2019-07-31 E-Edition

Brown City library wants to expand

Asks city to buy old bank building


BROWN CITY — Library officials want to acquire the old Tri-County Bank building on Main Street in order to expand services. But the city council last week rejected the library’s request for the city to buy the vacant structure. Library board officers attended the council meeting on July 22 to discuss their interest in obtaining more space in order to […]

Careful, Trenton, she’s not a football

Little Alaina Turner, 15 months old, plays a game at the Port Sanilac Summer Festival Saturday, with some help from Trenton Mitchell, 14. Trenton’s a member of the Carsonville- Port Sanilac football team that helped out at the festival. Alaina visited the festival with her mother, Kathleen Turner of Port Sanilac.

Mitchell’s announcement opens door for others



With U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell’s surprise announcement that he won’t run for another term, comes speculation on possible candidates in 2020. Republican State Representative Shane Hernandez doesn’t rule out a possible run for the 10th Congressional seat, while Kimberly Bizon, who lost to Mitchell in the last election, said she will run again as a Democrat in 2020. Mitchell won […]

Canine proposed for county jail



The sheriff’s office is hoping their new proposal is a howling success. That’s because Sgt. Monique Tank’s written request to the county finance committee is to buy a dual-purpose police dog for the Sanilac County Jail. Tank’s memo to the committee is expected to be considered when commissioners on Aug. 6. “The dual-purpose K-9 Unit would be a vital asset […]

Capsized fishermen saved in late night rescue

Stranded on lake for 17 hours


PORT SANILAC — Two missing fishermen were found, cold but alive, sitting on the hull of their capsized fishing boat about 14 miles northeast of Port Sanilac Harbor early Friday morning. According to the Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office, Dennis Pluff, 69, and David Varian, 68, both of metro-Detroit, had cast off from the harbor about 5:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25, […]

Smack in the face!

Marlette 6th grader Anthony Rosario clearly enjoys putting this whipped cream pie in the face of his teacher, Luke Reynolds. All elementary school teachers got the same treatment as a reward for students after 100 percent of the pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th grade participated in the 14th Annual Walk-Run for Gayle’s Trail on June 6. Students, staff, family […]

Fitness challenge earns $1,500 for food backpacks

The Sanilac County Community Foundation has received $1,500 from Taylor Hutchinson Fitness for the Backpack Fund. Forty-five people participated in the Thumb Fitness Challenge on June 29 sponsored by Taylor Hutchinson Fitness of Sandusky. Entry fees were donated to the Backpack Fund to support the weekend food backpack program for students in area schools. Taylor Hutchinson (left) presents the check […]

Welcome home to Deckerville

DECKERVILLE — It’s the big event of the summer for the town, surrounding community and beyond. The annual Deckerville Homecoming is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a festival that brings former residents back to their roots and new visitors to town. “As the president of the Homecoming Committee, I am just so proud of the work our little group does, […]

Technology camps to be offered in August



Croswell-Lexington Community Schools will host a “Drone Coding Camp” and a “Vex IQ Camp” next month. The Vex IQ Camp is a four-day day camp for students going into fourth through seventh grade. Dallas Schell, the technology director at Cros-Lex schools said of the Vex IQ Camp, “This camp will immerse students in building, programming, and competing with Vex IQ […]