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IMES ERALD SINCE1869 SINCE1869 WWW THE IMES ERALD COM Copyright2012TheTimesHeraldCo. AGannettNewspaper PrintedintheUSA $1 RetailMonday-Saturday Forhomedeliveryseepage2A. Breakingnews onyourcellphone Text THNEWS to 44636 (4INFO). presentedby www.thetimesherald.com RichardH.Barker,92 CharlesAnthonySmith INDEX FormerWhiteHouse pastrychefRoland Mesnierspeaksat McMorran. COMINGTUESDAY St.ClairAirporttakes kidsforfreeplanerides Girlpower Coedtennisteamholds itsownwiththeboys ennisRiddellshook andtookagoodlook athisnewbrown uniform.

saidwithpride. DeputyScottRiddellis thethirdgenerationofRid- dellstowearthebrownofa wasonlyyesterdaydressed inthebluesoftheAlgonac PoliceDepartment. InaceremonySunday nacPoliceOfficerswere sworninassheriffdeputies overfromamunicipalpo- licedepartmenttoaSt.Clair CountySheriffOfficesub- station.Theceremony markedthebeginningofa three-yearcontractbetween thecityandtheSt.Clair Changeof COMMAND DeputyTimO'DonnellisgivenhisbadgebySheriffTimDonnellonduringtheSundayceremonyattheAlgonacCityHalltoswearin fiveAlgonacpoliceofficersasnewSt.ClairCountysheriffdeputies. AlgonacMayorIreneBirdandSheriffTimDonnellonshowoffthe newsignatAlgonacCityHallonSundayduringthechangeover ceremonyforthecityofAlgonac. Algonacpolicenow ByBethLeBlanc TimesHerald ChrisNes- edMarysvillecityofficialsto entertaintheideaofaprivate ambulanceservice.

MarysvilleCityCouncillis- tenedtoapresentationfrom tiveofficerofTri-HospitalEM- MarysvilleFireDepartment providesambulanceserviceto thecity.Itsfull-timefirefight- ersaretrainedasparamedics. nextstepswillbeonwhetherto keepitsemergencymedical serviceinhouseormoveto- wardprivatization. Cummingssaidhispresenta- tionwaspurelyinformational. Tri-HospitalEMShasnotof- feredthecityanambulance hasnotaskedforone.Cum- mingssaidhemadethepresen- tationafterCityManagerJason Hamiaskedhimtosharewith thecitycouncilhowTri-Hospi- talEMSoperates. Hamirefusedtocommenton theTri-HospitalEMSpresenta- tion.

Ifthecitychoosestoelimi- nateitsambulanceservice, Nesbittsaidhefearsthecity willlayofffirefighters.Hesaid thatwoulddirectlyaffectwhat thefiredepartmentdoesinthe said. compromisesfirefightersafe- ChiefTomKoniksaidcityof- ficialsare saidthecityislookingatallal- ternativestoensureitisprovid- ingthelevelofservicethecom- munitywantsfortheleast Private EMS proposal getslook Marysvillecity officialshear presentation ByJulianneMattera TimesHerald DriversoneastboundInter- Huronareashouldkeeptheir eyespeeledforchangesstart- ingthisafternoon. findthemselvesheadedtoCan- adainsteadofPineGroveAve- nue. theMichiganDepartmentof ficeastboundonthefreeway willhavenewexitstochoose from. Thebiggestchangewillbe fordriversheadedtoPine GroveAvenuefromthefree- way.Thosedriversmusttake exit275toheadoveroneoftwo neweastboundbridgesandto PineGroveAvenue.Ifdrivers said.

Driversalsowillbeableto takeexit274AtotheLapeer Connectorand274BtoWater Street. Crewsbuiltthreenew bridgesovertheBlackRiveras Onebridgeserveswestbound boundtraffic.Oneofthose bridgesserveslocaltraffic, MDOTsays freewaytobe openbyNov. ByJulianneMattera TimesHerald ThePortHuronRecreation Departmenthasagreedto takeovermanagementofthe SantaClausParadeandChilly Fest. CityManagerBruceBrown saidthatbecauseofthede- itisanidealchoicetotakethe eventsover. Thenextfewmonthsare lessintensivethanthesum- mermonthsfortheRecrea- theyhaveexpressedenthusi- asticsupportforaddingthese functionstotheircurrentre- PortHuronRecreationdi- rectorNancyWinzercouldnot bereachedforcomment.

Leadershipfortheevents wasinquestionafterDown- townPortHurondirector LeeAnnPeartsubmittedher resignationeffectiveSept.30. Peartsaidsheresignedaf- teritbecameclearthere wouldnolongerbefundingfor RecDept.totakelead Eventsproceedonschedule ByHollySetter TimesHerald GETINVOLVED SANTACLAUS PARADEAND CHILLYFEST Togetinvolvedwitheitherthe SantaClausParadeorChilly thePortHuronRecreation Departmentat(810)984-9760..