2019-05-22 E-Edition

Campbell returns to CPS as principal



CARSONVILLE — The newest administrator at Carsonville-Port Sanilac Schools is “thrilled” to be back. Michelle Campbell, a fifth and sixth grade science teacher at Deckerville Schools has been selected for the secondary principal’s position at CPS. Campbell, whose career in education spans 15 years – the first 14 years at CPS – was one of two candidates for principal interviewed […]

Sandusky residents hear fiber optic update



Residents on the southeast side of town will get it first. Fiber-optic internet, that is, courtesy of Agri-Valley Services. The long-awaited city-wide broadband project is underway, with installation of underground fiber optic cable. The entire project, with service to residential neighborhoods and commercial businesses, could take up to three years to complete, but the goal is to finish in two, […]

More job openings than people to fill them



Forty-one people turned out for last month’s job fair at the Sanilac Career Center to apply for 92 immediately available full-time jobs. Under sponsorship of Michigan Works, representatives from six Thumb area companies gathered at the school to meet prospective hires. “I believe it was a success,” said Eldon Preston, Business Services Representative for Michigan Works. “I would have liked […]

Honoring our veterans

The Sanilac Medical Care Facility celebrated National Nursing Home Week last week with special activities including a salute to the facility’s 14 residents that served in the armed forces. The event featured the presentation of pins honoring the veterans by Heartland Hospice. Lynn Olszewski-Bezy from Heartland presents a pin to Allen Silver, who served 13 months in Korea and one […]

Three injured in two-vehicle crash

WATERTOWN TWP. — Three people were hospitalized Thursday, May 16 following a twovehicle accident at the corner of South Sandusky and Miller roads. The mid-morning wreck one mile south of Sandusky was reported to Sanilac Central Dispatch around 10:10 a.m. According to Sergeant Matt Armstrong of the Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office, a 2011 Chevrolet Impala driven by an 87-year old […]

Medical director an approachable guy



Mark Hamed MD, MBA, MPH considers humility an important virtue. That is an unusual characteristic for a doctor who has achieved what Hamed has achieved by the age of 38. The medical director of the Sanilac County Health Department, and the medical director of the departments of emergency medicine and hospital medicine at McKenzie Health System in Sandusky, Hamed has […]

Historic Village & Museum opens this weekend

The Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum will open for the season this Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 24 – Sunday, May 26, from noon–5 p.m. Visitors will enjoy Museum & Village tours, including the new Sanilac County Military Display and Lighthouse Display. Guided tours are $8 for adults, offered at noon and 3 p.m. Self-guided tours are $5 for […]

View Newspaper Group and Michigan Web Press to acquire the Daily News and Stafford Printing

LAPEER — View Newspaper Group and Michigan Web Press are pleased to announce the planned acquisition of the Daily News and Stafford Printing, both in Greenville, Mich. The acquisition is set to close on June 3. Founded in 2003 by Rick Burrough, View Newspaper Group will now include 19 community newspapers and a staff totaling more than 115, covering Lapeer, […]

Summer Festival in Peck set for May 31 to June 2

PECK — The 2019 Peck Summer Festival will offer three days of fun for the entire family, May 31 – June 2. Running all weekend, starting Thursday, will be village-wide garage sales as well as the Peck American Legion Pines and a book sale at the Elk Township Library during regular library hours. On Friday, May 31 will be TTPA […]