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Canned whipped creamisn’t just for dessert any-more.

Blue Water Area teen-agers — and allegedly actressDemi Moore — are using it toget high.

The cans contain smallamounts of nitrous oxide. Delib-erately concentrating and inhal-ing the gas — a practice called“doing Whip-Its” — produc-es a temporary intoxicationthat mimics alcohol consump-tion. Abusers experience slurredspeech, lack of coordination,euphoria and dizziness.

Experts said that doing Whip-Its is a real threat despite theinnocuous name and source.

“People don’t think of it asdangerous as it is because it’slegal, accessible and cheap,”said Regina Friedman, associatedirector of clinical services atProfessional Counseling Servic-es in Port Huron. “It is very dan-gerous. It can cause brain dam-age, cut off the supply of oxygento the brain and cause a rapidheartbeat, which can be fatal.”

Doing Whip-Its also is linkedto lightheadedness, hallucina-

tions, delusions, confu-sion, vomiting, irre-versible limb spasmsand — in large dos-es — death.

There is anec-dotal evidencethat huffingwhipped-creamcans is grow-ing in the BlueWater Area. Ifyou doubt it, takea drive downKeewahdin Roadeast of NorthRoad in ClydeTownship. Dis-carded whippedcream cans linethe road, far morethan anyone couldhave used to topoff dessert with alittle extra deca-dence.

But hard num-bers just aren’tavailable becauseauthorities don’tkeep tabs on inhal-ant abuse.

The St. ClairCounty Drug TaskForce, Port HuronPolice Department,St. Clair CountyCommunity MentalHealth and St. ClairCounty HealthDepartment all saidthey do not trackuse of inhalants.

“Maybe it’s a goodthing that we’re dis-covering that noone tracks this,”said Susan Ama-to, public informa-tion officer withthe St. Clair CountyHealth Department,after being told oth-er agencies thoughtshe might have moreinformation on inhal-ant abuse.

Out of sightExcept for roadsides, Whip-Its

seem to be a hidden drug. GreggWagner, assistant principal at

In the 175 years since thenaming of Port Huron, thecommunity has received fewgifts as generous as Jim Ache-son’s donation of the DesmondLanding waterfront.

Surely it ranks with whatCongressman Henry McMor-ran’s daughters did for thecommunity half a century agowhen they underwrote the con-struction of a civic center, the-ater, college library, two hock-ey arenas and both municipalswimming pools.

Acheson’s gift — a narrowstrip of land along the St. ClairRiver between Vantage Pointand Seaway Terminal — is sovaluable because it is so rare.Where else can you find nearlya mile of undeveloped propertyon the busy St. Lawrence Sea-way shipping channel?

The gift comes with stringsThe gift comes with strings

attached — public access to thewaterfront must be guaranteedin perpetuity, and the propertyis intended as the right-of-wayfor a riverside promenade.

The proposed River Walkwould become the unifyingfeature of the 70-acre devel-opment at Desmond Landing.It also would join the EdisonParkway, Fort Gratiot Light-house and Lakeside Park as thejewels of Port Huron’s water-front.front.

«« »»RATHER THAN DEED the land

to the city, Acheson chose togive it to the Blue Water LandFund, an arm of the Communi-ty Foundation of St. Clair Coun-ty.

In the spirit of full disclo-sure, I would mention I am onthe land trust’s board and havefollowed the planning for theRiver Walk for many months.

Why work with a nonprof-it agency? Acheson’s goodfriend and adviser, Doug Aus-tin, pointed to the obvious fac-tor: money.

A nonprofit agency is eligiblefor grants that would never goto a private individual such asAcheson. Also, the Communi-ty Foundation staff led by Ran-dy Maiers has a fine record ofwinning grants.

Vision is another issue. HadVision is another issue. Had

the waterfront been given tothe city, there is a risk of itsdevelopment becoming politi-cal. Port Huron’s charter givesvoters the final say on whathappens, or does not happen,on the public waterfront.

Doug Touma, chairman ofthe Blue Water Land Fund, saidthe foundation intends to hon-or Acheson’s vision for the riv-erfront where, as a boy, helearned to swim and sail.

“We realize we have beenentrusted with a piece of JimAcheson’s legacy,” Touma said,“and our goal is to make surefuture generations get to enjoythis gift and enjoy access toour valuable riverfront prop-erty.”

«« »»AS DISCUSSED in last week’s

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column, Acheson hasshared about $200 mil-lion of his personal fortunewith the community in thepast 14 years.

While he has contributedto dozens of good causes,his signature project isDesmond Landing, anambitious effort to rebuildand renew the downtownwaterfront.

The River Walk is a keyelement of the larger proj-ect, of course, and in plan-ning for it, the Communi-ty Foundation contract-ed with JJR, an Ann Arborfirm known for its exper-tise in landscape architec-ture.

JJR’s initial report,which can be viewed onlineat bit.ly/xUCuhl, offerednumerous suggestions fordeveloping the waterfront.It also provided a windowinto Acheson’s vision forDesmond Landing.

As I read the report, Ifound myself trying toimagine how the develop-ment might look if PortHuron were to enjoy a fewyears of prosperity.

«« »»SO LET’S DREAM. Let’s

pretend it is 2020, and Des-mond Landing embrac-es many of the featuresdescribed in the JJRreport.

We’ll begin our tour onThird Street, the spine ofthe development.

At its northern end, whereThird converges with Pineand Water streets, picturea circular plaza — a spacefor civic celebrations andfestivities. Maybe there’s afountain on the plaza, or abandstand similar to whatexisted years ago at PineGrove Park.

Just off the plaza is ayear-round farmers’ mar-ket, a smaller version ofDetroit’s Eastern Market.Shops and cafés line WaterStreet, which has beenclosed to vehicular traf-fic east of Military Street.It has become a pedestrianmall and the centerpieceof Port Huron’s thrivingDrawbridge District.

Moving south on ThirdStreet, we pass a half-doz-en or so new buildings —perhaps a hotel, an indoorwater park, a hockey com-plex and high-rise condo-miniums.

Third Street ends witha cul-de-sac south of OakStreet. Farther south is anature park where a widefootbridge carries the Riv-er Walk across a marsh.Just offshore, a man-made fish spawning reefis another improvement tothe local fishery.

«« »»COURT AND OAK STREETS

are the main entrances toDesmond Landing. OakStreet, in fact, has becomethe gateway to the city,carrying traffic from theexpressways.

Since we’re dreaming,let’s drive east on CourtStreet and stop at the new-ly constructed Bay Millscasino-hotel.

Admittedly, this doesrequire an overdose ofoptimism. The case thatcould open the doors fora Port Huron casino isscheduled to go to trial inOctober in a federal courtOctober in a federal court-

room in Kalamazoo.Bay Mills hasn’t fold-

ed its hand, but its chanc-es of winning look as slimas those of a poker play-er drawing to fill an insidestraight. And even if thetribe does prevail in court,who knows if Gov. RickSnyder will honor theagreements forged by hispredecessors, John Englerand Jennifer Granholm?

«« »»BEYOND THE CASINO, at

the foot of Court Street, theprefabricated building thathouses Vantage Point hasbeen replaced by a perma-nent structure.

Acheson first unveiledhis plans for DesmondLanding in the late 1990s,and from the beginning,his vision included a Mar-itime Center at the pointwhere the Black Riverflows into the strait car-rying the overflow of theupper Great Lakes.

In the JJR plan, the Mar-itime Center at VantagePoint is connected to a salt-water aquarium operat-ed by a New Zealand com-pany. That’s apparentlynot happening, even in ourdreams.

Still, let’s assume some-thing grand has been builtat the point. We also canassume it embraces thebest of what’s there today— a ship-watching venuedoubling as a communitycenter.

«« »»FROM THE POINT, we

begin a leisurely mile-longstroll along the River Walk.

It’s not only a local prom-enade, it also has filled amissing link in two majorcycling and walking trails— the Bridge-to-BayTrail between New Bal-timore and North Lake-port, and the Great Lake toLake Trail connecting PortHuron with South Havenon Lake Michigan.

Strung like pearls alongthe walkway are “nodes,”or activity centers.

There’s an outdoor class-room, for example, whereschool children gather fornature, nautical and localhistory lessons. At anoth-er node, a riverside stageoffers an intimate settingfor summer theater andconcerts.

Perhaps the most popularstop is the fishing bridge,which leads to a pair ofsturdy old sheet-metal pil-ings out in the river. Fish,being as lazy as men, gath-er in the lee of the pilingsto escape the current.

«« »»WE CONTINUE ACROSS

the marsh and through theunderpass beneath Mili-tary Street if only becausewe’d like a closer look atthe railroad tunnels.

Before we turn back,someone mentions plansfor additional nodes. TheRiver Walk, after all, isdesigned as a work in prog-ress. New features will beadded as ideas emerge andas money allows.

Maiers has described itas “a long-term initiativethat requires patience andperseverance.”

Austin put it more blunt-ly, once telling me, “If wehave to, we’ll build it 100feet at a time.”Mike Connell is a freelance writ-er. Contact him at fortgratiot@gmail.com or visit his websitematat www.abbeyrow.cowww.abbeyrow.comm..

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Port Huron High School,said he has no knowledgeof an inhalant problemamong his students.

“I’m not aware of themdoing them,” he said. “Ifit’s happening, it’s notgoing on at school.”

Harrison Center Princi-pal Gloria Henry said thesame thing.

“We haven’t even heardabout it through the ‘goodkids,’” she said. “I’ve askedour teachers and staff... wehaven’t even seen anyonethat we suspected.”

Part of the problem maybe the subtle signs of inhal-ant abuse.

Friedmann said Whip-Itusers may become moreisolated and they mayhave small burns from thenitrous oxide. While high,they may have headaches,muscle aches, slurredspeech or muscle spasms.And that is where the phys-ical signs end.

Law enforcement offi-cers said that they seldomhear complaints of inhal-ant abuse.

“We rarely if ever hearabout inhalant use becausetechnically that stuff is notillegal to have,” said Dep-uty Steve Campau withthe St. Clair County Sher-iff Department. “I don’teven know if it is illegalto huff; there is proba-bly something in a statutesomewhere, but it would beawful tough to prosecute.”

It is illegal to use inhal-ants in Michigan; users canbe charged with a misde-meanor and are subject toup to 93 days in jail and-orup to a $100 fine.

However, St. Clair CountyProsecutor Mike Wendlingconfirmed that prosecut-ing a whipped cream abus-er would be tough.

“Inhalants are hard todetect,” he said. “Theydon’t leave signature mark-ers like alcohol or marijua-na that we can find in bloodor urine tests. Typically, allwe have is evidence of useand the effect that it had

j ,on the juvenile, or adult for

that matter.”Wendling added inhal-

ant cases are very rare andusually only come up if auser is driving while high.The cans scattered alongrural roadsides suggestthat’s the case.

That was the situation inthe county’s most promi-nent inhalant case to date.

In 2000, 18-year-old MattEnglish was convictedof vehicular manslaugh-ter after killing two otherteenagers in a head-on col-lision after he “huffed” thecomputer keyboard clean-er Dust-Off.

English told police he hadno memory of the accident.Memory loss is not uncom-mon with inhalant use, asthe chemicals take the placeof air in the lungs, deprivingthe brain of oxygen.

The aerosol chemical inDust-Off causes effectssimilar to the propellant inwhipped cream containers,according to the NationalInstitute on Drug Abuse.

Hooked on a feelingThe National Institute on

Drug Abuse said extensiveinhalant abuse can lead toaddiction, but that is rare.Repeated use is still dan-gerous — because the drugdeprives the brain of oxy-gen by displacing air in thelungs, someone who repeat-edly huffs Whip-Its or

ganother gas could lose the

ability to learn new things.While the gas itself is not

addictive, the high usersget is.

“Anything can be psycho-logically addictive,” Fried-mann said. “People becomeaddicted to avoid thinkingabout something, or deal-ing with something. Thebrain gets used to that feel-ing. It’s very hard oncethat dependency is formedto just stop.”

The drug, though morewidely used by middle-schoolers because of itsaccessibility, is a problemfor all ages.

One famous adult recent-ly made headlines becauseof Whip-Its — use of thedrug is reportedly whatcaused Demi Moore’s con-vulsions and subsequenttrip to rehab.

The Centers for Dis-ease Control’s annualYouth Risk Behavior Sur-vey found that about onein seven Michigan highschool students admit toabusing inhalants. Nation-ally, it is one in nine.

The Internet is litteredwith videos of teenagersusing Whip-Its, laughingand sucking the gases outof a balloon. Online forumsdiscuss the virtues of orig-inal whipped cream versusflavored varieties when itcomes to inhaling, whereto buy the equipment thatmakes it “safer” to punc-ture the nitrous oxide can-isters from within whippedcream cans and instructingpeople on use.

Part of the danger associ-ated with Whip-Its, Fried-mann said, is that no onetakes it seriously.

“In my experience, it isdifficult to treat,” she said.“People aren’t aware ofit and have a lot of deni-al about inhaling because itdoesn’t seem like a big deal.

“People are always goingto find things to use, butthere is a huge misunder-standing about the dangersbecause it’s cheap and legal.It’s absolutely incorrect tothink inhaling is safe.”Contact Holly Setter at (810)989-7641 or hsetter@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter@hsetter.

WHIP-ITSContinued from Page 1A

The warning label on the back of a can of Reddi-Whipwarns, “Deliberately concentrating and inhaling thecontents can be harmful or fatal.” The National InhalantPrevention Coalition claims an average of about 125Americans die every year from using substances such asaerosol cans to get high. MARK R. RUMMEL/TIMES HERALD

“I don’t evenknow if itis illegal tohuff; thereis probablysomethingin a statutesomewhere,but it would beawful tough toprosecute.”DEPUTY STEVECAMPAUSt. Clair County SheriffDepartment

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WEST LIBERTY, Ky. — Res-cue workers with searchdogs trudged through thehills of Kentucky, and emer-gencycrewsinseveralstatescombed through wreckedhomes in a desperate searchSaturday for survivors oftornadoes that killed dozensof people.

But amid the flattenedhomes, gutted churches andcrunched up cars, startlingstories of survival emerged,including that of a babyfound alone but alive in afield near her Indiana home,a couple who were hiding ina restaurant basement whena school bus crashed throughthe wall, and a pastor nearlyburied in his church’s base-ment.

The storms, predicted byforecasters for days, killedat least 38 people in fivestates — Alabama, Georgia,Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio,where Gov. John Kasich pro-claimed an emergency. Pres-ident Barack Obama offeredFederal Emergency Man-agement Agency assistanceas state troopers, the Nation-al Guard and rescue teamsmade their way throughcounties cut off by debris-littered roads and knockeddown cellphone towers.down cellphone towers.

The landscape was lit-tered with everything fromsheet metal and insulationto crushed cars and, in oneplace, a fire hydrant, makingtravel difficult.

No building was leftuntouched in West Liberty,a small eastern Kentuckyfarming town in the foothillsof the Appalachians. Twowhite police cruisers hadbeen picked up and tossedinto city hall, and few struc-tures were recognizable.

In Indiana, a baby wasfound alone in a field nearher family’s home in NewPekin, said Melissa Rich-ardson, spokeswoman atSt. Vincent Salem Hospital,where the little girl was ini-tially taken. The child was incritical condition Saturday ata hospital in Louisville, Ky.,and authorities were stilltrying to figure out how sheended up in the field, Rich-ardson said.

A tornado hit the NewPekin area Friday, but itwasn’t clear whether it hadpicked up the child. Author-ities have not identified thebaby or her parents.

About 20 miles east, atwister demolished Hen-ryville, Ind., the birthplaceof Kentucky Fried Chick-en founder Col. HarlandSanders.Sanders.

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PORT HURON -ArcherLeonardMalott, 89, diedFebruary 29, 2012. Survivedby hiswife, Phyllis. Servicehas taken place. Arrange-ments by Pollock-RandallFuneralHome.Joseph JohnSummerville, 90

MARINE CITY- JosephJJohn Summerville, 90, diedMarch 1, 2012. Survivedby daughter SandyHob-son. Serviceswill beMon-dayMarch 5 at 11:00 a.m. atMarineCityUnitedMeth-odist Church. VisitationSunday 2:00-8:00 p.m. atYoung FuneralHome, Chi-naTwp., andMonday 10:00to 11:00 a.m. at the churchprior services.LaddyM. Audia, 91

CARSONVILLE -LaddyM.Audia, 91, died Friday, Feb-ruary 24, 2012. Survived bya son, Robert Audia. Cre-mation arrangements byPollock-Randall FuneralHome.Wanda P. Langolf, 80

PORT HURON-Wanda P.Langolf, 80, diedMarch 3,2012. Survived by her hus-band, SylvesterG. Lan-golf. Services 11 a.m. Tues-day inOur Saviour Luther-anChurch. VisitationMon-day from2-4&6-8 p.m. inthe Smith Family Funer-al Home -North, 1525Han-cock St. and at the churchTuesday beginning at 10a.m.Larry L. Goulding, 76

YALE -Larry L. Gould-ing, 76, died February 28,2012. Survived by hiswife,Barbara. Visitation Friday2 to 8 p.m. at Kaatz Funer-al Directors, Yale. Funer-al services 11 a.m. Saturdaywith 10 a.m. visiting.Gerald Daniel Gorte,69

PORT HURON -GeraldDaniel Gorte, 69, died Sat-urday,March 3, 2012. Sur-vived by two sisters, Bar-bara E. Gorte andMar-thaKrenke, and two broth-ers, GeorgeGorte and Freders, GeorgeGorte and Fred

Gorte. Visiting 1 to 2 p.m.Tuesday in the Pollock-Randall FuneralHome.Services 2 p.m. Tuesday,March 6, 2012 in Pollock-Randall FuneralHome.Phyllis D.Walmsley,101

PHOENIX, AZ-Phyllis D.Walmsley, 101, died, Thurs-day,March 1, 2012. Sur-vived by two nieces, Lindaand Julie. Services 1:00 p.m.Wednesday,March 7, 2012in Pollock-Randall Funer-alHomeVisitation fromnoon until the time of ser-vice.Colin “Archie”Bryce92

EAST LANSING-Colin“Archie” Bryce 92, diedMarch 2, 2012. Survived byhis sons, ColinMichael andRichard James Bryce. Vis-itationMonday,March 5,2012 from4-8 p.m. Servic-es Tuesday 11 a.m. atMuirBrothers FuneralHome inAlmont.Dorothy Hall, 100

MARINE CITY -Doro-thyHall, 100, diedThurs-day,March 1, 2012. Funeralservice, 11 AM,Tuesday inRosehill CemeteryChapel,East ChinaTwp. Arrange-ments by L.C. Friederichs&Son.Jay D. Hall, 66

LEXINGTON - JayD.Hall,66, diedWednesday, Febru-ary 29, 2012. Survived by hiswife Barbara. Funeral Ser-vices 1 PM,Monday,March5 at the Pomeroy FuneralHome, Lexington. Visiting3 - 8 PMSunday, and 12 - 1PMMonday.Robert GeorgeBullock, 83

MUSSEY TWP. -Rob-ert George Bullock, 83,diedThursday,March 1,2012. Survived by hiswife,Phyllis. Private services.Arrangements byKaatzFuneral Directors, Capac.The Times Herald publishesdeath notices free of charge.death notices free of charge.

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Daniel Parmertor is the first of the threefunerals. Services for 16-year-old DemetriusHewlin and 17-year-old Russell King Jr. willbe held thisweek.Those honoring the teen wore the school’s

colors of red and black and huddled in hoods,knit hats and blankets. They held U.S. flagsand signs with red hearts that read, “We areOneHeartbeat.”

Obama: Efficiency key to gas pricesPresident Obama says higher auto mileagestandards set under his administration andbetter cars built by a resurgent U.S. autoindustry will save money at the gas pumpover the long term, a counterpoint to Repub-lican criticism of his energy policy.In his weekly radio and online addressSaturday, Obama said Detroit automakers areon track to build cars that average nearly 55miles per gallon by 2025, doubling currentmileage standards.In Saturday’s Republican address, Rep. DocHastings of Washington said a meeting thisweek among Obama and House and Senateleaders from both parties “provided a glim-mer of new hope that the president and theDemocratic-controlled Senate may finally acton some bipartisan energy bills” alreadypassed by the Republican-controlledHouse.

Around theworld

Experts named at shipwreck hearingThe first hearing of the criminal investiga-tion into theCosta Concordia’s shipwreckwasheld in a theater Saturday in Grosseto, Italy,instead of a courthouse because of high de-mand, with angry survivors seeking compen-sation, justice and the truth.The judge at the hearing assigned fourexperts to analyze the cruise ship’s data re-corder and ordered them to report their find-ings in July.Prosecutors must decide whether to seek a

trial against the captain, other top officers andofficials of Italian cruise company Costa Cro-ciere SpA, which is owned by Miami-basedCarnival Corp.

Protesters win Chinese village voteTwo protesters who led a rebellion against

officials accused of stealing farmland wereelected Saturday to run their fishing village ina much-watched election that reformershope will promote democracy as a way tosettle many of the myriad disputes besettingChina.The election committee inWukan in south-ern China’s Guangdong province declared LinZuluan and Yang Semao the new village headand deputy head.The pair were instrumental in organizing

protests inWukan last year.

By Jacqueline L. Salmonwithwire reports

By TonyDejak, AP

Inmourning: People hug after the funeral ofschool shooting victimDaniel Parmertor onSaturday in Chardon, Ohio.

WASHINGTON — Presi-dentObama’s relationshipwith Israeli Prime Minis-ter Benjamin Netanyahuhas been complicated bymisunderstandings, dip-lomaticmiscues andocca-sional differences of opi-nion.Obama has angered Is-raelis and some AmericanJews with his call to haltsettlements in the WestBank. Last time Netanya-hu visitedWashington, heembarrassed the president by lecturing himabout Israel’s history in front of the cameras.And at the G-20 summit in November, a hotmike caught Obama and French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy griping about the Israeli pre-mier.As Netanyahu headed to Washington thisweekend, the relationship might be ap-proaching its most delicate moment. Obamais trying to convince Netanyahu that it’s inIsrael’s interest to resist, at least in the imme-diate future, launching a direct strike againstIran’s nuclear program.The president will have a chance to press

Netanyahu face to face when the two meetMonday at the White House, the same dayNetanyahu is scheduled to speak to theAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee to-day. Obama will address AIPAC on Discus-sions about the Arab Spring, and the future ofMiddle East peace talks are among issues onthe AIPAC agenda, but the buzz before thegroup’s annual meeting centers on whetherIsrael will buck the White House and carryout amilitary strike on Iran.The different perceptions of Obama and

Netanyahu over howmuch time they have toprevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weap-on seem stark.“The two are temperamentally very differ-

ent leaders, but this isn’t about personalities,”says Jon Alterman, a Middle East analyst atthe Center for Strategic and InternationalStudies inWashington.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

repeated the administration’s position onTuesday that Iran has not decidedwhether topursue a nuclear weapon. The Obama ad-ministration believes there is still “time andspace” to thwart Iran’s nuclear programthrough sanctions and diplomacy, White

House spokesman Jay Carney said.Iran has become further isolated as both

the United States and Europe have increasedsanctions in recentweeks.The European Union has announced a boy-

cott of Iranian oil. Penalties against Iran’scentral bank and those doing businesswith ithave helped prompt a precipitous slide inIran’s currency. Iran is finding itmore difficultto do business with reputable internationalbanks. Even India, which continues to buyIran’s oil, is willing to pay only in rupees —limiting where Iranwill be able to spend thatrevenue.

Israeli officials say Iran is quickly approach-ing what Defense Minister Ehud Barak calls a“zone of immunity” where Israel’s militarycapabilities wouldn’t be sufficient to mountan effective strike.Though the Israelis agree that stepped-up

sanctions are starting to take a toll on Iran,they aren’t working fast enough, says MarkDubowitz, executive director at the Founda-tion for Defense of Democracies, a conserva-tive group that focuses its research on humanrights and terrorism issues.

Obama’s director of na-tional intelligence, JamesClapper, said in late Janu-ary that the Iranian regi-me “so far” had notchanged its behavior inthe face of sanctions, but“as the pressure ratchetsup, there is the prospectthat they could change.”“The Israelis are looking

at a calculus where theyare not really sure if Oba-ma means what he sayswhen he articulates overand over again that an Ira-nian nuke is unacceptableand the military option is

always on the table,” says Dubowitz, who hasadvised the administration and Congress onsanctions against Iran. “If I were an Israeli, Iwould be much more worried about theIranian regime than their hardware. I wouldwant assurances from the president that he isnot willing to bet the survival of Israel on thetheory that this is a containable regime.”In recent weeks, Obama has dispatched

some of his top advisers to Israel to huddlewith Netanyahu and Israeli officials aboutIran’s nuclear program, and senior admini-stration officials have publicly stated thatthey believe an attack against Iran is notwise.But a report by the United Nations nuclearwatchdog, the International Atomic EnergyAgency, indicated last week that Iran hasaccelerated uranium enrichment, further ce-menting the Israeli viewpoint that time isrunning out.It remains unclear whether Israel will even

give the Obama administration forewarningif it decides to launch a pre-emptive strikeagainst Iran. Carney declined to comment onthematter during aWhite House news brief-ing Tuesday.In theGOPpresidential race, the candidateshave stepped up criticism of Obama’s han-dling of Iran and have repeatedly suggestedthat the president has been a less-than-trust-worthy ally to Israel.Mel Levine, a formerff California congress-man who serves as an adviser to the Obamare-election campaign, says the suggestionthat Obama is not dedicated to Israel’s securi-ty is “flat wrong.” The most recent budgetrequest includes a record amount of militaryaid to Israel, he says.“To suggest that there is a tension in therelationship . . . I think it potentially sendsthe wrong message to Iran,” he says.

Pool photo byAaron Showalter

Delicate relationship: President Obamameetswith Israeli PrimeMinister BenjaminNetanyahu on Sept. 21 inNewYork.

Iran issue furthercomplicates tiesbetween U.S., IsraelObama to urgeNetanyahu not to launchmilitary attack on nuclear program

ByAamerMadhaniUSA TODAY

“If I were an Israeli, Iwould bemuchmoreworried about theIranian regime thantheir hardware."

Mark Dubowitz,executive director at the Foundation

for Defense of Democracies

BENGHAZI, Libya — A large map of Libyahangs on the wall in the home of Idris al-Rahel, with a line down the middle dividingthe country in half.Al-Rahel, a formerff army officer, leads amovement to declare semiautonomy in east-ern Libya, where most of the country’s oilfields are located. The region’s top tribal lead-ers meet Tuesday in the east’s main cityBenghazi to consider unilaterally announcingan eastern state, linked to the west only by atenuous “federal union.”Opponents fear such a declaration could be

the first step toward outright dividing thecountry. But some easterners say they aredetermined to end the domination and dis-crimination by the west that prevailed underdictatorMoammarGadhafi.Al-Rahel points to the capital Tripoli on the

map, in the west. “All troubles came fromhere,” he said, “but we will not permit this tohappen again.”

The move shows how six months afterGadhafi’s fall, the central government in Libyahas proved incapable of governing at all.Other countries that shed their leaders in theArab Spring revolts — Egypt, Tunisia andYemen—are going through rocky transitions,but none has seen a collapse of central au-thority like Libya. The collapse has onlywors-ened as cities, towns, regions, militias andtribes all act on their own, setting up theirindependent power centers.“What Gadhafi left in Libya for 40 years is a

very, very heavy heritage,” said Mustafa Ab-dul-Jalil, head of the National TransitionalCouncil, which in theory rules Libya butdoesn’t even hold sway in the capital Tripoli.“It’s … hard to get over it in one or two yearsor even five years.”Tripoli remainsunder the control of revolu-

tionaries-turned-militiamen, who have re-sisted calls to integrate into a national army.Kufra, deep in the southern desert, is a

battleground for two rival tribes, one Araband one African, with dozens killed in twoweeks of fighting lastmonth.And Misrata, the country’s third-largest

city and just two hours’ drive east of thecapital, effectively rules itself, with itsmilitias

ignoring government pleas and exacting bru-tal revenge on anyone they believe to havesupportedGadhafi.In the Kufra, 600 miles from Benghazi,

fighters from the powerful Zwia Arab tribehave besieged the African Tabu tribe for thepast twoweeks.TheNational Transitional Council, made upof representatives from across the country, isoverseeing the transition to democracy afterGadhafi’s fall, including the organizing ofelections set for June. But besides having littleability to enforce decisions, it has beenmiredin its owndivisions.NTC chief Abdul-Jalil, a formerff reform-minded justice minister under Gadhafi, waslargely welcomed as a clean and well-in-tentioned figure. But many criticize him forbeing a weak leader. The council’s attemptsto put together a law governing the electionareweeks behind schedule.Fathi al-Fadhali, a prominent writer origi-

nally from Benghazi, says the country has toovercome the poisons of Gadhafi’s rule andestablish a societywhere rights are respected.“We are all polluted by Gadhafi’s evil, vio-

lence, envy, terrorism and conspiracies,” hesaid, “myself included.”

Free of Gadhafi, Libya strugglesMany in nation fear it willdissolve intomany piecesThe Associated Press

$BP agrees to pay $7.8 billionto settle oil spill litigation

BP took a step toward putting the nation’sworst oil spill behind it by agreeing to a $7.8billion settlement of lawsuits filed by 100,000victims. Analysts said they expect BP tomove quickly to settle the rest of the claims.If approved by the court, Friday’s settlementcould remove one of BP’s biggest legal andfinancial threats arising from the spill.

From wire reports—From wire reports

By RUSS BYNUMThe Associated Pressyy

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The GOP pres-idential candidates are fighting towin over conservative voters inthe Bible Belt as the race takes ona more prominent Southern focus.

After bowing out of recent con-tests north of the Mason-Dixon line,Newt Gingrich is staking his entirecampaign on a big victory Tues-day in Georgia, where the onetimeHouse speaker represented a sub-urban Atlanta district for 20 years.Rick Santorum is making inroads

ennessee with a message thatin Tennessee with a message that

thestate’sevangelicalvotersshouldfeel right at home with the formerPennsylvaniasenator’ssociallycon-servative views.

Bothcandidateshopetocapitalizeon Super Tuesday victories to pro-pel their campaigns forward to Ala-bama and Mississippi on March 13and to Louisiana on March 24. Noneof those Southern states was veryhospitable to Mitt Romney duringthe former Massachusetts gover-nor’s White House bid in 2008, sothere’s prime recruiting groundto entice conservative voters whowant an alternative to Romney.want an alternative to Romney.

“I fully believe that the South willbe a key player,” said Joe Dendy,Republican chairman for CobbCounty in metro Atlanta. “I thinkwe’re going to see a clearer picturebetween Newt and Rick as to whichone the South has seen as more con-servative. And that’s going to playa big role in the rest of the cam-paign.”

With 76 delegates up for grabs,Georgia holds the biggest prize onSuper Tuesday, and Gingrich spentmost of the past week touring thestate by bus. Still, a victory largelywould be seen as meeting expectawould be seen as meeting expecta-

tions and might not generate muchmomentum.

For Santorum, any victory in theSouth would come off as a sign ofstrength.

Jacob Wilkins, a 19-year-old stu-dent at a Tennessee Bible college,said he’s decided Santorum is thesuperior candidate “as far as mor-al issues are concerned.” He heardSantorum speak last week at a Bap-tist church in Powell, Tenn.

“America’s a mess and he’s got abetter hold on what we need thanany other candidates,” Wilkinssaid.said.

Romney hasn’t completely con-ceded the South. He stopped oncein Atlanta last month, and his wifestood in for him at an event in thecity Thursday. He planned a rallySunday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Inthe2008race,RomneyfinishedthirdineachoftheupcomingSouth-ern primary states except for Mis-sissippi, which voted after Romneyquit the race. He still faces troubleconnecting with Southern conser-vatives, who see him as too mod-erate, and with evangelicals, whomight be troubled by Romney’sMormon faith.Mormon faith.

Gingrich, Santorum battle for Bible Belt voters

By DAVID CRARYThe Associated Pressyy

NEW YORK — Boomersbeware: Scams, frauds andother financial exploita-tion schemes targeting old-er Americans are a growingmultibillion-dollar indus-try enriching the schemers,anguishing the victims andvexing lawenforcementoffi-cials who find these crimesamong the hardest to inves-tigate and prosecute.

“The true con artists, whoare in the business of mak-ing money off older folksthrough devious means, arevery good at what they do,”said Sally Hurme, a con-sumer fraud specialist withAARP. “They cover theirtracks, they use persuasivepsychological means to spintheir tales.”

Elder financial abuseencompasses a wide rangeof tactics, some perpetrat-ed by relatives or trustedadvisers, some by strangersvia telemarketing and Inter-net-based scams.

Researchers say only afraction of the abuse getsreported to the authorities,often because victims aretoo befuddled or embar-

rassedtospeakup.Evenwiththe reported cases, data areelusive because most fed-eral crime statistics don’tinclude breakdowns of vic-tims’ ages.

Nonetheless, there’s ampleresearch to convey the scopeof this scourge.

A federally funded studyconducted for the NationalInstitute of Justice in 2009concluded 5% of Americans60andolderhadbeenthevic-timofrecentfinancialexploi-tation by a family member,while 6.5% were the targetof a nonfamily member. Thestudy, led by psychologistRon Acierno of the MedicalUniversity of South Caroli-na, was based on input from5,777 older adults.

A report last year by insur-er MetLife Inc. estimatedthe annual loss by victimsof elder financial abuse at$2.9 billion, compared with$2.6 billion in 2008.

“Elder financialabuse is anintolerablecrimeresulting inlosses of human rights anddignity,” MetLife said. “Yetit remains underreported,underrecognized and under-prosecuted.”

Older Americans are by

no means the only target ofschemersandscammers,butexpertssaytheyhavedistinc-tivecharacteristicsthatoftenmake them a tempting prey.

Some have disabilities thatleavethemdependentonoth-ers for help; others are unso-phisticated about certainfinancial matters or poten-

tial pitfalls on the Internet.Many are relatively isolat-ed and susceptible to over-tures from seemingly friend-ly strangers.

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Scams against elderly add up

fCharlene Marshall holds the shoulder of her husband, Anthony Marshall, in a courtroomin New York. Brooke Astor’s 85-year-old son Marshall was convicted Thursday ofexploiting his philanthropist mother’s failing mind and helping himself to her nearly $200million fortune. Scamming the elderly is a growing industry. STEVEN HIRSCH/ASSOCIATED PRESS

IN BRIEF

In Washington, GOPgo for delegates

Mitt Romney, Rick San-torum and their Republi-can presidential rivals viedfor delegates Saturday inWashington state caucus-es, a quiet prelude to 10Super Tuesday conteststhis week in all regions ofthe country. Romney, San-torum, Newt Gingrich andRon Paul all campaigned inthe first West Coast stateto vote in the Republicanpresidential race, but aminimal television ad cam-paign turned it into a rela-tively low-key contest.

Navy sinking shipsraise pollution fear

SAN FRANCISCO — In2005, the USS America air-craft carrier was towed outto sea on its final voyage.Hundreds of miles off theAtlantic coast, U.S. Navypersonnel then blasted the40-year-old warship withmissiles and bombs until itsank. The massive Kitty-Hawk class carrier — morethan three football fieldslong — came to rest in thebriny depths about 300 nau-tical miles southeast ofNorfolk, Va. Target prac-tice is now how the Navygets rid of most of its oldships, an Associated Pressreview of Navy recordsfor the past dozen yearshas found. And they windup at the bottom of theocean, bringing with themamounts of toxic waste thatare only estimated.

3 family memberskilled in Mississippi

PRENTISS, Miss. —Authorities are investigat-ing the killings of threefamily members in theirrural southern Mississip-pi home. The bodies of 80-year-old Arvin Smith, 74-year-old Maxine Smithand their 48-year-old sonRoland Smith were discov-ered early Friday. Jeffer-son Davis County ChiefInvestigator John WayneTolar told The Hatties-burg American that somesuspects are being inter-viewed.

— From wire reports

Vets split on mental health expansionVets split on mental health expansionBy KEVIN FREKINGThe Associated Pressyy

WASHINGTON — Twoyears after Congress passeda high-profile law to improvehealth care for militaryveterans, lawmakers andadvocates are again rais-ing alarms that the sprawl-ing Department of Veter-ans Affairs is not expand-ing help for the nation’s for-mer fighters and their fam-ilies as quickly or widely asintended.

This time, the dispute isregarding two mental healthmeasures: one to establish anetwork of peer counselorsso Iraq and Afghanistan vet-erans have someone to con-sult with who shares theirwar experience, the other togive the families of Nation-al Guard and reserve mem-

bers temporary access tomental health services atVA facilities.

Veterans Affairs, the sec-ond largest federal agencyafter the Defense Depart-ment, said it was alreadyproviding the help that Con-gress wrote into law in May2010. Advocates for vet-erans, though, said the VAis effectively ignoring thelaw’s demand for those twosteps.

“The VA does some won-derful stuff, don’t get mewrong, but they seem to beignoring their obligationsunder this law, almost to thepoint of being a scofflaw,”said Peter Duffy, deputydirector for legislative pro-grams at the National GuardAssociation of the UnitedStates.

The VA said it alreadyoffers peer support andfamily counseling at about300 vet centers around thecountry. The vet centers arelocated in strip malls, down-town stores and in officebuildings around the coun-try. About two-thirds of theworkers are veterans. So,rather than create an entire-ly new program, the depart-ment has told lawmakers it’smeeting the bill’s require-ments through existing ser-vices.

“I think we need to usethe legislation in a posi-tive sense to reinforce whatwe’re already doing,” saidDr. Jan Kemp, director ofthe VA’s suicide preven-tion program. “As the needincreases, which it inevita-bly will, we’ve got the legis-

lation now to help us moveresources in that direction.It’s an evolving sort of pro-cess.”

The VA’s response hasupset those who fought toget the legislation passed.They expected the VA toestablish a peer support net-work consisting of Iraq andAfghanistan vets at each ofits 152 hospitals. They alsoexpected family membersof guardsmen and reserviststo temporarily have accessto the full range of mentalhealth services availableat the VA’s hospitals and itsnearly 800 outpatient clin-ics.

“The language in the billwas not written with the pre-cision that you would like tosee, but you can’t read a pro-vision of law and say it has

no meaning, which is essen-tially what the VA is doing,”said Ralph Ibson, nation-al policy director for theWounded Warrior Project, anonprofit group that assistsinjured service membersand veterans. “To say we’realready doing this is to sayCongress is an ass.”

Ibson said the conflictreminds him of an earlierdisagreement regarding thebill’s provision of financialaid to caregivers of wound-ed vets. When the depart-ment announced in early2011 how the program wouldwork, lawmakers and advo-cacy groups complained itwould help fewer familiesthan expected. The depart-ment subsequently expand-ed the program’s reach toabout 3,500 families.

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IN BRIEFAhmadinejad rivalslead parliament vote

TEHRAN, Iran — Con-servative rivals of Irani-an President MahmoudAhmadinejad are lead-ing in the race for parlia-ment seats according toearly election results. Theconservatives’ lead wasexpected as the electionsboiled down to a contestbetween conservativessupporting and oppos-ing Ahmadinejad. Ear-ly returns Saturday in thecapital Tehran show loy-alists to Supreme Lead-er Ayatollah Ali Khame-nei have pulled ahead. Theresults indicate Ahmadine-jad may face a more hos-tile parliament in the near-ly two years remaining ofhis second term in office.

Egypt court rejects2nd Mickey lawsuit

CAIRO — An Egyptiancourt has rejected thesecond of two lawsuitsbrought forth by ultracon-servative Islamists accus-ing a Christian tycoon ofinsulting Islam by postingan online cartoon of Mick-ey Mouse with a beard andMinnie in a face veil. JudgeSherif Kamel ruled Sat-urday that the plaintiffswere not eligible to file thereligious defamation law-suit and sent the case backto the state prosecutor’soffice for further inves-tigation. The first lawsuitwas thrown out earlier thisweek on similar grounds.

Putin poised toregain Kremlin

MOSCOW — VladimirPutin appears all but cer-tain to return to the Krem-lin in Sunday’s Russianpresidential election, buthe’ll find himself in chargeof a country far more will-ing to challenge him. Anunprecedented wave ofmassive protests showed asubstantial portion of thepopulation was fed up withthe political entrenchmentengineered by Putin sincehe first became presi-dent in 2000, and police arealready preparing for thepossibility of postelectionunrest in Moscow.

Drug debate topsVP Biden’s travel

Vice President Joe Bidenheads to Latin Americatoday amid unprecedentedpressure from political andbusiness leaders to talkabout something U.S. offi-cials have no interest indebating: decriminalizingdrugs. Presidents of Cos-ta Rica, Guatemala, El Sal-vador, Colombia and Mex-ico, all grappling with theextremely violent falloutof a failing drug war, havesaid in recent weeks they’dlike to open up the discus-sion of legalizing drugs.Argentina, Uruguay, Peruand Mexico already allowthe use of small amountsof marijuana for personalconsumption, while politi-cal leaders from Brazil andColombia are discussingalternatives to locking updrug users.

Report: Clashes kill10 in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, BurkinaFaso — State radio inBurkina Faso is reportingthat 10 people have beenkilled in a southern villagein ethnic clashes. Theradio report said the clashbetween the Liliou andthe Akonga communitieswas because of a disputeover a chieftancy. The Lil-iou is rejecting the currentchief in the village of Gue-non who is from the Akon-ga ethnic group. The rival-ry culminated Friday whenthe son of the chief waskilled by the rival Liliougroup.

Stolen antiquitieslead to 35 arrests

THESSALONIKI, Greece— Police in Greece saidthey have made 35 arrestsin several locations in thenorth and center of thecountry, recovering a troveof stolen antiquities, most-ly ancient coins. Police sayone of the suspects wasfound with around 4,000ancient coins in his pos-session. Other artifactshave also been recovered.Police didn’t provide fur-ther details Saturday. Anannouncement with detailsof the operation is expect-ed today or Monday.

From wire reports—From wire reports

By PATRICK QUINNThe Associated Pressyy

KABUL, Afghanistan — Aninvestigation into the burn-ing of Muslim holy books at aU.S. military base has foundit was a mistake involvingat least five Americans whomay face a disciplinaryreview, a Western officialsaid Saturday, but Afghaninvestigators claimed it wasan intentional desecration.

The conflicting accountshighlight rising tensionsbetween the two countriesdespite apologies by Presi-dent Barack Obama and oth-er U.S. officials following theFeb. 20 discovery of charredQurans and other religiousliterature in a burn pit atBagram air base.

Anger regarding theburnings already has ledthe deaths of more than 30Afghans during violent pro-tests as well as six U.S. sol-diers who were killed byrogue Afghan forces.

A Western official toldThe Associated Press thatpreliminary findings from ajoint investigation by seniorAfghan and U.S. militaryofficials that was ordered byMarine Gen. John Allen hasconvincedthemthatalthoughmistakes were made, therewasnointenttodesecratetheQurans or other material.

The official, who hasknowledge of the investiga-tion but spoke on conditionof anonymity because of thesensitivity of the case, said itcould lead to a disciplinaryreview of at least five U.S.military personnel involved.Theofficialdidnotelaborate,and it was unclear what sucha review could recommend.

The controversy beganwhen Qurans and otherIslamic texts were removedIslamic texts were removed

from the library at the Par-wan Detention Facility, thentaken to the burn pit at theadjoining Bagram Air Field.

The Western official con-firmed earlier reports thatextremist inscriptionswere found inside the texts,including notations appar-ently scribbled by detaineesexchanging messages. Hesaid that after the writingswerediscovered,twoAfghan-American interpreters wereassigned to go through thelibrary materials, and 1,652items were removed andplaced in boxes.

Adecisionwasmadetodis-pose of the material becauseof a lack of storage space andthe notes inside, but threesoldiers on a garbage detailremoved the books beforethat could be done proper-ly, the official said. He saidthe soldiers had no idea whatthey were throwing into theburn pit and insisted none ofthe material was destroyedbefore it was removed byAfghan workers.

However, Maulvi KhaliqDad, a top Afghan religiousleader who was on a differ-ent panel appointed by Presi-dentHamidKarzai to investi-gate the incident,claimedtheburning was intentional.

AccordingtoDad’saccount,thebookswerekeptinaplacewhere refuse is picked upand taken to a garbage burnpit on the base. Afghan work-ers at the base noticed thatthey were religious booksand notified an Afghan armycommander who questionedU.S. troops about the booksand was satisfied when hewastoldtheywouldbestoredsomewhere safe.

But the Afghan workerslater noticed the books hadbeen set on fire.been set on fire.

Sides differon story ofburnt books

Cemetery workers make graves for three Free Syrian Army fighters Saturday in Idlib, Syria. RODRIGO ABD/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By AHMED AL-HAJThe Associated Pressyy

SANAA, Yemen — Twosuicide bombers struckan army camp in centralYemen Saturday, killingone soldier while explo-sions rocked a southernport city and clashes erupt-ed between suspected al-Qaida militants and securi-ty forces in the south, offi-cials said.

The ongoing violenceacross Yemen highlightschallenges facing the coun-try after a yearlong politicalturmoil resulted in a securi-ty vacuum and gave al-Qai-da the opportunity to seizeseveral towns in the south.

The threat of al-Qaida onthe Arabian Peninsula was akey reason why the UnitedStates played an active rolein Yemen’s transition aftermillions of Yemenis took tothe streets demanding theouster of longtime ruler AliAbdullah Saleh.

After clinging to powerfor a whole year, Saleh offi-cially stepped down afterYemenis voted in favor ofhis vice president Abed Rab-bo Mansour Hadi to replacehim. Saleh’s ouster is part ofa U.S. and Arab backed pow-er-transfer deal that gavehim immunity from prose-cution in return for leavingpower.

Hadi, during his inaugu-ral speech, said that his twotop priorities are to restruc-ture the army and launch anational dialogue amongvarious political factions.His first decision was toreplace top commandersloyal to Saleh in the south-ern province of Aden whereofficers were complainingthat the outgoing command-er was hindering supplies totheir forces engaging in bat-tles with al-Qaida.

On Saturday, Hadi heldhis first meeting with cab-inet members since becom-ing president and urged hisministers to accomplishtheir mission with “no apol-og es o e cuses.ogies or excuses.”

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By ZEINA KARAMThe Associated Pressyy

BEIRUT — Syrian forc-es launched a fresh assaulton Homs on Saturday asthe Red Cross pressed for-ward with efforts to deliv-er badly needed aid to thou-sands of people strand-ed in a besieged neighbor-hood despite warnings fromregime troops of land minesand booby traps.

Two days after they foughttheir way into the rebelstronghold of Baba Amr,government forces shelledseveral other neighborhoodsof the city, the country’sthird largest with about 1million people. They includ-ed districts where many ofBaba Amr’s residents hadfled, activists said.

The Syrian regime hassaid it was fighting “armedgangs” in Baba Amr, whichhas become a symbol of the

ea y yea o d up s gnearly year-old uprising

against President BasharAssad’s authoritarian rule.The revolt has killed morethan 7,500 people, accordingto the U.N.

The Local CoordinationCommittees activist net-work said mortars slammedinto the districts of Khaldi-yeh, Bab Sbaa and Khader.

Abu Hassan al-Homsi, adoctor at a makeshift clinicin Khaldiyeh, said he treat-ed a dozen people who werewounded, most lightly.

“This has become rou-tine, the mortars start fall-ing early in the morning,”he said. Several homes weredamaged from the morningshelling.

Another Khaldiyeh res-ident who spoke on condi-tion of anonymity for fearof reprisals said the districthas been without water andheating fuel for a week amidfreezing temperatures ands owsnow.

“We are collecting rainand snow water, and cut-ting trees to burn to warmourselves,” he said.

Conditions in Baba Amrare believed to be dire, withextended power outages,shortages of food and water,and lack of medical care.Syrian government forcestook control of the neighbor-hood Thursday after rebelsfled the district under con-stant bombardment thatactivists said killed hun-dreds of people since earlyFebruary.

The Red Cross said theregime blocked its entry toBaba Amr on Friday, oneday after the group receivedgovernment permission toenter with a convoy of sev-en trucks carrying 15 tonsof humanitarian aid includ-ing food, medical suppliesand blankets.

“We are still in negotia-t o s to e te aba ,tions to enter Baba Amr,”

ICRC spokesman HichamHassan said Saturday inGeneva.

TheSyrianssaid theywerenot letting the Red Crossinto Baba Amr because ofsafety concerns, includingland mines, Hassan said,adding the organization hadnot been able to verify thedanger. The government hasnot offered an official expla-nation.

There was no immediateword on what was goingon in Baba Amr on Satur-day, a day after activistsaccused regime forces ofexecution-style killings anda scorched-earth campaignof burning homes, raisingfears of revenge attacks ina country on the verge ofcivil war.

Telephone and Internetlines were still down andactivists in nearby areassaid they had no informa-t o o s detion from inside.

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By BOB GROSSTimes Heraldyy

Mehgan Brookins, 12, ofYale and her grandfather,Jim Bridge, of Fort Gra-tiot, braced themselvesas they strode across theSeventh Street Bridge inPort Huron.

“It’s blustery, that’s forsure,” Bridge said. “Butit’s better than cold andrain, because we’ve doneit before in the cold andrain.”

The duo and about 100other people participatedSaturday in the Walk forWarmth in Port Huron toraise money to help peo-ple pay their utility bills.

If they got a warm glowor worked up a sweat, thatwas a side benefit.was a side benefit.

The walk, which start-ed at the St. Clair Coun-ty Council on Aging build-ing, 600 Grand RiverAve., is sponsored by theCommunity Action Agen-cy.

“We’re raising money tohelp people pay their util-ity bills who can’t affordthem this winter,” saidMelinda Johnson of theCommunity Action Agen-cy.

She said such fundrais-ers help meet shortfalls infunding.

“Funding at both stateand federal levels hasbeen cut, so we didn’thave as much as in pre-vious years to help peo-ple,” she said. “With thehigh unemployment in thehigh unemployment in the

community, we’ve seen anincrease in the need forassistance.”

Saturday’s blusteryweather was ideal for thewalk, she said.

“That’s why we do it inthe winter time, to remindpeople it’s cold out there,”she said.

Jay Lindsey, of FortGratiot, and RoxanneO’Dell, of Port Huron,were part of a team ofwalkers from DTE Ener-gy.

DTE, O’Dell said,encourages workers “todo community activitiesand give back to the com-munity.”

“This particular one welike because it stays inthe community, Lindseythe community,” Lindsey

said. “We do other thingstoo, but they are more insoutheast Michigan wherethis one stays in our com-munity.”

Johnson said the Com-munity Action Agencyworks with companiessuch as DTE and SEM-CO Energy Gas Co. to findways for people to paytheir utility bills.their utility bills.

“The need has alwaysbeen there, but it’s beenincreased in the last cou-ple of years,” she said.

Meghan said she waswalking with her grandfa-ther to help others.

“It’s to give those lessfortunate heat intheir house.”Contact Bob Gross at (810) 989-6263 or rgross@gannett.com.6263 or rgross@gannett.com.

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Don’t call them cuddlyBy BOB GROSSTimes Heraldyy

GOODELLS — Virginiathe opossum looked com-fy and cozy snuggling inKathy Frantz’s arms.

But Frantz was quickto warn her audience Sat-urday at the Pine RiverNature Center in Goodellsnot to try that with a wildopossum and its 50 sharpteeth. Virginia, she said,was raised from a baby bysomeone who should haveknown better, and she istoo tame to be released intothe wild.

Frantz brought Virginiaand several other crittersincluding a flying squirrel,a ferret, hawks and owls tothe Pine River Nature Cen-ter for a wildlife presenta-tion.

We re a wildlife reha“We’re a wildlife reha-

bilitation center, in addi-tion to many other things,and we get thousands —about 2,400 — injured ani-mals and birds each year,”Frantz said.

“Most of them we are ableto rehabilitate and release,but the ones that are per-manently injured and weknow they would not sur-vive, we use in educationalprograms like this.”

Sarah Nelson, opera-tions manager for the PineRiver Nature Center, saidabout 70 people registeredfor Frantz’s first programSaturday, Furry and Feath-ered Friends. Her secondprogram, Lords of theSky: The Exciting Worldof Birds of Prey, attractedmore than 80 people.

“The kids love it,” Nel-son said. They love seeson said. “They love see-

ing close-up, face-to-face,the animals, and it’s edu-cational.

“Howell Nature Centerprovides a wonderful pro-gram,” she said. “We’vehad them here before.”

Mike Smith of KimballTownship said he and hisgrandchildren, Luke, 10,and Alaina Jolly, 7, of St.Clair have seen the otherprograms.

“You never ever get tosee animals this close up,even in a zoo,” he said.“They’re right here in frontof you.”

Alaina said she likescoming to the nature cen-ter “because I like seeingthe animals and what theydo.”

“I especially like seeingthe animals,” Luke said.“Some of the animals I’venever seen before; someof them I’ve never heardof before.”Contact Bob Gross at (810)989-6263 or rgross@gannett.com.com.

Conquertthe cold

A group walks in front of the Sail Away Cafe on Saturday during the annual Walk for Warmth in downtown Port Huron. MELISSAWAWZYSKO/TIMES HERALD

Nature center brings kidsface-to-face with critters

Walk for Warmth participants bravebrisk, windy weather to raise money

HOW TO HELP

KEEPING THE HEAT ON» The St. Clair County Community Action Agency will takedonations to help people pay their utility bills. Call (810)982-8541 or visit the agency’s website at www.caascc.org» You can also donate to The Heat and Warmth fund(THAW) at (800) 866-THAW. Visit www.thawfund.org/support for more information» The St. Clair County Council on Aging will have itsseventh annual Walk for Meals from 8:30 to 10 a.m.March 24 at Birchwood Mall in Fort Gratiot. Registrationforms are available at the Council on Aging center, 600Grand River Ave., Port Huron. Call (810) 987-8811 for moreinformation or visit the council’s Facebook page at http://on.fb.me/AinMKa

Bundled up against the brisk wind, Denise Forstner, ofKimball Township, carries a sign while treading on thesidewalk along Huron Avenue, Saturday during theannual Walk for Warmth in downtown Port Huron.

Virginia the opossum rests in the arms of Kathy Frantz of theHowell Nature Center during a wildlife program Saturday atthe Pine River Nature Center. BOB GROSS/TIMES HERALD

STATE

Man kidnapped,assaulted 3 women

HAMTRAMCK — Author-ities accuse a Detroit-areaman of kidnapping threewomen, forcing them todrive at gunpoint and sexu-ally assaulting them. WWJ-AM and television stationsWDIV and WXYZ reportpolice arrested the manfrom Hamtramck earlySaturday. He wasn’t iden-tified, but police say he’sexpected to be arraignedMonday.

Boy accused of killingmother arraigned

DETROIT — A 14-year-old boy accused of fatal-ly shooting his moth-er in their Detroit homehas been arraigned. Theteen appeared Saturdayin Detroit’s 36th DistrictCourt and was charged asan adult with first-degreemurder and felony fire-arm. Authorities say theboy and his 36-year-oldmother argued early Mon-day and he shot her mul-tiple times while she wassitting on a sofa. Theboy is being held at theWayne County Jail and isdue back in courtMarch 8.

From wire reports— From wire reports

Biniecki announcesre-election campaign

SANDUSKY — SanilacYCounty Sheriff Garry M.Biniecki has announcedhe will seek re-election.Binieckiwas under-sheriff from2006 untilhis electionas sheriffin 2009. Hewas hiredas a correc-tions dep-uty in 1976and was promoted to ser-geant in 1984. Biniecki is a36-year veteran of the San-ilac County Sheriff Depart-ment. Biniecki and his wife,Debra, are both shipwreckhunters, and he was instru-mental in establishing theSanilac Shores UnderwaterPreserve.

Tickets for Bayfestshow are available

SARNIA — Individualgeneral admission and VIPtickets for the Iron Maidenand Alice Cooper concertat Rogers Sarnia Bayfestare available online onlyat www.sarniabyfest.com.The concert is 6:30 p.m.July 14 at Centennial Park.No festival passes will beavailable until the full line-up is announced onMarch 27. Outlets will notbe selling tickets untilafter the announcement.For more information andticket prices, visit the fes-tival website, call the festi-val office at (519) 337-4474or go to the festival Face-book page at http://on.fb.me/xGfotL.

High winds leavethousands in dark

About 1,400 DTE Ener-gy customers in St. ClairCounty were without pow-er after strong windsswept through the arealate Friday and early Sat-urday. Lt. Jim Terpen-ning of the St. Clair Coun-ty Sheriff Departmentsaid deputies respond-ed to dozens of reports oftrees blocking roads andpower lines down. Two ofthe largest outages werein western St. Clair Coun-ty near Capac. Port HuronFire Department report-ed three power lines downin the city, and Port HuronTownship Fire Depart-ment extinguished a pow-er pole fire. About 180,000DTE customers in south-east Michigan were with-out power at some pointduring the high winds;DTE had restored powerto about 65,000 customersSaturday evening.Submit your news at news

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TIMES HERALD, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 20122B OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES Special tributes purchased byfamily and friends

To place an obituary:Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. call 866-543-6431

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Wanda P. LangolfPort Huron

Wanda P. Langolf, 80, of Port Huronwent home to be with the Lord on March 3,2012. She was the loving wife of SylvesterG. Langolf to whom she was married to for50 years; they recently celebrated theirGolden anniversary on February 3. She wasborn December 8, 1931 to the late John and

Neva Kidd.During her five-decade long service to Our Saviour Lu-

theran Church, Wanda served in many pivotal roles withinthe congregation. Along with being a member of the ActionGroup, she was active in the Altar Guild as well as servingas the Church Treasurer.

In addition to her avid work at church, her contributionsto the larger St. Clair County community included volun-teering for the local chapter of The American Red Cross.She also attended Port Huron Town Hall sessions for 20years, and was a member of the Port Huron Musicale. OnElection days, Wanda could be seen at the local precinctchecking in voters throughout the day.

While Wanda loved to fill her days with a number of ac-tivities, she enjoyed the simple joys of reading, laughing,and spending time with her close-knit family of brothers andsisters.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two chil-dren Krystal E. Murray and her husband Keith of Nashville,TN and William D. Langolf and his fiancée Sunny Lee ofNew York, NY. She is also survived by a grandson WilliamC. Murray; brothers George Kidd and wife Jane, Fred Kiddand wife Cathy; sisters Shirley Fettes, Elizabeth (Betty) Ste-vens and husband Harold "Gary", Dorothy Schindler, MaryAnn (Ruthie) Nichol; godchildren Michael Stevens, KellieBordato; and many nieces and nephews. She was precededin death by sister Margaret Rosemary Neal and brothersAlexander Kidd and Robert John (Jack) Kidd.

A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday inOur Saviour Lutheran Church with The Rev. DonaldDoerzbacher officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 2-4& 6-8 p.m. in the Smith Family Funeral Home - North, 1525Hancock Street. There will also be visitation at church onTuesday beginning at 10 a.m.

Honorary Pallbearers: Jackson Langolf, Timothy Langolf,Robert C. Odle, Jr, John Paul Odle, Nicholas Pontine,Charles Stevens and Michael Stevens.Memorial contributions can be made to the St. Clair CountyChapter of The American Red Cross and Our Saviour Lu-theran Church.

Thanks to friends and family for their love. Specialthanks to the staff of Port Huron Hospital, Hema-Tech Ser-vices, Marwood Manor and Blue Water Hospice especiallycaretakers Matt Avery, Glen Anthony and Karen Woods.www.smithfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Donald F. SpencerCroswell

Donald F. Spencer, age 90, passed awayThursday, March 1, 2012 at Mercy Hospital,Port Huron.

He was born April 18, 1921 in Roseburg,MI, the son of the late Floyd and Blanche(Spencer) Spencer. He and Lucille Pabstwere married on September 12, 1945 in

Croswell, MI. She preceded him in death September 21, 2010.Donald was a member of the Bethel Missionary Church,

Roseburg, where he taught Sunday School, was a class lea-der, and Church board member. He was a Veteran of theU.S. Army serving in WWII, and had served as FremontTwp. Clerk. He farmed in the Yale area.

He is survived by his daughter, Sharleen (Lawrence)Jakubowski of Memphis, MI; 2 step-grandsons, Kevin (Bran-dy) Jakubowski of Rock Springs, WY, and Todd (Rebecca)Jakubowski of West Branch; 5 step great-grandchildren,Russell and Ryan, both of West Branch, Kaitlyn of Arizona,Dakota and Ainsley, both of Rock Springs, WY; brother Er-vin (Ruth) Spencer; two sister-in-laws, Betty Pabst, and Har-riet Spencer; and many nieces and nephews.

Donald was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille; son,Wayne, November 9, 1964; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ever-ett and Marguerite, Harold and Marybelle, Wesley, Howardand Lola; sister and brother-in-law, Olive and KennethHausker; and brother-in-law, Leonard Pabst.

Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Monday at Be-thel Missionary Church, Roseburg. The Rev. RichKriesch will officiate. Burial will be in Croswell Cemetery.

Visiting will be held 1-8 PM Sunday at the Pomeroy Funer-al Home, Croswell, and 10-11 AM Monday at the church.

Memorials may be made to the Bethel MissionaryChurch.www.pomeroyfuneralhomes.com

William D. DoetschPort Huron

William D. Doetsch, age 76, of Port Hur-on, passed away on February 29, 2012 inMedilodge of Port Huron, with his familyby his side.

He was born on July 23, 1935 in Detroit.He married Glen Redfield on July 5, 1960 inMarine City. He is the son of the late Paul

and Lydia Doetsch.He served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Yellow

Freight and G.M.A. He was a member of the V.F.W. and en-joyed golfing and bowling.

He is survived by his wife, Glen of Port Huron; daughtersand sons-in-law, Dianna (Bill) Nicholls of Port Huron, Do-reen (Thomas) Lavigne of Port Huron, Donna (Kevin)Jakubowicz of Dearborn; and son and daughter-in-law, Wil-liam Desmond (Michelle) Doetsch of Grand Rapids; grand-children, Stephen Doetsch, Nikki Lavigne, Kristin (Mike)Santos, Jessica Nicholls and Helen Jakubowicz; great grand-son, Drake Carter; sisters, Dorothy Collins of Roseville,Alice Papp of Lincoln Park; brother, Henry Doetsch of Mar-ine City; brothers and sisters-in-law, Norman (Carol)Doetsch of Arizona, Barton (Mary Lou) Doetsch of MarineCity; along with several nieces and nephews.

A private family service will take place.Cremation arrangements by: Jowett Funeral Home - 1634

Lapeer Ave. at 17th St., Port Huron.Memorials can be made to St. Clair County Allied Veter-

ans Council.www.jowettfuneraldirectors.com

Phyllis H. VanLuven-RixPort Huron

Phyllis H. VanLuven-Rix, age 88, of PortHuron died March 1, 2012 in Port HuronHospital after a brief illness. She was bornApril 26, 1923 in Detroit, and lived in thePort Huron and Tawas areas. She marriedMurriel E. VanLuven on January 8, 1942 .He preceded her in death on May 6, 1977.

She married James C. Rix on January 17, 1984 in Port Huron.He preceded her in death on May 18, 2009.

Phyllis worked for many years at Bob’s Bakery in PortHuron, which her parents owned and operated. She was alsoan avid bowler. For 20 years Phyllis was a resident ofTawas, MI, and was an active member of the Senior Centerthere. Most recently, she enjoyed the time she spent in PortHuron with other residents at Port Haven Manor.

She is survived by her son, Gary W. (Gloria) VanLuven, 5grandchildren, Gary E. (fiancé Candy Maertens) VanLuven,Scott W. VanLuven, Heather R. (Kevin) Schlagel, Linda(Gary) Haylor, and Matthew R. (Carla) Brooks, great-grandchildren, Connor and Kaitlyn Schlagel, Mathew Jr.,Ian, and Bryan Brooks, Jennifer, Brenden Haylor, one-great-great-granddaughter Charlie, a sister, Pauline Sansum, abrother, Robert (Pat) Sassanella, Step-Daughter Carolyn(Gale) Sims, and a Step-Son William (Debbie) Rix. She waspreceded in death by her two husbands, a brother, EdwinSassanella, a daughter, Judith A. Brooks, and a grandson,Chad W. VanLuven.

A funeral service will take place at 3 p.m. Monday inthe Smith Family Funeral Home - North, 1525 HancockStreet with The Rev. Max Amstutz officiating. Visitationwill also be on Monday beginning at 11 a.m. in the funeralhome. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital or the American Heart Association.www.smithfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Maxine Louise WallPort Huron

Maxine Louise Wall, age 87, of Port Hur-on, was called to Heaven on February 29,2012.

She was born in Yale on November 11,1924 to Herbert and Ethel Koch. She gradu-ated from Yale High School in 1942 andthen attended Port Huron Junior College.

Maxine then pursued her dream of becoming an artist. Sheattended art schools here in Michigan, Connecticut and inSwitzerland. Maxine worked as a commercial artist in theDetroit area, was a fine arts painter working with oils andfrequently taught oil painting classes as well. Her art workhas been exhibited in Geneva, Switzerland, Saugatuck, Bir-mingham, St. Clair and Port Huron, Michigan. Not only wasshe an accomplished artist, she was also proficient at thepiano and was skilled in the arts of crocheting and knitting.

Maxine was a quiet and dignified woman. She spent herlast years in the caring environment of Marwood Manor.She continued to practice her art work and drew the coverfor the 2010 Christmas Tea invitations. She also enjoyedparticipating in the many activities at Marwood, especiallyworking in the gardens.

Maxine is survived by her nephews and nieces; KennethMax Koch of Bad Axe, Mark (Katherine Lark) of Hanover,New Hampshire, Jeffrey (Thimmie) Koch of MountainView, California, Kathryn (Alan) Skinner of Port Huron, Ka-ren (Eugene) Brasse of Caldwell, Idaho and RebeccaPettengill of Troy, Michigan. She had ten great nieces andnephews, as well as seven great-great nieces and nephews.She is also survived by her faithful friends; Irma and LyellSchneider and Richard Ripley. She will be sorely missed,but know that she is with the angels in Heaven.

She is preceded in death by her son; Bobby, father andmother; Herbert and Ethel Koch, and a brother; KennethMax Koch.

Graveside services will be: Saturday, March 17th at 1:00p.m. in Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery Chapel. ThePastor John Carrier of Trinity Lutheran Church will offici-ate.

Cremation arrangements by: Jowett Funeral Home - 1634Lapeer Ave at 17th St., Port Huron.

Memorials can be made to Marwood Nursing and Rehab.www.jowettfuneraldirectors.com

Garand Russell "Gary"MooreMarysville

Garand Russell "Gary" Moore, 60, of Mar-ysville, died Friday, March 2, 2012.

He was born September 8, 1951 in Detroit.He married Tammy Gravlin on September28, 1991.

Gary served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Warand was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America anda member and past Commander of the Shafer-Rachelle VFWPost #6782. He worked for many years as plantsuperintendant at Yale Industries and recently as the pro-duce manager at Wally’s Supermarket in Marysville. Garywas an avid hockey player and fan and also enjoyed playinggolf, fishing, gardening and landscaping, and cooking.

He is survived by wife, Tammy; daughters, Heather(Alan) Earls of Nashville, Tennessee, and Stacy (Brad)Connell of White Lake; sons, Jamie O’Mara of Orlando, Flor-ida, and Jason (Alisa) Moore of St. Clair Shores; grandchil-dren, Beck and Brock Amo, Ava Connell, and future grand-daughter, Bethanny Moore; two sisters, Donna Kucharek ofGaylord and Maureen (Rich) Radcliffe of Warren; many nie-ces, nephews, and cousins, including special cousin, MichaelEmbry; and wonderful canine companion, Brandy.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Neu andMarcella Moore, and a brother, Dennis Moore.

Visitation will be from 2-4 & 6-9 p.m. on Monday and 3-6p.m. on Tuesday in the Marysville Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tues-day, March 6, 2012 in the Marysville Funeral Home.The Reverend Max Amstutz will officiate.

Memorials may be made to Soldier’s Best Friend, an orga-nization that places service dogs with war veterans.

To send condolences, visit marysvillefuneralhome.com.

Ardith M. TaylorBrown City

Ardith M. Taylor age 90, of Brown Citydied March 2, 2012. She was born March 14,1921 in Pontiac, Michigan to Joseph andMary Larsen. Ardith became a young wi-dow when her husband Gordon Payne died.On January 14, 1956 Ardith was united inmarriage to John "Jack" Taylor.

She was a mother and grandmother and had worked manyyears at D & R Clothing in Brown City. In prior years shehad been a Girl Scout leader and had owned and operated arestaurant in Keego Harbor. In her semi-retired years,Ardith sold arts and crafts. She was a long time member ofthe Brown City United Methodist Church where she hadbeen active with the Sunday school and the Women’s group.

She is survived by three children, Richard (Penny) Fitz-gerald, Shelby Township, Patricia Barr, Bay City, Gloria(Leonard) Reou, Attica, 7 grandchildren, James (Ann Marie)Payne, Jeffery, Eric, Beth Reou, Jonathon Cahoon, Shelleyand Richard Fitzgerald, a son-in-law, Charles (Danielle)Cahoon.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack and adaughter, Vickie Cahoon.

A Gathering for family and friends will be Tuesday from2:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Carman Funeral Home in Brown City.Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at

Carman Funeral Home in Brown City. Burial will be inEvergreen Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the Brown City Uni-

ted Methodist Church Building Fund or Medi-Lodge of Yale.

Denise WalkerDenise Walker, 68, passed away on

March 2, 2012. She was born in Detroit onJanuary 22, 1944 to the late John and Berna-dette Walker.

Denise’s big enjoyment in life was at-tending the ARC. A program was startedduring the 1950’s in Detroit by Denise’smother and other mothers of children with

Down’s Syndrome. Denise participated in the Macomb, St.Clair and Port Huron ARC programs until health issuesforced her to leave in 2009.

She loved working with her hands which showed in herhobbies which included creating hook rugs, cross stitchingand weaving potholders and place mats.

Denise is survived by her sister, Nancy Holman; niecesShelley (Doug) Wuennenberg, Sue Byrnes; nephew, Keith(Pat) Byrnes; one great niece and five great nephews.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to RiverBend for providing excellent care during Denise’s finalyears.

Cremation arrangements by Karrer-Simpson FuneralHome. For guest book and information please visitkarrersimpson.com

Hale Payne Saph IIIIn loving memory of Hale Payne Saph,

III, attorney at law, age 78, born December2, 1933 in St. Clair, Michigan passed awayon Sunday, February 19, 2012 in LighthousePoint, Florida.

He is survived by his wife, Diane L. Saphand three children: Lisa Saph Dowling ofSan Francisco, CA, Hale Payne Saph IV of

Lighthouse Point, FL, and Deborah Myers of Ocala, FL. Hehad four grandchildren: Chelsea and Mackenzie Dowling,Grayson Saph and Michaela Spena. Hale is, also, survived byhis brother Stephen R. Saph of Marine City, Michigan.

Hale was born and raised in Marine City, Michigan and at-tended University of Miami undergraduate in 1956, and amember of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served his countryin the Air Force Reserves and graduated University of Mi-ami Law School and received his Juris Doctorate in 1961.Hale was part of a long-time family law practice in MarineCity and he was a valued member of The Board of Directorsof the Marine Bank and Trust for nearly 20 years. Hale prac-ticed law for over 40 years as an attorney with The Michi-gan and Florida State Bar.

Walter S. PharePort Huron

Walter S. Phare, 95, a lifelong resident ofPort Huron, passed away Thursday, March1, 2012 after a lengthy illness.

He was born October 25, 1916 in PortHuron to the late Thomas and JeminaPhare. Walter married Mary G. Roth on Au-gust 6, 1947 and they had four children. She

preceded him in death in 2009.After graduation from Port Huron High School, Walter

worked in the CCC camp at Camp Glennie outside of EastTawas, then served in the Air Force during WWII. He wasstationed in South Dakota where he supervised the setup ofground targets at the aircraft gunnery range, and left mili-tary service with the rank of Captain. He attended Port Hur-on Business College then worked as an independent accoun-tant for 48 years, during which time he served many differ-ent area businesses. He retired from his accounting practicein 1995.

Walter was an active member of the Port Huron HostLions Club since 1948, during which time he held the officesof secretary, treasurer, and president. He received the Mel-vin Jones award for outstanding leadership to Lions Club In-ternational in 1997. Walter and Mary were members of St.Mary Catholic Church in Port Huron since its founding andhe was a Life Member of the Blue Water Sportsman’s Asso-ciation since 1949. Walter loved to hunt, fish, and travel "upnorth", and he also enjoyed sports, especially baseball, hock-ey, football, and bowling.

He is survived by his children: Sharon (Glenn) Glassner,Robert "Bob" (Rita) Phare, William "Bill" Phare, and SusanPhare; four grandchildren, Eric, Brian and Scott Glassner,and Christopher Phare; his brothers, Fred (June) Phare andAlbert (Donna) Phare; sister, Doris (Hadley, Sr.) Hurford;sister-in-law, Betty Phare; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Pearl and Fred Wilton, and his brothers Roy and Clar-ence.

Visitation will be from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Sunday in thePollock-Randall Funeral Home.

Mr. Phare will lie in state from 9:30 until the time of theFuneral Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 5, 2012 inSt. Mary Catholic Church. The Reverend BrianCokonougher will officiate.

Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Port Huron.Memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church or

the Port Huron Host Lions Club.To send condolences, visit pollockrandall.com.

Gerald Daniel GortePort Huron

Gerald Daniel Gorte, 69, of Port Huron,died Saturday, March 3, 2012.

He was born June 23, 1942 in Port Huron,the son of the late Henry and Sophia (Fi-scher) Gorte.

He is survived by two sisters, Barbara E.Gorte and Martha (Ed) Krenke, both of Port

Huron; two brothers, George Gorte of Utica and Fred Gorteof Las Vegas; and several nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday in thePollock-Randall Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday,March 6, 2012 in Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. Dr. M.Jacob Kaufman, pastor of St. John’s United Church of Christ,will officiate.

Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron.

Harold S. "Bud" AllenRuby

Harold S. "Bud" Allen, age 69 of Rubydied March 2, 2012 in St. Joseph Mercy Hos-pital after a short illness. He was born De-cember 7, 1942 in Croswell to Harold andHelen Allen, they moved to the Port Huronarea in the 50’s. He married Linda L. Barron July 1, 1967 in Forester, Michigan.

He was a member of Local 324 for 48 years, and workedas a heavy equipment operator, and later as a small enginemechanic. Bud was a people person, and enjoyed the com-pany of others. In the past he also enjoyed riding motor-cycles and most recently, watching NASCAR.

He is survived by his wife, Linda L. Allen, 2 sons, David(Lisa) Birtles, and Tom Allen, a grandson, Thomas Allen Jr.,a sister Grace (Wally) Nunn, the entire Barr family, and sev-eral nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by hisparents, a brother, Jack, and a sister, Roberta.

A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Wednes-day in the Smith Family Funeral Home - North, 1525Hancock Street with The Rev. Max Amstutz officiating.Visitation will be Tuesday from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m., and on Wed-nesday beginning at 10 a.m.

Memorials may be made to the family or St. Joseph MercyHospital’s People’s Clinic for Better Health.www.smithfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Madeline G. (Richardson)WatsonGrant TownshipMadeline G. (Richardson) Watson, 91, ofGrant Township passed away peacefully onFebruary 29, 2012 in Regency on the Lake.She was born on October 26, 1920 in Yale,Michigan. She married Ralph Watson on

September 2, 1945 in Port Huron. He passed away on April 6,1987. She is the daughter of the late Ray and Gertrude Ri-chardson.

She enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening, and crafts. Made-lyn always looked forward to spending time with family andfriends.

She is survived by her son, Robert Watson of Waterford,Michigan; cousin, Jeanne Roblins of Waterford; A sister- in-law, Eleanor Richardson, New Baltimore. Several nieces andnephews including Janet Puchlak- Smith, Lexington, Michaeland Kathleen Puchlak, Croswell, Judy and Gabriella Walker,Lexington, Joan Nicely and Julie Richardson, Indianapolis,William and Connie Hipple, Kim and Haley Hipple, JustinNeil, all of Kimball Twp, Sherry Stewart, Billy and AmandaHipple, Dick Hipple, all of Port Huron Twp, Don and LindaMartin, Heather and Holly Martin, all of New Baltimore,Gordon Bechtel, Yale, Gerald Bechtel, Mt. Clemens, and aspecial caregiver and friend, John Beno, North Street.

She is preceded in death by 6 brothers and sisters and herson, William Watson, who passed away on March 10, 2010.

A celebration of Madeline’s life will be held at QuayStreet Restaurant, 330 Quay St, Port Huron, MI on Sa-turday, March 10 at 1:00 p.m.. Ph. (810) 982-4100.

The Reverend William Ballard of Waterford, will be offi-ciating the service.

For guest book and information please visitkarrersimpson.com.

Joseph John SummervilleMarine City

Joseph John Summerville, age 90, diedMarch 1, 2012. He was born November 2,1921 in Harbor Beach. Joe married HelenSmith in December of 1945. She precededhim in death on February 10, 2012 after 66years of marriage.

Joe was a member of the Marine CityUnited Methodist Church. He was very active in his church.Joe worked at the Detroit Gasket and owned and operatedSummerville Industrial Wood Products for 53 years.

He is survived by his daughter; Sandy Hobson,granddaughter; Lori A. Hobson and grandson Matthew J.Hobson.He was preceded in death by his parents; David andMargaret Summerville, sisters; Viola Gies and MildredFurman, brothers; Ervin and Melvin Summerville and son inlaw; Richard Hobson.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday March5th at 11:00 a.m. at Marine City United MethodistChurch. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery,Marine City. Visiting hours are Sunday 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. atYoung Funeral Home, China Twp. and Monday 10:00 to11:00 a.m. at the church prior to services. Pallbearers areMatthew Hobson, Randy Orchard, Dennis VanTiem, JoeGies, Dennis Summerville and William Smith. Honorarypallbearer is Talmadge Coy.

Memorials are suggested to Marine City UnitedMethodist Church. www.youngcolonial.com

Monday is the closingday of Studio 1219’s

art show, “CreativeMinds, ChangingMinds.” It features thework of artists through-out Michigan who usecommunity mentalhealth services. Theshow, assembled by theMichigan Association ofCommunity MentalHealth Boards, hastoured the state for 21months.

The exhibit’s goalsextend beyond bringingquality art to communi-ties across the state.First, by showcasing thetalents of people whouse public mental healthservices, it hopes to chipaway at the stigmas thatsurround mental healthissues. Second, by un-derlining the therapeuticdimensions of the artis-tic process, the exhibithopes to highlight therather unconventionalpathways to recoveryprovided by the arts.

The works of art willbe sold in an Octoberonline auction, and theproceeds will be used tolaunch a subsequentshow.

One of the best waysto look at how art com-bats stigma and how itworks in the lives ofartists who live withmental illness is to listento the words of the art-ists themselves.

“Art and music aremy passions and helpme cope in life,” saidCatherine Milson, 26,who represents St. ClairCounty in the show withher vivid likeness of anavatar from the 2010movie.

“I will be feeling mad

and I can just paint outmy feelings,” said LauraWarschull, 33, of LapeerCounty, who drew a boystruggling to fit togetherthe two warring sides ofhis personality.

“Art has been a sta-ble, consistent form oftherapy since early on,”said Melissa Brown, 35,of Gladwin County.“Through my art, I amable to work on emo-tions that I am unable toexpress verbally.”

“Art has been mybackbone,” said JenniferLeigh, 36, of KalamazooCounty. She painted apicture of a woman un-derwater, obscured bycurrents of clashingreflection.

“Without it, I wonderif I’d be alive — seri-ously. I use my art toregulate my emotions.”

“When I was at myworst, I was as emptyand bare as the canvasitself,” said Susan Meek-hof, 48, of Kent County.She painted a welcomingframe house flying anAmerican flag, tuckedbehind a picket fence.

“I was alone, isolatedfrom society. Art accom-panied me when no oneelse would. It was notjudgmental. Art did nothold stigma against me.It carved good times inmy life just when Ithought the good times

were a thing of thepast.”

One of the most dis-turbing paintings in theshow is that of a youngman with his eye lids,mouth and ears sewnshut.

“I painted this paint-ing to show how somepeople with disabilitiesmay feel,” said the art-ist, who is nearly deaf.“You want to see some-thing beautiful one dayand be able to open youreyes, but you can’t.”

“Doing art helps merelax and express mycompassion for life,”said 13-year-old Anna-liece Wilkie from MasonCounty. She loves swim-ming and painted abeautiful, nearly pointil-list scene featuringtranslucent fish, squid,turtles and seashells.

“I hear the voicesevery minute of everyday except when I’mpainting,” said BrianFrank, 27 of BerrienCounty.

Seeing the Ed Harrismovie about abstractexpressionist painterJackson Pollock in 2009saved his life. “I discov-ered I could use paint toshow my inner emotionsin a way I never thoughtpossible. What is specialto me is the act of paint-ing, not the paintingitself.”

Matthew Craig ofIngham County mighthave best summed upthe role of art: “Artmakes me whole,” hesaid.

Mike McCartan is acommunity columnist and

executive director of St. ClairCounty Community Mental

Health.

Studio 1219 celebrates artistsbattling mental health stigmas

POINT OF VIEW

MichaelMcCartan

Who will come and whereare they going to park? Ifthe Edison Shores hous-ing development wastorn down, that wouldmake a nice parking lotfor the convention cen-ter. Or we could probablydo the smart thing andexpand McMorran Placeto its north parking lot.We also could have busesthat transport conventioncenter visitors to thehotels in the area. Whatwe seem to be doinginstead is spinning ourwheels.”

» Caroline from PortHuron: “To all the St.Clair County commis-sioners: Please vote yesfor the convention centerand all the improvementsat the Thomas EdisonInn, the seat of Port Hu-ron’s future. To all thepeople in the townshipsthat use our city parks

It looks as if you have alot on your minds to-

day. So let’s get to it.Talk to me:» No Name: “I just

finish read EugeneGrewe’s Thursday guestcolumn, ‘Local leaderswould be wise not totinker with Edison Inn.”Finally, somebody isusing a little commonsense. It’s too darn badGrewe’s not a St. ClairCounty commissioner.Why in the heck wouldyou want to build a culi-nary school on the St.Clair River when you’vegot all this land betweenthe college and the river,

vacant property thatnobody’s using? I’m gladI’m at the age that I ambecause one of thesedays, Port Huron won’tbe known as the ‘Mari-time Capital of the GreatLakes.’ It will be knownas the ‘Laughing Stock ofthe Great Lakes.’ Worse,we’ll be known as ‘FlopCity.’”

» Martin from PortComputers: “I’m kind ofexcited about the newconvention center. I havesome questions. If webuild it, will they come?

for picnics, fishing, boatwatching and swimmingand the McMorran thea-ter and ice rinks: This isyour time to pay it for-ward. I’m looking for-ward to progress in PortHuron!”

The St. Clair CountyBoard of Commissionersvoted in favor of the newconvention center and a $9million bond to finance itsconstruction, Caroline.Some county residentswant the bond to be put toa referendum.

» No Name: “I calledin some time ago, like thefirst of the month, to seeif you knew anythingabout Leap Year, but youdidn’t reply. The onlyreason I called was be-cause my niece was go-ing to have a baby a cou-ple weeks from now. Wellshe had her baby onWednesday, Feb. 29, Leap

Day. The newborn gets tohave the choice of havingthe birthday on Feb. 28 orMar. 1.”

Congratulations on thenewest member of yourfamily.

» Al from Marysville:“I’m calling in responseto Ralph from Marys-ville. I also work forEdison. The bakery wascalled Sanford. You’reright, the bread was ex-cellent.”

» No Name from St.Clair: “I called earlierabout the Sanford bakeshop, I misspoke. It wasnot on Electric Avenue. Itwas on Military, thestreet closest to the St.Clair River.”

» Don Lee from PortHuron: “I received theGood Neighbor SpiritAward from the city ofPort Huron. I just want tothank the police depart-

ment, Chief MichaelReaves, the City Counciland Mayor Pauline Repp.She did did a good jobannouncing my awardand talking about me.Without the police de-partment, the City Coun-cil and all of my neigh-bors, I wouldn’t havebeen able to get thisaward. I’m very proud ofit, and I just want tothank everybody.”

The thanks belongs toyou, Don, for your efforts tocoordinate the SeawayEast-West NeighborhoodWatch.

» Grandma Bettyfrom Croswell: “LastSunday, I had one red-winged blackbird at myfeeder. The other after-noon, I had a whole backyard full of them. Springmust be coming earlythis year.”

Can’t wait, Betty.

Officials’ears mustbe ringing

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THE NATIONAL SCENE Opinion by John Cole

If you’re keeping score —and Blue Water Area resi-dents certainly are — the

latest benchmark on the un-wanted influx of Canadian trashshows some progress.

The Michigan Department ofEnvironmental Quality’s report-ed a 0.9% overall decrease insolid waste going into the state'slandfills. The February report —from October 2010 to September2011 — also shows a drop ofabout 20% in trash coming fromfrom Canada.

Considering Michigan’s longbattle against the Canadiantrash problem, the DEQ’s reportis welcome news. But the flowof Canada’s refuse into our statehas been reduced, not eliminat-ed.

The Blue Water Bridge stillsees a daily stream of truckstransporting the trash to land-fills beyond St. Clair County’sborder. Some of those truckshave caused accidents on In-terstate 69 that caused trafficbackups and environmentalcleanups.

More than anything, Canadiantrash has long festered as aproblem the Blue Water Areaand the rest of the state deplore,but cannot fix.

One easy step is making thestate’s landfills less attractive.Michigan’s trash tax is a bargain— about 21 cents per ton. Illinoischarges about $2.22 per ton andWisconsin’s fee is nearly $13 perton.

It is no wonder states and theprovince of Ontario send theirtrash to Michigan. The price isunbeatable.

No matter how much Michi-gan residents complain aboutCanadian trash, raising the trashtax is a nonstarter. The stateLegislature has resisted calls toincrease the fee, and Canadiangarbage trucks keep crossingthe Blue Water Bridge.

Give U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabe-now and Carl Levin credit. Inthe absence of federal legisla-tion to stem the flow of Canadi-an trash into Michigan, theDemocrats struck a bargainwith Ontario officials to volun-tarily reduce the province’s re-fuse export to Michigan.

The 2006 agreement endedthe residential trash from Cana-da by 2010. But Canadian com-mercial trash keeps coming —and it comprises the majority ofwhat goes into state landfills.

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller istrying to get Congress to act.The Republican congresswomanplans to introduce legislation togive state governors the powerto stop international trash fromcrossing the America’s borders.She doesn’t expect to it pass,given the Senate’s past failure toact on similar legislation. Shethinks Stabenow and Levin arecontent with the Ontario trashagreement.

The drop in Canadian trash isno victory. It just reminds us thebattle is far from won.

OUR VIEWCanadiantrash keepson coming When it comes to the economy,

the current crop of Repub-lican presidential candidates

must think America’s middle class iswilling to believe any outrageous,fabricated nonsense they can think up.One example is the candidates’ con-stant tirade about how they will “fix”the economy and balance the budget.

According to a study conducted bya nonpartisan group, the Committeefor a Responsible Federal Budget,Newt Gingrich’s budget plan wouldadd $7 trillion to the national debtthrough the next nine years (doublewhat it would be if we continued withthe status quo). Rick Santorum’s planwould add $4.5 trillion over during thesame period (about the same as thestatus quo).

Gingrich also said if he were elect-ed president, he would bring gasolineprices down to $2.50 per gallon. Iguess he doesn’t know that 76% of thecost of gasoline is based on the globaloil market, much of which is con-trolled by the Middle East.

Even if we drilled for oil on everyinch of U.S. land (and sea) do you thinkfor a minute the oil companieswouldn’t sell the oil to the highestbidder? What makes anyone thinkthey would sell their oil cheaper to theUnited States than they would to Chi-na in order to increase their profitmargin?

Before the next election, I hopeanyone who considers him or herself amiddle-class American checks thefacts before voting.

PATRICIA FERDALakeport, Feb. 23

Let us decideconvention center

C apt. Dan Gallagher’s Thursdayletter, “Convention center isright course,’ inadvertently hit

the nail right on the head with hisquote from the May,1967 issue ofTelescope:

"(Ship) builders (private enter-prise) also invited capital from thetownsfolk (voluntary investors) toenhance their operations. Manyindividuals or fraternal orderswould invest in the new ship andtake their chances that it wouldmake a tidy sum for them.”

Nowhere in the excerpt was thereany mention of county commission-ers funding the construction of aportion of the ship and obligatingtaxpayers to pay back a 30-yearbond. St. Clair County voters shouldbe allowed to decide for themselveswhether to invest in building thenew Blue Water Area ConventionCenter at Port Huron’s Thomas Edi-son Inn.

TOM SEAVERKimball Township, March1

YOUR VIEWSGOP candidatescan’t fix budget

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100 years ago» February, with a

mean temperature of 16.2degrees, was one of thecoldest since the establish-ment of the local weather

bureau in 1874.

70 years ago»Lee Brenner, 2333 Elk

St., reported to police thatprowlers attempted tobreak into his garage.

50 years ago»Members of the Star-

dusters Dance Club jumpedg ythe gun on St. Patrick’s Day

and staged a St. Patrick’sDay Twist and Twirl par-ty at the Black River Coun-try Club.

25 years ago»The Hotel Harrington

renovation is on hold, butPort Huron officials areproceeding with plans touse property taxes from thep j pproject for improvements.

Special eventsToday through March 22

Beatrice Thornton StudentArt Exhibition: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays, 1-5 p.m.Saturdays and Sundays. Middleschool and high school art. StClair County Community Col-lege Fine Arts Gallery, 323 ErieSt., Port Huron. Free. Galleryclosed Friday, Saturday andMarch 11.

Today8 a.m. Breakfast, to 11:30 a.m.

Knights of Columbus , 3501Rattle Run Road, St. Clair. $6adults, $4 children older than 5.

11 a.m. Free Movie Madness. Family-friendly movie. Riverside Cin-emas, 6746 River Road, MarineCity. Second show: Noon.

11:30 a.m.Bingo. Play begins at 1 p.m.Knights of Columbus, 7556Lakeshore Road, Lexington.

1 p.m. Family Program: Toy Tech Dis-covery: Rocket Launch. Createa rocket to be tested in the ToyTech rocket launcher. Port HuronMuseum, 1115 Sixth St. Registra-tion requested. (810) 982-0891.Free with museum admission: $7adults, $5 students and seniors,free for children 4 and younger,$20 for family.

4 p.m. Free Concert: Student MusicLesson Award Winners. WithPort Huron Musicale awardwinners. Salvation Army Cita-del, 2000 Court St., Port Huron.

4 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran ChiliCook-Off. Also, dessert auc-tions. Perch Point Conserva-tion Club, 7930 Meisner Road,Casco Township. $8 adults, $5children ages 6-12.

5 p.m. Concert: Cliff Erickson. Ap-petizers, 50/50 raffle. GraceEpiscopal Church, 1213 SixthSt., Port Huron. $10. Chair liftavailable to help concert-goersreach the venue.

6 p.m. Gospel Concert: New DestinyQuartet, First Baptist Church,1814 Sanborn St., Port Huron.Offering.

Monday7:30 a.m. American Red Cross Blood

Drive, to 1:30 p.m. Appoint-ments preferred, but walk-insare welcome. Anchor Bay HighSchool, 6319 County LineRoad, New Baltimore. (800)RED-CROSS.

Noon Computer Class: Spread-sheet I. For adults. Yale Li-brary, 2 Jones St. Registrationrequested. (810) 387-2940.

12:15 p.m.Duplicate Bridge, to 3:30 p.m.For all ages and abilities. Comewith a partner or be matched atsite. Port Huron Senior Center,600 Grand River Ave., PortHuron. (810) 326-0121

2 p.m. Computer Class: SpreadSheet I. For adults. Capac Li-brary, 111 N. Main St. Registra-tion requested. (810) 395-7000.

4 p.m. Friends of the Library Meeting.G. Lynn Campbell Library, 1955Allen Road, Kimball Township.

5 p.m. Bingo. Play starts at 7 p.m. St.Edward On-the-Lake ParishHall, 6962 Lakeshore Road,Lakeport.

5:30 p.m. Breast Cancer SupportGroup. St. Joseph Mercy PortHuron, 2601 Electric Ave.

7 p.m. St. Clair County Road Com-mission Meeting, 21 Airport

pDrive, Kimball Township.

Port HuronElks Lodge 343

PORT HURON TWP. —Two cooking classes wareplanned at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdayand 6 p.m. March 15. Pastawill be theme of Tuesday’sprogram. The cost is $12 perperson. Reservations arerequested and the classesare open to the public. Fordetails, call (810) 982-8531.

The lodge will servecorned beef and cabbage,Irish stew and Reubensa dw c es o 30 tosandwiches from 12:30 to

5 p.m. March 17 to cele-brate St. Patrick’s Day.

The lodge also will havean E.R. Ball from 6 p.m. tomidnight March 31, withentertainment provided bya disc jockey. Officers willbe installed at 5 p.m. Tick-ets are $25 per person or$50 per couple.

Crull Elementary PTAThe PTA is sponsoring a

mom-to-mom sale from 8:30a.m. to noon March 10 in theschool,2615HancockSt.,Port

u o d ss o s $Huron. Admission is $1.

DIVORCESST. CLAIR COUNTY

» STEARY, Christine Car-ol from Christopher Colin.Joint custody of one child.»BORNTRAGER, Andrea

Arnette from David JohnJr. Custody of two childrento the mother. Plaintiff’sname Koontz restored bycourt.» HETZEL, Fredrick

Michael from ChristineMarie. Joint custody of twochildren.» FISHER, Nicole Lynn

from Guy Henry. Jointcustody o ou c d ecustody of four children.

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CLUB NEWS

Juliette Low had noway of knowing the smallgroup of 18 girls sheorganized to be the firstGirl Scout troop in 1912would flourish into mil-lions of girls in thousandsof troops around world.

But that’s what hashappened.

There are 228 troopsin St. Clair County and 53troops in Sanilac County,said Yavonkia Jenkins,public relations directorfor Girl Scouts of South-eastern Michigan, one offour councils in the state.Other counties in theSoutheastern council areOakland, Macomb, Gene-see and parts of Wayne,Monroe and Livingston.

Scout levels rangefrom Daisys for girlsages 5 (or in kindergar-ten) to Ambassador forgirls in 11th and 12thgrade.

The Southeasterncouncil was formed in

Group grows from18 girls to millionsBy CRYSTAL GARCIATimes Herald AT A GLANCE

GIRL SCOUTS OFSOUTHEASTERNMICHIGAN» Events for peopleinvolved in Scouting andthe public will be takingplace around the countryto celebrate the organi-zation’s birthday. Manyannouncements willcome the week of March11 for people involved inScouting and the public.» For more informationabout Girl Scouts in thearea, visit www.gssem.org, call (810)984-3189 or stop by thePort Huron Service Cen-ter, 2186 Water St., PortHuron Township.» Service Center hoursare 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.Tuesday and noon to 7p.m. Thursday» Cookies are on sale atlocations throughout thearea through March 25.For local times and loca-tions, go to gssem.org/cookies or call (800)482-6734.

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THE Sowing ideasGetting antsy about digging into the soil?

New gardening columnistAmy Holzberger says you can

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Small changes makebig health difference

Getting your body ready for the beach seasondoesn’t have to be a big deal. Registered dietitianKeri Gans, author of “The Small Change Diet,”offers these tips.

» Start each day the right way. It’s not onlyimportant to eat breakfast, but lunch, dinner, andtwo snacks.

» Make a breakfast sandwich with egg whiteswith toppings such as tomatoes and spinachbetween bagels

» For your snackcravings, try low-fatyogurt with freshberries, low-fat choco-late milk, or a piece offruit with 1.5 ounces ofnuts

» Eat the right kindand right amount offats – healthy fats suchas an ounce of nuts, afifth of an avocado, orother healthy fats andoils are the smartchoice

Art takes to streetsin Mount Clemens

The Detroit Institute of Arts is getting moneyto help support its InsideOut project and haspicked the latest group of participating communi-ties. The James L. Knight Foundation is giving$250,000 to sponsor the project for 2012 and 2013.The effort includes putting up reproductions ofsome of the museum’s significant paintings on thestreets of Michigan.

InsideOut is in its third year. Each communitywill have seven to10reproductions clus-tered within walking orbiking distance.

Participating com-munities includeMount Clemens, East-pointe, Roseville, Far-mington, FarmingtonHills, Southfield,Clarkston, BloomfieldTownship, Wyandotte,Wayne, Taylor and thefive Grosse Pointecommunities.

— The Associated Press

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Kid Rock is teaming up with the DetroitSymphony Orchestra for a one-night benefit

concert.The May12 show at Detroit’s Fox Theatre aims

to raise $1million for the orchestra.Kid Rock will per-

form with the orches-tra and his own band,Twisted Brown Truck-er Band.

“As a musician, andof course a Detroiter, Iam proud to be sup-porting this longstand-ing cultural institu-tion,” Kid Rock said.Tickets start at $100,with the top price lev-els including an after-party.

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Great finds

Being a Girl Scoutis about morethan just cookiesfor the Melms

family.It’s a lifestyle, one that

began 35 years ago formother and daughterJudi, 66, and Denise, 41.Denise’s troop needed aleader. Judi thought shecould pitch in temporari-ly.

A few meetings turnedinto 35 years of the fam-ily’s involvement in camp-

ing, badges and troopmeetings.

This year marks GirlScouts’ 100th anniversary,and the Melmses of PortHuron have seen a lot ofchanges in the yearsthey’ve been involved.The newest generation inScouting is Denise’sdaughter, McKayla, 12.

Judi got the ball rollingwith a troop of 14 girls.Her husband, Walter,became her co-leader.

“I thought it was agood program and a way

Judi Melms looks on as her granddaughter, Girl Scout Cadette McKayla Melms, 12, checks out a hat filled with “swaps,”items given to her by other Scouts. The family has been involved in Scouting for generations. MELISSA WAWZYSKO/TIMES HERALD

CELEBRATINGSISTERHOOD

Denise Melms prepares to add an item from a Sri Lankan GirlGuide to souvenirs she’s collected during the years.

Family of Girl Scoutsmarks 100th anniversaryBy CRYSTAL GARCIATimes Herald

See SCOUTS, Page 3C

A lot of things havechanged through theyears, and the culinaryworld is subject to thosechanges as much, ormore, than any industry

While perusing a vin-tage copy (1970s) of BonAppetit, someone hadrequested a recipe for adessert they called“Burnt Sugar.” Scanningthe ingredients and reci-pe, I was surprised to findit matched up exactly towhat is now one of ourfavorite dessert trayitems — crème brulee.

Another bit of trivia: Inthose days, most recipescalled for using marga-rine. Today butter hasreplaced that wannabetaste-substitute spread. Inmy refrigerator, it mustbe unsalted butter.

Being the spice queen,I have earned frequentflier miles for the use ofcayenne, hot pepper flak-es and Tabasco sauce.

In the past year, I havefound something thattransforms mundane tothe magnificent when itcomes to heat. It is calledsriracha sauce. It is pro-duced here in the UnitedStates by a Thai immi-grant who must be mak-ing big bucks selling this

new king of condiments.The product ingredientson the label are printed infive languages.

I discovered it a year

or so ago while dining in alocal upscale restaurant,which was using it as a

Thai sauce heats up shrimpTHE FOODIE

CarolChargot

Carol Chargot adds a little heat to her Firecracker Shrimprecipe. The secret? Sriracha sauce. E.J. HARRINGTON

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» ARIES (March 21-April 19). Any dailyactivity can be a path topeace, as long as youare mindful as you do it.Your attention to expe-riences will involve allof your senses as youcompletely join withthe moments of yourlife.

» TAURUS (April20-May 20). You willhave moments in whichyou rise above the chat-ter of your mind and actwithout thinking. You’llbe at one with yournature and with thenature of the world, andit feels good to be backin the flow.

» GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can’t“try” to be more sponta-neous any more thanyou can “seriously”work on your sense ofhumor. You’ll be awareof similarly futile ef-forts, and you’ll givethem up.

» CANCER (June22-July 22). People havea right to change theirminds, but there’s awrong way to do thisand a right way. Youcould be dealing withsome flaky people today— or maybe it’s just noone taught them theright way.

» LEO (July 23-Aug.22). Your breath an-chors you to life. Beingaware of your breathing— the depth of it, whenyou hold your breath,what makes you exhale— will make you awareof your life

» VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your un-derstanding will broad-en, and suddenly youmay question certainthings you took forgranted — for instance,your freedom. How freeare you really, and how

could you be morefree?

» LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It will belucky for you to ad-dress any concernsyou have about yourself-image or body.You’re likely to eithernip a problem in thebud or make easy,inexpensive improve-ments.

» SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov. 21). Just be-cause you make some-thing doesn’t meanpeople will buy it. Andthe same goes for youropinions. However,today the odds are inyour favor. Play themand cash in.

» SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Youdon’t require that yourloved ones stand byyour side at all times,but you like to knowthey would if youwanted them to. Youmight create a falsealarm situation just tomake sure.

» CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan. 19). You’ll bein “watch and learn”mode, preferring tohang back and watchhow people interact,solve problems and goabout their daily busi-ness. You’ll absorb aweek’s worth ofexperience in oneday.

» AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb. 18). You at-tract highly compat-ible individuals, peoplewho harmonize withyou in many ways andon multiple levels. heinspiration will coaxyour soul into singingits sweet song.

» PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You are anexpression of divineenergy even thoughyou sometimes feellike a complete mess.Really, you need tostop being so hard onyourself.

HOROSCOPESMARCH 3

Although we haveexperienced an unusuallymild winter thus far, it isa little too early to startyour garden seeds.

However, now is thetime for one of my favor-ite things: planning mygarden. This time ofyear, my garden hasendless possibilities.

I love browsingthrough the glossy pagesof seed catalogs, dream-ing about what I want togrow, learning aboutvarieties I haven’t triedyet and discovering someof the tricks to make acertain plant flourish.

There is so much in-formation out there, Inever fail to learn some-thing new.

When planning, con-sider how much sun isneeded and how manydays it takes the plant tomature.

Will you be planting in

the ground or in contain-ers? Look at the ultimateheight and spread ofeach plant before youmake any decisions.

By now, you shouldhave a list from which toplace an order or take toa local garden supplycenter.

When you have gath-ered all your seeds, startlooking at the sowinginstructions on eachpacket.

Most will tell you howlong it takes for the seedsto germinate and whenthey should be sown.

In our area, the aver-age last frost date isabout May 15. It’s almostalways safe to plant Me-morial Day weekend.

That means if yourseed pack says to startseeds four weeks beforethe last frost, you wouldplant between April 15and April 30.

That would covermost seeds. I will get intothe specifics in a futurecolumn.

Michigan’s mild win-ter this year, however,could mean the last frostdate will come soonerthan usual.

When you plant yourseeds, write the name ofthe seed and plant dateon a calendar. Do this foreach of your seed pack-ets, and you will haveyour planting schedule.

I hope all of yourdreams come to fruition,so to speak.

Amy Holzberger is an ad-vanced master gardener fromPort Huron Township. Contacther at holzberger1937@prodigy.net.

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Browse through oldcountry-oriented sheltermagazines and you’ll seea lot of what designersused to call “duck andbasket” decor: calico-print-filled rooms, coloni-al furnishings, wallsstenciled with flowersand ducks.

It was a homey, well-loved style.

Now a new generationof home decorators andstylemakers is updatingthe look. Country Livingmagazine fills pages withbright colors, crispgraphic prints, tag-saleside tables and smart

mid-century sofas. Thereare still great baskets,

but nowadays the duck’smore likely to be part ofa hip new wallpaper.

Call it Modern Coun-try or Farmhouse Chic —it’s sparer and less clut-tered than the old coun-try, but no less welcom-ing.

It honors country’shomespun roots withoutsending us too literallyback to the past.

Well-worn, often utili-tarian elements from thefarm house, barn andsmall-town store blendwith contemporary fur-nishings and finishes,making it all look freshand interesting.

Designers hookedBecky Cunningham, a

home decorator nearShreveport, La., fell inlove with vintage stuffduring her first visit to aflea market in Canton,Texas. That’s where shefound an old cowboy’sbathtub that now holdsextra blankets in herbedroom.

The room’s trans-formation, which in-cludes snowy whitepaint, a chandelier andluxurious white bed lin-ens, is chronicled on herblog, “Buckets and Bur-lap.” An unusual focalpoint is a gray, weather-beaten headboard.

“We used 100-year-oldlumber taken from an oldshack on my husband’saunt’s farm,” Cunning-

ham said.Redoing a bathroom in

Ojai, Calif., Kelley Davis-Motschenbacher used atimeworn pine table as avanity, but dropped in asleek modern washbowland tap. She fronted anew closet with ascraped-up vintage door,embellishing it with acast-iron bird knocker.

Glossy white subwaytiles and marble flooringblend with harvest bas-kets and vintage artworkto make a luxurious yethomey bathroom thatwas mostly sourced fromgarage sales, Home De-pot and the internet.

Rie Sterling of Apex,N.C., is another ModernCountry blogger.

“One of the things Ilove about this style ishow unpretentious it is,”she says. “Nothing’s tooprecious, which is ideal ifyou have children. It’shard to mess up some-thing that’s alreadychipped or faded.

“There’s a certainrestfulness about it thatappeals to so many, andit’s refreshingly attain-able.”

Finding treasuresGarage sales, flea

markets and online sitesare good sources forcountry items, but youalso can find newly madepieces that evoke thevibe.

Urbanites might nothave ready access tovintage goods, but thelook’s easy to replicatewith stuff from stores —Wisteria’s iron cabinetbins and World Market’swoven reed basketsmake great storage;IKEA’s got flat-woven,striped cotton rugs; Pot-tery Barn has antiqueglass pickling jars, wood-en dough bowls andgrain-sack throw pillows.

Repurposing is thewatchword here: Putbath items in jars; maga-zines, towels or toys intubs or wooden crates;and turn that great jamcupboard into a compacthome office. Add moderntouches such as Lucitechairs or a lacqueredParsons table.

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decorative dribble on an entréeplate. I went at it gingerly atfirst and remember raising afew eyebrows when I startedasking for extra sides. I finallyfound my very own bottle at aspecialty shop. Now it is avail-able at nearly every super-market.

Sriracha, aka rooster sauce

because of the rooster on thelabel, is made of chili peppers,distilled vinegar, garlic, sugarand salt. It is sold in plasticsqueeze bottles in the Asianfood section of supermarkets.It is not as aggressive as Ta-basco. It’s a touch sweeter andpacks the same punch – butmore subtly.

The Thais use it as a dippingsauce for seafood. I have usedit to boost the flavor of mayoon sandwiches, as well as in

other dips and dressings andmixed into Thai and Orientalcuisine.

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Carol Chargot is a personal chef andfreelance writer from Port Huron.Contact her at carolchar-got@sbcnet.com.

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for her (Denise) to makefriends,” Judi said.

It paid off in many otherways.

“We’ve gotten to travel anddo a lot of things I wouldn’thave been able to do had it notbeen for Scouts,” Denise said.Among those things weremeeting former first lady Bar-bara Bush and author/poetMaya Angelou.

“It’s that sisterhood thatsays we’re not all blood-relat-ed, but we have that Girl Scoutbond.

“And you know when some-body’s going through a divorceor they’re having their firstchild, the good and the badtimes, you’re just there foreach other.”

“It brings peeps from di-verse backgrounds — whetherit’s social economic or finan-cial, no matter what, it bringsyou all on a neutral ground forcommon good. It gives you astarting point for friendships.... It gives you a nice even play-ing field that you can learn andgrow from.”

Girl powerDenise attributes her confi-

dence, self-sufficiency andpublic speaking skills to beinga Girl Scout.

She hopes her 12-year-olddaughter, McKayla, experi-ences the same thing.

McKayla, a seventh-graderat Central Middle School inPort Huron, has been in Scoutsfor eight years She joined as aDaisy, the youngest categoryof Scouting for girls in kin-dergarten or age 5.

“If she has half of the expe-riences that I had, I knowScouts did its job for her,”Denise said. Scouts is showingMcKayla “her self-worth andher independence and makingher into a better person.”

McKayla plans to make themost of being a Girl Scout.

“I hope to (gain) new experi-ences, because I’ve learned somuch now,” she said, such ashow to build a fire and pack fora trip.

McKayla will experiencesomething her mother neverdid when she travels in Augustto Mackinac Island as part ofthe Mackinac Honor Guard.Participants raise and lowerflags, serve as guides in histor-ic buildings and Fort Mackinacand complete a service projectduring their weeklong stay.

McKayla does have oneregret. She’d like to learn someof survival skills that no longerare stressed in modern-dayScouting, such as tin-can cook-ing.

“The older ways of doingthings have been forgotten,and I just hope that I can kindof, maybe not bring it com-pletely back, but I can learnsome of those ways,” she said.

Changes

Scouting has changed in thepast 100 years.

It has evolved from cookies,camp and crafts to leadership,technology and building rela-tionships to achieve goals.

Girls learn “to develop arelationship and understandhow to use those relationshipsto get things done,” said Ya-vonkia Jenkins, public rela-tions director for Girl Scoutsof Southeastern Michigan, oneof four councils in the state. St.Clair and Sanilac counties arepart of the Southeastern coun-cil.

“Whether it’s as simple as ‘Iwant to get better food in thecafeteria in school,’ or ‘I wantto run for office in school, or Iwant to be captain of the soft-ball team.’ It’s important tohave the skills to do that,” shesaid.

Badges range from thetraditional cooking and sewingto more modern concerns suchas financial literacy and usingtechnology.

Monthly leader meetingsand newsletters that used tocome in the mail have beenreplaced with websites andemails.

While Denise believes in theprogram, she said she some-

times has a hard time withsome of the changes she’s seen.She describes herself as “verytraditionalistic.”

“I think it’s an amazingorganization to empower thismany millions of women to beable to do things. I think it isimportant in that regard,”Denise said.

“But at the same time, youhave to blend the past with thepresent. You have to keep thefun part in Scouts in order tomake it exist in future years.”

She likes the survival aspectof Scouting, which is fading asthe push for more modernskills increases.

“I like the survival. I likethe camping. I like doing thesongs. I like making little bud-dy burners and stuff like thatand cooking on a tin can —because when it comes to pushand shove, if we don’t have anypower, the kids aren’t going tobe able to play on their GameBoys and computers and stufflike that,” Denise said.

Troops still go camping,make crafts and sing. The girlsdecide which avenues theywish to pursue, Jenkins said.

“The whole point is to devel-op leadership — whetherthey’re learning it by cooking,whether they’re learning it byshadowing a woman executive

or taking a computer apart andlearning how it works. It really

is about accomplishing ourmission, which is building girlsof courage, confidence andcharacter to make the world abetter place.”

Fighting stigmaThe opportunities increase

the longer a girl remains aScout, Denise said.

Unfortunately, she said, “asgirls get older, Scouts isn’t coolanymore. And they lose out onall of these amazing opportuni-ties.”

Judi said that’s one problemthat hasn’t changed throughoutthe years.

“You get into junior high,and it was not cool,” she said ofher 12 years as a leader. “And Itold the girls ‘If you’reashamed if it, then we’re done.If you’re proud of it, then we’llmeet at the school you went to.’And we met at the junior high.And when they went to thehigh school, guess where wemet? Port Huron High.”

McKayla plans on stickingwith the program.

“I’m proud, but I wish it wasfarther out (more main-stream), as in more peopleknew about, it because nowpeople think it’s childish,” shesaid.

“But I’m glad that I’m learn-ing these skills and resources Ican use for reference.”

“And I know how to makecertain things that I learned atcamp —and I’m having fun andyou meet so many new people.It’s just amazing.

“Like we said, it’s not aboutselling cookies. It’s about thethings you learn and you’regoing to use those throughoutyour entire life.”

Contact Crystal Garcia at (810)989-6276 or cagarcia@gannett.com.Follow her on Twitter @THCrystal-Garcia.

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McKayla Melms, 12, looks up as her mother, Denise Melms, shows a sash that was part of her Girl Scoutuniform when she was younger. MELISSA WAWZYSKO/TIMES HERALD

Denise Melms holds a beanie she wore as a Brownie. The family’sinvolvement in Scouting began with her mother, Judi Melms.

AT A GLANCE

100 YEARSOF GIRL SCOUTS1900s» March 12, 1912Juliette Low gathered 18 girls toregister the first troop of Amer-ican Girl Guides. The name of theorganization was changed to GirlScouts the following year.» June 10, 1915The organization was incorporat-ed as Girl Scouts Inc. under thelaws of the District of Columbia.1920s» There were nearly 70,000 GirlScouts nationwide, including theterritory of Hawaii.1930s» The first sale of commerciallybaked Girl Scout cookies tookplace.1940s» Girl Scouts sponsored DefenseInstitutes, which taught 10,000women survival skills and tech-niques for comforting childrenduring blackouts and air raids.1950s» The Girl Scout movement waswell established as the decadestarted, with 1.5 million girls andadult volunteers.1960s» Scout program changes in-cluded introduction in 1963 offour program age – levels forgirls: Brownie, Junior, Cadetteand Senior Girl Scouts.» The Piper Project, headed byactress and Girl Scout troopleader Debbie Reynolds, waslaunched to retain girls so theycould benefit from the programfor each age level, as well as torecruit Girl Scouts in populationsthat were underserved.1970s» Girl Scout members elected thefirst African American NationalGirl Scout President, Gloria D.Scott, in 1975.1980s» New badges included Comput-er Fun, Aerospace and Business-Wise.» A new Daisy Girl Scout age levelfor girls 5 years old or in kin-dergarten was introduced.1990s» Girl Scouting experienced arenewed emphasis on physicalfitness with the inauguration of ahealth and fitness national ser-vice project in 1994 and the Girl-Sports initiative in 1996.2000s» Girl Scouts took to the web viathe organization’s website, localGirl Scout council Web sites andonline troop meetings.

Source: Girl Scouts ofSoutheastern Michigan

Three generations of the Melmsfamily talk about their Girl Scoutexperiences.

camping experiences. Travelprograms involve destinationsfor Scouts ages 11 to 17 that areeducational and focus on lead-ership development.

“There are flexible ways,depending on a girl’s scheduleor interest, that they can par-ticipate in Girl Scouts and canstill earn badges,” Jenkinssaid.

Contact Crystal Garcia at (810)989-6276 or cagarcia@gannett.com.Follow her on Twitter @THCrystal-Garcia.

2008 during a revamping of theorganization. More than 300councils across the countrywere narrowed down to 112,Jenkins said.

There are 30,717 girls and9,885 adults in the Southeast-ern council.

Girl Scout participation hasebbed and flowed throughoutthe years, but Jenkins saidthings are picking up.

“We’re on an upswing” shesaid. “There was kind of a slideoff across the country. We’redefinitely working to recruitmany more adults and girls,because there is pretty muchsomething for everyone in GirlScouts.”

Although she could not pro-vide specific changes in mem-bership numbers, the mostrecent drop was in the early2000s, Jenkins said.

That was “when public per-ception about the organiza-tion’s relevancy and value was

declining.”In response, councils were

revamped. Programs wererestructured to focus on lead-ership development skills andto allow each girl to choose theavenue through which shehoped to attain those skills.

The changes helped to in-crease Girl Scout membershipnationwide from 3.7 million tomore than 3.8 million between2000 and 2010, Jenkins said.

She said the level of partici-pation is up to each girl. Thereare five levels: Troop, events,

series, camp and travel.Troop is the traditional level

of participation with meetingsand activities.

Events typically are one-time programs that can be afew hours, a day long or some-times overnight.

Series programs are short-term or long-term and typical-ly run for multiple weeks todevelop and build skills suchas learning how a computerworks, making jewelry orshooting and editing videos.

Camp programs emphasize

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The French film hasonly two words of dia-logue, spoken in English.Its brilliant star is knownfor French comedies.

The film also is shot inblack and white — fit-ting, as it chronicles theeffects of the introduc-tion of sound in themovies: A silent star’sfortunes decline whilethe career of one of hisyoung fans skyrockets.It’s sweet, it’s funny andsurprisingly moving.

“The Artist” begins inHollywood in 1927.George Valentin (JeanDujardin) is a famousmovie star with a legionof fans, a mansion, aloyal driver, Clifton(James Cromwell), aspoiled wife (PenelopeAnn Miller) and, ofcourse, a small dog.

Valentin makes block-buster hits for Kino-

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Then a funny thinghappens: Sound comes tothe movies, and Zimmerdecides to go all-in on the

new technology. He an-nounces Kinograph nolonger will make silentfilms — a decision thathorrifies Valentin. Soundis a fad, the latter pro-tests, but when that getshim nowhere, he strikesout on his own, producinghis own film.

A familiar story fol-lows. Peppy’s famegrows as Valentin’s ca-reer — and his life —spirals downward, withonly the loyal Clifton(and the actor’s dog)remaining by his side.

Writer and directorMichel Hazanvicius andDujardin create charac-ters and situations thatfeel original — situationsthat have the same heart

found in the movies ofCharlie Chaplin, HaroldLloyd and Buster Keaton.

Credit Dujardin for alot of that. His grace andcarriage allow him tofloat through the dancescenes, he’s funny in thecomic bits, yet he bringsenough weight to thedown-and-out segmentsto break your heart.

But it’s Hazanviciuswho ultimately is respon-sible for the film, havingcreated it and brought allthe elements together,masterfully so.

“The Artist” refers toValentin, naturally, butfor Hazanvicius, it’s anapt description as well.

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Shoemaker/Rumplestilt-skin is My Name,” 8 p.m.Also 8 p.m. Saturday and3 p.m. March 11. McMor-ran Auditorium, 701McMorran Blvd., PortHuron. Presented by PortHuron Civic Theatre.(810) 985-6166. $15 adults,$10 children.

Saturday» Blue Water Area

Humane Society CharityAuction, 9 a.m. PortHuron Factory Shops,1661 Range Road, Kim-ball Township. Doorsopen at 9 a.m. Auctionbegins at 10 a.m. Dona-tions.

» Cabaret 2012: “Let’sGo to the Movies,” 6p.m. Knights of Colum-bus , 3501 Rattle RunRoad, St. Clair. Presentedby St. Clair TheatreGuild. Show at 7 p.m.,dance music by BigfootDJ afterward. Ages 21and older. Benefits thescholarship fund. (810)326-3977. $12.

» Enchanted PrincessBall, 10 a.m.-noon, 1:30-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-6:30p.m. Also 1-3 p.m. and 4-6p.m. March 11. St. Ed-ward On-the-Lake School,6995 Lakeshore Road,Lakeport. Featuringmore than 40 fairy talecharacters, a 60-footcastle and wishing foun-tain. Children may dressin princess costumes or

in their Sunday best.Children must be with anadult. Reservations re-quested. (810) 385-4461.$17 per person.

» “The Secrets ofJonathan Sperry,” 6p.m. Northgate BibleChurch, 4311 Pine GroveRoad, Fort Gratiot. Takesomething to sit on forcomfort. Admission isfree. An offering will beaccepted for food andbeverage to benefit theBlue Water Child Evan-gelism Fellowship.

» Thumb Dance Club,7-11 p.m. Maple ValleyElementary School, 138Maple Valley St., San-dusky. Featuring musicby Melody Magic. $4members, $4.50 non-members, $10 annualmembership fee.

March 11» Ourselves, 3 p.m.

Sanilac County HistoricalVillage and Museum, 228S. Ridge St. (M-25), PortSanilac. (810) 622-9946.$10 adults, $5 students,free for children youngerthan 12.

» St. Patrick’s DayBanquet, 3 p.m. OurLady of Mount CarmelParish Hall, 10817 Bran-don Road, Emmett. Fea-turing dinner by AchatzCatering, entertainment,cash bar. (810) 384-6902.$13 in advance, $15 at thedoor.

» Wills Sainte ClaireAutomobile Museum,1-5 p.m. 2408 Wills St.,Marysville. $5, free forchildren younger than 12accompanied by an adult.

Ongoing» American Wild

West, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-urdays. Knowlton IceMuseum, 317 Grand Riv-er Ave., Port Huron. (810)987-5441. $5 adults, $4seniors, $2 children ages6 to 10, free for youngerchildren.

» Beatrice ThorntonStudent Art Exhibition,8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. week-days; 1-5 p.m. Saturdaysand Sundays. St. ClairCounty Community Col-lege Fine Arts Gallery,323 Erie St., Port Huron.Middle school and highschool art. Free. Thegallery is closed Friday,Saturday and March 11.

» March Artist of theMonth: Valerie Hoste,gallery hours 11 a.m.-6p.m. Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday; 11 a.m.-8p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-6p.m. Saturday. SpiralGallery, 1219 Military St.,Port Huron. Featuringwork by Hoste, a St. ClairCounty Community Col-lege alumna. Free.

» Toy Tech Exhibit, 11a.m.-5 p.m. daily. PortHuron Museum, 1115Sixth St. Hands-on, inter-active learning exhibi-tion focusing on toys. $7adults, $5 students andseniors, free for children4 and younger, $20 familyrate.

WHAT’S UPTHIS WEEK IN THEBLUE WATER AREA

Act of Valor (R) egWhen a mission to

recover a kidnapped CIAoperative unexpectedlyresults in the discoveryof an imminent, terrify-ing global threat, an eliteteam of highly trainedNavy SEALs must imme-diately embark on aheart-stopping secretoperation.

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax(PG) eee

Conservatives alreadyare angry at the strongenvironmental messagein Chris Renaud and KyleBalda’s film version ofthe well-loved children’sbook. That’s OK, though;the movie is so much fun,it surpasses such wor-ries. With the voices ofZac Efron, Taylor Swift,Danny DeVito and EdHelms.

Ghost Rider: Spiritof Vengeance(PG-13)

No review availableAs stuntman Johnny

Blaze (Nicolas Cage)hides out in EasternEurope, he is called uponto stop the devil, who istrying to take humanform.

Gone (PG-13)No review availableJill Parrish (Amanda

Seyfried) comes homefrom a night shift to dis-cover her sister Mollyhas been abducted. Jill,who had escaped from akidnapper a year before,is convinced the sameserial killer has comeback for her sister.

Journey 2: TheMysterious Island(PG) ee

Dwayne Johnson doeshis best to make the audi-ence like him in BradPeyton’s film, basedloosely on Jules Verne’swork. But the story is amess.

Project X (R) egThree seemingly

anonymous high schoolseniors try to make aname for themselves.Their idea is innocentenough: Throw a party noone will forget. But noth-ing could prepare themfor this party. Wordspreads quickly asdreams are ruined, rec-ords are blemished andlegends are born.

Tyler Perry’s GoodDeeds (PG-13) eg

Tyler Perry writes,directs and stars in thisfilm about a businessman(Perry) whose orderlylife is rocked by a clean-

ing lady. Not much of astory, and worse, it’sboring.

Safe House (R) eeDenzel Washington

can convey menace withthe hint of a smile, whichdirector Daniel Espinosawould have done well toremember. Too oftenWashington, as a rogueCIA agent, simply ob-serves, or disappearsaltogether. His sceneswith Ryan Reynolds as ayoung agent are good,but too infrequent.

Star Wars: Episode 1– The PhantomMenace (PG)

No review availableSci-fi adventure which

takes place before thebirth of Luke Skywalker,featuring the friendshipbetween the young Obi-Wan Kenobi (EwanMcGregor) and AnakinSkywalker (Jake Lloyd),who would later becomeDarth Vader. This is a3-D version of the origi-nal film.

The Artist (PG-13)eeee

Oscar-winner JeanDujardin is brilliant as afading silent-movie starin writer-director MichelHazanavicius’ terrificfilm, which also tookhome Oscars for bestpicture and director.

Mostly silent and shot inblack-and-white, it’s fun-ny, entertaining and mov-ing. Berenice Bejo also isgreat as the star whosefortunes rise with talkies.

The Vow (PG-13) eeA car accident puts

Paige (Rachel McAdams)in a coma. When shewakes up with severememory loss, her hus-band Leo (Channing Ta-tum) works to win herheart again. You’ll swearyou’ve seen this some-where before.

Wanderlust (R) eePaul Rudd and Jenni-

fer Aniston are likableenough as a New Yorkcouple who give up big-city life for a free-lovehippie commune. It’s anall-too-familiar set-up,and you’ve got to wonderwhy we're still makingfun of hippies in 2012.But the laughs still come,often in spite of yourbetter judgment.

This Means War (R)ee

You would think aromantic comedy withReese Witherspoon,Chris Pine and Tom Har-dy might make sparksfly, but thanks to a sloppyscript and direction, theydon’t.

Reviews from wireservices

AT THEMOVIESSHOWING LOCALLY

Acoustic» Duncrief Rising,

7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday.Raven Café, 932 MilitarySt., Port Huron. (810)984-4330.

» John D. Lamb, 6-9p.m. today. Raven Café,932 Military St., PortHuron. (810) 984-4330.

» Mike Galbraith andLivy, 7:30-10:30 p.m.Thursday. Raven Café,932 Military St., PortHuron. (810) 984-4330.

» Traditional MusicCoffeehouse, 7 p.m.Saturday. Trinity Episco-

pal Church, 5646 MainSt., Lexington. Open micacoustic performances.(810) 359-8741. Free;canned goods acceptedfor Project Blessing.

Country» Some Velvet Eve-

ning, 6-9 p.m. March 11.Raven Café, 932 MilitarySt., Port Huron. (810)984-4330.

Easy Listening» Hrant Hratchian at

the Piano, 6-10 p.m.Wednesdays. Voyageur,525 S. Riverside Ave., St.Clair. (810) 329-3331.

» Piano Bar with Har-ry Krause, 6-10 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday,Friday and Saturday.Voyageur, 525 S. River-side Ave., St. Clair.

Folk» The Hackwells,

7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday.Raven Café, 932 MilitarySt., Port Huron. (810)984-4330.

Jazz» Piano Company, 6-9

p.m. Fridays and Sat-urdays. Quay StreetBrewing Co., 330 QuaySt., Port Huron. (810)982-4100.

Karaoke» 9:30 p.m. Thursday,

Friday and Saturday.Frank’s Swissel Inn, 498524th Ave., Fort Gratiot.

» 9 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Sunday. OfficeLounge, 1951 Water St.,Port Huron. (810) 982-1531.

Open Mic» With karaoke, 8

p.m. Mondays. OfficeLounge, 1951 Water St.,Port Huron. (810) 982-1531.

Rock» Findingcore, Avidas

and When Systems Col-lide, 9 p.m. Saturday. TheStubborn Mule, 505Campbell St., Sarnia.Proceeds benefit pros-tate cancer research andawareness. $10 (Canadi-an).

» Doin’ Time, 9 p.m.Friday and Saturday. TheOutpost, 521 24th St., PortHuron Township. (810)982-3954.

» The Gobies, 9:30

p.m. Friday and Sat-urday. Military StreetMusic Café, 1102 MilitarySt., Port Huron. (810)987-5990. Cover charge.

» The Voo-Doo Doc-tors, 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday. Eagles 3702,2645 Howard St., PortHuron.

» Troubled Boiz, 9:30p.m. today and Saturday.Active Lounge, 708 La-peer Ave., Port Huron.(810) 987-5482.

Variety» Dave Liniarski, 8:30

p.m. Saturday. LaCroix’sRiverside Pub, 314 Clin-ton Ave., St. Clair. (810)329-9955.

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DEAR ABBY: I boughtmy aunt, uncle and twoteenage cousins giftcards from an onlineretailer a year and a halfago.

I checked with them inadvance to see if thismight be somethingthey’d use. Six monthsago, I noticed in my or-der history that only oneof the cards had beenredeemed. I hate to seethe money go to waste.

Should I call my rela-tives? If I do, what do Isay? It’s possible theyjust haven’t gottenaround to using thecards. Should I reprintthe cards and send themwith a reminder note?(Maybe the cards werelost?)

I suppose if I hadn’tseen the order history, Iwould never have knownwhether the cards hadbeen used. What do youthink I should do? —CONFLICTED IN CON-NECTICUT

DEAR CONFLICTED:Use the direct approach.Contact your relativesand tell them that whilereviewing your accounthistory, you noticed threeof the four gift cards yousent have not been used.Ask if they would like tohave them printed outagain or if they wouldprefer you send them acheck for the value of thecards.

To contact them isn’trude, and it shouldn’t beawkward. It may be ap-preciated.

Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, Calif.90069.

DEAR ABBYJEANNE PHILLIPS

In “Hope of Earth,” Marga-ret Lee Runbeck wrote: “A manleaves all kinds of footprintswhen he walks through life.Some you can see, like his chil-dren and his house. Others areinvisible, like the prints heleaves across other people’slives, the help he gives themand what he has said — hisjokes, gossip that has hurt oth-ers, encouragement. A mandoesn’t think about it, but ev-erywhere he passes he leavessome kind of mark.All these marks added togetherare what man means.”

Kids imitate what they hearand see, and are particularlyeager to be just like Mom andDad. If we can be ever mindfulof carefully tending to themarks we leave throughouteach day, what better examplefor our kids to do the same?

Books to BorrowThe following book is avail-

able at many public libraries.» “My One Hundred Ad-

ventures” by Polly Horvath,Schwartz & Wade, 260 pages

» Read aloud: Ages 8 to 12» Read yourself: Ages 10 to

12Twelve-year-old Jane lives by

the sea in Massachusetts withher younger siblings and singlemother. Their life is modest butthe family is rich in the thingsthat matter most – their love forone another, for the sea, and fortheir small community andfriends who color their lives.Suddenly, Jane feels herselfchanging, and she longs foradventure and excitement.

As if a magic genie has heardher request, adventures beginto make their way into Jane’slife. An unusual cluster of pos-sible fathers, an unlikely friend-ship, hot air balloons and for-tune tellers are just the start ofJane’s summer. Then Jane’sbest friend, Ginny, vanishes.

The sea, the salt air, a cast ofunforgettable characters andwild yet believable events formthe framework of this wonder-ful novel. Peppered with humor,philosophy and a genuine senseof longing fulfilled, this coming-of-age story excels in everyway.

Librarian’s choice» Library: Marysville Public

Library, 1175 Delaware Ave.» Branch Manager: Mike

Mercatante» Assistant Branch Librari-

an: Jayme Tarzwell» Children’s Programmer:

Lori Stank» Choices this week: “The

Song of the Whales” by UriOrlev, “The Miraculous Journeyof Edward Tulane” by KateDiCamillo and “Paddle-to-the-

Sea” by Holling Clancy Holling

Books to buyThe following books are

available at bookstores.» “Just Because You’re

Mine” by Sally Lloyd-Jones,illustrated by Frank Endersby,Harper, 2012, 32 pages, $16.99hardcover

» Read aloud: Ages 2 andolder

» Read yourself: Ages 7 andolder

Little Red Squirrel is playingwith his daddy in the woods. AsLittle Red Squirrel scampers toand fro, showing his daddy allof his best tricks, he tries toguess why his daddy loves himso much.Is it because Little Red Squirrelis such a fast runner, or sobrave, or so good at climbinghigh into thetrees? Eachquestion has thesame replyfrom Daddy,that no, thatisn’t the reasonhe loves him.And when LittleRed Squirrellearns the realreason his Dad-dy loves him, allis right with theworld.

A warm andtender storyabout uncondi-tional love,“Just BecauseYou’re Mine” isfirst-rate.

» “The Peo-ple of TwelveThousand Winters” by TrinkaHakes Noble, illustrated by JimMadsen, Sleeping Bear Press,2012, 32 pages, $16.95 hardcover

» Read aloud: Ages 6 andolder

» Read yourself: Ages 7 andolder

Part of “Tales of the World”series from Sleeping BearPress, “The People of TwelveThousand Winters” centers on10-year-old Walking Turtle ofthe Lenni Lenape tribe in whatis now northern New Jersey.Walking Turtle lives with hisfamily in a small village next tothe Passaic River, where life isgood and nature provides ade-quately for the tribe’s needs.

Walking Turtle has alwaysbeen close to his younger cous-in, Little Talk, and protective ofhim, too.Little Talk was born with atwisted foot that made it hardfor him to walk, so WalkingTurtle has carried Little Talk onhis back for years. But now,Walking Turtle’s father tells himhe must soon leave his child-hood behind and begin training

as a war-rior. Walk-ing Turtleworriesabout whatwill becomeof LittleTalk, butLittle Talk’swise andlovingwords easeWalkingTurtle’sheart andmind, set-ting himfree tobecome theman LittleTalk knowshe willbecome.

A mar-velous story that rings withstrength and wisdom, this selec-tion excels.

Nationally syndicated, Kendal Rautz-han writes and lectures on children’sliterature. Contact her at www.great-estbooksforkids.com.

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You may have been named assuccessor trustee of Mom orDad’s trust. Do you really knowwhat that entails? Do you knowwhat your obligations are?

As a successor trustee, yourprimary duty is to preserve andprotect the trust assets for theuse of the named beneficiaries.To accomplish that objective,you should assemble a team toassist you with your duties astrustee, especially if you havenever acted as one before.

Two key team members areyour attorney and accountant.

Your attorney’s roleThe first team member with

whom you should consult isyour attorney. Your attorneycan review the trust, outlineyour duties and responsibili-ties and prepare the necessarydocuments to allow you to takeover as trustee.

Those documents typicallywould include an acceptance oftrust, a certificate of trust and, iftaking over as a disability trust-ee, the disability certificates.

An acceptance of trust is thedocument in which you agree toact as trustee and abide by allthe terms and conditions of thetrust.

A certificate of trust namesyou as trustee and states yourauthority over the trust. Ifproperly drafted, the certificateof trust is the only documentyou need to have for banks,investment advisers and oth-ers to show your authority overthe trust.

If you are taking over as adisability trustee, the disabili-ty panel members need to signdisability certificates statingthat Mom or Dad are no longercapable of managing their ownaffairs. The disability panel isusua y a y e be s, butusually family members, but

may include others.If you are taking over as

death trustee, your attorneyalso will assist you by preparingthe creditors notice for publi-cation. Since Mom or Dad had arevocable trust, you must pub-lish in the local paper, a noticeto all of Mom or Dad’s credi-tors that they have four monthsin which to file a claim againstMom or Dad’s trust.

Your attorney or accountantcan also help with applying forthe tax identification numberfor the trust.

Mom or Dad’s Social Securitynumber was used by the trustduring Mom or Dad’s lifetimebut Social Security numbersexpire with their owners. Thetrust becomes a separate taxentity upon the death of a trustmaker, after which the trustmust apply for its own tax iden-tification number.

Your accountant’s roleThe three most important

things to remember when youare acting as trustee is organiza-tion, organization, organization.

By keeping track of trustrecords, it makes your jobimmensely easier. Whenev-er you make a deposit, make acopy of the check and any doc-umentation of that deposit.When you pay any bills, pay bycheck not cash, and keep copiesof all those bills. You will needto a e a ua accou t gs toto make annual accountings to

the trust beneficiaries, usual-ly with the assistance of youraccountant. Without the properrecords, it can be a nightmare.

In addition to annual account-ings, your accountant will pre-pare tax returns. There will beindividual income tax returnsfor Mom or Dad during theirlifetimes and final returns afterdeath. The trust will have itsown income tax return as a sep-arate entity after Mom or Dad’sdeath. The accountant wouldalso prepare the federal estatetax return if the assets in Momor Dad’s estate and trust totalmore than the federal estate taxexemption amount of $5 millionin 2012. This exemption amountis scheduled to go down to $1million in 2013.

Some attorneys will offerto do the accountings and taxreturns for the trust. If that isthe case, at least get a fee esti-mate from an accountant.

Even though I am a CPA, withthe exception of some fami-ly returns, I stopped doing taxreturns for my clients yearsago. What I found in my ownpractice is that I could not beas efficient as an accountantwhen I am only preparing doz-ens of tax returns per year com-pared to the hundreds of taxreturns per year prepared byan accountant.

I would rather have someonewho does accountings and tax-es on a full-time basis for myclients, rather than do themmyself on a part-time basis. Inaddition, accountants’ hour-ly rates are generally less thanattorneys. For the accountingsand tax returns, it often makesmore sense to use an accoun-tant who takes less time, costsless money and has more expe-rience than most attorneys.

W e a dea g w t sucWhen I am dealing with suc-

cessor trustees, I try not to dis-turb existing relationships. IfMom or Dad had an accountantwho has experience prepar-ing trust and estate tax returns,then why not use Mom or Dad’saccountant who is familiar withMom or Dad’s finances?

You might also want to hire afinancial adviser to assist youwith the investments of thetrust. Mom or Dad had confi-dence in their financial adviser.Usually, only in cases where theadviser took advantage of Momor Dad, would I recommendthat the trustee choose anoth-er adviser.

For example, I have seenadvisers who name themselvesas beneficiaries of their cli-ents’ accounts or advisers whosell annuities with 15 years ofsurrender charges to 85-year-olds. There are also many annu-ity and insurance peddlers outthere masquerading as finan-cial advisers.

When you are trustee, youcan hire advisers and others toassist you with your duties.

Feel uncomfortable payingthe bills? Hire an accountantto pay the bills. Then you don’thave to keep track of all of thedocumentation.

The key in being a good trust-ee is to know what you are goodat and what you are not. Dowhat you are good at, and hireothers to do the rest.

Regardless of whatever youdo or have others do, you stillhave ultimate responsibilityand authority over the trust andfor preserving and protectingthose assets for the use of thetrust beneficiaries.Matthew M. Wallace is an attorneyand CPA with the law firm of Mat-thew M. Wallace, PC, in Port Huron.He can be reached at (810) 985-4320o at matt@wallacepclaw comor at matt@wallacepclaw.com

WHOM TO CALL:» For questions, comments or suggestions aboutbusiness, investing or personal finance, call Bob Gross,assistant city editor, at (810) 989-6263.MONEY

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i fMarshaling your forcesA good trustee needs strong team of advisers

The key to avoiding stress or making poor decisions after being named a trustee to someone’s estate is to surround yourself with a solidteam of trusted advisers that includes a lawyer and an accountant. THINKSTOCK

SSurvivingttrumpssavingstrategyUSA Today

No pension, no retirementsavings — and no solid planforhowtheywill fundthe lat-ter part of their life. That’sthe dire situation for manysmall-business owners.

About a third of small-business owners do nothave a personal or business-sponsored retirement plan,according to a new surveyfrom the nonprofit Ameri-can College.

Many workers feel unpre-pared for their golden years.But a lack of retirementplanning by small-businessowners is stunning becausethey “have no one else torely on,” said Mary Quist-Newins, director of theState Farm Center for Wom-en and Financial Services atthe American College.

Unlike government orcompany employees, whoare eligible for 401(k)s orsimilar plans, small-busi-ness owners are often solelyresponsible for their retire-ment planning, she said.

And that can be a difficulttask for a business ownerwho is already taxed time-wise. “They are just so liv-ing in the moment,” Quist-Nevins said. “They are justtrying to keep this (business)going.”

Other reasons businessowners aren’t better pre-pared for retirement:» Just surviving takes pri-

ority over savingBusinesses that are in the

start-up and early growthphase often reinvest mon-ey into the firm and don’tput it into retirement funds,said Gary Kushner, chiefexecutive officer of humanresources consulting firmKushner & Co. And manyowners — even those ofmore mature businesses —severed retirement fundingduring the downturn.

“Certainly when you’reworried about your businesssurviving,you’renotworriedabout funding your retire-ment,” said Michael Preisz,an adviser with the nonprof-it Institutional RetirementIncome Council.» They think the business

will provide their needsSome owners solely

plan on continued reve-nue from the business orproceeds from selling thefirm to sustain them laterin life. And there are thosewho prefer to rely on theirbusiness’ returns ratherthan unpredictable stockand bond funds. But if thefirm goes south “they areleft with nothing,” Preiszsaid.» Setting up a company

savings account appearsdaunting

Many haven’t set up anemployer-sponsored planbecause the paperwork canseem time-consuming andcomplex, Kushner said.» They don’t consider

retirementMany entrepreneurs “love

what they are doing anddon’t see the point of retir-ing,” so they don’t plan forit, said Patricia Greene, thePaul T. Babson Chairwom-an in Entrepreneurial Stud-ies at Babson College. “It’shard for many of them tothink what life would be likewithout (running) the busi-ness.ness.”

MattWallace

PLANNING MATTERS

MarchTheMichigan High School AthleticAssociation’s version of MarchMadness begins Monday with theboys basketball state tournament.yy

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4 5WHAT TO WATCH:Class A doubleheaderat St. Clair. PortHuron Northerntakes on Anchor Bin a rematch of thregular-seasonopener won bythe Huskies. St.Clair plays L’AnseCreuse North inthe nightcap. Thehost Saints reachethe district finals ayear ago beforefalling.RIVALRYRENEWED: BrownCity travels toMarlette for a Class Cshowdown betweenGreater ThumbConference memberThe Green Devilsand Red Raiders splimeetings.BY THE NUMBERS:Brown City coachTony Burton earnedcareer win No. 400in the final week ofthe regular season.STANDOUTS:Junior guard CodyEdgerton of Yaleis a threat behindthe 3-point line.Deckerville’s JustinAsher, a6-foot-5 center, is arebounding machine.

6Anniversary of the fallof the Alamo

7WHAT TO WATCH:Semifinals at St. Clair.Port Huron High

eds one win toch the finals andys either NorthernAnchor Bay in the

mifinals. The Bigds and Huskiesuld meet for a thirde this season.

HO’S HOT, WHO’SOT: Carsonville-Portnilac, the area’sp-ranked team,rings the

best record intotournament at 19-1.Kimball LandmarkAcademy hasstruggled in the

r State Athleticference and faceshe winner of theeckerville/Newfe game.TANDOUTS:nior Jalen EstersPort Hurongh has put up bigmbers. C-PS

nter Calvin Ameyforce inside

with his scoring andrebounding. MattRussell of Marysvillelooks to follow hisbrother, Nate’s,performance from ayear ago.

8U.N. Day forWomen’s Rights andInternational Peace

9WHAT TO WATCH:It’s a real mixture ofteams at the Class

district in Newaven with sevenuads from five

onferences. Look fore Rockets, runner-

p in the Macombrea Conference Goldvision, to be tough

n their home court.HIRD TIME AHARM: Beating aam three times in aason is a tough task.the C-PS Tigers wantreturn to the

ass D regionalsey have to donot only once,

ut possibly twicPeck.T STAKE: Dist-ct winnersove on to the

regionals, startinMarch 12 withthe semifinals.

10National Name TagDay

11 12CLOSE TO HOME: Ifan area team survivesthe St. Clair district,they travel to AnchorBay for the Class Aregional.FAMILIAR SITE: TheMarysville footballseason ended atPontiac Notre DamePrep. If the Vikingscan win a district, theywill travel to NotreDame and take onthe Chandler ParkAcademy districtwinner.THUMB BOUND:The Class C and Dregionals are atVassar and Kingston,respectively.

13National Check YourBatteries Day

14GETTING CLOSE:Regional finals arebeing played and

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18 19National Quilting Day

20HOME COOBlue WaterConference championImlay City would likenothing better thanto be playing on theirhome court in thequarterfinals.BIG STAGE: The ClassA quarters consist ofa doubleheader atCalihan Hall on theUniversity of DetroitMercy campus. TheClass C quarterfinalsfor area teams wouldbe at Delta College,while WaterfordKettering willntertain the Class Deams.

22Semifinals are playedat the Breslin Centerfor the four remainingClass C and D squads.

23Semifinals areplayed at the BreslinCenter for Class A andB teams.

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Finals: Class D(10 a.m.); Class C(noon); Class A(4 p.m.); Class B(7:30 p.m.). If youdon’t want to makethe trip to EastLansing, you canwatch the games live

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FUN FACTS» It takes eight games to win a state championship, seven ifteams receive a first-round bye in the districts.» Boys basketball is one of three MHSAA-sponsored sports stilldivided into classes based on enrollment. The others are girlsbasketball and volleyball. There’s Class A, B, C and D.» Games are four 8-minute quarters. If overtime is needed,teams will play another four minutes.» Unlike the college game with the TV timeouts, high schoolcoaches get three full timeouts (1 minute) and two 30-second

timeouts.» Blue Water Area teams are competing in eight districts,stretching from Algonac, to Clarkson, to Millington» The last area team to reach the Breslin Center was Marine City

Cardinal Mooney during the 2009-10 season. The Cardinals fellto Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 66-56 in the Class Dfinals.» Defending state champions: Kalamazoo Central (Class A);Lansing Sexton (Class B); Schoolcraft (Class C); Wyoming Tri-unityChristian (Class D).

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1948: Port Huron lost to Jackson 54-37

1950: Port Huron lost 64-50 to Kalamazoo

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281952: Algonac lost to St. Louis 53-34

1951: Marlette lost to Detroit St. Andrew 52-26

1937: St. Clair lost to Lansing St. Mary 32-15

1934: St. Clair lost to Holland Christian 27-22

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Irelandcapturessecondstate titleBy PAUL COSTANZOTimesHeraldyy

AUBURN HILLS — StephenIreland never imagined his highschool wrestling career wouldturn out like this.

Butonthefinaldayofhisseniorseason,theRichmond119-pound-er stood on top of the podium atthe Palace, holding onto his sec-ond Michigan High School Ath-letic Association individual statechampionship medal.

IrelanddefeatedLakeFenton’sToddMelick10-7intheDivision3final,finishingoffayearinwhichheandhisRichmondteammatesalso won their third consecutiveteam state title.

“If you told me I’m going todo that (for his career), I wouldhave told you you’re out of yourmind,” Ireland said. “My coach-es and most of all my drill part-nersfrommyhighschoolcareer,they’vetrainedmetowhereIam.It’snot justme—Ihadtheheart,but my partners, they pushedme.

“If I’m having a bad day, if I’mcutting, they pick me up. Theyall went harder. Sometimesthey’dgoharderjust to (tick)meoff, because they knew if I was(ticked) off, I’d go harder.”

Ireland was one of four localfinalists, two of which were histeammates.Marlette’sMattMatacame up short in his bid for asecond straight Division 4 statetitle, losing 10-9 to Watervliet’sBrock Thumm at 125 pounds.Richmond’s Devin Skatzka andGarett Edwards wrestled afterthe Times Herald went to press.

Ireland won a state title at103 pounds as a sophomore andplaced third a year ago at 112.Thisseason,hebattledashoulderinjury throughout, and missedmuch of the season. The threelosses in his 24-3 record camebecause of injury defaults. So,like his freshman year, nobodybeat Ireland on the mat this sea-son.

“This one is better,” he said.“Way better. It’s my senior year,we made history as a team, andtocapitoffwithatitlemysenioryear. I’ve been an underdog tomost people.”

Ireland had a 2-0 lead afterthe first period, and Melick nev-er pulled closer than that. Ear-ly in the first period, the LakeFenton senior attempted thesame pinning combination he

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Times Herald

The Marlette girls basket-ball team put an end to a dis-trict title drought Friday athome.

The Red Raiders raced to19-0 first-quarter lead andcruised to a 68-30 victoryagainst New Haven in theClass C district champion-ship game.

It was Marlette’s first dis-trict crown since 2000.

Coach Cathy Storm’ssquad (20-3) advances tothe regionals Tuesday nightagainst Saginaw ValleyLutheran.

Also winning districtchampionships Fridaywere Sandusky (Class C),along with Marysville, Cro-swell-Lexington and Capacin Class B.

Junior guard Jenna Hirschled the Red Raiders with agame-high 22 points, sevenrebounds and eight assists.Keara Wilson followedup Hirsch’s effort with 14points and six rebounds.

MacKenzie Kelly andKelsey Roggenbuck eachhad seven points for theGreater Thumb ConferenceEast Division champions.

GTC East Division runner-up Sandusky won its 21stdistrict title and ninth inthe past 10 years with a 31-26 decision against leaguerival Harbor Beach.

Emily Hale led the Red-skins with 12 points, whileKelcey Stauffer added sev-en.

Sandusky takes on Sagi-naw Nouvel in the double-header nightcap at ValleyLutheran.

Pioneers repeatCros-Lex (15-7) defended

its Class B district title witha strong defensive effortin a 34-27 victory againstYale.

The Pioneers, who fin-ished second to Capac inthe Blue Water Area Con-ference race, travel to Car-rollton Tuesday and playsCorunna.

Cassidy Carpenter ledCros-Lex with 15 points,while Abby Bringard addedsix. The Pioneers outscoredthe Bulldogs 16-9 in the sec-ond half.

Sam Charney paced Yale(12-11) with 11 points.

“I thought — as we havethe entire season — wewould have to rely on ourdefense and rebounding,”Cros-Lex coach Darren Bon-gard said. “Both of thosewere keys in the win.

“I also think our offen-sive rebounding sealed thevictory.

“I’m real proud of thegirls and excited for a sec-ond straight district cham-pionship.”

Capac needed a big sec-ond-half comeback to settlea score with Pontiac NotreDame Prep 41-36.

It was the Chiefs’ first dis-trict title since 2004.

The Irish eliminated theChiefs in the district finalsa year ago.

Capac was down 19-8 atthe end of the first quarterand 23-14 at halftime. CoachChris Huss’ squad enjoyeda 13-2 scoring advantage inthe third quarter.

Nichole Parks led theChiefs (18-5) with 20 pointsand 11 rebounds, whileSarah Mousseau had ninepoints. Whitney Paddockchipped in with seven pointsand five rebounds.

Capac takes on state-ranked Detroit Country DayTuesday at Pontiac NotreDame Prep.

Cardinals, Tigers fallArea Class D teams

— Marine City CardinalMooney and Carsonville-Port Sanilac — both droppedclose decisions.

Mooney was defeated fora third time this season byWaterford Our Lady of theLakes 42-36.

Sophomore center Miche-la Coury led the Cardi-nals with 13 points and 18rebounds. Haley Distelrathfinished with nine points,and Rachael Torey had sev-en assists.

Playing on its home court,C-PS suffered a 51-47 loss toKingston.

The Tigers and Cardi-nals split two North CentralThumb League South Divi-sion contests.

Sarah Albrecht (14) andErika Lentz (12) each werein double figures for theTigers, while Merisa Munroadded nine points and LucieSertich eight.

Marlette winsits 1st districtttitle since 2000

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AUBURN HILLS – Rich-mond had four wrestlersfinish third Saturday at theMichigan High School Ath-letic Association individualstate finals at the Palace.

Greg Sebastian (215pounds), Nick Burg (119),Dustin Pitcel (125) andNate Henke (135) each fin-ished third in their respec-tive weight classes in Divi-sion 3, leading a group of14 non-finalist all-state fin-ishers in the area.

Pitcel defeated Capac’sMykle Dedenbach 4-2 inthe consolation finals. Hehad defeated Johny John-son of Otsego 5-2 in his con-solation semifinal match.

Sebastian didn’t give up apoint on Saturday, defeat-ing Jay Sroufe of Dundee6-0 in the consolation semi-finals and Nick Huckabayof Montrose 7-0 in the con-solation finals.

Burg defeated ChanceLisik of Hemlock 5-3 in theconsolation semifinals andAndy Caffrey of Parch-ment 10-9 in the consola-tion finals. Burg defeatedCaffrey twice in the tour-nament.

Henke got a late rever-sal to force overtime in hisconsolation finals matchagainst Jared Fekete ofBenzie Central. He won 6-4 in double overtime. Hen-ke pinned Larry Bulson ofNewaygo in 4 minutes, 12seconds in the consolationsemifinals.

Including its three final-ists – Stephen Ireland(119), Devin Skatzka (135)

and Garett Edwards (140)– Richmond had 10 placersat the tournament, a schoolrecord.

Richmond’s Austin Cat-tera was sixth at 125pounds, going 1-2 on theday. He defeated TylerFish of Ida 6-3 to start hisday, and lost consecutivematches against Deden-bach (14-6) and Johnson(pinned in 2:15).

John Gaffney (171) andJosh Younk (285) each fin-ished seventh for the BlueDevils. Gaffney lost to JoeSika of Whitehall 7-3 in hisfirst match of the day, anddefeated Zach Johnston ofBelding 4-2 in overtime inthe seventh-place match.Younk lost by fall to TonyBrechting of Grand RapidsWest Catholic in his firstmatch and pinned Colt Nev-ins of Leslie in 2:01 in theseventh-place match.

All three Capac wrestlersthat qualified for the tour-nament came home with all-state honors, led by Deden-bach’s fourth-place finish.Dedenbach was 1-1 on theday, splitting matches thetwo Richmond wrestlers.

Dan Cornish was fifth at171, also going 1-1 on theday. He lost to Mason Genoof Essexville Garber 6-3 inhis first match, and defeat-ed Sika 8-4 in the fifth-placematch. Cornish defeatedSika twice in the tourna-ment.

Dustin Hunsucker wasseventh at 103. He lost toLogan Irey of Whitehall inhis first match of the day,and defeated Judah Cabal-lero of Grosse Ile 11-0 inthe seventh-place match.

Yale’s Bailey Bischerplaced fifth at 140 pounds,going 2-1 on Saturday. Hedefeated Joe English ofGrand Rapids CatholicCentral 8-5 before losingto Eric Dennis of Otsego10-6. He defeated BullockCreek’s Johnny Finney13-3 in the fifth-placematch.

Algonac’s Santos Alvarezfinished sixth at 130, going1-2 on the day. He defeatedNick Baker of Vassar 12-6before losing to BrandonAtchley of Dundee (5-1)and Lake Bennett of BirchRun (5-1).

Two area wrest lersjoined finalist Matt Mataof Marlette as all-state inDivision 4.

Dan Lindsay of BrownCity finished fifth at 215pounds. He lost his open-ing match of the dayagainst Austin Hamiltonof Manchester (pinned in1:48) before pinning ChetAtkins of Holton in 28seconds in the fifth-placematch.

Mata’s teammate, AndyBowman, placed sixth at112 pounds. Bowman was1-2 on Saturday, defeatingShane Parisi of Sanford-Meridian 8-6 in his firstmatch. He lost to CarterBallinger of Jonesville (11-4) and Jason Richardson ofAddison (pinned in 5:56).

4 Blue Devils wrestlerspplace third at state meet

NHLAll Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAN.Y. Rangers 63 41 15 7 89 175 130Pittsburgh 63 37 21 5 79 202 166Philadelphia 63 35 21 7 77 209 191New Jersey 64 36 23 5 77 180 174N.Y. Islanders65 27 29 9 63 154 195

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GABoston 63 38 22 3 79 206 146Ottawa 66 34 24 8 76 200 194Buffalo 64 29 27 8 66 157 180Toronto 64 29 28 7 65 191 200Montreal 65 25 30 10 60 169 181

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAFlorida 63 30 21 12 72 158 179Winnipeg 66 31 27 8 70 173 186Washington 64 32 27 5 69 172 183Tampa Bay 64 30 28 6 66 180 216Carolina 64 24 27 13 61 168 193

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GARED WINGS 65 43 19 3 89 208 151St. Louis 65 40 18 7 87 166 130Nashville 64 37 20 7 81 181 165Chicago 66 35 24 7 77 200 194Columbus 64 19 38 7 45 148 212

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver 65 41 16 8 90 206 156Colorado 65 33 28 4 70 168 175Calgary 65 29 25 11 69 157 178Minnesota 65 28 27 10 66 143 178Edmonton 64 25 33 6 56 170 192

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAPhoenix 64 33 22 9 75 168 160San Jose 63 33 23 7 73 178 160Dallas 65 34 26 5 73 171 176Los Angeles 64 29 23 12 70 138 137Anaheim 65 28 27 10 66 164 182

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point forovertime loss.

FridayNew Jersey 5, Washington 0Chicago 2, Ottawa 1Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OTDetroit 6, Minnesota 0Dallas 3, Edmonton 1Anaheim 3, Calgary 2

SaturdayN.Y. Islanders 3, Boston 2Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Columbus at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

g pPittsburgh at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TodayBoston at N.Y. Rangers, 12:30 p.m.New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m.Chicago at Detroit, 4 p.m.Ottawa at Florida, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 6 p.m.Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.Colorado at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

MondayPhoenix at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

IN BRIEFNFL

Saints put franchisetag on Drew Brees

METAIRIE, La. — TheNew Orleans Saints haveplaced the franchise tagon Drew Brees — giv-ing them exclusive nego-tiating rights with the ProBowl quarterback for thenext year. Brees has beeninvolved in lengthy con-tract talks with the Saintsand, without the tag, couldhave negotiated with oth-er teams as a free agent.In 2011, Brees set NFLrecords with 468 comple-tions, 5,476 yards passingand a completion percent-age of 71.2. He has beenwith the Saints for six sea-sons, including a win inSuper Bowl XLIV in 2010.

COLLEGEBASKETBALL

Pilipovich namedAir Force coach

AIR FORCE ACADEMY,Colo. — Air Force athlet-ic director Hans Meuh hasseen enough to remove theinterim title of men’s bas-ketball coach Dave Pilipo-vich. The contract is stillbeing finalized. Pilipov-ich took over after Meuhfired coach Jeff Reynoldson Feb. 8 and he won twoof his first three games,including a 58-56 thrillerover then-No. 13 San DiegoState, the program’s firstwin over a top-20 team in65 tries. Prior to joiningthe Falcons five years ago,Pilipovich spent two yearson Tommy Amaker’s staffat the University of Mich-igan.

NASCAR

Martin nabs poleat Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Vet-eran Mark Martin willstart on the pole at Phoe-nix International Raceway.Regan Smith was in linefor his first career pole,but Martin passed him latein Saturday’s qualifyingsession with a top speedof 136.81 mph for his 52ndcareer pole. DefendingSprint Cup champion TonyStewart also beat Smith’stime with the last quali-fying run of the day andwill start on the front rowin today’s 312-mile race.

MLB

Fielder has two hits;Tigers pitch 1-hitter

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.— Prince Fielder went 2for 2 and Doug Fister com-bined with seven pitchersto throw a one-hitter, lead-ing the Detroit Tigers toa 2-0 victory against theAtlanta Braves on Satur-day. Fielder, Detroit’s bigfree agent signing this win-ter, also walked. He’s 3 for3 in a Tigers uniform, hav-ing doubled in an exhibitionagainst Florida Southernon Friday. Fister walked abatter in two innings, andthe Tigers took a no-hitterinto the eighth inning whenJordan Parraz singled offChris Bootcheck.

Marlins drawthrongs to new park

MIAMI — Thousands offans are showing up to takea peek at the Miami Mar-lins’ new ballpark and jointhe growing bandwagon fora team transformed by awinter spending binge. Theretractable roof was openSaturday, but the air con-ditioning was also on forthe team’s annual Fanfest.Salsa played in the plazabehind home plate. Beyondthe outfield, fans gawkedat the downtown skylineand the colorful subtrop-ical sculpture that will gointo motion when the Mar-lins hit a homer.

BOXING

Klitschko retainsheavyweight titles

DUESSELDORF, Germa-ny — Wladimir Klitschkoystopped Jean-Marc Mor-meck of France in thefourth round of a one-sid-ed fight to retain his WBAand IBF heavyweight titleson Saturday. The Ukraini-an put Mormeck down witha left-right combination.Mormeck beat the countbut looked wobbly, and ref-eree Luis Pabon ended it.Klitschko improved to 57-3, while Mormeck droppedto 36-5.

From wire reports— From wire reports

SPORTS ON TVMEN’S COLLEGEBASKETBALLNoonCBS — Kentucky at FloridaESPN2 — Clemson at FloridaSt.1 p.m.ESPN — Michigan at PennSt.2 p.m.CBS — Missouri ValleyConference, championshipgame, at St. Louis3:30 p.m.FSN — Arizona at ArizonaSt.4 p.m.CBS — Ohio St. at MichiganSt.5:30 p.m.

NBA1 p.m.ABC — New York at Boston3:30 p.m.ABC — Miami at L.A. Lakers7 p.m.ESPN — Chicago atPhiladelphia9:30 p.m.ESPN — Denver at SanAntonio

NHL12:30 p.m.NBC — National coverage,Boston at New York

4 p.m.FSD — Chicago at Detroit7 p.m.NBCSN — Philadelphia atWashington

WOMEN’S COLLEGEBASKETBALL1 p.m.FSN — Texas A&M at Texas2 p.m.ESPN2 — Atlantic CoastConference, championshipgame, at Greensboro, N.C.4 p.m.ESPN2 — Big TenConference, championshipgame, at Indianapolis6 p.m.ESPN2 — SoutheasternConference, championshipgame, at Nashville, Tenn.9 p.m.FSN — Stanford at California

GOLF1 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, The HondaClassic, final round, at PalmBeach Gardens, Fla.3 p.m.NBC — PGA Tour, TheHonda Classic, final round,at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

AUTO RACING2:30 p.m.FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,Subway Fresh Fit 500, atAvondale, Ariz.

SPORTS SCOREBOARD

was able to get Richmond’sNick Burg with in the semi-finals, but Ireland blockedit. On more than one occa-sion, Melick looked to be tak-ingIrelandtohisback,onlytoend up reversed.

“Ireland was a lot strongerthan I expected him to be,”said Melick, who finished theseason 47-4.

Said Ireland: “I’m a funkykid. His go-to move is themixer. I prepare myself to bestrongerthantheirstrengths,and to be stronger than theyare in their weak parts.”

Mata looked to be in con-trol early in the second peri-od of his match, taking a 5-1lead. But Thumm reversed

Mata to his back to take a 6-5lead. Mata tied the match at 6heading into the third period,but found himself trailing 9-6midwaythrough.Hewasabletoescapeandgetatakedown,but Thumm escaped with 6seconds left to get the win.

“He got caught — he gotcaughtforfivepoints,”Marlettecoach Cal Hayward said. “Heforcedtheactionandgotcaught.Goodwrestlersdothat.”

Mata finished his seniorseason 53-1. He is a four-timeplacer. He won at 119 a yearago, was second at 112 as asophomore and third at 103as a freshman.

“He had a 215-9 record,”Hayward said. “He’s donepretty good.”Contact Paul Costanzo at (810)989-6251 or pcostanzo@gannett.com.

IRELANDContinued from Page 1D

PREP WRESTLINGTOURNAMENT

McIlroy closes in on No. 1By DOUG FERGUSONThe Associated Pressyy

PALM BEACH GARDENS,Fla. — Tiger Woods fin-ished his round before theleaders made the turn Sat-urday in the Honda Clas-sic, only this time, thou-sands of fans didn’t headfor the parking lot. Theywent looking for the kidwho already looks the partas golf’s next star.

U.S. Open champion RoryMcIlroy put on quite a showat PGA National.

From mangled roughright of the 11th fairway,he measured up a 7-ironfrom 181 yards and figuredit was worth the risk to takeon the water in front of thegreen. The ball cleared thehazard by no more than ayard, and McIlroy seizedon the moment by holinga 50-foot birdie from theback of the fringe.

Two par saves wereequally important on theback nine, and a birdiefrom the front bunker on

the par-5 18th gave him a4-under 66, matching thelow round of a windy after-noon and giving him a two-shot lead.

That left the 22-year-oldfrom Northern Ireland oneround away from becomingthe second-youngest playerbehind Woods to reach No.1 in the world. He wouldhave to win the Honda Clas-sic to replace Luke Donaldatop the ranking.

“I definitely feel likeI need to put it out of mymind tomorrow,” McIlroysaid. “I need to focus onjust trying to win this golftournament. It might be alittle difficult.”

McIlroy was in a simi-lar spot last week whenhe reached the final of theMatch Play Championship,knowing a win would makehim No. 1. Only this time,there is more than HunterMahan in this way.

McIlroy, at 11-under 199,had a two-shot lead against22-year-old rookie Harris

English (66) and 43-year-old Tom Gillis (69). Sevenplayers were within fiveshots of the lead, a groupthat includes PGA cham-pion Keegan Bradley andMasters champion CharlSchwartzel.

The difference from lastweek?

“I wasn’t standing up 2 upon the first tee in the final,”McIlroy said, smiling.

He also realizes that it’simportant not to take amatch-play mentality intostroke play, especially withan early start because ofapproaching storms, withbirdies and bogeys aroundevery corner.

Even so, McIlroy is get-ting accustomed to thepressure, and the scruti-ny. Thousands of fans lin-ing every fairway and sur-rounding every green werecheering him on, and onefan even asked him on the17th tee what kind of sham-poo he uses on those curlybrown locks.

l f h l d d h ll fRory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, nods to the gallery aftermaking birdie on the third hole of the third round of theHonda Classic tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., onSaturday. RAINIER EHRHARDT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TIMES HERALD, PORT HURON, MICHIGANSUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012 3DSPORTS

Judy’s Girls capture Thornley team titleThe women crowned

some new champions inthe 2012 Mary “Sis” Thorn-ley Championship Tourna-ment last weekend at PortHuron Lanes.

Winning the team eventwere Judy’s Girls of Kim-ball with a 2,722.

Other teams were GirlsHavin Fun 2,688, Mouse’sCat’s 2,664, CFAK 2,657,and Diamond Girls 2,595.

In the singles event,Michelle Rowell won theevent with a 747 and fin-ishing second was KristieLashbrook 713.

Linda Bullis came inthird at 702, followed byJaynie Grosso 698 andGale Kicinski 92.

Winning the doublestitle were Ann Nichols andLashbrook at 1,402.

Judy Hawley andMichelle Rowell placedsecond at 1,353, followedby Vicki Vandevelde-Sher-ry Pellegrom 1,332, JaynieGrosso-Jessica Reeve1,330, and Julie Malinows-ki-Lisa Carrizales 1,321.

In the all-events, Row-ell won with a 2,253. Bullisearned second 2,067, Gros-so was third 2,060, Bren-da Arnold fourth 1,988, andVandevelde fifth 1,978.

Jeff Morrison led theweek with a big 833 serieslast Friday in the FridayNite Misfits League at PortHuron Lanes including a288 game.

Morrison has had many800 series to his credit.

Leo Anthony eclipsed the800 mark with an 808 in thePHL Early 4 Man Leagueat Port Huron Lanes.Anthony had a high gameof 290 and recorded an 801in 2007.

Rick St. Onge (757) rolled

another 300 game at PortHuron Lanes also in thePHL Early 4 Man League.

In the William Vin-cent tournament thelast two weekends therewere some award scoresrecorded by Brian Wil-liams who shot a 300 and299 on back-to-back daysat Bowl O Drome, and RonMcCulloch shot another300 game at Blue WaterBowl in the singles/doublesevent.

Hitting the 290 mark inthe tournament were JeffMorrison and Dan Haw-ley Sr.

Results of the Vincenttournament should be pub-lished after averages areverified within a week.

Alicia Schroeder ledthe women with a big 716series and 268 game in theFriday Nite Misfits Leagueat Port Huron Lanes.Schroeder had a prettyconsistent year and has ledthe women many times.

Other men’s top serieswere near misses by Jim

Creasor 794 and DaveKlaas 793; Ed Jacobs 775,Oscar Vazquez 767, MikeSchindler 738, ChuckOuellette, Jr. 735, SteveJakubowski 731 and 728,Dave Cox 731, Jose Ganhs729, Nick Conard 728, RayRandall 727, Mike Raleigh727, Scott Badley 726, Bri-an DeFrancesco 725, andScott Wassom 725.

Other top games were289s by Klaas, Wassom andWalter Grass; Jakubows-ki 280, Steve Lynch andDeFrancesco 279; 278s byJacobs, Ouellette Jr., andFrank Mowinski; and 277sby Creasor, Vazquez, andPat Reilly.

Trish Defrain finishedsecond to Schroeder witha 685.

Others included CrystalCramer 669, Annette Par-adis 664, Barb LePla 647,Ann Nichols 637, JoddySwoffer 626, Jenny Delor620, Dara Sinclair 616,Tara Schlaufman 615, AmySears 611, Stacey Freder-ick 609, Julie Drouillard

605, Stacy Grant 602, andShawna Lentner 601.

Top games were Paradis254, Cramer 247, DeFrain247, Schlaufman 246, Kar-en Benner 244, Sinclair238, Swoffer 235, Cec Sim-mons 235, and 231 gamesby Becky Van Hoesen,LePla, and Frederick.

Special Mentions» Betty Doxtator rolled

triplicate 106 games inthe Tuesday Early LadiesLeague at Bowl O Drome.

Split Conversions» 5-7: Joann Schwei-

hofer; Mike Greer» 2-5-7-8: Anita Hubbard» 5-10: Gary Milutin;

Arline Barnes» 5-7-8: Ginny Irwin» 4-5-10: Jessie Burnie» 4-7-8-10: Bruce Sedich» 5-10: Becky Bauman» 6-7: Rose Ford» 6-10: Ruth Eagling» 5-8-10: Bob Emerick» 6-10: Dick Laube» 4-10: Dale Thrushman» 4-7: Janie Neis

ScottWassom

THE 11TH FRAME

RECREATIONAL BOWLING SCOREBOARDLEAGUE HIGHS

YOUTH LEAGUESBOWL O DROME

Bumper (2-4) Mackenzie Zimmerman91; Madison Zimmerman 82; KassidyKavanagh 80; Jeffrey MacPherson 77;Clara Bellman 63Prep (9-11) Tyler Elliott 509 (197); John

Zimmerman 339(148); Troy Walcott 338;Jason Zimmerman II 148; Emily Macpher-son 250 (91)Juniors (12-14) Dante Hicks 468 (171);

Matt Tetreau 452 (175); Shaun Mc-Cormick 410 (153); Bryanne Stopczynski456 (181); Katie Quader 371 (137); KatieHodgins 322; Lindsay Klein 116

STRIKERS ENT CENTERPreps (9-11) & Juniors (12-14) Mary Sol-

dan 364(130); Kirsten Gombos 345 (124);Kacie Conner 313 (116); Chris Minauro473 (202); Matt Hammer 454 (159); NateScheuer 436 (173)

BLUE WATER BOWLDon McIvor Memorial

Mike Benner 718 (267); Jacob Danik708 (258); Mike Schindler 738 (269);Jose Ganhs 707 (269); Matt Galanos 655(265); Steve Jakubowski 671 (237); SteveLynch 675 (279); Mike E. Gossman 660(233); Carmey Snellenberger 677 (257)

Friday Night Wanna BeesRich Scott 246; Chad Jeroue 653 (263);

Oscar Vazquez 677 (246); Dale Camphau-sen 703 (269); Jose Ganhs 729 (264)

Mixed SinglesBecky Van Hoesen 597 (231); Regina

Dye 484 (179); Marty Nichols 670 (246);Mike Gibson 647 (235); Rick Sosa 628(237)

Mon PM Adult BowlingVic Parmann 599 (214); Bruce Sedich

552 (194); Tim Sassanella 552 (205); JerryBailey 569 (204)

Mueller RetireesJerry Bailey 618 (237); Elmer Gamble

685 (266); Jim Hepting 638 (245); GerrySedich 519; Joyce Bailey 545 (221); LuannCarlisle 205

Port Huron HospitalJoddy Swoffer 626 (235); Jamie Yeager

578 (211); Heather Politowicz 520 (202);Becky Van Hoesen 520; Debbie Warner515; Christie Damon 513 (219); ElenaWilliams 223

Thirsty ThursdaysJohnnie Angerbrandt, Jr. 686 (246); Ray

( ); ( );Randall 727 (267); Jacob Danik 684 (247);

( ) l kNate Bowen 658 (253); Ryan Kowalski697 (247); Gary French 249; Ron Mc-Culloch 233

Viking Three ManScott Badley 726 (269); Tony Hebel 709

(246); Emmett Williams 702 (245); LeonJemison 702 (254); King Thomason III699 (253); Randy Avers 257; Seth Jones241

BOWL O DROMEBOD Sunday Men’s

Jay Davis 245; Rick Johnston 256;Nathan Holmes 676 (253); Dan Schef 657(232); Jeff Wright 248; Zach Doan 245

Original Sunday FuntimersMike Schindler 708 (259); Craig Seaman

685 (268); Rick Sosa 532 (246); Jason Diaz613 (266); Chuck Middleton 611 (215);Scott Quant 236; Jesse Diaz, Jr. 216; RobKelley 220; Christina Bachorski 554 (203);Anna Betts 517 (196); Nancy Harrington517; Catherine Pulliam 517; SherryMiddleton 512; Vickie Emigh 508; CherylHowe 507 (190); Judy Tidwell 502

Tuesday Early LadiesDeb Czarnecki 188; Gail Toles 485 (182);

Sue Zuege 463Zebraettes

Brenda Delano 462 (207); Cindy Spillane180; Jody Stump 174; Lori Schrieber 463;Tara Barnes 508; Ron Messer 596 (220);Howard Owen 594 (219)

PORT HURON LANESAdult Activities-Mon AM

Walt Cumerlato 584 (233); MaxineBrown 517 (176); Jill Mercurio 509 (203);Jane Angels 496 (180)

Cowboys & IndiansJim Creasor 794 (277); Dave Klaas 793

(289); Ed Jacobs 775 (278); Dave Cox 731(269); Brian DeFrancesco 725 (279); ScottWassom 725 (289); Scott Badley 723; DanHawley, Jr. 711; Carl Norton 710; BobPihaylic 706; Frank Mowinski 278; CrystalCramer 669 (247); Annette Paradis 664(254); Dara Sinclair 616 (238); ShawnaLentner 601 (210)

Friday Morning IndustrialSteve Jakubowski 728 (258); Steve

Turak 706 (257); Rich Wolfe 267Friday PM Seniors

Geri Wise 477 (183); Karen Watzek 498(201); Lysle Smith 660; Red Cowper 628(258); Dale Ross 654 (242); Randy Teufel683 (245)

Friday Nite MisfitsJeff Morrison 833 (288); Dom Cocco 684

( ) dl h(240); Joe Beidler 642; D.J. White 637;Rich Mansfield 625 (245); Byron French244; Shawn McIvor 231; Alicia Schroeder716 (268); Stacey Frederick 609 (231);Jamie Yeager 568 (205); Lynn Wilcox 544;Angela Brennan 200

Inter City LadiesAnn Nichols 637 (216); Amy Sears 611

(226); Julie Drouillard 605 (223); KellyLarsen 599 (228); Amanda Long 572(223); Kim Kargol 200

MastersPaul Schroll 678 (254); Dave Steinhauer

649 (231); Tim Jackson 639; Brian Patrick233

PHL Early Four ManLeo Anthony 808 (290); Oscar Vazquez

767 (277); Rick St. Onge 757 (300); ChuckOuellette, Jr. 735 (278); Steve Jakubowski731(280); Pat Reilly 729 (277); Nick Co-nard 728(258); Mike Raleigh 727 (267)

ServiceTrish Defrain 685 (247); Barb Lepla 647

(231); Gilda Schott 502; Judy Autra 211;Greg Urben 708 (246); Carl Schott 659;Josh Mattox 657; Craig Felt 233

Sunday OutcastTara Schlaufman 615 (246); Pam Reid

555 (195); Cindy Badley 522 (198); JeanPihaylic 521 (183); Laura Hernandez 182;Matt Pawlak 692 (247); Scott Badley 646;Dan Grzech 241

Tuesday AM AdultJean Radford 180; Robyn Rossow 512

(216); Mary Lou Moen 498 (176); DaleThrushman 573 (209); Bob Hall 606 (245);Paul Fleckenstein 577 (211)

Tuesday MixedAngie Allen 494 (175); Kelly Schmelter

470 (184); Jennifer Krohn 431; MistyAdair 160; Greg Allen 672 (242); P.J.Hollis 670 (244); Matt Harvey 653; JoeRutherford 245

Wednesday Night LadiesJenny Delor 620 (217); Karen Benner

589 (244); Cec Simmons 575 (235); StacyGrant 602 (215);

ST. CLAIR RIVER LANESBlue Water Mens

P.J. Williams 662 (250); Frank Randazzo262; Mike Smith 269; Todd Fleury 692(258); John Galvin 688 (245); Don Pike269; Walter Grass 664 (289)

Ladies City LeagueAnne Distelrath 501 (185); Karin Hudo-

lin 519 (198); Jane Biscorner 193; PamCramer 500 (204); Joann Suisse 505 (189)

Monday Big 12Nathan Holmes 698 (243); Wayne

Leppek 705 (257); Vern Richardson 695(257); Ed Toles 696; Mark Schoeneweg722 (267); Chris Viney 688 (264); MarcVincent 694 (257)

River QueensLinda Collins 502; Anita Hubbard 492;

Karen McCoy 491 (187); Sue Pope 191;Melissa Basic 179

HONOR ROLLBLUE WATER BOWL

Women’s High SeriesJoddy Swoffer 626Becky Van Hoesen 597Jamie Yeager 578Joyce Bailey 545Heather Politowicz 520

Women’s High GameJoddy Swoffer 235Becky Van Hoesen 231Elena Williams 223Joyce Bailey 221Christie Damon 219

Men’s High SeriesMike Schindler 738Jose Ganhs 729Ray Randall 727Scott Badley726Mike Benner 718

Men’s High GameSteve Lynch 279Scott Badley269Mike Schindler 269Dale Camphausen 269Jose Ganhs 269

BOWL O DROMEWomen’s High Series

Christina Bachorski 554Anna Betts 517Nancy Harrington 517Catherine Pulliam 517Sherry Middleton 512

Women’s High GameBrenda Delano 207Christina Bachorski 203Anna Betts 196Cheryl Howe 190Deb Czarnecki 188

Men’s High SeriesMike Schindler 708Craig Seaman 685Nathan Holmes 676Dan Schef 676Jason Diaz 613

Men’s High Game

Craig Seaman 268Jason Diaz 266Mike Schindler 259Rick Johnston 256Nathan Holmes 253

PORT HURON LANESWomen’s High Series

Alicia Schroeder 716Trish Defrain 685Crystal Cramer 669Annette Paradis 664Barb Lepla 647

Women’s High GameAlicia Schroeder 268Annette Paradis 254Crystal Cramer 247Trish Defrain 247Tara Schlaufman 246

Men’s High SeriesJeff Morrison 833Leo Anthony 808Jim Creasor 794Dave Klaas 793Ed Jacobs 775

Men’s High GameRick St. Onge 300Leo Anthony 290Dave Klaas 289Scott Wassom 289Jeff Morrison 288

ST. CLAIR RIVER LANESWomen’s High Series

Karin Hudolin 519Joann Suisse 505Linda Collins 502nne Distelrath 501Pam Cramer500

Women’s High GamePam Cramer204Karin Hudolin 198Jane Biscorner 193Sue Pope 191Joann Suisse 189

Men’s High SeriesMark Schoeneweg 722Wayne Leppek 705Nathan Holmes 698Ed Toles 696Vern Richardson 695

Men’s High GameWalter Grass 289Mike Smith 269Dion Pike 269Mark Schoeneweg 267Chris Viney 264

LOCALBRIEFSSOFTBALL

Fort Gratiot LLputs on clinic

Fort Gratiot Little Leagueis offering a softball clinicfor all girls ages 8 to 14 inter-ested in playing in the soft-ball program. The clinic isfrom 5-8 p.m. every Tuesdayuntil April at the SalvationArmy gym. Cost is $25. Con-tact Ron Jacobs at (810) 300-2433 to register.

Michigan Synergyhas euchre tourney

Michigan Synergy girlsfastpitch softball programwill be hosting a euchre tour-nament fundraiser 6 p.m.March 10. Players will havea choice of formats includ-ing Grand Prix (same part-ner for duration) and Pro-gressive (different partnerevery round). The event willtake place at the former JCPenney building, 315 HuronAve. Cost is $15 per per-son in advance. Evening willinclude water, pop, snacks.There will be cash prizes,50/50, free cab service, doorprizes, much more. For moredetails, contact Kevin Cates(810) 479-3048 or via Face-Book at Michigan Synergy.

HOCKEY

Squirt A team holdstryouts at McMorran

The Squirt A Spring youthtravel hockey team try-outs are scheduled for 5 to6 p.m. March 26, March 28and March 29 at McMorranArena. The team is for play-ers with 2003 birthdate orbefore. Cost is $15 per ses-sion or $35 for all sessions.For more details, contact BillWatt at (810) 841-8233.

VOLLEYBALL

Northern hosts coedtourney March 10

The Port Huron Northernvolleyball program is havingan adult coed volleyball tour-nament fundraiser March10 at Northern. It’s a blinddraw format. Cost is $25 perperson, which includes piz-za lunch. Signup begins at8:30 a.m. Proceeds will ben-efit the Northern volleyballprogram and the MarysvilleGoodyear men’s volleyballteam. For more details, con-tact Tim Langolf at (810) 300-0042.

BOWLING

Senior/NonSeniorevent March 25

The fourth annual Senior/Non-Senior Match GameDoubles is 11a.m. March 25at Port Huron Lanes. Eachbowler must be U.S.B.C.sanctioned and PHBA mem-bers with 12 games in 2011-12 PHBA prior to March 1.Each team must have onebowler 50 years of age or old-er and one bowler 49 years ofage or younger. A 90% hand-icap will be used. There willbe three games of qualify-ing. Cost is $50 per duo. Formore information, contactHenry Sullivan at (810) 300-1433 or email henwade826@yahoo.com.

LITTLE LEAGUESIGNUPS

» Port Huron Little Leaguelate registration will takeplace March 24 during thetryouts at Port Huron High.Cost is $40 for T-ball (ages 5-6); $55 for baseball (7-12) and$85 for Junior League (13-15). Tryouts on March 24 are:9 a.m. (7-8); 11 a.m.(9-10) and 1 p.m. (11-12).Opening day is April 28. Formore details, contact ScottWilson at (810) 531-2103.

» Fort Gratiot LittleLeague will be having sign-ups for baseball (ages 4 to16) and softball (ages 8-14)on the following dates: 5-8 p.m. March 9; 9 a.m. tonoon March 10 and 5-8 p.m.March 23 at the Fort GratiotTownship Hall/Fire Depart-ment on Keewahdin Road.

» St. Clair Little Leaguewill have a monthly meet-ing at 7 p.m. March 21 at theAmerican Legion Hall onClinton Ave. Monthly meet-ings are the third Wednes-day of the month. Coach-es for all ages are still need-ed. Registrations are beingaccepted for all age groups.Tryouts for boys and girlsages 8-12 are March 10 at St.Clair High School. 8-year-old boys at 8 a.m.; 9-year-oldboys 9 a.m.; 10-year-old boys10 a.m.; 11- and 12-year-oldold boys 11 a.m.; girls all agesnoon. For more details, call(810) 329 6354.(810) 329-6354.

Blue Devils’ Scheuerreaches quarterfinalsTimes Herald

J A C K S O N — N o e l l eScheuer of Richmondreached the quarterfinalsof the Division 3 bowlingstate tournament Saturdayafternoon.

Scheuer, a sophomore,suffered a 339-336 loss inthe Michigan High SchoolAthletic Association eventat Airport Lanes.

The Blue Devil wasknocked out of match playby Brooke Brancato, the14th seed from St. ClairShores South Lake.

Scheuer landed the No.

7 seed with a 1,105 quali-fying score. She defeated10th seed Emma Britten ofPerry 368-305 in the Roundof 16.

Richmond’s SamanthaConner (20th, 1,053) andPayton Dickson (31st, 1,017)also competed in the finals.

Lindsay Hammond (934)and Charity Mosher (893) ofCroswell-Lexington placed47th and 54th, respectively,in Division 3.

In Division 3 boys compe-

tition, Capac’s Ethan Moranplaced 34th at 1,029. Jona-than Kovalak of Richmondtook 39th at 1,019 and Arma-da’s Mark Casamer was 55that 945.

Marysville’s KaitlynUlrich came in 53rd with a925 in the Division 2 tour-nament at Century Lanesin Waterford.

The Division 4 tourna-ment was wiped out Satur-day because of a power fail-ure at Sunnybrook Lanes inSterling Heights. The eventwill be held today at Centu-ry Lanes.

Times Herald

CARSONVILLE — TheCarsonville-Port Sanilacboys basketball team madeschool history Saturday.

The Tigers wrapped uptheir regular-season sched-ule with a 19-1 record follow-ing a 69-49 victory againstAkron-Fairgrove.

Coach Cliff Amey’s squad,which went 18-2 a year ago,went 13-0 in the North Cen-tral Thumb League SouthDivision. The Tigers havewon 35 consecutive league

contests.Senior forward Calvin

Amey put together a biggame for the No. 3-rankedTigers with a season-high27 points, 14 rebounds andthree blocked shots.

Amey connected on ninefield goals in 14 attempts andwas 9-16 from the foul line.

Hayden Adams followedup Amey’s effort with 14points.

The Tigers led 15-11 at theend of the first quarter and32-27 at halftime. They tookcontrol of the game with an18-5 scoring advantage inthe third quarter.

C-PS returns to action at7:30 p.m. Wednesday in theClass D district semifinalsat Peck. The Tigers willplay the winner of Mon-day’s game between Peckand Kingston.

TTigers pull away fromAA-F to grab win No. 19

PREP BOWLING

BASKETBALL

BOYS DISTRICTSCLASS A

At St. ClairMonday

Port Huron Northern vs.Anchor Bay, 5 p.m.L’Anse Creuse North vs. St.Clair, 7 p.m.

WednesdayPort Huron High vs. Northern/Anchor Bay winner, 5 p.m.Dakota vs. the LC North/St.Clair winner, 7 p.m.

FridayFinals: 7 p.m.

CLASS BAt Algonac

MondayRichmond at Algonac, 7 p.m.

WednesdayMarine City vs. Clintondale,5 p.m.Marysville vs. the Richmond/Algonac winner, 7 p.m.

FridayFinals: 7 p.m.

At Imlay CityMonday

Lutheran North vs. PontiacNotre Dame Prep, 6 p.m.Imlay City vs. Capac, 8 p.m.

WednesdayArmada vs. Lutheran North/Notre Dame winner, 6 p.m.Almont vs. Imlay City/Capacwinner, 8 p.m.

FridayFinals: 7:30 p.m.

At MillingtonMonday

Millington vs. Yale, 6 p.m.Wednesday

Caro vs. Millington/Yalewinner, 6 p.m.Cros-Lex vs. North Branch,7:30 p.m,

FridayFinals: 7 p.m.

CLASS CMonday

Brown City at Marlette, 7p.m.

Mayville at Vassar, 7 p.m.Memphis at Dryden, 7 p.m.

At New HavenWednesday

Brown City/Marlette winnervs. Mayville/Vassar winner,6 p.m.New Haven vs. Memphis/Dryden winner, 7:30 p.m.

FridayFinals: 7 p.m.

CLASS CMonday

Harbor Beach at USA, 7 p.m.Lakers at Sandusky, 7 p.m.Ubly at Bad Axe, 7 p.m.

WednedsdayAt Cass City

Cass City vs. the USA/HarborBeach winner, 6 p.m.Ubly/Bad Axe winner vs.Sandusky/Laker winner, 8p.m.

FridayFinals: 7 p.m.

CLASS DAt PeckMonday

Deckerville vs. Kimball NewLife Christian Academy, 6p.m.Peck vs. Kingston, 7:30 p.m.

WednesdayLandmark Academy vs.Deckerville/New Life winner,6 p.m.Carsonville-Port Sanilac vs.Peck/Kingston winner, 7:30p.m.

FridayFinals: 7:30 p.m.

At Clarkston EverestCollegiateMonday

New Haven Merritt Academyvs. Clarkston Everest, 7 p.m.

WednesdayAuburn Hills OaklandChristian vs. the Merritt/Everest winner, 6 p.m.Cardinal Mooney vs.Waterford Our Lady of theLakes, 7:30 p.m.

FridayFinals: 7 p.m.

Registration openfor softball season

Regristration for 2012Adult Summer Softball isnow available at City Recre-ation Department at Palm-er Park by Port Huron Com-petitive Sports Association.Available leagues are: formen s modified, women smen’s modified, women’s

slow-pitch, men’s slow-pitchand coed play. Teams mustsubmit roster and check for$100 deposit by March 23 tohold a spot. League play willstart in May. For more infor-mation, call (810) 385-2229or email PHCSA@hotmail.com or visit web site PHC-SA.comSA.com

BASKETBALL GIRLSREGIONALS

CLASS BAt Carrollon

TuesdayCroswell-Lexington vs.Corunna, 6 p.m.Frankenmuth vs. Goodrich,7:30 p.m.

Thursday

Finals: 7 p.m.

At Notre Dame PrepTuesday

Marysville vs. Chandler ParkAcademy, 6 p.m.Capac vs. Detroit Country Day,7:30 p.m.

ThursdayFinals: 7 p.m.

CLASS C

At Saginaw ValleyLutheranTuesday

Marlette vs. Saginaw ValleyLutheran, 5:30 p.m.Sandusky vs. Saginaw NouvelCatholic, 7:30 p.m.

ThursdayFinals: 7 p.m.

PREPBASKETBALLROUNDUP

TIMES HERALD, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 20124D SPORTS

Jim Abbott is working a double-header next week in Port Huron.

That’s fine with the former Uni-versity of Michigan All-Americanand Major League baseball pitcher.

Abbott, 44, is thefeatured speak-er March 12 at thePort Huron TownHall, which hasscheduled perfor-mances for 10:30a.m. and 7 p.m.

“I’m looking for-ward to spend-ing the day inPort Huron,” Abbott said. “I grewup in Flint, so I’m familiar withPort Huron but have only driventhrough on the way to Canada.

“I will probably deliver the samemessage to each group. I plan totalk about the lessons life I vetalk about the lessons in life I’ve

experienced and also my story.“It will be nice to have some ath-

letes in the crowd. We can havesome fun.”

Abbott, who was born without aright hand, won the Sullivan Awardin 1987 and pitched for the GoldMedal Olympic team in 1988. Asa member of the New York Yan-kees, he tossed a 4-0 no-hitter Sept.4, 1993, against the Cleveland Indi-ans.ans.

After playing 10 seasons in thebig leagues with four differentteams, Abbott retired in 1999.

Besides being a guest pitch-ing instructor during spring train-ing with the Los Angeles Angels,Abbott is a motivational speaker.

“I’m so jealous of the guys atspring training right now,” saidAbbott, who lives in California withhis wife and two daughters. “It wasso much fun.

“Getting out in the warm weath-er and playing ball in Arizona orFlorida was great. I really miss it.”

Abbott said he takes some timeoff each summer to return to Mich-igan, where his parents live. Hehas the opportunity to spend timewith family and friends at a cot-tage on a lake in northern Michi-gan.

With daughters, ages 15 and 11,With daughters, ages 15 and 11,

Abbott stays busy attending theirevents.

“I try to keep my schedule openas much as possible when the girlsare playing their sports,” Abbottsaid. “They are both pretty goodathletes and enjoy it. The oldest oneis big into volleyball and the young-er one does soccer and water polo.

“I believe supporting the girls inwhatever they do is important asa parent. That’s an area I will talkabout with both groups.”

Abbott has a connection witha student-athlete from the BlueWater Area and that’s Joe Rogers,a Marysville graduate and reservegoaltender for the Notre Damehockey team.

Rogers was born with and over-came a disability in his hand.

“Joe is a great kid,” Abbott said.so impressed with what he s“I’m so impressed with what he’s

done with his life.“I hope he does well, but it’s hard

to root for Notre Dame.”Abbottsaidheisexcitedabout the

Angels, but also roots for the Yan-kees and Tigers.

“I always pull for all the Detroitpro teams to do well,” Abbott said.“I also really follow Michigan foot-ball.”

Abbott is just the second speak-er in the history of the Port HuronTown Hall to perform during anevening event.

If you’re interested in hearingAbbott, tickets are $20 for adultsand $10 for students.

For more information, call (810)985-6166.Contact Jim Whymer at (810) 989-6267 or jwhymer@gannett.com. Readhis blog at www.thetimesherald.com/sports.sports.

Former big leaguer Abbott speaks at Town Hall

JimWhymer

TODAY IN SPORTS

SStars, Flags advancetto state semifinalsTimesHerald

CALUMET — The BlueWater Stars Squirt AA youthtravel hockey team finishedpool play at the state tourna-ment with a 2-1 record.

Coach Ange Guzzo’s squadsplit two games Saturday intheMichiganAmateurHock-ey Association event.

The Stars skated past Tren-ton 7-3 Saturday morningbefore losing 5-0 to Troy inthe afternoon.

The squad qualified for thesemifinals at 11 a.m. today.The finals are set for 4:30p.m.

The Stars will play the win-ner of a late game Saturdaybetween Marquette and AnnArbor. Troy takes on the los-er in the other semifinal con-test.

Patrick Guzzo (two assists)sparked the Stars with a hattrick against Trenton, whileBrett Bush added two goalsand an assist. Carter Han-dy and Cameron Lulich eachhad a goal.

Averie Robbins pickedup an assist, while Andrew

gMacLean was in goal and

made eight saves.The Stars were hurt by ear-

lypenaltiesandallowedthreepower-play goals againstTroy.

» In the Midget AA statetournament at St. Ignace, thePort Huron Flags finishedpool play at 3-0 with a 5-0 vic-tory against Trenton.

Coach Charley Cook’s teamadvances to the semifinals at9 a.m. today. The finals arescheduled for 5 p.m.

Nick Hartig (two assists),Jason Pringle, Erik Gouin,Corey Hutchinson and BrianNichols each had a goal forthe Flags. Nick Pitre was innet for the shutout.

» The Port Huron FlagsBantam AA team suffered a5-3 loss to Marquette Satur-day afternoon at McMorranPavilion and fell to 0-2 in poolplay.

Port Huron returned to theiceSaturdaynightforitsfinalpool-play game.

Kevin Straney, Jake Schottand Hunter Austin (twoassists) scored for the Flags,while Josh Conant picked upan assist.

For Marquette, Ethan St.Germain fired in a pair ofgoals; Alex Warchol, TristanAshbrook and Kristian Jack-son each had one.

The Flags dropped a 9-1decision against FarmingtonHills late Friday night in thePavilion.

Port Huron avoided theshutout with a third-peri-od goal by Austin on assistsfrom Tim Tramski and TylerMrock.

Joshua Smith turned in abig game for FarmingtonHills with three goals. DylanSmith, Brendan Wexler, Ben-jamin Kowalske, Nolan John-son,BenjaminChafinandLeeHamill had one goal apiece.

YOUTH HOCKEYBANTAM AA STATE

FINALSAt McMorran

OAKLAND JR. GRIZZLIES 5,TRENTON 4: Mark Ritonjafinished with three goals inthe Grizzlies’ victory. Joey Saveland David Tmej (game-winner)each had goal for the winners.

g ,Conor Cunningham, Austin

Bliznik, Phillip Pugliese andQuinn Preston each had a goalfor Trenton.SOO MICHIGAN 2, EASTERNMICHIGAN 0: Soo scored singlegoals in the second and thirdperiods for the victory. AbbyRogue and Austin Christie eachhad a goal for the winners.GREATER LANSING 1,MARQUETTE 0: Mike Zsigoscored in the opering period onan assist from Adam Goodsirand that was enough forLansing.TRENTON 9, SOO 4: Trentonbroke the game open with a

five-goal second period. QuinnPreston led the balancedscoring attack with fourgoals. Zach Kohn chipped inwith two goals, while PhillipPugliese, Conor Cunninghamand Brendan Damron had oneapiece. For the Soo, LandonHubbard, Garrett Mayer,Andrew Dale and Abby Roguescored.OAKLAND JR. GRIZZLIES 5,EASTERN MICHIGAN 2: TheGrizzlies pulled out the victorywith three goals in the secondperiod. David Temj, TommyTheoharis, Coale Norris, Garrett

Hall and Drew Sabina eachhad a goal for Oakland. StefanCramer and Yoodong Hwangscored for Eastern Michigan.FARMINGTON HILLS 6,GREATER LANSING 3: Afterbattling to a 2-2 tie throughtwo periods, Farmington Hillsbroke loose for four goals inthe third. Lee Hamill sparkedthe comeback with a hat trickin the third period. BemjaminKowalske, Grant LaLonde andKyle Abraham each had a goalfor the winners. Zach Heekepaced Lansing with two goalsand Michael Rounds had one.

Times Herald

BLOOMFIELDHILLS—TheMarysvilleVikingspulledoffthe shocker of the MichiganHigh School Athletic Associ-ation Division 3 hockey statetournament.

Marysville knocked offtop-ranked Bloomfield HillsCranbrook Kingswood 2-1 inovertimeSaturdayafternoonon the Cranes’ home ice.

In another regional titlegame, Port Huron Northern

blanked Midland Down 3-0 inthe Division 2 tournament.

Marysville (23-2) travelsto the Troy Sports Center at7:40 p.m. Wednesday for thequarterfinals. The VikingswillplayeitherGrossePointeWoods University Liggett orDearborn Divine Child.

Drew Johnson scored 4minutes into overtime on awraparound shot. BJ Kol-cz and Jordan Horne hadassists.

“What an upset,” Marys-ville coach Paul Moretz said.“To beat the No. 1 team, andon their own rink, is some-thing else.

“I know we have a darn

good team.”“I thought we could beat

them. I talked to the playersall week about it. The kidsbought into it, and we cameup with a nice game plan.”

Anthony Benvenuti was innet and made 41 saves.

“We forced them to take alot of shots from the outside,and Benvenuti made saveafter save,” Moretz said. “Hemade a lot of big saves.

“We out-shot them 5-0 inovertime. I think the longerthegamewent, themorecon-fidence we had.”

Horne gave the Vikings,who finished with 19 shots, a1-0 leadearly inthefirstperi-od. Johnson and Kolcz assist-ed on the goal.

The Cranes tied the gamelate in the first period.

“Cranbrook dominated thesecond period,” Moretz said.“The second half of the thirdperiod I thought we took theplay to them pretty good.

“We are not on the samelevel as them day in and dayout. I just told the guys all wehave to do is be better thanthem one day.

“They weren’t real hap-py afterward. They didn’texpect this.”

Huskies prevail 3-0SAGINAW — Northern (16-W

9-1-1) celebrated back-to-back regional titles with avictory against Dow at theSaginaw Bay Ice Arena.

Northern advances to thequarterfinals at 7:15 p.m.Tuesday at Suburban IceArena in Macomb. The Hus-

kies will play either Roch-ester Hills Stoney Creek orRomeo.

“Winning two region-al titles in a row, I’m veryproudofthisteam,”Northerncoach Daryel McCarrel said.“But this group wants to getbeyond the quarterfinals.

“We’re getting better andgetting closer to playingNorthern hockey.”

Matt Fernandez was in netfor the Huskies and made 19shots.Northernfinishedwith35 shots.

Bryce VanHorn openedthe scoring 55 seconds intothe game with a power-playgoal. Tyler Hughes and VesaSivula each had an assist.

It was 2-0 after the sec-ond period as Dillion Pfeiferknocked in a goal on assists

from Austin Ainsworth andHughes.

Bobby King wrapped upthe scoring with 1:18 remain-ing in thegame.LewisNowa-kowskiandVanHornassistedon the goal.

“I thought we had somegood scoring chances ear-ly on,” McCarrel said. “Wecould have had two or threemore goals in the first peri-odandacoupleofmoreinthesecond.

“The puck just didn’t go inthe net. But it was 2-0 in thethird period, and they wereputting pressure on us. Iftheybangonein,westillhavea game.

“Dow has been a hot team.They have played their besthockey at the end of theyear.”

,Marysville, Northern claim regional titles

SSpartans want Big Ten title aloneBy LARRY LAGEThe Associated Pressyy

EAST LANSING — Mich-igan State, Ohio State andMichigan each have a shotto share the Big Ten titlegoing into the final day ofthe conference’s regularseason.

The fifth-ranked Spar-tans, who already haveearned at least a piece ofthe championship for thethird time in four years,could’ve taken the stakesout of Sunday, but theycouldn’t hand No. 18 Indi-ana its first home loss.

The 10th-ranked Buck-eyes and 13th-ranked Wol-verines both pulled withina game of Michigan Stateby bouncing back from los-ing their final home gameswith a win on the road.

Draymond Green hopeshis Senior Day isn’t like theone his peers experiencedat Ohio State and Michiganwhen the Spartans host theBuckeyes on Sunday after-noon in his last game at thewhite T-shirt filled BreslinCenter.

“You just don’t want tobe that guy,” the seniorforward said. “We have a

great opportunity to not bethat guy and we just haveto take advantage of it, butit’s not going to be a cakewalk. They’re not comingin here and laying downand we’re not going to laydown.

“We just have to makesure we come out on top,last man standing.”

If the Buckeyes, who hadtheir 39-game home win-ning streak snapped byMichigan State last month,can become the first teamto win at the Breslin Centerthis season they will sharethe conference champion-ship with the Spartans.

Ohio State’s Jared Sull-inger is glad his team stillhas a shot to win a thirdstraight Big Ten title.

“It’s pretty cool,” Sull-inger said.

Michigan feels the sameway.

If the Wolverines win atPenn State on Sunday andOhio State beats MichiganState later in the afternoon,they will end a Big Ten reg-ular season championshipdrought that dates back to1986.

Even though Michigan

needs the rival Buckeyesto beat the rival Spartansto have a chance to winthe title, Wolverines coachJohn Beilein refused to sayhe would be pulling for oneteam over the other in EastLansing while his teamtravels back to Ann Arboron Sunday.

“I don’t know if I’ll berooting for anyone,” Beileinsaid. “But I’ll be watchingthe scoreboard with greatinterest.”

Michigan State coachTom Izzo said on Mondaythat a “little bit” of himwished Ohio State beat Wis-consin last week, so that histeam would’ve had to winat Indiana to secure theirshare of the championshipinstead of it being clinchedby the Badgers beating theBuckeyes.

After losing against theHoosiers on Tuesday night,Izzo insisted he doesn’tmind that there is now a loton the line for the Spartanson Sunday.

“It’s everything youwant,” Izzo said. “Whenyou’re a kid, you dream ofmaking a 3-point shot tobeat Duke in the backyard.

As a coach, you dreamabout putting your team ina position where you canshare something specialwith them and the fans.”

Michigan State will hon-or its seniors: Green, a BigTen player of the year can-

didate, late-blooming guardAustin Thornton, first-yearguard Brandon Wood, sel-dom-used center AnthonyIanni and former forwardDelvon Roe.

Roe, from Euclid, Ohio,ended his three-year career

before the season startedbecause of knee injuries.He will be on the bench, butnot in uniform. MichiganState didn’t ask the NCAAto restore Roe’s eligibilityafter he lost it by becominga professional actor.

Vikingsstun No. 1Cranbrook,2-1, in OT

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l l l l f k h k d h kPort Huron Flags’ Kyle Blum, left, tries to take the puck down the ice as Marquette’s JakePhillips guards Saturday during second period Bantam AA youth travel hockey. The Flagslost the game to Marquette 5-3. MELISSA WAWZYSKO/TIMES HERALD

fMichigan State head coach Tom Izzo, right, shakes hands with forward Draymond Greenbefore Green left the game while playing Purdue last month. AJ MAST/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS