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2A NEWS LJ-0100189625 LJ-0100191828 NOTICE: TheFortGratiotTownshipZoningBoardofAppealswillholdapublichearing theTownshippriortothemeetingduringregularbusinesshours.Questionsor LJ-0100191876 CHARTERTOWNSHIPOFCHINA NOTICEOFPUBLICHEARING APPLICATIONFORREZONING noticethattheChinaTownshipPlanningCommissionwillholdapublichearing onanapplicationbyMr.WilliamD.MacDonald,MacDonaldInvestments, vacantlandlocatedat2977FredW.MooreHighway,fromRM,MultipleFamily PropertyProposedtobeRezoned: Thatportionofthefollowingdescribed ResidentialDistrict: LegalDescription. R.16E.,ChinaTownship,St.ClairCounty,Michigan,morefullydescribed N.87 N.87 thenceS.12 S.87 ofBeginning.Saidparcelcontains9.09acres.Thisdescriptionoflandis partofalarger29.28acreparceloflandcommonlyknownasParcelTax AcopyoftheapplicationforrezoningmaybeexaminedattheOf ceofthe TownshipClerkattheaboveaddressduringregularbusinesshours. Writtencommentsconcerningtheproposedrezoningwillbereceivedatthe Of ceoftheTownshipClerkattheaboveaddressuntilthecloseofbusinesson ChinaTownshipPlanningCommission 7-9-2 2-4-6-7 1-1-1 0-7-6-3 01-05-06-14-23 01-04-11-17-22-2427-28-30-31-32-38-44-48-51- 58-59-63-69-70-73-75 14-18-28-29-57Powerball: 08 LOTTERY NUMBERS TheTimesHerald strivesforfairandaccu- regretitanytimeanerror ismade.Itisthepolicyof thisnewspapertocorrect substantiveerrorsinfact thatappearinitsnews columns.Pleasebring errorstotheattentionof MichaelEckertat(810) thetimesherald.com GETTINGIT RIGHT CORRECTIONSAND CLARIFICATIONS TODAY High 68 Partly cloudy TONIGHT Low 46 Mostly cloudy TUESDAY chanceof rain THURSDAY Partly cloudy WEDNESDAY chanceof rain LOCALFORECAST GETTHELATESTWEATHERONLINEATTHETIMESHERALD.COM/WEATHER YesterdayHighLow PortHuron6339 Mt.Clemens6441 BadAxe6339 Normal6647 Record8232 Watertemperatures Lakeport67 PortHuron63 MarysvilleNA St.Clair64 MarineCity63 85minutestoburn Township: Iverymuch enjoyedMr.Stevens’ firstinstallmentonthe FenianRaidandallthe backgroundofferedto createthesetting.It’sa subjectthatisofutmost gerlyawaitthenextin- stallmenttohearhowthe invasionandconquering ofCanadabymydear PortHuron: RockSte- ingandenlightening. Maybeheshouldre- searchanotherpartofit calledtheAcadianwars. MoreIrishwereforced outofCanadaandcame toPortHuronthrough theAcadianwars.I’m sureitwillsurprisealot Tothe ladywhosewindchimes havebeenstolenfrom hearwindchimes.Just becauseyoulikethem, whyshouldotherpeople thinktheyshouldbe outlawedfromtheceme- Doesanyoneknowthe regulationsforwideand oversizedloadsforsemi- areforthecarspassing thesesemis.Someloads driverspassingare pushedoutoftheirpass- inglanes.Notasafesitu- Thelawinquestion saysadriverwhocannot passsafelymaynotpass legally.

Wehavehummingbirds thatcomearoundour flowersdaily.Iwaswon- deringwhathappensto theminthewinter? curiousaboutthatif Michiganhumming- birdsspendtheirwinters inMexicoandCentral America.They’reusually allgonebynowandwill returninMay. Township: Uponreading see70yearsagotoday thatoldmanwinteris justaroundthecorner. Forecasterspredictthe temperaturewilldropto freezingtonightaccom- paniedbyhighwinds.Is Itookmy daughtertotheemergen- cyroomlastnight.She wasrunningatempand wasverystuffyandhav- ingahardtimebreath- ing.Afterwaitingfour theonlypersonwesaw wasregistration.Weleft withoutseeinganurseor adoctor.What’supwith Astuffynoseisnota medicalemergency. KimballTownship: I wouldliketoknowwhy wearenotgettingour absenteeballotsfromthe StateofMichigan. therearealotofseniors thatwouldliketovote.

ThisisthewholeofSt. ClairCountytomy knowledge.Itcouldbe thewholestate.Please outinearlyOctober. Expectyoursearlynext week. SoIseethatBarack ObamawasonTheView andheclassifiedhimself aseyecandy.I’msorry, freighttraintakeadirt wasme? Iwas readingthepaperthis morninganditwasgoing onabouttheMedicare Advantageplan.Dothey meanallSt.ClairCounty residentsorpeoplethat haveretiredfromSt. Formeremployeesof thecountygovernment.

anAdmiralgasstation. gallon.WhenIpulled ontoI-94outofPortHu- ronthelocalstationthere Stevenscolumndrawsnew recruitstoFeniancause TALKBACK989-6297 Michael Eckert WHATDOYOU THINK? TalkBackisthenewspa- show.Theopinionsare readers. CALLTALKBACK TheTalkBacklineisopen 4057from8a.m.to5p.m. weekdays. thetimesherald.com VisitTalkBackonline: www.thetimesherald.com.

Clickforums. herposition. MayorPaulineRepp saidshedoesnotseethis asastepbackwardinthe event-planningbusiness. said. Cityrecreationhas alreadyproveditselfto becapableofpullingoff smallereventswith isinthesamelineoftheir missionfordealingwith Theeventsthatwe aretryingtogetaway fromarelikewhenwe wentandtriedtohandle BlueWaterFest.That TheDowntownDevel- opmentAuthoritywill holdaspecialmeeting andcommunityroundta- todiscussthefutureof cludingBlueWaterFest andtheOffshoreBoat Races.Themeetingis opentothepublic.

Itisourdesiretosee theseeventscontinueand Accordingtoapress SantaClausParadewill ChillyFestisscheduled forJanuaryinconjunc- tionwiththeSilverSticks hockeytournament. ContactHollySetterat gannett.com.Followheron FESTIVALS ContinuedfromPage1A RecreationDepartment.HereSantaridesontheSt.Clair TIMESHERALD amountofmoney.Cityof- ficialsarelookingtosee wheretheycouldsave moneybecausetheyex- pectrevenuesfromprop- ertytaxeswillcontinueto meanstherewillbeless revenuecomingintothe generalfund. Cityofficialshavenot mentionedfollowingup said.Buthesaidheex- pectedprivatizingemer- gencymedicalservices couldcomeupwhenbud- getdiscussionsbegin. fromJuly1toJune30. Iwouldimaginewhen getthatwillbesomething whatthepotentialsavings couldbeandwhatthat woulddototheservices toswitchingfromMarys- ambulanceservicetoa privatecompany.

knowhowanagreement withTri-HospitalEMS wouldaffectthefirede- partment. hesaid. Allfull-timefirefight- ersatthefiredepartment arecross-trainedaspara- Theycandofirerescue hazardousmaterialsand doemergencymedical services.Hesaidthat’san advantagetothedepart- ment. Evenifthecitywent withaprivatecompany forambulanceservices, therelikelystillwouldbe coststothefiredepart- mentformedicalruns. Otherfiredepart- mentsrespondtomedical callsasfirstresponders ortoprovidebasiccareto patients.

Marysvilleprovides advancedlifesupportser- levelofemergencymedi- calresponserecognized bythestate. Cummingssaidhis communitiesforambu- lanceservice.Itonly chargesthepatientswho receivetheservice. Thecompanycurrent- lyprovidesambulance serviceto26municipal- itiesinthecounty. Ifthecitywentwitha privateambulanceser- viceandlaidofffirefight- staffoffull-timefire- fighterswouldcausede- laysinperformingtasks leadtomorefirefighter injuries. Italsowouldaffectthe cationprogramsandfire- preventionprograms.

gettingthemost bangfor Wecoverallemergen- said. ContactJulianneMatteraat gannett.com.Followheron EMS ContinuedfromPage1A whiletheotherisfortraf- ficheadedtoCanada. MorosisaidMDOThas madeCustomsandBor- possibledriversunfamil- iarwiththenewconfigu- rationwillmissexit275 andgototheBlueWater Bridge. Weacknowledge therewillbealearning Butthatlearningcurve willbeworththebenefit, hesaid.Hesaidseparat- inginternationalfromlo- caltrafficwillbealarge safetybenefit. MDOTwillplacesign- ingtonotifydriversinad- vancethatiftheyfailto takeexit275toPine saidheexpectedany gradingorrestoration workwouldoccurin spring2013.Hesaidthat Hesaidtheprojectre- mainsonscheduleandis withinitsbudget.

ContactJulianneMatteraat gannett.com.Followheron Morosiexpectsall eastboundandwestbound laneswillbeopenbythe endofOctober. Crewswillbedoing wrap-upworkduringthe firstthreeweeksofNo- vember.Duringthattime, therewillbesomeinter- mittentlaneclosures. Alllanesshouldbe fullyopentotrafficbythe endofNovember.Morosi EXITS ContinuedfromPage1A CountySheriffOfficefor patrollingservices. Iseeitasawin-win forAlgonacaswellasthe policeofficersbecoming councilmember.Tuzi- alsowassworninasa deputySunday. Ithink thisisgoingtobethe templateforthefutureof St.ClairCounty.” AlgonacCityManager DougAlexanderexpects thecitywillsaveabout yearcontractwiththeSt.

Office. Theoverwhelming motivationwastosave goodfeedbackfrom Fiveofthesixfull- timeAlgonacpoliceoffi- cersappliedtothesher- exandersaid. DeputyDebbieDan- andreceivedhernew uniformfromSt.Clair CountySheriffTimDon- excited.Theremightbea overallIthinkitwill plewillreceivethesame coverageitdidformerly withitsownpoliceser- Alexandersaidone deputywillbeonthe deputywillservesix hoursadayfromthe earlyafternoontoeve- umeisheavier. Alexandersaidthe deputiesandtheirvehi- cleswillbebasedlargely outofAlgonacCityHall intheformerAlgonac PoliceDepartment. DonnellonsaidAlgonac servedasatemplatefor suchachangeover.

Thisishowthings aresupposedtobedone betweencountygovern- mentandcitygovern- Donnellonsaidthe contractwiththesher- thecityandthecounty. thingforthecityofAlgo- Donnellonsaid. haveincreasedservices DeputySteveCampau, publicinformationoffi- changeoverhasbeen positive. Asopposedtothe membersoftheAlgonac CityCouncilandthe Algonacofficershave beenverywelcoming involvingthischange- pressrelease. UndersheriffTom Buckleysaidthemajor- ityofAlgonacpolice officerswillremainin Algonacafterbecoming alternatedoutofthecity duringtraining.

ofAlgonacwhoalso worksontheplanning ingemotionsaboutthe newarrangement. But ContactBethLeBlancat(810) gannett.com.Followheron POLICE ContinuedfromPage1A.