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Retirement bonuses okayed

School board approves 2% non-union pay hike

rcirnhurscmcrit for sick days. When tic retires, Micklash

is plcdgcd t o assist in hiring :I new xupcrintendent with- out addition;il cost to the Turner. scl100l.

ulcb iippci~rs i n this issue. rctirenient bonus for teach- ply.

The committee that recom- mended the salary raises in - cluded Michelle Biddingcr. Randy Severance and Jim

ers with I O or t iwc years of service. ‘I’ticy ill receive $20,000, p;iy;ihlc i n a l imp suni or divided into 2 o r 3 paytiicnts at the option ofthe tcaclier. ‘l’hc grant is liriiitcd

- - I tic cornplctc salary schcd- The hoard also approved a to the f‘irsr h pcrwns that ap-

On the rt~commcnd:1tion of‘ a 3-pcrson comrnittccb. noti-

u n i on c 111 p 1 o y c c s n t c‘ ;I s \ City H i F h School WUI-C’

g r ~ ~ t c d 2 pcrccnt r i ses at t11c rcgular iiicctirig of ttic C;i\s City School Board Mondii). c vc ti i ng .

T ti e c om m i t t cc c 0111 p;irc.cl salaries o f 16 area schools and the ncw i v q c sc;ilc b r i l l

rank 1 0 t h i n the group. Thc statcwidc avcragc !’or

school contracts this yea r varies frorn 0 to 3 pcvccnt. ‘I’hc v~ i s t Inii-jority. Supt. Kcn Micklash reports, is i n thc 2 t o 2.5 percent range.

placcs adrninistrators i n C a s City about in ttic iiiiclcile~ 01. the arm salary ranges, ~-;ink- ing 8 i n 15 :irca districts.

S u pc r i n t c n d e TI t Kc n Micklash was raised to $8 ,7 6 x . c) o l - l - o l l l

$85,067.00. Hc also ruuci\.cs $6,500 yearly f o r ncgotia- tions and contract niiiintc- nance. His contract is for- 3 years with salary ricgoti;i- tions yearly. AI1 other- x l ~ i i i n - istrators’ contracts at-c foi- 2 y c ar s .

In pruvious y c x s the pcr-

‘Yhc new salary schcdulc

C C I I ~ ~ I ~ C of‘ riiiscs f o r n011-

u r l io l l clli~’loq~cc\ Vv;t\ l l S L * d

as ;i guide for s d x y neyotiii- t ions f .oi- icuchcr-s. ‘I’hc school ’s aclrnin is trat i \‘e

staff will hc reinihursud up to $7,500 over 5 year-s for continuing cduciition ( t u - ition) costs. After 2 more ye;ir-s of service, Micklash will he provided upon his rct i remcn t w i t h ;in aeld i t i oni i I

service and receivc pcr dicrii paymcnt e q u d to ;I ycar- of’

Cass City Schools 2% raises for non-union employees

Non-Union qmployees

Bookkeeper S iiperin tenden t’s Secretary Accounts Payable Clerk (Part-time) S ai i‘ii it’ n rke r

--__l-______l_------- -____------_-_____-_- 2003-2004 - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - I - - 37,046.00 33 .O54.O0 13.7 1 / H r . Min. B.A.

Teach e r 30,133.00

2004-2005 -- ---_--- - - - - - - - - -

37,787.00 33,7 15 .OO 13.98/ Hr. Rate ?Ius

5.. 00% 30,736.00

DWICHT AND Elizabeth Thabet recently opened Thabet Funeral Home in Cass City after months of paperwork, inspections and zoning disputes. Thabet is a licensed funeral director and his wife, originally from Cass City, is in the process of earning her license. (See story, page 12)

Schcml Xurse FLI I1 -t:me Hourly Secretaries (8 hrs. day)

0-4 yrs. exp. 5-9 yrs. exp.

10-14 yrs. exp. 15- 19 yrs. exp.

20+ yrs. exp. Part- time Secretaries Bui1dir:g iMain tenance Supervisor Ass’t Building Maintenance Supervisor Grounds and Transportation Supervisor M.S./Campbell Cafeteria (Money) Cafeteria Secretary/Bookkeeper Crossing Guard Supervisor Crossing Guards Libr-ary Clerk ‘I’ e ac he r As si s t a n t s Bus Mechanic S u p ~ ~ ~ i s i n g Head Cook Techno loo Coordinator

13.0t/Hr. 13.06/ Hr. 13 l l / H r . 13.16/Hr. 13.23/ Hr. 12.93/Hr. 18.18/Hr. 13.34/Hr. 18.18/Hr. 10.99/Hr. 12.93/ Hr.

40.49/ Day 29.38 / Day 10.74/ Hr.

621.00/WE;. 11.20/Hr.

11.66 / Hr. 50,9?3.00

13 .27/Hr . 13.32/ Hr. 13.37/Hr. 13.42/ Hr. 13.19/Hr. 13.19/Hr. 18.5.1/Hr. 15.65/ Hr. 18.54/ Hr. 11.2 l/Hr. 13.19/Hr.

41.30/Day 2 9.9 7 / Day 10.95/Hr. 11.42/Hr.

633.00 WK. 14.95/Hr. 5 1.992.00

Trash fees up in village by I’om Montgomerj

Editor of‘ $9.45 i n 2005. !h 10.05 i n 2006, % 10.05 i n 2007 and $ 1 I . 2 0 i n 2008.

Vi I I a y c M a n :IF c r Fra n k Stirridan cxplaincd thc i n - creiiscs ;ire rcl;itcd to the pur- c-hasc of‘ tlic bankrupt World W ~ s t c ancl its ;issets, incliid- ing C’ovcs l ~ i ~ t i d l ~ l l , by the I3 i r 111 i ti g ti :I 111 - b ;I s c d I i ic h I ‘ i c Id Ik1i1 i t ic s I A I 12 i c t i I‘i u I d prc v i ou sl y r i i n t t i c IiindfiII frorii 1003 through 200 I . ”(. hir c( )ti t r x t is u o nsiclcrcd

;i liability and l<iclil~icld docs n o t tiavc to tioiioi- o u r con- t rac t . ‘I’wo of‘l‘iccrs of‘ f< i c ti fi c Id 11 ;ivc spoke n wit ti

chungcs t o thc contruct,” S her i d a n s a i ci .

111c Llnd p’opos‘ci somc

Direc:sr of Gdidance 68 ,CCO. 00 H . S . / M S , Ass’t. Prin./Spec. Projects Dir. 68,010.00 Campbell Principal 69,844.00 I-1 S / M . S . Ass’t. Principal & AD 65,302 .OO

7 1,070.00 M . S . Principal H . S. Principal 76,220.00

85,067 .OO *Superintendent

59,360.00 2 yrs. 69,370.00 2 yrs. 7 1,24 1.00 2 yrs. 66,608.00 2 yrs.

2 yrs. 72,491.00 77,744.00 2 yrs. 86,768.00 3 yrs.

*Superintendent also receives a negotiations/contract maintenance stipend of $6,500.00.

Board debates Volunteers bringing the Moving Wall to countv grading system

Members of ttic Cass City School Board wrestled for nearly a half-hour without succcss Monday night in its regular session in an attempt to establish a ncw marking system for the students.

When the talking ended, i t was decided to hold a meet- ing Mar. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. so that parents and oth- ers interested i n the way grades are marked can be advised of the proposed new system and tell if they ap- prove of a change.

Essentially, proponcnts of change want to go to an 1 1 - point system instead of us- ing a system of A-B-C-D-F with pluses and minuses.

T h e disadvantage of change is that i t may very well reduce the number of valedictorians with 4-point averages and reduce the op- portunity to receive college scholarships. Trustee Michelle Biddinger pointed out that the present system hurts students who have earned a B, C or D-plus grade, but on the record will receive just the letter grade. Thc present system would help students with minus grades because the record again would show only the letter grade.

Trustee Beverley Auten said that she had heard con- cerns about changing the system and spectators in thc audience appeared divided on the issue.

Before the meeting, Supt. Ken Micklash will outline both sides of the issue in the

sons f o r and against any change in the .s;ystcrn. 01‘ tlic .Ariicric.an story u p

closc and very pcrsoniil.” Per[ notcd tha t voluntccbr

mcmbcrs 01‘ the org;ini/,inj comtnittc‘c will takc rcspon sihility for setting the wid tip properly. Others wil h ;I n d I C I ;I nd scap i 11 g , fooc c oord i n ;I t i o n . scc iir i t y anc ccrc 111 on i cs. Anyone interested in volun

tccring is asked t o contac Julia IlcCiuisc. volunteer co

“ I t tias taken 3 years I ’ t O l i ~

the day the original decision was made t o bring the wall back to thc Thumb,” Per/. said, noting Sanclusky and Iinlay City previously hostccl the display i n I997 and 1998, rcspcctivcly. “During t h a t time, volunteers havc hccn raising funds and mcct- irig ;IS ol’tcn ;is possible to plan for this C‘aro visit.

“Scvcral I0c;iI husincsscs ;I nd org ;in i z a t i I) n s ti avc made I‘i n ;in c i a 1 con t r i hut I on s o r plcdgcd support . a n d m a n y individuals havc al- r c d y ol‘litrcct thcir time to

The gt-oup cstiniatcs that, when :ill is said and donu, i t will cost at Iciist !$X,OOO to coniplcrc II succcssful visit o f the wa l l i n ‘I’uscoI;~

“A portion 01‘ that rrionc*y has alrcady h c c n raised t ti rough con t r i hu t i on s and auctions which t o o k place back in Dcccriihcr.” Pcrz said. “I~urthcr contr-ibutioris iirc

by lscndiiig ;I cl~cck payahlc to the C;it-o ~’l1;lIlltlcr 01’

(~’oniiiicrcc i n c;irc 0 1 . ‘l’tic M ov i 11 g Wa I I .” In iiiidition. t’ci-/, xldcd, 0 1 . -

g;iiii/crs :ire selling c o ~ - I11cII101-;1t i vc ‘1 ‘xh iris 1~;ilu r- ing t’OW/MIA arlwork o t ~ thc t’roiii. ‘1’lic.y ~c av;iil;iblc tor $10 arid ciin be pllrL~t~~isLd b y c;illing Hob Sch;iiik ;it

( 0 8 9 ) 0 7 3 - 7 0 0 0 , 1lianti;i ‘I’rastcr ;it (98‘1) 673- I 104, IIick t i lynn ;it ( 9 8 9 ) 672-

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Y c ;I I‘ s ( ) I. 11 c- d i c :I t i ( ) I I . f u ncl ra i s i ti 2 iind iiicc I i ngs havc yiclclcd succ*css f o r ;I group o f ’I’uscola Couniy vol u n tccrs w t i o M! i I I i ic ti ic \re their go;il of‘ bringing ?’Iic Moving W;iII to Car0 this suiiimcr. The wall, ;I half-sizc replica

of the Wrishington. D.C., Vict- nam Veterans Mcinurial, will be set up in I h b c c Park, thc usuiil site of youth soccer ganic.s, iri August. ‘I’hc wall will bc i n pliicc Aug. 13-20, and will he open for viewing 24 hour-5 ;i diiy.

“When you scc i t fo r your- self, you’ll rcalizc it’s aptly naiiicd I‘or :I couple of‘ good rcason IS ,’ ‘ s ;I i d 13al c Pc r 1,. who handlcs public relations for thc Human I k v c lopmcnt C(.miriiission ( H I K ) , one o f the sponsors o f the wall’s visit to ‘I’uscola County.

“First, of course, it’s hc- cause the wall itself travels,” Perz said. “In fact, sincc its inception i n 1984, thc wall -

thcrc arc now x t u u l l y 2 trav- cl i rig wid Is - tias niadc ti i i n- drcds o f stops throughout ttiu U n i t cd S t a t e IS.

“?‘tic second rcason, at oncc morc intense and more dra- matic, is bccausc the wall cvokcs so many diftcrcnt and powcrl’ul fcclings in those who scc i t . Some visitors havc lost lovcd ones. Others may rcnicrnhcr n lost corn- radc. And rnany, young and old alike, arc ;iw;trc and i n - vol vcd citizens who recog- nizc a r;ire opportunity to cxperiencu an important part

NEW BAND UNIFORMS

Doug I h m h , band director, appeared before the board and reccivcd hoard approval f o r purchasing 125 ncw marching hand unifw-ins at an estimated w 5 t o f $ 3 I3 cach and il total cost of some $4 ( ),OOO . He dcmon\tratcd how the 75

unil’orrns not \ i n stoch are worn ou t and rcplaccmcnt would co\t $625 per u n i t for S O new unifornis. E3uvtch said that tic cxpccts somc 80 kid\ t o bc i n the high school band next year, conipared to ahout 45 this ycar.

Bids for the I25 new uni- forms will bc opcncd Mar. IS. His plan is for the uniform company reprcscntative to measurc studcnts April 5-9 and the order sent to the fac- tory April 12. ‘I’hc earliest possible dclivery date is ex- pected to hc Aug. 16.

Burtch said that the Band Roostcrs havc indicated that they will hclp with the cost of the new uniforms.

Burtch also rcccivcd per- mission from the board for band students to attend Disncy World during the last full week in March next year. I t is not expected to he funded by the school district and thc cost is expected to be i n the neighborhood of $300 per student. DEFOKI) SCHOOL PLAN

ordinittor, ;it (989) 673-4 12 I . “It stiould hc notcd hew that

bringing ‘I‘hc Moving Wall to C’aro is coiiiplctcly ;I v01- untccr C l ~ l ~ O I ~ t , and that’s the way i t was intciidcd by its creators,“ Per/, siiid. “ I n l . x t , John Ilcvitt’s concept w;is to 111 akc t ti i s a ‘ C O I I ~ 111 11 n i t y pro-jcct’. letting pcoplc d o wtiatcvcr they ~ o u l d ;IS thcir contribution t o w a r d s thc: proLjcc t .”

Dcvitt, along with Icllow Vi c t n ;I 111 vc tc r ;i n s G c r r y Haver and Norris Shears, all of‘ C;ilil’orni;i, wcrc the ones who coriccivcd tlic idea of‘ ;I “iiioving wall” ;init who, with thc I’inmcial help of‘ t‘riciids, I’cIlow vclcrans ;in11 ii few s u 11 port i v c c c ) m pi i ti i c s, h i i i I t the first wall. I t was first dis- pl:iyccl i n I’ylcr, ‘I’cxas, i n (ktobcr 1983.

“‘l’tic pcoplc o f thc ‘I’hu~~ih ~ c i i will hiis be clouhly Iion- orcd hy helping to c*elchratc the wall’s 20th mnivcrsitry,” Per/ said.

Hc d d c d that the C ’ x o g r o it p organ i 7 i ng t tit: w al I ’ s visit has t‘ollowcd the crc- ;i t or s ’ s p i r i t of c o m ti1 u n i t y .

A GROUP OF Caro area volunteers has successfully lobbied to bring The Moving Wall to ‘hscola County this summer. The half-size replica of the Vietnam Vet- erans Memorial will be in Car0 Aug. 13-20. The board adopted a pla-

Please turn to page * I Chronicle, stating the rca-

Engaged Cass City Middle School Holbrook Area News

Mrs. Thelma Jackson Phone 989-269-6994

Meg's Peg /-- / t

Honor Roll students named W ..

by Melva E. Guinther Cass City Middle School announces the 3rd marking period honor roll.

Marker", E m i l y Martin". Paul Martin, Zachary Mc- Creedy, Erin McFadxan. Ahley Moore, Tylcr Ntcho- !as, Brittany Nicol, Elise Nicol*, Tyler Perry", Dillon Pcruski, Kyle Pine, Eric Rcif, Alex Rowe, Kochellc Rushlow", Steven

Jenna Ryc h le wski, Sattelberg", Nicholas Shantz", Angclena Simpson*, Amanda Sloan, Stephanie Steely*, Courtney Stewart. Ashleigh S toeckle*, Samantha Swiderskl*, Sara Venema, Brandon Weaver, K y l e Weidman, Amanda Woodruff, Mcgan Zaw i linsk i .

Mozden, Carl Nicnl, Chelsea Paladi, Cassandra Parker, Brandon Parsons*, Rebecca Pcrry, Kelli Pcttit, Tiffany P h c I p s , K i m b e r 1 y Proctor, Carly Rabideau", Sarah Reed*, Jenniua Richards*, Scth Ricketts, Andrew Rohlfs, Victoria Scasny, Heather Simpson, Jason

Chris Snrenson, Sumrnersett *, Andrew Teller*, Jennie Thorp, Krysta Tim ko * , Ty ler Tcr m I in son * , Chantell Toner, Joram Tyson*, Megan VanVliet , Lukas Varney", Ariel VcneLiano*, Clark Walsh*, Cassie Wilson.

M Y ORIGINAL QUALIFI- CATt{?NS FOR THE IDEAL MAN: 1 . Handsome 2. Charming 3. Financialty successful 4. A caring listcncr 5 . I n good shape 6. Witty 7. Drcsses with style 8. Appreciates the finer

I 11 i ng s 9. Full of thoughtful sur-

pri scs 10. At) imaginative lover M Y 1,ISTATAGE 32: 1. Nice looking (prefer hair

o n his head) 2. Opens car doors, holds

chairs 3. Has enough rnoncy for a

nicc dinncr 4. Listens mort: than talks 5. Laughs at my jokes 6. Carries bags of groceries

with ease 7. Owns at least one tie 8 . Appreciates a home-

cookcd meal 9. Remembers birthdays

and annivcrsaries ATAGE42: I . Not too ugly (bald OK) 2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car 3. Works steady - splurges

on dinner o u t occasionally 4. Nods hcad when I 'm talk-

i ng 5. Usually rcmcrnhers punch lines of jokes 6. Is in good enough shape

t o re-iirrangc the furniture 7. Wears a shirt that covers

ti i s s t o m x h ATAGE 52: 1 . Kecps hair in nose and

cars triinnied 2. Doesn't belch or scratch

in public 3. Dut'sn't borrow inoney

loo often 3 . Usually wcars riiatching

socks and Fresh underwear 5 . Iienicrnbcrs rtiy narne on

oc cas1 o n h. Is i n good cnough shapt'

cnrls ,4'I'AGI' 02: I . I h e s n ' I scarc sriidl chil-

drcn 2 . Remembers where the

hothrooiii is 3 ( h l y snorcs slightly when

4. Rtlnicinhers why he's I a u g ti i ti g 5. In good enough shape to

stand LIP by himsclf ATAGE 72: I . Breathing 2. Doesn't miss the toilet

to $Cl of'f'the couch on w w k -

a s I u e p

5th Grade B r i t t an y A she r Ly n c h , J cf-

Irey Bliss, Stcphanie Bock, Kelsey Cooper , Austin Dcering, Zachary Deering, Joseph Doerr", Cameron Dunnuck", Geoffory Fearsan, Taylor Forrest, Mat- thew Goniwichn, Kendra Grady, Chelsea Green", Kris ta Guinther, Marion Henderson, Angela Janssen, M ai rc ad e z Jordan , Just i n Kettcrer", Michael Langc, Autumn Laucr , Ashlee LePagc, Jeffery Leslic, Rebecca Leslie, Thomas Levalley", Aaron Magiera, Colin Mason, Anthony McArthur", Samucl Mc- Creedy, Kelsey McMillen, Logan Mika, Dylan Miller, Michael Mil l igan, Eric Montreuil, Candace Myers, Kathlcen Nizzola, Mitchell ODell, Austin Osentoski, McKensie Parrish", Hayley Peters, Jonathon Pc t t i t t , MichaeI Potrykus", Cody Pringle, Jessica Proctor, Caitlin Reed*, Mary Rivest, Kelsey Russell, Cameron Simpson, Michael Skiles, Brandon St ine, Amanda Stoll, Monica Stover, Whitney Stowell, Michael Swain, Mariah Tabar*, Rob- crt VanAuken, Alexander Varney", Lauren Walther, Brsdlcy Whittaker. Jeremy Wright, Dallas Wood ward", r h l t o n Yax, Lauren Zd roj t: w s k I , M at t hc w Zi riimt'rtnan.

Jeralyn Herp and Nicholas Hliss Engaged

Gerald and E l r x Hcrp of Had Axc ;innouncc the cn- gagcrncnl o f thuir daughtcr, Jeralyii Kay Herp, to Niclio- las Paul Bliss, son o f Paul and 1,aDonna Hliss of' Clitss City.

Jcralyn is rt graduatc of. Ubly High School and is w r - rcntly thc owncr and dircc- tor 01' thc ExcelIhnuc Stu- dio o f Arts i n Cass City.

Nicholas is a graduatc o f Cass City High School rind is currcntly cniployud a s a salcs reprcscnta( ive f o r United Building Centers in Can) a n d I3ad Axe.

Jeralyn is the granddaugh- ter ofttic late Gerald and Irrna Hcrp of Dorr and John arid Dorothy Nugent o f Wcidrrian. Nicholas is the grandson of William and thc late Marjoric Bliss and Dale and Pauline Brown, all o f

An Aug. 28, 2004 wcdding Cass City.

is being planned.

8th grade Rodney Abasso, David

Acker, Heather Baker, lsaiah Battel", Lauren Bennett, Jes- sica Bessler, Evan Bushong, Ethan Damn*, Erica Dam*, Anna Dee], Ashley Deel,An- drew Deering, Danielle Delamarter, Rebecca Doerr, Madeline Dooley, Megan DorIand, Benjamin Farkas, Trey Helwig*, Darrin Howard, Ashley Hutchioson, Devin Jamicson , Brittany Karavas", Kristie K m , Mark Koepf, Adam Kranz", Shane McFarland, Heather Moore, Lacey Monish, Alyssa Nicol, Michael Ozorowicz, Thomas Parris h *, Stephanie

Brandy Reg nerus, Rychlewski , Caitlin Snrensun, Jeffrey Sparks, Ashlee Spenccr, Derek Wcidman", Jennifer Zmiers ki.

* Denotes all "A"s.

7th grade KrystaI Alexander,

Samantha Auten, Austin Babich", Aaron Bardwell", Deidre Bowen", Bryan Burk*, Thomas Burns 11, Chelsea Depner*, Brent Do- err, Ean Elliott, Cassady Frank, Jessica Galvan, Mat- thew Hallwood, Andrew Hagaman", Bradley Hanby, Bernadette Homroc ky, Justin Hool, Carly Howard", Michael Howard, Sarah Howard", Josh lnhody, Chelsea Tsraelson", Alexandra Kappen", Kyle Kausch", Jason Kester, Jaymes Knight, Amanda Lanpcnburg", Whitney Lauric", Kclli Lautncr". Greggory Lcslio*, Brittany Loomis", Travis Mahe", Alexander Magiera , Candace Marks, Rlakc Mess- ing, Elizabeth Mtchalski*, Amanda Mil ler , Travis

Several

Gould chosen for band

6th Grade Zachary Abel l . Aaron

Bader, Stcffin Badcr, Josiuh Rat t cl *, Bri t tmy CarrHu imr, Courtney Doerr, Richard Doc r r * , Ke v v en [lor I an d * , Abby Ellis, Jalcn Ferris, %a c ti a r y FI s 11 e r * , A tri an cla Kaake", Keegan Hagen, Stephan H;inseIman, Scth Har twick . K y l e Hodcier, Kcnac J a n x \ c n . Logan K a u hc ti * . And rcw K n i g h t , J o r l a n K u \ . K c n t J,aFavc, A in bcr LgYo 11 sic, An drew I,cxlic. Piigt' Lester. Jennifer Man we1 I *, -rilc21nas

Novesta Township Za wil inski Budget Public named to 'l'hc hand pr-cscntcd ;i con-

cert 1;cb. 7 at I>ininent Mc- riiorid Chapcl. 'I'hc Michi- ga n 1 n t crcol lcgi ii tc: Honor 13ancl, created in 1972, con- sists o f ricarly 75 mcmkcrs trorri Hope and scvcritl otlicr collcgcs. Top hand nieriihers arc nrmiinatcd hy tticir dircc- tors to participate, 'lhc honor hand offcrs t tit. opportuniry

hear a collaboration o l outstanding collcge rnusi- cians under thc dircction of il visiting conductor.

C;ould is thc son of'Ibdd and Tara Gould o f CHSS City. Hc is ;I 2000 graduate o f Cass City High School.

While at Hope hc hits par- t i c i pa ted i n orchestra, w i nd u n sc 111 b le and sy 111 ph c) n c t t e. He has also been namod to thc dean's list.

Hearing Notice dean's list The Novesta Township Board will hold a

public hearing on the proposed Township budget for fiscal year April I , 2004 - March 31, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. on March 1, 2004 at

Novesta Township Hall MAIN STREET

BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget

will be a subject of this hearing. Experienced tax

preparation services

Reasonable rates

Thanks for calling

with feature story ideas

872-201 0 A copy of the budget is available for public

inspection from Ralph Zinnecker, Treasurer, 5938 Main Street, Deford, Michigan 48729

Karen Mozden, Clerk 6436 Main Street, Cass City, MI 48726 989-872-8439

Denise Guinther Cyndi Martin

Welcome to Cms City. .. Assorted

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Assorted Varieties (Excludes Decaffeinated)

Hills Bros Coffee 23-26 oz. can

$288

Open For Business! General Law Practice RZtZs 9 8

Potatoes 10 lb. hag

W I N WHAT YOU SPEND! 9 Estate Planning Divorce

bRAWING EVERY WEEK - SEE STORE FOR DETAILS Criminal Cases Agricultural Real Estate Amanda L. Roggenbuck We Gladlv

Accept WIC and Food Stamps and

Bridge Cards

Instant Lottery Available I We h a w Fresh ' l e l 8

F F , i r r l P $ ?

yl n r . * * , I * ' Mon -Sat

7 a m - 8 p 17-1 Sunday FOOD CENTER

Attorney-at-law General Law Practice 6505 Main St., Cass City

989-872-888 1 roggenbucklaw @cas-city.net

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********** ‘I’hc Iiidics of‘ thc Sh~ibboii;~ Mcthodisr (’tiurcti ;ire wcll

known for thcir applc pies and they S C I I ovc i - 4.000 each ycar. The cherry pic haking progratii is not that wcll recog- n i m l , prob;ibly hccaiisc i i i s ;a iiiorc I-cccnt addition to the pic-baking p r o g r m , Still, tlic chcr-ry pic s~ilcs have shown ;I steady sales increase i n the brief‘ tiiiic i t I i x 1x~c .n ol‘f~crcd.

This year about 320 pies have hccn ~~i i rch ; i~cd . 1,;ist year the nutnher w a s 275.

New church opening

Even t h e m o s t s a w y investors wonder a b o u t h o w to bes t p r - o c e c t

their r e t i r e m e n t nest e g g ,

Toycthc: ~ c t ‘ c m create in investment plan to help you reach your s o a l j n hile protecriny your a n n u i r ) income

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Sheriff= snowmobilers could be paying a price

‘I’u\cola C‘ounry Sticri j.1‘

Totii Kcrn I C , puttlt~g S ~ I O W -

tnohllc cnthu~,ia~,ts on notice - those who ;ire caught Ire\-

passing, he says, can expect to pay a price.

“Over the paqt rnonth M.C‘

ti av e had C’OTil pl a 1 n t C, 0 f snowmobiler^ tre\paccing on private property, and soiiic Ban d con cert

set Thursday I

‘I’hc C ’ a s s City Schools dc- partriient 01‘ riiusic will

‘I’hursdiiy nt 7:30 p.tii. i n thc C.-:iss City High School gyiii- n ;is i ti rii

Fciaturcd i n this perfor- ~ii;incc will bc the C n s s City Middlc School scvcnth iincl eighth grade hands iindcr the d i rec t i o n o 1‘ C1 h r i s I i tic l+)crstcr, and the C‘ass City 1 ligh School Concert Band unclcr the direction of‘ I3oug 1-3 urtc ti.

This concert is i n prcprira- tion for the bands’ participa- tion i n thc Michigan Schc.)ol R m I and Orchestra Associa- tion District I l l Hand i ind

( 1 rc h t: s t r a Fc s t i v a I , w h i c h will he huld Saturday, March 6, at 1,akct-s High School.

“The high school concert band has niaintaincd a rigor- ous rehearsal schedule i n prcp;ir;ition f’or this impor- tant event,” said Rurtch, di- rector o f hands.

“They rcccntly rcturncd from a clinic with the intcr- national I y iicc I ai mcd U n i - vcrsity o f Michigan Concert k ind and conducting staff. U of M Associatc Director of Rands and Concert Band Conductor Professor Stcvcn Davis said that the C a s s City High School Concert Hand was the rnost wcll rehearsed a n d we1 I d i sc i pl i ncd group

prcscnt a prc-fcstiv. ‘I 1 conu‘crl

Volunteers to host supper ‘1’11~. ‘I’uscola County Fiaith-

I ti I Act i o 11 Vo 111 n t cc r s arc s po 11 s o I i n g it n ii I I - 11 - u ;t n -c at soup and sandwich supper at the Caro United Muttiodist Clhurch ‘I’tiursday, Fch. 26 I‘rorn 4 to 6 p,r11*

Soups include honicmadc ci’c;i~ii of broccoli, vcgctiible :ind potato with your choice o 1‘ g to u ti d bc ) n ;I, g troii n 11 turkcy or peanut and butter wdwichcs with cookies and piidcling for dessert. ‘I’hc cost is $5 for iidults, $ 3 . 5 0 f‘or youth atid f‘rcc f‘or thosc 3 iind

undur. All procccds hclp pro- vide ;inti continue services to the rcsidcnts of‘ Tuscola C‘o11nty.

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Joyce A. Henius Vi 1 lape C1 erkSr ’reasurcr

hc had the pleasurc of’ work- ing with during that clinic.

“I ani extrernely irnprcsscd with this hand,” Davis added. “Your conductor has choscn sonic ofthe finest lit- erature available and you ncccl to kecp doing what y o u arc doing. Evcry one o f you should t h a n k your teacher when we are f‘inished hcre

Thc hand has also had cli- nicians visit during thcir rcgulrir rehearsal periods and plan to travel to Lakers High School F:riday for a rchearsal i n t tic aiiditori i ini .

There i c no admission charge to this concert. Doors will open at 7 p.rn. Cookies and rcfre\hriients will follow I11 c hi1 11 d h ’ spon\oi-ccI by the C‘;i\< City €3 ;I n d Boost c r s .

today.”

pc r fort11 il11C e ,

doing damage to srnall trees,” Kern said. “Unfortunately, wc have no

statc land o r roads open to snowmobilers i n Tuscola County. The only exception would be i1‘ thc county dc- clared a snow emcrgcncy. then the snowmobilcrs could ride on the roads.”

Kern notcd t h a t s n o w m o b i I e r s w h I) e n te r on t c) pr i vat e 1 and wit ti 011 t permission can be ticketed or arrested for trespassing. Those who cause damage can also be charged with malicious dcstruction o f property.

“You may contact your state representative or statc senator and scc if he could help with legislation to open some trails on the state game areas in Tuscola County,” Kern said. “Until that hap- pens, make sure you get per- mission to ride o n private property or someone rnay be knocking o n your door.”

I n ; i n intcrvicw w i t h A rigc I i cl uc C1 tic n gc I i s, De I t It) i t Nc w s s pt )r t s w r-i tc I, Drew Hcnson said that he was a sriiart guy atid th;it i t didn’t ~ i k c hirii long t o 1c;irti things (except how to hit the curve hl I ).

€ IC n son fro rii H rig h 10 ti [TI a y r i o t know how to h i t the ciirvc, but tic is a true profes- xionnl whcn it coiiics to dcal- ins with thc prcbh. I-lc says all tlic right things.

I can rcnictnbcr reading when he took the $2 million hon us and i i iu 1 t i - i n i I I ion of- fers t’roin the Yririkccs to play baseball, saying in effect that baseball wris his first Iwe and words to the cffcct lhat hnscball was where his heart

hiill iil‘ter settling his h-year con t r x t with thc Yrin kces.

Now hc says. 1 missed ev- crything that went along with playing quarterback. I n haschall you could pl~iy 2 whole garnes and not gct a ground hall.

I n the minors there’s node- luxc travel and long bus trips are the I ~ O I - I T ~ . It’s ;I tough life o f t the field. Doesn’t that havc to he otic o f the rtfasons that l‘ootball, instead of an- other year o r years i n the mi- nors, had to he attractive‘? ‘I’hat phase of life in the rni- nors w a s never incntioncd.

He knows. of course, that University of‘ Michigan tans still resent that he left school iifter his .junior year. He re- ally i.r smart.

That alwiiys struck nitl as I et i n g d i sap po i n t tiit: n t g c t in the way of good sense. It’s 11 n der s I ;in cl ah I c that Hetison’s departure hurt the Wolverines, hut for the fans to hold his departure as noth- ing short of‘treason is laugh- able.

It’s not that 1 tail to know how fans IClt. When Michi- gan State lost its f‘ront line baskctbal l players to the

w;is. NOW tic’s hack t o foot-

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NBA i t was frustrating for iiic and all MSU cage funs.

Hut when thc p1;rycrs art‘ guarantc‘cd the riches as :I f‘irst round pick thcr-c is no rcscnt- rncnt whcn they Ic~ivc c d y * 1 place rnysclf’ i n t h c ~ i r shocs and it’s easy to scc that thcq’ would be cr-n~y not to acccpt.

I figure that 09.9 percent 01.

thc disgruntled U of‘M foot-

advantiisc of an ot.fci- likc ttic one Hcnson ~icccpted. In the interview, €lcnson is

quoted as saying with equ;il conviction of‘ h i s s t ;i tc [tic ti t s ahout baseball a s ;a career that this is the f‘irst time since he was IS that hc doesn’t know exactly wcrc hc’s going,

Other than a stop :it a bank on his way to prxt icc .

ball f‘iins would ,ilJlllp to take

I t all niadc sense i n the be- ginning: C o n s i i ~ ~ ~ c r s have a right to know whcrc their food comcs f rom and how i t was rniscd. That sccnis like eo111 nion sen sc.

We inay have a right t o know i f our coffcc was grown i n the shadu, whether bio- tc u h no 1 og y was i n vo I vcd , and how farin anirnals arc treated hcfore they becomc rneat. Maybe we should know if our food c;itiic f‘rom a sustainablc fiirni, a corpo- rate farm, o r a corporate-fam- ily l’arm. How about a sus- tainable farm owned by a fa 111 i I y u o r p o r at i on ?

I’d just like to know what kind of dog they havc. We can’t know everything about everything. If we label food the way sonic folks would likc, wc’rc going to have la- bels that weigh more than thc food.

Modern marketing prac- tices have given us Angus Reef, Hereford Beef and Natural Beef. What do we gct when we cross an Angus with a Hereford’? Bccf would be my guess. (And I won’t say if that’s natural or not.)

A recent column by A g r E A ITI e r i c a broadcast e r Gary Truitt, published i n Farm World ncwspaper de- scribes the “domino effect” inhcrcnt in the trend toward increased trace ability and labeling o f food. What sounds likc ;I good idea at first could turn into an ex- pensive proposition if car- ricd to cxtrernes.

One extrcnic Truitt Incn- tinns are regulations from the European Union that would rcquiru meat products to bc traced hack to the anirrial tlicy c ~ n c froin, and those animals traced back to the day they were born. Similar rcquiremcnts would apply to processed grains rind crops. Arc these safety concerns or

triidc barricrs? A U.S. trade rcprcsentative estirriates this type of’ tracking would cost the U.S. soybean industry 36.7 millim bushels of soy- he ;111c;.

1 . h wc really carc which I-icld ;i soybean wns born i n ? Is i t possiblc, irnportant, o r cconolnic;il to trace each piccc o f meat back to its hi r t ti p 1 ;IC c ‘! Wc ’ re t a 1 k i n g soriie pretty expensive hot

Do we really want to make our food supply as safe as

dogs hcrc.

possible, whatever the costs’! The food supply (cspcci:illy meat) is so safe now it’s hard to make a big diflilrericc., 1-e- gardlcss of‘ how much we spend. A few years ago syndicatcd

coluriinist George Will WBS

corn men t i ng on water q u ;I I - ity. “People say we want 0111.

water to be as safc ;IS pos- sible,” Will said. “We say the same thing about cars. I f ‘ ivc rnade cars as safc ;is possible. they would only go S riiilcs an hour.”

Thc truth is, our food sup- ply is cxtrctncly safe. Much safer than getting into ;I car. unless you drive less than 5 miles per hour .

‘I’hc LJ.S.L).A. is reportedly asking Congrcss for $33 mil- lion to work on a national anirnal IL) system. This doesn’t count the cxpcnse for i n d i v i d 11 :iI prod lice rs, pro- cessors, and finally consurn- crs. ‘I’he LJ.S.D.A. plan in- volves ;iii clcctronic track- ing systcin I’or hccf, dairy cattle. sheep, swine, horses ami poultry.

Chickens!? How can wc keep track 01‘ chickens‘!

Wc can’t even agrcc on whcn ;I chickcn bcconics a chickcn. One clay it’s an egg and t h c ncvt it’s a chicken‘! Wc‘rc riglit bach to I<owc vs. Waclc, i t \t‘c~ii~, to me.

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f’racticc. pi-iic t icct. practice ! 11‘ y o u th ink I ;iiii t;ilking

about ;I sports tc;irii yo11 ;ire i t~rong. Atiditions wcrc held i n the 1;iIl ;irid the cast tiictii- her-s ;i~-c practicing Mondiiy

otic-h:ill‘ hours ;I day prcpnr- iiig for tliis ycx’s All-School PlLiy prcriiicr-ing March I2tti. j’ou 111;iy tl~lvc attcndccl otic 01‘ thcsc annual cvcnts hcld a t the C a s s City High School otic weckcnd frorii the pi1st y cars. I’rx t i c i ng niorc t ha t i a sports tt‘ani and only pL’r- forniing f o r ; i n audience three tittics ciich yew- is sotiic- thing I nccdcd to know iiiorc ahou t .

If‘ you wcrc i n the studcnt section at the Rud Axe has- ketball g;itiic lust €;r-id:iy you

turning his chccrs into words of Shakcspcarc. 1 think the linus frorn the play are be- ginning to control thc minds of’ the cast tnciiihcrs. ‘I’hrcc weeks bcforc opcning diiy, practices ;ire getting longer and alriiost cvcryone is ii

little more nervous, cspc- cially the dit-cctors, Mrs. Iwankovitsch and M r s . H o c l ~ l c . Thcy both have bccn involvcd with the All- School Play f o r about eight years.

Every iiicrrihcr of’ the cast, including both directors, is feeling the jitters about t h u upcorn i ng cvcnts with c) tic except ion . When Sarah Hohhs w;is asked what she was ncrvo~is about. she rc- plicd. “1 don’t rc:illy gct net-- vous. I lovc being i n thc spotlight - i t rii;ikcs tiic e x - citcd!”Now I sce why Mrs. I n i c tit ion cd t h c lU 11 ti i c st ti i ( ) -

mcnt at play priicticc is when “Sariih is being Sarah!” Howver . tticrc wcrc quite ;I few other recollections riicti-

t ti 10 11 g t 1 ‘1’h 11 r-sd ;I y , t w 0 ;I ti I 1

tllay have ilcarci rlaui H ~ ) ~ I ~ I ~

Celebrity %game set March 21

t i ( ) ri c d , MIS. Hocl/lc i ind Kr-isl;i

II(-)riiakic both ;igrccyI tti;ir when lirics get ;I iicw 1\irist o r ii pcrsonal touch ; I I I ~ tt ic niciinitigs NY chiingcd cvcry- one h;is ;I good lall~t1. I+)r I’illll H o c l / l c a r 1 c l s;ir;it1 llohhs, (\icy cnjoycd gctfing ;I chucklc n.ticti H r y a n Hill a n 1 l €’;1uI l‘o1rght ovc1- llic ‘ L .

I I I ; I ~ I C ’ ’ book iiricl tticy both Ict i t go and i t I‘luw in front of‘ Mrs. I - or ;I% Sariih put i t - ";ice id c ti I ;I I 1 y ut ti i p pccl ” . Obviously this w;ixn’t one ol‘ h4rs. 1’s l;iw)ritc tiriic\. but shc did I O I Y Eric I liinhy’s i i i i i t i i -

tion of’ ;I giant spider, iind also whcri t3ryan Hill and Ikrr-ick M;illory Icariicd tiow to tango. That w o u l d he in- teresting! Ruing in the All- School Hay might take a lot ( ) 1‘ p r ;iu t i cc :i nd ti a rd work , hut it s t ~ i n d s like all of‘thcsc t1icbtii bc1.s have i I l o t of‘ f u n o n ;itid ol‘l’ the sti1gc. Evcryoric I i ntci-viewed said

that o n opcning day whcn everything goes right and y c) u t i ear that ;I pp I ;IU se I‘rori i the crowd i t i s all woi-th i t . ‘“I’hc hcst part is how i t takes on ;I life of it’s own and dur- ing t h u pcrl‘orriianccs i t is dive! All the parts conic to- gether - it’s thc best,” said Mrs. EIoclzlc.

renicmhcr frorn the past few ycars arc “1,i’I Abnor”, “Oncc Upon a Mattress”, and “Grease”. Personally. riiy fst- voritc was Cheiisc: I thought i t was siriiply ;iwcsonic. 1 was very surprisckd at how well sonic students could sing and ac’t. ‘I’hc fiivoritu past play ol’ the cast this year sccrricd to he “Li’l Ahncr.”

t3csidcs the actual plays thcn1sclvcs I asked the cast what thcy liked tiiosi about ;ic t i n g . Sara %a w i 1 i n s k i along with Krista H o l i d i c and Kylc Swanson cn.joy riiccting n e w pcople and gct- tinp to x t i n l*ront of‘ ;III ti- d i c 11 cc . l :in ) t t i t lie d i tcc [ o r ’ s pcrspcctivc. Mrs. I - enjoy5 watching the studcnts de- vc*lop thcir characters d o n g with gcrting to know the stii- dents o u t 01’ thc cI;~ssroo~ii setting.

A vcr-y c * o t n t i i o i i ;inswc’r

Kylc Pricstlcy WAS that they cii,joycd x-tiiig hcciiusc thuy h:id f u n hccoining thii t new chnrx tcr ! I t h i n k ariyonc w l i o c.ii.ioy\ pctfot-iiiitig i n ;I pliiy would a g r - c ~ \ + * i t t i t l r c i i i .

1. pL~rs0n;lIly. C O l l l d nc’\’cr get i n I.rt)tit ( i t ’ ;I c.ro\t~cI atid

not he ncrvoiix. s o I ;it11 pl;id l i ly f‘cl low c l ~ l ~ s l l l ~ l t c s c‘iln t u x i s c I really cti.joj, heiris part of‘ thc ;itidie~tic‘c! ‘I’h;ink y o u to all Ihc: slu~lcnts tak- ing p x t i n this ycar’s play. “13;ihcs In ‘1i)yI;ind”.

sonic of thc plays you rnay

tiiiidc by S L I I I I I I ~ Y C;l:rspic ii~id

Sanilac pupils and parents raise $16,000

I3y all L i c c o u n t s , the

by stLlClents. parc’nts ;1ncl l‘u ti d r;i i s i rig w ; ~ I k spo ti sorcd

l’ricnds o f the Siinilac County Scicncc a n d Math C‘chnt?r A c c c I cr at ccl H i g Ii S c h oo I Progrm w;is ;I hugc siic‘cess.

trcrc.d over $16,000 to s u p por t the prograni in 2004-05. “We wcrc elated and encour-

:igc*d by thc amount of funds ruiscd in this first attcrnpt,” siiid Louise 13lasius, parcnt ;I t i d w a I k c h ;I i rpcrso n . “SI 11 - dents and parents canic to- gether i n support of this pro- grani that we believe in.”

‘l’hough the weather was cold, spirits were warm ;is over IO0 peoplc gathered to walk the indoor course or the outcloor cross-country snow track i t t the Sanilac ISD/Ca- rcer Ccntcr. The event hcgan with a wclcome from Sanilac ISD Superintendent Tony V. Parker. According to Parker, a parent sub-committcc will oversee monies raisud t h r( )ug h don at i on s .

I n January, the Sanilac IS11 Board o f Education sup- ported funding the high school program for the 2004- O S school year, but rnonics tor supplics, rnaterials and hands-on learning cxperi-

‘I’hc walk, hcld rch. 7, gar-

cnces wcrc pared l‘rorn the budget.

“These rcsourccs will help p r o v id e t h c m c a n i n g f u I , hands- o ti I car n i n ,g e x pcr i - ences our accclcratcd pro- gr&i is noted for, such as the 1A-x H u r o n Water Quality Study and individual stu- dent research projccts t h a t have bccn ongoing since the prog rani o pc n cd ,” Par tic r said. “Kcscarch has shown that studcnts lcarn hcst whcn thcy ;ire cngagcd i n authcn- tic tasks that provide oppoi-- t 11 n i tics to e o nd iic t sc i c ncc and niath like cxpcrts in the l i c 1 d .”

Add i t i on ;i I do ti at i on s iirc being iicccptcd on hch~ill~ o f the ccntcr by Ilircctor Joiinnc €ioppcr. According to Hop pcr, donors of$I ,OOO or iitoi-c will he rccogni/.cd on ii

€ lonor at Sanilac ISI.). 1;oiir such donations have hcen rcceivcd to-date. For veteran SCSMC‘scicncy

tciichcr I3ri;in Ikrowski. tlic nionics don~itcd 12ir cxcccclc~d expectations I’or ii I‘irst titric 1‘11 ncl t r i s i ng e vcn I. “ I r ~ ~ i I I y :ipprcci;itc all that the p a r u t s mid s t u d c v t s did her-c to kccp the prograr-ri af1o;it.”

plaque posted on the Wall of‘

receives Hendrick Stephenson grant

“‘l’hc price of succcss is hiird work, dedication to the job at h;irici, and the detarrnina- tion tha t whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to ttic task at hand.” -Vince Lomhardi.

No, I am not talking about sports. but I ;in1 referring to our 4 outstanding secrctar- ius at Owen-Gage. Liz Roc trie r, J ud y W i nc hes t cr, Cindy Mcllendorf and Kaye Swi;is[yn arc not in cornpcti- tion, hut thcy are key play- ers that work diligently he- hind the scenes t o help Owcm-Gage remain on top.

(.)iir secretaries’ dedication to the Owcndale-Gagetown community has been proven throughout thc ycars. They are all graduates o f Owcn- Gage High School who wcnt o n a n d made a career out of supporting this school. They hclicvcd i n the school so much they even trusted the cducaiinn of their children in the hands of the faithful 0 - G teaching staff. Most pcoplc consider Owen-Gage to be like one big Fdmily, and thcsc 4 secretaries play the mother roll.

‘T’hc way I scc these secre- txics work, i t seems to me their list of things to do never cncls. They all have separate tasks. hu t can find a way to work logether to achieve a

Li!, Roenier is the superintendent’s secretary i i n d hoi)kkt.eper. Some of htr weekly dutics include taking care of p;iyroll, hot lunch rc c‘ c I i tit‘ a ti d c x pen d i t u re s , c.0 n 1 p 11 t c r Ie pair i s s uc s, el cc - t ions ~ n d boat-d meeting prqwii t i o n c;.

.I tidy is the transportation sccrctary and so tniich tnore. She sccures substitute teach- tw, h;indles stiidcrit records,

coI11I1lon goal.

Dubs local winner

Shelly Hendrick

Shc i s thc daughtcr 01‘ I< a y rii o ti d ; i n d I3 i i r h a r;i

H c nciri c k . t’riviitc donor scholat-ships

at Northwood ;ire awarded by t tic sc ti 01 arsh i p coin in i t tee of the university to those stu- dents who rriect the require- riicnts specified by indi- vi d ii a1 sc h ol ;in h i p donors. ‘I’hesc scholarships represent

riicnt and his n;iiiic cngr;ivctl on ;I plaqiic for pcririancnl display in thc school.

His first-place essay now advances lo the st;itc Icvcl uompct i t ion, frorn w hic ti t tic top I O essays i n Mictiigxi will be selected. The top I O stat e w idc winners, who w i I 1 hc announced in April, will reccivc plaques, cash and U.S. savings bonds valucd from $500 to p6 1,000.

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Scvcial thousand eighth grade students from over SO0 Michigan schools partici- pated i n the 2003-2004 America and Me Essay Con- test. ?‘hr: topic of the 2003- 2004 contest was “My Arrierican Hero”

Church to host Couch Ilct‘ord Country Church,

5903 Main St.. Deford, will host country Gospel artist Jcsse Couch Sunday. Fch. 29,

Couch has sung in rnany of the arcs bars through the years. Hc sings Gospel coun- try iriiisic and hosts a radio show o n WSNl, 600 on Sat- urdays at 2 p.111.

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class scheduling, report cards. transcripts, and inter- nal accounts. Kaye organizes the school’s

daily affairs by typing a n - noun ce me n t s, ass is t i ng t hc at h let i c d i rec tor, hand I i n g press re It‘ as c s , (1 r g a n i 7, i n g spec i a 1 ha n q 11 et s through c) u t the year, and the list goes on.

Cindy is the only secretary at thc elementary and our young s tudents keep her hands ful l . She rnakcs sure thcy get on thc right bus at the end o f the day, takes care of sick children, clcans up messes, and stays o n top 0 1 all the paperwork.

Of course, all the sccretar- ies have to do this i n be- tween intcrruptions of the telephonc, and tending to the needs of parents, teachers, and students. Cindy sutrittia- rizcd her job perfectly i n saying, “Secretaries are well- rounded people, ready to do whatever job happens to be put in front of thcm.”

Our secretaries have as- sisted Owen-Gage through thick and th in tiriics and the main rcasm they have stuck with Owen-Gage through the years is because thcy are proud to be part of a school district that educates not only from the book but also from the heart. Judy said, “So rnany of our

staff put in so much extra time and effort that goes far beyond what is required” (the same applies to her). Kaye defended thc fact that

the sinall town, big family atmosphere works bccause, “Owen-Gage offers students great, personable education, along with the ability to par- ticipate on sports’ tcarns which helps i n a balanced growth of students academi- cally, physically and so- ci all y .“

Liz has S generations of family that has bccn edu- catcd through Owen-Gap. and sn we iiiust he doing something right.

Cindy’s reasons are the samc, including that thc best reason she likcs her job is, by fJr, the students. Aftcr all the hard work is done, one thing I know is true, these ladies really enjoy what they do cvery day.

like their hard work goes unnoticed, but hecausc o f their cornniitmenl, I wantaci to dedicate this article to thcm. Every day they i n - prove the school with tlicir confident attitude and j o y - ful manncr. The plcasure i n their job puts pcrf‘ection i n thcir work. Liz, Kayc, Judy and Cindy, you are a lasting example of veteran workers that set high standards for the school and will not accept less than our best. Thank you for everything you do!

SOlile days they rTlay feel

Notice of

BOARD OF REVIEW For

Green leaf Towns hip Will Be Held

MARCH 8 9 a.m. - Noon & 1 - 4 p.m.

MARCH I O 2 - 5 & 6 - 9 p.m.

Greenleaf Township Hall 2 miles north of Cass City Rd. on Gilbert Rd.

2204 Tentative Equalization Factor Multiplier

Agriculture 49.89% .......................................... 1.002 Commercial 49.25% ........................................ 1.015 Industrial 49.25% ............................................. 1.015 qesidential 44% ............................................... 1.1 36

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For

Elkland Township Will Be Held

MARCH 8 9 a.m. - Noon & 1 - 4 p.m.

MARCH 9 9 a.m. - Noon & 6 - 9 p.m.

6691 Church Street

Dan Erla, Supervisor

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Evergreen Township Will Be Held

MARCH 8 9 a.m. - Noon & 4 - 7 p.m.

MARCH 9 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Evergreen Township Hall Shabbona, Michigan

2204 Tentative Equalization Factor Multiplier

Agriculture 49.48% .......................................... 1.01 044 Commercial 49.25% ........................................ 1.01 523 Residential 45.21 ‘/O .......................................... 1.10595

Audrey Leslie, Supervisor

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Ca’ss City Chronicle 872-201 0

ELECTION NOTICE NOTICE OF GENERA1. ELECTION

VILLAGE OF CASS CITY,TUSCOLA COUN‘I’Y, MICHIGAN TO BE HEIID MARCH 8,2004

To the qualified electors of the Village of C a s C‘ity notice is liereby given that a General Election will be hcld on March 8,2004 for the purpose of the Election ofthe following.

One Village President

Three Village Trustees (3) Four Year l’cim

One Village Trustee (1) 2 Year Tenii

NOTICE RELATIVE TO OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE POILS

Election Law, Act 1 16, P.A. 1954

Section 720. On the Day of any election the polls shall be opened at 7 o’clock in the forenoon, and shall be continuously open until 8 o’clock in the afternoon and no longer. Every qualified elector present and in line at the polls at the hour prescribed for the closing thereof shall be allowed to vote.

The polls will be located at the Municipal building, 0500 Main Street, Cas City, Michigan 48726.

Joyce‘A Beiiius C 1 erk/Treasurcr

Village ofCass City Cat dogs I a m cd o vcrnig ht.

PAGE FIVE C’ASS C’I‘I’Y C‘HKONIC’1,E - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25,2004

Rhodes “student of month” By Harmony Doerr

ration, a designer and manu- facturer of automotive fuel system products in Auburn Hills, has signed a lcttcr o f intent to acquire GT Prod- ucts, Tnc., Ann Arbor. GI- Products manufactures roll- over valves, purge valves, and vapor rccovcry systems, and has orders from the big three and several Japanese transplants. “GT Product’s vapor management expert i sc represents an important ad- dition to Walbro Automotive’s capabilities in the area of fuel storage and delivery systems,” Gary L. Vollmar, prcsidcnt, Walbro Auto ri i o t i v e Corpora t ion , noted. The use of chewing tobacco

has increased considerably in young males as wcll as adult men. The nicotine i n chewing tobacco is quickly absorbed and the amount a person gets is equal to smok- ing cigarettes. Yet it is known to be associated with a num- ber of different forms of can- cer, including cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx and esophagus. Chances of oral cancer are several times higher i n men who chew. There are also reports that i t is associated with cancer of the colon and bladder.

Gibsonton, Fla., Feb. 16- 18. He placed f i f th out of 185 cars and was fourth fastest qualifier. He was in second position until a tire went bad.

35 YEARS AGO

Cass City was one of five communities to be cited for “sign i f ic an t accomplish - ment to community better- mcnt” in the annual Michi- gan Week Community Achievement Contest spon- sored by the Greater Michi- gan Foundation. Cass City was granted the award for the construction of Hills and Dales General Hospital. It was judged most outstand- ing i n region 14 that in- cludes Huron, Lapeer, St. Clair, Sanilac and Tuscola counties.

Ex-farmer Ed Jackson, Ubly, turned 90 years old Jan. 15 and everything he grows still thrives. He helped his father grown crops and raise cattle since his boyhood and when he married at 26 he rented acreage and struck out on his own. His hard work and ability paid big divi- dends because in the 30s and 40s he had built up a 300 acre farm and needed a hired man year round to maintain its high productivity. One of those men was Willis Brown. “He was a good fellow to work for,” said Brown. “He didn’t give you a lot of work and then take off, he was there to help YOU.”

The assessed valuation of ?ropcrty i n the Cass City School District will jump about 1 0 percent under the new assessed values estab- lished by the State TJX Com- mission, Supt . Donald Crouse said this week, but the grim irony of the school tax si tuation is that the amount of moncy available to the school will not in- crease at all. In fact, Crouse explained, because of the prcscnt ~ c h c x ~ 1 , aid formula, thc amount of money that Cass City will reccivc from 1969 taxes will be less than that rcccived in 1968 if the proposcd four extra opcrat- ing mills fails to pass.

5 YEARS AGO

Walbro Automotive Corp. and its insurance company are suing thc firm that de- signed and installed the fire detect i o n and c x t i n g u i s h i n g system at ;1 test facility that was damaged i n a 1997 blax. The plaintiffs, who are demanding a ju ry trial, are seeking in excess of $25,000 in damages. According to the suit, Vandguwd Fire and Sup- ply Co., Inc. furnished mate- rial, labor and services for the design, selection and instal- lation of‘a fire detection and extinguishing system at Wilhro’s test facility in Caro.

Campbell Principal Jody Miklovic and teachers in the new m ul t i - aged class room reported on how the first year in the program was progress- ing. The teachers said that the results wcrc better than they had hopcd for and they are looking forward to expand- ing i t next season. A parent at the meeting said that it has been very good for her child. Enrollment in the multi-aged class is now at capacity. A new wooden playground

is in the process of being de- signed on the site of the old Cass City Middlc School. The pro-ject is called “Let’s Build Some Fun i n the Thumb” and the date for De- sign Day has been set for March 22. Design Day is the day when an architect from the design firm Leathers and Associates comes to town to interview school children to hear their ideas for what they want the playground to look like.

Candi Rhodes

‘1’H 15 143 .h? \+’( )L)-‘l’OW N SH I P-C; age tow ri Vi re Depart men t recent 1 y received its new fire truck. Menitwrs of’thc department are (tmttoni row, left) Steve Priestly, William Khrlich Jr., AI Roe, Mert Hendcrshot, I3ol) Ihnn, Raymond Koch, Matt Downing, Paul Lopez, (top row, left) Robert Coryell, Charles Wright, Scott Marker, Ed Kievert, Dennis Rievert, David Karpovich and Stephen Root. Missing is I’aiil Fent. ?‘tic $368,170 truck will be paid for with funds generated by a special 1.5- mill tax levy approved by township voters last summer.

Candi Rhodes has been named the Owendale-Gag- etown Schools’ “Senior Stu- dent of thc Month” for Feb- ruary.

During high school , Rhodes has been a member of the Student Council all 4 years and has served as trea- surer since her sophomore year. She has been a member of the 3.0 Honors Club for 4 years and the National Honor Society the past 2 years. Rhodes is co-editor of the school’s yearbook/ newspaper and publici st/h i s- torian for the school’s Na- tional Honor Society.

Gauronskas retires from Air Force

Air t i)rcc Scnior Master Sgt. J ow p ti C’ , C; iiu ronskas has rclirucl t ’ r o t ~ ~ the U . S . Air l:oruc Ltt‘lcr 2 h ycars ot‘dcdi- c;itcd tiiilit;ir-y scrvicc.

She was a member of the French Club as a freshman and a member of the prom committee in herjunior year.

25YEARSAGO

Brrrrr. I t was COLD. Nelson Willy has been recording the temperatures at the Cass City wastewater treatmcnt plant for 23 years and the tempera- ture Friday night was the coldest he has ever seen i t . 40 degrees below. His previ- ous record low was 32 below. (From Rabbit Tracks)

Snow forced a train off the tracks at the Garfield Strcct crossing Tuesday afternoon. The two derailed cars were quickly placed back on the rails as cxpcrienced workers used wood wedges and the train’s power to ~ i iovc the cars. I n a couplc of hours the job was donc and train was moving again. Aaron Anthcs, local racecar

driver, entered the East Bay Raceway contest at

Rhodes has also been active in sports as a member of the softball team for 2 ycars and the volleyball and basket- ball squads all 4 years.

I’r io[- to re t i rernc n t , Ciauronsliiis served a s a g 11 n d c y 11 i p 111 c n t prod uc - tion supcri 11 tendcn t assigned io [tit. Shih l?luipmcnt Main- t CII m c c Sq uacl ro n a t Luke ,411- 1~oi -c~‘ Hiisc, Phoenix, Ai-i/,.

As ajunior, Rhodes was se- lected as class representative for homecoming. She also was a candidate for home- coming queen as a senior. She has been active in the Drama Club each year and currently serves as a teacher’s aide.

Ublv School officials 10 YEARS AGO

A new effort is underway to savc the historic “Round Barn” near Gagetown. Thc Thumb Octagon Barn Com- mittee was formed last fall and has been meeting since latc January. The cornmittee’s first priority is to repair the barn, which in recent months has shown increasing evi- dcnce of the toll exacted by the elements over the years. Walbro Automotive Corpo-

name honor roll students Ci ;I u r o n s k as grad 11 it t cd i n IO76 t’rorn Imnpticrc High S c* t i o o I . M ad i s o n H e i g h t s , and rcccivcd a n associate dcgrcc: i n 1983 t.rotn t h o C’oiiimunity Collcgc of‘ the Air Foruc. He carned a bachelor’s dcgrec i n 2001 t‘roni Regents Univcrsity of Ncw York, Albany.

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Rhodes is the daughter of Chuck and Jeanne Rhodes of Owendale. Her future plans include attending Delta College to major i n mcchanical engineering.

Calvary Bible Fellowship 4446 Ale St., Cass City, MI 48726

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 :00 a.m. Evening Service 6:OO p.m. Wednesday PraylBible Study & Youth Group 7:OO p.m. Pastor - Chuck Carr Transportation available

989-872-4088

Deford Community Church 1392 Kingston Rd., Deford, MI 48729 989-872-4051 (parsonage) 989-872-4055( church) Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. Contemporary & Traditional 6:OO p.m. Wednesdays 7:OO p.m. Pastor: David Mercer email: dccdca@tband.net website: defordcommunitychurch.org

Living Word Worship Center (Where the Word is Life) 6536 Houghton St., Cass City, MI 48726

Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening 6:OO p.m. Wed. (Family Training Hour) 7:OO p.m. Senior Pastors: Michael & Carla Arp

0 872-4637

Novesta Church of Christ 2896 N. Cemetery Rd., Cass City, MI 48726 872-3658 or 872-1 195 Bible School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Youth Group & Sunday Evening Services 6:OO p.m.

Minister: Chuck Emmert Youth Minister: Brad Speirs Visit our website at: www.novestachurch.org

Cass City Church of Christ 6743 E. Main St., Cass City, MI 48726 Contacts 872-2367 or 872-31 36 Worship Service Sunday 11:OO a.m. & 6:OO p.m. Bible Study Sunday 1O:OO a.m. & Wednesday 7 :OO p.m

Deford Country Church Assemblies of God 5903 Main St., Box 224, Deford, MI 48729

Wednesday Family Night 7 p.m. Worship 11:OO a.m. and 4 p.m. Dan Strength Sr. Pastor Tim Wells, Associate WSNL 600 AM, Saturday noon

989-872-51 58 Cass City Church of the Nazarene 6538 Third St., Cass City, MI 48726 872-2604 or 872-5201 Sunday School 1O:OO a.m. Worship Service 11 :00 a.m. Wed. Prayer & Bible Study & Children’s Activities 6:OO p.m.

Pastor - Rev. Darold nard

Potter’s House Christian Fellowship Church Corner of 6th and Leach, Cass City, MI 48726

Thursday Evening 7:OO p.m. Sunday Worship 11 :00 a.m. Pastor: F. Robert Tucker

872-51 86 Evangelical Free Church of Cass City 6430 Chestnut Blvd., Cass City, MI 48726 Phone: 872-5060 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 :00 a.m.

Cass City Missionary Church 4449 Koepfgen Rd., Cass City, MI 48726

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 :00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor: David Edwards

Cass City United Methodist Church 5100 N. Cemetery Rd., P.O. Box 125, Cass City, MI 48726

Worship: 8:30 & 11 :00 a.m. (Summer 9:30 a.m.) Sunday School - Sept.-May 9:30 a.m. Community Dinner * Monthly (2nd Wed. at noon) Pastor: Rev. George F. Ward

872-2729

Q 872-3422

Midweek Bible Studies + Biblical Counseling EFCA Pastor: Rev. Todd R. Gould

St. Agatha’s Catholic Church 4618 South St., Gagetown, MI 48735

Sunday Liturgy 10:30 a.m. Parish Administrator: Joan Wyskiel

665-9966 First Baptist Church 6420 Houghton St., Cass City, MI 48726

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 11:OO a.m. Sunday Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting & Bible Study, Wednesday, 7:OO p.m.

Pastor: Eric Holmgren Youth Pastor: Bryan Heller

989--872-3155 CATHY STAC E R St. Pancratius Catholic Church

4292 S. Seeger St., Cass City, MI 48726

Saturday Liturgy 530 p.m. Sunday Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Pastor: Father Steve Fillion

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Call today and talk to a real person who cares about your family’s protection and security.

Shabbona United Methodist Church 4455 North Decker Rd., Decker, MI 48426 81 0-672-9929 (parsonage) 989-872-8094 (church) Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11:OO a.m. UMW Monthly 1st Wed., 7:30 p.m. Youth Group Sunday Evenings 500 p.m. Pastor: Ellen Burns Visit our website at: www.dasuparish.com

Q First Presbyterian Church Barrier Free 6505 Church St., Cass City, MI 48726

Sunday School - Sept.-May 10:45 a.m Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Pastor: Dave Blackburn

872-5400

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 6820 E. Main St., Cass City, MI 48726

Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Bible Class & Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Pastor: Gerald Meyer

872-2770

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CASS CITY, MICHIGAN

C'ould i t hc, C';I\\ C'lty t u \ - ahci\d'! t ime around-Valley defend its po\\c\\ion 01' the M-8 1 traveling trophy givcn to the game wiiincr with the naiiie of the gaiiic'\ mo\t valuable player etched on i t \

hcthall fan\ ; I I C a\kiIlg. I h L l l

Ihc turn-aroutid could coti- tinuc with 2 of thc toLtghu\t ganic\ on the schcdulu 1 i i \ t

'I'hc Ilawkx ;ire colchrattng 3 straight win\, 2 of the vtc- torics coming ovcr tcams that dcl'eated Cass City the first

Lutheran and Elkton-Pi- gcon-Bay Port. The Hawk\ wcrc slated to meet Car0 Tuesday, where the team will

side. Last year Tyler Erla wa\ honored.

After that, it's Unionville- Sebewaing Friday, one of the Greater Thumb West co- league leaders. Included will also be the annual Snowcoming crowning o f the king and queen. Next week a make-up garric

with Mayvillc is slated Mon- day followed by a key league battle at Rccse 'I'uc~diiy. The regular season will be con- cluded with the third g a m of the week Friday, Mar. 5 , at Bay City All Saints.

The Hawks' 3-gan,e win streak was capped at a make- up game Saturday against Valley-Lutheran a s the Hawks' radar shooting from 3-point range was enough to negate the Chargcrs' decided height advantage. Ca\s City won, 67-59. l h e Hawks jumped off' to ;I

17-13 lead i n the first quar- ter paced by Erla's 3-pointcr and 4 of 4 free throws. The lead didn't I a \ t long a s

Vrillcy Luthcran opcncd t hu second quarter with mi 8-0 r u n paced by Ryan Render'\ 2 trey\ and Ryan Perlhcty'r 2 hoops . l 'he C'hargt'i~\ forged in front, 2 1 - 17, for tlic only time the rest of t h e g a i 11 c .

A pair of frcc t l i i o w tq 13rad 1,atigenbul-g and 2 quic1\ trey\ by Jahc Rrrnkriian a n d J u \ ( t n Glwa

2S lead arid Ihc 1 Ici\b h \ nu\ c h i

t r ai I cd ag;i I 11.

pu\hc~d G I \ \ City i n t o ;I 3 1 -

Helping pt'c\t'rvc Cabs

wa\ C'i.;iiy Holiiiprcn. who nutted 7 of' h i \ 13 point\ in thc th i rd qiiartcr. I'hc Hawks ucnt i n t o the i ' i na l X iiiinutus u It11 3 4 - 3 9 1c;id.

Erla sL'0I.ed 7 ]701111\ I l l the Ir i \ t quartcr ; i n 4 thc Hawk prof'tc~tcnuy at the l'rcc throw I I I I , C protcctccl thc Ic~id that \';lrtcd tlutwc'c 'n 0 a n d I I point\. 111 t t l c S clu,it.tcr cncs City Red Hawk basketball team has

been significantly helped by the devel- City was9 fir0 f io i i i thechar- i t } <tripe. l 'hc ~ i i w h s 11x1 4 players in opment of sophomores Justin Glaza

doublc 1'igurc.s. Gla ia and ~~l~~ nclted 14 each, (left) and Brad Langenburg. In the last i111d B r i n k 1 ~ and 3 victories, Glaza has scored 37 points dollhie iigures rot tilc Charg- and Langenburg, 26 points.

City':, Icnd I l l ll1c l i l \ t .half'

THE LATE SEASON spurt by the Cass

I-Iolnigren, 13 points each. In

cr:, were Pcrlhcrg. 12 points, and Jordan Hurt. 10 points. Red Hawks sweep series CASS CITY - C;lii/ii 0-4 (2-

~ P a b u l o u s Four's Fearless Forecast I This

week's match ups John

Haire Tom

Mon tgoriiery Doug Hyatt

Clarke Haire

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February 24 BC'AS at Hac1 Aut. Reese at LJSA C'aro at ( 'a \ \ C'ity Deckeiville at Yale Sandtisky a t < 'qm Memphis at C'aseville Port llopt' at 1)rydc.n Kingston at Akron-Fairgrove CPS at Ou cn-C ;a;c North Huron at Peck February 25 Marlette at klarbor Beach Recsc at Had Axe February 27 Bad Axcat I akcrs USA at Cass City Recsc at Valley 1,uthctan Marlette at DCAS Saiidiisky at 1 Iaibor Ileach Mayville at Brown City Xkckcrvillc at I Jbly Meniphis at Port Hope Peck at Akion-I#airgrovc Caseville at CPS LIrydtvi at North Ilirroii Owen-Gage at Kingston

with Bad Axe Hatchets 2 ) 13: Swltnson 0- I (0-0) 3; Ilrinkinan 2-2 (7 -3 ) 13;

BCAS USA Caro Deckerville Capac Caseville Port Hope Kingston CPS Peck

W A S Keese Cass City Yale Sa rid 11 sky Caseville L1 i- y de n Kingston CI'S Peck

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C'aro Yale Sa n du s k y Caseville Dryden Kingston CTS Peck

BC'AS USA Caro Yak Capac Caseville Dryden Kingston CPS Peck

HoITtlgtcn S - 0 ( 3 - 5 ) 13; Stoutcnhurg 1-0 ( 0 - 0 ) 2; Lmgunhurg 0-0 (2-2) 2; Erla 2-1 (7-7) 14: Scliinncrcr 2-0 (2-2) 6. TO'l'ALS - 12-8 (19-21) 67.

Th re c - p () i n t h ;I s kc t s r ;i i n cd down like hail Friday i n an unusual display of perirnetcr shooting by the Cass City Rcd Hawks and the Bad A x H ;I tc h c t s .

The Hawks chalked up the win at Bad Axe, 58-47. I t was the first tiiiic this year that the Hawks defeated thc smic tcam twice during the sexon.

AI though ?-point shooting dominated, i t didn' t decide the game. In a very unusual sequence both t e a m made more shots from 3-point dis- tance than they did on closc- in shots.

Both clubs rang up 10 trifcctns, but the Hawks added 7 regular hoops, while the Hatches converted just 4. The Hawks also had the edge i n frcc throw shooting with I4 of 18, whilc the Hatchets converted 9 of 13.

Although Cass City was ahead all the way, the Hatch- ets never were out of i t , helped to stay in contention by Dave Smith's 6 buckets from %point range. Cass City led by a point, 13- 12, at the end of the first quar- ter and strctchcd the lead to 29-24 at the intermission. Brad Langenburg h i t 3 triples in the first half to pace the attack.

Justin Glaza connectcd for 2 of his 4 3-pointcrs in thc third quarter to help keep the Hawks comfortably in the lead.

He hit another otic in the uarly niornents o f thc last quarter and the Hawks went into a control-ball offense. Holding onto the ball is sound strategy for the Hawks, providing that they don't turn over the ball fre- quently, because they arc ef- l'ectivc from the free throw line. Afrer adopting the hold- hall olfcnse they f'ailcd to score anothcr hashct, but convcrtcd I I of' 14 I'roni the line. including 5 o f h by Nick S w ;t i i con .

C;la/a, 14 point\, and Erla, I O point\, were in double fig- ures f o r the Hawks. Dave Srriith. 18, and Meinhold. 1 1, led the Hatchets.

VALLEY LIJTHERAN -

(0-0) 9 ; Harnc-it 3-0 (2-2) 8: Hcndcr 0 - 2 (0-0) 6; HIr~cl l tnan 2 - 1 ( 1 - 2 ) 8 ; I'crlhcrg 6 - 0 ( 0 - 2 ) 12; Cii-tichcr 3-0 (0-0) h. TOI'AlS - 21-4 (S-8) 59.

J i ~ t i i ~ r Varsity: Caw City 60, VL 30. Frc\hiiicn: Cas\ City 45, VL

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Hurt 4-0 (3-2) IO; Wood 3- 1

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Cass City upsets host Lakers in Greater Thumb West play

City turncd the tables on the Lakcrs, scoring an upset vic-

Cass City, without a big iiian i n the post, lives and dies this season on outside shooting. Brad I a g c n b u r g and Justin Cilaza riddled the E I k t c) n - Pig c o n - B a y Port zone defense from %point range.

1,angenburg stuck a pair i n the first quarter and always- reliablc Tylcr Erla hit 3 from short range to counter 21 pro- lific scoring quarter for the 1,akers led by Dave Gross with 3 hoops. It was 19- I9 at the end of thc first 8 minutes.

Cass City continued its blitz ;is Glaza h i t 3 ?-point- ers and Langenburg addcd 2 and the Hawks outscored the Lakers, 19- IO, for a 9-point lead at the half. 'I'hc offense lor both teams

dwindled in the third quar- tcr and going into the last quarter Cass City was in front, 47-37. Coach Aaron Fcrnald said ;i

key to thc win was the fine outside shooting and then converting f o i i l shots to prc- serve thc lead. I n the last quarter Cass City convcrtcd 10 of I3 I'rom the charity stripe. The Hawks had 3 players i n

d o u b l e figures, Craig Holmgrcn. 12, Imgcnhurg , IS, and Erla. 16. For the Lak- ers, Gross netted 14, Adarn Miles. I S , and Aaron Oscntoski, 1 1 .

tory, 69-6 1 . 18-6 133-41 (76%)

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Last week's results Season's results

CASS CITY - Glil7ii 1-4 (0- 0) 13; SwNlxon 0-0 ( S - 0 ) 5 ; B r i n k m a n 0-0 ( 2 - 4 ) 2 ; Holingrcn 4-0 ( 5 - 6 ) 13; Stoutcnhurg 0- 1 (0-0) 3; Langcnburg 0 - 3 (0-0) 9; Erla 1-2 (2-2) IO; Schinncrcr 1-0 (0-0) 2. TOTALS - 7-10 (14-18) 58.

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The Pirates Icltped out i n front, 25- 12, after thc opcn- ing 8 minutcs and then cruisccl to ;I 49- 18 advantagu

Coach Mike McLaughlin's Pirates bencfited from onc ot' their best shooting perfor- iii;inccs of the season. Ilcrch Curry held the hot hand early for the winners, hitting for 4 treys throughout the opcn- ing half, including 3 i n (tic maiden stanm. On the night, the Pirates connected on 10 shots from behind the %point arc and added 12 points from the foul line on just 14 at tcn1 pt s.

For 0 we n- Gage, Aaron Faist delivered 3 early field goals and finished as the team's only double-digit scorer with 12 points

Despite Peck's offensive explosion in the initial half, i t was their defensive pres-

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Curry recorded game scor- ing honors with I8 points, while Matt Hall and Mike Szarcwski each netted 15 points.

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Hutchinson heading to regionals

Cass City qualified otic wrcstlcr for the rcgionals i n t he d i s t ric I i nd i v id i d w res- tling tourney Saturday at Good I i c ti . c‘ I) i t1 pc t i n g ;it

I)urund Saturday, Feh. 28 will he Ixc Hutchinson i n ttic

Hutch i II son won 3 iii;i t c hcs and lost 2 t o finish I’ourth. ‘Ilie I‘irst 4 placcs i n the dis- tricts qu;ilil‘y for the rcgionals. Hutchinson postcd a 37-20 rccord this season. The top 4 l’inishcrs :it the rcgionals qu;ilify for thc finals that will be hcld :it the €’;dace of’ Auburn Hills Mar. 11-13. In the tcani division 3 tour-

ney, Caro, the nuinhcr onc rated team in the state, cruiscd pist Cass City in the finds, 70- 12. ‘The Hawks advanced t o the finals with ii 42-40 win over Vassar. ‘I’hc Hawks finished the sea- son with ;I 20- I9 dual iiieet record with a tcarii cornposed of‘ primarily f‘reshitien and sophomores.

17s p011nd clnss.

Gymnasts top Vassar, Cadillac

‘]’tic Cass City gyiiin;istics teain ciipturcd its I‘iniil rc- g io ti a I qu ;i 1 i ly i n g t ea 111 sc () I-c Iucsday during 21 honic tiicct with visiting Vassar and C’ad i 11 ~ i c .

Coac ti He at h er S pc n c c r ’ s Rcd Hawks, paccd by C‘uro co-op Pam Nagy, tallied 124.25 points to finish first i n ttic triangular incot. Viiss~w l’inisheci a s the runner-up with 1 1 8.05 points, while Cadillac tallied 1 1 I . IS poi tits .

Nagy won the bcani and floor with scores of 8.9 and 9.2, respectively. She placed 2nd in the vault with a scorc of‘ 8.3 and in thc All-Around with a score of 32.5.

Candace Wallacc placed first in thc bars with H mark o f 8.45 and 3rd in the vault and floor with scows of8.25 and 8.65. She placcd 3rd in thc All-Around with a scorc of32.15.

Rcd Hawk Brittany L,acthern finished 3rd on the bars with a scorc of 7.0.

The Hawks’ regional COIII -

pctition is slatcd for Satur- day, March 6th at Rochester Adams High School.

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RED HAWK Kristi Flueggc eyes a shot Thursday against host Had Axe. The Cass City senior recorded 24 digs on the night.

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(0.32); I t . €;iiikhcirier 224- 210 (593); I.. c‘/ck;11 3, I I ( 579 ) ; 1). Miller 224; I). 1)ocrr 222; J . H;ickcr 2 I 1 . ‘Ikani High Ciiiriic & Scrics:

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Hawks surrender lead’in GTW In a battle between Greater

Thumb West volleyball pow- ers, Bad Axe handed visiting Cass City its first conference loss of thc scason Thursday with a hard-fought 15-5, IS- ’3, 14-16, 15-11 victory. With thc win, thc Hatchets

keep their GTW mark un- blemished at 5-0, while the Red Hawks slip to 5 - I . Both schools now have one match remaining before the GTW Invitational scheduled for Saturday at Laker High. Cass City will travel to meet Ubly on Thursday in a non-con-

fcrencc affair, while Bad Axe will host Unionvillc- Sebewaing for its regular- seawn finale.

The Hawks caiiie o u t and played tentative i n thc open- ing 2 games before showing signs of life in garlic 3. In garne one, the hosts scored the first 4 points before Cass City crept to within 6-9 with some fine play froin senior Mallory Powcll, who was finding openings i n the Hatch et de fe n se . H c) w e v L‘ r , the Hatchets were able to stop the Hawks’ momenturn

and ran of f the game’s final 6 poi n t s .

I n garne 2, Cass City traded points with their hosts and trailcd just 9-8 before Bad Axe ran off the game’s final 6 point 5 . U nc h arac t eri s t i - cally, Cass City was guilty of several service miscues i n the defeat. The Hawks played the best

hall of the night in game 3 , lcaping o u t in front, 7-2, be- fore the Hatchets rallied. Rad Axe closed to within 11-8, but would never lead as the visitors got back into the

rnatuh trailing 2 gaiiics to

Howevcr, to their credit, the Hatchets closed o u t thc rnatuh i n g m c 4 ;is they built an 11-3 advantage t h a t proved too niuch for the Hawks to ovcrco~iic. Arny Howiird led Class City

with 3.3 assists. 18 kills, 1 I digs. 2 blocks ~ n d I O points. Ashley Heridrick added ;I

dozen kills, 20 digs, IS ;IS- sists and 5 blocks, while Mal 1 ory Pow c I I con I r i h LI t cd 15 kills, 20 digs and o n u block.

one.

Bulldogs still perfect in NCTL play As thc old adage gocs,

there’s little rest f o r the wicked.

And in the North Central Thumb Leaguc volleyball wars, there’s none badder than thc Owen-Gage Bull- dOgS.

Coach Kayc Swiastyn’s

conference play ‘I’hui sday at the cxpcnsc of host Ahion- Fairgiwvc as ttic Viking\ fcll i n straight Sanies by thc \cores of 15-3 and I S-6. ‘l’hc win w a s the dcfcnding NCTL charnpions third over a 4-day span.

A day carlier, the Bulldogs travclcd to face NCTL-South leader Kingston and came

and 1s- IO. Kayla Zaleski paccd thc

wiiincrs at Akron with 9 points, 5 accs. 4 kills, 8 digs and 2 blocks. Katie Swiastyn addcd h points, 3 aces, S as- sists, 4 digs and 6 kills. whilc Laura Enderle had 5 points, 8 assists and 6 digs, Stcphanic Dorsch had 4 points. 4 aces, ?I kills and 4

hac1 4 poinrs. 5 digs iind otic

I nd i \ r i d ual l y ;it K i ng st on. Dorscli rccordcd 8 points. 4 ;ices, 3 digs iind 3 a s s i s t s , while Sw1i;istyn h x l h p o i n t s , 4 assists. 5 digs. : i t id 3 kills. Endci-le liad 5 points, 3 ;is- sists. 3 digs i ind 2 kills, Mcn- t o r had 3 points. 3 digs and Nicolc Schriiidt t-cu)rdcd 5

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Friends, staff overcoming fire

Employees and friends of Sanilac Intermediate School District are making sure that the fire that destroyed a building won't stand i n the way of teaching and learn-

tor, the award-winning stu- dents will rise to the chal- lenge of creating a vehicle that competes with univer- sity design teams across the nation.

Dec. I 3 Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 21 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 1

Laker Invite (FIJV) Car0 Caro Invite (JV) Car0 Invite (V) Alma Invite Bad Axe Invite (F/JV) Bad Axe Invite (V) Sand us ky BCAS Cass City Invite Lakers Invite (JV) Valley Lutheran Millington (F) Birch Run Invite (JV) Lakers Northwood Invite (V) USA USA Invite (V) Reese Laker Invite (V) Northwood Invite (JV) USA Invite (F) League Bad Axe Invite (F)

League Invite (JV) Ubly League Tourney Yale

9:00 a.m. A 6:OO p.m. A 4:15 p.m. A 8:30 a.m. A 8:30a.m. A 3:30 p.m. A 8:30 a.m. A 6:OO p.m. H 6:OO p.m. A

1O:OO a.m. H 9:00 a.m. A 6:OOp.m. H 6:OO p.m. A 8:OOa.m. A 530 p.m. A 8:30 a.m. A 6:OOp.m. H 8:30 a.m. A 6:OO p.m. H 9:00 a.m. A 8:30 a.m. A 9:00 a.m. A 6:OO p.m. A TBA TBA 6:OO p.m. A TBA 6:OO p.m. A ,

Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. I 9 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 27 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 5 Mar. 8-1 2

Harbor Beach 57, CC 66 Sandusky 50, CC 62 Brown City 51, CC 54 Valley Lutheran 60, CC 51 Ubly 50, CC 42 Lakers 58, CC 45 Marlette 38, CC 49 Bad Axe 45, CC 56 USA 62, CC 52 Reese 45, CC 34 Deckerville 45, CC 62 BCAS 76, CC 74 Lakers 61, CC 69 Bad Axe Valley Lutheran 59, CC 67 Caro 5 0 0 p.m. H USA 5:OOp.m. H Mayville 5:OOp.m. H Reese 6:OO p.m. A BCAS 300 p.m. A Districts TBA

ing. Sanilac Career Center En-

gincering and Design Pro- gram, the county's ABC i n Science kit-based curriculum program, Special Olympics supplies, and Pcck Commu- ni ty School's Internet tower were all housed in thc build- ing. Thc fire occurred mid- day Feh. 13 when students and teacher were off for President's weekend. Staff and volunteers arrived

early the next Monday to begin the task of readying a temporary area to welcome teacher Dave Crompton's engineering and design stu- dents. A weekend BAJA compcti-

tion at Michigan Tech Uni- versity will be cancelled, but students w i 1 I i 111 media tc I y begin work to redesign and construct a new vehicle to enter into spring competi- tion. If history is any indica-

Elementary teachers and county administrators have marshaled to action with Sa- nilac ISD's ARC in Science Program Coordinator Becky Josephson-Gorinac. The pro- gram provides science cur- riculum resources and hands- on materials to elementary classrooms in every Sanilac County school district. "The ABC in Science kits are the science curriculum for our districts. We must get the kits back into the hands of thc s t ude n ts without 111 i s s i ng a beat," Gorinac said.

Other Sanilac ISD and Ca- reer Center programs and scr- vices have been rcschcduled as follows: Tenth Grade Visitation - rc-

scheduled to date yet to bc determined.

Sanilac County Science Teacher Leader - Resched- ulcd to April 20. Dec. 4

Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Dec. 10 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 19

Capac I Caro 6:OO p.m. A Cros-Lex Invite 9:OOa.m. A Millington / Bridgeport 6:OO p.m. A Marlette 8:OOa.m. A Pinconning I Gaylord 6:OO p.m. A North Branch Invite 9:00 a.m. A Frankenmuth / Millington 6:OO p.m. A Cass City Invite 9:00 a.m. H USA / Brown City 6:OOp.m. H Mayville Invite 8:30 a.m. A Lakers / Valley Lutheran 6:OO p.m. A lmlay City 8:30 a.m. A Marlette I Nouvel 6:OOp.m. H Sandusky / Mayville 6:OO p.m. A Standish Sterling Invite TBA League Invite (Sandusky) TBA Districts TBA

MSA scholarship deadline nearing

Dec. 16 Vassar 6:OO p.m. A W O O a.m. A Jan. 3 Traverse City

Jan. 13 Midland / Hartland 6:OO p.m. H 12:OO p.m. A Jan. 24 Vassar Invite

Jan. 31 Troy Athens Invite 11 :00 a.m. A Feb. 11 Midland I Freeland 6:OO p.m. A Feb. 17 Vassar / Cadillac 6:OOp.m. H

l 'uscola C'ounty Sheriff Tom Kern has announced that his professional organi- ;ration, the Michigan Shcr- iffs' Association (MSA), is calling for nominations for thc 2004 Bernard Grysen

member of the Michigan Sheriffs' Association. How- ever, the nominee does not have to be a member. Nomi- nation forms must be submit- ted to Kern no later than Fri- day, April 23.

M c 111 or i al Cr i 111 i n al Just ice Scholarship.

The scholarsh~p is spon- sorcd by the Michigan Sher- iff's' Association Educational Serviccs. Inc. Ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to Michigan high school se- niors who intend to pursue a carccr in criminal justice at a Michigan college or univer- SI ty.

Two scholarships will be awardcd in cacti of the MSA's S statc dis;rricts.

Nominations for thc schol- arship must bc mudc by a

Now in its 1 lth ycar, the scholarship has awarded over $100,000 in scholar- ships to deserving high school seniors around thc state.

Individuals who wish to make a nomination can ob- tain the form from the Tuscola County Sheriff 's Department, located at 420 Court St., Caro. It is also available at the Michigan Sheriffs' Association w e b s i t e , w w w.m ic h igans heri ff.ooni.

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Cass City AYSO 2004 Season

For all who are interested in Soccer for the Spring and Fall of 2004, we will be having registration on the following dates:

Sat., February 21, 2004 9:00 -11:30 a.m. Wed., February 25, 2004 330-7:30 p.m. Thurs., February 26, 2004 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Registration will take place at the Cass City Middle School Cafeteria Children must be 4 1/2 by July 31, 2004

and no older than 18 years of age. Registration fees will be:

*Early Registration (Through Feb. 28. 2004) - $35 *Early Registration (Through Feb. 28,2004) for Znd, 3rd, fam- ily members - $25, $100 maximum per farnily/Early Registra- tion only *Registration/any player (After Feb. 28, 2004) - $60 ""Deadline for early registration is Saturday, February 28,2004. Any questions call Wayne @ 989-665-2414 or Nancy @ 989-

Note &U14 and up (age 12 and older) games will be in the Spring. NO Fall season for U14 and up. SwaD Shop - There will be a soccer equipment swap during registration. Anyone interested should bring soccer shoes, shin guards, balls, ... Please mark them with your name, a price, or if it is a donation. If you are in need of any equipment, please take the time to look these items over. ***Parents - we will need your driver's license # and social security #

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CHIROPRACTIC OUTLOOK

By Dr. Robert Gabriel

AREFUL OF STUDENTS' HOMEWORK POSTURE

You can easily damage your back by leaning over your work desk. The same holds truc for your children when they are doing homework in school and at home. Bending over a desk or sitting at a computer fur long periods of time can lead to upper back and neck ailments. Here are a few tips that can help pievent problems:

Adjust the angle of your son or daughter's backrest so that the back is fully supported. The chair does not f i t correctly i f he/she cannot sit completely back and upright without the knees hitting thc front of the seat.

When typing, the child's elbows should bc vcrtically undcr the shoulders. Make changes if armrests keep the chair from getting closc cnough to the desk.

The armrests are too low if your child slumps down. Use adjustable hcight armrests to correct positioning.

The computer monitor should always be directly in front of the child. Put the mouse as close to the user as possiblc, so thcrc is no need to stretch.

Use a document holder that is positioned at the same heighi and distance as thc monitor, so there is no straining

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Village of Cass City, Michigan Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2003

In 1996, Congress amended the Safe Dnnlung Water Act. This legislation added a provision requiring all community water systems deliver to their customers a brief Annual Water Quality Report.

The Village ofCass City is pleased to provide you with this year’s Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. We bant to keep you informed about the water quality and senices we have delivered to you over the past year. Our goal is, and always has been, to provide a safe and dependable supply of drinking water The Village of Cass City obtains its iQater from three different municipal wells. All three wells are located in the Village Park, at the east en( of town Wells N o I and No 2, located just east of the tennis courts, were installed in 1946 They are 290 feet an( 240 feet deep respectively Well No. 3 is located on the west side of the volleyball courts Well No. 3 was installed in 1998 and extends to a depth of 3 I 1 feet. All three municipal wells are drilled into the bedrock of the Michigan Formation The Village now has the capacity to pump 1,656,000 gallons of water per day

The State of blichigan will be producing a Source Water Assessment The Assessment should be completed by 2004. The Village will inform you of how to obtain a copy of the assessment when it is completed.

To increase the quality of our water, the village started adding phosphate to the supply. The addition of phosphate began on September 12,200 I . The phosphate used for this purpose has been designed to remove the detrimental affects of iron and hardness from the supply. Phosphate performs two functions in the water supply. It helps keep thc linings of pipes dean and coats them to prevent iron from leaching out of cast iron pipes. It also sequesters (surrounds ) particles of iron already in the water, and keeps it from oxidizing and staining clothes and fixtures.

This report shows our water quality and what it means to you, our customers

If you have any questions concerning this report, or about your water, or your water utility please contact Village Manager Frank Sheridan, Monday thnr Friday, 8:OO a.m. thru 4:30 p.m., 939-872-291 1. The W a g e also has regularly scheduled Village Council Meetings the last Monday of each month at 7:OO p.m. at the Village Hall, 650t Main Street, Cass City Michigan The public is welcome at all meetings of the Village Council.

All drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate the water poses a health risk. A! water travels over the rand or underground, it can pick up substances or contaminants such as microbes, inorganic and organic chemicals, and radioactive substances. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Safe Drinking Water Hotline. at 1-800-426-479 1 .

The Village of Cass City routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and Stat4 laws The Village has conducted tests for over 1 SO different contaminants, on each municipal well and through ou the system The following table shows the results of our monitoring, for the period January I , 2003 to December 3 1, 3,003

1ERMS AND . 4 5 B R E V I A ~ O NS USF .D IN TABLE BE1 ,QW

Non-Detects - ( N D ) - laboratoq analysis inhcates that the contarmnant is not present. Parts Per Million - (pprn) - one part per million corresponds to one minutc in two !-ears or a single penny in $10.000. Parts Per Billion - (ppb) - unc part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 !cars, or a sin& pcnn!. in $lO,OOO,OOO. Maximum Contaminant Level - (MCL) is the hi&est level of a contaminant that is a l lowd in drinking water , MCL are set as close to the h.tCLCis as feasible using the best available treatment technology Maximum Contaminant Level Goal - (MCLG) is thc level ora contaminant in drinking wrrtcr bclw which there is no k n m i or cspccted risk to hoalth. MCLGs allow for a margin of saf+ Action Level - ( A L ) IS the concentration of a contaminant which. if excdud, triggers trcatmunt or other requirements which u atcr slrstcrii must folluu Picocuries per liter - (pCdI) picocuries per liter is a measure of the rahoactivit!. in water.

T’hc Statc of \Iichig,an allows us to monttor for certain contaminants less than oncc pcr \car bccausc the concentrations of thcs contaminants xc no1 o y m t e d to v a n S I P J I J ~ I C ~ ~ ~ ~ from !ear to !ear All of thc data IS rcprssuntntikc of our tcster qualit? but some arc murc than onc !car old The tnblc belou reprcscnts thc most current testins informt ion a\ailablc

VILLAGE OF CASS CITY MICHIG4N DRINKlNG WATER TEST ANAIAlrSIS - 2003

Contaminants Regulated by The State o f Michigan I

inorganic Contaminants Detected in Village Wells

Contaminant Date of Most l m e l Violation MCL MC’I,C; Likely Source of Contamination Recent Detected in our ym Testing Water

1-27-03 N O N A Erosion of natural dtqmits

13ariuni I 1-27-03 I 18 pprn I No I 2 pprn I 2 ppm I liroxion of natural deposits

E luondc 1-27-03 8 PPm No 4 PPm 4 pprn f rosion of natural deposits, water udditive which promotes strong tech

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Volatile Organic Contaminants Detected in Village Wells

1 otal 1-27-03 6 PPb No 80 PPb u 13 -product of drinkme water ‘rnhaiomchant.\ chlonnation

Radiological Contaminants Detected in Village Wells

liro\b Alpha I - 16-02 12pclA N O I5 pCdI 0 Erosion of natural deposits

Radium 226 I - 16-02 4 pcfl N U 5 pcIn 0 tmsion of natural deposits

Kadimi 22X I - 16-02 9 pcul NO 5 pC1A 0 Ehsion of natural deposits

Lead And Copper Detected in the Distribution System

Contaminant Date of Most Number of site3 90th Wumlxr of MC‘L Likely Source of Contaminah R m a t Tested Pernutilt sit- over Testing Action Level

I xad 9-4 -202 IO 1 PPb 0 1 Sppb Corrosion of household plumbing

- -- Cuppcr 0 I I300ppb I Corrosion of household plumbing

* On January 23, 2006 the MCL for arsenic Will be decreased to IOppb and the MCLG will be 0 Until January 23, 2006, the MC’I. remains at SOppb and there is no MCLG. The village wilt be in violation of the EPA’s new IMaximuni Contaminant Level for arsenic on January 23, 2006, if the arsenic concentrations are not reduced.

Some people who drink water containing arsenic in excess of the MCL., w’er many years could experience skin darnage or p r u h k m s with their circulatory system and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

The ’L’illay,e ot’(’ass City will be researching methods of reducing the arsenic in our water, so we can be in compliance b! January 23, 2006

I!nregulated (’ontaminants are those for which EPA has not established drinking water standards Monitoring helps E-,P.A tu deter-rnine where thse contaminants occur and whether it needs to regulate those contaminants.

from our wells

I I I 1-27-03 38ppm 32ppm to47pprn t irw,ion of natural dcposits s u I la t c

POTENTIAL HEALTH CONCERNS FOR CONTAMI NANTS LISTED IN TABLES ABOVE :

Arsenic - Some people who drink water containing arsenic in excess of the MCL, over many years could experience skin damage or problems with their circulatory system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer Barium - Some people who drink water containing barium in excess of the MCL, over many years could experience an increase in their blood pressure. CaDDec - Copper is an essential nutrient, but some people who drink water containing copper in excess of the action level over a relatively short amount of time could experience yastrointestinal distress. Some people who

Easter dinner on tap April 4 The White Eagle Lodge, No.

3046, an affiliate of the Pol- ish National Alliance, a fra- ternal benefit society, will have their Blessed Easter Basket dinner Sunday, April 4, at the American Legion Hall, 1 10 W. Frank St., Caro.

This traditional Polish f a n - ily dinner will be at a new location this year. Doors will be opcn at 1 p.rn. and dinner will be servcd at 2 p.m.

This dinncr is for thc ben- efit of the Caro Sacred H u r t Men’s Choir Charities in the

Thumb. The Sacred Heart Men’s Choir iscurrently a 14- rnembcr group of men whose mission is “Loving God, lov- ing each other, and making music with o u r friends.”

Thc Sacred Heart Men’s Choir has an added dimen-

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sion to its mission, that of extended help to neighbors in need. All money raised from singing engagernents is given away to thosc w h o need help. The proceeds from three different recordings of the group are also used for this purpose. To date, more than $60,000 has been raised and donated in this way.

The dinner will open with the benediction by the Rev. Dennis Kucharczyk, Lt. Cmdr., USNR, and a veteran of the Iraqi war where he served as chaplain with thc marines.

The donation for the din- ner is $ I O per adult, $6 for children 7-14 and free for children under 7. Thc cvcnt is open to the public. For tick- ets and reservations call or write Vicki Wolak at (989) 683-2465, 2083 Kingston Rd., Kingston. Confirmed reservations art: suggc.srcd.

Bills would provide tax breaks Senator J i m Barcia (1)-Bay

City) last wuek anriouiiocd his co-sponsorship of’ hipar- tisan legislation t h a t will provide tax breaks for farin- e1’5 who i n 1 plemen t tt‘c h 11 ol- ogy to help control odor and man age man urc . The 3-bill package will also

create a funding rnechanisni and establish a fair rate for the unused energy generated by the wastc, which is thcn sold to electric companies.

“This leg i s 1 at i (1 n p r c)v id c s relief for area residents by alleviating the heavy adors that can bc associated with fmn ope rat to n s ,” Barc i 8 sat d . “In addition, thcsc bills pro- mote alternative cncrgy sources that are environrncn- tally sound. It’s a solution wherc everyone wins.”

The primary component of the technology is a mcthanc digester, which proce ssex animal wastc arid converts i t

to methane gas that can bc used to gcncratc clectricity on the farrn or sold to utilily companies as a substitute for traditional energy sourccs. The output is a solid and a low pathogen liquid, both of which can be used as nutri- ents o n farmland. Dige5tw-h also reduce greenhouse gah emissions and reducc seep- age and runoff‘, bencl’iting both srnall and large farins.

drink water containing copper in excess of the action level over many years could suffer liver or kidney damage. Pebple with Wiison’s Disease should consult their personal doctor. F l u o m - Some people who drink water containing fluoride in excess of the MCL, over many years could get bone disease, including pain and tenderness of the bones. Children may get mottled teeth.

omethnna - Some people who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous systems, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. Lead - Infants and children who drink water containing lead in excess of the action level could experience delays in their physical or mental development. Children could show slight deficits in attention span and learning abilities. Adults who drirlk this water over many years could develop kidney problems or high blood pressure. & j . d i o t q ~ - Gross Alpha - Certain minerals are radioactive and may emit a form of radiation known as alpha

radiation. Some people who drink water containing alpha emitters in exccss of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer. Radium 226/228 - Some people who drink water containing radium 226 or 228 in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting, cancer.

All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by substances that are naturally occurring or man made. These substances can be:

Microbial Contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife Inorganic contarninants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming. Pesticides and herbicides, may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture and residential uses Radioactive contaminants, are naturally occurring, or can be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, can also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.

Ln order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public systems The FDA regulates contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health

MCL’s (Maximum Contaminant Levels) are set at very stringent standards. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated contaminants, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime, to have a “one-in-a-million chance” of experiencing the described health effect.

Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno- compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system 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. EPNCDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by crypto sporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at: ( I -8OO-426-4791).

Please call the Village Of‘J5ce if you have any questions or would like to see the reports for all of the tests the Village has conducted. The contact person for this information is Village Manager Frank Sheridan, telephone: (989) 872-29 1 1.

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[I Family Day Concert 11

Plan piantingiprojects now It's tiiiic to p1;iii your II'CC

ilant i rig pro,juct now. 'I'hc Tu sc 01 B C.'C) n su I vat ion 1) i s- .rict ol'fet-s ;I varicty ot' trees -or salc ;ilong with otlicr .terns to ass is t wirh y o u r trcu 3lanting pro,jcc t. Considcr (tic soil condirions

11 y o u r hitc and ihc purposc ~f your pliintirig, for e x - 3111 plc, w i Id I i I'c pl:in t i ng o i - wind hrcak. 'l'hc conscrv;il ion Aistrict staf'l' is ava i lah lu to

guide y o u i n your trcc pur- chaw by suggcsti rig wli~i t

nccrl and how bust to p l ~ ~ ~ . This iinnu:il trcu salt: is ;I

m a j o r sourcu 01' funding fot- t h e con SC' r v a t ion d i s[ r i c t and i s 11 scd li) r v;t r i oii s co ti sc r v it-

tion prqjccts x r o s s o u r cou t i t y i tic 1 ud i ng cd 11 c i i - 1 i o n I prog r;i 11 is ;I 11 cl s t ;I 1.1' cos I s .

Ava i I ;i h 1 c t i ) r p 11 rc h ;I su ;IS

typc o f trcc would Inccl your

st.cdltngs arc whitc, red, Scotch. and Austrian pine, bluc, w h i t e and Norway Sprucc, and Douglas lir. Wild- Itf'c shrubs available include n i ne bark, si I k y dog wood, rcd osier d o g w o o d , and r o w low crabapple. Hard- wood seedlings include red oah, black chcrry, whitc birch, black walnut. rcd Inaplc, and sugar rnaplc. Two type\ of transplants are

available; 2 years growing as seedlings and 2 years as transplant inciude Norway, white, and blue spruce and white cedar. Two years as seedling and 4 years as trans- plants are called super husky and blue spruce and white pine can be purchased.

For landowners with less space, available are 2 differ- ent packages; one that en- courages birds and butter- flies containing 10 plants of four varieties, or the Environ- mental packet containing a total of 20 items OF 10 differ- ent varieties. Wildflower seed, tree shelters, tree mats, marking flags, and Plantskydd deer repellent is also available.

Orders can be placed now

(989) 673-8174 (ext. 3) or stop in at 1075 Cleaver Rd., Caro, to pick up an order blank or place an order.

THE MOVING WALL is made of 2 separate walls that span a combined 252.83 feet in length. At the vertex, where the 2 walls meet, the display is just over 6 feet in height. The memorial contains the names of more than 58,000 veterans.

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Child well-being improved over the last decade on most core trend measures, accord- ing to the latest Kids Count review of child well-being in Michigan and its 83 coun- ties.

This year's report also ex- amined thc extent of disabil- i ty among children in the state and the resulting im- pact, and found that 13 per- cent of Michigan youth ages I6 through 20 were affected by disability cornpared to 7 percent of children ages 5 through 15, "All domains of a child's life

- health, education, safety and economic security - can he affected by the presence of a disability," said Jane Zehnder-Merrell, senior re- search associate at the Michigan League for Human Services. "For cxarnple, chil- dren in special education were twice as likely to drop out of school."

All of the increase in dis- ability among youth can be attributed to the 2 additional categories of disability for individuals over the age of 15: an inability to leave the house independently for ap- pointments and an inability to work at a job or business due to a physical, mental or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more, according to the report. These outcomes represent a

considerable dependency in a society predicated on eco- nomic self-sufficiency as the key to adulthood and may suggest unmet needs in ear- lier years , according to Zehndcr-Merrell. The analysis of disability or

special needs among chil- dren and youth in Michigan drew primarily on the find- ings from the U.S. Census 2000, the first to include questions about disability among children. The new census data also show higher risk of disability for certain groups of younger children ages 5 through 15.

* Michigan boys were almost twice as likely as girls to be

Among the findings:

identified ax having a dis- ability - 8 percent cwiiiparcd to 5 percent or girls. * Children who u'cre Amcri- can Indian or multi-racial suffered the highest luvcls of' disability - 1 1 perccnt and 9 pcrcent respcctivoly - IIIOI'C than double the lowest levcl (4 pcrcent) among Asian chil- dren.

Children with spcc'ial health carc nccds in poor and low-income Michigan Im- lies were more likcly to sul- fer from unmet hcalth c a r ~ needs and thc cffects o!'thcir disability as wcrc childrcn i n higher income families, ;IC-

cording to the Kids Count analysis of Michigan dnla from thc 2000-02 National Survey o f Children w i t h Special Health Care Needs. Almost 3 of 10 children with

special health care nccds in poor and low-incomc fami- lies in Michigan did not rc- ceive the necessary mcdi- cine or service compared to one in 10 children i n higher income families (over 200 percent of poverty level). Almost one-third (30 pcr- cent) of poor or low-incornc children usually or always suffered effects of'their coii- dition compared to 16 per- cent of children in Ihe inost a f fl ucn t M i c h i g an fa in i I i c s.

"Children with disabilities or special nccds depend even more heavily than inost children on their parents. extended family and corii- munity to realizc thcir potcn- tial," said Michclc Corcy, community advocacy dircc- tor for Michigan's Children. "Because of the disparity i n impact, these children and

so iiiorc thcir families are ' 1 likely to suffer from the im- pacts of inadequatc public funding fur special uduca- tion, changes i n wclfat-t. rules, and thc crosion u f statc services ."

"The importancc of early and on-going intervcntion and prevention services can- no t be ovcr s t a ted ," n o t c d Ze h n der - Mer re 1 1 . '' U n rn c t needs result in rnisscd oppor- tunities to help childrcn

douh Icd o v ur t he decade. Kill\ Count i n Michigan, a

uollahor,itrve project o f thc hlichigan Ixaguc for Human Scr v ~ c c s and Michigan's c' I1 i 1 d rc 11, r q u I a r 1 y c ol Icc t s ;I nd pi1 t) I i \ t i u \ i n f o r m at i o n ahout child wcll-being as a b;i\ix f o r public policy de- \ u l opt iic n t rind community .iuiion The projcct is part of c~ hi oad national effort to iriiprovc conditions for chil- circn :incl their fiimilics.

Owen-Gage Elementary Honor Roll announced

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Commencing at 70:OO a.m. Saturday, February 28th, 2004

-laving retired from dairy farming I have commissioned Osentoski Auction Service to sell at public 3uction the following personal property at the place located from llnionville. MI 7 miles East, 112 South to 6121 McGregory Rd , Gagetown or 3 miles NE of Caro on hl-81 to Colwood Rd , then 9 miles Vorlh to Hobart Rd . then 1 mile East and a half mile North to sale site rwcToRs Hay elevator 1995 JD 8300 Tractor, 320 85R34 tires wlduals,

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DWIGHT THABET stands next to the sign in front of his new funeral home in Cass City.

Finally Thabets open funeral home in Cass City

by Torn Montgomery Editor

After tnonths of red tape, inspections and quarrels with v 1 I lage officials over zon i ng issues, Dwight Thabet isn’t all that surprised to still h e x stories rcg ard i ng ti i s f u tic ral t i I) m c c i rc 11 I at i 11 g II r o u n d town. “I’vc heard the ruriiors, that

we’re only licensed to do crc- mations, that we’ve been red tagged,” Thabet commented Thursday. “We haven’t. I’rn approved, (we have) a 1 1 - cense issued with thc state.”

I n fact, Thabct and his wife, Elli/,abcth, rcccntl y opened for business i n the formcr residence they havc reno- vated at 625s Main St. i n

Thahct, 46, ;I graduate o f Wayne Statc University, has 30 years of experience i n thc funeral home business. The Mt. Clemens native is a Ii-

ccnscd funeral director and owned his own funeral home in Richmond beforc moving to Cass City a year and a half ago. His wife, a Cass City native

and the daughter of local physician Dr. Richard Hall, IS also involved in the busi- ness. She earned her bachelor’s degree i n mortii-

Cass City.

ary suiencc at thc Cinuinn:iti Collcgc of Mortuary Scicncc and is currently completing an apprcnticcshi p. Thahct indicated tic is l o o k -

ing forward to scrvins arc^ residcn ts.

“We’re starting out with ;I small f x i l i t y , hut wc’rt: al- ready working on cxpmsiion ;-is i t hccomcs neccss;iry,” hc said. “Wc can accomniod~itc’ SO to 7 5 people her-c no\i’. and we’re planning a sccond v i si tat i on room w i t h i n t t 1 c year.’ ’

‘I’habct said his intcrcst i n rnortuary scicncc \viis

sparked by his inothcr. “She always wanted to bc ;I

t u n era I ci i rcc t () r.’ ’ tic rcc; I I I c d . not i np she g r d uatcd 1’i.orii high school in 1\13 1 ;itid the second oldcst of’ I-) chil- dren. “She iilwiiyh Ii;id ;in intcrcst in i t , ~ n d when 1 t i r : i \

father died, iind t h c ~ r c \\!;I\ ;I

lot of intercrst i n tvliiit w:i\ going on.’‘ Thahct latchr t l d the oppw

tuni ty to tour ;i f‘iinc~riil t i o t i i L h .

“By the time 1 n’as 13. I deb- uidcd I wiinrcd t o go i r i l o this.

“It is h;isic;illj, ;I husinccs that n o otic u’iints t o t a l k about. no on t . u ’ i i n t s t o t h i n k about,” Thabc t i*ont i t i ucd. “But whcrl 4’011 help p e : o p l c ~ at ;I tinic when it’s so d c ~ ~ ~ a s -

I O , 1 1 )‘c;I’s olcl . H1}’ g r d -

cc TBHS crisis team” up, running Lyn Mercer and a dozen o r

so other Tuscola Bchavioriil Health Systems (TBHS) stafl- crs have all undergone an intense, N a y training ses- sion, but they hope they nevesr havc to usc what they’vc learned.

Mercer and the others art: rnembcrs of the newly formed Critical Incident Stress Man- agemen t Tearri, coordi natcd and funded by TBHS.

T h e volunteer learn was or- ganized to aid others - from witnesses to victims to emer- gency response personnel -- i n rccovcring from critical incidents.

Mercer, who serves as thc team coordinator, explained critical incidents are defined as any expericncc that causes stress or trauma to those ex- periencing an event or situa- tion. Examples are car, bus, train or planc accidents; death in the line of duty, in- dustrial accidents, work- p I ac e v i o 1 e n c e , d o m e s t i c violence, suicide or h o m - cide, child abduction, natu- ral disasters, fires, bomb threats, explosions and acts of terrorism. And the team is not just fo-

cused on victims, but also fire fighters, police officers and ambulance personnel and their families. Witnesses can also suffer trauma, Mercer noted.

Cindy Bublitz, another

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team member, agreed. “‘I’his tearii could hc used

also, like i f ;I loc:il fiictory closes down and ; i l l thcsc people losc thcir -iohs,“ shc said. “Or a violcncc s i t w tion i n thc workpliicc.”

“I t is not so niuch the type of incident or cvcnt that is important, but rathcr h o w those involved rcspond to i t , ” Mercer explainccl. “‘A11 Lviici--

gcncics arc slrcssful. hut cui.- tain critical incidents caii

cause distress for eiiicr-gency responders arid thc c‘o i i i i i iu -

nity.” The bottom linc, Mcrcct

added, is that thc tcarii 1% dc- signed to tic I p 11 o r i i i ;I 1 peoplc havirlg n o r i ~ ~ ~ l n-

“1 t h i n k o u r biggest t ) bs lx lu is that this will he* SCC’II ;is ;I

rncntal hcalth scrvicc..” Mcr- cer said. “‘I’his is n o t thcrapy. It’s j u s t a striictiirCd process where you gcbt p c ~ ) p I c togcthcr to start 1;ilking about the cvcnt. I t helps them to copc hct tc r ; ~ n c l q 11 i u kc r.” All 14 rnctiibers ot‘thc tcaiii

h a ve 11 ndc r g o tic t t - i i i 11 i 11 9 sanctioned by tlic Mictii~ari Crisis Kcsponsc Assoc.i;ition. Thcir strcss tiian;igc1iicnt s w vices emptiasi/.c 3 dificrci1t types o f intcrveiition. i n - cluding oil-sccnc support 01-

derri obi 1 i zat i on s, wh i ch i ti - v o 1 v c ass i s t i n g c: n 1 c rg c 11 c y service personnel involved

sponscs to ahnc~rm;ll cvc I1 ts .

School board wrestling

to open the closed Deford school building next year as an alternative school. Micklash said that the pro- gram would pay for itself with as little as 10 students. He pointed out that there would be little additional expense to operate, as the building is heated now. Other area dis- tricts have similar programs that pay thcir way even though they were required to rent a building. We will not operate the program at a loss, Micklash said.

OTHER BUSINESS

The annual school election to elect 2 board mcmbers for 4 years was set for Monday, June 14. The terms of Auten and David Knight are expir- ing. The I8-mi11 non-horne- stead property tax renewal will be determined.

Leah Sherman and Sarah - Langmaid, members of Cass ’ City’s championship forcn- i sic team, gave a demonstra- ! tion for the board. Chad

Daniels, coach, said that the j team has already won some , 50 trophies and he expccts

them to be state champions i and the trophy total to swell

tu about 100. A hearing to decide thc

transfer of propcrty owncd by Randall and Panicla Howard from the Cass City District to the Owen-Gagc district is expcctcd to he held. The Cass City School Board is opposed to ttic transfer and the Tuscola 111- termed i ate S c hoo I D i s t I- ic I will pay for a 1;iwyc.r to r e p rcsent Cass City at the hcar- ing. Thc motion pnsscd 6-0 with president I h n n y Huag abstaining.

Principal J () ti Go( )d ’ s ;in cf counselor Sue Fredcriksen’s plan to cut the prcscnt physi- cal education progratin and replace i t with a health and fitness class made mandatory in the I I th or 12th grades was not adopted.

However, health cducalion classes will now be included in the present physical cdu- cation classcs. A sticking point i n the proposal for trustee Michelle Biddingcr is that the health and fiincss program would not havc d- lowed studcnts involved i n athletics or band to opt out of the program. The regular March mecting

of the board was niovcd to Mar. 15 because o f spring vacation during the rcgular meeting date.

i n ;I largc scale o r prolonged i I I C iclc t i I .

A 11 ) I Ii c r sc I- v i u c , “d c l‘u s - iiip , is ;I struc~urctl, 3-pti;isc group discussion of ;i crisis c v c ~ i i t . l )~*t ’ i i s i~~g typically tiikchs place within 12 hours ol’ the cvciit and is dcsigncd to ~rc~lircc acute strcss and tc 11 si o 11 I i-vci s.

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l’hc t ti i rd i n ter ve n t i on , “dc bricfings”, is conducted within 24 to 72 hours of the incident and is a 7-phase group discussion lasting one to 3 hours.

1 uscola County Finer- gency Manngemcnt Director Pat Finn is sold o n thc Criti-

P .

Trash fees hiked g u s t ~ d tt i i i t ttic council iic- cup1 rhc I<ic.ht‘icld oltcr, in p ; i r ~ Im.:iusc the villiigc’s IJrcvious dciilirigs with ttic t ) w 11 LYS I1 ;I v c bcc ti sat i s l‘ac - tory. And, the villiigc would still iriitially tw p y i n g lower r;rt~*s cotiipiircd to othcr CUIII- 111 uti i t ics.

Othcr council iiiuiiibers ag rc~d and clii-cctcd Shcridnn to ncgotiiitc with Richf‘icld o I‘l’ic i iil s .

’I’iit-tiiiiy to old biisincss, the council Iicld ri public h e x - ing on ;I proposed special ;issc s s iiic r i t ci i s t r i u I , but t;ihlcd action O I I the issue !‘or otic‘ 111011th.

‘I’hc s p ~ i a l ;isscssIiicnt dis- t r i cbt w( ) LI Id 1‘11 11 (1 i ni provc- Iiicnts to sonic rc;ir business c’n ti.anc*cs i n conJunction w i t h ii pl;inned paving proj cc I i t i ~ r o I v i ng ;I 111 i t n ic i - pi1 pdiitig lot nc;iI R:iwsori Mcinori;iI 12ibtiity a n d ~III

:id-iiicc.nr iillcy th;t t runs from 1,ciich Sti-c*ct to Sccger Street.

“Sincc thc parking lot and allcy rcpaving abut these fa- cilities, the DDA approached thc occupants o f the 7 busi- n c s s c s t h a t use thc alley

utiiiziition of the rc;ir of ttic hu i 1 d i ng s ,” S h cr i d an said . “’l’hc owners have cxprcsscd ;in interest in ‘piggybncking’ onto our pavi rig contract ;IS

part 01‘ sprucing u p thc rciir cii trances ol’ t hci r husi ncsscs. “Thc piujcct would be doric

i n conJunction with the id-

Icy rcpaving,” Shericlnn oon- tinucd. “‘l’hc existing pavc- riiunt would hc rcnmvcd, a 5-l‘oot sidcwalk would hu constructed, and the con- crete work on the business propertics would be donc.”

Sheridan said the sidewalk will cost about $4,200 and the cost of the improvcments on private propcrty - to be charged to the business own- ers -- is estimated at $5,015.

Rcviscd plans for the work were Just rcccntly completed, according to thc village iti;inc?gcr, who asked the council to table action until the regular March meeting.

In othcr businuss during the monthly meeting, the coun- cil approved a request to al- low Lake Huron Area Coun- cil 265, Boy Scouts of America, to use the village park for an annual day camp this summer.

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able.” tic \aid. “It’s not ;i

mental health i \ \uc. I t ’ \ a bout tal k I ng o n c - on - o ti c with pcoplc. t ~ ) gct pc‘oplc to talk about the cvcnt rind to gct thcir idcas a n d t l iouyl i t \

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Volunteers bring wall to Caro

672 I . o r Mike Corkran at (989) 673-2598, All pro- cccds will hc ukcd to support the wall‘s visit. The Moving Wall nic‘;isiircs

252.83 fact i n Icngth. s 1 i g h t I y I on g er t h ;in ha I f ‘ t I I c length o f the rncnioriitl i n Washington. D.C., and i s

f’ranies, each contiiining 2 s i 1 k - sc r c ~ t i cxl pan e I rs. ‘1’11 c tallest p;incls have 137 lincs of’ tiiiiiics, while tlic shortust panels at each cnd ofthc wall haw only otic linc. At the

arejust ovcr 6 tcct in height. As of‘Jan. I . 2003, the[-c were

58,228 nanics listcd on the rnc~iiori:il. Sonic 1,300 of‘ thcsa arc still unaccountcd f b r prisoners o f war (POWs) and missing i n Action (MIA). ‘I’hcy are in chronological order, iiccor-ding t o ttic date o f cnsualty. Within c x l i

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ablu by attending the orga- n i zi iig grou p’s M on t ti I y riicctings. which ;ire held C)II

the third Monday 01‘ ericli !“ 0 1 1 t VWF Hall. Itcti&,~&h:cat~ also visit the following w c tw i t es : t c 111 o v i ti g w a1 I . org and t tic ti1 u v i ng wall .ore.

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City Mortgage Co as assignee by an as- signment dated December 23, 2002 and recorded on Septemkr 19, 2003 in Liber 955 on Page 638, i n Tuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage thew is cliumcd to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Ninety-One And 68/10 Dol- lars ($133,091.68), including interest at 6 25% per annum

proximately 396 feet to the West line of the nght of way of said Railroad, thence Southwesterly along the West line of the right of way of said Railroad to the South line of said Section 16; thence West along said South line to the place of hr- ginning

THIS FIRM ISA I)F.R'I'COLt,ECTOR AT- TEMITINGTO COLLECTA DEBT, ANY INFORMA'I'ION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASt CONTACI'OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUM- BER BELOW IFYOU ARE IN ACTIVE MlLlTmY DUTY

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MIlII'ARY 1)UTY. (248)362-6100 IFYOU ARE INACTIVE

MORTGAGE SALE - Lkfault having heen made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Michelle R. Burch, an unmarried woman of Tuscola County, Michigan, Mortgagor to First Chicago NBD Mortgage Company dated the 10th day of July, A.D. 1998 and re- corded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Tuscola and State of Michigan, on the 16th day of July, A.D. 1998 i n Liber 744 of Tuscola Records, on Page 1452, which said rnort- gage was thereafter on, to-wit the 23rd day of August, A.D. 1999, assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems, Inc., thru nlesnc assignments and recorded on November 15, 1999 in the office of Register of Deeds in Liber 787 for said County of Tuscola Records, on Page 965, on which mortgage there is claimed to k due, at the date of this no- tice, for principal and interest, the sum of $26,776.83 (Twenty-six thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars and eighty- three cents), including interest there on at 7 .308 (Seven point three zero percent) per annum.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bt. rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

ATTN PURCHASERS. This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale. plus interest

The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale.

KI'I'N PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee I n that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Christy Hutchison, a single woman, to Franklin Mortgage Funding, Mortgagee, dated June IO, 2003 and re- corded July 3, 2003 in Liber 940, Page 171, Tuscola County Records. Said rnort- gage is now held by JP Morgan Chase Bank As Trustee by assignment submit- ted to and recorded by the Tuscola County Register of Deeds. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Eighteen and 66/100 Dollars ($72,718.66), including interest at the rate of 7.49% per annum.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale nuy k rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. I n that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interrst.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case ma& and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse i n the Village of Caro, Tuscola County at 1O:oO AM, on March I I , 2004.

Dated: February 4, 2004

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASt CAl,I.: FC J (248) 593-131 1 Trott & Trott, P.C Attorneys For Mortgage Electronic Rep- istration Systems, Inc. 3woO Telegraph Rd., Ste 200 Binpham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #011450F01

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MORI'GAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rick E. Paquette and Jill L. Paquette, husband and wife (original mortgagors), to Rock Financial Corpo- ration, Mortgagee. dated Novernkr 6, 1998 and recorded on February 22, 1999 in Liber 763 on Page 1250, and assigned by said Mortgagee toCwntrywide HOW Loans, Inc. as assignee by an assignmnt dated November 6. 1998 recorded on June 16, 1999 in L i k r 774 on Page 478, in Tuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty- Nine Thousand Two Hundred Twenty- Seven and 55/100 Dollars ($59.227.55). including interest at 6.875% per annum.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been ma& in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles Taylor, a married man (original mortgagor), to Flagstar Bank, FSB, Mortgagee, dated September 21, 2001 and recorded on November 8,2001 in Libcr 847 on Page 1207, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Mortgage Company, an Ohio Corporation as as- signee by an assignment dated March I , 2002 recorded on March 5,2003 in L i k r 918 on Page 112 i n Tuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimd to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-One and 5 5 / 1 0 Dollars ($105.841 -55) . including inter- est at 7.5% per annum.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph M. LaFave, Sr. and Nancy J L,aFave, husband and wife (original mortgagors). to Mayflower DBA Amenfirst Horn Mortgage, a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee. dated August 7, 1995 and recorded on August 8, 1995 in L i k r 677 on Page 276, and assigned by mesne assignnlcnts IO Midfirst Bank as assignee by an assignment dated May 3 I , 2002 wcorded on November 19,2002 in Liber 902 on Page 1464 i n Tuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thou- sand Five Hundred One and 40/100 Dol- lars ($66,501.40). including interest at 8.S% p r annum.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David McKnight, a married man, and Lisa McKnight. his wife (original mortgagors), to Genisys Financial, Mon- gagee, dated March 16,2001 and rccwded on April 9, 2001 in L i k r 827 on Page 1184, and assigned by mesne assign- ments to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assign- m e n t dated February 12, 2002 recorded on February 28. 2002 in L i b 867 on Page 1299, in Tuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Seven and 02/100 Dollars ($77,807.02), including interest at 7.5% per annum

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case mde and provided, nobce is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, M some part of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County at 1O:oO AM, on March 18, 2004.

Said prenuses are situated in Township of Fremont, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as

The h s t 6 acres of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 7, Town I 1 North, Range 9 East, Tuscola County Records

Under the power of sale contained in the mortgage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. or some part of hem, at public venue at the front entrance of the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County, MI in Tuscola County, Michigan at 1O:oO a.m. on March 4,2004.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLI ELTOR AT- TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE. P1,FASt CONTACTOUR OFFICEATTHENUM- BER BELOW IFYOU ARE IN ACTlVt MIln'AKY m

The redemption period shall he 12 months from the date of such sale

Under thc power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sak of thc mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village of Cam, Tuscola County at 1O:oO AM, on March 4.2004.

Dated. February I I , 200.1 Under the power of sale contained in said riiortgage and the Statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bc foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prcmises. OT SOW

pan of them. at public venue, at thc Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County at 1o:al AM, on March 18, 2004.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case nlade and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County at 10.00 AM, on March 4, 2004.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASt CALI, FC F (248) 593-1313 Trott & lrott, PC Attorneys For National City Mortgage c o 30400 lelegraph Rd , Ste 200 Ringhani I:arms, Michigan 48025-5821 F*.ile W12949F0 I

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MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by J a m s H. Bauer and Roxann S. Rauer, husband and wife, to Superior Bank FSB, Mortgagee, dated February 16, 2001 and recorded February 22. 2001 in L i k r 822. Page 301, Tuscola County Records. Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee of Merril Lynch Mortgage Inves- tors Trust Series 2002-AFC I by assign- ment dated February 27, 2001 and re- corded on October 23,2003 in Liber 960, Page 1421, Tuscola County Records. There is claimed IO be due on such mort- gage the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Seven and 67/100 Dollars (5130,597.70). in- cluding interest at the rate of 10.5% per annum.

And no suit proceedings at law or in eq- uity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mort- gage, and pursuant to the statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of March, A.D. 2004 at 10:00 o'clock said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the front entrance of the Court- house i n the Village of Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, of the premises de- scribed in said mortgage.

The premises are located in the City of Millington, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Commencing 447.48 Feet North of the Northeast corner of Lot 7, Block 3 of the plat of the Village of Millington; thence West 8 rods; thence North 8 rods; thence East 8 rods; thence South 8 rods to the poin t of beginning Being part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast quar- ter of Section 9, Town I O North, Range 8 East.

Said premises are situated in Township of Millington, Tuscola County, Michi- gan, and are described as:

Said premises arc situated in Township of Indianfields, Tuscola County, Michi- gan, and are described as:

Said premises are situated in Township of Columbia, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Said premises are situated in Township of Fremont, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Part of the South half of the Southeast quarter of Section 29, Town 12 North, Range 9 East, Indianfields Township, Tuscola County, Michigan, beginning at a p i n t on the South line of said Section 29 that is 316.56 feet, North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West from the Southeast corner of said Section 29; thence continuing North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West on said South line of Section 29, 200.00 feet; thence North 0 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds West 380.00 feet; thence North 90 de- grees 00 minutes 00 seconds kist, 200.00 feet thence South 0 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds East, 380.00 feet to the point of beginning.

The redemption period shall bt 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter- mined abandoned i n accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the re- demption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

Part of the Southeast 114 of Scction 33, Town 10 North, Range 8 East, described as' Beginning at a point in the centerline of State Highway M- IS, which is South 87 degrees 01 minutes East, along the South line of said Section 33. 1446.42 feet to the intersection of said South line and the tangent line of a curve in the centerline of said highway (Curve data:=O degrees 03 minutes, T=616.67 fcet, Radius=] 14,591.1 I feet, G-1233.33 feet) and along said tangent line North 1 I degrees 49 minutes West, 170.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence con- tinuing along said tangent linc, North 1 1 degrees 49 minutes West, 150.00 feet; thence South 87 degrees 01 minutes East, 250.00 feet. thence South I I degrees 49 minutes East, 150.00 feet; thence North 87 degrees 01 minutes West, 250.00 feet to the Point of Beginning, Tuscola County Records

Commencing at the Southwest corner of Section 15, Town 14 North, Range 9 East; thence North 8Y IXgrees 30 Minutes East 35 I . I4 Feet along the South Section line to the point of beginning; running thence North 0 Ikgrees 30 Minutes West 324.0 Feet. thcnce North 89 k g r e e s 30 Min- utes East 268.86 Feet: thence South 0 Degrees 30 Minutes East 324,O Feet; thence South 89 Degrees 30 Minutes West 268 86 Feet along the South section line to the point of bcginninp, being part of the Southwest I/4 of Section 15, Town 14 North, Range 9 East, Tuscola County Records.

THIS FIRM ISA DkB I COL,I,E(TORAT- IFMITING r o C o L m r A ixwr ANY INI*OKMATION OBTAINED WI1.1, BE USED FOR T H N PUKPOSE PLEASE

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That Part of the Southwest 114 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 9, Township I I North, Range 9 East, beginning at the Southwest corner of said section; thence North along the West line of said section 660 feet; thence East parallel to the South line of said Section 727 feet; thence South 660 feet to the South line of said Section; thence West along said South line 727 feet to the point of beginning. Except land being known as the School House Lot of School District No. 7 also known as Onc Square Acre in the South- west corner of the Southwest 1/4 of Sec- tion 9. Township I 1 North, Range 9 East. 'Iownship of Fremont.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned i n accordance with MCLA §6a, 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale.

Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Township of Ak- ron, in the county of l'uscola and State of Michigan, and described as follows to wit: MORTGAGE SALE - Wfault has h e n

made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terry Pinkoski and Debbie Pinkoski, husband and wife, to Advanta National Bank, Mortgagee, dated Febru- ary 8. 1999 and recorded February 16. 1999 i n Liber 763, Page 110, Tuscola County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Custodian or Trustee fMa Bankers Trust Company of California N.A.. by assignment submitted to and re- corded by the Tuscola County Register of Ikeds. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Fifty-One Thousand One Hundred Fourteen and 32/ 100 Ilollars ( $ 5 I , I 14.32). including in- terest at the rate of 8.55'70 p r annum.

Under the power of sale contained in the mortgage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them. at public venue at the front entrance of the Courthouse i n the Village of Caro, Tuscola County. MI in Tuscola County. Michigan at 10:00 a.m on March 18, 2004.

TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale i n the event a 3rd party buys the property and therr is a simultaneous resolution with the borrowcr. In that event, your damages. if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale.

Commencing at a point 21 Rods North of the Southeast corner of Section 33, Town 14 North. Range X East; thence West 1 I Rods; thence South 6 112 Rods; thence East I I Rods; thence North 6 I /? Rods to the point of beginning. Right of Way for Ringle Road over the Easterly side thereof.

1 he redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter- nuned abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 1241a. in which case the re- demption period shall ht. 30 days from the date of such wle

Dated February 4, 2oM 'I he rcdcmption period shall be 1 2 iiionths from the date of such sale.

OK1 ANS ASSOC'INFS pc' Attorneys for JP Morgan Chase Bank As Tiuster. As Assignee

' l b x 11): 001-033-000-2300-00 The premises are located in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County. Michigan, and are described as:

Ihtrd February 18. 2004 The rcdcniption period shall be six months from the date of such sale. unless determined ahandoned i n accordance with 1938C1, 600.!241n, i n which case the redemption period shall be 30 days fi-om the date of such sale

The redemption period shall be 6 nlonths from the date of such sale, unless deter- mined abandoned in accordance with MC1.A 600 3241a, i n which case the re- demption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

FOR MORE INFOKMA'TION, PLEASE CALL,: i'C S (248) 593- 1304 'I'rott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Chase Manhattan Mort- gager Corporation 30400 l'elegraph Hd.. Ste. 200 Binghnm t:arms, Michigan 480255822 File #013643F0I

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Dated Fehruary 4. 2004 P.0. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 (248) 457- I OOO

Lot 15 "Williamsburg Estates No 2" as recorded in Liber 4, Pages 5 and 6 of Plats, Tuscola County Records.

Dated: February 4, 2004 FOR MOR Ii IN I WKM AI'ION , 1'1,liAS Li CALL: I T M (248) 593-1306 Trott & lrott. P,c'. Attorneys For Midfirst h i i k

:10400 'Telegriiph Kd , Ste 200 Bingharn Farms, Michigan 4XOLfi-fiXZ1 File #017472FOI

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL EC S (248) 593-1304 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys For Chase Manhattan Mort- gage Corporation successor by merger to Chase Mortgage Company. an Ohio Corporation 3woO Telegraph Rd.. Ste. 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 18025-5822 File #05922F01

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Under the power of sale contained in the mortgage and the stdtutes of the State of Michigm, notice I F hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prenuses, or some part of them, at public venue at the tront entrance of the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County, MI in Tuscola County, Michigan at I O 00 d r n on Mdrch 18, 2 0 0 1

File No 207 1642 2-4-5 The redemption period shall be 6 months

from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned i n accordance with MCLA 4600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale.

TO AI&PURCHASERS:-?he fowcloairig ' mortgagee can rescind the sale i n the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event. your damages. if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale

Iliited February 18, 2003 Dated fcbruary 18, 2004

I OK MOKE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL l-C X (248) 593- I302 Irott 8 'Irott, PC Attorncys For Countrywide Home Loans. I nc 704W lelegraph Rd Str 200 I3inghLirii F .irii1s Michigan 48025-5822 I I I U # 0 0 ~ 9 5 2 ~ 0 1

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WEITMAN. WEINBEKG & REISCO.. L.P.A By: Daniel E. Best (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgager Wrltman. Wrinhrrp B Keis Co., l..P.A 'I 755 roy, W. Michigan H i e H c a w 4x084 Ko;id, Suite 1$20

WWR # 033413 I H 2- 18-5

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AS A DtBI'COLL,ECTOR, WEAREA'I'. TWIPl'LNG TO COLI XT A DEBT AND ANY NFORMATION OBTAINED WILL RE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NlJMRFA RFI OW lFYOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY D L r n

The prcmises art: located in the Village of Ciagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan. and are descrikd as

Lots No 4 & 5 , Block I , also alley lying adjacent to said Lots and Block lof the Helen Gage Annex Subdivision recorded in Tuscola County Kecords I . i k I Page 57 of Plats, 1 uscola County Records

Dated: February 18. 200.1 ATrN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall lx limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORl'CiAGE SALE- Default having k n made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Melany 1.. Hall and Kenneth L.. Hall, husband and wife, Mortgagors, to The CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc., Mortgagee, dated the 25th day of Novernkr, 2000 and recorded in the oftice of the Register of Dceds, for the County of Tuscola and State of Michi- gan, on the 27th day of November, 2000 i n Liber 816 of Tuscola County Records, Page 396, said Mortgage having been as- signed to Mortgage Electronic Registra- tion Systems. Inc., said Assignment hav- ing been recorded on the 1st day of April, 2001, in Liber 830 on Page 29, on which rnortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, the sum of One Hundred Eighty Eight Thousand One Hundred Ninety Four & 00/100 ($188,194.00), and no suit or proceed- ing at law or in equity having been insti- tuted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof.

AITN PUKCHAStRS, This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing niortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall h. limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest

ORIANS ASSCXIATFS K Attorneys for LaSalk Bank National As- sociation as 'l'rusteee of Merril I.ynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series 2001- AFC 1, As Assignee

ASA DEB'I'COLLECTOR, WEAREXI- TUIIFTING TO C O W A DEBT AN13 ANY INFORMATION OBTALNEU W111. BE USED IWR THAT m S E NUIII-Y (248)362-6100 IFYOU ARE INACTIVE M I r n A R Y r n

The redernption period shall be 6 months from the datu of such sale. unless the property is datermincd abandoned in accordance with MCI.A $60().3241a, i n which case the redemption period shall bc 30 days frnrii the date of the sale.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL1,EC'TOR AT- TEMPIINGI'OCOL~ .LCI'A 1x-m ANY INFORMA'IION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE PLEASE

BER BELOW IFYOU ARE IN ACTIVE M ILn'ARY DUTY

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MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Keith Alan Fielbrandt, a single man, and Melissa D. Magutz, a single woman (original mortgagors), to Broker One, PLC, Mortgagee. dated kcember 20, 200 1 and recorded on February 1, 2002 in L i k r 861 on Page 61, and assigned by mesne assignments to Bakers Trust Com- pany, as Trustee as assignee by an assign- ment dated January 3,2002 and recorded on November 7, 2002 in Liber 901 on Page 860, in Tuscola County Records, Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to lx due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Four Hun- dred Thirty-Five and 39/100 Dollars ($91,435.39), including interest at 9% per annum.

MORTGAGE SALE, - rkfault has beeti made i n thc conditions of a mortgage made by Cheryl D Keels (formerly known as Cheryl D Torres), d single wotrian (original mortgagor), to Towne Mortgage Company, DBA AmenCu Mort- gage Company, Mortgagee, dated May 4, 1999 and recorded on May IO, 1999 in

Liber 770 on Page 1372, in luscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Six Hundred Forty and 08/100 Dollars ($75,640 08). including interest at 7 5% per annum

r l o . BOX m i Troy. MI 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000

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MORTGAGE SALE - kfault having k n made in the t e r m and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Gilbert Varela, Jr., married to Amy J Varela. his wife. of Tuscola County, Michigan, Mortgagor to Flagstar Bank, FSB, dated the 5th day of January, A.D. 2001 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Tuscola and State of Michi- gan, on the 12th day of January, A D. 2001 in Liber 819 of Tuscola County Records, on Page 479, on which mortgage there is c la imd to be due, at the date of this no- tice, for principal and interest, the sum of $70.346.86 (seventy thousand three hundred forty-six dollars and eighty-six cents), including interest thereon at 11,1246 (eleven p i n t one two percent) per annum.

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I.(.) A1.I. PURCHASERS: Thc foreclosing morrgagec can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the p p t y and thcrr is il simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that evcnt. your damages. i f any. are limited solely to the return of the hid aniount tendered at sale.

ATTN FUKCHASERS. This sale may bc rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event. your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus inrerest. A W N PURCHASERS: This sale may be

rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

THIS kIKM ISADEBTCC)LL,T:C1OKAl- TFMPTING TO COU.UT A Dl-,Kr ANY INFORMATION WEOBTAIN W11.1, Bk USED FOR 7 HA1 PURPOSE PLEASE

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MORTGAGE SALE - Ikfault has h e n made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rick E, Paquette, a single man (original mortgagors), to Countrywide Home I.oans, Inc., Mortgagee, dated May 1 I , 2001 and recorded on May 16, 2001 in Liter 831 on Page 1452 in l'uscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Nine and 06/100 Dollars ($16,749.06), including interest at 95% p r annum.

lh t rd Pehruary 18. 2004

OR1 ANS ASS(.K'IXl'liS IV Attorneys for IXutsiche Hank National l'rust Coiiipaiiy, as Custodian or 'Trustee tka h n k e r s Trust C'oiiipany of Califor- nia N.A , As Assignee

MOR7 GAGE SALE - Default has b t e n made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dennis N. Deornellas and Betty A bornellas, husband and wife (origi- nal mortgagors), IO National City Mort- gage Services Co, Mortgage, dated May 24, 2002 and recorded on Junc 12,2002 in Liber 881 on Page 427, in Tuscola County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bc due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand One Hundred Four and 38/10 Dollars ($125,104.38). including interest at 6.625% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will k foreclosed by a sale ofthe mortgaged premises, or sonw part of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County at 1 O : O AM, on March 1 1 , 2CW.

ATTN PURCHASERS, This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any, shall be lirmted solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest

Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pur- suant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of March, 2OW at 10:00 o'clock a.m. Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, front entrance of the Courthouse i n Village of Caro, Tuscola Cty (that be- ing the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Tuscola is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due, as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at I3.5oooO% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the at- torney fees allowed by law, and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its in- terest in the premises.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or som pan of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse i n the Village of Caro, Tuscola County at 1O:oO AM, on March 18, 2004

P.0. Box 5041 l'roy, MI 48007-50-11 (248) 457-1000 And no suit prweedings at law or in eq-

uity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore. by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mort- gage, and pursuant to the statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of February. A.D 2004, at 1O:oO o'clock said mortgage will be forr- closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the front entrance of the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County. Michigan, of the pre- mises described in said mortgage.

File No 200 2526 2- 18-5

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jose R. Torrez Jr . and Juana Torrez, husband and wife (original mort- gagors), to Standard Federal Bank, a Fed- eral Savings Bank, Mortgagee, dated March IO, 1998 and recorded on March 30, 1998 in Liber 733 on Page 1143. in Tuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of'lwenty- Three Thousand Seven Hundred Forty- Six and 6U100 Dollars ($23,746.62), in- cluding interest at 6.3756 per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hercby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village ofCaro, Tuscola County at 10-00 AM, on March 18, 2004.

Said premises are situated in Township of Vassar. l'uscola County, Michigan, and are described as'

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided. notice is herehy given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mongaged premises, or some part of them. at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village of Caro. Tuscola County at 1O:oO AM, on March 18, 2004.

Said premises are situated in Township of Gilford, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Beginning at a point on the Fast line of Section 14, Town 1 I North, Range 8 Fast, which is South 268.05 feet from the East 1/4 corner of said Section; thence South 100 feet along said East line; thence West 225 feet; thence North 100 feet; thence East 225 feet to the point of beginning.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such c u e ma& and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged pmmixs. or some part of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in tht Village of Caro. Tuscola County at 1 O : O AM, on March I I , 2004.

THIS HRM IS A I ) E R 7 ' C O l . l . t l ~ R ~ T ~ 1'EMPnNCi TO COLLECT A DEH'I'. ANY INF0RMRI'IC)N WE OBTAIN WIL1. BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF'Ic'I.; KI"I'HE NUM- BEK BEL,OW IF YOU ARE IN AC'I'IVE M It . I1 XRY DUTY

Part of the Northeast Quarter of the N o h - west Quarter of Sccbon 29, Town I3 Nonh, Range 7 East. Gilford Township, Tuscola County, Michigan, descnbed as. Com- mencing at the Northeast corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quar- ter, thence West 246 feet to the p i n t of beginning, thence West 430 feet; thence Scuth 300 feet, thence East 430 feet; thence North 300 feet to the point of br- ginning Right of Way for Deckerville Road over the Northerly side thereof

Said premises are situated in Village of Millington, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as: The redemption period shall be 6 months

from the date of such sale, unless deter- mined abandoned i n accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the re- demption period shall br 30 days from the date of such sale

Which said prenuses are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Township of Fre- mont, in the County of Tuscola and State of Michigan, and described as follows to wit:

A'I'TN PURCHASERS. This sale may ht: rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 33, Town 10 North, Range 8 East, described as: Beginning at a point in the centerline of State Highway M-15. which is South 87 degrees 01 minutes East, along the South line of said Section 33, 1446.42 feet to the intersection of said south line and the tangent line of a curve i n the centerline of said highway, (curve data = 0 degrees 03 niinutes, T=616.67 feet, ra- dius 144591.1 1 feet, 1,=1233.33 feet) and along said tangent line North I I degrees 49 minutes West 170.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence continu- ing along said tangent line, North I 1 degrees 49 minutes West 150.00 feet; thence South 87 degrees 01 minutes East, 250.00 feet; thence South 1 1 degrees 49 minutes East. I50.(K) feet; thence North 87 degrees 01 minutes West, 250.00 fect to the point of beginning.

Said premises are situated in Township of Millington, Tuscola County, Michi- gan, and are described as:

Which said preinises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the'Ibwnship of Almer. County of Tuscola, State of Michigan, and described as follows. to wit

Commencing at the North 1/4 of Section 24, Town 10 North, Range 8 East; thence West 668.88 feet West along tht North section line to the point of bcginning; running thence West 334.43 fect along the North section line; thence South 0 degrees 50 minutes 1 1 seconds East, 1360. I0 feet; thence South 88 dtgrtts 56 minutes 32 seconds East, 333.72 feet, along the apparent South Line of thc North I /2 of the Northwest 1/4; thence North 0 degrees 48 minutes 02 seconds West, 1366.25 feet to the poin t of kginning, being part of the Northwest 114 of %C- tion 24, Town I O North, Range 8 East. Millington Township, Tuscola County, Michigan

Dated: February 1 I , 2004 Parcel B: Part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16. Township I 1 North, Range 9 East, Fremont Township, Tuscola County, Michigan, described as: Beginning in the North section line distant West 535.74 feet from the North 1/4 corner of said Scction 16; thence South 01 degree 10 minutes 42 seconds Fast. 2 0 47 feet; thence East 150.00 feet, thence North 01 degree 10 minutes 42 seconds West, 290.47 feet to said section line; thence East 150.00 feet along said section line to the Point of Beginning. Subject to the usc of the North 33 feet for O'Brien Road, so-called.

MORTGACjb SALI: - Lkfault has k e n made in the conditions of a mortgage ma& by Nathaniel R. Hazzard and Nicole M. Hazzard, husband and wife (original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee. dated Septenikr 10, 2001 and recorded on October 3 I , 2001 in Liher 846 on Page 240, in Tuscola County Records. Michi- gan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Sewi Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Four and I3/100 Dollars ($77,884.13), including interest at 7.5% pcr annurn.

I he redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter- mined ahandoned i n accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the re- demption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale

FOK MOKE INFORMATION, PLEASE CAI .I ,: I'C J (248) 593- I3 I I Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Townr Mortgage Company, OBA AmcriCu Mortgage Company 30400 Telegraph Rd., Ste. 200 Hingham Varnis, Michigan 48025-5822 File #012538FOI

2-1 1-4

Lot I O of Pine Crest Acres Subdivision, according to the recorded Plat recorded in Liber 3 of Plats, Pages 15-16, and Com- mencing at the South corner of Lot 8; thence Northwesterly 60 feet: thence Northeasterly 168.5 feet: thence South- easterly 60 feet thence Southwesterly 168.5 feet to the Point of Beginning, k i n g the Southeasterly half of said Lot 8.

Said premises are situated i n Township ofVassar, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as.

Commencing at a poin t 500 00 feet West of the Northeast corner of Northeast 114 of the Northwest 1/4 of Secuon 33, Town- ship 1 1 North, Range 9 East, thence South 30000 feet, thence West 10000 feet, thence North 300 00 feet, thence East 100 00 feet to hepinning, Tuscola County Records

Dated- February 18, 2004

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL FC H (248) 507-1300 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys For kutsche Rank Trust Conl- pany America, t l k la Bakers Trust Com- pany, as Irustee 30400 lelegraph Rd , Ste 200 Ringh,im Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #013543FOl

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I'HIS FIRM IS A I)F.RTCC)I.lFL'I OK AT- TEMITNGTOCOU,FXTA DEBT ANY INFORMATION WEOBTAIN WII.I,HE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE

BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN AC"IV1J MUmARY IWIY

CWNIACTOUR OtWCEATTHF, NUM-

Lhirin: the six (6) trionths immediately following the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to be aban- donedpursuant to MCLA 600 3241a, the property may be redeemed during 30 day\ immediately following the sale

Tax ID: 0 I 1-01 6-OOO-0250-03 Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prenuses, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Front entrance to the Courthouse in the Village of Caro, Tuscola County at 10 00 AM, on March 4, 2004.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter- mined ahandonzd in accordance with MCLA 600,.724la, in which case the re- demption period shall be 3 0 days from the date of such sale

'I'he redemption period shall he 12 months from the date of such sale. unless determined abandoned i n accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

The redemption period shall bc 6 nlonths from the date of such sale, unless deter- mined abandoned i n accordance with MC'LA 6a).3241a, in which case the E- demption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

The redemption period shall be S I X

months from the date of such sale. unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL m . 3 2 4 1 a , in which case the redemption period shall k 30 days from the date of such sale.

rhterd 2/18/04 AI- IN PURCHASERS: This sale nlay be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest

Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems. Inc Mortgagee

Dated February 18. 2004 Dated: February 18, 2004 Dated: February I I , 2004 Dated: January 28, 2004 FOR MOKL INTOKMAl ION. PLF,ASE

CALL EC x (248) 593 1302 Trott & Trott, Pc' Attorneys For Countrywide Honw 1,odns. Inc 30400 'Ielcgr'iph Kd , Stc 200 Binghnm f arms Michigm 48027 5 5 2 2 r1ie w o 4 w t r o ~

2- 18-4

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL. FC c' (248) 593-1301 'I rutt & Trott. P C Attorneys For Standard Federal Hank a Federal Savings Bank 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5832 File #014696FO1

2- 18-4

1.OK MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL, FC F (248) 593-1313 Trott & Trott, P C Attorneys For National City Mongage Services Co 30400 Ielegraph Rd , Ste 200 Bingham kartns, Michigan 48025-5822 kilc #013626FOI

2-1 1-4

Said prenuses are situated in Township of Novesta, Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

WELTMAN. WEINBEKG & REIS C O , 1,P.A By. Daniel E Best (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co , I . PA 755 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1820 Troy, Michigan 48084 WWR f f 03305716

1-28-5

FABRlZlO & BROOK, PC Jonathan L Engman (PS6363) Attorney for Mortgage Electronic Regis- tration Systems, Inc. 888 W. Big Beaver, Suite 1470 Troy. MI 48084 24 8 - 362- 2601)

2- 18-5

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I Swim! Hunt! Farm! ?his is a versatile 59+/- acres that has a pond, woods and open field. Electric is available. liice, I h m (‘ourity. I .iticoln Township, Bad Axe Schools. Call Marty to walk ~ O L I I - new propcrty

M’aitiiig for A Family! This home scts on a cul-de-sac i n a 1ta;tS quict ; i t c ‘ ~ Very pri\atc hack yard, large deck with hot tub.

2 000 sq 1.1. \\it11 3 hcdroonis, 2 full baths, even an 1 I ’x13 ’ siudio C ’ d l Marty 0. to see this Cape Cod today. CCT-3 15

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Cass City Country - 2528 Englehart Rd. 2 bedroom, 1 bath’ hunting cabin on almost 5 acres with frontage on Englehart & Severance Rds. Mostly wooded, excellent hunting. Cy2248. $55,000. Possible land contract.

Cass City - Country - 2 bcdrooin, 1 1/2 bath, 1,400 sq. ft. ranch homc with 1 car attached garage & a 2C’x40’ shed on a 2 acrc nicely landscapcd counti-y lot. Homc i s in move in condition. Call today for your pcrsonal showing Cy2373 . Scllcrs arc motivutcd. S 102,900

store front building in downtown Cass City with 1,120 sq ft display area Many improvcmcnts in the last 5 years to the inside & outsidc Exccllcnt loca- I tion-priced to sell $62,500. C U M 1 OS6 I O H H H the Possibilities! This IS cute, redonc and ready to I I

niovc into I story. There are 700 sq. ft. with 3 hcdroonis. Fea- tures arc newer siding, bathroom, kitchen and mud room. Ncwcr electrical, plumbing and L/P fireplace. Marty 0 can’t wait to show this charmer to you, so call. UB-91 I Must See to Believe 1 st floor utility Many

1.700 sq. ft. Mud rooin 0 bcdrooms/l 5 hatlis Call for details mCC-492

outbuildings Ubly - 3 Acre building site, Sec. 1 1, Greenlcaf Twp., Sa- nilac County. Just off Bay City-Forestville & Thomas Rds. Excellent hunting area. A524. $29,900. Possible L/C. Caro - 1.4 acre lot with 100’ on the Cass River. Electricity and drive already in. Located on Pine Knoll Dr. $49,000. I A522fWAFl83

dustrial - Located within the city limits. Has pave; front- age on 3 streets (Bad Axe Rd., Liberty & Patterson Sts.) I well nlaintained home. Seller moti- City sewer & water available. L/c terms available.

room, 1 1/2 bath with attached ga- rage. Partially finished basement. Natural fireplace in living room. Nice, Martin Osentoski Lola Osentoski Barb Osentoski Lee LaFave Roger Pohlod Tavis Osentoski David Osentoski

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Huron gardener s planning event Cindy Sadowy of Elk Creck

Gardens and “The World of‘ Irises” taught by Shaver.

‘li) finish oft‘ thc day there will he “Watcrplants 101” taught by Barb Fcnningsdorf of‘ Boon 1)ock Writcrplantc and Pcrcnnials and “Herbs 1’rorn tt1.i: Gardcn to the

Kitchcn” taught by Gail Chird, advanced master gar- dcncr.

Registration and fee infor- rnation for this conference is available by calling the Mas- ter Gardener Program of Hu- ron County at the Michigan State University E:xtension

Of‘flcC :it (989) 269-9949. Brochures with a iiiap and IiIot-e detailed in forinat ion on thu day’s prograrn arc avail- able at MSU Extcnsion, 99 W. Soper Rd., Suitc €3, Hac1 Axe, and will soon be avail- able at various locations throughout the Th i im b area.

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t IOU’ will govcrniiiciit con- tro l juvcnilc crimc? What options x c ;tv;iilhlc to vic- titiis ol’dorricstic violence in Michig;tn? What issues arc iriipottint to schools : ind thc 5 t 1 1 d c n t IS ii t t c n d i 11 g t ti e ti1 ‘! How ;I ire c‘ii v i ro 11 I 11 en t ;i I and wildli fC concc r~~s rcsolvcd i n M i c ti i g a 11 ’? l’licsc iircjusl ;I lcw options

lccns ciin cxplorc at c‘iipitol 1-ixpcricncc, ;i 4-day confcr- c ‘ ~ c * c ‘ [hat l‘ocuscs on civic cngagciiicnt iind public policy. Ihiring M x c h 14- 17, IO0 tccns 1.roiii ~iround the st;ttc will convurgc on 1,m-

sing to experienoc Michigan government in action.

While at Capitol Expcri- ence, participants will select ;I public policy issuc and in - teract with statc legislators, various statc agency staff, lobbyists and other experts to learn more about the is- sue. Through these interac- t i on s par I i c i pa n t s w i 1 I ex - plorc carecrs i n public policy, network with tcens and profession a I s fro 111 around Michigan and learn about the policy process at thc state level and how that a ffcc ts t tic i r i nd i vidual coni -

niun i t ics . Capitol Experience is open

to all teens who are at lcast high school freshriicn and interestcd i n 4-H. ‘I’hc cost of Capitol Experience will be $200 o r $24S depcnding on thc housing option selectcd by participants. The cos t covers 3 nights lodging at thc Quality I n n of I,unsing, all nicals and snacks f‘roiii

Sunday dinncr to Wcdnes- diiy l A c h :I\ W C I I :l\ confer- ICE PALACE - The rear entrance to the Fairway store in Cass City is encased in tiltion to v ~ l r l o l l ~ sllc\ Liurlng ice thanks to frigid temperatures and occasional thawing this winter. cncc materials and tranym -

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FOR RESULTS YOU CAN MEASURE,

Michigan State Univcrsitv [I - TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS! I\ rience 2004 Application Packet at thc Huron C h i n t y

or call (9x9) 209-9949. c‘o ti1 p I t. tcd ;i pp 1 i u ;i t i on s

and the registration f’cc tiiust . he returned to the county MSU off’icc hy Jim. 30. Lo- cal scholarships art. avail- able. Registration f‘ccs are fully refundahlc un t i l S p.m., March I .

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THK AlU’M’OI<K of’ (’ass City High School students (from left) Heather Thornton, Astiley Hadd, 1,t .m Sullins, Elizabeth Sobczak and Angela Stoeckle has t)wn sclccted by the Region 11 Michigan Art Education Association 1b1- di.splay at the Saginaw Art Museum, Residents can view the local artwu-k through March 7.

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