Home for the Holidays

Church steps up to help family


WASHINGTON TWP. — When Lori Lentz moves into her new home, she can thank the volunteers and generous people who transformed the dilapidated two-story farmhouse into a comfortable dwelling. It’s been a rough year for the 51-year-old Carsonville area woman, beginning with knee surgery on February 8, and the death of her father, Larry Hartwick, a few days later. She […]

Kids thankful for mom, family … Alaska?




Thanksgiving is all about feeling thankful for the best things or persons in our lives, whether we are old or young. What am I thankful for? My husband, who will do all the things that require the use of a ladder, kills the big fast spiders, and still loves me after almost 44 years. What are children thankful for? I […]

Township: protect roads from farmers




Minden Township officials asked the county road commission to help protect their roads from damage and dangerous practices on the part of farmers. “I have people just screaming at me (about road damage)… The amount of mud (dragged onto roads by farm equipment) is just unacceptable,” stated township Supervisor Terry O’Connor at the Nov. 19 meeting. “If it was Exelon, […]

Kiwanis pitch in



Man escapes house fire



PECK — Assisted by a neighbor, a Peck homeowner safely escaped his burning house Thursday evening. Henry Vanconant’s modular home on Rebecca Street was in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene shortly after 5:28 p.m. on Nov. 20, said Elk Township Fire Chief Ernie Kilgus. “The whole back and inside was on fire, big time,” said Kilgus. He said […]

Marlette mayor looks back on accomplishments




MARLETTE — Retiring Mayor Don Redman is not through with politics, he is just moving on. So far his political career has led him into an array of positions. Before becoming Marlette’s mayor nearly a dozen years ago, he served four years as a city councilman. He also served on Marlette’s Board of Education for eight years. Redman’s service goes […]

Arsonist sentenced to jail



A Croswell arsonist has been sentenced to jail for setting her home on fire while her dogs were inside. Last week Sanilac County Circuit Court Judge Donald Teeple sentenced Mary J. Haskins, 47, to 180 days in jail on each of 2 criminal charges. She may serve the time concurrently. Haskins must also report for probation for 2 years and […]

Author of young adult books to speak in Marlette



MARLETTE — Chris Crutcher, author of 14 young adult novels will visit Marlette Junior- Senior High School on Friday, Dec. 5. Crutcher, winner of numerous awards from the American Library Association will speak to the general public, ages 14 and older, at 7 p.m. in the gym. There is no charge. Raised in Cascade, Idaho, Crutcher had been a teacher, […]

Keep your hands off term limits



A Waterford man and his dad stopped in Sandusky last Thursday to urge Sanilac County residents to tell their legislators not to vote to change term limits. “We’ve been all over the state,” said Scott Tillman, state coordinator for Don’t Touch Term Limits. “We want to ask him (Representative Paul Muxlow) to stand up for the people. We want to […]

Let them eat turkey! Churches serve dinner Thanksgiving Day




Cooking Thanksgiving dinner for 150-200 people isn’t a chore if you have lots of help. The Marlette church community works together to put on the free annual Marlette Community Holiday Dinner on Thanksgiving Day. For example the First United Methodist Church always makes the turkey and gravy while St. Elizabeth Catholic Church brings desserts. Mary Lou Kraft, who’s been running […]