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Older drivers at risk Study S d shows h elderly have high crash, fatality rates By y HOLLY SETTER Times Herald
Michigan roads can be treacherous for senior drivers, a recent report shows. The study, released by TRIP — a national transportation research group — and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, shows Michigan ranks ninth in the nation for the number of fatal crashes involving a driver 65 or older. The state also claimed 10th place for the number of drivers 65 or older killed in crashes. The numbers aren’t any better for St. Clair County. Between 2006 and 2010, St. Clair County had 66 serious injury and fatal crashes involving drivers 70 and older — the 10th highest total in the state. In 2009, crashes involving drivers 65 and older made up 43.8% of all fatal accidents in the county with seven. The percentage fell to 26.1% in 2010 when the number of people killed in accidents involving a driver older than 65 dropped to six. The statistics came as a shock to Fern Angerbrandt, an 86-year-old Clyde Township resident. “I would have thought it would have been the 16to 18-year-olds who would have a high rate,” she said.
Fern Angerbrandt, 86, who took a class through the Council on Aging to keep her driving skills sharp, drives her car Tuesday. MARK R. RUMMEL/TIMES HERALD “Most of my friends my age, I consider to be good drivers.” Angerbrandt might be right about her friends being good drivers. Seniors might be among the drivers most likely to be involved in a fatal accident, but they were also among the safest drivers on the road in the county. In 2010, there were 950
crashes involving a driver older than 65; 1,511 for drivers 16 to 24 and 3,125 for drivers 24 to 64. The discrepancy between the accident and fatality rates lies at Mother Nature’s feet, said Kenneth Cummings, CEO of Tri-Hospital EMS. “The plain reality of it is that seniors tend to have more fragile bodies,” he
said. “They don’t sustain or tolerate impact on their bones like a younger person would.” Seniors also are more likely to have a pre-existing medical condition that might have caused the accident or complicated on-scene treatment, Cummings said. See DRIVERS,, Page g 2A
Welcome Center lacks funding By y HOLLY SETTER Times Herald
The state will not be rolling out the welcome mat for bridge traffic in Port Huron any time soon. Michigan Department of Transportation officials informed the city and Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce that reconstruction of the international welcome center has been postponed until at least 2015 because of a lack of funding. “(The welcome center) has been included in all of the plans that we have looked at for the last five years. Then about a month ago we were in a meeting with MDOT officials about the schedule related to the
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I-94 project and in the middle of that meeting, there was an ‘oh-by-the-way’ comment that the funding for the welcome center wasn’t there,” said Bruce Brown, Port Huron city manager. “We were all astonished. We think it’s a breech of agreement for sure.” The former international welcome center was demolished in spring 2011 as part of the Interstate 94/Interstate 69 reconstruction project. A temporary welcome center in Capac has been operating since October. A new welcome center would be built on stateowned property off the expressway’s westbound lanes in Port Huron Township. p Evangeline May LaVere, 86 Patricia C. Lewis, 85 Shirley M. Maciejewski, 83 James Bernard Nofs, 86 Bonnie Puchlak, 63 Gladys M. Richardson, 88 Frank George Salinis, 94 Leone D. Turnbull, 95
Clerk ‘satisfied’ with Tuesday’s voter turnout By y HOLLY SETTER Times Herald
Vehicles travel along I-94/69 past the area where the Welcome Center was located before highway construction started. MDOT recently decided to not rebuild the center in Port Huron Township. MARK R. RUMMEL/TIMES HERALD Janet Foran, spokeswoman for MDOT, said it is still the agency’s intent to rebuild the welcome center, just not as quickly as previously discussed. “We need to balance our program with the available revenue for now,” she said. “We are working g on some solutions for
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this situation.” The international welcome center, which provides maps and information about local dining, lodging and entertainment options to people crossing the Blue Water Bridge, is a key point for out-of-town visitors, See CENTER, Page 2A
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St. Clair County voters didn’t exactly turn out in droves for Tuesday’s presidential primary, but County Clerk Jay DeBoyer said he was satisfied. “We had plus or minus 21,000 voters, which is about half of what you might see at an August primary,” he said. “It wasn’t a huge turnout but when you consider that there was really only one race, it was OK.” There were enough voters to keep DeBoyer and his staff busy into the night as they tabulated the results. Residents who were closely watching the unofficial results on the county’s website might have seen some unexpected changes as the results rolled in — at one point, the website was showing Rick Santorum had garnered more than 7,500 votes. The final unofficial count was 6,970. “The way our system works, we manually key in results for the web,” he said. “What happened was we had some incorrectly entered numbers. The only system problem was fingers on a keyboard.” DeBoyer said the discrep-
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“Local wrestlers -- Dustin Hunsucker, Capac: Win against Anthony Delarosa of Jackson Lumen Christi in first round; win against Zach King of Chippewa Hills in second round; lose to Logan Irey of Whitehall in semifinals; win against Jackson Lambdin of Allendale in consolation semifinals; lose to Dakota Ball of Ida in consolation finals; Place: Fourth. “Finals: Jerry Fenner, Birch Run over Irey
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Convention center might sink Thomas Edison Inn (Wednesday) Fred Riecke: “Congratulations to all you nay sayers. The convention center may not happen, so that should make all of you happy. You then should be able to drive by the empty Edison Inn and say, “I am proud I helped empty that building.” Keith A. Ziegler: “It’s not so much nay sayers ... the commision and private dealers in this deal are the cause of this ... we all thought it was a done deal ... in my opinion, so what if the hotel is closed for a bit. The Hilton should have no problem moving right in.” Dan Gohlke: “Thank you, Fred. If this does not go through, the unemployment in St. Clair County will just go higher and higher. When it gets too high, no one will come to build.” Trina Kern-Advedisian: “Oh, yeah... let’s blame high unemployment on the fact that we don’t have a convention center. Now there’s some brilliant thinking (insert sarcasm here). St. Clair County unemployment will not go higher if we don’t get a convention center. Give me a break...”
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Brown said. Vickie Ledsworth, president of the Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce, said she was dumbfounded by the news. “This is just another blow to the plaza project,” she said. “Right now they have a temporary facility, which is basically just a trailer, in Capac, but not everybody goes that direction. You have people who head straight up
M-25 for the Thumb tour, or head south on I-94. That is extremely inconvenient for people who are looking for maps and that sort of information.” The international welcome center is a collaborative project between the state and federal government, Foran said, and all $8 million in federal funds are currently available. MDOT’s match is not. According to a legislative analysis, MDOT deferred $1.6 million in funding for the new welcome center as
a way to balance its budget. Ledsworth said the chamber has sent an advocacy letter to Gov. Rick Snyder, MDOT and local state representatives urging them to prioritize the project. “We are one of the busiest international crossings in the country,” she said. “Not having a welcome center is an issue.” She added she is in discussions with MDOT about possible grant funding that might put the welcome center project back on
the schedule. “We’re just in the beginning states of exploring if the welcome center would even qualify,” she said. Brown said he’s not so sure about seeking grant funding for the project. “I don’t know that there needs to be a grant,” he said. “The state just needs to do what they promised us for seven years they were going to do.” Contact Holly Setter at (810) 989-7641 or hsetter@gannett. com. Follow her on Twitter @hsetter.
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“A 30-year old man isn’t likely to have an extensive medical history, but a 75-year-old man might,” he said. “On scene, it’s not always easy to determine medical history. The driver could be unconscious or confused, but we need that information.” The best way to avoid injury is to avoid the accidents in the first place. Laura Newsome, director of the St. Clair County Council on Aging, said the council offers two intensive driver safety courses for seniors. The course runs for several days with instructive videos and a review of driving skills. “The classes are fairly popular,” she said. “We are not here to tell people that they shouldn’t drive, but to help them appraise their own skills and stay independent.” The classes are not offered on a regular schedule; Newsome said they are scheduled when there is enough time to complete them or enough interest to pull one together.
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Fern Angerbrandt, 86, who recently took a class through the Council on Aging to keep her driving skills sharp, drives through Port Huron on Tuesday. MARK R. RUMMEL/TIMES HERALD Students in the classes represent seniors of all driving experience levels. Angerbrandt drove a school bus for Port Huron Area School District for 23 years before retiring; she took one of the driver’s safety classes to make sure she was still on her game. Angerbrandt said changing traffic laws and norms
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website while DeBoyer tabulates results on a separate spreadsheet, which they use to ensure the results match. While the polls weren’t swamped countywide, some individual townships had more traffic than was anticipated. Voter turnout was higher than expected in Casco Township, which township supervisor Bill Ruemanapp attributed to the local road improvement tax question. The Casco Township road improvement tax increase was the only local issue on any St. Clair or Sanilac county ballots and it narrowly passed by 10 votes. Ruemenapp isn’t expecting anyone to contest the results. “I don’t anticipate a recount,” he said. “If somebody thinks it’s worth one, they can certainly go for it.” The close vote, which end-
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ed at 315 supporting the tax increase and 305 opposing it, did not surprise Ruemenapp either. “I don’t think the public sentiment is in favor of any new taxes right now,” he said. “But this is the only tax that Casco levies — we don’t have a fire tax or anything.” Ruemenapp said the funds from the four-year, 1-mill tax will be used to put limestone and chloride on township roads. He added it was something the township has always done, but had to scale back on last year due to budget constraints. The tax will raise an estimated $142,807 in its first year. Contact Holly Setter at (810) 989-7641 or hsetter@gannett. com. Follow her on Twitter @hsetter.
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can make navigating the roadways overwhelming for some seniors. “When you’re not really sure what you’re doing sometimes, with the new rules and new laws, it can be intimidating,” she said. “Even the way other people drive — you have to duck and dive around traffic.” She added when she took
the class, the instructors reviewed several ways to handle icy roads and other adverse driving conditions. “I thought the whole class was great,” she said. “I might even take it again.” Contact Holly Setter at (810) 989-7641 or hsetter@gannett. com. Follow her on Twitter @hsetter.
Judge blocks day labor rules in immigration law By y JACQUES BILLEAUD The Associated Press
PHOENIX — A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing a section of the state’s 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day labor services on streets. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled Wednesday that groups seeking to overturn the law will likely prevail in their claim that the day labor rules violate the First Amendment. She rejected arguments by the state that the rules were needed for traffic safety and pointed out that the law, also known as SB1070, says its purpose is to make attrition through enforcement the immigration policy of state and local government agencies. “This purposes clause applies to all sections of SB1070, and nowhere does it state that a purpose of the statutes and statutory revisions is to enhance traffic safety, the judge wrote. safety,”
The ban was among a handful of provisions in the law that were allowed to take effect after a July 2010 decision by Bolton halted enforcement of other, more controversial elements of the law. The previously blocked portions include a requirement that police, while enforcing other laws, question people’s immigration status if officers suspect they are in the country illegally. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Gov. Jan Brewer’s appeal of Bolton’s decision to put the most contentious elements of the law on hold. Another appeals court has already upheld Bolton’s July 2010 ruling. Three of the seven challenges to the Arizona law remain alive. No trial date has been scheduled in the three cases. Some of Arizona’s biggest law enforcement agencies have said in the past that they haven’t made any arrests under the sections of the law that were allowed to take effect.
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IN BRIEF Weight restrictions in effect for spring The St. Clair County Road Commission will begin enforcing weight limits 8 a.m. today because of spring weather conditions. Trucks must reduce axle weight by 35% on all weight restricted roads and observe the 35 mph speed limits. Over weight permits will not be issued during this time without special permission. Vehicles that violate weight restrictions will be cited. For more information, call the weight restriction hotline at (810) 388-4047 or the special services department at (810) 364-5720 during normal business hours.
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Suspect to get evaluation WORTH TWP. — A 35-year-old Worth Township man facing charges for allegedly abusing two of his children will be evaluated for criminal responsibility and for competency to stand trial, according to Sanilac County Prosecuting Attorney James V. Young. Joseph Lee Brockitt has been charged with two counts of torture, one count of first-degree child abuse and seven counts of second-degree child abuse. Sanilac County Judge Donald A. Teeple approved the evaluations at a motion hearing Feb. 13. A trial date for Brockitt has been set for April 24. Young said the trial date could be pushed back. Brockitt allegedly abused his 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son for several months for not being potty trained, according to the Sanilac County Sheriff Department. He is being held at the Sanilac County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
School board has special meeting MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Public Schools Board of Education is having a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. today to vote on a three-year contract with the Marysville Education Association. The meeting will be in conference room A of the district administration office, 495 E. Huron Blvd. The district has about 120 teachers.
Brookelynn Fleming, 8, smiles as classmate Nathan Giese, left, f 7, takes a sniff ff off her birthday bouquet off a dozen sweetheart roses, Wednesday during a leap year birthday celebration for Brookelynn inside Sally Lang’s second grade classroom at Kimball Elementary School. Fleming’s brother Rodney Kivel, 6, stands at her right. People born on February 29 technically have a birthday once every four years. MELISSA WAWZYSKO/TIMES HERALD
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KIMBALL TWP. — Brookelynn Fleming had her second birthday Wednesday. She turned eight. While Brookelynn celebrates her birthday every year, it’s only once every four years she can celebrate her real birthday. She was born on Feb. 29, 2004. This year, her family brought pizza and cupcakes to her second-grade classroom at Kimball Elementary to celebrate. Brookelynn said she felt as if it was her real birthday. She said she usually
celebrates March 1. “Maybe I could believe she’s two because it seems like just yesterday,” said Brookelynn’s mother, Tammy Kivel. Kivel said Brookelynn wasn’t due until the end of March, but she came early. She said she didn’t realize it was Leap Year until she called her mother to tell her she was going to have the baby. Kivel has two other children, Rodney, 6, and Bryce, 2. Both of them have regular birthdays, she said. Brookelynn had a special three-dimensional frog cake for her first
Leap Day birthday. In addition to her classroom party, the family planned to take her out to dinner for her second birthday. “Every four years, it’s going to be a big thing,” Kivel said. When asked how old she was, Brookelynn said, “I’m two.” So what did the 2-yearold want for her birthday? “I want a cell phone so I can text people,” she said. Kivel shook her head when she heard what Brookelynn wanted. “Now she has her excuse to have her attitude,” she said with a laugh. “Because she’s two and going into her terrible two’s.” Contact Crystal Garcia at (810) 989-6276 or cagarcia@ gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @THCrystalGarcia.
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LEAP YEAR » The Earth doesn’t circle the sun in exactly 365 days. Rather, it takes 365.2425 days, instead of a nice round number, said physicist Dennis Duke of Florida State University in Tallahassee. Those extra digits add up to almost a full day, but not quite, every four years. » Since the Roman ruler Caesar first added a leap day to the calendar every four years around 46 B.C., “with some help from astronomers,” Duke said, roughly 500 leap days have come and gone. » But the Julian calendar was adding too many days. “By the 1500s, Easter was slipping back into winter,
about 10 days off,” said John Lowe of the federal National Institute of Standards and Technology’s office in Boulder, Colo. » The modern calendar used today dates to 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII instituted the Gregorian calendar, with its first leap year of 1584. » Under its rules, every year that is evenly divided by 4 is a leap year, except for turn-of-the-century ones ending with an “00” such as 1900 or 2100, that aren’t divisible by 400. » Today, about 5 million people worldwide share a Feb. 29 birth date, making them “leapsters” or “29ers,” according to the Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies. Source: USA Today
‘VeggieTales Live’ show sold out The March 13 show of “VeggieTales Live” at McMorran Theater is sold out. The show is at 6 p.m. Ticket sales began Jan. 23, said Jana Simpson, news director of WNFR 90.7 FM, the station sponsoring the event. “We did not expect to sell out,” she said. “We were just really happy when it broke even and to go beyond and sell out, we were really surprised.” “VeggieTales” debuted in 1993 in a TV episode format with vegetable characters that told Bible stories. The show expanded to the stage in 2001.
Walk for Warmth set for Saturday The annual Walk for Warmth begins with a 9 a.m. check-in at the St. Clair County Council on Aging Center, 600 Grand River Ave., Port Huron. Participants in the 2-mile walk raise money to help people “out in the cold” because they can’t pay their utility bills. Pledge sheets are available at the Community Action Agency, 302 Michigan St., Port Huron or call (810) 9828541. Pledge sheets also can be downloaded from www.caascc.org. People also can send in a pledge sheet with a donation to CAASCC Walk for Warmth, 302 Michigan St., Port Huron, MI 48060. Submit your news at news briefs@thetimesherald.com.
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Republican bl presidential d l candidate, dd fformer Massachusetts h Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio on Wednesday. Romney won the Michigan primary. GERALD HERBERT/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crossover in state didn’t stop Romney By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN The Associated Press
DETROIT — Michigan Democrats who tried to create havoc in the Republican presidential primary failed to upset establishment favorite Mitt Romney, despite efforts by GOP rival Rick Santorum to draw them to the polls. Tuesday’s outcome was different from 12 years ago, when a surge of Democratic and independent voters gave Arizona Sen. John McCain an upset win against then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush in the Republican presidential primary. Some Democrats in that 2000 election wanted to punish Republican Gov. John Engler after he promprom
ised Michigan would be a firewall for Bush. Others felt a genuine kinship with McCain, a war hero whose populist message attracted blue-collar voters. Democrats this year weren’t feeling the same warmth for Santorum and his deeply conservative and religious message, said Mark Grebner of Practical Political Consulting in East Lansing. The Democratic Ingham County commissioner voted for Santorum to harm Romney but said many other Democrats didn’t follow suit. “Santorum is so repugnant to Democrats that there was a countercrossover vote” that went to Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Grebner said.
DETROIT — Mitt Romney may have won Michigan’s Republican presidential primary by talking about how he’ll restore the economy, but Democratic leaders said Wednesday he’ll face a tougher task this fall convincing voters he can do a better job than Democratic President Barack Obama as domestic automakers rescued by a federal bailout continue to add thousands of jobs. While social issues crept into the Republican primary contest, the bailout looks to be the signature issue of the Michigan presidential race going forward, symbolic of the deep-seated anxieties about jobs and the economy felt by voters here. Both Obama and Romney are zeroed in on economic issues in a state that’s still experiencing 9.3% unemployment and only now emerging from a decade-long economic downturn. Obama, mindful that anger about the economy could hurt him in the fall, has visited several Michigan auto plants to make the point that General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group are thriving after his administration provided tens of billions in federal dollars to bail out the troubled automakers. He usually doesn’t add that Republican PresiPresi
dent George W. Bush provided funds for the automakers in 2008 before Obama was sworn in. Romney, who won Michigan’s 2008 Republican presidential primary against Arizona Sen. John McCain while promising to be a champion for the auto industry, insists the two domestic automakers would have done just fine if they’d gone through a managed bailout with the help of private rather than government funds. Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm told reporters in a Wednesday conference call that private equity had dried up in the financial crash, leaving the federal bailout as the automakers’ only lifeline. She said voters here will remember Romney’s opposition when they look at the thousands of new jobs the automakers are adding in the state. “He turned his back on Michigan in our hour of need and had the audacity to suggest that President Obama’s rescue of the auto industry was his idea all along,” said the Democrat, now host of Current TV’s “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm.” She added it was “particularly egregious for us in Michigan that he supported his friends on Wall Street and didn’t support his friends in his home state” and said if Romney had gotten his
way, “the companies likely wouldn’t have existed or wouldn’t have existed in their current form.” GOP presidential rival Rick Santorum also said this week it was hypocritical of Romney to support bailing out bankers but not automakers, even though Santorum opposed both. The Santorum campaign said in automated campaign calls to Democratic households that the different standards were a “slap in the face to every Michigan worker.” U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan said GOP presidential candidates’ criticism of the auto bailout and unions are energizing Democrats and should make it even easier for Obama to win the state this fall. “People are darn glad we have an automobile industry here and did not want to see it go bankrupt,” the senator said. Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said the former Massachusetts governor, whose father ran American Motors Corp. before serving as Michigan governor in the 1960s, would never have let the automakers fail. Romney has said the companies would have come out of bankruptcy in good shape even without being propped up by taxpayer dollars, a contention some economists dispute.
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Egypt lifted a travel ban Wednesday on seven Americans charged with fomenting unrest by working for illegally funded pro-democracy groups, signaling an end to the worst crisis in Egypt-U.S. relations in 30 years. Defense lawyer Tharwat Abdel-Shaheed said the seven Americans, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, could leave the country only if they post bail of 2 million Egyptian pounds (about $300,000). They have also signed pledges to attend their next hearing.
The number of Islamic places of worship in the United States soared 74% in the past decade. While protests against new mosques in New York, Tennessee and California made headlines, the overall number of mosques quietly rose from 1,209 in 2000 to 2,106 in 2010. And most of their leaders say American society is not hostile to Islam, according to a comprehensive census of U.S. mosques and survey of imams, mosque presidents and board members released Wednesday. “This is a very healthy community,” lead researcher and study author Ihsan Bagby, an associate
professor of Islamic studies at the University of Kentucky, said Tuesday. “Mosque leaders feel very positive, more positive than they did in 2000” when a similar study was conducted. They’re also very engaged: The study finds “98% of mosque leaders say Muslims should be involved in American institutions and 91% agree that Muslims should be involved in politics.” The study, “The American Mosque 2011,” was sponsored by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research (Hartford Seminary), the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, as well as the nation’s largest Islamic civic and religious groups, including the Islamic Society of North America and the Council on
American-Islamic Relations. Some findings: uStates with the most mosques are New York (257), California (246) and Texas (166). uMost mosques are in cities, but 28% were in suburban sites in 2010, up from 16% in 2000. uMosques are ethnically diverse. The major participants are South Asians, Arabs and African Americans, with growing numbers of new immigrants, including Somalis, West Africans and Iraqis. The study did not include Nation of Islam mosques because it is a separate religion. uMost mosque leaders (87%) say “radicalism and extremism” are not increasing among Muslim youth, “in their own experience.” They say the greater challenge is
Super PACs’ limits blurring Shared items within legal patchwork
Friess, for instance, has donated $1 million to the pro-Santorum Red, White and Blue Fund, federal records show. Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated a total of $10 million in January to Winning Our Future, a super PAC aiding former House speaker Newt Gingrich — swamping the $5.6 million Gingrich’s campaign collected that month. Adelson contributed another undisclosed amount in February that’s helping fund the super PAC’s multistate ad campaign ahead of Super Tuesday’s voting in 10 states. “It’s astounding to think of a legal theory that says a contribution over $2,500 to a candidate has the power to corrupt, but a candidate can show up at a super PAC fundraiser where $1 million checks are being written to help his campaign,” said Paul Ryan, a lawyer at the Campaign Legal Center, which favors greater limits on contributions. “There really is an Alice in Wonderland quality to all of this.” Romney said his campaign has been careful to comply with federal campaign-finance laws, but this week called the law governing the ties between candidates and super PACs “strange” and said it should be rewritten. “I think this idea that people are limited in giving to a campaign and that they’re unlimited in giving to a super PAC and that, therefore, the campaign can’t guide the very advertisement that’s affecting its future makes no sense at all,” Romney said Tuesday, while campaigning in Michigan. Ryan said existing rules allow “a whole lot of room for close interaction” between candidates and super PACs, but he cried foul over Restore Our Future’s decision to recycle a 2007 Romney ad. In a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission this week, Ryan charged that distributing an identical ad crossed the line and violates an FEC rule barring the re-publication of campaign material by political action committees.
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Cigars, Havana style
All fired up: Delegates to the XIV Cigar Festival attend a master class on cigar handrolling Wednesday in Havana.
Murdoch’s son quits newspaper post James Murdoch, his credibility diminished and his future at the helm of his father’s media empire in doubt, stepped down Wednesday as executive chairman of News International, the troubled British newspaper subsidiary embroiled in a deepening phone hacking scandal. Murdoch, 39, found his credibility publicly challenged at a parliamentary inquiry into the scandal. A wave of bad publicity and the loss of advertising revenue ultimately led Rupert Murdoch to shut down the 168-year-old tabloid News of the World. “James’ resignation was inevitable,” said Lou Ureneck, a journalism professor at Boston University. “He either condoned the hacking or was irresponsibly unaware.” Across the nation
Teen’s gun may have been relative’s
The teenager suspected in an Ohio school shooting that killed three students may have used a gun that disappeared from his grandfather’s barn, a longtime neighbor said. The gun was noticed as missing after Monday’s shootings and fits the description of the pistol that reportedly was used to kill three students and wound two others at Chardon High School, Carl Hendersen, a neighbor of the suspect’s grandparents, said Wednesday. The suspect, T.J. Lane, told authorities he stole the gun from his uncle, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity. It wasn’t clear Wednesday whether the gun might have been the same one missing from the grandfather’s barn.
Kerrey to seek former Senate seat Former senator Bob Kerrey said Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for the Nebraska seat he once held, reversing course just weeks after publicly rejecting a run he had called a long shot. Kerrey earlier this month opted out of the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson, saying that not running was in his and his family’s best interest. “It just felt wrong,” Kerrey, 68, said during a telephone call to declare his candidacy. “I wasn’t happy with the decision.” Compiled from Associated Press reports
Group demands DOJ memo authorizing drone strike SAN FRANCISCO — Demands are mounting on the Department of Justice to release a memo that reportedly authorized a drone strike that killed U.S.-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen last year. The First Amendment Coalition of San Rafael filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday after the DOJ cited national security in refusing to acknowledge the memo’s existence.
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“attracting and keeping them close to the mosque.” The study breaks with all other major surveys of religion in one controversial finding. Although the study does not claim to say how many Muslims are in the USA, Bagby estimates there are 2.6 million “mosque participants” — people who have attended prayers for Eid (a major holy day) or Friday prayers or were considered participants by the mosque leader survey. Bagby’s report concludes “if there are 2.6 million Muslims who pray the Eid prayer, then the total Muslim population should be closer to estimates (by Bagby) of up to 7 million.” No other survey projects even 3 million Muslims in the USA.
WASHINGTON — Presidential candidates and the super PACs accepting unlimited donations to help their campaigns cannot coordinate their activity, yet they are sharing consultants, donors and even advertising footage, raising new questions about the independence of outside groups. Campaign-finance experts say there’s little federal regulators can or will do to curb the activity ahead of November’s election. Some recent examples: uRestore Our Future, a super PAC backing Republican Mitt Romney, came under fire from a campaign-watchdog group this week for running the same commercial Romney aired in 2007 By Eric Gay, AP during his earlier presidential campaign. The super PAC, run by Major donor: Foster Friess, a supporter of Rick Santorum, is the former Romney aides, also shares single largest donor to the super PAC supporting the candidate’s bid. a direct-mail and polling consultant with the campaign, new fed- visers,” said Bill Allison of the eral disclosures show. non-partisan Sunlight FoundauPresident Obama’s cam- tion. “They share pollsters and paign manager Jim Messina ap- media buyers. These really are peared at a ffundraiser Friday for the candidates’ super PACs.” Most of the activity, however, Priorities USA Action, a super PAC is allowed under the created by two former patchwork of federal Obama aides. The law, court decisions move comes after Obaand Federal Election ma reversed his oppoCommission regulasition to super PAC acBy Justin Sullivan, Getty Images tions that govern the tivity. Cabinet officials nation’s campaign-fi- Romney: Candidate speaks at a are slated to attend funance system, legal ex- rally Wednesday in Bexley, Ohio. ture events in an effort perts say. to boost donations to “It’s not illegal for spending more than $64 million the group, which has supporters of a candi- in recent months to influence the lagged behind Repub2010 AP photo date to be involved in contest, federal records show. lican groups. uFoster Friess, a Messina: Attended independent spending, Their growing dominance has reand there’s no law that newed criticism that they have wealthy mutual fund super PAC event. requires only oppo- opened a back door to unlimited manager from Wyoming who has traveled to cam- nents to be involved in indepen- campaign money. A presidential candidate canpaign events with Republican dent spending,” said Jan Baran, Rick Santorum, also is the single an election-law expert who not accept more than $2,500 largest donor to the super PAC served as President George H.W. from an individual for the prisupporting Santorum’s presiden- Bush’s top lawyer in the 1988 mary or general election, but the campaign. super PACs can take unlimited tial bid. Super PACs are big players in contributions from wealthy indi“Every super PAC seems to be presidential campaign, viduals, corporations and unions. Contributing: Gregory Korte run by former colleagues and ad- the
Lawmakers scrutinize cruise industry By Bart Jansen USA TODAY WASHINGTON — In the wake of the sinking of the Costa Concordia that killed 25 people in January, a Senate panel today is looking into safety, tax and environmental laws governing a cruise ship industry that carried 11 million North Americans last year. “I believe we must ask why an industry that earns billions pays almost no corporate income tax,” says Sen. Jay Rockefeller, DW.Va., chairman of the transportation committee having the hearing. “The environmental practices of the industry are unconscionable.” The industry is a popular one, and it’s thrived through down economic times. In 2010, it generated nearly $38 billion in economic activity and 330,000 jobs in the USA, according to the Cruise Lines International Association. The disaster Jan. 13 has put the industry under the microscope. Today’s hearing is the
By Chris Kleponis, Bloomberg
On safety: Cruise Lines International Association’s Christine Duffy testifies Wednesday. second on Capitol Hill in as many days on the Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio. Another ship, the Costa Allegra, is disabled near the Seychelles and will be towed to port today — three days after it lost power and began drifting in the Indian Ocean with more than 1,000 people aboard. The Costa Concor-
dia and the Costa Allegra are operated by Costa Crociere of Genoa, Italy, which is owned by the Florida-based Carnival. In Wednesday’s hearing, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., who chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced plans for a roundtable with the Coast Guard to develop new laws for cruise lines. Vice Adm. Brian Salerno, deputy commandant for operations, told the House subcommittee on maritime transportation that the Coast Guard is interviewing U.S. passengers from the Concordia to better understand what happened. On Jan. 27, the industry began reviewing safety procedures and its operations for possible improvements, according to Christine Duffy, president of the Cruise Lines International Association. One of the industry’s first decisions, on Feb. 9, was to voluntarily begin safety briefings for passengers when they board a ship, rather than sometime during the first 24 hours of a cruise, as is current law.
Man in Wesleyan death committed to hospital By y PAT EATON-ROBB The Associated Press
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A Massachusetts man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2009 slaying of a Wesleyan University student was committed to a psychiatric hospital Wednesday for 60 years. Stephen Morgan had been charged with murder and other crimes in the May 2009 shooting death of 21-year-old Johanna Justin-Jinich, Justin Jinich, a colcol
lege junior from Timnath, Colo. A three-judge panel found him not guilty in December after a trial in which a forensic psychologist testified he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. His defense team had recommended he be committed for 45 years. The state wanted the maximum of 75 years. The panel on Wednesday committed the 32-year-old Morgan to the maximum maximum-
security Whiting Forensic InstituteinMiddletownforsix decades after Susan McKinley, a clinical social worker at Whiting, testified that a staff evaluation found Morgan is psychotic, depressed and a danger to others. McKinley was part of the evaluation team found Morgan suffers from what is clinically called Schizoaffective Disorder, Depressed Type. “We believe that he is still symptomatic, she said. “He symptomatic,” He
really doesn’t have a realistic idea of how his emotional or mental state led to his crime.” Justin-Jinich, who would have graduated from Wesleyan last year, was shot seven times while working at a bookstore cafe near the liberal arts school in Middletown. Prosecutors said Morgan was partially motivated by antiSemitism as he stalked and harassed the young woman, who was Jewish.
Morgan told the evaluation team at Whiting that he began thinking of killing Justin-Jinich sometime between the summer of 2008 and the spring of 2009. Morgan said he went to Wesleyan three times during the spring of 2009 and was surprised to find Justin-Jinich working in the bookstore and café the day he shot her there. He told the staff he was wearing a disguise because he was afraid of being seen by peopeo
ple whom he believed were watching him. He did not recall shooting her seven times, but thought he had shot her once in the head. He told the staff he felt detached, shocked at what he had done, but calm emotionally. “I kind of couldn’t believe that I had just done that,” he told evaluators, according to the report. “There was disbelief, um ... I can’t remember what I was thinking really. really.”
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American Red Cross Blood Drive, to 2 p.m. Appointments preferred but walk-ins welcome. Port Huron Northern High School, 1799 Krafft Road. (800) RED-CROSS. 10 a.m. Senior Nutrition: “U R What U Eat!” Marine City Library, 300 S. Parker St. Noon Golden Agers. Entertainment by Marsha and Phil Larson; potluck luncheon. Salvation Army Citadel, 2000 Court St., Port Huron. Noon Computer Class: E-Mail I. For adults. G. Lynn Campbell Library, 1955 Allen Road, Kimball Township. Registration requested. (810) 982-9171. 1 p.m. Classic Book Club. St. Clair Library, 310 S. Second St. 2 p.m. American Red Cross Blood Drive, to 8 p.m. Appointments preferred but walk-ins welcome. Living Word Fellowship Church, 60170 New Haven Road, New Haven. (800) REDCROSS. 6 p.m. Mother/Daughter Book Club. Marine City Library, 300 S. Parker St. This month’s selection: “A Long Way From Chicago” by Richard Peck. 6 p.m. St. Clair County Board of Commissioners Standing Committee Meeting, 200 Grand River Ave., Port Huron. 6:30 p.m. Bingo. American Legion Post 8, 1026 Sixth St., Port Huron. 6:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge, to 9:15 p.m. Duplicate bridge for intermediate and advanced players. St. Clair Community Center, 308 S. Fourth St. 6:30 p.m. Scrabble Players Club, to 10 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4325 24th Ave., Fort Gratiot.
6:30 p.m. History Program: The Early Days of Radio in Michigan. With Al and Dave Eicher. St. Clair County Library, 210 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron. Registration requested. (810) 987-7323. Free. 7 p.m. First Thursday Series: “Body Wise Kneads,” to 8 p.m. Rebeca Sadlowski will talk about Swedish style and deep tissue massage and reflexology. St. Clair Library, 310 S. Second St. Free. 7 p.m. Free Film: “Under the Same Moon.” St. Joseph’s Center, 1403 Seventh St., Port Huron. (810) 982-2343. Free. Sponsor: Blue Water Pax Christi.
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Fish Fry, to 8 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish, 7043 Church Road, Ira Township. Dine In: $8.50 adults, $7.50 seniors, $5 children ages 5-11; drive through: $9. Takeout orders can be called in after 4 p.m. at (586) 725-0078. Lenten Fish Fry, to 7 p.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Hispanic Mission, 3110 Goulden St., Port Huron. $8.50 adults and takeouts, $7.50 seniors, $4.50 children ages 4-10. Sponsor: Holy Trinity Parish. Fish Fry, to 8 p.m. VFW Post 6802, 34339 Division Road, Richmond. $10 adults, $4 children. Fish Fry, to 7 p.m. American Legion Post 525, 7150 Smiths Creek Road, Smiths Creek. $7 adults, $3 children. Fish Fry, to 7:30 p.m. St. Mary Queen of Creation Church, 50931 Maria St., New Baltimore. $9 adults, $5 children ages 5-10. Sponsor: Anchor Bay Knights of Columbus Council 598. Fish Dinner, to 8 p.m. Perch Point Conservation Club, 7930 Meisner Road, Casco Township. $8 adults, $5 for children younger than 12. March Artist of the Month Show Reception, to 9 p.m. Work of SC4 alumna Valerie Hoste. Spiral Gallery, 1219 Military St., Port Huron. Free. Bingo. Lexington Lions Club, 7285 Huron Ave. Euchre. Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan, 2186 Water St., Port Huron Township. $1.50.
BLUE WATER MEMORIES FOR MARCH 1 100 years ago » The ferry boats are experiencing no trouble at the present time running between this port and Sarnia. The Black River is absolutely free of ice from the Military Street Bridge to St. Clair River.
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» “If you want to live, you’ve got to work.” That’s the psychology of Pvt. Bertram Louis Robert Allen, 72, of 1563 Henry St., and a recruit in the 119th Company of Michigan State Troops. As one might readily see, he is not only the oldest member of the local company but probably the oldest in the entire state organization.
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» Tolls on the Blue Water Bridge were lifted at midnight Wednesday after Gov. John B. Swainson paid the last 25-cent toll to his father, John A.C. Swainson, 1120 Palmer Court. The elder Mr. Swainson is one of nine toll-collectors who lost their jobs with the switch from a toll bridge to toll-free status.
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» From the Fish Report by Harold Hastings: Last week near Marine City, smelt dippers were taking a few of the silvery morsels from the St. Clair River at night. The Department of Natural Resources said not to get our hopes up yet though, as they feel the good smelt runs are still at least a month off. Compiled by Mary Jo Olmstead from Times Herald files.
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GM to take Peugeot stake By y GREG KELLER The Associated Press
PARIS — General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen, both struggling in Europe, on Wednesday unveiled the details of a strategic alliance that will see the U.S. auto giant take a small stake in Europe’s No. 2 carmaker. The companies said in a joint statement their plans to share vehicle platforms and pool the purchasing of components and services will save them $2 billion a year within five years, split roughly equally. GM intends to take a 7% stake in the French automaker via a $1 billion capital increase, which will make GM the second largest shareholder in the French company behind the Peugeot family, which has controlled its namesake enterprise since its founding more than two centuries ago. The two companies are seeking efficiencies to survive Europe’s brutally competitive and over-supplied car market. A large number of manufacturers and low prices means carmakers can’t make much profit per vehicle and costs need to be kept down. GM’s European business lost around €700 million ($940 million) last year, and the company has said it’s determined to turn it around. GM and Peugeot said they will continue to sell their own vehicles independently and on a competitive basis. The deal will mean they can
leverage a combined purchasing volume of $125 billion with suppliers. “This partnership brings tremendous opportunity for our two companies,” said Dan Akerson, GM chairman andchief executive officer. “The alliance synergies in addition to our independent plans, position GM for longterm sustainable profitability in Europe.” Philippe Varin, chairman of the managing board of PSA Peugeot Citroen, said the partnership was “rich in its development potential.” “With the strong support of our historical shareholder and the arrival of a new and prestigious shareholder, the whole group is mobilized to reap the full benefit of this agreement,” he said. The companies said the alliance would focus on small and midsize cars and that they would share selected platforms and larger parts modules to gain cost savings from larger volumes. The first common platform is expected to launch by 2016. GM posted a record profit last year of $7.6 billion, but the company’s earnings were dragged down by the loss in Europe. The Detroit automaker has promised to restructure its European unit, which consists of the Opel and Vauxhall brands. It has replaced the head of GM Europe and put Vice Chairman Steve Girsky in charge of the management board. Losses in Europe are expected to continue until
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GM Chairman and Chier Executive Officer ffi Dan Akerson joins PSA Peugeot Citroen Chairman Philippe Varin Wednesday in New York. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the restructuring takes hold. Akerson has said the company will have to cut factory capacity, but GM is eyeing the balance sheet for savings and ways to grow revenue in the region. GM almost sold Opel and Vauxhall to Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc. and Russian lender Sperbank in November 2009 as GM emerged from bankruptcy protection. But the sale was scuttled by
Girsky and other board members who overruled then-CEO Fritz Henderson. The company said Opel’s engineering and design operations in Germany are key to its future small and midsize cars. The company also feared its technology would fall into the hands of the Russians and be used to compete against GM models there. Girsky has said GM plans to fix Opel and it’s no longer for sale.
The Paris-based maker of the Peugeot 207 hatchback and Citroen C4 Picasso minivan lost €439 million ($578 million) on its car business last year amid falling sales and concerns over management’s strategy. The familycontrolled company whose roots stretch back over 200 years has been hard hit by the economic downturn in Europe, where it sells more than 50% of the 3.5 million cars it sells annually.
Apple market value hits $500 billion benchmarkk BY PETER SVENSSON The Associated Press
NEW YORK K — Apple’s market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured — and none have stayed for long. Apple was already the world’s most valuable company. The gap between it and No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp. has widened rapidly in the past month, as investors have digested Apple’s report of blow-out holidayseason sales of iPhones and iPads. And, more recently, Apple has raised investors’ hopes it might institute a dividend. The company’s market capitalization was near $506 billion in late-morning trading as the shares rose $7, or 1.3%, to $542.41. On Tuesday, the Cupertino, Calif., company sent out invites to reporters for an event in San Francisco next Wednesday, apparently to reveal its next iPad
model. The launch of the new model was expected around this time, a year after the launch of the iPad 2. Apple is in rare company. It is the sixth U.S. corporation to reach the $500 billion milestone, and the only one to be worth that much at current prices. Exxon, now worth $411 billion, was worth just more than $500 billion for two short stretches at the end of 2007. Apple’s arch-nemesis, Microsoft Corp., was worth just more than $500 billion briefly at the end of 1999, and again in early 2000. It even shot up above $600 billion for one day. The company is now worth $267 billion. Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp. and General Electric Co. also peaked just above $500 billion in early 2000. Cisco and Intel are now worth a bit more than $100 billion each, while GE is worth $200 billion.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS Hybrid startup firm ceasing operations ANDERSON, Ind. — An Indiana-based startup company that had planned to manufacturer hybrid delivery vehicles is ceasing operations, citing its failure to secure a federal loan. The Herald Bulletin reports officials with Anderson-based Bright Automotive announced Tuesday the company would cease operations. The startup also has facilities in Mishawaka and Rochester Hills. The company was seeking a $450 million low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to finance production of the IDEA, its plug-in hybrid service van. Company vice president of corporate strategy Michael Brylawski said Bright Automotive spent three years and $15 million negotiating with the federal agency for the loan. He said each time the company submitted a proposal, the government responded with more onerous loan requirements.
Google policy might violate EU rules BRUSSELS — Google’s new privacy policy appears to violate the European Union’s data protection rules, France’s regulator said Tuesday, just two days before the new guidelines are set to come into force. Google announced its new privacy policy with much fanfare last month. The rules, which are set to come into force on Thursday, regulate how the Web giant uses the enormous amounts of personal data its collects through its search engine, email and other services.
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 BARCELONA, Spain — Microsoft on Wednesday let consumers start trying out its upcoming touchbased Windows 8 operating system, which aims to power a new wave of computer tablets and traditional PCs designed to counter Apple’s big gains in the market through its Macs and iPads. The test “beta” version of the revamped system was introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the planet’s largest cell phone trade show. —From wire reports
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THE NATIONAL SCENE
Bill Day
Stop carp before it’s too late
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he U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a five-state lawsuit to force the Army Corps of Engineers to act more forcefully against the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes. Chalk up another victory for the voracious fish. So far, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania have been waging a losing battle to push the Obama administration to treat the carp problem with a greater sense of urgency. Monday’s ruling, the states’ fourth setback, shows how onesided their effort has been . There is little dispute about the threat Asian carp pose to the Great Lakes. For decades the fish has devastated the habitats of native species in the Mississippi River and its tributaries. If it continues its northern trek into Lake Michigan, it could have the same effect on the $7 billion Great Lakes fishing industry. For several years, the five states have sought court remedies to prevent that disaster. A lawsuit is pending in federal court. It would force a Chicago canal that connects with Lake Michigan to be re-engineered to prevent the carp from becoming a presence in the Great Lakes. The suit also demands the Corps' study on how to fight the carp invasion be completed sooner than 2015. Monday’s high court decision denied an interim petition for the installation of block nets in the Little Calumet and Grand Calumet rivers to prevent the carp from reaching Lake Michigan and a faster deadline for the Corps’ carp prevention study. The Obama administration has taken steps to keep the carp out of the Great Lakes. It has spent more than $100 million so far and has pledged $50 million more this year. The problem, though, is the fish is only 55 miles away from Lake Michigan, and federal officials simply haven’t done enough to ensure the carp doesn’t reach it. The Great Lakes Commission and the St. Lawrence Seaways Initiative released a study in January that recommends a more direct approach. The Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds should be separated, the study concluded. The options range from erecting new barriers near Chicago to stop the carp, rerouting boats and building tunnels to divert flood waters away from Lake Michigan. The options could cost as little as $3.3 billion to as much as $9.5 billion, but the remedies would be effective and permanent. So far, the Asian carp have yet to lose a decisive battle. It’s about time they did.
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et’s see what’s bothering you today. Talk to me. » No Name: “I guess Port Huron deserves what it gets. I live in the township. The county and the city are not going to let their people vote for this convention center. St. Clair County commissioners didn’t ask us. They’re just doing it. I call that socialism. They’re doing what they want. They’re not doing what we want.” » Old Boy from Fort Gratiot: “I was watching the news and weather around here the other day. I saw all the technology they’ve got and all the modern ways of tell-
Local leaders would be wise not to tinker with Edison Inn T
he Detroit Free Press recently published the results of a little survey titled “You Haven’t Lived Here Until You Go To Michigan’s Most Romantic Places.” It is interesting that No. 5 is described this way: “The Port Huron riverfront right near the Blue Water Bridge where Lake Huron empties into the St. Clair River.” Strangely, many local people seem to be unhappy with Edison Shores and the adjacent Thomas Edison Parkway. They want to change them. There are all-too-frequent suggestions that trees be planted there and picnic tables installed. These suggestions are despite the abundance of trees and picnic tables in Pine Grove Park, only a stone’s throw away. There are more serious proposals for additions or modifications that would change the character of the site and mar this gem of the Blue Water Area. Two ideas are being floated. They are ill-conceived and should be deep-sixed. First, Baker College wants to build a culinary arts institute south of the Thomas Edison Inn. Why? Do its prospective students need a view of the Blue Water Bridge? Has the college really considered the inconvenience and perpetual costs of a facility close to four miles away
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Eugene Grewe
course, already in place. But they are used only occasionally by the paper mill. It is a dead-end line, and a new depot there would be miles (perhaps five) from the connection to the main Amtrak line to Lansing and Chicago. Even in limited use (two trips a day) it would increase rail traffic through residential areas, across street-level crossings in Port Huron and Kimball Township and necessitate more frequent operation of the bridge over the Black River. Indeed, if more space is needed for an increase in ridership, a simple addition to the depot 16th Street depot could be built for much less money than a completely new, poorly located building. Again, why the Edison area? Relying on grants from the federal government these days is the equivalent of whistling “Dixie.” The federal government is broke and high-placed czars have no business suggesting money is available for unnecessary projects. Many elected and even appointed public officials appear to believe they must do something to justify their existence. It is often wiser to let well enough alone.
YOUR VIEWS Convention center is right course s a captain and president of A Lakes Pilots Association, I have had the great good fortune of getting
to know the Great Lakes in a unique way. Lakes pilots steer foreign flag vessels and freighters through the waters and ports of Lake Erie, as well as the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, to the mouth of Lake Huron. As a captain, I have piloted boats past the from its main campus? Thomas Edison Inn many times in my A closer, more spacious 16-year career. and less expensive campus We now have the opportunity to could be built anywhere on highlight this extraordinary site for the land cleared (but not the benefit of our community and an needed!) by the Michigan international audience. With the reDepartment of Transportamodeling and re-branding of the tion for its bridge plaza Thomas Edison Inn as a Hilton Hotel, expansion. A desirable an exciting new restaurant, construccampus could be located on tion of a convention center serving Pine Grove Avenue near multiple purposes and introduction of the bridge overpass and a new culinary institute, we’ve come the end of Interstate 94. It up with the combination of uses this would be more convenient worthy site so richly deserves. for students, staff and the In addition to the individuals who general public — and it believe in it enough to put up their would be close to many own capital, the project deserves restaurants which could be strong support by our community. used to train student inI came across an article in the terns. Why must it be at the May 1967 issue of Telescope, pubThomas Edison Inn? lished by the Great Lakes Maritime Then there are those Institute by the Jenks Ship Building who want to build an AmCo. of Port Huron: trak railway depot just “(Ship) builders also invited capsouth of the inn. It is alital from the townsfolk to enhance leged that the current detheir operations. Many individuals or pot at 16th Street is inadefraternal orders would invest in the quate and the depot’s pronew ship and take their chances that posed new location would it would make a tidy sum for them. be helpful for Canadians traveling to Chicago. It The era of individual ownership still flourished and records in the Nationalso would be favorable to al Archives of the United States possible patrons of the abound with these percentage ownpotential convention center Eugene F. Grewe lives in ers. Many of the most successful and chicken restaurant. Lakeport. businessmen in each town owned a The tracks are, of portion of these ships and many of the most famous lake vessels were built under these conditions.” columns and articles submitted to the Times JOIN THE DISCUSSION The convention center, Hilton and Herald may be published or distributed in Baker are our new ships. Our new We welcome your comments. Only print, electronic or other forms. ships will create employment, disubmissions including name, address and day versification and jobs for our kids. and evening phone numbers verified by » BY MAIL: Times Herald, Box 5009, CAPT. DAN GALLAGHER the Times Herald can be considered for Port Huron, 48061-5009. President publication. Letters of 250 or fewer words » BY FAX: (810) 989-6294. Lakes Pilots Association, Inc. and opinion columns of 600 words have the » BY EMAIL: timesherald@gannett.com. Port Huron, Feb. 24 best chance of being published. No poetry, We will publish a letter by the same author
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ing you what the weather’s going to be. The forecast last week was for five to eight inches of snow. I think we got about a quarter inch out here. Not that I want the snow or anything. To me, when you get up and you just stick your head out of the door, you pretty much know what the weather is. They’ve got an awful lot of money in this modern technology and the best thing to do it still look out the window.” I’m glad the snowstorm forecasts were wrong. Aren’t you Old Boy?
» A St. Clair County Resident: “I’m calling about the article on the Michigan trash hauling. It’s not only the Canadian trash that’s coming in here; we get trash from seven eastern states, too. But the real problem is — and I hope Gov. Rick Snyder gets a copy of this — the landfills charge an extremely low price for each ton of garbage. Other states charge way more.” » No Name: “I, too, thought that a flag was flown at half-staff to honor men and women who serve their country, not to glorify a drug user.” » Joanne from Marysville: “Never in my life did I think I would find myself defending a Republican’s action, but what was so awful about the flags at half-staff for Whitney Houston? There were many, many heavy
no sooner than 14 days after his or her previous letter.
hearts, I’m sure, in New Jersey and around the country when she died. If the flag at half-staff helped and lightened a few heavy hearts, then, hey, I’m all for it. I have a question for Concerned in Fort Gratiot: Don’t you have something better to worry about than whether a flag is at half-staff for Whitney Houston?” Well said, Joanne. » Dorothea: “I understand there is some serious confusion relative to the new Humane Society of St. Clair County that is providing a couple of rabies inoculation and dog- licensing programs for St. Clair County residents and one program for Macomb County residents. The new Humane Society’s location is 6177 Fred Moore Highway, China Township. The 2,500square-foot building previously was a Jeho-
vah's Witnesses Church, which I bought and donated to the society. Director Sandra Kilby and some former employees of the St. Clair County Sheriff Department’s animal shelter are the board of directors. Among the society’s primary functions will be a low-cost spay and neuter clinic, education, rescue and fostering of abandoned and/or unwanted dogs and cats — good thing for St. Clair County.” » Dave from Port Huron: “It must give you a thrill, Tom Walker, to publish things such as Karen or Chris, who call Mitt Romney an Eddie Haskell. Chris said Romney was a smooth-talking, lazy, smart-aleck jerk who always got everybody else in trouble and tried to blame everybody else for what went wrong. I don’t see how
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that fits Romney at all. It might be a little bit closer to fitting President Barack Obama.” News flash, Dave. Printing someone’s comment doesn’t necessarily mean I agree with it. After all, I printed your comment, didn’t I?
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Marysville’s Jessica Martin and Liz Buda and Marine City’s Madeline DeBucce, left, vie for a loose ball Wednesday. MELISSA WAWZYSKO/TIMES HERALD
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DISTRICTS CLASS A » L’Anse Creuse North 51, Port Huron 39 » Dakota 41, St. Clair 30 CLASS B » Almont vs. ND Prep, inc. » Imlay City vs. Capac, inc. » Millington vs. Yale, inc. » Cros-Lex 45, North Branch 22 » Marysville 50, Marine City 16 » Richmond 63, Clintondale 34 CLASS C » Sandusky vs. Cass City, inc. » New Haven 57, Memphis 46 » Brown City vs. Marlette, inc. CLASS D » C-PS vs. New Life, inc. » Peck vs. Kingston, inc. » Cardinal Mooney 58, Clarkston Everest 25
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RICHMOND — Marysville got off to a quick start Wednesday night and cruised to a 50-16 Class B district semifinal win against Marine City. The Vikings led 22-3 after one quarter and never looked back as they advanced to Friday’s final against Richmond. The Blue Devils defeated Clintondale 6334 in the other semifinal. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Richmond. “Our girls came out with good intensity and played really solid defense to start the game,” Marysville coach Ryan Rathje said. “That was key for us.” Jessica Fowler and Madison Valko each scored 11 points for the Vikings (18-3), while Taylor Hornbacher had eight rebounds. Emily Gerrow led the Marysville defense with five steals. “Emily Gerrow did a great job of playing defense and had some big steals for us,” Rathje said. Offensively, Rathje said his team did a good job on the offensive glass, creating secondchance points. Brandi Thomas led Marine City with five points. Rachel Baumgarten (five rebounds, four assists) and Haley Schweiger (six rebounds, four steals) led Richmond (17-5) with 13 points apiece. Brittany Schmidt added 10 points, while Kim Boyd had eight points, five rebounds and four assists. “We played very well against their zone,” Richmond coach Mike Pearson said. “We moved the ball well. We started a little slow, but once we started relaxing we started getting some open
Marysville’s ll Andrea d Curtiss leaps l b between Marine City’s Cheyenne h Kulling, ll lleft, f and d Mackenzie k Govier, Wednesday during Class B girls district basketball at Richmond High School. MELISSA WAWZYSKO/TIMES HERALD looks and started finishing. “I think (Friday’s final) is going to be a battle. I know (Marys-
ville) has had a pretty good year. They’re quick, they’re athletic and they play a lot of trap-
ping action. We’re going to have to take care of the ball and make sure we move it well.”
Three area teams ready for tourney By y PAUL COSTANZO Times Herald
Jim Blake expects some tough competition this weekend in the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association Bantam AA State Tournament. “The teams we’re playing are good, they’re a division up from us (in the Little Caesars league),” said Blake, coach of the Port Huron Flags. “Every team coming to states had to qualify for this, it wasn’t a given.” The Flags and McMorran Arena will host the tournament, which starts Friday and runs through Sunday. As the host team, the Flags were awarded a berth in the tournament and did not have to win a district. Two other area teams will also be competing in state tournaments this weekend, but will have to travel much farther. The Squirt AA Blue Water Stars will travel to Calumet, while the
Midget AA Port Huron Flags will play in St. Ignace. Both tournaments will also start Friday and run through Sunday. While all three local teams are playing for a state title, the next step would be different for each of them. For the squirts, the state tournament is the end of the line. The bantams would move onto a regional if they win, while the midgets would go to nationals. While there are different things on the line for each, all three coaches said they feel good about how their teams are playing. “We had kind of been struggling a little bit, but now we’re back to how we were playing, and it’s just in time,” said Stars coach Ange Guzzo. “I like our chances, but it’s entirely up to the kids. They have to do the things that make us successful.” The Stars open the tournament at 3 p.m. Friday against Alpena. They play two games Saturday — 8 a.m.
against Trenton and 3 p.m. against Troy. The Bantam AA Flags play at 8 p.m. Friday against Farmington Hills, noon Saturday against Marquette and 8 p.m. Saturday against Lansing. The Midget AA Flags play at noon Friday against Mount Clemens, 6 p.m. Friday against Detroit Belle Tire and noon Saturday against Trenton. In each tournament, the top two teams from the four-team pools advance to Sunday’s semifinals. The finals are also on Sunday. “We’re doing really good for being young,” Midget AA Flags coach Charley Cook said. “Mount Clemens was the top team (in the league), but everybody is closing the gap on them. Last time we played them, we tied 1-1. If we can get goals, we can win. “The favorite is the USA Eagles. They’re really strong.”
MAHA STATE TOURNAMENTS SQUIRT AA AT CALUMET Blue Water Stars: 3 p.m. Friday vs. Alpena; 8 a.m. Saturday vs. Trenton; 3 p.m. Saturday vs. Troy BANTAM AA AT MCMORRAN ARENA Port Huron Flags: 8 p.m. Friday vs. Farmington Hills; noon Saturay vs. Marquette; 8 p.m. Saturday vs. Lansing MIDGET AA AT ST. IGNACE Port Huron Flags: Noon Friday vs. Mount Clemens; 6 p.m. Friday vs. Detroit Belle Tire; noon Saturday vs. Trenton — Semifinals and finals played Sunday for all tournaments Contact Paul Costanzo at (810) 9896251 or pcostanzo@gannett.com. View Costanzo’s blog at www.thetimes herald.com/sports.
Former Mariner enjoys life in the gym By y JIM WHYMER Times Herald
It’s tough to get Jeff Austin out of the gym. Austin, a 1993 Marine City graduate, can be found either coaching his daughters, assisting with the Mariners’ junior varsity and varsity teams or playing in a recreation league. “I have a great group of girls,” Austin said. “I love it. I enjoy practices as much or more than the games. “I’ve coached most of these girls four years. They respect me and I respect them.” Austin, 37, and his wife, Alyce, have three daughters — Jeff Kirstyn, 14, Karys- Austin sa, 12, and Khloe, 7. Kirstyn, a ninth-grader, was forced to sit out the basketball season because of a knee injury suffered at the end of the volleyball season. Karyssa is a member of the Marine City seventh-grade basketball team, which is coached by Austin. “It’s an unusual group,” Austin said. “They are very focused. You tell them something once and you don t have to tell them again. don’t
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“We’ve taken the girls all over the place with the travel teams. It’s been a good experience for them.” Austin has been around Marine City sports programs his whole life. As a 6-foot-3, 185-pounder, Austin played tight end and linebacker for former football coach Bob Staskiewicz. The Mariners knocked off Oxford in the playoffs in 1991 but fell to the Wildcats the following season in the state playoffs. Austin played basketball as a junior for the late Daryl Walker. Dave Seddon took over the program the following season when Walker returned to Carsonville-Port Sanilac.
Austin was the lone post player in Seddon’s guard-oriented offense. The shooting guards were Shawn Sharrow, Shawn Collins, Scott Comment and Dave Wolkman. The Mariners reached the Class B district finals before losing to rival St. Clair. “We played a slower pace with Daryl and didn’t finish above .500,” Austin said. “The next year, we pushed the ball and scored a lot of points. “We had a good team. Against St. Clair, our shooters just went a little cold.” Austin played one season of basketball at St. Clair County Community College before returning to Marine City to start his coaching career. He assisted Seddon for six years, including two seasons with the ninth-grade team. He also joined the football coaching staff. “I got out of coaching for a stretch when we started a family,” said Austin, who started his own trucking company, Marine City Transport, in 2001. “When the girls got interested in basketball, I decided to get back into coaching. “I have a perfect setup with my company. It’s seasonal work from April to November. That leaves my winters to coach.” Count on Austin being a fixture with the girls basketball programs
JEFF AUSTIN » AGE: 37 » RESIDENCE: Marine City » HOMETOWN: East China Township » EDUCATION: 1993 Marine City graduate; attended St. Clair County Community College one year » ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Excelled in football and basketball at Marine City; played tight end and linebacker on two playoff football teams; played basketball one season at SC4; coached football and boys basketball at Marine City; has coached his daughters’ fifth- and sixthgrade travel basketball teams for four years; seventh-grade girls basketball coach at Marine City Middle School this winter; assistant with the junior varsity and varsity basketball teams » OCCUPATION: Owns Marine City Transport, a trucking company » FAMILY: Wife, Alyce; three daughters — Kirstyn, 14; Karyssa, 12; Khloe, 7
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IN BRIEF AUTO RACING NASCAR suspends crew chief Knaus 6 races CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR
has fined crew chief Chad Knaus $100,000 and suspended him for six races because Jimmie Johnson’s car failed an inspection before the Daytona 500. NASCAR also suspended car chief Ron Malec for six races. Johnson was docked 25 points. Because of his 42nd-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500, Johnson now goes to Phoenix with negative 23 points.
Anchor suspended for comment about Danica SAN DIEGO — A San Diego TV sports anchor has been suspended for implying a sexist slur when talking about race car driver Danica Patrick. Fox 5 San Diego tweeted late Tuesday that Ross Shimabuku has been suspended without pay for a week for his comments about Patrick before her Sprint Cup debut in the Daytona 500. The anchor stopped just short of calling Patrick a derogatory name on the air after the NASCAR driver complained the media always describe female athletes like her as “sexy.” When the broadcast returned to Shimabuku, he responded by saying: “Oh, I’ve got a few words. Starts with a ‘B,’ and it’s not ‘beautiful.’”
SOCCER Dempsey scores as U.S. beats Italy for first time GENOA, Italy — The United States beat Italy for the first time in 11 games during the past 78 years, a 1-0 victory in an exhibition Wednesday night on Clint Dempsey’s goal in the 55th minute. Dempsey took a short pass from Jozy Altidore and put a right-footed shot from just inside the penalty area past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. The Americans had been 0-7-3 against Italy, getting outscored 32-4. With retired baseball star Mike Piazza watching from the stands, the Americans won their fourth straight match to improve to 5-4-1 under Jurgen Klinsmann, who took charge as U.S. coach from Bob Bradley last summer.
TENNIS Djokovic into quarters at Dubai Championships DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
— Novak Djokovic was again below his best but managed to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday for his ninth straight win in 2012. The top-ranked Djokovic looked rusty at times in his opening win against CedrikMarcel Stebe, and the victory against Stakhovsky was anything but routine. Stakhovsky was up 4-3 in the first-set tiebreaker but two costly unforced errors let Djokovic off the hook and the Serb took the set when the 74th-ranked Ukrainian hit a forehand long.
COLLEGE BASEBALL Big Ten might take look at summer baseball The dean of Big Ten baseball coaches said the league should move the season to summer, which would likely leave its teams out of the NCAA tournament. Minnesota’s John Anderson said the Big Ten would benefit from playing April to August when the weather is better. He said cold and snow, along with Big Ten recruiting rules, make it difficult for the conference to compete on equal footing with power programs. Big Ten deputy commissioner Brad Traviolia said Anderson’s idea is worth considering. Traviolia said the Big Ten is working on a proposal that would allow teams across the nation to play up to 14 nonconference games in the fall.
MLB Pirates’ Burnett struck in face by batted ball BRADENTON, Fla. — Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett was struck in the face by a batted ball on Wednesday, and will fly from the team’s spring training complex to Pittsburgh to have his right eye examined by team doctors. Burnett was injured as he hit during a bunting drill. After the ball hit the temple near his right eye, a dazed Burnett dropped into a crouch near home plate. Players who had gathered to watch the drill gasped loudly then went quiet as Burnett sagged to his knee. As he was examined by an athletic trainer, Burnett joked, “Where did the bone go?” Holding a towel against his face, Burnett was helped off the field. — From wire reports
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Tigers have 5th spot to fill The Associated Press
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers
manager Jim Leyland has a pretty good idea who his four top starters are going to be this season. Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, of course. Rick Porcello, Max Scherzer and Doug Fister sure seem likely to make the cut, too. That leaves one spot, but don’t ask Leyland about it. He bristled when he was asked about it Wednesday. “I’ve made this perfectly clear,” Leyland said. “I’m not going to discuss it. I’m not going to waste my time talking about it. There’s no sense looking for hints because I don’t know anything. I have no clue who it’s going to be. It’s like beating a dead horse.” The Tigers open their spring season on Friday against Florida Southern and former secondround choice Andy Oliver will get the start, but Leyland said that means absolutely nothing. The top
Skippers roll with 86-52 win Times Herald
Nikki Heim had 26 points, eight steals and four assists Wednesday night to lead the St. Clair County Community College women’s basketball team to an 86-52 win against Henry Ford CC. Teisha Knott had 23 points, eight rebounds and three steals, and Heidi Highstreet had 18 points and 17 rebounds as the Skippers (16-15) finished the regular season with a 9-9 record in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Eastern Conference. “I thought the girls played extremely well,” SC4 interim coach Mike Groulx said. “They executed well offensively, and we’re starting to clean up the rotations. Everything just came together. “It was good for the sophomores to get a win on sophomore night.” Cianna Peterson had 10 points for the Skippers, while Jenae Curley had seven assists, and Jenna Stauffer had five points, four assists and two steals. SC4 returns to action Tuesday in districts against g Oakland CC.
four starters will get the next four starts, but Leyland said whoever starts the following game doesn’t mean anything, either. “One kid has to start, so don’t read anything into anything,” Leyland said. “Whoever gets the starts means nothing.” Porcello went 14-9 last season after a rocky 2010 season. Scherzer went 15-9, and Fister was the biggest surprise of all last season, going 8-1 for the Tigers with a 1.79 ERA after coming over from Seattle for the stretch drive. He was 3-12 for the Mariners before the July 30 trade. Porcello is 23, Scherzer is 27 and Fister in 28, so the Tigers should have one of the youngest starting rotations in baseball to go with one of the most powerful lineups in the game. “Scherzer is a real talent,” Leyland said. “He is only going to get better. He’s still young, but he has everything figured out. Scherzer
knows how to pitch, but all four of our starters are very smart and very talented. They know themselves and know what they can do.” As for Fister, he’ll get the start in Saturday’s game against Atlanta. Again, Leyland said not to take that to mean anything because while mentioning the four starters, he said nothing is set in stone. Except, most likely, Verlander. “Fister is really talented,” Leyland said. “He went through some ups and downs last year and I think he learned a lot.” Fister said he became comfortable as soon as he reached Detroit last year. He was key during the stretch run and went 2-1 in the postseason, including a 3-2 win against the Yankees in the deciding game of the ALDS and a 5-2 win against the Rangers in the ALCS. He seems like someone who has been with the Tigers a lot longer than just three months
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Bigg Reds eliminated in semis Times Herald
The Port Huron High School girls basketball team’s season came to an end Wednesday, after a 51-39 Class A semifinal loss to L’Anse Creuse North. Port Huron fell behind early in the game, which was played at Port Huron Northern High School. Port Huron trailed 11-5 after the first quarter, 28-15 at halftime and 39-24 entering the fourth quarter. “We just didn’t click,” Port Huron coach Jeremy Rosenau said. “We got on a run in the middle of the season but toward the end we weren’t clicking. “We started slow. That’s been the case for us the last three or four games. By the time we are ready to play, we are already down 10 to 12 points. You just can’t do that against good teams.” Adriana Jordan had 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks for the Big Reds. Jazmine Brown had seven points, seven rebounds and four assists. Jade Rhone added six points and
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP six rebounds. Port Huron ends the season 11-11 and will graduate seven seniors. “They’ve accomplished a lot,” Rosenau said. “When they first came in, we were in the MAC Gold. “They helped make Port Huron High School basketball competitive again. That’s something they can hang their hats on.”
MACOMB DAKOTA 41 ST. CLAIR 30 Taylor Johnson led St. Clair with 13 points in the Class A loss. Rachel Kehoe added six for the Saints (13-8). Rio Dudgen scored 14 points for Dakota, while Kylie Townsley added eight. Dakota plays L’Anse Creuse North Friday.
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MARLETTE — Kristie Gaedcke had 19 points, six steals, five rebounds and two assists in the district semifinal loss. Virginia Jahr added 13 points, six rebounds, five steals and four assists, while Skylar Cronk had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Yellowjackets (5-15). DeAsia Clark scored 23 points for New Haven, while Destiny Rasche added 17.
Class D CARDINAL MOONEY 58 CLARKSTON EVEREST 25 WATERFORD — Sarah Theut had 14 points, Rachel Torey had 11 points and eight steals and five assists and Michela Coury had seven points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in the Cardinals Class D victory. Cardinal Mooney (16-4) will face Waterford Our Lady of Lakes on Friday at Lakes.
last season. “Right now I am still getting into the mental side of the game, but it was fun last year, getting to become part of the tradition of this franchise,” Fister said. “I still have to learn the little things, but these guys made me so comfortable as soon as I got here, so it was an easy transition.” Fister’s spring training locker is next to Verlander’s and he watches him both on and off the field. The two talk often and Fister, who is one year younger than Verlander, said he can learn a lot. “I see how he deals with pressure on the mound and how he is a leader on this team,” Fister said. “He’s the ace.” Fister said it never crosses his mind since, like Leyland, he said slotting the rotation means nothing and he doesn’t care where he fits into the rotation. “After opening day, it all goes out the door,” Fister said.
Woods tense about book By y DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods had a terse exchange with a magazine reporter Wednesday concerning excerpts from his former swing coach’s new book, and ended the conversation with a long stare and a sarcastic, “Have a good day.” If that wasn’t enough, he fielded 10 questions about his putting. And so began a bumpy road to the Masters for Woods, who has gone more than two years without winning on the PGA Tour, and is approaching the four-year anniversary of his last major championship. Woods, who last year moved to Palm Beach County, is playing the Honda Classic for the first time since 1993, when he was a 17-yearold with no big concerns except to finish high school. Hank Haney’s book, “The Big Miss,” is scheduled for release March 27, the week before the Masters. The book is about Haney’s six years as Woods’ swing coach, and Golf Digest on Tuesday began to release excerpts through its tablet applications. In the excerpt, Haney details Woods’ fascination with the military, particularly the Navy SEALs. “I was beginning to realize that his sentiment ran deep, and that as incredible as it seemed, Tiger was seriously considering becoming a Navy SEAL,” Haney wrote, referring to the summer of 2007. “I didn’t know how he’d go about it, but when he talked about, it was clear that he had a plan. After finding out that the Navy SEAL age limit is 28, I asked Tiger about his being too old to join. ‘It’s not a problem,’ he said. ‘They’re making a special age exemption for me.’” When asked about the book, Woods said his disappointment with Haney hasn’t changed. When asked his reaction to the excerpt, Woods replied, “Well, I’ve already talked about it.”
Rivals look for bragging rights, momentum Times Herald
It’s no secret the Port Huron Northern and Port Huron High boys basketball teams have struggled this season. The Big Reds concluded the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division season 2-10 and are 7-12 overall. Northern meanwhile, concluded its MAC White Division schedule Tuesday with a 67-50 loss to Grosse Pointe South. Alex Johns-Moore and Jackson Langolf each scored 10 points for Northern (1-13, 5-14) and Ben Haynes added nine points. “Early on they came out on fire,” Port Huron Northern coach Brian Jamison said. “They had a kid (Tim Kramer) score 15 points on us in the first quarter. “We played the whole game scrambling trying to get back into it. But we dug ourselves a whole.” The Huskies and Big Reds will square off tonight at Port Huron High School, with each team looking to gain momentum in time for next week’s district play. The Big Reds won the first matchup between the teams 49-43 as part of the Ed Peltz Holiday Tournament ournament
PREP BASKETBALL NOTES late last year. “Our biggest thing is we have to rebound with them,” Jamison said. “They are big and athletic. We have to keep them off the boards. I think it’s always big for our kids. It’s an emotional game. It’s a good game to get some confidence going.” Northern begins its Class A district Monday against Anchor Bay at St. Clair High School. The Big Reds will face the winner on Wednesday. “We’re going to play to win,” Jamison said. “We will run our stuff and not hide anything. We will do all we can to win.”
Burton wins 400th game
Tony Burton won his 400th game as a coach Tuesday in Brown City’s 63-58 victory against Ubly. Charles Baird scored 23 points to lead Brown City in the Greater Thumb Conference East Division contest. Andrew Knox added 15 points and Ryan Spokaeski and Chris Fischer each added eight for
Brown City.
Memphis downs rival
In a North Central Thumb League contest, Memphis defeated Kingston 53-32. Nathan Abraham scored 14 points and Jeff Weidner added 11 points for the Yellowackets. Memphis (10-9) returns to action Thursday at Peck. In other NCTL action, Deckerville defeated Caseville 62-26. The Eagles were led by Justin Asher, who had 25 points and 18 rebounds. Andrew Estrada added 11 points for the Eagles.
Spartans clinch BWAC
Imlay City clinched a share of the Blue Water Area Conference title with a 61-42 victory against Armada Tuesday. Zach Darnell scored 17 points to pace the Spartans (11-2 BWAC). Matt Van Dyk added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Howard scored 10 poitns. Rob Henderson led Armada (4-9, 5-14) with 15 points. In another BWAC game, Croswell Lexington defeated Almont 46 46-39. 39.
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BOYS PH Northern at Port Huron Imlay City at Capac Cros-Lex at Armada Yale at Almont Brown City at Cass City Sandusky at Marlette C-PS at Deckerville Memphis at Peck
The Pioneers victory helped Imlay City clinch a share of the league. Anthony Munger scored 15 points to lead Cros-Lex. Nathan Guitar added 14 points for the Pioneers. Cody Gelinski paced Almont with 14 points. Cros-Lex will return Thursday at Armada. In Richmond, Jeremy Schweiger scored 15 points for the home team to lead Richmond past Capac 52-39. Jerrid Pentz added 13 points for Richmond. Sean O’Brien scored 15 points to pace Capac and Joshua Boers added eight.
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WRESTLING Results of the Yale Jr. Bulldogs Wrestling Club at the Michigan Youth Wrestling Association Team Finals third-grade and under Feb. 26 at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. The team took first place out of eight teams. Yale defeated Lowell 36-31; Fenton 46-16 and Alma 42-15. In the semifinals, the Bulldogs defeated Hartland 35-33 and downed Lowell 40-27 in the finals. Team members were: Jeremy Griffith (40 pounds), Noah Harris (43), Easton Moran (46), Shade Suess (46), Drew Arnold (49), Brennan McClelland (52), Dakota Sandzik (56), Corry Cleaver (60), Xzavier Suess (65), Fisher Marriott (70), Scott Harnden (75), Wesley Peters (80), Jay Hallums (Hwt.) Richmond Jr. Devils Tournament FIRST Wes Peters, Grady Francek, Noah Harris, Ethyn Loope, Brett Hudson SECOND Kersten McClelland, Austin Shivers THIRD Devon Bloink, Logan Wylin, Wyatt Peters FOURTH Lane Wylin, Nolyn Francek, Brennan McClelland Marine Corp Team Duals The Yale Bulldogs placed fifth Feb. 19 in Linden. They lost to Linden 60-59 and Warren Woods-Tower 79-33, but beat Grand Blanc 40-37 and Oxford 62-48 Anchor Bay Tournament Feb. 26 FIRST Brady Bischer, Austin Shivers, Ethyn Loope SECOND Kenny Thompson, Zach McIntyre, Nolyn Francek THIRD Jordan Butcher, Wyatt Peters, Calen Shivers, Dylan Bloink, Joey Matthews, Brenton Post, Royce Parmann FOURTH Derrick White, Evan DeLong
HOCKEY PH SENIOR MEN’S LEAGUE
Feb. 21 HAYES EXCAVATING 7, WORDEN’S INSURANCE 4: Hayes pulled within a point of league-leading Worden’s with the victory. Jason Anderson led the winners with five goals and an assist. Jim Feher (two assists) and Collin Lilley each had a goal, while Rich Smalldon picked up three assists. For Worden’s, Ted Fitzgerald, Lou Feher, Shawn Rotundi and Travis McIntyre each had a goal. Nate Johnson was credited with two assists. TEAM NO. 5 4, CONEY ISLAND 2: Scott Gossman knocked in a pair of shots to lead Team No. 5 to the victory. Ben Corbin and Matt Gonzales followed up Gossman’s effort with a goal apiece. Jimmy Blake and Josh Bennett scored for Coney Island. Standings Worden’s 9-6-0; Hayes 8-5-1; Team No. 5 7-5-2; Dimension Devils 7-6-1; Coney Island 5-9-1
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BASEBALL St. Clair varsity team puts on clinic Saturday St. Clair Little League and the state champion St. Clair varsity baseball team will be putting on a clinic Saturday for players ages 7 to 12. Times and registration forms are available online at www. stclair littleleague.org and will be passed out at local schools. For more details, call (810) 329-6354.
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Geoff Roberts isn’t sure what he expected when he joined the Marysville men’s dodgeball league two years ago. He does know that it has exceeded whatever expectations he possibly had. “I think it’s awesome,” said Roberts, 34 of Port Huron. “I’ve been in it for three years, and it’s probably some of the best, high-paced, intense fun I’ve had compared to any sport I’ve played. “I recommend it to anyone that wants to give it a try.” The league is in its fifth season, and plays Wednesdays at the Marysville Community Center. For the first time in league history, there will be a playoff at the end of this year. “It’s going very good,” said Ann Eisen, Marysville’s recreation coordinator. “It’s been steady the last few years with seven teams. We’re currently in the regular season. We have an eight-week regular season, and we crown a champion. This year, we’ll do playoffs.” The league’s roots come from Eisen and her friends getting together to play he game one day. They enjoyed it so much, they started a dropin program, which eventually grew into the league as it had high participation. “We were just at a Christmas party one time for our martial arts club,” Eisen said. “We just started inviting more friends to come play.” There were not enough women who joined the league for it to be truly coed, but Roberts’ 15-year-old daughter Hayleigh does play. She’s the only female in the league. The age group is technically 16-and-older, and Eisen said the majority of players are in their 30s or 40s. There are 12 players on the court to start the game (six per team) and six balls. There are also three officials. Teams take turns playing a best of five series. “Usually we play about six of those a night,” Eisen said. “We’ll have four teams report at 6:15 (p.m.) and three teams report at 7:45 (p.m.), then rotate. At the end of the year, we try to have it so they
Marysville Boosters hold casino fundraiser
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The Marysville Vikings All Sport Boosters have scheduled at Greek Town Casino bus trip fundraider for Saturday. Cost is $35 per person, which includes $20 casino slot incentive. Seating is limited. Tickets are available at Poncho’s Restaurant in Marysville and ask for Troy.
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all play each other an equal amount of times.” Eisen said some teams are very competitive, while others are simply out to have fun. “It’s been a lot of fun for us to be able to play — I play with a few of the gentleman I work with,” said Don Doerzbacher, 25, of Burtchville, who plays for The Abusement Park. “It’s a lot of fun and something to look forward too, especially in the winter, it’s a good way to get exercise.” Roberts is a member of the Angry Turtles, and while it’s certainly fun for him, he’s also competitive. “If you put something on the table to win (in this case, a T-shirt),” Roberts said, “I’m going to try to win it.” The Angry Turtles were in third place entering Wednesday’s action, trailing Special Ops and Tailgaters in the standings. Special Ops, Roberts said, is the perennial league favorite. “In our little realm of dodge-
ball, it’s a rivalry (between Angry Turtles and Special Ops),” Roberts said. “There are definitely rivalries, like Tailgaters, because I play softball with a lot of those guys. “It’s even fun watching new teams come in and just creating little rivalries with them. There are definitely teams to beat, and I consider us one of them.” While it appears Angry Turtles won’t win the regular-season title this year, the playoffs do give Roberts and his team some new hope. “I’m definitely looking forward to that,” Roberts said. “In a condensed season, there’s another chance to come out on top. In an eight-week season, Special Ops is probably going to come out on top. When you condense it to a tournament setting, anybody can come out on top.” Contact Paul Costanzo at (810) 989-6251 or pcostanzo@gannett. com. View Costanzo’s blog at www. thetimesherald.com/sports.
ST. CLAIR MEN’S LEAGUE
Feb. 22 MARINE CITY TRANSPORT 41, DOWNRIVER LAWN CARE 37: In a low-scoring defensive battle, Transport earned its seventh win in eight outings. Matt Salisbury led Lawn Care with 13 points. SMITH CHIROPRACTIC 96, IPEXPERTS 83: Smith Chiro handed IPexperts its fourth loss of the season as Kyle Jobin tossed in 30 points. Jevon Glassnor finished with 24 points in a losing cause. Standings Marine City Transport 7-1; IPexpert 5-4; Run N’ Gun 3-4; Downriver Lawn Care 3-5; Smith Chiropractic 2-6
Sarnia-Lambton’s Woman’s Flat Track Roller Derby team will be hosting a tournament — Roller Derby Spring Clean Up at the RBC Centre from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Doors open at 9 a.m. with the first game kicking off at 10 on the main rink. The Blue Water Derby Girls (Port Huron) will be competing. Cost is $30 and children under 10 will be admitted for free with a donated item to the Sarnia Humane Society. For more information visit www. lambtoncrudeoilcrushers.com.
SOFTBALL Michigan Synergy holds Euchre tourney Michigan Synergy girls fastpitch softball program will be holding a Euchre Tournament fundraiser 6 p.m. March 10. Players will have a choice of formats including Grand Prix (same partner for duration) and Progressive (different partner every round). The event will take place at the former JC Penney building, 315 Huron Ave. Cost is $15 per person in advance. Evening will include water, pop, snacks. We will have cash prizes, 50/50, free cab service, door prizes, much more. For more details, contact Kevin Cates (810) 479-3048 or via FaceBook at Michigan Synergy.
Registration underway for 2012 softball season Regristration for 2012 Adult Summer Softball is now available at City Recreation Department at Palmer Park by Port Huron Competitive Sports Association. Available leagues are: for men’s modified, women’s slow-pitch, men’s slow-pitch and coed play. New for 2012 is men’s fastpitch and a variety of coed divisions. Teams must submit roster and check for $100 deposit by March 23 to hold a spot. League meetings will be in April and league play will start in May. For more information, call (810) 385-2229 or email PHCSA@hotmail.com or visit web site PHCSA.com.
HOCKEY Squirt A team holds tryouts at McMorran The Squirt A Spring youth travel hockey team tryouts are scheduled for 5 to 6 p.m. March 26, March 28 and March 29 at McMorran Arena. The team is for players with 2003 birthdate or before. Cost is $15 per session or $35 for all sessions. For more details, contact Bill Watt at (810) 841-8233.
SIGNUPS LITTLE LEAGUE SIGNUPS/TRYOUTS » Fort Gratiot Little League will be having signups for baseball (ages 4 to 16) and softball (ages 8-14) on the following dates: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday; 5 to 8 p.m. March 9; 9 a.m. to noon March 10 and 5 to 8 p.m. March 23 at the Fort Gratiot Township Hall/Fire Department on Keewahdin Road. The Marysville Little League will host player tryouts Saturday. All players should report to the lobby of each school 15 minutes prior to their scheduled tryout to signin. Please wear athletic attire and bring your ball glove. Boys tryouts will take place at Marysville Middle School in the gymnasium (Age as of April 30, 2012): 12-year-olds: 9 a.m.; 11-year-olds: 9:45 a.m.; 10-year-olds: 10:30 a.m.; 9-year-olds: 11:15 a.m.; 8-year-olds: noon; 7-year-olds: 1:30 p.m. Girls tryouts will take place at Gardens Elementary School in the gymnasium (Age as of December 31, 2011): 12-year-olds: 9 a.m.; 11-year-olds: 9:45 a.m.; 10-year-olds: 10:30 a.m.; 9-year-olds: 11:15 a.m.; 8-year-olds: noon; 7-year-olds: 7 year olds: 1:30 p.m.
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Scott Peyerk, k left, l f Chris h Cartwright h and d Steve Green, right, h are seen in the h b background k d as Frazer Builders teammate Dean Morrison prepares to unleash an orange dodgeball, Wednesday, February 22, toward team Tailgator’s inside the Marysville Community Center building.
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Young Viking wrestlers take to the mat The Marysville Wrestling Club participated in the Richmond Tournament on Feb. 19. Pictured are, back row: Zach Meier (third place), Kaden Chapman(first place), Brock Denuyl (third place) and Colin Sabo (third place); front row: Wyatt Grimes, Owen Rann, Bryson Denuyl, Owen Grant.
VOLLEYBALL Coed tourney scheduled March 10 at Northern The Port Huron Northern volleyball program is having an adult coed volleyball tournament fundraiser March 10 Northern. It’s a blind draw format. Cost is $25 per person, which includes pizza lunch. Signup begins at 8:30 a.m. For more details, contact Tim Langolf at (810) 300-0042.
RUNNING Pot of Gold event held Saturday in Lexington The third annual Lexington Pot of Gold 5K Race/Walk is 4 p.m. Saturday. The race starts in the Village of Lexington. Race-day registration is $25 at the Irish Rose Gifts in Lexington. For more information, contact Lisa Shaw at (810) 359-3379 or register online at Lexingtonmichigan.org
OBITUARIES
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
OBITUARIES
Evangeline May LaVere
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Port Huron Evangeline May LaVere, 86, died Monday, February 27, 2012. She was born May 12, 1925 in Flint to the late Leon and Mayme Hatt. She married Donald LaVere, Sr. on June 26, 1948 in Flint. He died November 30, 1999. Mrs. LaVere was a teller at People’s Bank. She attended Westminster Presbyterian and Colonial Woods Missionary Church. She enjoyed yard work, reading and solving word searches. She is survived by five children, Simeon "Sam" LaVere (B.J. Seaman) of Port Huron, Keith LaVere (Wardson Lambert) of Arizona, Charlotte (Bernie) Deprez of Jeddo, Donald (Judy) LaVere and Richard (Sandy) LaVere, all of Clyde; two daughters-in-law, Mary Gaffney-LaVere and Carol LaVere, both of Marysville; ten grandchildren, Philip, Sara (Sean), Laurie (Jason), Kristi (Jarret), David (Amanda), Holly (Ron), Christopher (Paula), Jeremy, Lindsey and Danyelle (Ron); and 20 great grandchildren, soon to be 21; and a great great grandson. She was preceded in death by a granddaugh ter, Kristina; a brother, Melvin Hatt; and a sister, Lorraine Cross. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday in Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012 in Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. The Reverend Phil Whetstone will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Colonial Woods Missionary Church or Westminster Presbyterian Church. To send condolences, visit pollockrandall.com.
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Gladys M. Richardson
Port Huron Gladys Mae Richardson, 88, of Port Huron peacefully went home to be with the Lord on February 23, 2012. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Milo S. Richardson, in 1989. She was one of ten children born to George and Mae Hayman. She is survived by her five sons, Eric, Vance (Sandra), Kurt, Gary and Loren. She is also survived by her sister, Marge; and brother, Dan Hayman; nieces, nephews; and many grandchildren. Gladys was raised on the family farm in Apple Grove, Ohio. She moved to Columbus for business school and worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Gladys married Milo Richardson on December 14, 1945. They moved to Port Huron, Michigan to raise their family. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Gladys enjoyed gardening and playing the organ. She also loved trips to their farm in Ohio. God Bless you Mom. Services for close friends and family are to be held 11:30 am Saturday, March 3, 2012 in the Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the donor’s church or charity of their choice. For guest book and information please visit karrersimpson.com
Patricia C. Lewis
North Street Patricia C. Lewis, 85, died Monday, February 27, 2012. She was born December 5, 1926 in Port Huron to Arthur and Eva Carlisle. She married Donald Lewis on January 14, 1950 in North Street where they made their home on their farm for 59 years. Patricia graduated from Port Huron High School in 1944 and was a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. For many years she was a substitute teacher in the Port Huron Area School District. Patricia was past president of the Port Huron League of Women Voters and served on the board of directors for the LWV of Michigan. Over the years, she enjoyed playing in many golf leagues and traveling with her husband after his retirement. She is survived by two sons, Marshall (Carol Ann) Lewis of North Street, and Philip Lewis of Fort Myers, FL; two daughters, Eve Enders of Milford, OH and Madge (Frank) Gregg of Hoover, AL; 10 grandchildren, Charlie (Gwyn), Dan (Melissa), and Karen Lewis, Matt and Nick Lewis, Colby, Andrea, and Natalie Enders, and Leslie and Alex Gregg; a sister, Marilyn Stoudt of Charlottesville, VA; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; brother, Arthur Carlisle; and son-in-law Don Enders. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 1 at the Pollock-Randall Funeral Home, 912 Lapeer Avenue, Port Huron. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Blue Water Area Humane Society, 6266 Lapeer Road, Clyde, MI 48049. To send condolences, visit pollockrandall.com
James Bernard Nofs
Battle Creek James B. "Jim" Nofs, 86, of Battle Creek, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on October 19, 1925, in Port Huron, MI, the son of Paul Frederick and Gertrude M. (Lewandowski) Nofs. Surviving Jim in addition to his wife the former Florence Marie "Terry" (Shoudy) Nofs are his children Sharon L. (Ben) Greenwood, James L. (Sarah) Nofs, Melodie L. (Larry) Jenner, Michael L. Nofs, Michele L. "Micki" (Barry) Hover, Pamela L. Kauffman and Denise L. (Mark) Lancaster. Jim also leaves 18 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, brothers Frederick (Florence) Nofs of Detroit, Gordon (Loretta) Nofs of Flint and Joseph (Dolly) Nofs of Port Huron and his sister Justine Senyk of Port Huron. Jim was preceded in death by his son Randall L. Nofs in 1993, grandson Curtiss Greenwood in 2000, brother Lawrence Nofs and sisters Cecilia Mullen and Dorothea Gottsleiben. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2012 and 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Royal Funeral Home. A Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday evening. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00pm, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at St. Philip Catholic Church. Memorial tributes may be directed to St. Philip Catholic High School.
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Frank George Salinis, 94
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Dupine, 72, died February 20, 2012. She is survived by her children Julie Brown, June Miller, Jane Holt, and Janice Dupine. Private services have been held.
Salinis, 94, died Thursday, February 16, 2012. Survived by son, Frank P. Salinis and stepson, Jim Harrison. Services 11 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy. Arrangements
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YALE- Bonnie Puchlak, 63, died Monday, February 27, 2012. Surviving are a daughter, Tammy Puchlak. Visitation Wednesday 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kaatz Funeral Directors, Yale. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday with 10:00 a.m. visiting.
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BIKE PARTS 1 seat,, 2 brake GARAGE DOOR OPENER cable sets, 2 brake pad Keypad only y with acc., sets,, 2-20" tires,, new. new in box. Gemie #KEP-1 $25.00 Dean (810)531-4731 $15.00 Dean (810)531-4731 100 POUND PROPANE tanks , empty. py with "new valves," METAL FUTON with GLASS JUG 5 gallon older Stay y warm this winter! BLACK black cushion, $20, Saint great shape g p no cracks . $75.00 Dean (810)531-4731 Clair 810-300-4701 $25 (810)987-7928 100 VARIOUS PLAYER p pia- BOW HUNTING JACKET & GLASS TOP OVAL,, no rolls. $99. 810-765-9128. pants. XL. $35 for set. 810p 8’x4’x3/8" thick. No base, 543-2951. can deliver. $90. 810-93710 BOXES CHESTNUT color 5240 laminate flooring. $99. 810BRAHAM BOOTS camo. 434-9142. Very y nice & warm,, GO DIEGO GO Animal ResThinsulate, waterproof. cue Train Track. Has all INCH CRAFTSMAN 10 $40. 810-304-2156 pieces & animals. p Like band saw. $35. 810-765new! $20.00 (810)329-7708 9128. BRAND NEW IN box - Microsoft Web Cam. Paid $50. HP LAPTOP POWER ADAP2002 SEBRING DOORS. Asking $15. 810-982-8749 TOR $20 or best offer. Call $49 each. 810-310-0582. 810-385-5995. g BRAND NEW "VERA Wang" 2002 SEBRING FRONT clip. queen comforter,, shams, J.C. HIGGIANS 26" bike. q $99. 810-310-0582. bedskirt. $60 or best offer. Springer p g front end,, needs 810-364-2975 work. $20 or best offer. 2002 SEBRING rear win810-364-9205. dow & trunk lid. $49 each. CAP FOR 96 Ram, green. 810-310-0582. Fits 6 foot box,, rear winDRYER 220 dow broke. $99. 810-841- KENMORE eletric works good $80.00 20 POUND PROPANE tanks, 1379. (810)329-2645 empty. p y OPD valved. Get ready y for summer g grilling! g CERAMIC CROCK old 18" pets $20.00 Dean (810)531-4731 high,10"round g , no cracks.- KUNG ZHU PETS, 2 p w/battle armour. Battle about 4 g gallon $99.great Arena,, two training g cours2/$15 ITUNES GIFTCARDS shape.987-7928 es. $20.00 (810)326-1607 will sell for $ $20 call/text ((810)640-6247 ) $20. CHILDRENS SCHOOL (810)640-6247 TIRES WORK/ACTIVITY desk. LAWNMOWER 15X6.00-6NHS mounted on yale area $30 (810)841y yellow wheels. $40.00 2 - 40 lb. bags g of shelled 2893 Dean (810)531-4731 corn. $10. 810-329-7460. COCA-COLA DELUXE COAT 2 BOWLING BALLS wit h rack with shelves. LEATHER DESK CHAIR for g N’ Tall. $75. Richmond. Big bags. g $30 each. 810-705(32"Wx17"D) Steel. $65. 810-523-2861 0108. 810-987-7274 2 - LAMPS w / S h a d e s Matching g Must See $40.00 (810)434-6434
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High Point, NC Gina Marie (Tonge) Jacobs, 54, passed away suddenly Tuesday, February 28, 2012. She was the loving wife of Dr. Curt Jacobs, to whom she was married for 28 years. Mrs. Jacobs was born December 16, 1957, in Deckerville, Michigan, a daughter of Frank, Jr. and Joan (Connelly) Tonge, currently of Croswell, MI. She was a 1980 graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She earned a Master’s of Public Health in Public Health Education from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1982. A true servant leader, Mrs. Jacobs was known throughout the community for her giving spirit, active involvement and contagious enthusiasm. She provided guidance and leadership to numerous organizations. Most recently, she served as Volunteer Coordinator at Oak Hill Elementary School, where she recruited scores of individual volunteers, as well as countless resources from local businesses and civic organizations. She served on the Southside Committee and as a board member of The City Project, and she was Chair and board member of the Elliott and Mary Wood Scholarship Foundation, which oversees $10 million in scholarships and grants. She also served as a volunteer and resource for the Boys and Girls Club Friday Afternoon Dinners. Mrs. Jacobs served as a Certified Judge and University Pageant Development Coordinator for the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant; was Judges Chair and a fund raiser for the Miss Thomasville Scholarship Pageant; and was a judge for both the Miss West Virginia 2011 State Pageant and the Miss Idaho 2012 State Pageant. In her spare time, Mrs. Jacobs enjoyed bicycling, logging 8,071 miles in 2010 and 7,500 miles in 2011. She was a Charlotte Motor Speedway Time Trial Gold Medalist in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Jacobs is survived by two daughters, Jessica Jacobs Marquardt, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who is currently employed at SAS in Cary, and her husband, Dan, of Raleigh; and Sarah Christina Jacobs, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and currently a Policy Analyst for a defense contractor in Washington, DC; a son, Andrew Curtis Jacobs, a junior business major and Pogue Scholar at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; a granddaughter, Grace Marie Marquardt of Raleigh; two brothers, Matt Tonge of Port Huron, MI, and Brian Tonge of Petosky, MI; a sister, Beth Attianese of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service celebrating the life of Gina Jacobs will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1225 Chestnut Drive, High Point, NC, with the Dr. J. Alexander (Al) Ward, Jr. officiating. The family will greet friends, immediately following, in the Asbury Room. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Oak Hill Elementary School, 320 Wrightenberry Street, High Point, NC 27260. (Please note on check: Gina Jacobs memorial fund) Online condolences may be made on Mrs. Jacob’s memorial page at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service, High Point.
ruary 27, 2012. Survived by her sons, John and Norman KIMBALL TWP.- Constance Turnbull, and daughters, L. Bennett, 64, died Sunday, Janice Beach and Michelle February 26, 2012. Survived Asselin. Funeral services by brothers, Robert and Roy will be in Orlando, Florida. Bennett. Services were pri- Arrangements by: Jowett vate. Arrangements by Pol- Funeral Home - 1634 Lapeer lock-Randall Funeral Home. Ave. at 17th St., Port Huron.
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ser Wallace Child, 86, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Survived by his wife, Jean Hyslop Child. Visitation will be 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Thursday in Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home. Services 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at the funeral home. The Times Herald publishes death notices free of charge. MORE DEATH NOTICES, PAGE G 8B 8
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Land for Sale 2 ACRES - GRANT TWP. 4 Parcels to choose from. Gibbons & Fisher Rd. Land Contract Terms Available. $1415k. Call Sandy Gordon, Bauer-Reno & Associates (810) 966-1200
810-288-2478 2004 DODGE DAKOTA SXT Gray, 6 cyl, 2WD, Very Clean Truck for the Money! Ask for Ron! $6,995 Bill MacDonald Ford St. Clair 810-329-6601 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB PICKUP V-8, Tow Package, Only 78,000 Miles, Loaded! $11,995 www. KOPPINGERMOTORS.COM 3755 PINE GROVE AVE FORT GRATIOT, MI
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Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN987-7383 FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT 2002 JEEP LIBERTY OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMSPORT 4X4 BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN V6, Loaded, Lots of Extras, ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Must See! sale may be rescinded by $7,995 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 SALE - Default 2004 JEEP GRAND has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made CHEROKEE 4X4 by Robert A. Riggs and Special Edition, V8, Deann Marie Riggs a/k/a Leather, Moonroof, Deann M. Riggs, husband and wife, original Save Big! mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan $8,495 Chase Bank, National Association, Mortgagee, dated February 1, 2007, and recorded on February 7, 2007 in Liber 3679 on Page 707, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, on which mort2005 JEEP GRAND gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the CHEROKEE sum of One Hundred SixtyV-8, 4x4, Moonroof, Low Six Thousand Nine Hundred Miles, One Owner! Thirty-Seven and 56/100 Dollars ($166,937.56), includ$13,995 ing interest at 2% 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 2006 JEEP LIBERTY mortgage will be foreclosed LIMITED by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of 4x4, Moonroof, them, at public vendue, at Super Sharp! the place of holding the cir$11,495 cuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 29, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Clyde, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: The Easterly 260 feet of the Westerly 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 591 feet of the South 1/2 of LIMITED the Northwest 1/4 of Section 4x4, Leather, Black Beauty! 23, Town 7 North, Range 16 East. $13,995 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 from the date of such sale. 4 Door, Automatic, Great If the property is sold at Miles! Price Reduced! foreclosure sale under Ask for Ed Chapter 32 of the Revised $20,995 Judicature Act of 1961, purBill MacDonald Ford suant to MCL 600.3278 the St. Clair 810-329-6601 borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption peri2009 MAZDA 3 od. Sport Package, Moonroof, Dated: March 1, 2012 5 Speed, Alloys, For more information, please call: Great MPG! FC S (248) 593-1304 $13,495 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #382447F03 (03-01)(03-22) PT-990095 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 2012
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810-985-7777 HOME TOWNE REALTY 3543 PINE GROVE AVE. PORT HURON 810-982-1400. GORGEOUS 3 bdr, 2 bath detached condo, walkout patio to river front deck! $182,500 F-1 CONDO living, 2 bdr, oak cabinets in kitchen, bar area, walk to River! $93,500 M-1 LAKEFRONT 2 bdr condo with panoramic view, doorwall to patio overlooking lake. $289,000 L-2 C O M M E R C I A L office 7 spacious offices, break room, conference room, storage room & 2 baths! $99,000 J-1 BLACK RIVER Canal front 3 bdr, 2 bath ranch, Jacuzzi, hardwood floors, large deck! $174,000 #E-1 PANORAMIC view, 3 large bdr’s 4.5 baths, finish rec, room with kitchen, 3 decks & boatlift! $325,000 G-4 3 BDR, 2 bath, 5 acres, 32x40 pole barn, semi finished basement, many updates! $99,900 F-2 BUILD your dream on this beautifully wooded 8.01 acres! 47,900 VL-C1 KEARNS REAL ESTATE 987-3330 LAKESHORE, LEXINGTON, lake front, 2 brs., 1 bath, lot 50x700, fireplace, 23x26 garage. $199,900. K-2522 KEARNS REAL ESTATE 987-3330 PINE GROVE AVE., Fort Gratiot, 3 brs., 2 baths, lot 88x243, 2 car garage. $126,000. K-2800.
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Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kenard Gross Jr and Elizabeth M. Gross, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated August 15, 2006, and recorded on August 24, 2006 in Liber 3603 on Page 393, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Aurora Bank FSB as assignee, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-One and 36/100 Dollars ($100,961.36), including interest at 3.5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 29, 2012. Said premises are situated in City of Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots 27 and 28, Block 35 of Plat of Village of Fort Gratiot, in the City of Port Huron, County of St. Clair, Michigan, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Liber 52 of Plats, Pages 37 of St. Clair County. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: March 1, 2012 For more information, please call: FC J (248) 593-1311 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #393083F01 (03-01)(03-22) PT-990092 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 2012 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roy D. Griffin and Susan M. Griffin, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated November 23, 2001, and recorded on December 20, 2001 in Liber 2327 on Page 676, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-A as assignee, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Eight and 77/100 Dollars ($180,328.77), including interest at 6.5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 29, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Clyde, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: The South 330 feet of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 32, Town 7 North, Range 16 East. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: March 1, 2012 For more information, please call: FC J (248) 593-1311 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #390331F01 (03-01)(03-22) PT-990059 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 2012 FORECLOSURE NOTICE In the event this property is claimed as a principal residence exempt from tax under section 7cc of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL .7cc please contact our office at (248) 844-5123. This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Brick Holdings, LLC a/k/a Brick Holdings, LLC, a Michigan Limited Liability Company and By: Stephen J. Patewski, to InterBay Funding, LLC, Mortgagee, dated April 25, 2006 and recorded May 2, 2006 in Liber 3547 Page 895 St. Clair County Records,
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y , Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, by assignment dated September 14, 2006 and recorded February 26, 2007 in Liber 3685, Page 899, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($343,852.68) including interest 10.5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, Circuit Court of St. Clair County at 1:00PM on March 22, 2012 Said premises are situated in City of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot(s) 26 and 28, except the South 30 feet thereof, Block 60, White’s Plat, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber B of Plats, Page 14 and 15, St. Clair County Records. Commonly known as 1102 Military, Port Huron MI 48060 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241 or MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale, or upon the expiration of the notice required by MCL 600.3241a(c), whichever is later; or unless MCL 600.3240(17) applies. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, under MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: 2/23/2012 Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 1257364 (02-23)(03-15) PT-988733 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 2012 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra Young aka Sandra M. Young, as a single woman, original mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mortgagee, dated April 7, 2009, and recorded on April 22, 2009 in Liber 3936 on Page 793, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Nine and 39/100 Dollars ($58,599.39), including interest at 5.25% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 22, 2012. Said premises are situated in City of Marine City, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: The North 55 feet of Lot 133, Block 12, Village of Marine, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Liber E of Plats, Page 41, St. Clair County, Register of Deeds of Office. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: February 23, 2012 For more information, please call: FC S (248) 593-1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #390482F01 (02-23)(03-15) PT-988604 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 2012 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph H. Bloink and Carol Bloink, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgagee, dated May 13, 2004, and recorded on May 21, 2004 in Liber 3104 on Page 214, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust 2004-2 as assignee, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand One Hundred ThirtyFour and 67/100 Dollars ($94,134.67), including interest at 5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 22, 2012. Said premises are situated in City of Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: The South 36 1/3 feet of Lots 7 and 8, the North 12 feet of Lot(s) 9 and 10, and the North 96 2/3 feet of Lot 8, Block 5 of City of Port Huron on the South side of Black River, commonly known as WHITE PLAT, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Liber B of Plats, Page(s) 14 and 15, of St. Clair County Records.
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y The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: February 23, 2012 For more information, please call: FC D (248) 593-1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #284629F02 (02-23)(03-15) PT-988515 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 2012 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Lilley, a single man, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated March 14, 2008, and recorded on March 19, 2008 in Liber 3825 on Page 104, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Seven Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Two and 98/100 Dollars ($97,132.98), including interest at 6.5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 15, 2012. Said premises are situated in City of Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 26 and the North 2 feet of Lot 27, Plat No. 2 of Williamsburg Estates, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 64 of Plats, Page 1, St. Clair County Register of Deeds Office. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: February 16, 2012 For more information, please call: FC X (248) 593-1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #393601F01 (02-16)(03-08) PT-987270 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 2012 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Renee J Szumski, original mortgagor(s), to Citizens First Mortgage, LLC, Mortgagee, dated April 20, 2006, and recorded on April 26, 2006 in Liber 3544 on Page 921, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Citibank N.A., as Trustee for FDIC 2010-R1 Trust as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Five Hundred FiftySeven and 62/100 Dollars ($85,557.62), including interest at 7.5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 8, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Greenwood, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast quarter of Section 32, Town 8 North, Range 15 East, described as: Commencing at the East one-quarter of Section 32; Thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 46 seconds West 1059.87 feet along the East line of Section 32 and the centerline of Brown Road to the point of beginning; Thence continuing South 00 degrees 02 minutes 46 seconds West 264.00 feet; Thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 52 seconds West 825.00 feet along the South line of the North one-half of the Southeast one-quarter as previously surveyed; Thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 46 seconds East 264.00 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 52 seconds East 825.00 feet to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: February 9, 2012 For more information, please call: FC H (248) 593-1300 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #381629F02 (02-09)(03-01) PT-985849 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 2012 SCHNEIDERMAN & SHERMAN, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)5397400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHERYL L. ZIOLKOWSKI AKA CHERYL LYNN ZIOLKOWSKI, A SINGLE WOMAN, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"), solely as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated April 14, 2006, and recorded on May 4, 2006, in Document No. 2005060626, Liber 3549, on Page 385, and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC., as assigned, St. Clair County Records, Michigan, on which
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, g , mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Eight Dollars and Seventy-Nine Cents ($211,308.79), including interest at 6.500% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, South Main entrance to the County Building in Port Huron, Michigan at 01:00 PM o’clock, on March 15, 2012 Said premises are located in St. Clair County, Michigan and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AND BEING A PART OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3, SECTION 18, TOWN 6 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST, RILEY TOWNSHIP, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT 1181.29 FEET NORTH 0 DEGREES 37 MINUTES WEST 383.32 FEET SOUTH 84 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3; THENCE EXTENDING SOUTH 84 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 379.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST 259.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 290.05 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF BELLE RIVER ROAD; THENCE 91.00 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST WHOSE LONG CHORD IS DESCRIBED AS BEING NORTH 80 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 90.92 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST 266.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the above referenced property is sold at a foreclosure sale under Chapter 600 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, under MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC. Mortgagee/Assignee Schneiderman & Sherman, P.C. 23938 Research Drive, Suite 300 Farmington Hills, MI 48335 GMAC.010767 (0216)(03-08) PT-987275 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 2012 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Roberts and Holli Roberts, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mortgagee, dated January 16, 2009, and recorded on January 30, 2009 in Liber 3909 on Page 640, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Three and 57/100 Dollars ($194,923.57), including interest at 6.25% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 29, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Burtchville, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land being a part of the South 60 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, Town 8 North, Range 17 East, Burtchville Township, St Clair County, Michigan and described as: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 31; thence North 00 degrees, 24 minutes, 40 seconds East 1327.25 feet along the East line of said Section 31 to the point of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 00 degrees, 24 minutes, 40 seconds East 325.75 feet along the East line of said Section 31; thence North 89 degrees, 47 minutes, 53 seconds West 1314.24 feet; thence South 00 degrees, 27 minutes, 18 seconds West 325.75 feet; thence South 89 degrees, 47 minutes, 53 seconds East 1314.49 feet to the point of beginning of this description. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: March 1, 2012 For more information, please call: FC S (248) 593-1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #391119F01 (03-01)(03-22) PT-989888 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 2012 IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY OR HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY AS TO THIS OBLIGATION, THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT IN VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY OR THE DISCHARGE INJUNCTION. IN SUCH CASE, PLEASE DISREGARD ANY PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING. OTHERWISE, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO ADVISE YOU THAT COMMUNICATION FROM OUR OFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE NOW ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY OR HAVE BEEN IN THE PRIOR NINE MONTHS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AS YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carol Napora-Peel a/k/a Carol L. Napora-Peel, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for M & T Mortgage Corporation, its successors or assigns, Mortgagee, dated August 1, 2005 and recorded August 8, 2005 in Liber 3396, Page 244, St. Clair County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred Thirty and 72/100 Dollars ($116,530.72) including interest at 5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the South main entrance to the County Bldg. in Port Huron in St. Clair County, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on MARCH 22, 2012. Said premises are located in
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Dated: February 23, 2012 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File No. 310.6305 (02-23)(03-15) PT-988661 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 2012 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony M Scavone a married man and Shirley Teresa Scavone his wife, original mortgagor(s), to Genesis Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee, dated March 6, 2004, and recorded on March 16, 2004 in Liber 3051 on Page 31, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor in interest by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Saint Clair county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Four and 27/100 Dollars ($111,504.27), including interest at 5.5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Saint Clair County, at 1:00 PM, on March 22, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Wales, Saint Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: A piece of land beginning at the Southwest corner of part of Southeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 3, Town 6 North, Range 15 East; thence North 0 degrees 30 minutes East 47.5 feet to the point of beginning of this description; thence North 0 degrees 30 minutes East 212.3 feet to the Southerly line of the Grand Trunk Railway Right of Way; thence South 80 degrees 51 minutes East along said Right of Way 676 feet; thence South 3 degrees 0 minutes West 138 feet; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes West 365 feet; thence North 0 degrees 30 minutes West 82.5 feet; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes West 297 feet to the place of beginning. Also described as: That part of West 1/2 of Southeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 lying South of Ground Trunk Rail Road Right of Way excepting the South 47.5 feet of West 297 feet thereof, also North 35 feet of Northwest 1/4 of Northeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 excepting West 297 Section 3, Town 6 North, Range 15 East. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: February 23, 2012 For more information, please call: FC D (248) 593-1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #394621F01 (02-23)(03-15) PT-988513 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 2012 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Lori J Dodea a/k/a Lori Dodea, a Single Woman to First Preferred Mortgage, Mortgagee, dated November 30, 1998 and recorded December 2, 1998 in Liber 1829 Page 587 St. Clair County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was assigned through mesne assignments to: Source One Mortgage Services Corporation, by assignment dated November 30, 1998 and recorded January 29, 1999 in Liber 1855, Page 251, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred ThirtyFour Dollars and TwentyEight Cents ($88,234.28) including interest 5% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, Circuit Court of St. Clair County at 1:00PM on March 8, 2012 Said premises are situated in City of Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Northeasterly corner of Lot 35, assessor’s Belle River Road Plat according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 50 of Plats. Page 38, St. Clair County register of deeds office; thence 72 degrees 44 minutes West along the Northerly line of Lot 35, a distance of 130 Feet; thence South 26 degrees 08 minutes West 40.1 feet; thence South 66 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds East 120 feet to Belle River Road; thence North 35 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds East 54.9 feet to beginning. With an easement for driveway purposes described as follows: beginning at a point on the Easterly line of Lot 35 of Belle River Road Plat. said point lying South 35 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West 48.77 Feet from the Northeasterly corner of Lot 35; thence North 66 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds West 52.56 Feet; thence North 23 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds East 18 Feet; thence North 66 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds West 24 Feet; thence South 23 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds West 30 Feet; thence South 66 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds East 73.74 Feet to Belle River Road; thence North 35 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds East 12.26 feet to the beginning. All being part of Lot 35 Commonly known as 1312 St Clair Hwy, Saint Clair MI 48079 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241 or MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale, or upon the expiration of the notice required by MCL 600.3241a(c), whichever is later; or unless MCL ( )
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; 600.3240(17) applies. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, under MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: 2/09/2012 CitiMortgage, Inc successor by merger to Source One Mortgage Services Corporation, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 1140172 (02-09)(03-01) PT-985986 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 2012 Case No. 2011-001783-CH CIRCUIT COURT SALE In pursuance and by virtue of a Judgment of the Circuit Court for the County of St. Clair, State of Michigan, made and entered on the 23rd day of January, A.D., 2012 in a certain cause therein pending, wherein RESI WHOLE LOAN V, LLC, a foreign Limited Liability Company, (was) (were) the Plaintiff and DAVID S. GRONE, an individual, CYNTHIA A. GRONE, an individual, and CSB BANK, a Michigan banking institution, (was) (were) the Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder, at public vendue, at the St. Clair County Circuit Court (that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for said County), on the 5th day of April, A.D., 2012 at 1PM, Eastern Standard Time, the following described property, viz: All certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Township of Riley, County of St. Clair and State of Michigan, described as follows: A PARCEL OF LAND IN AND BEING A PART OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECT 9, T6N, R14E. BEG AT A PT ON THE E LN OF SECT 9, 795.0 FT N 00°31’20" W FROM THE SE CORN OF SECT 9, TH S 89°28’40" W 268.06 FT; TH N 00°31’20" W 325.00 FT; TH N 89°28’40" E 268.06 FT TO THE E LN OF SECT 9;TH S 00°31’20" E 325.00 FT ALG THE E LN OF SECT 9 TO THE POB. PARCEL ID: 74-29-009-3005-000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2085 BRAIDWOOD, RILEY TOWNSHIP, MI 48041 This property may be redeemed during the six (6) months following the sale. Dated: 2/16/12 Steve Campau Deputy Sheriff Potestivo & Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: David G Marowske (P57261) Ashley K Rasmussen (P72164) 811 South Blvd., Suite 100 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 (248) 8534400 Our File # 11-38490 (0216)(03-29) PT-987273 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 2012 IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY OR HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY AS TO THIS OBLIGATION, THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT IN VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY OR THE DISCHARGE INJUNCTION. IN SUCH CASE, PLEASE DISREGARD ANY PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING. OTHERWISE, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO ADVISE YOU THAT COMMUNICATION FROM OUR OFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE NOW ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY OR HAVE BEEN IN THE PRIOR NINE MONTHS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AS YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kevin M. Morris and Heather L. Morris, husband and wife, to Citizens First Mortgage, LLC, Mortgagee, dated January 13, 2006 and recorded January 23, 2006 in Liber 3497, Page 423, St. Clair County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Cenlar FSB by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Five and 90/100 Dollars ($192,895.90) including interest at 6.25% 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 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the South main entrance to the County Bldg. in Port Huron in St. Clair County, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on MARCH 8, 2012. Said premises are located in the Township of East China, St. Clair County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the intersection of the Northerly line of Lot 67, Supervisor’s BelleClair plat, Liber 51, Page 39 of Plats, Town 4 North, Range 17 East, with the Westerly line of Highway M29; thence Southerly along the Westerly line of M-29 on a 02 degrees 00 minutes curve to the left 11.1 feet, thence continuing along M29 South 20 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds West 161.6 feet, thence North 66 degrees 22 minutes 47 seconds West 194.15 feet to the point of beginning of the description, thence continuing North 66 degrees 22 minutes 47 seconds West 194.15 feet to the Westerly line of abandoned D U.R railway rightof-way, thence North 18 degrees 17 minutes East 86.62 feet along said Westerly line, thence South 66 degrees 22 minutes 47 seconds East 194.15 feet, thence South 18 degrees 17 minutes West 86.62 feet to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, pursuant to MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damage to the property during the redemption period. If you are a tenant in the property, please contact our office as you may have certain rights. Dated: February 9, 2012 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File No. 275.0196 (02-09)(03-01) PT-985966 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 2012 FORECLOSURE NOTICE (St. Clair County) SHAHEEN, JACOBS & ROSS, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT THIS DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY OR HAVE BEEN WITHIN 6 MONTHS IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW Attention 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. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Michael Yank, unmarried, of St. Clair County, Michigan, original mortgagor, to TCF National Bank, a national banking association, mortgagee, dated the 26th day of June, A.D. 2006, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of St. Clair and State of Michigan, on the 10th day of July, A.D. 2006, in Liber 3581, St. Clair County Records, Page 288, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, for principal, interest and late charges, the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Five and 55/100 Dollars ($178,785.55). And no suit or proceedings at law or in equity 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
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p said mortgage, and pursuant to the statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on Thursday, the 29th day of March, A.D. 2012, at 1:00 o’clock P.M. said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the main front entrance to the CityCounty Building in the City of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of St. Clair 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 the interest thereon at Seven and Forty-Five Hundredths percent (7.45%) per annum and all legal costs, charges and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law, and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Clay, in the County of St. Clair and State of Michigan as described as follows, towit: Lots 120 and 205, Shore Acres, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 48 on page 10 of Plats, St. Clair County Records. Tax ID Number: 7414-406-0038-050 The redemption period shall be Six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale or when the time to provide the notice required by MCLA 600.3241a(c) expires, whichever is later. If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale, under MCLA 600.3278, the borrower and mortgagor will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. If you are a tenant in the property, please contact our office as you may have certain rights. Dated: February 13, 2012 TCF National Bank, a national banking association Mortgagee SHAHEEN, JACOBS & ROSS, P.C. By: Mi-
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, y chael J. Thomas, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 1425 Ford Building, 615 Griswold Street Detroit, Michigan 48226-3993 (313) 963-1301 (02-16)(03-15) PT-987269 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 2012 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE Melissa Schmitz TROTT & TROTT, P.C. 31440 Northwestern Hwy., Ste. 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU ARE A BORROWER ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTENTION PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the circuit court at the request of the plaintiff. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest, as determined by the court. St. Clair County Circuit Court Case No. 10-2765CH NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE JUDICIAL SALE IN PURSUANCE and by virtue of a Judgment of the Circuit Court for the County of St. Clair, State of Michigan, made and entered on the 9th day of January, 2012, in a certain cause therein pending, wherein Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2004AR6, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2004-AR6 under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated August 1, 2004, was the Plaintiff and James T. Torzewski, a/k/a James F. Torzewski, and Jeannette D. Torzewski were the defendants. The aforementioned judgment established a debt owing to plaintiff in the amount of $297,222.88, plus post-judgment interest at an annual rate of 5.875% and other amounts recoverable pursuant to said judgment. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in order to satisfy said judgment, in whole or in part, the property described below shall be sold at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Circuit Court for the County of St. Clair, located at 201 McMorran Boulevard, Port Huron, Michigan (that being the building in which the Circuit Court for the County of St. Clair is held) on Thursday the 22nd of March, 2012 at 1 pm, local time. On said day at said time, the following descri-
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, g bed property shall be sold: Part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 4 North, Range 16 East, in the Township of China, St. Clair County, Michigan as Commencing at the Northeast corner of section 33; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 694.26 feet along the East line of section 33 and centerline of Indian Trail Road to the point of beginning; thence Continuing South 00 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 300.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 45 minutes 45 seconds West 367.99 feet; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 17 seconds West 300.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 45 minutes 45 seconds East 367.98 feet to the point of beginning and being Subject to Indian Trail Road Right of Way on the East. Tax Parcel ID: 74-13-0332003-100 More commonly known as: 5576 Indian Trl. REDEMPTION PERIOD IS SIX MONTHS. Dated: February 2, 2012 Steve Campau Deputy Sheriff For more information please call 248-642-2515. Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 31440 Northwestern Hwy., Ste. 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 File No. 281030L02 (0202)(03-15) PT-984594 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 2012 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF St. Clair NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate File No. 2012-0094-01 DE Estate of Beatrice I. Bullock. Date of Birth 2/15/1919. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Beatrice I. Bullock, died December 3, 2011. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Jo Ann Mancini, named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 201 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron, MI 48060 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 month after the date of publication of this notice. Dated: February 28, 2012. David C. Whipple P29989 627 Fort Street Port Huron, Michigan 48060 ( )
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DEAR ABBY WITH JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY: For years, I suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes. I never had a clue that they are the two leading causes of kidney failure. After reading in your column about National Kidney Month, I decided to take your suggestion and go to the National Kidney Foundation website at kidney.org. When I attended their free screening through the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP), I found out that high blood pressure can damage the kidney’s filtering units, that diabetes is the No. 1 risk factor for kidney disease and how important it is to keep them both under control. That screening was a wake-up call for me. I now take insulin for my diabetes and medication for my blood pressure. I have cut out salt and starch, added lots of vegetables to my diet, and 30 minutes on the stationary bike to my daily routine. My efforts have paid off. Last year when I was screened again at the KEEP, I learned that my kidney function has increased. Tens of millions of Americans are at risk for
kidney disease. Won’t you please remind your readers again how important it is to be screened? For me it was a lifesaver. -- JERRYDEAN QUEEN, NEW ORLEANS DEAR JERRYDEAN: I’m pleased that my column alerted you to your risk for kidney disease, and that you caught it in time. Readers, March 8 is World Kidney Day. The National Kidney Foundation is again urging Americans to learn the risk factors for kidney disease and be screened so you can prevent damage to these vital organs. For advice on how to stay healthy and a schedule of free screenings -- not only during March but also throughout the year -visit the National Kidney Foundation online at kidney.org. DEAR ABBY: Someone gave a very inappropriate eulogy for someone my family cares about dearly. Is it worth it to say something to him? “Alton” lost his mother, a really good person who was loved by many, and he attacked her during his eulogy. Alton shared quite a few details about his mother’s life that no one needed to know. But the bottom line is, she was a good person who made some mis-
HOROSCOPES For Thursday, March 1, 2012 ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will find yourself in less than inspiring circumstances. The lack of stimuli presents a chance to daydream about pleasant places or recall a happy memory. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Just as every item you own needs a place where it belongs, every person in your life fulfills a role. You feel the roles shifting in interesting ways now. It’s as though your emotional life is getting reorganized. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Frustration is only a dead end if it causes you to quit. Don’t give up. Just because things aren’t coming together easily doesn’t mean they won’t come together at all. The next solution you try may work like a charm. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You like it when silly things happen. It makes for a good story later. There are people in your life who thrill to hear your stories, by the way. Call one of them tonight. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll give thought as to the functionality of things in your life. If they don’t serve an obvious purpose, you’ll be in just the kind of mood to lighten your load and throw them out. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Time is one of the worst things to lose or waste, because there’s no way to get it back. That’s why it’s important to think ahead, make the best arrangements you can make and bring something to do while you wait.
takes toward the end of her life. Alton is arrogant and mean and has a long history of verbally attacking family members. People are still talking about the eulogy. There were individuals at the service who called him names, and a few walked out in tears. Word spread to people in other states within minutes after the service ended. Is it worth pointing out to an arrogant jerk that his eulogy was appalling and has caused a lot of anger? Should one of us step forward and say something to him, or just chalk it up to “once a jerk, always a jerk”? -- COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EARS IN ARIZONA DEAR COULDN’T BELIEVE YOUR EARS: I vote no, because I seriously doubt that anything you could say would shame an arrogant, mean jerk into admitting he made a mistake by speaking disrespectfully of his mother at her funeral. A better way to handle it would be for those who were offended to avoid him. A deafening silence may convey the message more loudly than words. Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
LIBRA A (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Responsibilities come into play. You’ll do what it takes to maintain your lifestyle and relationships. You’ll take care of the things you own, and they will work for you for many years to come. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll enjoy your time alone today and realize how truly comfortable you are in your own company. It will be easier to be a good friend to others when you’re first a good friend to yourself. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). To outsiders, you may appear to be easygoing, but you have a persnickety side, too. You are most discerning in matters pertaining to how you look, where you go and what you put in your mouth. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re even more powerful than usual, so be careful what you think about. Your thoughts have a way of becoming realities rather quickly. Fill your head with the outcomes you think you’d most like to occur. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Shake off the early morning’s dreamy mood, and get busy. Everyone knows that “someday” never comes -- probably because it doesn’t exist. There is only today. Make concrete plans, and act on them. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Matters of scale will have a bearing on your situation. You can’t play small for big goals. You’ll go home with the prize if and only if the size of your game matches the game you’re in. If you would like to write to Holiday Mathis, please go to www.creators.com and click on “Write the Author” on the Holiday Mathis page, or you may send her a postcard in the mail.
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TIMES HERALD, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
Midwest twisters devastate 2 small towns By y JIM SALTER
The Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Ill. — Twisters roared through the nation’s heartland in the early morning darkness Wednesday, flattening entire blocks of homes in small-town Illinois and Kansas and killing at least 10 people. Winds also ripped through the country music mecca of Branson, Mo., damaging some of the city’s famous theaters just days before the start of the busy
tourist season. The tornado that blasted Harrisburg in southern Illinois, killing six, was an EF4, the second-highest rating given to twisters based on damage. Scientists said it was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170 mph. By midday, townspeople in the community of 9,000 were sorting through piles of debris and remembering their dead while the winds still howled around them. Not long after the storm,
Darrell Osman raced to his mother’s home, arriving just in time to speak to her before she was taken to a hospital with a head injury, a severe cut to her neck and a broken arm and leg. “She was conscious. I wouldn’t say she was coherent. There were more mumbles than anything,” he said. “She knew we were there.” Mary Osman died a short time later. The twister that raked Branson seemed to hop-
Man found guilty in Grand Canyon child abuse case By y AMANDA LEE MYERS The Associated Press
PHOENIX — A grandfather was found guilty of child abuse Wednesday for forcing his grandsons on grueling hikes in the Grand Canyon in searing August heat, withholding food and water and choking and kicking them. All three of the boys testified during the trial. The oldest described secretly asking a hiker to call 911 toward the end of a 19-mile hike on Aug.
28 after he started throwing up, falling down because of cramping and experiencing changes to his vision. “I needed medical attention and I was hurting and he was hitting and pushing me and calling me fat,” said the boy. “I was scared and it was hard and I was all weak and tired and kind of hurt.” The Arizona jury found Christopher Alan Carlson of Indianapolis guilty of three of six charges of child abuse
stemming from the hikes. A criminal complaint had said that Carlson put his grandsons in circumstances “likely to cause death or serious bodily injuries.” Prosecutors told jurors that he deprived the boys of food and water during the hikes. The boys — 8, 9 and 12 at the time — reported that they did get some water, but not always enough, and ate celery and other snacks during the hike.
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scotch up the city’s main roadway, moving from side to side. As sirens blared, Derrick Washington stepped out of his motel room just long enough to see a greenishpurple sky. Then he heard the twister roar. “Every time the tornado hit a building, you could see it exploding,” he said. At least 37 people were reported hurt, but most suffered only cuts and bruises. After the start of Branson’s
peak season in mid-March, up to 60,000 visitors would have been in hotels on any given day. Just six guests were staying at J.R.’s Motor Inn, and all of them escaped injury by taking refuge in bathtubs. Engineers deemed the building a total loss after the second floor, the roof and all windows were destroyed. Manager Lori McGauley choked back tears thinking about what might have been.
“We had 25 people booked for next week,” McGauley said. “If this happened a week later, we would have lost some people.” At the 530-room downtown Hilton, intense winds sucked furniture away. Hotel workers were able to get all guests to safety. Looking at the city’s main strip, it was difficult to believe there weren’t more serious injuries. A small mall was nearly completely demolished.
DEATH NOTICES
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Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 in Kranz Funeral Home - Cass City
Shirley M. Maciejewski, 83
FORT GRATIOT - Shirley M. Maciejewski, 83, died Monday, February 27, 2012. Survived by her children, David Maciejewski, Mary Ann Wozniacki, Kenneth Maciejewski, Kathie Wacker, Nancy Wik, and Allan Maciejewski. Mass of Christian Burial 1 PM Friday in St. Edward on the Lake Catholic Church. Visitation Thursday 2-4 and 5-9 PM in the Smith Family Funeral Home - North, 1525 Hancock Street, and at
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IMLAY CITY - Joseph Brinker, 86, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Survived by his wife, Rosetta Brinker. Funeral Service 12 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Imlay City. Visitation 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Muir Brothers Funeral Home, Imlay City. The Times Herald publishes death notices free of charge. MORE DEATH NOTICES, PAGE 5B
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APPLEGATE - Della M. Lampman, 80, died February 28, 2012. Survived by sons Randy and Richard, and daughters Dorothy Mikinka and Diane Zaren. Funeral Services 11 AM Monday March 5, 2012 at the Pomeroy Funeral Home, Carsonville. Visitation 1 - 7 PM Sunday and 10 - 11 AM Monday.
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