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1. This is a sample version of the electronic edition. This sample is a collection of a few stories we
have inside this week’s issue, but it will show you how you can read the Cass City Chronicle on-
line. For any questions, contact us Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at (989) 872-2010.
Note: The Cass City Chronicle’s actual front page will look different than the sample provided
here.
Cass City’s Peters Grants boosting
Morrish O-G’s top
among board war on crime
student of the month
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Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899
VOLUME 105, NUMBER 27 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 FIFTY CENTS ~ 20 PAGES
Cass City tennis team wins
Behind a strong showing in doubles straight sets, 6-4 and 7-5, while
matches, the Cass City tennis team Potter needed a third set to prevail,
defeated Bay City All Saints (BCAS) 6/2, 1/6, 6/4.
Thursday 5-3 at Delta College. Coming up short in single action
Recording points for Coach Bill were Red Hawks Kyle Hanby 5/7,
Potter on the day were Red Hawk 2/6, and Derek Mozden 3/6, 4/6.
teammates Nicole Kelley and Collin After the match, Coach Potter said
Hartwick, 6/4, 6/4, Brandon Green the team enjoyed a victory dinner at
and Jordan Hendrian, 7/6, 6/1, and Buffalo Wild Wings.
Tristan Kuntz and Kyle Middaugh, “At B Dubs, Tanya
6/2, 6/3, while Justin Peters and (Jongsodjarittum) one of our foreign
Brennen Winter suffered defeat in 3 exchange students from Thailand,
sets by the scores of 2/6, 6/4, 2/6. attempted to take the B Dubs chal-
The Cass City victory was the lenge to eat 12 Blazin hot wings in
team’s second over the Cougars this under 2 minutes. She managed to
year. Earlier in the season, BCAS get 6 or 7 down before running out of
suffered defeat in a rain-shorten time. Most of us had trouble dipping
affair in the recreational park. our finger into the sauce and licking
“This time we beat them and nice it. One tough kid!”
weather allowed us to play out the Earlier in the week, on Monday,
match without interruption. Many Cass City played undefeated Caro
people attended from Bay City, but and fell 7-1.
because of the distance not too many “Caro has a real strong team and
Cass City fans attended,” said Potter. earned the win,” said Potter, adding,
In singles play, Cass City’s Cody “We had a lot of very good matches
Orban and Morgan Potter won a pair that day.”
of tight matches. Orban won in Cass City has a record of 4-3.
Punt, Pass and Kick event set
The Caro Parks & Recreation school districts include Akron-
Department invites area youth to show Fairgrove, Caro, Cass City, Kingston,
off their football skills in the NFL Marlette, Mayville, Millington,
Punt, Pass and Kick competition. The Owendale-Gagetown, Reese and
event is free for kids ages 6-15 and will Unionville-Sebewaing.
be held, rain or shine, at the Caro High Sectional winners will compete in the CASS CITY HIGH School alumnus Evelyn (Merchant) Miracle shared her
School football field on Sunday, Detroit Lions Team Championships at
September 25 at 5:00 p.m. with regis- a game in November. If the Team success as a published author with local middle school students Thursday and
tration/check-in beginning at 3:30 p.m. Champion’s score ranks in the top 4
Participants will be grouped accord- nationally for their age group, they will Friday. Miracle, who presented hour-long programs to the students, has been
ing to age and the winners will qualify then advance to the NFL Punt, Pass published in Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr., both award-winning magazines
to advance to sectional competition to and Kick Championship to be held
be held at Bridgeport High School on during an NFL playoff game in for children.
October 9. The best thing about the January 2011.
local competition being held in Caro is The NFL Punt, Pass and Kick pro-
that each of the 10 school districts that
are invited will be eligible to send ten
representatives from their school - 5
gram has been around for more than 45
years and is designed to showcase the
abilities of local boys and girls. Kids
Residents can donate nonperishable
boys and 5 girls. The competition is
broken into 5 age divisions for boys
and 5 age divisions for girls. (Ages 6-
7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13 and 14-15.) The
must wear athletic or tennis shows;
cleats and turf shoes are strictly pro-
hibited and all participants will be
required to submit a non-returnable
food items to local SOS branches
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson your neighbors in need.” food and $930,000.
players who accumulate the most dis- copy of their birth certificate to show recently announced that residents Dan Wyant, Michigan Department The Harvest Gathering campaign
tance in the 3 individual events (punt- proof of age. Pre-registration is pre- can donate nonperishable food items of Environmental Quality director; runs through Nov. 10. However,
ing, passing and kicking) combined ferred by September 21; although at local Secretary of State branch Paige Hathaway, member relations donated items can be dropped off at
will be that age division’s winner and walk-up registrations will be allowed offices, continuing a long-standing manager of the Michigan Health & any Secretary of State branch office
move onto the sectional competition. the day of the event. Registration tradition of giving to families in Hospital Association; Linda Jones, through Dec. 16. People donating
Essentially, there will be 10 separate forms may be obtained at most need. representative of the Michigan items should check the packages to
competitions taking place where each schools, Caro City Hall or at the City’s Johnson kicked off the 21st annual Department of Agriculture and Rural ensure the food donated isn’t past its
school district will or could have 10 website at www.carocity.net under the Michigan Harvest Gathering cam- Development; and DeWayne Wells, expiration date.
winners if they should have competi- “Forms” pull down menu. paign at the state Capitol alongside Food Bank Council of Michigan The campaign is coordinated by the
tors in each of the boys’ and girls’ age It is expected that over 4 million kids Michigan Attorney General Bill Board chair also joined in the Food Bank Council of Michigan,
divisions. If each school were to have across the United States will take part
10 go to the sectionals, 100 in all
Schuette, who co-founded Michigan announcement. which supplies the state’s regional
in this event, making it one of the
would represent the school districts world’s largest youth sports programs. Harvest Gathering, and Michigan “Since the start of the Michigan food banks through donations of
that have a presence in Tuscola County Caro Parks & Recreation is looking first lady Sue Snyder. Harvest Gathering in 1990, we have food and money. The regional food
- with the exception of Vassar who is for volunteers to assist with conduct- “Nearly 1 in 10 Michigan residents been able to provide more than 15 banks serve food pantries, soup
hosting their own local event. The ing the event. If you would like to — more than one third of them chil- million meals to Michigan resi- kitchens and shelters in every
assist with set-up, registrations, spot- dren — will eat food supplied by a dents,” Schuette said. “Our mission Michigan county.
ting, measuring or recording results, food bank this year,” Johnson said. is far from over, we need to continue For more information about branch
please send an email to Amanda “Bill Schuette has done so much to to fight hard against hunger and keep office locations and Secretary of
Langmaid at alangmaid@yahoo.com. bring about awareness and to help Michigan families nourished. Every State services, visit
For more information on the Tuscola feed Michigan’s hungry. I am proud donation helps Michigan families www.Michigan.gov/sos. You may
County Area Punt, Pass and Kick con- that the Secretary of State’s Office, make ends meet.” also sign up for the official SOS
test, please call Amanda Langmaid at and our employees, will be a part of The 2011 goal is 300,000 pounds of Twitter feed,
(989) 670-5935. For more NFL Punt this effort by collecting food in our food and $750,000. In 2010, www.twitter.com/Michsos, and
Pass and Kick contest information, branches. I encourage all Michigan Michigan Harvest Gathering collect- Facebook updates,
visit www.nflyouthfootball.com. residents to please donate and help ed more than 180,000 pounds of www.facebook.com/Michigansos.
9/11 memorial a fine
tribute to victims
Last weekend, I watched friends, 1,200 said yes and
3,000 children of 9/11. that was honored.
Those who lost one parent Ten years ago small
or even 2 in 9/11. This maple (I think) trees were
weekend, I watched planted in the middle of
9/11/01 right through 10,000 pounds of dirt so
9/11/11 memorial com- they could grow unhin-
Corie Suuppi plete. I felt as an dered. A machine was
and Dean Little American, I owed it to invented to pick up the
them. wooden planers, now with
Bill and Lisa Suuppi of Lapeer, mature trees to be placed
announce the engagement of their The makings of the as an arbor on the memori-
daughter, Corie Lynne, to Dean Tyler memorial was unbeliev- al side, a leafy woods on
Little, son of Dean and Patricia Little able. The only manmade the other.
of Cass City. waterfalls, finger rails for A very dedicated work
Corie is a graduate of Lapeer East water to run over, names by all those involved with
High School. Dean Tyler is a gradu- of victims surrounding 9/11 memorial on their
ate of Cass City High School and pools cut in granite by jackets and helmets.
Great Lakes Christian College. high speed water drills. Lest we forget.
An October 2011 wedding is being Survivors sure asked if
planned. The couple will make their they’d like their loved Respectfully,
home in Lapeer. ones placed adjacent to Joan D. Merchant