Resolution
#19-06-05 Amending the Official Fee
Schedule; unanimously approved
Resolution #19-06-06 Fiscal Year
2019-2020 Budget with noted correc-
tion; approved with Peltier and
Schneider dissenting the general lia-
bility bid award to Decker Agency;
approved the fifth amendment to
Clerk/Treasurer Keesler’s contract;
entered into closed session at 9:34
p.m. and returned from closed session
at 10:15 p.m.; ratified the three-year
contract between the Village of
Almont and the Police Officers
Association of Michigan beginning
July 1, 2019 ending June 30, 2022.
The meeting adjourned at 10:16
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.
almontmichigan.gov
26-1
VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 4, 2019
SYNOPSIS
President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 8:19 p.m.
Councilmembers present were
Biolchini, Dyke, Love, Peltier,
Schneider, Steven C. Schneider and
Steffler. Staff members present were
Manager Connors, Clerk/Treasurer
Keesler, Chief of Police Martin, DPW
Superintendent Treat and WWTP
Superintendent Farley
The Council approved the
Regular Agenda; approved the
Consent Agenda with corrections;
approved the DDA’s year end budget
amendments as presented; approved
the DDA’s budget for Fiscal Year
2019-2020; unanimously approved
Resolution #19-06-01 Adopting
Millage Rates and Garbage Collection
Fees; unanimously approved
Resolution #19-06-02 Water Rates;
unanimously approved Resolution
#19-06-03 Sewer Rates; unanimously
approved Resolution #19-06-04
Sanitary Sewage Overflow Rate;
unanimously approved Resolution
#19-06-05 Amending the Official Fee
Schedule; unanimously approved
Resolution #19-06-06 Fiscal Year
2019-2020 Budget with noted correc-
tion; approved with Peltier and
Schneider dissenting the general lia-
bility bid award to Decker Agency;
approved the fifth amendment to
Clerk/Treasurer Keesler’s contract;
entered into closed session at 9:34
p.m. and returned from closed session
at 10:15 p.m.; ratified the three-year
contract between the Village of
Almont and the Police Officers
Association of Michigan beginning
July 1, 2019 ending June 30, 2022.
The meeting adjourned at 10:16
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.
almontmichigan.gov
26-1
BERLIN
TOWNSHIP
BOARD MEETING
SYNOPSIS
JUNE 18, 2019
Meeting called to order at 7:00
p.m. Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Members present: Parks, Winn,
Christian, & Wittstock. Klos was
absent. Four audience members.
Motion for purchase of new Spartan
custom cab fire truck (cost of
$375,000.00) was made and accepted.
Motion for purchase of new air com-
pressor for the township hall air con-
ditioner system (cost of $2,600.00)
made and accepted. Motion to
adjourn 7:18 p.m. A complete copy of
the minutes is available at the town-
ship hall during business hours.
Karen A. Klos, Clerk
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VILLAGE OF CAPAC
2018 Water Quality Report
This report covers the drinking water quality for the Village of Capac for the 2018 calendar year. This informa-
tion is a snapshot of the quality of the water that we provided to you in 2018. Included are details about where your
water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state stan-
dards.
Your water comes from 5 groundwater wells, ranging in depth of 50’ up to 200’ deep. The State performed an
assessment of our source water in 2015 to determine the susceptibility or the relative potential of contamination.
The susceptibility rating is on a seven­tiered scale from “very-low” to “very-high” based on geologic sensitivity, well
construction, and water chemistry and contamination sources. The susceptibility of our source are as follows:

Well #1 is moderate
Well #3 is moderate
Well #4 is moderately low Well #6 is moderately low Well #7 is moderately low

There are no significant sources of contamination in our water supply. We are making efforts to protect our
sources by participating in the wellhead protection program.
If you would like to know more about the report, please contact Beth Eldridge, DPW Director at the Village office
131 N. Main, Capac, Ml, 48014.

• Contaminants and their presence in water: Drinking Water, including bottled water, may reasonably be
expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not neces-
sarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can
be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
• Vulnerability of sub-populations: Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water
than the general population. Immune­compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy,
persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune systems disorders, some
elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water
from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by
Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-
4791).
• Sources of drinking water: The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include
rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. Our water comes from wells. As water travels over the
surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive
material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.
• Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants,
septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife.
Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from
urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or
farming.
Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture and residential
uses. * Chlorine was calculated using the running annual average.
Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and ** 90 percent of the samples collected were at or below the level reported for our water.
mining activities. *** Unregulated contaminants are those for which EPA has not established drinking water standards. Monitoring
Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products helps EPA to determine where certain contaminants occur and whether it needs to regulate those contaminants.
of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater
runoff, and septic systems.
Information about lead: If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for
pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associ-
ated with service lines and home plumbing. Village of Capac is responsible for providing high quality drinking
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting
prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 min-
contaminants in water provided by public water sys- utes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to
tems. Food and Drug Administration regulations have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize
establish limits for contaminants in bottled water exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
which provide the same protection for public health.

Water Quality Data

The table below lists all the drinking water contaminants that we detected during the 2018 calendar year. The
presence of these contaminants in the water does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. Unless
otherwise noted, the data presented in this table is from testing done January 1 - December 31, 2018. The State allows
us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are
not expected to vary significantly from year to year. All of the data is representative of the water quality, but some
are more than one year old.

Terms and abbreviations used below:

• Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there
is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
• Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water.
MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water.
There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): means the level of a drinking water disinfectant below
which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants
to control microbial contaminants.
• N/A: Not applicable ND: not detectable at testing limit ppb: parts per billion or micrograms per liter ppm: parts
per million or milligrams per liter pCi/l: picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity).
• Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other require-
ments that a water system must follow.
• Level 1 Assessment: A study of the water supply to identify potential problems and determine (if possible) why
total coliform bacteria have been hound in our water system.
• Level 2 Assessment: A very detailed study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine (if
possible) why an E. coli MCL violation has occurred and/or why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water
system on multiple occasions.
1 E. coli MCL violation occurs if: (1) routine and repeat samples total coliform-positive and either is E. col-
ipositive, or (2) supply fails to take all required repeat samples following E. coli-positive routine sample, or (3)
supply fails to analyze total coliform-positive repeat sample for E. coli.
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Rural Lifestyles
Gypsy moth numbers on the rise
A C R O S S
MICHIGAN — Gypsy
moths are an invasive spe-
cies, a term for non-native
pests that can cause harm to
native species and ecosys-
tems. In its caterpillar life
stage, the insect caused
widespread defoliation in
Michigan from the mid-
1980s to the early 1990s. A
large population in 2018
has led to more caterpillars
hatching this spring.
Current defoliation is
heaviest in Barry, Ionia and
Washtenaw counties, but
Department of Natural
Resources forest health
experts say it’s likely that
gypsy moth caterpillars are
causing similar problems
on a local scale in other
areas of the Lower
Peninsula. Heavy defolia-
tion likely will become vis-
ible within the next few
weeks in localized outbreak
areas and persist through
mid-July.
“Gypsy moths rarely
kill trees in Michigan,” said
James Wieferich, DNR for-
est health specialist.
“Only stressed trees
suffering from problems
like drought, old age or root
damage are at high risk. In
most cases, gypsy moth
caterpillars are more of a
nuisance in residential
areas than in the woods.”
Defoliation most often
State seeks ag disaster designation
A C R O S S
MICHIGAN — Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
sent a letter to U.S.
Agriculture Secretary
Sonny Perdue on June 19
requesting a USDA
Secretarial Disaster
Designation for the State of
Michigan and added flexi-
bility under the Federal
Crop Insurance Program
and the recent disaster leg-
islation passed by
Congress. This letter comes
as a result of the over-
whelming challenges
Michigan farmers are fac-
ing during one of the wet-
test weather periods on
record.
“Michigan farmers are
in a state of crisis right now
because of extraordinary
weather conditions, from
historic rainfall, extreme
cold, excessive snow, flash
flooding, and tornadoes,”
Whitmer said in a state-
ment.
“Michigan has a rich
history in agriculture, and
on behalf of our farmers,
our families, and our econ-
omy, we need to take action
Michigan’s 2018 apple
crop tops 1 billion pounds
A C R O S S
MICHIGAN — The
Michigan apple crop
exceeded 1 billion pounds
in 2018, according to
Marlo Johnson, Director
of the USDA NASS, Great
Lakes Regional Office.
Michigan apple produc-
tion, at 1.05 billion
pounds, was up 17 percent
from the 2017 crop. The
farm level value of uti-
lized production was
$294.4 million. Michigan
was the third largest apple
producing state in the
United States.
Michigan tart cherry
production was 201 mil-
lion pounds, up from
189.2 million pounds in
2017. The farm level
value of utilized produc-
tion was $37.9 million.
Michigan was the largest
tart cherry producing
state. The 2018 marketing
year average price of
$0.191 per pound was the
lowest since 2001.
occurs in the season fol-
lowing a drought-heavy
year, such as 2016, 2017
and the summer of 2018.
Many forest pests tend to
target trees that are weak-
ened - perhaps from drought
- or otherwise not in the
best of health.
The leaf-eating cater-
pillars are hairy, up to 2
inches long and have a pat-
tern of blue and dark red
spots. Male moths are dark
buff in color and fly;
females are white with
black, wavy markings and
do not fly.
Proactively protecting
your trees
The number one thing
people can do to reduce the
effects of pests like gypsy
moth is promoting tree
health.
“Water trees regularly
and avoid damaging the
roots and bark,” Wieferich
said.
“That goes a long way
in helping trees fend off the
effects of defoliation.”
Periodically removing dead
and dying trees in woodlots
also helps keep remaining
trees strong.
Mature forests normal-
ly can withstand heavy
gypsy moth defoliation
with little impact.
Defoliated trees will begin
to develop new leaves in
July to replace those that
now. I’m ready and eager
to partner with the federal
government to make sure
Michigan farmers have the
support they need during
this difficult time,” she
wrote.
Michigan is currently
amid the third wettest year
in state’s history, with 37.9
inches of rain between May
1, 2018, and April 30,
2019. This weather has
delayed and prevented
farmers from planting their
crops as usual, with 64 out
of Michigan’s 83 counties
requesting disaster desig-
nations from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
this year.
Michigan Farm Bureau
President, Carl Bednarski,
a Tuscola County farmer,
said Whitmer’s request is
greatly appreciated by the
organization’s 40,000
farmer members.
“Our farmers are fac-
ing an unprecedented,
weather-induced crisis,”
Bednarski said.
“A USDA disaster des-
ignation, if approved,
would provide some relief
Blueberry production
in Michigan was 70.1 mil-
lion pounds. Michigan
growers harvested 19,700
acres in 2018. The farm
level value of utilized pro-
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were eaten. Even heavily spread it among gypsy
defoliated trees will recov- moth populations.
er without serious long- Nucleopolyhedrosis
term effects. However, con- virus (NPV) is a naturally
secutive years of mass occurring virus specific to
defoliation will start to take gypsy moths. It can spread
a toll, even on the healthiest quickly during major gypsy
of mature trees. moth outbreaks, causing a
Michigan DNR photo
Gypsy moth history, nat- population crash. This
ural enemies virus also was used in
Gypsy moths were first Michigan in the 1990s with
discovered in Michigan in positive effects.
1954. By the 1980s and To determine whether
1990s, large gypsy moth NPV is at work in a certain The gypsy moth caterpillar, active in early
populations cycled through location, look for dead cat- summer, is up to 2 inches long, hairy and cov-
Michigan, defoliating up to erpillars attached to tree ered in rows of spots in blue and brick red. Oak
a million acres in some trunks in an upside-down and aspen trees are a preferred food.
years, said Scott Lint, DNR “V” position. Caterpillars
(Btk), a bacterium that nat- through mid-June. When
forest health specialist. At affected by the E. maimai-
urally occurs in the soil but caterpillars are massing,
that time, the moths were ga fungus also remain
can be lethal to certain cat- spraying tree trunks with a
new to the state, and the attached to trunks but hang
erpillars and moths. Be mixture of dish soap and
population grew rapidly straight down.
sure to follow label direc- water or scraping caterpil-
without natural control These natural enemies
tions exactly. The best time lars into a bucket of soap
from parasites, predators of the gypsy moth are now
to spray is when caterpil- and water also are effec-
and pathogens, which are well-established across
lars are small, usually tive.
organisms such as bacteria Michigan and actively are
and viruses that can cause reducing populations. Wet
disease. spring weather in many
In 1991, a fungal patho-
gen found to be killing
areas has helped these
organisms to develop and
Weather For the week of
gypsy moth caterpillars in
the northeastern states was
spread quickly. To date,
these pathogens have lim-
almanac June 18-24
deployed in Michigan. This ited the size of outbreaks, Lapeer station Emmett station
fungus, Entomophaga mai- which rarely last more than Minimum temp.
maiga, proved an effective a few years.
Minimum temp.
biological control, remain- Handling a gypsy moth 44.2 on Sat., 22nd 45.3 on Sunday, 23rd
ing in the soil from year to outbreak
year and infecting gypsy To address a gypsy Maximum temp. Maximum temp.
moth caterpillars that come moth infestation in a hand- 80.7 on Tuesday, 18th 79.8 on Sunday, 23rd
in contact with the soil or ful of individual trees,
with other infected cater- homeowners can purchase Rainfall Rainfall
pillars. Moist soils help to a spray containing Bacillus .91 inches .34 inches
activate the fungus and thuringiensis var. kurstaki
Growing Degree Days Growing Degree Days
for corn development: for corn development:
Current: 712 Current: 545
to farm families across the farmers as of June 9 had Forecast: 883 Forecast: 673
state to help keep their just 3.5 days with proper
businesses viable and able conditions for fieldwork. Growing degree days are accumulated from
to produce the feed and Because of this, Michigan’s
forage necessary for live- crops are significantly
March 1 and forecast through July 1.
stock.” underplanted with corn Weather data courtesy of Enviro-weather,
“We’re very apprecia- down from 88 percent to
tive of the Governor’s 63 percent and soybeans at www.enviroweather.msu.edu
quick action on a matter only 43 percent.
that affects the whole state.
Farming is facing an uncer-
tainty that they haven’t
seen in years. It’s humbling
that the Whitmer adminis-
tration obviously has a
solid grasp on what’s hap-
pening and is willing to
step up to the plate for our
industry.”
The Disaster
Declaration Request also
included a request of
USDA to consider any
excessive moisture or
ponding as eligible for
flood disaster assistance,
rather than only covering
river or stream flooding.
USDA is currently finaliz-
ing funding requirements
for $3 billion in agricultur-
al disaster assistance due to
flooding in 2019, recently
approved by Congress.
Altogether, Michigan
Photo by Michigan Apple Committee
duction was $70.2 mil-
lion. Yields for early and
mid-season varieties were
average, while yields on
later season varieties were
very poor.
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Sports
Smith MVP at All-Star game
Capac’s Aubree Smith sprints to third on a hit during the Blue Water
Area Senior All-Star Softball Game last week.
Capac’s
Aubree Smith,
Madison
Wheeler and
Izabelle
Amador (back
row left to
right) and
their team-
mates won
the Blue
Water Area
Senior All-
Star Softball
Game last
week.
Orlowski secures All-State plaudits
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
Imlay City’s Emily Orlowski
was named to the Michigan
High School Softball
Coaches Association
Division 2 All-State first
team lineup this past week.
Times All-Area baseball team announced
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
From game one back in
April until the final out was
registered a couple months
later in June, these com-
petitors let it be known that
they were forces to be reck-
oned with by their play out
on the field.
Here is a look at who
earned a spot on the 2019
edition of The Tri-City
Times All-Area first team
lineup and the numbers
they registered en route to
those accolades:
Ethan Rozanski,
Dryden.
Year: Senior
Position: Pitcher
Throws: Righthanded
Record: Rozanski fur-
nished a 6-2 mark, with a
1.55 ERA, during the 2019
campaign.
The outfielder is coming
off a senior campaign which
saw her rank first on the
Imlay City ball club with a
.436 average. Her hitting
clip was the seventh best
among Tri-City players this
spring.
She contributed 29 sin-
gles, 15 doubles and four
In 40 2/3 innings of
work, Rozanski allowed 15
hits, struck out 54 and
issued 13 walks.
Batting average:
Rozanski provided a .459
average, thanks to 22 sin-
gles and six doubles among
61 at bats. His level of
plate proficiency was sec-
ond best on the Dryden
ballclub and out of those
chosen to the Tri-City
Times All-Area first team
lineup.
He also contributed 26
runs, 21 stolen bases and 18
RBI to Dryden’s cause.
Postseason honors:
Rozanski, who also played
shortstop, completed his
fourth season on Dryden’s
squad as an All-North
Central Thumb League
Stars Division first team
pick as well as an All-
District and All-Region
selection.
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Capac outfielder honored
for outstanding performance
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA — Capac’s Aubree
Smith, Madison Wheeler and Izabelle
Amador helped the Gold team register a 9-6
triumph against the Blue squad, which saw
Imlay City’s Emily Orlowski participate, in
the Blue Water Area Senior All-Star Softball
Game on Tuesday, June 18.
Pine Grove Park, in Port Huron, hosted
Photo by Kevin Kissane
the diamond confrontation.
In Tuesday’s confrontation, the Gold
team jumped out to a 5-0 advantage after
one inning was done.
Innings two and three saw the Blue
squad counter with three total runs, while Almont’s Maria Bussone returns a
holding the Gold to two. That trimmed their shot during a match this season.
deficit to 7-3 at the time.
The Gold squad bounced back with a
Bussone nets
1-0 edge over the next four innings, widen-
ing the gap to 8-3.
The Blue team then put together a 3-1
rally over the last two innings, only to fall
9-6 when the final scores were added up.
Smith put up the top offensive numbers
by a Tri-City player on the Gold team. She a spot on the
All-State team
finished with an RB-triple, collected a sin-
gle and scored once.
Defensively, she split her playing time
between centerfield and rightfield.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
For her performance, Smith was named By Kevin Kissane
the MVP of the contest. Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Wheeler contributed a walk to the Gold
team’s cause. ALMONT — Almont senior standout
She tested her defensive skills at short- Maria Bussone netted an appearance on the
Division 3 All-State girls’ tennis team which
All-Star page 20 was announced recently.
This spring Bussone fashioned a 26-4
mark as Almont’s number one singles player.
She claimed top finishes at the Blue
Water Area Conference Tournament (where
she was voted the league’s MVP) and at a
Division 3 regional; notched firsts at the
Portland Invitational Quad, Almont
Invitational Quad and Armada Invitational
Quad; plus reached the round of 16 before
seeing her tournament path halted at the
Division 3 state finals in Novi.
She is joined on the squad by:
First team
Singles- Haley Toigo, Ada Forest Hills
Eastern; Leah Palladino, Ada Forest Hills
Eastern; Regan Fales, Allegan; Nina Govila,
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood;
Alexis Nardicchio, Detroit Country Day;
Monique Karoub, Detroit Country Day;
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Deema Hadid, Flint Powers; Claire Danko,
Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Annika
Weeber, Grand Rapids Christian; Izabel
Kruse, Notre Dame Prep; and Jillian Brooks,
St. Clair.
Doubles- Juliana Martell and Megan
Hearn, Ada Forest Hills Eastern; Lisha
Chadda and Brooke Toigo, Ada Forest Hills
Eastern; Elizabeth Hill and Jasper
Harrington, Allegan; Emma Phillipus and
Nicole Galloway, Allegan; Abby Foltyn and
home runs In addition to her All-
among 110 at State accolades, Orlowski Sara Lawler, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook
bat. also earned Tri-City Times Kingswood; Rosie Feinbloom and Simrin
Orlowski All-Area, All-Blue Water Nagaraju, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook
also contrib- Area Conference, All- Kingswood; Macy Brown and Sarah
uted 34 RBI, District and All-Region rec- Brackenrich, Cadillac; Ruhe Nayak and
29 runs, 10 ognition during the 2019 Lana Haddad, Detroit Country Day;
walks and Orlowski campaign. Madison Moorehead and Dafina Heule,
two stolen This was her third year
bases to Imlay City’s cause. on Imlay City’s varsity. All-State page 20
Cameron Asaro, for Capac this season.
Almont. In 54 innings of work,
Year: Senior Falco allowed 52 hits,
Position: Pitcher retired 55 on strikes and
Throws: Righthanded issued 12 walks.
Record: Asaro put Batting average: He
together a 9-3 record, fea- supplied a .308 average,
turing a 1.54 ERA, this thanks to 15 singles, four
spring. doubles and a triple in 70 at
In 63 2/3 innings, Asaro bats. His level of plate pro-
retired 58 on strikes and ficiency was third best on
walked 20. the Capac ballclub and 12th
Postseason honors: out of those who attained
Asaro concluded his sec- Tri-City Times All-Area
ond season on Almont’s first team status.
varsity as an All-Blue Water Falco also contributed
Area Conference first team 16 runs, 10 steals and seven
pick as well as an All- RBI to Capac’s cause.
District and All-Region Postseason honors: He
selection. finished his second season
Brendan Falco, on Capac’s squad as an All-
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Capac. Greater Thumb Conference
Year: Senior East second team choice.
Position: Pitcher Chris Watson,
Throws: Righthanded Dryden.
Record: Falco regis- Year: Senior
tered four wins and man- Ethan Rozanski, of Dryden, delivers a pitch to
aged a 2.6 ERA as a pitcher All-Area page 20 home plate during a game earlier this season.
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Volleyball Golf

Dean helps
squad to a
third place
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
The White squad, which
counts Capac’s Ally Dean
among their ranks, and the
Gray team, which lists
Almont’s Maria Bussone
and Sarah Ford along with
Imlay City’s Mallory
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Wetzel and Leah Dawson

on its roster, claimed
respective finishes of third
and fourth, last Wednesday
at the Blue Water Area
Imlay City’s Mallory Wetzel (L) and Almont’s Senior All-Star Volleyball
Maria Bussone (R) go up to block a shot at the Games.
Blue Water Area All-Star Volleyball Games. SC4 Fieldhouse, in
Port Huron, is where the
matches were contested.
The White squad start-
ed things off with a 21-25,
18-25 loss to the Gold
team.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

The Gray squad began
their two-match tourna-
ment stint with a 12-25,
Photo by Kevin Kissane

25-23, 9-15 setback to the

Blue team.
That meant the White
team and the Gray squad Almont’s Jesse Hellebuyck watches her shot land on the green during a
would meet for third place Blue Water Junior Golf Tour Stop in Capac. She won her age group.
honors next.

Almont competitors win two groups

Almont’s Maria Bussone (L) and Imlay City’s
Mallory Wetzel, Leah Dawson along with When the final point
Almont’s Sarah Ford teamed up at the volley- hit the floor, the White
ball All-Star Games. team had prevailed via a
26-24, 24-26, 15-10 count.
Erin Davis (Marine
City), Kendall Muxlow
(Brown City), Lexi
Crenshaw (Brown City),
Lydia Fowler (Marine
City), Devyn Gordon
(Cros-Lex), Alexis Wiltse
(Brown City) and Gabby
Childers (Brown City)
joined Dean on the roster
of the White squad. They
were directed to their third-
place showing by Ryan
Wilson (Cros-Lex).
Sarah Steen (Yale),
Mallory Kean (Yale),
Morganne Rapley (Yale),
Madison Desloover (Yale)
Photo by Kevin Kissane
By Kevin Kissane and Cameron Bourdeau 61 each, leaving them tied
Tri-City Times Sports Editor tested their skills as well for fifth among boys’
that day. They managed a 12-13 entrants.
ALMONT — Almont
competitors brought
home a pair of
first-place finishes at a
Blue Water Area
Conference Junior Golf
Tour stop on Monday.
Holly Meadows Golf
Course, in Capac, is where
the action unfolded.
Jesse Kautz earned the
distinction of girls’ 12-13
age group champion that
day. Kautz posted a 54
for her nine-hole round.

and Emmaline Davey Jesse Hellebuyck

Photo by Kevin Kissane

(New Life Christian notched a number one

Academy) appeared on the
Gray team along with
Bussone, Ford, Wetzel and
Dawson. They were
Capac’s Ally Dean (back right) competed on
coached by Mandy
the third place team at the Blue Water Area
DeHondt (Almont).
Volleyball All-Star Games last week.
showing as well, accom-
plishing the feat among
girls’ 13-14 age group
entrants. Hellebuyck’s
nine-hole total was a 47. Almont’s Jesse Kautz studies her putt Monday
Almont’s Owen Rayl during Blue Water Junior Golf play in Capac.

Athlete of the Week

Sports News

GTC’s best players are selected

Capac standout
Aubree Smith was named
MVP of the Blue Water
Senior All-Star Softball
Game last week.
For her effort, Smith
earns our Girls’ Athlete
CAPAC — The fol-
lowing baseball players
were named to the
All-Greater Thumb
Conference East squad
which was chosen
recently:
First team- Alex
Heussner, Marlette; Ben
Blanco, Memphis;
Garrison Booms, Harbor
Almont standout Beach; Sean Quade,
Austin Watt generated
20 points for the Gold Marlette; Cam Walsh,
Memphis; Dan Patrias,
team in a 112-81 loss to
the Blue team at the Brown City; Casey
Blue Water Senior All- Sweeney, Ubly; Bret
Star Basketball Game
Havens, Marlette; Dawson
Stier, Memphis; Austin
Creguer, Ubly; and Cody
Hayden, Marlette.
Second team- Ross
Arntz, Harbor Beach;
Brendan Falco, Capac;
Chad Bower, Marlette;
Blake Wiltse, Brown City;
Andrew Geiger, Brown
City; Dylan Kadar, Harbor
Beach; Danny Parski,
Capac; Mason Jahn,
Harbor Beach; Parker
Jahn, Harbor Beach; Jakob
Sawyers, Capac; Noah
Treutle, Memphis.
Honorable mention-
Thomas Thompson,
Brown City; Ryche
Roggenbuck, Ubly; Joe
Price, Sandusky; John
Tkalcac, Brown City; Brad
Schaefer, Capac; Carson
Heleski, Ubly; Brenden
Duff, Sandusky; Logan
Marshall, Marlette; Zack
Hollers, Memphis; Evan
Smaglinski, Harbor Beach;
Zach Franzel, Sandusky;
Peyton Dale, Marlette;
Grant Roberson, Marlette;
Zach White, Memphis;
Dylan Ayers, Memphis;
Noah Parks, Brown City;
Tyler Jones, Ubly; Ricky
Lindsay, Brown City;
David Pearl, Capac; Travis
Fuller, Marlette; Robert
Bourgois, Memphis; and
Ethan Lemke, Ubly.
Final standings- 1)
Marlette, 10-2; 2)
Memphis, 8-4; 3) Brown
City, 7-5; 4) Harbor Beach,
4-5; 5) Capac, 4-8; 6)
Ubly, 4-7; and 7) Sandusky,
2-8.

All-Region softball players chosen

of the Week honor. last week.
For his effort, Watt
nets our Boys’ Athlete
of the Week honor.
Be sure to pick up your t-shirt at the Tri-City Times office. TRI-CITY AREA — Cass City; Morgan Wurst, Pigeon; and Kennedi Macewan, Marine City;
The following players were McConnell, Marine City; Sobol, Marine City. Brooke Imrick, Bishop
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Jimmy Keegan, Yale; Nick
Behem, Yale; Grant
Stevenson, Algonac; and
Logan Wilson, Imlay City.
Honorable mention-
Reese Rinna, Richmond;
Almont; Hunter Soper,
Cros-Lex; Preston Hughes,
Yale; Levi Beaver, Yale;
Anthony Lupo, Algonac;
Rico Taltercio, Algonac;
Ricky Guerrero, Imlay
City; Austin Deview, Cros-
Lex; Ryan Andrews,
Armada; Carter Matte,
Armada; Max Millerschin,
North Branch; Ryan
Most Valuable Player-
Joey Johnston, Cros-Lex.
Coach of the Year-
Scott Evans, Richmond.
Final standings- 1)
Richmond, 12-2; 2) Almont
and Cros-Lex, 11-3 each;
4) Armada, 7-6-1; 5) North
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Boys’ Basketball
Boers, Hellmuth on
winning hoop squad
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
Capac’s Trevor Boers and
Jordan Hellmuth combined
for 17 points, Boers amass-
ing 15 and Hellmuth add-
ing two, as the Blue team
handed the Gold squad a
112-81 setback in the Blue
Water Area Senior All-Star
Boys’ Basketball Game last
Capac’s Trevor Boers shoots over Almont’s
Austin Watt in last Thursday’s contest.
Girls’ Basketball
Imlay City’s Kayla Louwsma looks to split a
pair of defenders during Thursday’s clash.
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By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY —
Imlay City’s Kayla
Louwsma suited up for the
Blue squad in a 52-42 loss
to the Gold team last
Thursday at the Blue Water
Area Senior All-Star Girls’
Basketball Game.
SC4 Fieldhouse, in
Port Huron, is where the
action unfolded.
In Thursday’s clash,
the Gold squad bolted out
to a 16-10 advantage after
one quarter was over with.
The Gold team fol-
lowed it up with a 15-11
second quarter edge,
increasing their cushion to
31-21 at the halftime
break.
When the action
resumed, the Blue squad
started to mount a come-
back bid. Thanks to an
11-4 third quarter advan-
tage, they trimmed their
Baseball
NCTL names All-Area baseball team
DRYDEN — The follow-
ing players landed a spot on
the All-North Central Thumb
League Stars Division base-
ball team which was
announced recently:
First team- Scott Helton,
Kingston; Nick St. George,
Kingston; Tristan Skinner,
Kingston; Traiten Colesa,
Deckerville; Austin Majeski,
North Huron; John Hoody,
North Huron; Brad Hoody,
North Huron; Brady Czape,
Dryden; and Ethan Rozanski,
Dryden.
Second team- Hunter
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Thursday. Drew Davis (Richmond),
SC4 Fieldhouse, in Port Jackson Allen (Richmond),
Huron, is where the court Zac Dudley (Peck), Sean
confrontation took place. Quade (Marlette), Andrew
In Thursday’s confron- Geiger (Brown City), Alex
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jumped out to a 56-40 Shaffer (Cros-Lex), Riley
advantage over the Gold Bugg (North Branch),
squad at the halftime break. Gerid Rutledge (North
The Blue team then fol- Branch) and Matt Kerrigan
Photo by Kevin Kissane
lowed it up with a 56-41 (Harbor Beach) joined
second half edge, finishing Boers and Hellmuth on the
off a 112-81 win. winning Blue team. They
were coached by Brent
Boers (Capac).
Almont’s Austin Watt
and Rafael Farias suited up Almont’s Rafael Farias (front row #14) and teammate Austin Watt (#10
for the Gold squad that eve- back row) plus Almont Coach John Hall were a part of the All-Star Game.
ning. The duo hit for 20
and 10 points, respectively.
Brian Butler
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(Port Huron Northern),
Ryan Gilbert (Port Huron
High), Stephen McClelland
(Yale), Calvin Barr (Marine
City), Trenton Lee
(Sandusky), Mark
Donnellon (Yale), Trevor
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Nim (Memphis), Jaylon
Smerlser (Anchor Bay) and
Devyn Taylor (Carsonville-
Port Sanilac) also appeared
on the Gold team’s roster.
They were coached by John Capac’s Trevor Boers (#5) and Jordan Hellmuth (#3) were on the winning
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Campbell Falco Czape Watson Parski N. Wilson Stine Angel Asaro Schornak Rozanski

All-Area: All-District and All-Region

choice.
concluded his second sea-
son on Capac’s varsity as an
Nick
Almont.
Wilson,

from page 17 Ricky Guerrero, Imlay All-Greater Thumb Year: Senior

City. Conference East second Position: First base
Position: Catcher Year: Sophomore team pick. Batting average:
Batting average: Watson Position: Infield Adam Campbell, Wilson managed a .353
took fifth on the Dryden Batting average: Almont. average, thanks to 15
ballclub and 13th among Guerrero produced a .324 Year: Senior singles, six doubles,
Tri-City Times All-Area average, thanks to 18 sin- Position: Second base one triple and two L. Wilson Guerrero Paupert Campbell
first team honorees with a gles and four doubles in 68 Batting average: homers among 68 at
.286 average at bats. His level of plate Campbell supplied a .394 bats. His level of plate triple among 98 at bats. His Batting average:
He had 13 singles and proficiency was second best average, thanks to 23 sin- proficiency was third best level of plate proficiency Schornak provided a .365
one double in 49 at bats. on the Imlay City ballclub gles, four doubles and one on the Almont ballclub and was fourth best on the average, thanks to 19 sin-
Watson also contributed and 10th out of those who triple among 79 at bats. His seventh out of those who Almont ballclub and ninth gles among 52 at bats. His
15 stolen bases, 14 runs and attained Tri-City Times All- level of plate proficiency attained Tri-City Times All- out of those who attained level of plate proficiency
10 RBI to Dryden’s cause. Area first team status. was best on the Almont Area first team status. Tri-City Times All-Area was third best on the
Postseason honors: He He also contributed ballclub and fourth out of He also accumulated 20 first team status. Dryden ballclub and sixth
concluded his second sea- seven stolen bases, seven those who attained Tri-City RBI, scored 17 runs, drew He also scored 30 runs, out of those who attained
son on Dryden’s varsity as RBI and six runs to Imlay Times All-Area first team two walks and stole one stole 20 bases, collected 13 Tri-City Times All-Area
an All-North Central Thumb City’s cause. status. base. RBI and drew 13 walks. first team status.
League Stars Division hon- Postseason honors: He also scored 19 runs, Postseason honors: Paupert struck out just He also contributed 16
orable mention pick. Guerrero finished his sec- collected 12 RBI, drew Wilson completed his sec- four times. runs, 13 RBI and 13 stolen
Brady Czape, Dryden. ond season on Imlay City’s seven walks and stole four ond season at the varsity Postseason honors: bases to Dryden’s cause.
Year: Senior varsity as an All-Blue Water bases. level as an All-District Paupert ended his first sea- Postseason honors:
Position: Third base Area Conference honorable Postseason honors: choice and All-Blue Water son at the varsity level as an Schornak wrapped up his
Batting average: Czape mention selection. Campbell ended his second Area Conference honorable All-District choice and All- second season at the varsity
furnished a .478 average, Danny Parski, Capac. season at the varsity level as mention pick. Blue Water Area Conference level as an All-North
thanks to 32 singles and one Year: Sophomore an All-Blue Water Area Vince Angel, Dryden. honorable mention pick. Central Thumb League
double among 69 at bats. Position: Infield Conference first team selec- Year: Senior Logan Wilson, Imlay Stars Division second team
His level of plate proficien- Batting average: Parski tion and All-District choice. Position: First base City. selection.
cy was best on the Dryden pulled up second on the Reis Stine, Almont. Batting average: Angel Year: Senior Second team- Nolan
ballclub and out of those Capac ballclub and 11th Year: Sophomore pulled up fourth on the Position: Leftfield Idyle, Almont, pitcher;
who attained Tri-City Times among Tri-City Times All- Position: First base/ Dryden ballclub and eighth Batting average: Wilson David Pearl, Capac, pitcher/
All-Area first team status. Area first team honorees designated hitter among Tri-City Times All- ranked first on the Imlay infield; Tyler Perria,
He also stole 30 bases with a .321 average Batting average: Stine Area first team honorees City ball club and third Dryden, pitcher/second
and amassed 18 RBI. He supplied 16 singles, ranked second on the with a .333 average. among Tri-City Times All- base; Colton Kruse, Almont,
Postseason honors: a double and a triple in 58 at Almont ballclub and fifth He had 19 singles and Area first team honorees catcher; Brad Schaefer,
Czape ended his fourth sea- bats. among Tri-City Times All- two doubles in 63 at bats. with a .404 average. Capac, catcher; Parker
son at the varsity level as an Parski also contributed Area first team honorees Angel also contributed He supplied 17 singles Zisler, Almont, third base;
All-North Central Thumb 10 RBI, nine runs and two with a .392 average. 21 RBI and 17 runs to and six doubles in 57 at Griffin DePauw, Almont,
League Stripes Division walks to Capac’s cause. He generated 21 sin- Dryden’s cause. bats. shortstop; Jakob Sawyers,
first team pick as well as an Postseason honors: He gles, nine doubles and one Postseason honors: Wilson also contributed Capac, outfield; Jace Rinke,
home run in 79 at bats. Angel finished his third 10 RBI, nine runs and six Almont, centerfield; and
All-State: Breslin, Grand Rapids
Christian; Angela Burke,
Stine also contributed
23 RBI, 21 runs and 12
campaign on Dryden’s var-
sity as an All-North Central
stolen bases to Imlay City’s
cause.
Josh Hellebuyck, Almont,
rightfield.
from page 17 Holland Christian; Jamy walks to Almont’s cause. Thumb League Stars Postseason honors: He Coach of the Year- For
Brooks, St. Clair; and Eva He struck out just five Division second team selec- wrapped up his second directing Almont to a 28-7
Grand Rapids Christian; Wilson, Williamston. times this season. tion. campaign on Imlay City’s overall mark, including an
Maya Barbee and Lauren Honorable mention- Postseason honors: Jack Paupert, Almont. varsity as an All-Blue Water 11-3 Blue Water Area
Peal, Grand Rapids Maddie Pedlow and Kyra Stine wrapped up his debut Year: Junior Area Conference first team Conference mark (good for
Christian; plus Kaylee VanBatavia, Chelsea; Grace campaign on Almont’s var- Position: Leftfield selection. a two-way tie for second),
Joachim and Allie Foucher, Vanoverberghe, sity as an All-Blue Water Batting average: Josh Schornak, Almont Coach Shane
St. Clair. Edwardsburg; Emily Dirkse, Area Conference first team Paupert registered a .327 Dryden. Campbell earns Tri-City
Honorable mention Fruitport; plus Lily Mouw pick as well as an All- average, thanks to 28 sin- Year: Sophomore Times All-Area Coach of

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wearing their body armor
on the outside of their uni-
forms,” Pike said. “This
allows more equipment to
"We had
people, who
without
thinking about
it, went right
into that fire
to get those
kids out..."
--Fire Chief
Rick Horton
be moved from their belt to
their vest. This is an
improvement in officer
health and reduces back
and joint problems.”
Firefighters honored
In addition to Officer
Saturday's Car and Tractor Show on Main
Street returns to the 2019 festival starting at 9
a.m. with awards handed out that afternoon.
Capac Days:
from page 1
available for free viewing,
plus owner Tim Muxlow
will take to the Main Stage
on Saturday at 2 p.m. for a
presentation.
Besides lots of free
things to see and do,
attendees can also earn a
little extra cash too.
Monetary prizes are being
offered for both the
Lawnmower and Outhouse
races on Friday night and
there are no entry fees.
Carnival rides and
inflatables can be enjoyed
with a $10 per person arm-
band, good for both Friday
and Saturday.
On Saturday, things
kick off with a Car and
Tractor Show and Sand
Beach Volleyball
Tournament. Other events
that day include a Mermaid
and Pirate Party, Pinewood
Derby and Mini Bike races
and magician Jonathon
LaChance makes a return
visit to the festival with 11
a.m. and 3 p.m. perfor-
mances.
The Capac Library will
get in on the fun too.
They’ll offer an escape
room experience both days
and serve up free cupcakes
and water, plus offer free
airbrush tattoos Saturday.
There’s a new start
time for the parade this
Budget cuts:
from page 1
termination of one
teacher.
He said additional
savings of about $133,000
will result from the elimi-
nation of an elementary
school counselor; not
replacing the choir teacher;
replacing the full-time
media aide at Orchard
Primary with a part-time
aide, and reducing recess
aide hours at Orchard
Primary.
“We were able to end
the 2018-2019 school year
with a 10% fund balance,”
said Kalmar. “That is the
best it has been in six
years. “With our new
budget, we are projecting
Colin, several Imlay City
firefighters were honored
by the Hundred Club,
including Asst. Chief Matt
Makedonsky, Lt. Neil
Collins, and firefighters
Mark Bodenbach, Jr.; Jeff
Marceau, Craig Ross, Nate
Gill and Ben Horton.
The firefighters had
been nominated by Fire
Chief Rick Horton, who
also nominated Attica Twp.
Asst. Chief Matt
Dougherty, Attica firefight-
er Andy Wagner; and
Lapeer County Sheriff’s
Sgt./Metamora Twp. Fire
Chief Don Brady, Jr. for
“Heroes” awards.
Lapeer County Sheriff
Scott McKenna nominated
Sheriff’s Deputies Lauren
Brockmann, Josh Bandur
and Eric Kanyak for
awards.
Horton acknowledged
that all of the responding
emergency personnel did
their parts on the morning
of the fire, however some
had distinguished them-
selves.
“I think the people I
nominated performed cou-
rageously given the terrible
circumstances and loss of
File photo
Magician Jonathon
LaChance will do two
shows Saturday.
year. Floats and other
entries will travel down
Main Street at 7 p.m. this
year. Ramirez said in past
years an earlier start time
prevented some groups
from participating.
There’s a space theme
for the 2019 parade, to
coincide with the 50th
anniversary of the Apollo
11 moon landing, but
Ramirez stresses that
entries are welcome to
decorate their floats how-
ever they’d like.
The festival concludes
with a grand fireworks
show at dusk on Saturday.
For a complete sched-
ule of events, see page 4 of
this week’s Tri-City Times,
visit www.capacchamber.
com or go to their
Facebook page.
being at 8.4% (fund bal-
ance) at the end of next
year.”
Kalmar pointed out
that continued budgetary
uncertainty exists for all
Michigan school districts,
given that the Michigan
Legislature has yet to
approve a final school aid
budget.
Additionally, the dis-
trict is projecting declining
enrollment numbers
through 2024; from 1,440
students in 2018-2019 to
1,306 students in 2023-
2024.
“There remains the
potential that some, if not
all of our layoffs could be
called back if enrollment is
better than we think, or if
school funding improves,”
said Kalmar.
Hundred Club of Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawasee Counties ‘Heroes Award’ recipients assemble
for a group photo at last Tuesday’s (June 18) award program at the Flint Country Club.
life,” said Horton. “I’m
very proud of all of our
firefighters and emergency
personnel.
“We had people, who
without thinking about it,
went right into that fire to
get those kids out. I think
that was heroic.”
As further acknowl-
edgement of Officer
Colin’s quick action at the
scene, Chief Horton pre-
sented her a department
“valor pin” to wear on her
uniform.
Horton said the depart-
mental valor pins were
instituted several years ago
by former Fire Chief Kip
Reaves as a way to honor
firefighters who had acted
heroically in the line of
duty.
Other recent honors
The Hundred Club
awards program was the
second time in recent
months that Imlay City
firefighters have been
acknowledged by their
peers.
Last month, members
of the Michigan State
Firefighters Association
(MSFA) honored Imlay
City firefighters during
their 144th Annual
Conference and Awards
Banquet in Frankenmuth.
In addition to nominat-
ing the previously men-
tioned firefighters for
MSFA awards, Horton
Awarded:
from page 1
Executive Director, Nancy
Boxey.
Jennifer, 19, was joined
by her parents, Brenda and
Kevin Gibbs; and her twin
sister, Ashley, who is also
studying agriculture at
MSU.
Jennifer’s career plans
are to work with produc-
tion livestock and animal
products to ensure food
quality and consumer safe-
ty within the poultry indus-
try.
She is currently
employed at an avian dis-
ease oncology laboratory
and is eyeing a career with
the Department of
Agriculture.
Boxey said Jennifer’s
pursuits match perfectly
with the intent of the Daley
Acres Agricultural
Scholarship.
“The objective of the
scholarship is to honor
Thomas (Daley) and the
life he lived,” said Boxey.
“The criteria to be a recipi-
ents of this scholarship is
that the student have a
genuine passion for the
agricultural field, along
with a strong desire to play
a part in the preservation
of Michigan’s farming
community.
“The recipient is cho-
sen based on his/her over-
all character and who best
represents Thomas Daley’s
work ethic,” Boxey
explained.
Michael Daley said
more than $150,000 has
been raised for the fund,
which has become self-
supporting through interest
received on the account.
“We are no longer rais-
nominated Asst. Imlay City
Fire Chief Matt
Makedonsky, Lt. Neil
Collins (who served as
incident commander on
Feb. 26), and Matt
Imlay City Fire Chief Rick Horton presents
departmental ‘valor pin’ to Imlay City Police
Officer Sara Colin, who was first at fatal fire.
Dougherty of Attica for
“Leadership Awards, each
of whom was honored with
awards by the organization.
He also nominated
Imlay City Fire Capt. Scott
Stone, who was the recipi-
ent of the MSFA’s “Paul
Wilcox Community
Service Award.”
Smoke alarm project
It was Scott, who in
the aftermath of the deadly
fire, spearheaded a com-
munity-wide effort to raise
funds to purchase hundreds
ing money for this fund,
but the scholarship should
continue on in perpetuity,”
said Michael.
He added that each
year’s scholarship award is
decided by a committee
comprised of himself, Sen.
Daley, Mike Gildner, Tracy
Sohn and Anne Estelle.
New memorial fund
Because the Daley
Acres Scholarship is now
fully-funded and self-sus-
taining, in 2018 the family
created a second fund in
memory of Thomas—the
“Thomas Daley Memorial
Fund.”
Recipients of the
donor-advised fund are
determined by a committee
comprised of Lauren
Daley, Debbie Daley,
Steven Treece, Nancy
Mackensie and Lauren
Bordes.
Michael explained that
"Thomas had
a huge heart
and a giving
personality."
--Michael Daley
the new fund provides
annual grants of $5,000 to
Michigan non-profit orga-
nizations that meet the fol-
lowing criteria: music,
traumatic head injuries,
children and agriculture.
“In 2018, we granted
$5,000 to Inpro Enterprises
who specialize in rehabili-
tating people who have had
traumatic brain and spinal
cord injuries to get them
ready to re-enter the work
force,” Michael said.
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Photo by bhphotographics
of smoke alarms and CO2 On Saturday, April 27,
detectors to be installed at Imlay City firefighters and
Imlay City residences. about three-dozen volun-
Stone noted that an teers worked collaborative-
investigation of the tragic ly to install 576 smoke
fire scene revealed that had alarms and 71 CO2 units in
150 residences at the
Maple Grove Estates
mobile home community,
where the deadly fire had
occurred two months earli-
er.
Hundred Club history
Borrowing from a pro-
gram instituted in Detroit
in the 1950s, the local
Hundred Club was started
in 1975 to raise funds and
Photo by bhphotographics
make donations to families
of public servants who had
been killed or disabled in
the line of duty.
In 1989, the Hundred
Club of Genesee,
Shiawassee and Lapeer
Counties approved a
change in its bylaws,
enabling the organization
functioning smoke detec- to invest funds in safety-
tors been present in the related equipment for
home, they might have police, firefighters, first
mitigated the loss of life responders and other emer-
and severity of injuries to gency personnel.
two survivors. Since then the 100
With the shared partici- Club has awarded grants
pation of the Imlay City for emergency equipment
Firemen’s Association to include bulletproof
members and the generosi- vests, hand radios, personal
ty of the community, more alert systems for firefight-
than $11,000 was raised to ing and a computer net-
purchase 2,200 smoke work linking more than 30
alarms, along with carbon area law enforcement
monoxide detectors and agencies in the participat-
9-volt batteries. ing counties.
Photo by Tom Wearing
Jennifer Gibbs said she is honored to be the
recipient of the award and to carry on the
spirit of Thomas Daley’s love for agriculture.
D-MAN Fund support
“This year we are “Thomas had a huge heart
granting $5,000 to the and a giving personality,”
D-MAN Foundation, he continued. “We know
which provides assisted he would be proud to see
travel and unique forms of the good being done in his
music therapy to people memory.”
with mental and physical June 28 golf fundraiser
disabilities.” On Friday, June 28, the
The D-Man Foundation family will host the annual
was founded in 2009 by Daley Acres Golf Outing at
Ziad Kassab in memory of Lapeer Country Club.
his brother, Danny, a Money raised from the
Dryden resident, who in event will go toward the
1993 at the age of 7, was Thomas Daley Memorial
struck by a car and severe- Fund.
ly injured. For further details
After the accident, about the fundraiser, to to
Danny lived the next 16 DaleyGolf.com.
years of his life as a venti- Anyone wishing to
lator-dependent quadriple- support the Thomas Daley
gic. He passed away on Memorial Fund may con-
Aug. 30, 2009, from cardi- tact the LCCF office at
ac arrest at his home at the 810-664-0691 or visit the
age of 23. website at www.lapeer-
“These two funds are countycf.org.
something that our family Donations can be made
is very proud of,” Michael by mail to LCCF
expressed. “It helps us Executive Director Nancy
remember Thomas and to Boxey, Lapeer County
know that his memory can Community Foundation,
live on through the lives 235 W. Nepessing Street,
that these funds touch. Lapeer, MI 48446.
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