Kids gobble up thankfulness



Today Thanksgiving is that cool holiday when you get to miss school, stuff your face with food, watch football all day and start shopping for Christmas. But kids still know the real reason for the holiday: Thankfulness. Second graders from Frostick Elementary in Croswell, and Meyer Elementary in Lexington were asked what they knew about Thanksgiving. They know that a […]

State champs!



Community booster honored

Betty Fuentes named grand marshal

A long-time Sandusky volunteer will be the grand marshal of the town’s 2011 Country Christmas Lighted Farm Implement Parade. “It gives me a great deal of pleasure to have the City of Sandusky ask me to be the grand marshal because it has been my hometown for so long,” said Betty Fuentes, 89. “This is my hometown. I’d do anything […]

Miss Sanilac Teen crowned



Cash-strapped Worth struggles to pay its bills



WORTH TWP. – The township board is taking some first steps toward repaying the township’s creditors. But with little money to work with it will be a long journey, and officials have already scrapped plans to improve building security because of the cost. The board agreed Nov. 16 to transfer $50,000 out of a $150,000 fund set aside to pay […]

Snyder’s transportation plan: local reaction



How would the governor’s plan to restore the state’s infrastructure and make transportation more efficient impact Sanilac County? Governor Rick Snyder recently called for several legislative actions and initiatives to obtain the $1.4 billion needed just to maintain Michigan’s transportation infrastructure. He emphasized that infrastructure is essential to growing Michigan’s economy, enhancing its quality of life and retaining young talent. […]

Twp. amends wind energy ordinance



LEXINGTON TWP. – The township board approved amendments to the wind ordinance at their Oct. 20 meeting. The amendments will become effective when they are published in the Jeffersonian. The changes range from definitions of wind energy terminology and the terms for decommissioning the turbines, to standards and regulations for private or agricultural systems as well as for commercial wind […]

VFW ‘Hook the Hood’ a success



Tree lighting to honor Marlette family



MARLETTE – A family that has been part of this community for six decades will be honored at the annual Tree of Shining Love. The Marlette Regional Hospital Foundation Community Relations Committee invites area residents to participate in the twenty-third annual event on Dec. 4, with contributions in honor or memory of family members and friends. Gifts received through the […]

Brown City concerned about road work



BROWN CITY – Concerns about possible sub-standard work on the North Cade Road project has city officials withholding payment on a portion of the contractor’s bill. While it’s not unusual for a municipality to delay full payment on a road project – withholding anywhere from five to 10 percent – in this case the city could retain more than 10 […]