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FridayChance of stormsthrough the night.High 76-80. Low53-57.

SaturdayChance of stormsthrough the night.High 69-73. Low47-51.

SundayChance of stormsthrough the night.High 68-72. Low46-50.

In the Shiawassee areaMonday, the high was 70and the low was 39.

At 6 a.m., theShiawassee River was at4.18 feet and the tempera-ture was 49.

Since midnight, the areareceived 0.54 of an inch ofrain.

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BUILDING A atMeadowviewApartments inCorunna is seenburning about 5 a.m.today as a firefighterpours water on theroof from a laddertruck. Officialsbelieve residentsfrom all 11 apart-ments made it outwithout injury. Thefire was the secondto destroy a buildingat the complex since2008.

Argus-Press PhotoDaniel R. Basso

By CURTIS WILDFONGArgus-Press Staff Writer

OWOSSO — Facing a $6 million budgetdeficit, Owosso Superintendent Dr.Andrea Tuttle Monday recommended lay-ing off 171⁄2 teachers and reconfiguringdistrict buildings and programs, includ-ing closing Bentley’s Bright Beginnings— the early childhood program, theassimilation of Washington Elementarystudents into three other buildings andthe consolidation of Lincoln AlternativeEducation High School and the adminis-tration office.

The recommendation calls for both thealternative education program andadministration to be housed at

Washington Elementary.“We are at this time, when I say we (I

mean) the board of education, is consid-ering every option to be fiscally responsi-ble and to avoid the appointment of afinancial manager. If you are unaware, anemergency financial manager is alreadyin some districts and has the potential tocome into our district,” Tuttle said. “Weare currently in a $6 million deficit pro-jection for next year. That is one-fifth ofour budget. We have approximately a $30million budget.

“If that individual comes into our dis-trict … they literally can take over a dis-trict. They can eliminate your staff and

start over. They can eliminate your pro-gramming. They run your district.Government in essence runs your districtand that is what we’re desperately tryingto avoid in the Owosso Public Schools.”

The deficit comes in large part due to aproposed $300-plus per pupil funding cutproposed by Gov. Rick Snyder, in additionto a $170 cut already in place. The districtis facing increased health care and retire-ment costs as well as declining enroll-ment.

Tuttle said the 171⁄2 teachers to be laidoff would be from throughout the district.

OPS may cut staff, close buildings

Fire roars through apartments

By CURTIS WILDFONGArgus-Press Staff Writer

CORUNNA — It began with aloud bang, then a smell of smokeand a rush to escape.

Just before 5 a.m. today, firebroke out in the three-storyBuilding A at the MeadowviewApartments on Norton Street.

By the time the blaze was out,it had destroyed the 11 apart-ments within and left the resi-dents homeless.

“I heard a loud boom. I knew

it (lightning) was close, but I did-n’t see the power go out or any-thing out of the ordinary,” saidJohn Sandlin, who lived in one ofthe third-story apartments withhis wife and two children, ages 6and 2. “My wife got up and askedif I smelled something burning… I opened the door and thewhole top hallway was full ofsmoke. I called 911 and begangoing door-to-door banging ondoors saying the building was onfire.”

The fire, which gutted the top

floor and severely damaged therest of the structure next toNorton Street, required person-nel and equipment from five areadepartments to extinguish.

Assisting the Corunna-Caledonia Township FireDepartment were the OwossoFire Department, OwossoTownship Fire Department,Durand Fire Department, PerryFire/Rescue and CorunnaAmbulance. The Vernon

Apartment complex suffers secondmajor fire since 2008

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FLAMES leap from the roof of a Meadowview Apartment build-ing about 5 a.m. today.

ELSIE — The Ovid-Elsie School Board recentlyannounced it gave high marks to SuperintendentRyan Cunningham during his first evaluation asthe district’s leader.

Cunningham, a former district principal whowas selected as superintendent when Dr. WaynePetrolje retired, received rankings as high as 3.75on a 4-point scale in his evaluation in April.Cunningham was rated at 3.5 in such areas asworking with public and private agencies, person-nel procedures and practices.

“In the six months that Cunningham had com-pleted as superintendent he received excellentscores across multiple competencies with 3.75 out

of a possible 4.00 in the areas of board communi-cation and policy, maintaining open communica-tion with the public and presenting a positiveimage of the district, and participating actively incommunity life and affairs,” the board said in apress release.

“He additionally received this rating in refin-ing the budget; staying informed on the needs ofschool assets, facilities, and supplies; and indemonstrating his ability to work with diversegroups and maintaining professionalism,” thestatement notes.

Cunningham gets high marks from O-E board

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LANSING (AP) — A Michigan Senate panel is set to hold ahearing on a broad tax proposal that’s a key part of RepublicanGov. Rick Snyder’s strategy for the state.

The Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee isscheduled to take testimony today on legislation that would cutoverall business taxes and lead to taxes on certain types ofretirement income.

The Republican-led House passed the main bill in the pack-age by a 56-53 vote last month. The legislation will face a toughchallenge in the GOP-led Senate.

Michigan Senate ready to heartax bill testimony

We are currently in a $6 mil-lion deficit projection for nextyear. That is one-fifth of our

budget. We have approximate-ly a $30 million budget.

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ANDREA TUTTLEOwosso Superintendent

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■■ Anniversary — In 1941, Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess,parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission.Hess ended up serving a life sentence at Spandau prison until 1987,when he apparently committed suicide.

■■ Anniversary — In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green MountainBoys, along with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured the British-heldfortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y.

■■ Anniversary — In 1869, a golden spike was driven inPromontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transconti-nental railroad in the United States.

■■ Anniversary — In 1924, J. Edgar Hoover was given the job ofFBI director.

■■ Anniversary — In 1933, the Nazis staged massive public bookburnings in Germany.

■■ Anniversary — In 1960, the nuclear-powered submarine USSTriton completed its submerged navigation of the globe.

Monday’s front-page story about Marine Capt. Christopher Buckincorrectly stated he was an Army captain in the photo caption.

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■ ANN ARBOR — The follow-ing birth was reported atUniversity of Michigan HealthSystem.

April 29A boy to Jayson and Starr

Prussner.

■ LANSING — The followingbirth was reported at SparrowHealth System.

May 1A girl to Lisa (Dixon) and

John Blaska of Owosso.

■ OWOSSO — The followingbirths were reported recently atMemorial Healthcare.

April 17A girl to Nichole (Carpenter)

and Jon Peterson of Durand.

April 21A boy to Angela (Eaton) and

Jason Warren of Perry.

April 25A boy to Sheresa McCallum

and Elliott Wallace of Owosso.

April 28A boy to Sarah (Kribs) and

Robert Potter of Owosso.

April 29A girl to Lyndsay (Giesken)

and David Harrison of Owosso.A girl to Jaclyn (Krist) and

Jeff Newman of Elsie.

April 30A girl to Brenae (Moiles) and

Gregory Westphal of Corunna.

May 1A girl to Christina Shanahan

and Rick Dankert of Corunna.

May 3A girl to Kourtney Idle and

Chase Sprague of Corunna.

May 5A boy to Misty (Gale) and

Graham Hebekeuser of Durand.A boy to Christine Nanasy

and Matthew DeLong of Perry.

May 6A boy to Kensie Ogden and

Vernon Smith of Owosso.

ELSIE — A business and vocational education teacher at Ovid-Elsie High School Bonnie Ott has been recognized by the MichiganCouncil on Economic Education (MCEE) for her participation as ateacher whose classes “excelled” in the student Stock Market Game,Economics Challenge and Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words PostContest.

Dr. David A, Deiterle, president and chief academic officer ofMCEE will recognize Ott and Ovid-Elsie Area Schools at the 10thannual Teacher Awards and Recognition Luncheon May 25 inDetroit.

OWOSSO — Join the First Church of God from 6:30 to 9 p.m.Friday for an evening of gospel and country music, food and fellow-ship at the Family Center, adjacent to the First Church of God, 2100N. M-52.

Donations will go toward the building fund. All musicians are welcome. For more information call 723-4510.

Musical evening scheduled

O-E teacher honored

OWOSSO — In less than one month, Northside Animal Hospitalwill take on challenger Pinecrest Animal Hospital at the CurwoodFestival Raft Race. Team Northside and Team Pinecrest will battleit out on the Shiawasseee River June 5. They encourage all of theirfriends to come out and show their support at McCurdy Park, wherethe race begins.

Both Team Northside and Team Pinecrest challenge other areabusinesses or groups to form their own teams and join in the friend-ly competition. There is still time to build your own raft. Moreteams will make the event even more fun for participants and fansalike. Download your raft race form at www.curwoodfestival.com.

Raft race entries sought

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OWOSSO — The Owosso High School freshman and symphonybands performed at the state festival April 29 and 30.

They qualified to play at state meet by earning a I at DistrictFestival. Both groups earned “I’s,” the highest rating possible.

They performed three selections for three adjudicators and thensight-read two more selections. Both earned I, II, I from the threeconcert adjudicators and a “I” in sight-reading for a final “I” rating.

Owosso bands place at meetAge 85, of Durand, diedSunday, May 8, 2011, at MemorialHealthcare in Owosso.

Funeral service will be heldat 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011,at the First CongregationalChurch, 403 N. Saginaw St. inDurand, with the Rev. Dr.Matthew Webster officiating.Burial will be in GreenwoodCemetery in Vernon. Visitationat the church on Wednesdayfrom 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.and Thursday from 10 a.m. untilthe time of service.

Memorial donations may begiven to the FirstCongregational Church ofDurand.

Betty was born in CaroMarch 5, 1926, the daughter ofThomas D. and Elsa M.(Stickland) Gill. She marriedGlen Oesterle in Caro on May 17,1946. He preceded her in deathApril 4, 1997. She then marriedJack Swick in Durand Aug. 26,2000.

Betty was a graduate of CaroHigh School. She was a memberof the First CongregationalChurch in Durand and theMichigan Association of RetiredSchool Personnel.

Betty was a secretary for theprincipal at the Durand JuniorHigh School for 12 years and forthe principal at the Durand HighSchool for 12 years. She retiredfrom the Durand Area Schools in1986.

Surviving are her husband

Jack; son Richard (Dianne)Oestele of Durand; grandchil-dren Kory Oesterle of Fenton,Sara (Ron) Wolfgram of Fentonand Brooks (Ashley) Oesterle ofD u r a n d ; g r e a t - g r a n d s o n sMaxwell and Samuel Wolfgram;stepdaughters Susan (Howard)Durling of Flushing, AnnieJohnson of Tombstone, Ariz.,and Sharon (David) Steele ofLake Mary, Fla.; five stepgrand-children; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.

She also was preceded indeath by her son Robert.

The family would like tothank the staff at the DurandSenior Care & Rehab Center andthe staff at the MemorialHealthcare in Owosso.

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Betty A. Oesterle Swick

Age 69, of Chesaning, passed away suddenly, Sunday, May 8, 2011,at home.

Joyce has been cremated with no services planned at this time.

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Age 63, of Durand, died at his residence.Bob was a heavy equipment operator for various construction

companies.Cremation has taken place.A celebration of Bob’s life will be held at a later date.Arrangements by Streeter Funeral Home, Byron

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Joyce M. Palko

Robert W. Oesterle

Passed away Feb. 16, 2011, in Piqua, Ohio.A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 15, 2011, at 4 p.m. at

the Durand VFW Post 2272, 923 N. Saginaw St. in Durand, with apotluck to follow.

Phillip M. Dungerow

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press

DETROIT — High-speed rail projects that will allow passengertrains traveling between Chicago and Detroit to reach speeds of 110mph along some stretches of track and shorten travel time by 30minutes also will result in about 1,000 construction jobs and helppush Michigan’s economy forward, Transportation Secretary RayLaHood said Monday.

Members of Michigan’s Congressional delegation, Mayor DaveBing and Gov. Rick Snyder joined LaHood at an Amtrak station inDetroit, where he announced about $200 million in federal funds forthe state.

The money is part of about $400 million being spent on high-speed rail service in the Midwest. It includes $196.5 million for trackrehabilitation and upgrades to signals along the 235-mile routebetween Detroit and Chicago. Another $2.8 million will be used forplanning of a new station in Ann Arbor, about 30 miles southwest ofDetroit.

“This is a big deal,” LaHood said. “America’s ready for high-speed rail. Nothing can stand in the way of it. We’re going to createa huge economic corridor between Chicago and Detroit andbeyond.”

The federal government has awarded $2 billion to 15 states andAmtrak for 22 high-speed intercity passenger rail projects asPresident Barack Obama has sought to make creation a nationalnetwork of high-speed trains a signature project of his administra-tion. He has said he wants to make fast trains accessible to 80 per-cent of Americans within 25 years.

In the Midwest, the line from Chicago to St. Louis also will beupgraded, and trains will be able to reach high speeds on 220 milesof track between Dwight, Ill., and Joliet, Ill.

The line eventually could stretch from Detroit into Canada, saidLaHood, adding that the government also is buying new passengercars.

LaHood praised Bing’s leadership and Snyder for his support ofthe project. Bing is a Democratic, and Snyder is a Republican.

“There are no Republican or Democrat bridges. There are noRepublican or Democratic roads,” LaHood said. “Transportationhas always been bi-partisan.”

The money became available after Florida’s governor rejected$2.4 billion in federal money for high-speed trains between Tampaand Orlando over concerns about long-term operating costs. Otherstates then entered bids for Florida’s money.

Michigan has already received more than $161 million for high-speed rail and $40 million for Amtrak stations in Troy, Battle Creekand Dearborn.

“This occasion, a few years ago, none of us could have dreamedof,” Bing said. “Thanks, Washington, D.C., for believing in Detroit.”

Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow said the funding and projectsare about creating jobs and “a system that is going to put people towork.”

Michigan has had one of the nation’s highest unemploymentrates for years.

But state Rep. Tom McMillin criticized the federal award toMichigan.

“If President Obama and Congress insist on piling more debt onour kids and grandkids, they should at least let us decide how tospend it,” said McMillin, a Republican from Rochester Hills. “Weneed to fill potholes and improve roads, not shave 50 minutes off atrain ride from Detroit to Chicago.”

Midwest to get $400M for high-speed

rail projects

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CARNEGIE CLASSSeen here are the April 28 graduates from Ovid-Elsie’s DaleCarnegie class. In back, from left, are Nancy Beckman, BobbieWeber, Charlie Green, Melvin Renfrow, Shane Forfar, Teresa Hall,Phil Witteveen, Charlie Skalsky, Connie Kobe, Jim McClelland,Mike Piggott, Jessica Sanchez,, Ryan Jordon, Rory O'Shea,LuAnn Smith, Melanie Coven, Paul Parson, Lori Porubsky, ElaineBrown, Kerri Smith, James Goerge and Barry Moore. Sitting inchairs ,from left, are Dalton Butts, Monica Riegler, Donna Lamarand Rebecca Whitman. In front, from left, are Sadie Green,instructor Dan Hagfors and Jaon Sweet.

Hope College president announcesretirement plans

HOLLAND (AP) — The president of Hope College has announcedhis plans to retire from the southwestern Michigan school he hasled for more than a decade.

The Holland-based Christian college announced Monday thatJames Bultman will retire at the end of the 2011-12 school year. The69-year-old Bultman, a 1963 Hope College graduate, became its 11thpresident in 1999.

Bultman joined Hope’s faculty in 1968.

DETROIT (AP) — Emergency financial manager Robert Bobbsays a fire that heavily damaged one of Detroit’s public schools is“devastating.”

Bobb was reviewing damage from the fire this morning at PaulRobeson Academy on the city’s west side.

The fire started about 4 a.m. and has heavily damaged the upperfloors. Investigators have not released information on what causedthe blaze.

Classes at the 660-student school are canceled today. Bobb saysthe district will move students to nearby Thurgood Marshall school.

A separate smaller building for pre-kindergarten and kinder-garten students at Robeson was not damaged. Bobb says that build-ing may remain closed all week due to fumes from the fire.

Robeson is named in honor of the famed singer, actor and socialactivist. It educates students through eighth-grade.

Fire closes Detroit school building

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DURAND — People whoattend the 36th annualDurand Railroad Days thisweek will find many of theirperennial favorite activities,and one big change: the loca-tion of the festival.

With a major road improve-ment project slated forSaginaw Street, Railroad Dayswill be set up on Main Street,just east of Saginaw, and onHagle and Railroad streets.Next year, the festival will beback on Saginaw.

The slightly more compactarea this year won’t reducethe number of fun offeringsfor the up to 18,000 people whocome from all across the coun-try for the family-friendlyevent, set for May 13-15, with akaraoke contest startingWednesday.

Carnival rides by ArnoldAmusement, the parade,kiddy tractor pull, Cow Bingo,mechanical bull, helicopterrides, sawdust treasure hunt,arm-wrestling contest, wineand beer tent and much more— are coming back.

And so are the attractionscomprising the heart ofRailroad Days: trains.

Here’s the schedule ofevents:

Wednesday 8 p.m. — Karaoke Contest at the

Club Car Lounge, qualifying round. $5entry fee. Five contestants to be select-ed to compete in Thursday night finals.

Thursday8 p.m. — Karaoke Contest at the

Club Car Lounge, qualifying round. $5entry fee. Five contestants to be select-ed to compete in Thursday night finals.

10 p.m. — Karaoke Contest finalsbegin.

Friday9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Durand

Memorial Library used book sale andchildren's railroad art display.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Depot open tovisitors.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Model RailroadEngineers displays at the depot.

4:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Talent Contestregistration in the Activity Tent. $10 reg-istration fee. Finals on Saturday, spon-sored by SageLink Credit Union.

5 p.m. to closing — One-price car-nival rides by Arnold's Amusements,sponsored by Durand Area Lions Club.

6 p.m. — Award Ceremony honoring2011 Railroad Person of the Year, SueHatherill, Durand Union Station ball-room. Open to the public.

6 p.m. — Talent Contest tryoutsbegin in the Activity Tent. Finals on onSaturday.

7 to 11 p.m. — Mechanical BullRiding Contest. Cost is $2 per ride.Located outside of the Wine Tent, west ofKathy's School of Dance.

8 p.m. to 1 a.m. — Wine tasting pre-sented by Cork & Bottle of DeWitt andbeer tasting with beer from Mt. PleasantBrewing Co. and Frankenmuth Brewerysponsored by Main Beverage of Owosso.Music by Ian Stewart. Hors d'oeuvressponsored by Graff of Durand.

9:30 p.m. — Westwind performing atClub Car Lounge. No cover charge.

Friday Activity Tent schedule4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Talent Contest

registration, $10 registration fee. Finalson Saturday. Sponsored by SageLinkCredit Union.

6 p.m. — Talent Contest tryoutsbegin. Finals on Saturday.

Saturday8 to 10:30 a.m. — Pancake

Breakfast at St. Mary's Catholic Church,sponsored by the St. Mary's Knights ofColumbus.

9 a.m. — Horseshoe pitching con-test registration at the Durand Eaglespost on New Lothrop Road. Seeding at10 a.m., singles & doubles. $6 entryfee. Sponsored by Riverside Market.

9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Used booksale and children's railroad art displayat Durand Memorial Library.

10 a.m. — Horseshoe pitching con-test begins after seeding; singles first,then doubles.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Arts and CraftsShow at the corner of Railroad and Mainstreets, sponsored by Durand UnionStation, Inc.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Depot eventsinclude Freight Room Café; DurandUnion Station Model Railroad Engineersdisplay; Mich Small Scale LiveSteamers; Mid-Michigan RailwayHistorical Society and Saginaw RiverValley Railroad present small gaugetrains on display; Kiddie train will carrychildren around the depot grounds; Artsand Crafts Show on the corner ofRailroad & Main; Operation Lifesaveroffering railroad safety tips; andMichigan Association of RailroadPassengers sharing joys of train travel.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Shuttle serviceto the Depot available on the corner ofMain and Railroad streets.

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Caboose locat-ed at the south end of Hagel Streetopen to the public.

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Queen'sreception for Miss Railroad Days andvisiting royalty in tent west of Kathy'sSchool of Dance (invitation only).

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. — MichiganMasons Child Identification Program atthe Durand Union Station, free to chil-

dren and adults. Sponsored by theDurand Area Lions Club.

11 a.m. to closing — Carnival ridesfrom Arnold's Amusements, sponsoredby the Durand Area Lions Club. One-price bracelets available from 11 a.m. to6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Noon to 2:30 p.m. — Arm WrestlingTournament. Weigh-in at the Club CarLounge, $5 entry fee. Weight classes formen and women. Trophies for 1st and2nd places. Contest begins after weigh-ins.

1 p.m. — Railroad Days Parade.Line-up starts at 11 a.m. in the DurandHigh School parking lot. Parade route onmap.

1 to 4 p.m. — Grand Trunk Railroadand Ann Arbor galleries open on secondfloor of the depot.

2:30 p.m. — Arm WrestlingTournament begins in the Club CarLounge.

3 to 9 p.m. — Laser Tag Arena onMain Street behind the clock tower. Nocharge.

3:30 p.m. — Ice Cream Social in theActivity Tent (while supplies last), spon-sored by SageLink Credit Union.

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. — Shia AlleyClowns: juggling, skits, music and audi-ence participation in the Activity Tent.

4 p.m. — Cow Bingo, sponsored bythe Durand FFA and FFA Alumni.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Shia AlleyClowns: face painting, balloon artistry inthe Activity Tent

5:30 p.m. — Sawdust Pile TreasureHunt for children ages 1-10 on MainStreet, east of Choo Choo Square.Sponsored by Acker Agency.

6 p.m. — Talent Contest finals in theActivity Tent, sponsored by SageLinkCredit Union.

7 p.m. — VIP wrestling match at theVFW Hall on Saginaw Street. Admissionfee.

7 to 11 p.m. — Mechanical BullRiding Contest. Cost is $2 per ride.Located outside of the Wine Tent, west ofKathy's School of Dance.

8 p.m. to 1 a.m. — Wine tasting pre-sented by Cork & Bottle of DeWitt; beertasting with beers from Mt. PleasantBrewing Co. and Frankenmuth Brewerysponsored by Main Beverage of Owosso;music by Stellar; hors d'oeuvres spon-sored by Graff of Durand.

9:30 p.m. — Voodoo Honey per-forming at Club Car Lounge. No covercharge.

Saturday Activity Tent schedule 3:30 p.m. — Ice Cream Social spon-

sored by SageLink Credit Union (whilesupplies last)

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. — Shia AlleClown Klub: juggling, skits, music, audi-ence participation.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Shia AlleClown Klub: face painting, balloonartistry.

5:30 p.m. — Sawdust Treasure Hunton Main Street, east of Choo ChooSquare.

6 p.m. — Talent Contest finals, spon-sored by SageLink Credit Union.

Sunday7:30 a.m. to noon — Registration

for Train ‘N Wheels Bike Tour, sponsoredby National Railroad Memorial Inc., atthe high school. $10 per rider or $30per family.

9 to 10:30 a.m. — Registration forBeautiful Baby Contest, $15 per child inthe Activity Tent. Sponsored by ClassicConcepts, SageLink Credit Union andMary Sumpter.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Arts and CraftsShow at the corner of Railroad andMain, sponsored by Durand UnionStation, Inc.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — In the Depot:Freight Room Café; Durand UnionStation Model Railroad Engineers dis-play; Michigan Small Scale LiveSteamers, Mid-Michigan RailwayHistorical Society and Saginaw RiverValley Railroad small gauge trains ondisplay; Kiddie train carrying childrenaround the depot grounds; OperationLifesaver offering railroad safety tips;and Michigan Association of RailroadPassengers sharing joys of train travel.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Shuttle serviceto the depot on the corner of Main andRailroad.

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Caboose at thesouth end of Hagel Street open to thepublic.

11 a.m. — Beautiful Baby Contestbegins.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Model TrainShow at Durand Middle School.

Noon to closing — One-price carni-val rides by Arnold's Amusements, spon-sored by Durand Area Lions Club.

Noon — Riders depart on the Train ‘NWheels Bike Tour, sponsored by NationalRailroad Memorial Inc.

Noon — Shuffleboard Tournamentsign-up at the Club Car Lounge. Entryfee is $10 per person. Double elimina-tion; cash prizes.

Noon to 4 p.m. — Antiqueappraisals in the depot ballroom byRetired Colonel Robert O. Yaklin. $3 peritem.

1 p.m. — Shuffleboard Tournamentbegins in the Club Car Lounge.

1 p.m. — Kiddie Tractor Pedal Pullbegins on Main Street east of ChooChoo Square. Sponsored by local areabusinesses and civic groups beginningwith Class 1 (ages 3-4) and Class 2(ages 5-6). Class 3 (ages 7-8) andClass 4 (ages 9-10) will start afterClasses 1 and 2 are finished.

1 to 6 p.m. — Laster Tag Arena, onMain just behind the clock tower. Nocharge.

2 to 4 p.m. — Durand Church ofGod: music, skits and dance byReflections of Glory in the Activity Tent.

Sunday Activity Tent schedule9 to 10:30 a.m. — Registration for

Beautiful Baby Contest, $15 per child.11 a.m. — Beautiful Baby Contest

begins.2 to 4 p.m. — Durand Church of

God: music, skits and dance byReflections of Glory.

Durand RailroadDays events detailed

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SMOKE and flames boil out of Build A at Meadowview Apartments in Corunna about5 a.m. today.

Township Fire Department was on standbyat the Corunna department.

Owners Tom Lister, Chuck Weisenbergerand Joe Newton all arrived shortly afterlearning of the fire, which is the secondlarge fire at the complex since 2008. Theywere already searching for places forBuilding A’s occupants to stay.

“We just want our tenants to be takencare of. That’s all we care about,” the threesaid in a statement.

Along with the police, who arrived short-ly after, Sandlin began knocking each of the11 doors to make sure everyone got out.Neighbors in adjacent buildings were alsoawakened by the bolt and almost immediate-ly could see flames.

“At about five, we heard the lightning,”said Helen Sovis, who lives in Building E.She said she didn’t think much of it untilshe looked outside. “We looked out the win-dow and it was full of flames.”

Steve Street, who also lives in the com-plex, said he heard the fire call come acrosshis scanner and immediately went to helpget people out.

“I jumped up and got dressed and startedover here,” he said as he watched the fire-fighters fight the last of the blaze as theflames died down. “We were just banging ondoors trying to get people to respond. ThankGod everyone got out.”

Lee Hammond, who lived in a second-floor apartment with his wife, said he wasup when the lightning struck. He was on hiscomputer when he heard the loud boom andhis computer went out.

“It just popped,” he said. “It was a realloud snap.”

Corunna-Caledonia Fire Chief ScottJohnson said the fire began somewhere inthe ceiling or roof area and the cause of the

fire was undetermined at this time.Lightning, though, is a likely cause. He saidthe call came in shortly before 5 a.m. and thecaller said there was heavy smoke and firein an apartment on the third floor. He saidpolice officers and sheriff ’s deputies evacu-ated everyone safely.

One woman, who lived in an apartmenton the third floor, could not be contacted asof early this morning, but officials saidsearches of each of the apartments indicat-ed she either was not home or had escaped.

“Everybody got out safely,” Johnson said.

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CORUNNA — This morning’s fire at MeadowviewApartments on Norton Street is the second majordisaster to befall the complex since 2008.

About 1:30 p.m. March 27, 2008, F Building wasgutted by a fire that left about 30 people homeless.

That fire was pinpointed to a second-floor apart-ment, but the exact cause was never determined.Fire investigators did rule out an electrical problemand arson as potential causes.

F Building included 11 apartments, as did thestructure destroyed today.

No one was injured in the 2008 fire, althoughseveral people lost pets in the blaze.

The building destroyed in 2008 had been updat-ed shortly before the fire with new electrical work andsmoke detectors. The owners said they had investedmore than $500,000 in that building before the fire.

The destroyed building was torn down within afew weeks and a new apartment building was con-structed in its place, opening in September the sameyear at a cost of about $750,000.

The complex includes nine buildings and isowned by Tom Lister, Chuck Weisenberger and JoeNewton.

Fire in 2008 leftnearly 30 homeless

The board noted it did not evaluate him on some items becausehe has only been in the position six months.

The board pointed to a call system Cunningham implemented asa positive, as well as a reading program and a region-wide superin-tendent meeting on cost containment.

“He has been a strong, pragmatic leader with the strategic plan-ning process currently underway inviting input from across thecommunity and district,” the board noted.

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The district also will not replace fourretiring teachers. Tuttle said the closing ofBentley Bright Beginnings would save thedistrict about $29,000. The move of admin-istration and alternative education pro-gram into Washington Elementary wouldsave about $45,000.

For the dozens in attendance, it was ter-rible news. While many were concernedabout teachers’ jobs, some took issue withthe assimilation of WashingtonElementary students and some were wor-ried about classroom sizes. But the mostcontentious recommendation from Tuttlewas the closing of Bentley BrightBeginnings, which several parents ravedabout.

“The pride of the women in the infantroom show in their job consistently giveme peace of mind and they allow me toperform my own job at a level of excel-lence,” said Liz Spielman, a sixth-gradeteacher at OPS who was one of the teach-ers notified of layoffs. She said she wasmore concerned about the closing ofBentley Bright Beginnings. “I simply can’timagine a better situation for my babies.”

“Every morning on my way to work Idrop my kids off at Bright Beginningsknowing they are in good hands. Not onlyare they in good hands, they are in handsof people I know care for my children andare willing to spend whatever time andeffort it takes in order to make someimprovement in my children’s lives everysingle day,” Dan Bates said. “Short of hav-ing my children spend the day with family,which is not an option, this is the next bestalternative because these ladies are givingthe attention to these kids that other pro-grams simply aren’t willing to do.”

Although Monday’s recommendationsare just a proposal, changes are store inthe near future for OPS.

“Understand that we’re all going to takeconcessions and when I say we all (I mean)from the top down we’re looking at con-cessions that need to be taken,” Tuttlesaid. “In addition, we are trying to main-tain the wonderful programming thatyou’ve heard of from throughout today’sboard meeting and to have minimalimpact on students. However, the reality isthat like us, every district in the state ofMichigan is going to be facing similar sit-uations. Many of them for next year, and ifthey aren’t in it for next year they will befor subsequent years.”

Board members all agreed the deci-sions to be made are very tough, but somehave to be made.

“These are very emotional issues forfamilies and for teachers,” board memberMarlene Webster said. “No matter whatwe do we’re going to effect friends andneighbors and teachers and students andit is not an easy thing. So we’re open tosuggestions because what we’ve presentedto you at tonight’s meeting was the bestpossible solution that we could come upwith.

“A very large portion of our budget isteachers’ salaries and administrators’salaries. So even if we cut every sport,every bus, every book, turn off the lights,we still could not begin to get close to $6million. That’s painful. There doesn’tappear to us to be another option besidescutting staff.”

Board president Tim Jenc said it wasimportant for the board, administrationand, especially the public, to work together.

“Hang in there, hang with us. We’ll getthrough this,” he said.

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MIDLAND — Evergreen Garden Club will hold its 15th annualperennial plant exchange May 21 in the Dow Gardens parking lotfrom 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Master gardeners will be available for ques-tions.

A raffle drawing for a basket of gardening supplies will takeplace at 12:30. Raffle tickets can be bought at the event, three for $5or one for $2. Please label the plants you wish to trade with theircommon name, color and growing conditions.

The event is free and the public is welcome. For more informa-tion see www.evergreengardenclub.com.

Plant exchange planned

DETROIT (AP) — A pre-sentation on Civil WarSesquicentennial activitiesis expected before the Wayne

County Commission’s eco-nomic development commit-tee.

Today’s presentation in

Detroit also is to includeopportunities for HeritageTourism associated withthose events.

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Barack Obama believes he can leverage some ofhis killing-bin-Laden popularity into new poweron Capitol Hill. “It is my fervent hope,” thepresident told a bipartisan group of lawmakersat the White House shortly after the public

learned of bin Laden’s death, “that we can harness someof that unity and some of that pride to confront the manychallenges that we still face.”

If the president is thinking about the most contentiousissues on the Hill right now — the budget and the debtceiling — he can forget about any new unity. “While the

speaker is glad that Osama binLaden has been killed, it won’taffect his relationship (with thepresident) on any other policyissues,” says a spokesman forHouse Speaker John Boehner.“For example, I don’t think any-one is more likely to vote for adebt-limit increase withoutspending cuts and other

reforms because bin Laden is dead.” A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch

McConnell for says much the same. Sending alongMcConnell’s remarks from the Biden deficit task forcemeeting Thursday — in which McConnell pushed Obamaand Democrats to agree to spending cuts — thespokesman added, “Please note that (McConnell) has notconverted to a tax-and-spend liberal.”

The fact is, Republican leaders do not believe Obama’svictory over bin Laden translates into any greater clouton core issues like the budget. “It’s a significant accom-plishment, an important accomplishment,” says a well-connected GOP strategist. “And Obama gets a boost interms of this particular accomplishment. But the No. 1issue in the country is jobs and the economy, and ulti-mately he’s going to be judged by that issue.”

There’s no doubt that Obama is enjoying a boost frombin Laden’s death. A Washington Post poll shows his job-approval rating jumping nine points after the news. ANew York Times poll shows an 11-point spike. ButRepublicans believe the president’s moment will be brief,and that any increased clout it might bring him will belimited to issues like the war in Afghanistan and othernational-security matters.

GOP strategists point to December 2003, whenPresident George W. Bush finally tracked down SaddamHussein in Iraq. Just before that happened, Bush was at50 percent job approval, according to the GallupOrganization. After Saddam’s capture, Bush jumped to 60percent. Then, a month later, he was at 49 percent, resum-ing what proved to be a long slide in popularity.

Of course, by that time the Iraq War, falling into stale-mate, was becoming a drag on Bush. But Republicans arealso looking at the case of the first President Bush, whoseGallup approval rating was at 53 percent in October 1990,just before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Bush’s approvalsoared after he took a strong stand against Iraq, hitting 83percent in January 1991 and then 90 percent in earlyMarch, after U.S. forces won the first Gulf War. After that,it was all downhill. By early May, Bush was at 69 percent.By July, it was 59 percent. By late February 1992, a yearafter his Gulf War triumph, Bush had fallen to 39 percent.

Republicans believe Obama, whose job-approval rat-ings were in the mid- to high-40s before bin Laden’s death,will be back where he was before long. Therefore, they seeno reason to make any special concessions to him onstrong GOP issues like the deficit.

But what about the polls that show Obama’s numbersimproving when people are asked to rate him onattributes like decisiveness and leadership? “Those areinteresting discussion points, but ultimately it’s about theoutcome,” says a Republican strategist. “The attributesare secondary to the outcome. Did he get unemploymentbelow a certain percentage? It’s great that he’s decisive,but look at unemployment and gas prices.”

It’s an unexpected turnaround in the relationshipbetween Republicans and Democrats. For years,Republicans complained that Democrats did not placeenough emphasis on the war on terror; polls through theBush years showed Democrats caring far less about war-on-terror issues than Republicans. For their part,Democrats charged that Republicans, focused on terror-ism, didn’t pay enough attention to pocketbook issues.

Now, it’s Democrats who are touting a national-securi-ty concern while Republicans are itching to return to eco-nomic issues. The bottom line is that Republicans respectObama’s success in killing bin Laden. But it’s not going tomean any new power for the president on Capitol Hill.

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I’ve always been fascinated by thepremise of “The Matrix” in which the maincharacter, Neo, is awakened to the fact thatthe world he lives in is not actually a trueworld, but rather is composed of a web ofintricate lies.

Maybe I’m fascinated because I see thisworld in much the same way. Very little ofwhat I grew up having been taught or what Ibelieved is actually true.

I always thought we, America, were thegood guys who stood for freedom, justice,honesty and the virtues that make up theguys in the white hats.

From the Gulf of Tonkin, the lie thatpushed us into the Vietnam War (which costus tens of thousands of dead American sol-

diers and hundreds of thousands of deadcivilians) to Iraq’s WMD lies (thousandsdead and still counting), I see a military thathas more interest in staying open for busi-ness.

In my world Bradley Manning(Wikileaks) would be a hero for uncoveringand exposing the deceit and abuse our gov-ernment has engaged in lately, but he hasbeen imprisoned, illegally (SixthAmendment “the right to a speedy and pub-lic trial”), in solitary confinement and sub-ject to psychological torture.

Our illustrious leader, President BarackObama, who campaigned on a more opengovernment has abandoned his pledge (andManning) and followed in his predecessor’s

footsteps — lies, lies, lies. We sheep pick a side, Democrat or

Republican, conservative or liberal, pro-choice or pro-life, business or labor, hawksor doves, and stay divided like fans of a ballgame, while the rulers in their ivory towerslaugh at our division.

They reap the fruit of our labor. So herewe all are, bleating at each other’s “team” forthe grief in the economy when really E.V.Debs had it right more than 100 years ago“The Democrats and Republicans serve thesame master…” One last question, “Why, ohwhy, didn’t I take the red pill?”

Mike KalatBancroft

We cannot believe that it hasalready been almost one yearago that a letter was written onthis very page, by Luke Kurrle,regarding the loss of a fellowathlete and friend, Larry ClayJr.

That letter touched ourhearts in a way that will neverbe forgotten with his recollec-tion of Larry and his dedicationto Corunna Athletics, his inspi-ration to fellow teammates andfriends and the heartfelt loss ofa true friend with words that somany others felt but could notexpress.

While in school, Larrywould not miss a day of schoolbecause he then would miss

practice for whatever sport hewas participating in at the timeand in middle school he partici-pated in as many sports as theschool would allow just for thelove of the game.

It was because of his love forsports that the Clay family couldnot think of a better way to keephis memory alive than by creat-ing a scholarship in his honor tobe given to a deserving Corunnascholar/athlete annually and in2011, the second scholarship willbe awarded to a Corunna seniorwith the same ethics, character,leadership and desire to be partof the team.

This would not be possiblewithout the help of the commu-

nity, classmates, co-workers, fel-low athletes, coaches, teachers,friends and family.

A bowling tournament washeld in April at Riverbend Bowland Lounge in Corunna, with allproceeds going to the scholar-ship fund. The family would liketo thank all participants formaking this event a huge suc-cess this year.

We would also like to thankRiverbend Bowl, the Taphousefamily and staff, WilloughbyPress, Rob Dalton, MaLindaDeLong, Marcy Gibson, KarlaScott, Thelma Tobey, DaltonBowers, Stacy White, CourtsideCafé, Brenda Jones, MainBeverage, Hungry Howies,

Capital Bowl and the Women’sBowling Association along withmany others, for their donationsand support, with special thanksto the Eagles and DennyTaphouse for their very gener-ous donation.

The second annual golfscramble will be held June 18 inPerry to help raise funds for thescholarship.

A mere “thank you” does notexpress our sincere gratitude toeveryone for their part in help-ing to make these events so suc-cessful.

Amy Clay, Diane Clay, Larry Clay Sr.

The Clay Family

Country isn’t the way it should be

Letter of remembrance touched family

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HONOREESThe Career and Technical Education Department and the SRESDheld a banquet at GIGI’s inCorunna May 3 to celebrateand honor senior CTE stu-dents. Seen here in front, l-r,are Audrey Burgher, Kate Sage,Taylor Crim, Chelsea Hamilland Sonia Buonodono. Inback are Brian Kiesling, JohnSpicko, Janis Navarre andSteve Liestenfeltz.

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYThe Morrice Chapter of the National Honor Society held its Induction Ceremonies on April 14. Tobe inducted into the National Honor Society, students must have a minimum of a 3.30 gradepoint average and be exemplary in the areas of character, leadership and service as well. Ninenew members were inducted at the ceremony: Amanda Harvey, Hannah Erickson, Brandon Tabit,Samantha Miller, Ashton Morris, Virginia Hargrove, Kelsey Butcher, Hannah Rawza and NatalieMarkell. This year’s graduating members also participated in theceremony: Kayla Harvey, Audrey London, Alex Latunski, SarahRundell, Meghan Mayhew, Ashley Howard, Harley Richard, CodyMertle and Kayleigh Schneider.

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As a result, there will be no recycling drive in July, when somany folks are off enjoying the summer. Note that as May is anuneven month, the group asks newspapers be held for the Junedrive.

Materials accepted at the recycling drives include newspa-per (even months, please), clear and brown glass, magazines,No. 1 PET clear plastic (no solid color), milk jugs, No. 2 coloredplastic with a seam on the bottom (plastics need not be sepa-rated), tin and aluminum (can be mixed), corrugated card-board (include brown paper bags here), boxboard (no refriger-ated or freezer products; no pop or beer cartons), mixed officepaper and junk mail (no sticky adhesives) and phone books.

Non-recyclable items include other plastics like margarinetubs (now accepted at MSU’s recycling center), polystyrene(Styrofoam), and green glass.

Household batteries continue to be accepted as well; regularbatteries should be separated from the rechargeables. Contactthe group for information on where to recycle spent motor oil,appliances, computers, CFLs or other materials. Campbell andGeneral Mills labels dropped off will be delivered to theschools.

As always, the group welcomes recyclers from any commu-nity and is always hoping for new volunteers. All donations tothe Greater Laingsburg Recyclers are tax deductible. For moreinformation about anything mentioned, contact Terry or EllenLink at (517) 651-2005 or Beth Lange at (517) 651-6437.

REGIONS News from where you liveCHESANING • NEW LOTHROP • OAKLEY • ST. CHARLES PERRY • MORRICE • LAINGSBURG • SHAFTSBURG DURAND • VERNON • LENNON • BANCROFT • BYRON • GAINES OVID • ELSIE • ST. JOHNS

ABOVE: The Perry kindergarten class-rooms enjoyed Transportation Day May 4.Students viewed many types of vehicles,asked questions of the drivers andexplored the vehicles inside and out. Thestudents saw a SATA bus, a Gordon FoodService semi, a fire truck and some mili-tary vehicles. It was a fun day for studentsto get up close and learn about the differ-ent modes of transportation. RIGHT:Nicole Reeb’s second-grade class enjoystransportation day. Here, they listen to fire-fighter and school custodian Jeff Coleexplain about a fire engine.

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NATURE DAYThe Morrice Branch of the Community District Library held aNature program April 18 to let children explore more aboutmammals and reptiles. Participants were read a story on thetheme, played games and heard interesting facts about mam-mals and reptiles. The program was concluded by making craftfrogs and baby chicks. Event information for all seven branchesof the Community District Library can be found on the eventsportion of the website: www.mycdl.org.

MORRICE — Morrice HighSchool honored 26 studentsApril 14 at the 31st annualScholastic Recognition AwardsCeremony. Receiving the firstaward were: Marilyn Decker,Denae Hummel, Griffin Lewis,Kendra Miller, Cody Rivers,Karlie Atkinson, NatalieMarkell, Andrew York, LukeCopeland and Meghan Mayhew.

The second award wasreceived by: Virginia Hargroe,Hannah Rawza, Sarah Ridenour,Brandon Tabit, Rachael Bach,Kelsey Butcher and NicholasParks.

Third award recipients were:Michaela Hill, Kayla Harvey,Harley Richard and KayleighSchneider.

Receiving the fourth awardwere: Ashley Howard, AlexLatunski, Audrey London, CodyMertle and Sarah Rundell.

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PERRY — All residents, businesses, churches and organizationsare invited to have fun while participating in the ninth annual Cityof Perry Community Wide Yard Sale Friday through Sunday.

Apartment residents and people who do not have space to host asale are invited to rent space on the grounds at Perry City Hall, 203W. Polly Street. The rental fee of $10 will benefit the new Veterans'Memorial Park at city hall.

For more information, persons may call Dori Boertman at cityhall, (517) 625-6155, ext. 235; or log onto: www.perry.mi.us.

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14,562.01 15.80 Wilshire 5000 14,284.33 +77.40 +.54 +6.92 +17.58868.57 587.66 Russell 2000 842.80 +9.46 +1.14 +7.55 +22.21

52-Week YTD 12-moHigh Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg

NYSE8,478.19 +52.29

AMEX2,390.49 +21.68

NASDAQ2,843.25 +15.69

Name Vol (00) Last ChgSiriusXM 939103 2.19 -.04Intel 721806 22.76 -.49MicronT 482519 10.46 -.41Cisco 467136 17.60 +.04PwShs QQQ385524 58.69 +.22Microsoft 383777 25.83 -.04Level3 381467 1.69 +.04RschMotn 192535 45.01 -.98Nvidia 175070 19.75 +.43Dell Inc 169635 16.19 +.18

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgFuweiFm h 3.66 +.88 +31.7VlyNBc wt 3.35 +.79 +30.9RosettaR 49.48 +8.38 +20.4SinoClnEn 2.50 +.40 +19.0HampRB rs 11.90 +1.55 +15.0Gaiam 5.83 +.71 +13.9TransitnT g 3.90 +.46 +13.4Identive 3.29 +.37 +12.7Lionbrdg 3.61 +.40 +12.5Spherix rs 3.16 +.34 +12.2

Name Last Chg %ChgTigerLogic 4.13 -.72 -14.8Oxigne rsh 3.11 -.45 -12.7TennCmc lf 2.55 -.35 -12.0BioLase 4.72 -.61 -11.4PetMed 13.14 -1.58 -10.7Zoran 8.58 -1.00 -10.4Sky-mobi n13.32 -1.48 -10.0Mediwre 11.84 -1.25 -9.5eOnComm 2.56 -.25 -8.9CascdeB rs 7.94 -.77 -8.8

Name Vol (00) Last ChgCFCda g 43881 21.86 +.78NthnO&G 37570 21.32 +.93KodiakO g 31867 6.47 +.29GoldStr g 31369 2.90 +.14DenisnM g 26286 2.23 +.07NA Pall g 25718 5.66 +.13NwGold g 23591 9.97 +.24NovaGld g 23230 11.09 +.14TrnsatlPet 22017 2.29 -.04GtPanSilv g 21888 3.48 +.17

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LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgGrahamCp 23.13 +2.53 +12.3SamsO&G 3.14 +.30 +10.6Univ Insur 5.63 +.47 +9.1LoncorRs g 3.40 +.28 +9.0Vringo n 2.45 +.20 +8.9PHC Inc 2.60 +.21 +8.8RevettM rs 5.17 +.41 +8.6PlatGpMet 2.13 +.16 +8.1Banro g 3.70 +.26 +7.6VoyagerOG 3.67 +.26 +7.6

Name Last Chg %ChgHeraldNB 2.22 -.26 -10.6ChiMetRur 2.12 -.20 -8.6IncOpR 2.82 -.18 -6.0BioTime 6.00 -.35 -5.5BlonderT 2.01 -.11 -5.2Pacif pf 87.02 -3.71 -4.1GlblScape 2.48 -.10 -3.9Ballanty 6.03 -.24 -3.8ContMatls 14.98 -.52 -3.4TravelCtrs 7.59 -.25 -3.2

Name Vol (00) Last ChgBkofAm 1068212 12.18 -.13S&P500ETF1040326134.72 +.52iShSilver 1009469 36.98 +2.50iShEMkts 475991 48.34 +.09Citigrp rs 475585 44.16 -1.04iShR2K 428290 84.24 +.97SPDR Fncl 384378 16.07 -.04GenElec 373269 20.07 +.06Sysco 332649 31.57 +3.06FordM 325462 15.08 -.03

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgGoldcp wt 3.50 +.50 +16.7ProSUltSilv214.34 +27.78 +14.9Resolute wt 4.26 +.55 +14.8WtWatch 81.62 +10.17 +14.2DollarTh 79.27 +9.58 +13.7SemiMfg 5.26 +.58 +12.4Lentuo n 3.11 +.31 +11.0Sysco 31.57 +3.06 +10.7DougDyn 15.67 +1.47 +10.4CaptlTr 5.10 +.47 +10.2

Name Last Chg %ChgHeadwatrs 4.01 -.86 -17.7ProUSSlv rs19.33 -3.78 -16.4Gramrcy 2.34 -.36 -13.3PrUShCrde rs42.60-4.88 -10.3LongtopFn 18.54 -1.67 -8.3TrnsRty 3.01 -.25 -7.7BlockHR 15.93 -1.31 -7.6iP SER2K 25.10 -1.94 -7.2Dex One 3.27 -.25 -7.1PSCrudeDS44.51 -3.34 -7.0

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AT&T Inc NY 1.72 5.5 9 31.35 +.09 +6.7AlcatelLuc NY ... ... ... 6.35 +.28 +114.5Alcoa NY .12 .7 25 17.53 +.38 +13.9AmExp NY .72 1.4 14 50.19 -.01 +16.9Apple Inc Nasd ... ... 17 347.60 +.94 +7.8BP PLC NY .42 ... ... 44.87 +.59 +1.6BkofAm NY .04 .3 22 12.18 -.13 -8.7BlockHR NY .60 3.8 13 15.93 -1.31 +33.8Boeing NY 1.68 2.1 18 79.64 +.33 +22.0BrMySq NY 1.32 4.6 15 28.72 +.08 +8.5CMS Eng NY .84 4.2 14 20.06 -.09 +7.8Caterpillar NY 1.76 1.6 20 111.66 +1.32 +19.2ChemFinl Nasd .80 4.1 17 19.58 +.11 -11.6Chevron NY 3.12 3.0 10 104.09 +1.21 +14.1Cisco Nasd .24 1.4 13 17.60 +.04 -13.0Citigrp rs NY .04 .1 15 44.16 -1.04 -6.6CitzRepB h Nasd ... ... ... .87 -.01 +41.0CocaCola NY 1.88 2.8 13 66.95 +.05 +1.8CooperTireNY .42 1.6 11 25.64 +.40 +8.7DTE NY 2.35 4.6 15 51.19 +.03 +13.0Deere NY 1.40 1.5 19 92.80 +1.27 +11.7Disney NY .40 .9 19 43.10 +.04 +14.9DowChm NY 1.00 2.5 21 39.85 +.13 +16.7DuPont NY 1.64 3.0 16 55.41 +.78 +11.1EMC Cp NY ... ... 30 27.15 +.03 +18.6EricsnTel Nasd .37 2.4 ... 15.15 +.29 +31.4ExxonMbl NY 1.88 2.3 12 83.18 +.49 +13.8FifthThird Nasd .24 1.9 16 12.80 -.19 -12.8FordM NY ... ... 7 15.08 -.03 -10.2Gap NY .45 2.0 12 22.57 -.03 +2.4GenElec NY .60 3.0 18 20.07 +.06 +9.7HarleyD NY .50 1.3 36 37.58 -.20 +8.4HomeDp NY 1.00 2.7 18 36.96 -.03 +5.4iShJapn NY .14 1.3 ... 10.56 +.04 -3.2iShSilver NY ... ... ... 36.98 +2.50 +22.5iShEMkts NY .64 1.3 ... 48.34 +.09 +1.5iShR2K NY .89 1.1 ... 84.24 +.97 +7.7Intel Nasd .72 3.2 10 22.76 -.49 +8.2

IBM NY 3.00 1.8 14 169.10 +.21 +15.2JPMorgCh NY 1.00 2.2 10 44.96 -.08 +6.0JohnsnCtl NY .64 1.6 17 39.74 +.12 +4.0Kellogg NY 1.62 2.9 18 56.41 -.34 +10.4LSI Corp NY ... ... ... 7.56 +.04 +26.2Level3 Nasd ... ... ... 1.69 +.04 +71.9Magnetek h NY ... ... 27 2.15 +.02 +59.3Manulife g NY .52 ... ... 18.45 +.41 +7.4McDnlds NY 2.44 3.1 17 79.31 +.61 +3.3Merck NY 1.52 4.2 16 36.48 +.09 +1.2MicronT Nasd ... ... 7 10.46 -.41 +30.4Microsoft Nasd .64 2.5 6 25.83 -.04 -7.5NextEraEn NY 2.20 3.8 15 57.65 +.26 +10.9NikeB NY 1.24 1.5 20 82.91 +.89 -2.9Penney NY .80 2.2 22 36.89 -.39 +14.2PepsiCo NY 2.06 3.0 19 69.82 +.55 +6.9Perrigo Nasd .28 .3 27 87.47 +.98 +38.1Pfizer NY .80 3.9 20 20.60 +.05 +17.6PwShs QQQNasd .39 .7 ... 58.69 +.22 +7.8ProUSSlv rs NY ... ... ... 19.33 -3.78 -50.8RPM NY .84 3.6 17 23.07 +.08 +4.4RschMotn Nasd ... ... 7 45.01 -.98 -22.6S&P500ETF NY 2.34 1.7 ... 134.72 +.52 +7.1SiriusXM Nasd ... ... ... 2.19 -.04 +34.0SpartnMot Nasd .10 1.7 30 6.00 +.09 -1.5SprintNex NY ... ... ... 5.29 +.09 +25.1SP Engy NY 1.05 1.4 ... 76.11 +1.31 +11.5SPDR FnclNY .16 1.0 ... 16.07 -.04 +.8Stryker NY .72 1.2 18 60.11 +.42 +11.9Sysco NY 1.04 3.3 16 31.57 +3.06 +7.4Target NY 1.00 2.0 13 50.00 -.51 -16.8TenetHlth NY ... ... 3 6.52 -.01 -2.5US OilFd NY ... ... ... 40.87 +2.00 +4.8VerizonCmNY 1.95 5.2 22 37.24 -.04 +4.1Vodafone Nasd 1.33 4.7 ... 28.19 +.64 +6.6WalMart NY 1.46 2.6 13 55.10 +.08 +2.2WellsFargo NY .48 1.7 12 28.21 -.04 -9.0Zimmer NY ... ... 22 67.94 +.44 +26.6

MUTUAL FUNDS

American Funds AMCAPA m LG 15,336 20.29 +2.3 +22.3/D +3.6/B 5.75 250American Funds BondA m CI 23,854 12.37 +2.0 +6.5/C +3.9/E 3.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 61,219 52.43 +1.4 +20.4/C +3.7/C 5.75 250American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 58,144 38.03 +1.1 +26.2/C +3.4/B 5.75 250American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 40,871 43.67 -0.1 +27.7/D +3.4/A 5.75 250American Funds FnInvA m LB 36,110 39.44 +0.3 +25.9/A +3.2/A 5.75 250American Funds GrthAmA m LG 68,531 32.43 +0.8 +22.2/D +2.2/D 5.75 250American Funds HiIncA m HY 12,603 11.60 +0.9 +16.2/C +7.3/C 3.75 250American Funds HiIncMuA m HM 1,793 13.48 +2.2 +2.1/A +2.0/C 3.75 250American Funds IncAmerA m MA 55,798 17.57 +1.3 +21.2/A +4.1/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 50,714 29.71 +1.0 +20.3/D +2.0/C 5.75 250American Funds MutualA m LV 14,735 27.03 +1.8 +21.1/C +3.6/A 5.75 250American Funds NewEconA m LG 6,486 27.13 +1.7 +26.9/B +4.0/B 5.75 250American Funds NewPerspA m WS 35,113 30.31 +0.5 +26.9/C +4.5/A 5.75 250American Funds SmCpWldA m WS 16,714 40.73 0.0 +29.7/B +4.1/A 5.75 250American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 41,374 29.32 +1.4 +23.4/B +2.1/B 5.75 250Columbia ComInfoA m ST 3,182 47.75 +3.7 +27.2/D +8.5/A 5.75 2,000Fidelity Contra LG 64,782 71.58 +0.7 +25.5/C +4.0/B NL 2,500FrankTemp-Franklin MITFA m SL 1,179 11.64 +2.6 +1.5/B +3.7/B 4.25 1,000Lord Abbett AffiliatA m LV 7,453 12.19 -0.4 +19.4/D 0.0/D 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetIs CI 140,180 11.04 +1.5 +8.0/B +8.8/A NL 1,000,000Putnam GrowIncA m LV 5,068 14.40 -0.6 +19.6 -0.5 5.75 500Putnam MultiCapGrA m LG 3,465 54.57 +1.9 +30.3/A +2.1/D 5.75 500Putnam VoyagerA m LG 4,138 24.47 -0.2 +22.1/D +6.8/A 5.75 500Vanguard 500Adml LB 56,098 124.18 +1.4 +23.6/B +2.5/B NL 10,000Vanguard InstIdxI LB 60,369 123.32 +1.4 +23.6/B +2.5/B NL 5,000,000Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 53,201 33.98 +1.5 +25.5/A +3.1/B NL 10,000Vanguard TotStIdx LB 63,493 33.96 +1.4 +25.3/A +3.0/B NL 3,000

Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min InitName Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV - Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -WorldStock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with sameobjective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

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last week’s lossesBy CHRISTOPHER LEONARD

AP Agribusiness Writer

Metals and grains gainedback some of their losses fromlast week’s massive sell-off, asinvestors bet that commodityprices have fallen too low.

Many analysts, still feelingthe unsettled after last week’splunge in commodity prices,said the gains could be tempo-rary. Prices for gold, silver, oiland grains have surged this yearas investors poured their moneyinto hard assets over fears ofinflation. But that investmenttheory appeared to fail last weekas traders grew more pes-simistic about economic growth,and became more concernedthat demand would drop for met-als and crops now that someprices are at or near all-timehighs.

As economic reports castdoubt on the strength of the U.S.economic recovery, prices forcommodities like soybeans andcopper started to fall.Speculators then increased thesell-off, exaggerating the priceswings, as they sought to backout of their bets that priceswould rise.

Monday’s small rally mightjust be a blip in a broaderdecline, said Jon Nadler, senioranalyst with Kitco Metals Inc.

Still, many investors seemedeager to snap up contracts forgold, oil and industrial metalsthat are a bargain compared tojust a few weeks ago.

Gold for June delivery added$11.60 to settle at $1,503.20 anounce. July silver rose $1.829 tosettle at $37.116 an ounce.

July copper rose 4.1 cents tosettle at $4.0165 a pound. Julyplatinum rose $8.70 to settle at$1,795.10 an ounce and June pal-ladium gained $12.70 to settle at$729 an ounce.

July agriculture contractsrose, with wheat gaining 31cents to settle at $7.905 perbushel, corn rising 21.25 cents tosettle at $7.0750 a bushel and soy-beans adding 9 cents to settle at$13.35 per bushel.

Oil also rose, even though thedollar remained flat, suggestinginvestors felt that oil had fallentoo far last week.

Monday’s jump in oil prices,though, may be what analystsrefer to as a “dead cat bounce.”

Some analysts believe thatthe price of oil will continue todecline because high gasolineprices are cutting into demandfor oil.

Grain futuresfall, livestockprices mixed

CHICAGO (AP) — Grainsfutures traded down Monday onthe Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for July deliveryjumped 31 cents to $7.9050 abushel; July corn added 21.25cents to $7.0750 a bushel; Julyoats gained 11 cents to $3.50 abushel; while July soybeansadded 9 cents to $13.35 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures tradedunchanged on the ChicagoMercantile Exchange.

June live cattle fell 0.85 centto $1.0900 a pound; August feedercattle edged down 0.47 cent to$1.3230 a pound; June lean hogsgained 0.28 cent to 92.65 cents apound; while May pork bellieswere unchanged at $1.2650 apound. Ex-GM Chairman

and CEO RobertStempel dies at 77DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co.

says former Chairman and CEO RobertStempel has died.

The automaker announced Stempel’sdeath in a statement Monday.

The Detroit News and the DetroitFree Press report the 77-year-old diedSaturday in Florida.

Stempel led the company from 1990-92until he was forced out in a boardroomcoup.

Detroit-based GM says Stempel“admirably led the company during verydifficult times in the early 1990s.”

Stempel spent three decades at GM,including work as an engineer. Theautomaker credits him with leading thedevelopment of the catalytic converter,which it calls “one of the great environ-mental advancements in auto history.”

Report: China auto salesgrowth slows in Jan-April

SHANGHAI (AP) — China’s auto sales climbed 6 per-cent in the first four months of the year, slowing sharplyfrom the double-digit growth seen in past years, an indus-try group reported today.

Automakers sold 6.53 million new vehicles in January-April, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citingfigures from the China Association of AutomobileManufacturers.

Automakers produced 6.4 million vehicles, up 5 percentfrom the same period the year before, it said.

Surging sales following the global financial crisis madeChina the world’s biggest market for new vehicles as of2009, but growth has tapered off amid rising gas prices,tighter traffic restrictions and an end to governmentincentives.

Sales jumped 32 percent last year to over 18 millionvehicles, but are forecast to rise only about 10 percent thisyear, perhaps topping 20 million vehicles.

In the first quarter of the year sales rose just 8 percent,suggesting that global automakers looking for a shortcutto faster growth will find the going a bit harder this year.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinareported an unexpectedly largeApril trade surplus, likely fuel-ing U.S. pressure over currencycontrols and market access asAmerican and Chinese officialshold high-level talks inWashington.

China’s global trade surpluswidened to $11.4 billion asimport growth fell amid govern-ment efforts to cool an overheat-ed economy and exports rose by

nearly 30 percent, data showedtoday.

The gap exceeded private sec-tor forecasts of $5 billion to $10billion and was a strong reboundafter China reported a rare tradedeficit in the first quarter of thisyear.

China’s trade gap hasangered Washington and othertrading partners who blame cur-rency controls and other policies

they say are hampering tradeand a global recovery.

At the start of two days oftalks in Washington, U.S.Treasury Secretary TimothyGeithner pressed China’s envoysMonday to allow its yuan to risefaster against the dollar. Thatmight help to boost Chineseimports, narrowing theAmerican trade surplus withChina, which hit an all-timehigh last year.

By ANDREW TAYLOR and SAMANTHA GROSS

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The top Republican in Congresswants trillions of dollars in spending cuts as partof must-pass legislation allowing the federal gov-ernment to continue borrowing to keep it operat-ing and meeting obligations to investors. It’s anew, ambitious marker in a battle over the budgetthat’s expected to consume Congress for much ofthe summer.

House Speaker John Boehner also said that anylegislation to raise the so-called debt limit beyondits current $14.3 trillion cap should be accompa-nied by spending cuts larger than the amount ofthe permitted increase in the debt.

The Ohio Republican made the comments in aspeech Monday night to the Economic Club ofNew York. Boehner’s comments come as investorsand business groups have been seeking assur-ances that the GOP-controlled House will joinwith President Barack Obama and theDemocratic-led Senate to enact the must-pass debtlimit measure, which is needed to prevent a mar-ket-roiling, first-ever U.S. default on its obliga-tions.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says afailure to increase the federal government’s abili-

ty to borrow would have disastrous effects on theeconomy.

“It’s true that allowing America to defaultwould be irresponsible,” Boehner said. “But itwould be more irresponsible to raise the debt limitwithout simultaneously taking dramatic steps toreduce spending and to reform the budget pro-cess.”

The government is headed toward a $1.6 trilliondeficit this year requiring it to borrow more than$125 billion a month. It’s unclear how much of adebt limit increase is coming, but it would take arecord increase in the $2 trillion range to avoid asecond vote before next year’s elections. The mostrecent increase in the debt limit of $1.9 trillionwas passed by a Democratic-controlled Congressearly last year.

The debt measure’s path through Congresspromises to be extraordinarily difficult since thearrival of 87 House GOP freshmen — many elect-ed with tea party backing last year — for whomthe debt vote is politically treacherous. At thesame time, Democrats controlling the Senate andthe White House support revenue increases thatare a non-starter with Republicans.

Boehner’s remarks are notable since it’s virtu-ally impossible to produce spending cuts of thatsize without addressing major benefit programslike Medicare, food stamps and Medicaid.

By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY AP Personal Finance Writer

NEW YORK — Banks andsome pundits had predicted thatcredit card users would face sky-rocketing interest rates, a spikein annual fees and a plethora ofother negatives after stringentnew rules on cards kicked in lastyear.

That is not what happened,according to a new look at thepolicies associated with creditcards issued by major banks andcredit unions. The PewCharitable Trusts Safe CreditCards Project found instead thatinterest rates are steady withthose charged last year, whilemost fees have dropped.

The stabilization of interestrates is key, because banks

sharply raised rates in 2009 fol-lowing the law’s passage butbefore its implementation.

“Whatever increases inadvertised interest rates we sawgoing into 2010 have not contin-ued into 2011,” said Nick Bourke,director of the Safe Credit CardsProject.

Median advertised interestrates for purchases on cardsissued by banks are rangingfrom 12.99 percent to 20.99 per-cent, depending on a customer’scredit history, according to thePew study being released today.Credit union rates increasedslightly from last year tobetween 9.99 percent and 17 per-cent. Penalty interest ratescharged to those who make latepayments, and cash advanceinterest rates have also held

steady.One caveat the study doesn’t

address, however, is that mostcredit cards now carry variablerates, so if the prime rate startsto rise, that would lead to con-sumers paying higher rates ontheir cards.

After examining credit cardoffers made in January com-pared with those of prior years,Pew also found that transactionsurcharges for cash advances,balance transfers and interna-tional purchases changed onlyslightly. The study reviewedoffers from the 12 largest banksand 12 largest credit union cardissuers. Together those institu-tions control more than 90 per-cent of the outstanding creditcard debt in the country.

Study: Credit card law helps consumers

China’s April trade surplus jumps to $11.4 billion

‘Trillions in cuts’

Boehner says cuts loom on debt vote

AP Photo/Kathy Willens

U.S. HOUSE SPEAKER John Boehner shakes hands with Pete Peterson, left, and chats with otherguests on the dais after speaking to the Economic Club of New York in New York Monday.

NATION The Argus-Press Owosso, Michigan Tues., May 10, 2011 7

NOTICE PURSUANT TOMCL 600.3205a(4)

NOTICE is hereby provided to DAVIDSCOTT and CHERYL ELLIOTT, theborrowers and/or mortgagors (hereinafter"Borrower") regarding the property locatedat: 11653 Beardslee Rd, Perry, MI 48872-9785.

The Borrower has the right to request ameeting with the mortgage holder or mort-gage servicer. The agent designated by theMortgage Servicer and/or Mortgage Holderto contact and that has authority to makeagreements under MCL sections 600.3205band 600.3205c is: Trott & Trott, P.C.,31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200,Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525 at (248)593-1304

The Borrower may contact a housingcounselor by visiting the Michigan StateHousing Development Authority's websiteor by calling the Michigan State HousingDevelopment Authority athttp://www.michigan.gov/mshda or at(866) 946-7432.

If the Borrower requests a meeting withthe agent designated above by contactingan approved housing counselor within 14days from May 6, 2011, foreclosure pro-ceedings will not be commenced until 90days after May 6, 2011.

If the Borrower and the agent designatedabove reach an agreement to modify themortgage loan, the mortgage will not beforeclosed if the Borrower abides by theterms of the agreement.

The Borrower has the right to contact anattorney. The telephone number of the StateBar of Michigan's Lawyer Referral Serviceis (800) 968-0738.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Date: May 10, 2011For more information, please call:FC S (248) 593-1304TROTT & TROTT, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer and/or MortgageHolder

31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525File # 371794F01

Publish: May 10, 2011

NOTICE PURSUANT TOMCL 600.3205a(4)

NOTICE is hereby provided toJOSHUA M. GAREY, the borrowersand/or mortgagors (hereinafter"Borrower") regarding the property locatedat: 1942 Riniel Rd, Lennon, MI 48449-9316.

The Borrower has the right to request ameeting with the mortgage holder or mort-gage servicer. The agent designated by theMortgage Servicer and/or Mortgage Holderto contact and that has authority to makeagreements under MCL sections 600.3205band 600.3205c is: Trott & Trott, P.C.,31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200,Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525 at (248)593-1304

The Borrower may contact a housingcounselor by visiting the Michigan StateHousing Development Authority's websiteor by calling the Michigan State HousingDevelopment Authority athttp://www.michigan.gov/mshda or at(866) 946-7432.

If the Borrower requests a meeting withthe agent designated above by contactingan approved housing counselor within 14days from May 6, 2011, foreclosure pro-ceedings will not be commenced until 90days after May 6, 2011.

If the Borrower and the agent designatedabove reach an agreement to modify themortgage loan, the mortgage will not beforeclosed if the Borrower abides by theterms of the agreement.

The Borrower has the right to contact anattorney. The telephone number of the StateBar of Michigan's Lawyer Referral Serviceis (800) 968-0738.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Date: May 10, 2011For more information, please call:FC S (248) 593-1304TROTT & TROTT, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer and/or MortgageHolder

31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525File # 267872F03

Publish: May 10, 2011

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE INACTIVE MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. Inthat event, your damages, if any, shall belimited solely to the return of the bidamount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beenmade in the conditions of a mortgage madeby TRACEY MARIE KIM andSTEVEN RAY KIM, wife and husband,original mortgagor(s), to ARGENTMORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC,Mortgagee, dated June 25, 2004, andrecorded on July 21, 2004 in Liber 1064 onPage 164, in Shiawassee county records,Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgageeto Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee forthe Benefit of the Certificate Holders ofAsset-Backed Pass-Through CertificateSeries 2004-WCW2 as assignee, on whichmortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One HundredThirty-Four Thousand Nine HundredTwenty-Six and 75/100 Dollars($134,926.75), including interest at11.375% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained insaid mortgage and the statute in such casemade and provided, notice is hereby giventhat said mortgage will be foreclosed by asale of the mortgaged premises, or somepart of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court withinShiawassee County, at 10:00 AM, on June1, 2011.

Said premises are situated in City ofOwosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan,and are described as: Lot 15, Block 8 of thePlat of Bush's Addition to the City ofOwosso, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, onPage 29, Shiawassee County Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 monthsfrom the date of such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accordance withMCLA 600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be 30 days fromthe date of such sale.

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MORTGAGE SALE – Default has beenmade in the conditions of a mortgage madeby DEREK D. HICKSON and LISA M.HICKSON, HIS WIFE, to ASSUR-AFIRST FINANCIAL COMPANY,Mortgagee, dated March 24, 2006, andrecorded on March 31, 2006, in Liber 1094,on Page 218, and assigned by said mort-gagee to MICHIGAN STATE HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, asassigned, Shiawassee County Records,Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sumof Eighty Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents($80,354.59), including interest at 5.500%per annum. Under the power of sale con-tained in said mortgage and the statute insuch case made and provided, notice ishereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part of them, at publicvenue, at the front main entrance of theCourthouse in the City of Corunna,Shiawassee County, Michigan at 10:00 AMo'clock, on June 1, 2011 Said premises arelocated in Shiawassee County, Michiganand are described as:

LOT (S) 17 AND 18, BLOCK20, GEO T. ABREY'S RE-SUB-DIVISION OF BLOCKS 19, 20AND 21 OF GEO T. ABREY'SWOODLAWN PARK ADDI-TION TO THE CITY OFOWOSSO, ACCORDING TOTHE RECORDED PLATTHEREOF, AS RECORDED INLIBER 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 1201 / 2.

The redemption period shall be 6 monthsfrom the date of such sale unless deter-mined abandoned in accordance with1948CL 600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be 30 days fromthe date of such sale.

MICHIGAN STATE HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Mortgagee/AssigneeSchneiderman & Sherman, P.C.

23938 Research Drive, Suite 300Farmington Hills, MI 48335

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ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. Inthat event, your damages, if any, shall belimited solely to the return of the bid amounttendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beenmade in the conditions of a mortgage madeby RHONDA J. FAUBLE, a married manand SCOTT D. FAUBLE, her husband,original mortgagor(s), to MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC., Mortgagee, datedOctober 13, 2004, and recorded on October25, 2004 in Liber 1069 on Page 163, andassigned by said Mortgagee to BAC HomeLoans Servicing, L.P. as assignee as docu-mented by an assignment, in Shiawasseecounty records, Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the datehereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-TwoThousand Six Hundred Ten and 11/100Dollars ($152,610.11), including interest at6.5% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in saidmortgage and the statute in such case madeand provided, notice is hereby given thatsaid mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ofthe mortgaged premises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, at the place of hold-ing the circuit court within ShiawasseeCounty, at 10:00 AM, on June 1, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township ofShiawassee, Shiawassee County, Michigan,and are described as:

Part of the Southwest 1/4 ofSection 16, Town 6 North, Range3 East, Shiawassee Township,Shiawassee County, Michigan,described as beginning at a pointthat is South 00 degrees 00 min-utes 00 seconds West on the Westline of said Section 16, a distanceof 800.00 feet from the West 1/4corner of said Section 16; thenceNorth 89 degrees 46 minutes 54seconds East, 436.00 feet; thenceSouth 00 degrees 00 minutes 00seconds West 200.00 feet; thenceSouth 89 degrees 46 minutes 54seconds West 436.00 feet fromthe West line of said Section 16;thence North 00 degrees 00 min-utes 00 seconds East, 200.00 feetto the point of beginning.

The redemption period shall be 6 monthsfrom the date of such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accordance withMCLA 600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be 30 days from thedate of such sale.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unlikely as it mayseem, President Barack Obama andRepublicans in Congress actually sharesome common ground on the need to curbMedicare costs to fight the spiraling federaldebt.

Although the House GOP plan to replaceMedicare with a voucher-like system gotshunted aside last week, that may not be theend of the story. Embedded in both theRepublican plan and in Obama’s counter-proposal is the idea of putting limits on thegrowth of the half-trillion-dollar-a-year pro-gram — and then enforcing them.

High-level deficit negotiations resumetoday under the stewardship of Vice

President Joe Biden, and tackling healthcare spending is critical to what couldbecome the year’s most important legisla-tion.

The two sides differ sharply on how thatshould be done. Obama says the GOP wouldleave frail seniors at the mercy of profit-driven insurance companies. Republicanssay the president would empower unac-countable bureaucrats to ration care.

If they can meet in the middle on the ideaof an enforceable limit, it could open thedoor for major changes. Over time, thatcould mean less money for hospitals, doc-tors, drug companies and other providersand higher out-of-pocket expenses for many

retirees. Health care costs of an aging American

population are the biggest challenge facingBiden and the deficit negotiators. Tiptoeingaround the politically volatile issue won’timpress financial markets that are nervousover the $14 trillion national debt. Red inkballooned as a consequence of two wars, taxcuts and the recession, and the governmentnow is borrowing about 40 cents of everydollar it spends.

“We’re at a point where we really need toget a solution,” said Rep. Dave Camp ofMichigan, whose job as chairman of theWays and Means Committee makes him thetop House Republican on Medicare.

GOP, Obama eye Medicare limits

By LYNN DeBRUINAssociated Press

DRAPER, Utah — It was a Mother’s Day moment nearly 20 yearsbelated. In the pouring rain Monday dozens of friends and familymembers stood waiting outside prison gates, huddling underumbrellas — some holding small children, others colorful balloons.

Shortly after 2:30 p.m. Debra Brown walked out of Utah StatePrison after 17 years and touched off an emotional reunion. She hadmaintained her innocence all this time. Finally, a judge believed herand she was free to go.

“Maybe the weather does-n’t look pretty to you guys,but it’s the most beautifulday to me,” Brown said laterduring a press conferencewith her attorneys and fami-ly.

It got even better when thesun came out late afternoonand news filtered in that theUtah Attorney General’sOffice notified the defense itwould not appeal a judge’sruling overturning her con-viction.

“Honestly I wasn’t wor-ried because my attorneysaid, ‘Don’t worry,’” Brownsaid Monday night. “It’s a lit-tle closure, like when theyremoved those cuffs.”

Brown said she was grate-ful and called herself the“luckiest person on earth.”

Brown, 53, was recentlydeclared “factually innocent” in a 1993 murder, becoming the firstinmate exonerated under a 2008 Utah law allowing judges to recon-sider convictions based on new factual — not scientific — evidence.

She didn’t pedal a powder-blue bicycle out of prison as she envi-sioned in a dream three years ago. But the coaster she imagined waswaiting there in the parking lot — a stuffed Chihuahua in the plas-tic white basket and a paper “red carpet” rolled out beneath its tires.

She hugged her oldest son, Ryan Buttars, who is 35, and releaseda bouquet of yellow balloons into the air.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in the Texas Senate onMonday approved allowing concealed handgun license holders tocarry weapons into public college buildings and classrooms, mov-ing forward on a measure that had stalled until supporters tacked iton to a universities spending bill.

Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, had been unable to musterthe votes he needed under Senate rules to pass the issue as its ownbill after the measure met stiff resistance from higher educationofficials, notably from within the University of Texas system.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a storybook marriage in 1986 on aspring weekend on Cape Cod that united a princess of an Americanpolitical dynasty, Maria Shriver, and the gap-toothed muscle-cladmovie star famous enough to be known by one name, Arnold.

In many ways, it was a pairing of opposites: Her uncle was a U.S.president; his father was an Austrian policeman. She was the risingstar of a network TV news show; he was the pot-puffing star of“Pumping Iron.” He was a Republican with a soft spot for RichardNixon; her family was a pillar in the nation’s Democratic establish-ment.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Shriverannounced their separation late Monday, cleaving a sometimes-tur-bulent 25-year relationship after “a time of great personal and pro-fessional transition for each of us,” the couple said in a joint state-ment.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Utah have been given theauthority to check the citizenship status of anyone they arrest —even if only for a few hours.

The new law, House Bill 497, went into effect today, although civilrights attorneys spent much of Monday trying to persuade stateofficials to voluntarily delay its implementation.

U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups has a hearing scheduled thisafternoon in Salt Lake City where he could decide to halt enforce-ment of all or some of the law.

The crux of the argument against the regulation is that it is sim-ilar to an Arizona law that is already working its way through thecourts.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials would like the U.S. SupremeCourt to weigh in sooner rather than later on a trial judge’s decisionto put the most controversial parts of the state’s immigrationenforcement law on hold.

Gov. Jan Brewer, Attorney General Tom Horne and SenatePresident Russell Pearce said Monday the decision to skip a possi-ble second appeal to an intermediate appellate court could save timein resolving the case.

“It seems like this is a big enough national issue that it will ulti-mately be determined by the United States Supreme Court,” Hornesaid.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A Canadian woman who survivedseven weeks in remote northeastern Nevada on trail mix and candyafter her van became stuck in the mud was the perfect hostess, herpastor says, forever inviting members of her church to her home.

But the companionship that surrounded Rita Chretien at theChurch of the Nazarene in Penticton, British Columbia, contrastsstarkly with the lonely, snowy mountain wilderness where the 56-year-old nourished herself on Bible verses — and hope that some-body would come.

That happened Friday when hunters found her, weak but alive.“After seven weeks of prayer and anticipation for Al and Rita to

be found, it was like receiving somebody back we thought had died,”the Rev. Neil Allenbrand, of the Church of the Nazarene, told TheAssociated Press on Monday.

Rita’s husband, Albert Chretien, 59, who left the van three daysinto the ordeal to find help, is still missing.

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Texas GOP OKs campus guns

Schwarzenegger, wife separating

Utah immigrant law in effect

Arizona seeks fast hearing on law

Rescued woman eats solid food

WAWAYANDA, N.Y. (AP) — Two small planes collided over awooded area in upstate New York, killing the pilots in a fiery wreckthat scattered debris over a large swath of rural land, police and avi-ation officials said.

The single-engine planes, four-seat Pipers, crashed Monday after-noon in New Hampton, a hamlet about 60 miles north of New YorkCity, as they headed back to New Jersey.

State police Capt. Joseph A. Tripodo said that when the planescollided they left substantial wreckage at two impact sites a coupleof hundred yards apart.

“One plane burst into flames, the other didn’t,” he said.

Two die in plane collision

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The passengers sat stunned as theywatched a man walk quickly toward the front of American AirlinesFlight 1561 as it was descending toward San Francisco. He wasscreaming and then began pounding on the cockpit door.

“I kept saying to myself: ‘What’s he doing? Does he have a bomb?Is he armed?’” passenger Angelina Marty said.

Within moments Sunday, a flight attendant tackled RagehAlmurisi. While Almurisi, 28, of Vallejo, Calif., has no clear orknown ties to terrorism, authorities say, the incident underscoredfears that extremists may try to mount attacks to retaliate for thedeath of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden last week.

Detained passenger from Calif.

Prosecutor drops appealin Mother’s Day release

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DEBRA BROWN holds her grand-daughter Thalia Buttars, 7, afterlearning the Utah AttorneyGeneral’s office will not appealafter her release from the UtahState Prison a free woman Mondayin Salt Lake City.

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Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As theMississippi reaches its high point inMemphis and attention turns to a time-consuming clean up, farmers downriverbuilt homemade levees to protect theircrops and engineers diverted water into alake to ease the pressure on New Orleanslevees.

Inmates were evacuated to a prison onhigher ground and officials contemplatedwhether to open another spillway northof Baton Rouge.

The soaking in Memphis was isolatedto low-lying neighborhoods, and forcedhundreds of people from their homes, butno new serious flooding was expected.Officials trusted the levees would holdand protect the city’s world-famous musi-cal landmarks, from Graceland to BealeStreet.

“It shouldn’t get any worse than it cur-rently is,” said Elizabeth Burks of theArmy Corps of Engineers, standing on alevee on the river’s west bank.

To the south, residents in theMississippi Delta prepared for the worst.

Scott Haynes, 46, estimated he wouldspend more than $80,000 on contractors to

build levees around his house and grainsilos, which hold 200,000 bushels of ricethat he can’t get out before the watercomes.

Heavy equipment has been mowingdown his wheat fields to get to the dirtthat is being used to build the levees, andhe expected nearly all of his farmland toflood.

“That wheat is going to be gone, any-way,” said Haynes, who lives in Carter,Miss., about 35 miles east of theMississippi River. “We don’t know ifwe’re doing the right thing or not, but wecan’t not do it.”

He knows time is not on his side. “I’vegot to get back on that dozer,” he said,before walking away.

Nearby, Ed Jordan pointed to a high-water mark about 7-feet high in the fami-ly’s old general store left by the deadlyflood of 1927. Floods have taken cropssince then, but the Mississippi River has-n’t swamped their homes in generations.

He was afraid it will happen this time.“We have 400 acres of beautiful wheat

that’s almost ready for harvest. We haveabout a thousand acres of corn that’schest high and just waiting on a combine(to harvest it). That’s going to be gone,”Jordan said. “I don’t know what is going

to happen to our houses.”Just down the road, relatives helped

Jordan’s 87-year-old aunt, KatherineJordan, pack up a house. They loaded fur-

niture on a cotton trailer and prepared tohead to higher ground.

A tractor outside scrapped dirt from awheat field to form a levee.

Ore. Senateapproves bill

targeting ‘suicide kits’

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregonsenators voted Monday toimpose a crackdown on compa-nies that sell so-called “suicidekits,” which contain hoods orother items intended to help aperson end their life.

They unanimously passed abill proposed in response to thedeath of a 29-year-old Eugeneman, Nick Klonoski, who killedhimself using a suicide kit heordered through the mail from aCalifornia company.

Kits like the one Klonoskiused cost $60 and contain a plas-tic bag that fits over the head,along with plastic tubing thatcan be attached to a tank of heli-um gas. They can be purchasedby anyone at any time, withoutthe consultation of a doctor.

Oregon is one of just a fewstates that allow doctors to helpterminally ill patients end theirlives early in certain circum-stances. But lawmakers saidcompanies and individuals whoprovide suicide kits should beprosecuted because they lacksafeguards and take advantageof the vulnerable.

“We want to send a message,to make it very clear, if you arein the business of marketing orselling suicide kits to people, youwill be held accountable,” saidSen. Floyd Prozanski, a EugeneDemocrat who sponsored thebill.

The measure prohibits thesale or transfer of “any sub-stance or objects to another per-son knowing that the other per-son intends to use” it to commitsuicide. Lawmakers said it wasespecially important to pass thebill because minors could easilyaccess information about sui-cide kits online.

Robert Gebbia, executivedirector of the AmericanFoundation for SuicidePrevention, said he believes theOregon bill is the first of itskind.

‘Sophisticated’tunnel foundalong Arizona

borderNOGALES, Ariz. (AP) —

Authorities in Arizona saythey’ve found a 250-foot-longunfinished smuggling tunnelunderneath the U.S.-Mexico bor-der that has electricity, waterpumps and ventilation.

Agents have found dozens ofsmuggling tunnels in Nogalessince the 1990s, but Chief BorderPatrol Agent Randy Hill saysthis tunnel is more sophisticatedthan other recently discoveredtunnels, saying that those whowere building it chiseledthrough solid rock and installedlighting and other equipment.

The Border Patrol saidMonday that they initially dis-covered the tunnel May 2 andconfirmed it with the Mexicangovernment three days later.

The tunnel was 15 feetbeneath the ground and began inan abandoned building inNogales on the Mexican side ofthe border. It was still undergo-ing construction on the Arizonaside.

Flooding peaks in Memphis; downstream danger lurks

AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

FLOOD WATERS claim an abandoned bus in Satartia, Miss., Monday. Residentsand farmers along the Mississippi River and its tributaries race to secure theirhomes and businesses as much as possible from what is expected to be historicflooding.

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MIKE BABCOCKDetroit Red Wings coach

when asked if he hoped toget back on the team plane

one more time. Detroit islooking for its third straightwin over San Jose tonightin Detroit and would fly toSan Jose for Game 7. The

Red Wings trail the WesternConference semifinalsthree games to two.

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Fishing Derby forkids at Curwood

■ OWOSSO — Grab YourPole! Bait Your Hook! Kidsages 5-15 are invited to casta line in the Shiawassee Riverduring the first Curwood YouthFishing Derby.

The free fishing event willtake place June 4 during the34th annual Curwood Festival.

Prizes will be awarded to thetop place anglers in severalage categories.

The catch and release fish-ing derby is designed to giveboys and girls an opportunityto enjoy a fishing experience.

Volunteers and staff of theRiver Rat Rods Bait and Tacklewill be on hand to instructkids on proper fishing tech-niques and etiquette.

Each angler must be accom-panied by an adult and areasked to bring their own rod,reel and bucket. Bait will beprovided free of charge whilesupplies last. Kids withoutfishing poles or bait will befurnished everything theyneed.

Anglers can pre-register atRiver Rat Rods Bait andTackle, 1120 W. Stewart St.,Owosso, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.through May 25.

Onsite registration takesplace from 8:30 to 10 a.m.June 4. The official weigh-inwill happen at 5 p.m.

Entry form may also bedownloaded online at cur-woodfestival.com.

For official rules and moreinformation contact. Dan orCathy Lab at 494-3090.

Youth Sports

Baumgartner pickedto play in MHSFCA

All-Star game■ PERRY — Jake

Baumgartner of Perry hasbeen named a West All-Starfor the 2011 Michigan HighSchool Football CoachesAssociation All-Star Game onJune 25 at Kelly/ShortsStadium on the campus ofCentral Michigan University.

According to Perry footballcoach Steve Bentley,Baumgartner will be the firstplayer from Perry High Schoolto ever play in the all-stargame.

Baumgartner, a 6-2, 220-pound senior defensiveend/fullback, set a schoolrecord this past fall with 16sacks. He logged 105 tacklesfor 2-7 Perry.

Baumgartner was a lateaddition to the West squad. InJanuary, the MHSFCAannounced 88 players whowere selected by a state-widegroup of coaches.

“He’s excited about it,”Bentley said. “I talked to (for-mer Perry football coach)Dave Schanski. And Jake willbe the first player from Perryto ever play in the game.That’s quite an honor. Jakejust found out he’ll be playingin the game yesterday.”

Baumgartner was named aDivision 5-6 All-State honor-able mention player last fall.

Baumgartner has not yetdecided where he’ll be goingto college.

Each ream will have 44 highschool seniors on its rosterfrom all four classes.

Football

COLLEGE NOTES

MATT

Argus-Press Sports Writer

Wilson

Awardskeep

comingfor Eckerle

Corunna HighSchool graduateand MichiganState Spartanscenter fielder

BRANDON ECKERLE wasrecently named to theCapital One Academic All-District 4 First Team, anhonor selected by theCollege Sports InformationDirectors of America.

Michigan State releasedthe announcement Friday.

OnMonday,Eckerlewas namedtheMichiganMaleCollegeAthlete ofthe Yearby theDetroitAthletic Club.

The College Athlete ofthe Year is awarded to astudent-athlete who demon-strates excellence in athlet-ics, has a grade point aver-age of 3.0 or greater and isrecognized for his or herinvolvement in the commu-nity through school leader-ship and volunteerism.

In return, the DetroitAthletic Club will donate$2,500 to the MSU athleticdepartment.

Eckerle has been on atear this year as theSpartans’ captain, leadoffhitter and a top 10 hitter inbatting average within theBig Ten Conference andNCAA Division I.

But just as important,Eckerle’s slew of awardsare also made possiblebecause of his academicachievements and commu-nity involvement.

Eckerle owns a 3.98 GPAin general business admin-istration/pre-law. He isleading the Big Ten in bat-ting average, which standsat .389. The senior is cur-rently 11 hits shy of becom-ing Michigan State’s all-time hits leader. He is cur-rently fourth with 235career hits.

Over the span of April29-30, Corunna High Schoolgraduate CRAIG BORSENIKshattered a 31-year-oldNorthwood Universityrecord in the hammerevent at the AshlandAlumni Open in Ashland,Ohio.

Borsenik’s toss of 184feet, 2inches sur-passed athrow of179 feet, 10inches setby RonLunetta in1980.Borsenik’sthrow wasalso anNCAA provisional qualify-ing mark.

Most recently, Borsenikcompeted in the GreatLakes IntercollegiateAthletic ConferenceOutdoor Track and FieldChampionships on March3-4, hosted at Northwood.

Borsenik stayed afloat ofthe previous school recordand threatened to re-breakthe current one he set, bythrowing 183 feet. Heplaced sixth overall in the

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ST. JOHNS — WhilePerry’s Justin Krauss cap-tured medalist honors,Owosso hoisted the teamtitle at Monday’sShiawassee CountyInvitational, besting aneight-school field at TheEmerald.

The Trojans totaled 338shots, six strokes betterthan runner-up NewLothrop (344). Corunna wasthird at 346 whileChesaning (350) and Byron(351) rounded out the topfive. Next came Perry (357),Ovid-Elsie (370) andDurand (378).

Krauss shot a 79 round

to win the individual titleby one stroke. Ovid-Elsie’sRobby Dobski and NewLothrop’s JustinWalkereach shot 80s. Tiedfor fourth place with 82swere Owosso’s JustinPhillips and JordanWeekley, Corunna’s NateMinkwic and NewLothrop’s Justin Krupp.

Rounding out the top 10list were Durand’s JasonMatyac and Owosso’s MitchChrenka of Owosso, tiedfor eighth at 84, andChesaning’s JasonMuirhead and John Keysfinished in a 10th-place tiewith Byron’s JarodRhoades.

Owosso capturesShiawassee title

Perry’s Krauss shoots 79 to claim medal

BOYS GOLFGIRLS TENNIS

By MATT WILSONArgus-Press Sports Writer

CHESANING — TheChesaning Indians contin-ued their perfection in theTri-Valley Conferenceagainst visiting Ovid-Elsie on Monday.

Chesaning swept Ovid-Elsie, 8-0, to take a 7-0 con-ference record and nowstands at 7-1 overall. Ovid-Elsie fell to 2-7 this season.

“That’s exciting,”Chesaning coach TomTeal said of his team’srecord. “There’s no ques-tion it’s exciting. The girlsare proud of their perfor-mances, they’ve done avery nice job.”

In the No. 1 singles,Erica Toma defeatedTijana Micovic in sets of

6-3 and 6-0. The two, whoare expected to battle itout for the conference titlethis year, are no strangersto each other.

“I played her twice at acouple tournaments andbeat her both times,”Toma said of Micovic.“She’s a good player and Ialways have to be on mytoes when I play her. Itwas a good match.

“I started off a littlerough,” Toma said. “AfterI got a little bit more of myserves in and started hit-ting more consistent,that’s when I started play-ing better.”

In the No. 1 doubles,the duo of TreasureLawton and Lydia Chludil

Indians still perfect in TVCToma defeats Mocovic as Chesaning now 7-0 against league foes

Argus-Press Photo/Matt Wilson

CHESANING’S ERICATOMA returns the ballduring a No. 1 singlesmatch against Ovid-Elsie’s Tijana Micovic. See INDIANS on Page 11

BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Trojans beat Lumen Christi, control CAAC RedOWOSSO — Senior

righthander Austin Buchmayerpitched a one-hit shutout withnine strikeouts and one walk asOwosso blanked Jackson LumenChristi in the first game, 9-0, onMonday.

The Trojans continued theirwinning ways in the nightcap,downing the Titans 15-5 andBuchmayer was in the midst of itall again, banging three hits anddriving in three runs.

Lumen Christi has long been athorn in the side of Owosso base-ball. Trojans coach Kevin Mooresaid in the last four years, theseniors who have been with theprogram, had only defeatedLumen Christi once before

Monday.Owosso made it three wins over

Lumen Christi following thesweep.

Owosso, now 8-0 in conferenceplay and 13-3 overall, did not makean error in either game. They fea-tured the pitching of Jared jack-son in the nightcap. Jackson (2-0)pitched a 3-hitter with threestrikeouts and one walk.

Buchmayer improved to 4-1with his Game 1 pitching gem.

Buchmayer doubled and joinedAlex Garcia and Tyler Jones withone hit and one RBI.

In Game 2, Owosso’s BrentGunsell tagged two doubles whileBuchmayer had his second two-bagger of the day. Gunsell and

Buckmayer each had three hits inthe nightcap while Tyler Jonesand Marcus Wojtkowicz each hadtwo hits.

Morrice 3-12,Genesee 2-4

GENESEE — The Orioles improved to 11-0this season while defeating Genesee in aGenesee Area Conference Blue Division dou-bleheader with scores of 3-2 and 12-4 onMonday.

Game 1 proved to be a real pitcher’s duelwith Ryan Watz on the mound. The seniorposted 15 strikeouts in seven innings anddidn’t surrender any earned runs whileMorrice committed three errors.

Griffin Lewis and Josh Stambaugh bothbatted 1-for-2 with one run and one RBIapiece, while Pascual Compian batted 2-for-3with one RBI.

Morrice scored once in the top of the sec-ond and two in the top of the third. Genesee

followed with two in the bottom frame. In thebottom of the fifth, Morrice’s Tim Embury keptWatz’s win intact and the game for the Orioles.

On a hit-and-run play by Genesee,Embury threw out a Wolves runner at homefrom centerfield.

In Game 2, Morrice broke out the batswith 12 runs on 12 hits. Stambaugh pickedup the win with seven strikeouts on six inningsand was solid from the plate with a 3-for-3performance, picking up a pair of RBIs andruns in the process. Embury pitched the finalframe and set down all three on strikeouts.

Joshua Gutting batted 2-for-2 with tworuns and one RBI while Nathan Hart batted 2-for-4 with two runs, three RBIs and a triple inthe process.

Webberville 4-4,Byron 1-5

BYRON — The Eagles split a doubleheader

Buchmayer leads Owosso’s charge during doubleheader; Morrice improves to 11-0 behind 15 strikeouts from Watz

See BASEBALL on Page 13

MLB: TIGERS 10, BLUE JAYS 5

Scherzer wins 6th straight

AP Photo

DETROIT’S MAX SCHERZER throws a first-inning pitch against Toronto on Monday in Toronto.Scherzer improved his record to 6-0 as the Tigers downed the Blue Jays 10-5.

The Associated Press

TORONTO — Max Scherzer wasn’t at hisbest. Thanks to an offensive boost from VictorMartinez and Austin Jackson, he was stillgood enough to keep his winning streak alive.

Scherzer (6-0) won hissixth consecutive decision,Martinez hit a two-runhomer and the DetroitTigers beat the TorontoBlue Jays 10-5 on Mondaynight.

“I just really wasn’tsharp today,” Scherzer said.“I didn’t really have com-mand of any of my pitches.”

With Martinez leadingan 11-hit attack, that didn’tmatter.

“(Martinez) got someawful big hits for us in thisseries, one right after anoth-er,” Tigers manager JimLeyland said.

Martinez went 3 for 4with three RBIs andJackson had four RBIs forthe Tigers, who have wonsix of seven to even theirrecord at 18-18.

Martinez extended his hitting streak to aseason-high nine games and is batting .438 (14for 22) over that span. He went 7 for 16 in thefour-game series in Toronto with three dou-bles, one homer and six RBIs.

“When he hits behind Miguel (Cabrera),that’s just another quality bat right in themiddle of our lineup,” Scherzer said. “Thatjust does so much for our offense overall. Thecomplexion of our offense is looking reallygood right now.”

Scherzer has not lost in eight starts thisseason. His season-opening winning streak is

Offensive effortsfrom Martinez,

Jackson lift Tigers

See TIGERS on Page 11

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Sports on TVSCHEDULE

Tuesday’s GamesMLB

8 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage, St. Louis at ChicagoCubs or Cincinnati at HoustonWGN — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs

NBA8 p.m.

TNT — Playoffs, conference semifinals, Game 5,Atlanta at Chicago

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High SchoolsSCHEDULE

Tuesday’s GamesBASEBALL

Potterville at Laingsburg, 4 p.m.SOFTBALL

Potterville at Laingsburg, 4 p.m.BOYS GOLF

Corunna, Perry at Portland CAAC WhiteJamboree, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCERDryden at Byron 4:30 p.m.Durand at Otisville LakeVille, 4:30 p.m.Owosso at Lansing Sexton, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNISDurand hosts GAC Championships, 9 a.m.Alma at Chesaning, 4 p.m.Corunna at Portland, 4 p.m.Ovid-Elsie at Owosso, 4 p.m.

BOYS & GIRLS TRACK AND FIELDCorunna at Perry, 4 p.m.Owosso at Lansing Sexton, 4:30 p.m.Byron at GAC Triangular, 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday's GamesBOYS GOLF

Byron at Goodrich, 4 p.m.Montrose at New Lothrop, 4 p.m.Otsville LakeVille at Durand, 4 p.m.Ovid-Elsie at Chesaning TVC Jamboree, 4 p.m.

BOYS & GIRLS TRACK AND FIELDAlma, Saginaw Swan Valley at Chesaning, 4 p.m.Ovid-Elsie, Freeland at Hemlock, 4 p.m.Laingsburg at Carson City Crystal, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday's GamesBASEBALL

Chesaning at Ovid-Elsie, 4 p.m.Corunna at Williamston, 4 p.m.Morrice at Byron, 4 p.m.New Lothrop at Burton Bentley, 4 p.m.Owosso at Lansing Eastern, 4 p.m.Perry at Lake Odessa Lakewood, 4 p.m.Portland St. Patrick at Laingsburg, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALLChesaning at Ovid-Elsie, 4 p.m.Corunna at Williamston, 4 p.m.Morrice at Byron, 4 p.m.New Lothrop at Burton Bentley, 4 p.m.Owosso at Lansing Eastern, 4 p.m.Perry at Lake Odessa Lakewood, 4 p.m.Portland St. Patrick at Laingsburg, 4 p.m.

BOYS GOLFCorunna, Perry at Williamston CAAC WhiteJamboree, 3:30 p.m.Owosso at Lansing Sexton, 3:30 p.m.Laingsburg at Fowler CMAC Jamboree, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCERLaingsburg at Dansville, 5:30 p.m.Corunna at Hemlock, 6 p.m.St. Johns at Owosso, 6:30 p.m.Chesaning at Freeland, 7 p.m.Hemlock at Ovid-Elsie, 7 p.m.

GIRLS TENNISCorunna at CAAC White Division Championships,

Williamston, 9 a.m.Owosso at CAAC Red Division Championships,Jackson Lumen Christi, 9 a.m.Flint Kearsley at Durand, 4 p.m.

BOYS & GIRLS TRACK AND FIELDBurton Bentley, Morrice at Byron, 4:15 p.m.

BASEBALLMonday’s Results

Game 1OWOSSO 4, LUMEN CHRISTI 0

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)OWOSSO: Jones 3-0-1-1, Buchmayer 2-0-1-1,Garcia 3-0-1-1.Lumen Christi 000 000 0 — 0 1 0Owosso 201 010 x — 4 6 0HITTING — 2B: Owosso (Buchmayer).PITCHING — Lumen Christi (Brannick 7 IP, 6 H, 4R, 3 BB, 4 SO); Owosso (Buchmayer (W, 5-1) 7IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 SO).

Game 2OWOSSO 15, LUMEN CHRISTI 5 (6

INN.)OWOSSO (13-3, 8-0 CAAC RED): Buchmayer 3-0-3-3, Gunsell 4-0-3-2, Jones 4-0-2-1,Wojtkowicz 3-3-2-0.Lumen Christi 120 002 — 5 10 1Owosso 205 206 — 15 17 0HITTING — 2B: Owosso (Gunsell 2, Buchmayer).PITCHING — Lumen Christi (Hawkins 4 IP, 1 H, 9R, 1 BB, 1 SO); Owosso (Jackson (W, 2-0) 4 IP,3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 SO).

Game 1PORTLAND 11, PERRY 2

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)PERRY: Jacob Ferraiuolo 4-1-1-0, Nick Anderson3-1-1-0, Jake Baumgartner 3-0-1-2.PORTLAND: Zach Pung 4-1-3-2.Perry 101 000 0 — 2 3 4Portland 142 202 x — 11 11 0PITCHING — Perry (Baumgartner 3 IP, 5 H, 9 R, 6BB, 2 SO; Chris Benjamin 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 K, 1BB); Portland (Zach Goodman 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 5BB, 9 SO).

Game 2PORTLAND 4, PERRY 0

(5 INN. DUE TO LIGHTNING)(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)

PERRY (6-14, 0-4 CAAC White): Ferraiuolo 3-0-1-0, Anderson 2-0-1-0, Baumgartner 2-0-1-0,Goodman 2-0-1-0.PORTLAND (2-0 CAAC White): Cuick 2-0-2-1,Thelen 2-0-2-0.Perry 000 00 — 0 4 1Portland 000 4x — 4 6 1PITCHING — Perry (Andrew Rogers 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R,1 BB, 4 SO); Portland (Thomas 4 IP, 4 H, X R, 2BB, 4 SO).

Game 1OVID-ELSIE 9, FREELAND 4

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)OVID-ELSIE (6-8-1, 1-4-1 TVC): Cody Strapec 5-2-3-3, Shane Alexander 4-2-2-2, Tyler Everts 3-2-2-0.FREELAND: Brandon Anderson 4-0-2-1.Ovid-Elsie 003 102 3 — 9 10 4Freeland 000 000 4 — 4 6 6PITCHING — Ovid-Elsie (Tyler Everts 5 IP, 4 H, 0R, 1 BB, 5 SO; Shane Alexander 2 IP, 2 H, 3 BB,2 SO); Freeland (Schriber 4 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 SO).NOTE: Game 2 was suspended because of dark-ness with the score tied 0-0 in the fifth inning.

Game 1WEBBERVILLE 4 , BYRON 1

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)WEBBERVILLE: Bement 4-0-2-0, Judd 4-0-1-0,Nelson 3-0-1-0.BYRON: Michael Joslin 4-0-1-0, Jake Satkowiak3-0-1-0, Kyle Brugger 3-0-1-1, Zach Zimmerman3-0-1-0.Webberville 011 011 0 — 4 4 0Byron 000 100 0 — 1 4 0PITCHING — Webberville (Dryber 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3BB,4 SO); Byron (Nate Richardson 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R,2 BB, 5 SO; T.J. Tabor 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 6 SO).

Game 2BYRON 5 , WEBBERVILLE 4

WEBBERVILLE: Judd 4-0-2-0, Reed 4-0-1-0,Simpson 4-0-1-0.BYRON (14-9, 9-3): Joslin 4-1-3-0, GavinShepard 4-2-1-0, Richardson 2-0-0-1,Satkowiak 2-1-1-1, Brugger 3-0-2-1,Zimmerman 3-0-1-1.Webberville 002 200 0 — 4 4 0Byron 103 001 x — 5 9 2PITCHING — Webberville (Simpson 5 2-3 IP, 9 H,5 R, 1 BB, 1 SO); Byron (Shapherd 7 IP, 4 H, 4 R,3 BB, 6 SO).

Game 1BATH 4 , LAINGBURG 0

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)LAINGSBURG: Seth Rockafellow 4-0-1-0.BATH: Stiles 4-0-2-0.Laingsburg 000 000 0 — 0 1 1Bath 002 200 x — 4 3 0PITCHING — Laingsburg (Andrew Wade 7 IP, 3 H,4 R, 3 BB, 4 SO); Bath (Clemmons 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R,3 BB, 12 SO).

Game 2BATH 5, LAINGSBURG 0

LAINGSBURG (8-9, 6-6): Colin Domagalski 3-0-1-0, Trevor Marshall 3-0-1-0, Nolan MacMaster3-0-1-0.

BATH (18-1, 12-0): Townsend 3-0-2-0,Clemmons 3-0-2-0.Laingsburg 000 000 0 — 0 5 2Bath 301 010 x — 5 7 0PITCHING — Laingsburg (Trevor Marshall 7 IP, 7H, 5 R, 1 BB, 3 SO); Bath (Stiles 6 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4BB, 12 SO; Megil 1 IP 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO).

Game 1MORRICE 3, GENESEE 2

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)MORRICE: Grifin Lewis 2-1-1-1, PascualCompian 3-0-2-1, Josh Stambaugh 2-1-1-1.GENESEE: Johnson 2-0-1-2, Costello 4-1-2-0.Morrice 012 000 0 — 3 4 3Genesee 002 000 0 — 2 5 1HITTING — 2B: Morrice (Lewis).PITCHING — Morrice (Ryan Watz (W) 7 IP, 5 H, 4R (0 ER), 3 BB, 15 SO); Genesee (Johnson (L) 7IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 SO).

Game 2MORRICE 12, GENESEE 4

MORRICE (11-0, 9-0): Nathan Hart 4-2-2-3,Stambaugh 3-2-3-2, Joshua Gutting 2-2-2-1,Watz 3-1-1-1.GENESEE: Laurin 4-2-1-0.Morrice 231 501 0 — 12 12 6Genesee 000 022 0 — 4 4 7HITTING — 3B: Morrice (Hart).PITCHING — Morrice (Stambaugh (W) 6 IP, 4 H,1 R, 5 BB, 7 SO; Tim Embury 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB,3 SO); Genesee (Oliver (L) 6 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 1 BB,4 SO; Johnson 1 IP, 2 SO).

Game 1NEW LOTHROP 9, DRYDEN 4

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)NEW LOTHROP: Tyler Moriarity 4-3-3-0, EvanGagnon 3-0-3-1, Mitch Perizzolo 3-2-1-0.DRYDEN: Clark 3-1-2-0, Rinke 4-1-1-1, Bulzan3-1-1-0.New Lothrop 110 020 5 — 9 10 5Dryden 000 002 2 — 4 6 4HITTING — HR: New Lothrop (James Urban).PITCHING — New Lothrop (Urban (W) 7 IP, 6 H, 4(1 ER) R, 1 BB, 9 SO); Dryden (Dunnigan 6 IP, 8H, 8 R, 3 BB, 2 SO).

Game 2NEW LOTHROP 10 , DRYDEN 6

NEW LOTHROP: Urban 3-1-3-1, Warren 4-2-2-0,Bennett 3-1-2-0, Gagnon 5-0-2-3.DRYDEN: Pauper 3-1-2-0, Scliner 2-2-0-0,Jordam 4-0-2-2.New Lothrop 030 012 4 — 10 12 2Dryden 300 010 2 — 6 7 5PITCHING — New Lothrop (Perrin 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3BB, 1 SO); Dryden (Jordam (L) 7 IP, 12 H, 10 R(3 ER), 3 BB, 10 SO).

SOFTBALLMonday’s Results

Game 1LUMEN CHRISTI 8, OWOSSO 5 (8

INN.)(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)

JACKSON LUMEN CHRISTI: Megan Hayes 5-0-3-2, Andi Dragonetti 5-0-2-1.OWOSSO: Taylor Walter 5-0-4-0, Justine Powers5-0-2-0, Amanda Leftwich 4-0-2-1, BrittanyDamerow 4-0-2-1, Ericka Gonzalez 4-0-1-1,Lauren Kuechman 5-0-1-1, Andi Lund 4-0-1-0.Lumen Christi 200 010 23 — 8 11 2Owosso 022 001 00 — 5 16 3PITCHING — Lumen Christi (Ashley Thompson 8IP, 16 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 3 SO); Owosso (Powers 8 IP,11 H, 8 R, 4 BB, 7 SO).

Game 2LUMEN CHRISTI 3, OWOSSO 0

OWOSSO: Kuechman 3-0-2-0, Leftwich 3-0-2-0,Powers 2-0-1-0, Erica Tejkl 2-0-1-0, Gonzalez 2-0-1-0.Owosso 000 000 0 — 0 7 2Lumen Christi 020 100 x — 3 4 1PITCHING — Owosso (Kuechman 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R,1 BB, 5 SO); Lumen Christi (Kaylyn Saterlee 7 IP,7 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO).

Game 1BULLOCK CREEK 11, CHESANING 0 (5

INN.)(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)

BULLOCK CREEK: Speager 4-0-3-3, Pretzer 4-0-3-2.CHESANING: Sam Stryker 2-0-1-0, AubreyVrable 2-0-1-0.Bullock Creek 330 23 — 11 14 1Chesaning 000 00 — 0 2 3HITTING — HR: Bullock Creek (Speager).PITCHING — Bullock Creek (Bellavco 3 IP, 0 H, 0R, 0 BB, 3 SO); Chesaning (Megen Johnson 5 IP,14 H, 11 R, 2 BB, 0 SO).

Game 2BULLOCK CREEK 12, CHESANING 2 (6

INN.)CHESANING (0-8 TVC CENTRAL, 3-14): MollyStewart 3-0-2-1, Rachel Toma 3-1-1-0.BULLOCK CREEK: Kalina 4-2-3-2, Cole 4-2-2-2.Chesaning 001 010 — 2 6 8Bullock Creek 402 402 — 12 12 0PITCHING — Chesaning (Haley Dankert 31⁄3 IP, 9H, 10 R, 1 BB, 2 SO); Bullock Creek (Somerville6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 SO).

Game 1FREELAND 15, OVID-ELSIE 0 (3 INN.)

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)OVID-ELSIE: Jessie Goins 1-0-1-0.FREELAND: Cain 2-3-2-0.Ovid-Elsie 000 — 0 1 3Freeland 645 — 15 6 0PITCHING — Ovid-Elsie (Aylison Rose 3 IP, 6 H,15 R, 6 BB); Freeland (Cain 3 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 BB,2 SO).

Game 2FREELAND 21, OVID-ELSIE 5 (3 INN.)

FREELAND: Lyvere 3-4-3-0.OVID-ELSIE (1-13, 0-6 TVC Central): AusteenFreeman 2-1-1-0, Jessie Goins 2-0-1-0, AmandaMinarik 1-0-1-0.Freeland (10)83 — 21 13 2Ovid-Elsie 500 — 5 3 5PITCHING — Freeland (Cain 3 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 1 BB,5 SO); Ovid-Elsie (Jamie Viglianco 2 IP, 0 BB, 0SO; Rose 1 IP, 3 BB, 1 K).

Game 1NEW LOTHROP 15, DRYDEN 4 (5 INN.)

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)NEW LOTHROP: Shelby Ebenhoeh 3-0-3-1,Brittney Kline 4-0-3-0, Katie Priest 3-0-2-0, CarlyVrable 4-0-2-1.DRYDEN: Amanda Lund 3-0-2-0.New Lothrop 240 27 — 15 15 2Dryden 020 02 — 4 9 0PITCHING — New Lothrop (Abby Colston 5 IP, 9H, 4 R, 0 BB, 6 SO); Dryden (Pokriefka 5 IP, 15 H,15 R, 4 BB, 2 SO).

Game 2NEW LOTHROP 24, DRYDEN 5 (4 INN.)NEW LOTHROP: Rachel Vincke 4-0-4-6, CarlyVrable 4-0-4-1, Brittney Kline 5-0-4-3, ShelbyEbenhoeh 2-0-2-0, Katie Priest 2-0-2-0.DRYDEN: Keeler 3-0-2-0.New Lothrop 738 6 — 24 21 2Dryden 104 0 — 5 5 0HITTING — 2B: New Lothrop (Vincke 2, Vrable,Kline); 3B: New Lothrop (Vincke); HR: NewLothrop (Vincke).PITCHING — New Lothrop (Vincke 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R,2 BB, 6 SO); Dryden (Karen Murphy 4 IP, 21 H,24 R, 9 BB, 3 SO).

Game 1BYRON 12 , WEBBERVILLE 0 (5 INN)

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)BYRON: Felicia Foster 3-2-2-0, Ally Richardson3-2-2-0, Ashtin McGuire 3-2-2-2Webberville 000 00 — 0 0 2Byron 800 4x — 12 10 2SB: Byron (Foster 2).PITCHING — Webberville (K. Hull 4 IP, 10 H, 12R, 2 BB, 3 SO); Byron (Emily Ritter 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R,2 BB, 4 SO).

Game 2WEBBERVILLE 11, BYRON 9

WEBBERVILLE: S. Perez 4-0-3-0, B. Densle 4-2-3-4 (3run hr bot1).BYRON (10-12, 8-4): Foster 5-2-4-0, McGuire 3-0-2-0, Angie Nellis 4-0-2-0.Webberville 405 020 0 — 11 12 0Byron 001 332 0 — 9 11 2HR: Webberville (Densle). SB: Byron (Foster 5).PITCHING — Webberville (Hull 6 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 5BB, 2 SO; Brittan 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 SO);

Byron (Taylor Graves 2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 2 BB, 3 SO;Ritter 4 R; 2 BB, 1 SO).

Game 1GOODRICH 11, DURAND 9

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)DURAND: Gabriele Ducharme 4-2-4-3, SamKingsbury 4-1-2-3, Rachael Smith 4-1-2-1.GOODRICH: Megan Tagner 4-3-2-1, CarleeJensen 4-2-3-2.Goodrich 520 013 0 — 11 13 1Durand 304 011 x — 9 11 53B: Durand (Ducharme). HR: Goodrich: (Tagner,Jensen); Durand (Ducharme, Kingsbury, Smith).PITCHING — Durand (Shiloh Brunet 6 IP, 13 H,11 R, 5 BB, 5 SO); Goodrich (Megan Pagney 7 IP,13 H, R, 1 BB, 5 SO).

Game 2GOODRICH 10, DURAND 2

DURAND: Lavery 4-0-2-0, Ducharme 3-0-1-0(robbed of home run by Goodrich outfielderKelsey Collins).GOODRICH: Tangner 4-0-2-2.Durand 010 100 0 — 2 7 6Goodrich 100 054 x — 10 6 0PITCHING — Goodrich (Tagner 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0BB, 3 SO); Durand (Brunet 6 IP, 6 H, 10 R, 3 BB,4 SO).

Game 1PORTLAND 4, PERRY 0

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)PERRY: Katie Aldrich 3-0-2-0, Kate Michalek 3-0-1-0, Chelsea Curtis 2-0-1-0.PORTLAND: Platte 3-1-2-0, Russell 3-1-1-1.Perry 000 000 0 — 0 4 2Portland 000 301 0 — 4 6 0PITCHING — Perry (Kaitlyn Pirochta (L) 7 IP, 6 H,4 R, 2 BB, 1 SO); Portland (Gryf (W) 7 IP, 4 H, 0R, 0 BB, 8 SO).

Game 2PORTLAND 9, PERRY 0

(Key: AB-R-H-RBI)PORTLAND: Cook 4-1-2-4, Parkhouse 3-3-2-0.PERRY (15-5): Jenny Dykeman 3-0-1-0.Portland 410 001 3 — 9 7 1Perry 000 000 0 — 0 1 3PITCHING — Portland (Adams (W) 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R,1 BB, 8 SO); Perry (Pirochta (L) 7 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 2BB, 1 SO).

GIRLS SOCCERMonday’s Results

LAINGSBURG 6, BATH 0Laingsburg 3 3 — 6Bath 0 0 — 0

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Half

L: Julia Hurley goal.L: Stephanie Hoover goal.L: Taylor Earl goal.

Second HalfL: Julia Hurley goal.L: Taylor Earl goal.L: Morgan Rose goal.

TEAM STATISTICSShots: Laingsburg 37; Bath 5.

Goaltending: Laingsburg (Brittany Parker,Lindsey Fizzell).Record: Laingsburg 3-1-1.

GENESEE CHRISTIAN 3, BYRON 2Genesee Christian 2 1 — 3Byron 0 2 — 2

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Half

G: Megan Colby.G: Colby.

Second HalfG: Colby (Jessica Cherry).B: Rachel Hillaker (Darrian Dallas).B: Hillaker (Alyssa Hook).

TEAM STATISTICSShots: Genesee Christian 10; Byron 4.Goaltending: Genesee Christian 2 saves; Byron(Christa Latson 7 saves).

CORUNNA 3, LAKEWOOD 1Lakewood 1 0 — 1Corunna 1 2 — 3

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Half

L: Powelson (Martinez), 27th minute.C: Katie Giddings (PK).

Second HalfC: Paige Dunn (Amber DeVoe, Olivia Hill assists),44th minute.C: Katie Giddings (PK), 68th minute.

TEAM STATISTICSShots: Lakewood 7; Corunna 18.Goaltending: Lakewood (Shannon Bridget 14saves); Corunna (Morgan Cnudde 6 saves).Records: Lakewood 2-8-1, 0-5-0 CAAC White;Corunna 2-6-0, 1-4-0 CAAC White.

OVID-ELSIE 6, SWAN VALLEY 0Ovid-Elsie 4 2 — 6Swan Valley 0 0 — 0

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Half

O-E: Katie Dobski (Abagail Halm assist).O-E: Molly Franks (Halm assist).O-E: Mariah Priest (Halm assist).O-E: Emilie Sickles (Kayla Darling assist).

Second HalfO-E: Halm (Franks assist).O-E: Halm (Sickles assist).

TEAM STATISTICSShots: Ovid-Elsie 13; Swan Valley 2.Goaltending: Ovid-Elsie (Brittany Joes 1 save;Samone Bunge 1 save); Swan Valley (7 saves).Records: Ovid-Elsie 7-2-1, 7-1-0 TVC West;Swan Valley 1-9-0, 0-8-0 TVC West.

JACKSON NORTHWEST 3, OWOSSO 0Record: Owosso: 3-4-2, 1-3-0, CAAC Red.

Friday’s ResultCORUNNA 2, OWOSSO 0

Owosso 0 0 — 0Corunna 1 1 — 2

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Half

C: Katie Giddings, 32nd minute.

Second HalfC: Allison Shipman (Alyssa Nickels), 65thminute.

TEAM STATISTICSShots: Owosso 6; Corunna 18.Goaltending: Owosso (Katie Pierson 14 saves);Corunna (Morgan Cnudde 5 saves).Records: Owosso 3-3-2; Corunna 1-6 (0-4-0).

GIRLS TENNISMonday’s Results

CHESANING 8, OVID-ELSIE 0Singles

No. 1: Erica Toma (C) def. Tijana Micovic (O-E) 6-3, 6-0.No. 2: Andrea Rickerd (C) def. Kaylee Davisson6-2, 6-4.No. 3: Kelsey Luha (C) def. Mackenzie Salibury(O-E) 6-0, 6-0.No. 4: Madeline Ervin (C) def. Kristine Batora (O-E) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

DoublesNo. 1: Treasure Lawton/Lydia Chludil (C) def.Aarial Medina/Brittni Tucker (O-E) 6-0, 6-1.No. 2: Halee Thurston/Kelly Small (C) def. JamieRussell/Chelsea Miller (O-E) 6-1, 6-1.No. 3: Melissa Escamilla/Rebekah Andrews (C)def. Ashley Brower/Kayle Kiem (O-E) 7-5, 6-3.No. 4: Lyndsay Turnwald/Jill Poag def. TaylorJohnson/Beatriz Noguiera 6-1, 6-1.Records: Chesaning: 7-1 (7-0); Ovid-Elsie: 2-7.

LUMEN CHRISTI 8, OWOSSO 0Singles

No. 1: Aimee Griffin (LC) def. Madeline Harkema(O) 6-0, 6-0.No. 2: Hailey Craft (LC) def. Amanda Bouwman(O) 6-1, 6-0.No. 3: Jenny White (LC) def. Sarah Kimble (O) 6-3, 6-1.No. 4: Maddy Ganton (LC) def. Deanna Hudson(O) 6-2, 6-3.

DoublesNo. 1: Elaina Brewster/Kathleen Cotter (LC) def.Paige Beamish/Savannah Paez (O) 6-2, 6-1.No. 2: Maggie Craft/Jesse Lincoln (LC) def.Sierra Sumbera/Ciara Spalding (O) 7-5, 6-0.No. 3: Allyson Crowley/Kendell Petykiewicz (LC)def. Abby Nichols/Hollie Elford (O) 6-1, 6-0.No. 4: Anna Thompson/Cassidy Sponsler (LC)def. Joy Rhine/Sarah Rice (O) 6-0, 6-2.Record: Owosso: 2-7-1.

BOYS GOLFMonday’s Results

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY INVITATIONALAt The Emerald, St. Johns

Team standings: 1. Owosso 338; 2. New Lothrop344; 3. Corunna 346; 4. Chesaning 350; 5.Byron 351; 6. Perry 357; 7. Ovid-Elsie 370; 8.Durand 378.Individual standings: Justin Krauss (P) 79; 2.(tie) Robby Dobski (O-E) and Justin Walker (NL)80, 4. (tie) Justin Phillips (O), Jordan Weekley(O), Nate Minkwic (Co) and Justin Krupp (NL) 82;8. (tie) Jason Mayyac (D) and Mitch Chrenka (O)84; 10. (tie) Jarod Rhoades (B), Jason Muirhead(Ch) and John Keys (Ch) 85.Owosso (338): Justin Phillps 82, Jordan Weekley82, Mitch Chrenka 84, Collin Brady 90, ScottMathies 97, Brad Holden 98.New Lothrop (344): Justin Walker 80, JustinKrupp 82, Austin Newman 89, Michael Mucha93, Steven Chapelle 95, Aaron Beach 97.Corunna (346): Nate Minkwic 82, Cory Piesert87, Jacob Chapman 87, Michael Peterson 90,Robert Compton 91, Dave Croteau 100.Chesaning (350): Jason Muirhead 85, JohnKeys 85, Luke Dankert 90, Casey Amman 90,Ethan Dankert 93, Blake Ashley 102.Byron (351): Jarod Rhoades 85, Nathan Snow87, Josh Rey 88, Andrew Lang 91, Ethan Anibal98.Perry (357): Justin Krauss 79, Nathan Dollar 91,Jimmy Davison 92, Noah Watkins 95, Alex Lerch97, T.J. Ball 98.Ovid-Elsie (370): Robby Dobski 80, HaydenFouts 89, Blade Thornton 94, Zane Zwick 107,Rudy Osorio, Dustin Murphy 119.Durand (378): Jason Maytac 84, Danny Jordan96, Phillip Telford 96, Riley Warren 102.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELDFriday’s Results

STOCKBRIDGE INVITATIONALTeam standings: 1. Williamston 113; 2. Haslett110; 3. Ovid-Elsie 94; 4. Albion 70; 5. ParmaWestern 601⁄2; 6. Stockbridge 44; 7. MichiganCenter 42; 8. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 35; 9.Manchester 26; 10. Dansville 22; 11. Jonesville21; 12. East Jackson 17; 13. Whitmore Lake 8

Ovid-Elsie medal winners200 dash: 1. Hall 23.0.Long jump: 1. Hall 20-9.110 hurdles: 2. Kody Coleman 15.05.100 dash: 2. Hall 11.3.3,200 run: 2. Luke Hurst 10:13.84.Pole vault: 2. Sjoberg 13-6.400 dash: 3. H. Winans 51.15.300 hurdles: 3. Coleman 41.79.1,600 relay: 4. Ovid-Elsie (Micka, Klco,Coleman, H. Winans) 3:33.23.800 relay: 5. Ovid-Elsie (Karlick, Sjoberg, Micka,H. Winans), 1:34.981,600 run: 5. Lennart Grube 4:42.62.400 relay: 5. Ovid-Elsie (Karlik, Fouts, Sjoberg,Hall) 45.833,200 run: 6. Tyler Jensen 10:27.98.Pole vault: 6. Klco 11-0.Long jump: 6. Micka 19-5.

May 3 ResultsGAC QUADRANGULAR AT GENESEE

NEW LOTHROP 69, MORRICE 61NEW LOTHROP 69, GENESEE 66NEW LOTHROP 79, DRYDEN 57

MORRICE 61, DRYDEN 60GENESEE 721⁄2, MORRICE 511⁄2

GENESEE 78, DRYDEN 55100 dash: 1. Aleman (G) 11.7; 2. Price (M)11.85; 3. Labombard (NL) 12.18.200 dash: 1. Aleman (G) 24.67; 2. Price (M)24.98; 3. Labombard (NL) 25.04.400 dash: 1. Mortimore (M) 57.5; 2. Sapp (G)58.27. 3. Vincke (NL) 59.2.110 hurdles: 1. L. Ladner (D) 17.80 2. Bennett(NL) 18:06; 3. Quintanilla (G) 19.30.300 hurdles: 1. Nemeth (NL) 46.56; 2. L. Ladner(D) 46.78; 3. Quintanilla (G) 47.81.800 run: 1. Buchler (G) 2:13.59; 2. Sovis (NL)2:18.2; 3. Munro (M) 2:23.59.1,600 run: 1. Aaron Buchler (G) 4:41.37; 2.Sovis (NL) 5:11.27. 3. Manns (M) 5:15.94.3,200 run: 1. Buchler (G) 11:42.90; 2. Sovis(NL) 11:48.78; 3. Hammon (G) 13:01.17.400 relay: 1. Genesee (Sapp, Nelson, Turner,Aleman) 47.59; 2. Morrice (Price, Mallory,Stambaugh, McWhirter) 48.83.800 relay: 1. Genesee (Sapp, Turner, Aleman,Quintanilla) 1:39.78; 2. Morrice (Price,Mortimore, Mallory, Stambaugh) 1:40.10.1,600 relay: 1. Morrice (Mortimore, McGahey,McWhirter, Mallory) 3:55.93; 2. New Lothrop(Nemeth, Labombard, Vincke, Beach) 3:57.32.3,200 relay: 1. New Lothrop (Sovis, Knieper,Rivette, Vincke) 9:22.12; 2. Morrice (York,Scheffer, McGehey, Munro) 9:31.16Discus: 1. Flannigan (D) 100-1; 2. Smith (D) 98-81⁄4; 3. Gonzalez (M) 93-41⁄4.High jump: 1. Maffit (D) 5-8; 2. Stambaugh (M)5-6; 3. (tie) Murphy (D), Jones (G), Muserski (M)5-4.Long jump: 1. Stambaugh (M) 17-7; 2. Nelson(G) 16-8; 3. Murphy (D) 16-1.Pole vault: 1. Bennett (NL) 9-0; 2. Knieper (NL)8-0.Shot put: 1 (tie) Smith (D) and B. Ladner (D) 40-11; 3. Gonzalez (M) 37-111⁄2.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELDFriday’s Results

STOCKBRIDGE INVITATIONALTeam standings: 1. Williamston 213; 2. Haslett102; 3. Ovid-Elsie 57; 4. Stockbridge 51; 5. AnnArbor Gabriel Richard 50; 6. Michigan Center 38;7. Albion 31; 8. Clinton 30; 9. (tie) LansingChristian and Whitmore Lake 21; 11. Manchester20; 12. East Jackson 15; 13. (tie) Jonesville andDansville 5.

Ovid-Elsie medal winners3,200 run: 1. Jen. Frantz 12:10.72.High jump: 2. Sandbrook 5-6.400 dash: 3. Godfrey 1:04.27.800 relay: 3. Ovid-Elsie (Dorn, Godfrey, Henfling,McClure) 1:55.78.Pole vault: 4. Henfling 7-6.

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OPENING NIGHTTOP: Zander Weber, of Cozy Trucking, takes a hefty cut duringCorunna T-Ball action in Corunna on Monday, the first night ofyouth recreational baseball. Cozy Trucking was facing Jacob’sInsurance in the game. BOTTOM: Aidan Buckley, of CorunnaRotary Club, left, runs safely to third base on a wild pitch as JakeConklin, of Little Caesars Pizza, takes a throw from the catcherduring Minor League action.

defeated Ovid-Elsie’s AarialMedina and Brittni Tucker withsets of 6-0 and 6-1.

“We’ve played them a coupletimes before,” Chludil said ofthe match, “So, we kind of knewtheir strategy.”

Ovid-Elsie coach RalphKridner said his team is peakingin performance, and did soagainst a Chesaning team thatcompeted in the MHSAA statetournament last year.

“Over the last three to fourweeks they’ve really improved,”he said of all his players. “TheNo. 1 doubles with Brittni(Tucker), she’s playing smarterand Kaylee (Davisson) at No. 2singles is maturing ... and play-ing more aggressive.”

Davisson was edged toAndrea Rickerd in sets of 6-2

and 6-4.Kridner said the perfor-

mance of Ashley Brower andKayle Kiem in the No. 3 doublesstood out. They were edged bythe duo of Melissa Escamillaand Rebekah Andrews in sets of5-7, 3-6.

“They showed that theycould function well as a team,which they really haven’t donethis year,” he said. “Chesaningshould win conference prettyeasily (this year). I would saymaybe they’ll lose, potentially,No. 1 singles because of our girland No. 1 doubles.”

The Indians also got helpfrom sophomore MadelineErvin, who notched her firstvarsity win against KristineBatora with sets of 2-6, 6-2 and6-3.

“Tonight, we had our No. 2singles Mackenzie Smith outwith an injury,” Teal explainedof changes to the Indians line-up. “We had to modify the lineupand had Ervin play at No. 4 sin-gles. She played her secondcareer match. ... She was quiteexcited, she did a nice job.”

The Marauders travel toOwosso today for a non-confer-ence match, while the Indianshost Alma today for a Tri-ValleyConference tilt.

“If we win, a lot of the girlsshould have No. 1 (conference)rankings,” Toma said of theirmatch against Alma.

hammer event among 24 competitors.In the discus throw, he placed 14 of 23,

throwing 139 feet, 7 inches.On the girls track and field team at

Northwood, Owosso High School graduateRACHEL HETTINGER clocked a 12.65-second100-meter dash in the GLIAC OutdoorTrack and Field Championships for thepreliminaries and ran the event in 12.27seconds for seventh overall.

Hettinger then ran the 200 preliminaryin 25.97 seconds and finished sixth overall,clocking a time of 25.27.

The junior had a brilliant day as sheplaced for Northwood in both of hersprints events.

Saginaw Valley State University also

competed in the GLIAC event, andLaingsburg High School graduate STEVEGENTHER had a strong finish of his own.

The distance runner finished sixth of 26in the 10,000 run with a time of 31 minutes,16.16 seconds.

He was off the first-place mark by just40 seconds.

Another Cardinal, STACEY WESTPHAL, aCorunna High School graduate, placed forSaginaw Valley.

The senior pole vaulter finished seventhoverall with a height of 10 feet, 83⁄4 inches.She helped represent the Cardinals well inthe pole vault behind teammate ElizbethWilford’s height of 11 feet, 8 inches forfifth.

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Long jump: 4. Stevens 14-103⁄4.Discus: 5. Carroll 89-6.3,200 relay: 6. Ovid-Elsie (Jes. Frantz, Lupu,Harrow, Jen. Frantz) 11:38.6.

May 3 ResultsGAC QUADRANGULAR AT GENESEE

MORRICE 81, NEW LOTHROP 47MORRICE 116, DRYDEN 10MORRICE 105, GENESEE 22

NEW LOTHROP 91, DRYDEN 29NEW LOTHROP 87, GENESEE 35

100 dash: 1. Severn (NL) 14.04; 2. Scott (D)14.52; 3. A. London (M) 14.55.200 dash: 1. Ashley Howard (M) 28.80; 2.Severn (NL) 29.60; 3. Audrey London (M) 30.92.400 dash: 1. Howard (M) 1:03.75; 2. Severn(NL) 1:04.31; 3. Morgan Vrable (NL) 1:08.69.100 hurdles: 1. Butcher (M) 16.95; 2. Seibert(NL) 17.91; 3. Bloomfield (M) 19.66.300 hurdles: 1. Butcher (M) 50.65; 2. Seibert(NL) 53.13; 3. Morris (M) 55.91.800 run: 1. Wesley (M) 2:44.49; 2. Hammon (G)2:50.59; 3. Savarna (D) 2:53.34.1,600 run: 1. Brown (NL) 6:25.27; 2.Stombaugh (M) 6:34.54; 3. Croak (G) 6:39.62.3,200 run: 1. Stombaugh (M) 14;33.68; 2.Johnson (NL) 14:44.13; 3. Rawza (M) 15:18.32.400 relay: 1. Morrice (Wesley,Werner, M. London,A. London) 56.31; 2. Dryden (Bernice, Van Horn,Scott, Savarina) 1:00.03.800 relay: 1. Morrice (Wesley, Howard, M.London, Butcher) 1:57.71; 2. Dryden (Shatley,Scott, Van Horn, Savarino) 2:06.86.1,600 relay: 1. Morrice (Morris, Howard, Butcher,Wesley) 4:34.35; 2. New Lothrop (Seibert,Vrable, Carlton, Brown) 4:55.77.3,200 relay: 1. New Lothrop (Brown, Vrable,Conley, Carlton) 11:36.12; 2. Genesee (Terrell,Croak, Blough, Hammon) 12:04.48.Discus: 1. Rundell (M) 87-111⁄2; 2. Krupp (NL)82-10; 3. Wilson (G) 74-11⁄4.High jump: 1. Stombaugh (M) 4-8; 2.Vrable (NL)4-8; 3. Rawza (M) 4-6.Long jump: 1. M. London (M) 14-21⁄4; 2. Seibert(NL) 13-61⁄2; 3. Severn (NL) 13-4.Pole vault: No competitors.Shot put: 1. Rundell (M) 32-01⁄4; 2. Warner (M)29-91⁄4; 3. Mann (NL) 28-51⁄4.

Kart RacingOWOSSO KART SPEEDWAY

Saturday’s ResultsOrder of finish

(Car number in parenthesis)PURPLE PLATE NOVICE DIVISION

Ages 5 to 81. Molly LuBerda (1); 2. Kendel Couturier (5); 3.Sydney Somers (55).

PURPLE PLATE CLONE DIVISION8 to 11

1. Shelby Gokee (x15); 2.Adreannah Diamond (7).PURPLE PLATE ALCOHOL DIVISION

8 to 111. Michael Luberda (1); 2. Riley Caswell (53); 3.Kalman Couturier (x100); 4. Alex Gilbert (61); 5.Aaron Fulkerson (32); 6. Cameron Weekley (43).

GOLD PLATE DIVISION12 to 15

1. Tara Beckler (15); 2. Jordan Reichard (3); 3.James Gokee (75); 4. Tyler Bennett (08); 5. CurtisSpencer (93); 6. Taylor Spencer (14); 7. AprilTabaszewski (14).

BLUE PLATE CLONE DIVISION12 to 15

1. Clayton Diamond (12).ANIMAL ALCOHOL DIVISION

15-and-over1. Shane Peterman (69); 2. Gary Vogel (22).

CLONE MASTERS DIVISION15-and-over

1. Dave McKenzie (28); 2. Gavin Hunyady (187);3. Randy Clingman (X); 4. Richard Madden (15).

OPEN DIVISIONAll ages

1. Aaron Morrison (24); 2. Tyler Morrison (42); 3.Bryan Hollingsworth (X25); 4. Griz Wrisley (25).

SENIOR STOCK DIVISION35-and-over

1. Scott Kurzer (74); 2. Kenneth Clingan (22X).STOCK RAPTOR ALCOHOL DIVISION

15-and-over1. Taylor Tabaszewski (31); 2. Eric Skusa (22); 3.Nate Jones (26); 4. Cody Ordway (3); 5. GregKurzer (28).

NHLSTANLEY CUP PLAYOFFSCONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)(x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCETampa Bay 4, Washington 0

April 29: Tampa Bay 4, Washington 2May 1: Tampa Bay 3, Washington 2, OTMay 3: Tampa Bay 4, Washington 3May 4: Tampa Bay 5, Washington 3

Boston 4, Philadelphia 0April 30: Boston 7, Philadelphia 3May 2: Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, OTMay 4: Boston 5, Philadelphia 1May 6: Boston 5, Philadelphia 1

WESTERN CONFERENCEVancouver 4, Nashville 2

April 28: Vancouver 1, Nashville 0April 30: Nashville 2, Vancouver 1, 2OTMay 3: Vancouver 3, Nashville 2, OTMay 5: Vancouver 4, Nashville 2May 7: Nashville 4, Vancouver 3May 9: Vancouver 2, Nashville 1

San Jose 3, Detroit 2April 29: San Jose 2, Detroit 1, OTMay 1: San Jose 2, Detroit 1May 4: San Jose 4, Detroit 3, OTMay 6: Detroit 4, San JoseMay 8: Detroit 4, San Jose 3May 10: San Jose at Detroit, 8 p.m.x-May 12: Detroit at San Jose, 9 p.m.

NBAPLAYOFFS

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)EASTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 2, Atlanta 1May 2: Atlanta 103, Chicago 95May 4: Chicago 86, Atlanta 73May 6: Chicago 99, Atlanta 82May 8: Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m.May 10: Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.x-May 12: Chicago at Atlanta, TBAx-May 15: Atlanta at Chicago, TBA

Miami 2, Boston 1May 1: Miami 99, Boston 90May 3: Miami 102, Boston 91May 7: Boston 97, Miami 81May 9: Miami at Boston, 7 p.m.x-May 11: Boston at Miami, TBAx-May 13: Miami at Boston, TBAx-May 16: Boston at Miami, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEDallas 4, L.A. Lakers 0

May 2: Dallas 96, L.A. Lakers 94May 4: Dallas 93, L.A. Lakers 81May 6: Dallas 98, L.A. Lakers 92May 8: Dallas 122, L.A. Lakers 86

Memphis 2, Oklahoma City 2May 1: Memphis 114, Oklahoma City 101May 3: Oklahoma City 111, Memphis 102May 7: Memphis 101, Oklahoma City 93May 9: Oklahoma City 133, Memphis 123, 3OTMay 11: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.May 13: Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBAx-May 15: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA

MLBAMERICAN LEAGUE

East DivisionW L Pct GB

New York 19 13 .594 —Tampa Bay 20 14 .588 —Boston 17 18 .486 31⁄2Toronto 15 20 .429 51⁄2Baltimore 14 19 .424 51⁄2

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Cleveland 22 11 .667 —

Kansas City 18 16 .529 41⁄2Detroit 18 18 .500 51⁄2Chicago 14 22 .389 91⁄2Minnesota 12 21 .364 10

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 20 16 .556 —Oakland 19 17 .528 1Texas 18 18 .500 2Seattle 16 19 .457 31⁄2

Monday’s ResultsDetroit 10, Toronto 5Boston 2, Minnesota 1, 11 inningsOakland 7, Texas 2Chicago White Sox 8, L.A. Angels 0

Tuesday’s GamesKansas City (Davies 1-4) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia1-2), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (Pineda 4-2) at Baltimore (Arrieta 4-1),7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 0-0) at Cleveland(Tomlin 4-1), 7:05 p.m.Boston (Lester 4-1) at Toronto (Drabek 2-2),7:07 p.m.Oakland (Anderson 2-2) at Texas (C.Lewis 2-4),8:05 p.m.Detroit (Porcello 2-2) at Minnesota (Liriano 2-4),8:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-5) at L.A. Angels(Pineiro 1-0), 10:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesDetroit (Coke 1-5) at Minnesota (S.Baker 2-2),1:10 p.m.Oakland (G.Gonzalez 4-2) at Texas (Harrison3-4), 2:05 p.m.Kansas City (Chen 4-1) at N.Y. Yankees(A.J.Burnett 4-2), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-2) at Baltimore (Tillman1-3), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Price 4-3) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco1-1), 7:05 p.m.Boston (Lackey 2-4) at Toronto (Litsch 3-2), 7:07p.m.Chicago White Sox (Peavy 0-0) at L.A. Angels(Chatwood 2-1), 10:05 p.m.

TIGERS 10, BLUE JAYS 5DETROIT TORONTO

AB R HBI AB R HBIAJcksn cf 6 1 1 4 YEscor ss 3 1 2 1Santiag 2b 5 0 1 1 CPttrsn cf 5 2 1 2Boesch rf-lf 4 2 0 0 Bautist rf 4 0 2 1MiCarr 1b 4 1 0 0 Encrnc 3b 5 0 1 1C.Wells rf 0 0 0 0 A.Hill 2b 4 0 1 0VMrtnz dh 4 2 3 3 JRiver lf 5 0 1 0Kelly 3b 3 1 2 1 Arencii dh 3 0 0 0Inge pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Cooper 1b 3 1 0 0JhPerlt ss 4 1 2 0 JMolin c 2 1 0 0Avila c 3 1 1 0Raburn lf-1b 5 0 1 1Totals 39101110Totals 34 5 8 5Detroit 000 600 400 — 10Toronto 101 000 003 — 5E—Encarnacion (7). DP—Toronto 1. LOB—Detroit9, Toronto 10. 2B—A.Jackson (6), Santiago (3),V.Martinez 2 (7), Avila (8), C.Patterson (8),Bautista (6). HR—V.Martinez (3), Y.Escobar (3).SB—Kelly (2), C.Patterson (4).

IP H R ER BB SODetroit

Scherzer W,6-0 5 5 2 2 3 5Alburquerque 2 0 0 0 1 4Benoit 1 1 0 0 0 1Perry 2-3 2 3 3 3 0Valverde 1-3 0 0 0 0 0TorontoMorrow L,1-2 3 1-3 3 5 5 3 6Camp 2 2-3 4 1 1 0 2Dotel 2-3 3 4 4 2 2Rauch 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 0Janssen 1 1 0 0 0 1HBP—by Perry (A.Hill), by Dotel (Kelly). WP—Valverde, Morrow.Umpires—Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Dale Scott;Second, Jerry Meals; Third, John Tumpane.T—3:26. A—11,785 (49,260).

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 23 11 .676 —Florida 20 14 .588 3Atlanta 20 16 .556 4Washington 16 18 .471 7New York 15 20 .429 81⁄2

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

St. Louis 20 15 .571 —Cincinnati 19 16 .543 1Pittsburgh 18 17 .514 2Chicago 15 18 .455 4Milwaukee 15 20 .429 5Houston 13 22 .371 7

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Colorado 19 14 .576 —San Francisco 18 16 .529 11⁄2Arizona 15 18 .455 4Los Angeles 16 20 .444 41⁄2San Diego 14 21 .400 6

Monday’s ResultsPittsburgh 4, L.A. Dodgers 1Philadelphia 6, Florida 4Cincinnati 6, Houston 1Milwaukee 4, San Diego 3Colorado 2, N.Y. Mets 1

Teusday’s GamesL.A. Dodgers (Lilly 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Correia5-2), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (Halladay 5-1) at Florida(Jo.Johnson 3-1), 7:10 p.m.Washington (Marquis 3-1) at Atlanta (T.Hudson4-2), 7:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Bailey 1-0) at Houston (Myers 1-2),8:05 p.m.St. Louis (Carpenter 0-2) at Chicago Cubs(Zambrano 4-1), 8:05 p.m.San Diego (Richard 1-3) at Milwaukee (Marcum3-1), 8:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 2-3) at Colorado (Hammel3-1), 8:40 p.m.Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-1) at San Francisco(Lincecum 3-3), 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesSan Diego (Stauffer 0-1) at Milwaukee (Wolf3-3), 1:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Volquez 3-1) at Houston (W.Rodriguez2-3), 2:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Niese 1-4) at Colorado (Jimenez 0-2),3:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 3-3) at Pittsburgh (Maholm1-4), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 2-3) at Florida (Nolasco3-0), 7:10 p.m.Washington (Lannan 2-4) at Atlanta (Hanson4-3), 7:10 p.m.St. Louis (Westbrook 2-2) at Chicago Cubs(Garza 1-4), 8:05 p.m.Arizona (Galarraga 3-2) at San Francisco(J.Sanchez 2-2), 10:15 p.m.

TransactionsFROM MONDAY

BASEBALLMajor League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Oakland OF Josh Willinghamone game and fined him an undisclosed amountafter making contact with an umpire during a May6 game at Kansas City. Willingham appealed thesuspension.

American LeagueCLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned RHP JeanmarGomez to Columbus (IL).LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Placed OF Vernon Wellson the 15-day DL.SEATTLE MARINERS—Designated OF MiltonBradley and INF-OF Ryan Langerhans for assign-ment. Recalled OF Carlos Peguero and OF MikeWilson from Tacoma (PCL).

National LeaguePHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated RHP JoeBlanton from the 15-day DL.

FOOTBALLCanadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed QB Marc Mueller,DB David Pittman and DB Brian Logan.WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Announced theretirement of WR-DB Markus Howell. Signed DLDashawn Cassell, DL Bryant Turner, DL Jason Vegaand WR Perry Floyd.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

NEW YORK RANGERS—Acquired F OscarLindberg from Phoenix for C Ethan Werek.ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed F Kyle Hagel.

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the longest by a Tigers pitchersince Jeremy Bonderman woneight straight in 2007.

“He just couldn’t get hisrelease point,” Leyland said. “Hewas all over the place. Just could-n’t get consistent. He was hang-ing his slider a little bit, he justdidn’t have a good feel for hispitches tonight for some reason.”

Scherzer allowed two runsand five hits in five innings,matching his shortest start of theyear. He walked three and struckout five.

“The walks kind of killed me,”Scherzer said. “They ran mypitch count up and didn’t allowme to go six.”

Toronto lost for the seventhtime in nine games and dropped aseason-high five games below.500.

Al Alburquerque pitched twoinnings and Joaquin Benoitworked the eighth for Detroit.

Ryan Perry walked the basesloaded in the ninth before givingup a two-run double to CoreyPatterson and, one out later, anRBI single to EdwinEncarnacion. Jose Valverdecame on after Perry hit AaronHill with a pitch and ended it bygetting Juan Rivera to groundout.

“He was just real stale becausehe hadn’t pitched,” Leyland saidof Perry, who last worked May 2against the New York Yankees. “Idon’t have any problem with that.I felt bad really, because it wasseven days since he pitched.That’s why I was getting guyswork tonight.”

The Blue Jays opened the scor-ing in the first on Jose Bautista’sRBI double, then made it 2-0when Yunel Escobar led off thethird with his third home run.

Blue Jays right-handerBrandon Morrow (1-2), who hadallowed just one hit and one walkthrough the first three innings,fell apart in the fourth, when theTigers scored six runs and sent 10batters to the plate.

Brennan Boesch struck out tostart the inning but reached safe-ly when catcher Jose Molinacouldn’t hang onto the thirdstrike. After Cabrera walked,Martinez hit an RBI double andDon Kelly followed with a run-scoring single.

Jhonny Peralta lined out hardto shortstop and Morrow wasyanked after walking Alex Avilato load the bases. Shawn Campcame on and fanned RyanRaburn, then gave up a three-rundouble to Jackson and an RBIdouble to Ramon Santiago.

Leyland called Jackson’s dou-ble “huge, (the) biggest hit of thegame.”

Morrow allowed five runs andthree hits in 3 1-3 innings. Hewalked three and struck out six.The right-hander twice slammedhis glove down in frustrationafter returning to the dugout.

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A fundraiser was recently organized to raise money for the baseball and softball programs atCorunna High School. As her senior project, Monica Terry planned a Home Run Derby to raisemoney, which yielded $180. Wal Mart donated gift cards for the event, which were given tothe winners of the Home Run Derby. The girls division champion was Makenna Chrzan andthe boys division titlist was Hank Sizemore. TOP: Seen is event organizer Monica Terry, cen-ter, and girls division competitors Makenna Chrzan, left, and Taylor Hanicek. BOTTOM: Seen,from left, is event organizer Monica Terry and boys division competitors Hank Sizemore, CodyMastrodonato, Tyler Perkins and Jacob Sizemore.

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

Canucks beat Predatorsto advance to West finals

By BETH RUCKERAP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — TheVancouver Canucks are look-ing forward to some rest andrelaxation.

The Canucks defeated theNashville Predators 2-1 inGame 6 on Monday night andhave several days before they’llface either the Detroit RedWings or the San Jose Sharksin their first WesternConference finals appearancesince 1994.

It’s a nice change from the

less than 48-hour turnaroundbetween their overtime victoryagainst the ChicagoBlackhawks in Game 7 of thefirst round and their 1-0 victoryin the opening conferencesemifinal game againstNashville.

“A couple of days inbetween the series is going tobe a good thing for us as far asgetting our energy level reallyhigh,” Vancouver coach AlainVigneault said. “We are goingto meet a real strong opponent,so a few days off won’t hurt.”

The Canucks made them-

selves comfortable onNashville’s ice, winning allthree games there in the serieswhile going 1-2 at home.

Mason Raymond gaveVancouver the lead againstNashville 7:45 into the game,and Daniel Sedin made it 2-0just 1:43 later. Roberto Luongodid the rest by making 23 savesfor the Canucks, who were out-shot 24-19. The Canucks record-ed only nine total shots in thefirst two periods.

David Legwand’s goal 3:31into the second period cutVancouver’s lead to 2-1.

KIDS KORNER12 The Argus-Press Owosso, Michigan Tues., May 10, 2011

1. Tarantulas live much longer than othertypes of spiders.a. True b. False

2. When threatened, some tarantulas willadopt a defensive posture by raising their frontlegs and exposing their ________.a. fangs b. eyes c. stinger d. claws

3. The bite of a tarantula is fatal to humans.a. True b. False

4. Tarantulas depend on their ________ tolocate and capture prey.a. eyes b. hairs c. ears d. legs

5. Some tarantulas may live as long as 20years.a. True b. False

6. Tarantulas get their name from a type ofspider found in Taranto,__________.a. Italy b. France c. Brazil d. England

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8. The South ________ goliath bird-eatingtarantula is the largest spider in the world.

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On Monday we went to the Michigan HistoricalMuseum. It was so fun. First we went to the realbig elevator. It was so big that it could fit our wholeclass in it. Our class has 28 people in it plus ourteacher and some parents. It was so big! Then afterwe got out we went to learn about the Indians.

Isabel FultsFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

When we went to the museum we went in a bigelevator. It was huge! Our whole class fit. Even theparents. We went to a mine. I tripped over a rock. Itdidn’t hurt at all. I felt the spike on the boots of theloggers. We also went to the Capital. We walked onemile. It wasn’t far at all. We went to Ben Glardon’soffices. One room smelt like coffee.

Zack Riley Fourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

We went to the museum. We saw the World WarII prison camp. We went to a cemetery where morethan a 1 million people were there. One personthere died on March 29th. She was in the AirForce.

Zack RileyFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

The Michigan Museum is a very fun place. Youwill see artifacts on our world. It’s so cool. Thereare honey nut maple trees. It’s like 50 feet tall orhigher. There’s a 1978 movie theater. We saw a bigwheel. A rock n roll center. There was a tunnelwith this real cool mannequin. We saw a replica ofthe Liberty Bell, a boy governor, a mine shack.Lots of tools that the miners used.

We went to the capital and seen Ben Glardon.We went into the Senate room and the Seakerroom. We laid on the glass floor and looked up. Itlooked like stars falling from the sky. Everythingwas hand painted.

Trevor BriggsFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

I went to the Historical Museum first then thelunch room. I saw a model of the Liberty Bell. Afterthat we went and seen a 100 year old tree. It was awhite pine. Then I went to a huge elevator like 50feet long and maybe longer. When we got off I see amanequin of an Indian. Also a giant mitten of ourstate with the lakes. Except for Lake Superior.There were some furs. They were really soft. Butmy favorite part was the mannequin. You should gothere sometime. It’s free.

Brevin BigelowFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

When we went to the Michigan Museum we hadto group ourselves. We got to see a lot of stuff, likethe Civil War, a white pine tree and the elevatorwas big. It could fit our whole class in it. Then wewent to a mine. I got to see a barrel that they usedat the mines. They put coal in it and pushed it.

Lilli YorkFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

At the museum I saw a white pine tree. It was 100years old. The roots are under ground. Talking aboutunder ground, I learned how they worked in themines. If you worked in them you would have to crawland wear a certain gear. They have to climb about 100feet to get out.

Bryson BurnsFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

If I found a pot of gold I would spend it onvideo games.

Trevor BriggsFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

If I were a leprechaun, I would give to thepoor and give rainbows and good luck.

Michael Klim Third grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

If I were a leprechaun, I would be mean andtell people to go away if they don’t wear green.

Daisy YorkThird grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

If I found a pot of gold I would spend it all onJustice clothes.

Isabel FultsFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

If I found a pot of gold I would run away to myhouse and shower in my money.

Bryson BurnsFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

When I went to the Michigan HistoricalMuseum they had a big white pine tree about 100years old. Me and my grandpa stopped by the giftshop. I got a huge lone pencil. We went into the bigelevator. Then we saw some Indian hand carvedarrow heads. We got to touch fur and we looked athow the little boy governor house would look likeand we saw a mailbox for Toledo, Michigan. Wewent into a fake coal mine and seen how the logcompanies looked. Then we saw an old schoolhouse and a canoe. My aunt and uncle got me anecklace with an Indian head on it.

Stormy SchmidtFourth grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

A field trip to Lansing St. Patrick’s Day wishes

If I were a leprechaun, I would share my goldwith Mike, Alexis and Abby. I also would be self-ish and fight people who would try and take mygold.

Shannon DodgeThird grade

Nellie Reed Elementary, Vernon

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with Webberville in a Genesee AreaConference Blue Division double bill.

In Game 1, Byron (14-9, 9-3) mus-tered one run in the fourth while holdingWeberville down to one in the second,third, fifth and sixth innings. Both teamsgot just four hits apiece. The Eagles’ hittingwas paced by Michael Joslin (1-for-4),Jake Satkowiak (1-for-3), Kyle Brugger (1-for-3) and Zach Zimmerman (1-for-3).

In Game 2, Byron got the winning runin the 5-4 contest in the bottom of thesixth inning. Zimmerman hit a sacrifice flyto right field and Brugger scored from thirdafter just stealing second base.

Brugger batted 2-for-3 andZimmerman batted 1-for-3. Gavin Shepardtossed seven innings and picked up thewin. He collected six strikeouts.

Bath 4-5,Laingsburg 0-0

BATH — The Wolfpack went scoreless inboth games against Division 3, No. 4state-ranked Bath in a Central MichiganAthletic Conference doubleheader.

In Game 1, Laingsburg held theFighting Bees to four runs on three hits —two in the third and fourth innings — butonly got one hit off Bath pitching whichdrew 12 strikeouts.

In Game 2, Colin Domagalski (1-for-3), Trevor Marshall (1-for-3) and NolanMacMaster (1-for-3) paced the Laingsburgoffense, which produced five hits.

Trevor Marshall pitched the distancefor Laingsburg and struck out threeFighting Bees.

Laingsburg dropped to 8-9 overall and6-6 in the CMAC. Bath improved to 18-1and 12-0.

Lansing Catholic 12,Corunna 2

LANSING — Corunna will complete itsCapital Area Activities Conference WhiteDivision doubleheader against LansingCatholic today.

The Cavaliers dropped Game 1, 12-2on Monday, and Game 2 was suspended

due to lightning. Game 2 will resume atthe score of 5-5 in the bottom of the sec-ond inning.

New Lothrop 9-10,Dryden 4-6

DRYDEN — The Hornets swept Drydenin a Genesee Area Conference BlueDivision doubleheader on Monday withscores of 9-4 and 10-6.

In Game 1, the Hornets were paced byTyler Moore (3-for-4, three runs), EvanGagnon (3-for-3, one RBI and MitchPerizzolo (1-for-3, two runs).

James Urban pitched a gem, going thedistance of seven innings and fanning nine.He was tagged for just one earned run.

In Game 2, New Lothrop spread runsof three in the second, one in the fifth, twoin the sixth and four in the seventh in routeto a 10-6 victory.

Tyler Bennett batted 2-for-3 with onerun and Urban went 3-for-3 with one RBIand one run.

On Friday, New Lothrop took a 6-5 lossto Bridgeport in a non-conference gameand suffered an 11-0 shutout at the handsof Carlson at the Birch Run Big Bat Classicon Saturday.

Ovid-Elsie 9,Freeland 4

FREELAND — Tyler Everts held Freelandscoreless while pitching a four-hitter overfive innings with five strikeouts and onewalk and Cody Strapec batted 3-for-5 withthree RBIs and four stolen bases as Ovid-Elsie defeated the Falcons 9-4 on Monday.

The second game was called becauseof darkness with the score 0-0 after fiveinnings.

It is unlikely the game will be made up.Ovid-Elsie now stands 1-4-1 in the Tri-

Valley Conference Central and 6-8-1 over-all.

Shane Alexander pitched the final twoinnings for the Marauders in the firstgame. He gave up four runs and two hitswhile walking three and fanning two.

Everts (2-3) helped his own cause bybatting 2-for-3. Alexander went 2-for-4with two RBIs.

In the nightcap, Jeff Sutton pitched fivescoreless innings for the Marauders. Hestruck out five and walked three. Alexanderhad a hit and stole two bases.

Portland 11-4,Perry 2-0

PORTLAND — Portland swept Perry 11-2 and 4-0 Monday in a pair of CAAC WhiteDivision baseball games.

The Ramblers (6-14, 0-4 CAAC White)had just seven hits on the day includingthree in the first game.

Jacob Ferraiuolo, Nick Anderson andJake Baumgartner each had a hit for theRamblers. Baumgartner drove in two runs.

Baumgartner (2-2) was the losinghurler. He pitched three innings and wastouched for nine runs and five hits. Hewalked six and struck out two. ChrisBenjamin pitched the final three innings.He gave up two runs and three hits.

Perry was blanked in the next gamewhile receiving hits from Ferraiuolo,Anderson, Baumgartner and NickGoodman.

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CHESANING’S JOSH SINCISSEN reacts after making contactwith the ball during a Trv-Valley Conference doubleheaderagainst Midland Bullock Creek on Monday at Chesaning UnionHigh School.

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CORUNNA — The CorunnaCavaliers recently picked up apair of wins over the span offour days to snap out of a six-game losing streak.

On Monday, the Cavaliershosted Lake Odessa Lakewood ina CAAC White Division match,and edged the Vikings, 3-1.

Katie Giddings had a penaltykick goal in the first and secondhalves, while Paige Dunn (assist-ed by Amber DeVoe and OliviaHill) scored in the 44th minute ofthe match.

Corunna had an onslaught ofoffense resulting in 18 shots,much more than Lakewood’sseven.

Morgan Cnudde had six savesin net.

On Friday, the Cavaliers host-ed Owosso in a Capital AreaActivities Conference crossover,and dealt the Trojans a 2-0shutout. Giddings was good for agoal at the 32nd minute andAllison Shipman (assisted byAlyssa Nickels) added one in the65th minute.

Goalkeeper Morgan Cnuddestopped five Owosso shots as theCavaliers outshot the Trojans,18-6. Katie Pierson had 14 savesin net for the Trojans.

Jackson Northwest 3,Owosso 0

JACKSON — The Trojans were shut downagainst Jackson Northwest in a Capital AreaActivities Conference Red Division match.

Owosso fell 3-4-2 overall and 1-3 inleague play.

Laingsburg 6, Bath 0LAINGSBURG — The Wolfpack enjoyed a

37-5 advantage in shots on goal en route toa 6-0 shutout win over Bath.

Julia Hurley and Taylor Earle eachscored twice for Laingsburg while StephanieHoover and Morgan Rose also scored.

It was 3-0 at halftime and Laingsburgadded three more goals in the second half.

Laingsburg improved to 3-1-1 overall asBrittany Parker and Lindsey Fizzell teamedup as goalkeepers.

GIRLS TENNISLumen Christi 8, Owosso 0

OWOSSO — The Trojans suffered an 8-0 sweep at the hands of Jackson LumenChristi in a Capital Area ActivitiesConference Red Division tennis matchMonday.

The Trojans (2-7-1) challenged theTitans in the No. 2 singles as Owosso’sKaylee Davisson was edged with sets of 2-6 and 4-6 by Lumen Christi’s AndreaRickerd. The No. 3 doubles team of AshleyBrower and Kayle Kiem were edged in thefirst set, 5-7, and dropped the second set,3-6.

The Trojans will host the Ovid-ElsieMarauders today at 4 p.m.

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GENESEE — Senior catcherSarah Rundell lifted a grandslam homer to straightaway leftfield Monday to highlightMorrice’s 17-4 victory overGenesee in the first game of aGenesee Area Conference BlueDivision sweep on Monday.

Rundell batted 4-for-5 in thegame while driving in six runs.Morrice totaled 14 hits and over-came nine errors in the game.Virginia Hargrove batted 2-for-5with a double and three runsscored. Madi Munro batted 2-for-4 and also scored three times.

Natalie Markell was the win-ning hurler, spacing four hitswith five strikeouts.

Morrice (9-6 overall, 8-2 in theGAC Blue) won the nightcap 10-0as Virginia Hargrove pitched a 3-hit shutout over six innings.

Hargrove walked four andstruck out two.

Munro batted 3-for-4 with tworuns scored while Markell bat-ted 2-for-4 with a double. KarlieAtkinbson batted 1-for-3 andscored twice.

The Orioles placed second inthe Whitmore Lake tournamenton Saturday with a 2-1 record.Morrice defeated Ann ArborGreenhills 17-4 and downedWhitmore Lake 7-5. Allen ParkInter-City Baptist defeated theOrioles in the championshipgame 8-6.

Lumen Christi 16-8,Owosso 3-0

OWOSSO — Jackson Lumen Christiended Owosso’s perfection in the CapitalArea Activities Conference Red Division.

The visitors swept the Trojans 8-5 ineight innings and 3-0 in seven to climb intofirst place in the league standings and lowerOwosso to 6-2 in the conference and 15-4overall.

Lumen Christi rose to 5-1 and 14-3marks.

Taylor Walter batted 4-for-5 for Owossoin the first game. Justine Powers, BrittanyDamerow and Amanda Leftwich all had twohits. Owosso owned a 16-11 hitting advan-tage but made three errors.

Powers took the loss while striking outseven and walking four.

In the nightcap, Lauren Kuechman per-mitted just four hits while taking the loss forthe Trojans. Kuechman struck out five andwalked one.

Kuechman and Leftwich each batted 2-for-2 for Owosso against the shutout serv-ings of Kaylyn Saterlee.

New Lothrop 15-24,Dryden 4-5

DRYDEN — New Lothrop climbed overthe .500 mark with a 15-4, 24-5 sweep ofDryden on Monday.

The Hornets now stand 7-3 in theGenesee Area Conference Blue Division and11-10 overall.

Rachel Vincke headlined the day inGame 2 by swatting a home run, two dou-bles and a triple while collecting six RBIs.

Vincke could have had the cycle but theHornets’ coaching staff waved her on for a

double in her final at-bat.VIncke and Carly Vrable each batted 4-

for-4 as New Lothrop racked up 21 hits.On top of that, Vincke was the winning

pitcher, allowing five hits and two walks overfour innings. She struck out six.

Vrable had a double and three singleswith one RBI.Brittney Kline also had four hitswith a double and three RBIs. ShelbyEbenhoeh and Katie Priest each went 2-for-2.

In Game 1, Ebenhoeh batted 3-for-3and Kline went 3-for-4 with a double.Vrableclubbed a pair of doubles and drove in a runwhile Priest batted 2-for-3 with a two-bag-ger.

Abby Colston earned the mound winwhile scattering nine hits. She struck out sixand did not walk a batter.

Goodrich 11-10,Durand 9-2

GOODRICH — The Railroaders got homeruns from Gabriele Ducharme (4-for-4),Sam Kingsbury (2-for-4) and Rachael Smith(2-for-4) with Kingsbury sending one in thefirst and Ducharme and Smith bangingtheirs out in the third.

However, Goodrich’s five-run first inningproved to be enough to edge Durand, 11-9,in a Genesee Area Conference Blue Divisiontilt, while knocking their own homeruns fromMegan Tagner (2-for-4) and Carlee Jensen(3-for-4).

Shiloh Brunet pitched for Durand, strik-ing out five Martians.

In Game 2, there were no home runs.But it was close. Ducharme was robbed ofone by a grab beyond the fence fromGoodrich’s Kelsey Collins.

Tagner commanded the game frominside the circles and helped the Martians inthe rout of the Railroaders, 10-2.

Byron 12-9,Webberville 0-11

BYRON — The Eagles split a pair ofgames against Webberville with a 12-0 winin five innings and an 11-9 loss in aGenesee Area Conference Blue Divisiondouble bill.

Byron’s Emily Ritter pitched her secondno-hitter of the season in the five-inningGame 1, as the Eagles rolled over theSpartans with eight runs in the first and fourmore in the fourth.

Felicia Foster and Ally Richardson eachbatted 2-for-3 with two runs apiece.

In Game 2, Byron (10-12, 8-4) waspaced by the bats of Foster (4-for-5, tworuns), Ashtin McGuire (2-for-3) and Angie

Nellis (2-for-4).Byron came up just short of matching

Weberville’s early cushion of four runs in thefirst, five in the third and two more in thefourth.

The Eaglies scored one in the third, threein the fourth and fifth innings and two morein the sixth.

Portland 4-9,Perry 0-0

PORTLAND — The Ramblers dropped apair of games against Portland in a CapitalArea Activities White Division doubleheader.

In Game 1, Perry suffered a 4-0 shutoutwhile Katie Aldrich batted 2-for-3, KateMichalek went 1-for-3 and Chelsea Curtishad a 1-for-2 performance.

In Game 2, Jenny Dykeman (1-for-3) tal-lied the Ramblers’ only hit in a 9-0 loss.Kaitlyn Pirochta pitched both games forPerry. The Ramblers fell to 15-5 this season.

Bullock Creek 11-12Chesaning 0-2

CHESANING — Midland Bullock Creekswept Chesaning 11-0 and 12-2 onMonday.

Chesaning was limited to two hits in thefive-inning opener. Sam Stryker and AubreyVrable each singled.

Megen Johnson took the Game 1 defeatwhile allowing 14 hits and two walks.

Chesaning, now 0-8 in the Tri-ValleyConference Central and 3-14 overall, had sixhits and eight errors in Game 2. MollyStewart batted 2-for-3 with an RBI andRachel Toma doubled and scored a run.

Haley Dankert took the pitching loss,allowing 10 runs and nine hits in 3 1/3innings. She struck out two and walkedone.`

Freeland 15-21,Ovid-Elsie 0-5

FREELAND — Freeland swept Ovid-Elsiein a pair of three-inning Tri-Valley ConferenceCentral games, 15-0 and 21-5 on Monday.

The Marauders (1-13 overall, 0-6 TVC)had just one hit in the first game. It came offthe bat of Jessie Goins.

Austeen Freeman, Goins and AmandaMinarik all hit safely in the nightcap.

Taking the losses for Ovid-Elsie wereAylison Rose in the first game and JamieViglianco in the second game.

Rose gave up six hits and six walks.Viglianco worked two innings in the

nightcap. She walked twice.Rose pitched the final inning with one

strikeout and three walks.

Rundell ‘grand’ inMorrice’s sweep

Argus-Press Photo/Matt Wilson

CHESANING’S HALEY DANKERT reacts after she throws theall durnig a Triv-Valley Conference Central Division gamesagainst Midland Bullock Cr3ek.

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CUTE HOME 1 Bedroom. Great Location. Garage. Nice Yard. $595/month. Call 810-845-5461

822 AMENT – 2 Bedroom. $550 Month; $650 deposit; plus utilities. 723-9588.

3 BEDROOM, 2.5 car ga-rage. No pets/smoking $700/month. Call 989-723-7205

3 BEDROOM– 1.5 bath, furnished vacation home. Houghton Lake. Rent weekends or by the week. Lake access. For info call 989-366-0004

3 BEDROOM – In Corunna. 519 N. Shiawassee. $650 Month; $650 deposit. Call (989)723-4889.

3 1/2 BEDROOM– 521 Jer-ome Ave., Owosso $700 Month plus deposit. Call 989-723-2191.

Houses 840for Rent

L&H HOLDING INC.– Has 2000 sq. ft. All a customer needs at 1060 E. Main St., Owosso. Ready for imme-diate occupancy. 989-725-1296 ext. 201

Commercial 810Property for Rent

WASHINGTON SQUARE SENIOR APTS. – 529 E. Second in Perry has one bedroom units. Rent based on income, minimum $370. Community room and laundry area for resi-dents use. Applications at office on site or by calling 1-800-225-7982. Send this ad with application and your second month is FREE. Managed by Strat-ford Group Ltd., 442 W. Baldwin, Alpena, MI 49707. Equal Housing Op-portunity. TDD # 1-800-855-1155.

SMALL 1 BEDROOM–Near downtown Owosso, Heat, water garbage paid. Deposit required. No pets/ smoking. 989-725-9156

PERRY– BRADBERRYPARK Apts. Great Spring Specials!!! Like new 2 bedroom 2 bath with bal-conies. 517-675-2059

ORCHARD PLACE MANORSENIOR APTS. – 219 E. Cleveland in Owosso has 1 bedroom unit available. Person must be 62 years of age or older or disabled of any age. Minimum rent $375. Community room and laundry area for resi-dent use. Applications in foyer or call Beverly at 1-800-225-7982. Managed by Stratford Group Ltd., 442 W. Baldwin, Alpena, MI 49707. Equal Housing Opportunity TDD 1-800-855-1155

OAKWOOD TERRACE – 2 Bedroom apartment, heat and water paid. 989- 413-1476. Move-in-special

2-BEDROOM – Pets OK.$525 Includes electric, wa-ter. 989-277-3241.

Apartments 800for Rent

NEW LOTHROP COM-MONS – 1 And 2 bedroom apartments. Rent starts at $550. Heat included. Bar-rier free available. Call Dave 989-413-2177, Su-san 616-942-6553 or apmrd@sbcglobal.net Equal opportunity pro-vider. Equal Housing Op-portunity. TDD 800-649-3777.

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LARGE 2 BEDROOM– Loft style in Durand. Exposed brick, ceramic tile, deck $495 plus security deposit. No pets. 517-625-3438

LARGE 1 BEDROOM – Up-per. Stove & refrigerator. Clean. $385 per mo. plus utilities & deposit. 989-277-2156.

LAINGSBURG, LOOKING GLASS TERRACE – Ac-cepting applications for wait list. 2 Bedrooms. 62 Years or older. Rent starts at $340 (based on income if qualified). Contact Dave 517-651-2611 or Susan 616-942-6553. Equal Op-portunity Provider. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD 800-649-3777.

KENSINGTON ARMS-Spa-cious 2 bedroom. No pets. New move-In special. Call 989-413-1476

GINGER SQUARE – Ac-cepting applications for 2, 3 and 4-bedroom town homes. Dishwashers, car-ports, washer/dryer hook-ups, heat and electric in-cluded. Rent based on in-come. Equal Housing Op-portunity. 1200 Penbrook, 989-723-1331. TTY/TDD 1-800-567-5857.

DURAND-MONROE MANOR SENIOR APART-MENTS – 1 And 2 bed-room. Rent starts at $495 (based on income if quali-fied), 62 years or older, disabled (regardless of age). Barrier free available. Call Gerald 989-277-2587, Susan 616-942-6553. Equal Opportunity Pro-vider. Equal Housing Op-portunity. TDD 800-649-3777.

DURAND – Very nice, large 2 bedroom duplex. With washer, dryer. $450 Month; $550 deposit. 989-288-6343 after 5.

DURAND – ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2 BEDROOM. Spring and Senior Specials! Heat, water and trash included. 989-288-2929.

CORUNNA UPSTAIRS– 1Bedroom. Very clean. $350 rent plus deposit. 989-725-9759

CORUNNA EFFICIENCY– DOWN. Prime neighbor-hood. Private entrance. Range, fridge, water, re-fuse service incl. $300. No dogs. 989-729-1044

CLOSE TO TOWN – In-cludes utilities except elec-tric. No smoking or alco-hol. 989-277-3237.

CIDER MILL FAMILYAPTS. – 1870 Babcock in Owosso has two bedroom units ready for qualified applicants. Rent based on income NO minimum. Laundry and play areas on site. Applications at mgr. Apt. #42 or call 1-800-225-7982. Managed by Stratford Group Ltd., 442 W. Baldwin, Alpena, MI. Equal Housing Oppor-tunity. TDD 1-800-855-1155.

CHERRY HILL MANOR FAMILY APTS. – 152 - 160 N. Washington in Perry has 1 and 2 bed-room units. One unit spe-cially designed for wheel chair accessibility. Rent based on income with lim-ited rent subsidy available. Laundry and play areas. Applications at manager apt. #41 or call 1-800-225-7982. Send this ad with application and your second month is FREE. Managed by Strat-ford Group Ltd., 442 W. Baldwin, Alpena, MI 49707. Equal Housing Op-portunity. Hearing TDD 1-800-855-1155.

AVAILABLE SOON– RE-MODELING now. 2 bed-room 2 bath lower. Paved parking close to school, grocery store, hospital. On M-52 near King St. $700. garbage, water, snow in-cluded. Nice yard, deck. 989-413-0764

426 E. MASON St. Owosso upstairs 1 bedroom. Nice, close to town. Perfect size for 1 or 2 people. $300 month plus electric. $300 deposit. 1 year lease. 517-675-7328

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2 BEDROOM, DOWN-STAIRS. Durand. $450 month, $450 deposit. Very clean. 989-288-7021

2 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS-Durand. $400 month plus electric. 989-277-2828

2 BEDROOM UPPER– 512 N. Park St. $450 month, includes water and gar-bage. $450 deposit. 989-723-4035

2 BEDROOM – Near down-town Corunna. $470 Mo. RealChek. 743-5343.

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760ManufacturedHomes

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Furniture, 660Household

TOM’S ROTOTILLING(989)834-5097

LAWN SPRINKLER SERV-ICE design & installation. Residential, Commercial. Pipe & wire service. H & G Irrigation 989-413-4431

RELIABLE LAWN MOWING SERVICE. Competitive rates. 989-640-9328

EASTERN MICHIGAN LAND SCAPING & SUPPLY– Best prices! We deliver or pick up. New lawn care cus-tomers get 4 free cuts with contract. 989-413-4795

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCEHip high, planted in your yard. $15 per tree. 989-666-3590.

BILL’S – Jonsered Chain Saws. Country Clipper Zero Turns. Repair lawn equipment and chain saws. 723-7961. 2nd Location: 1500 Corunna Ave., 725-2533. Pickup/delivery.

Lawn 620& Garden

1977 MOTOR HOME – Does not run. Best offer takes it. (989)723-8805.

610Campers - RV’s

SHIAWASSEE CO. ARROW SHOP (989) 472-1643.

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Sporting 595Equipment

VAN CARLSON MEMO-RIAL Top shot contest. $40 epr shooter. Top prize- Henry Goldenboy .22 Rifle. All weapons and ammo will be provided. May 14 & 15. Registration starts at 8am. Shiawassee Conservation Club 4247 N. M-52 Owosso. For info call Larry Neumann 989-277-7101 or Jim Wa-ters 989-277-0608

Sporting 595Equipment

SHRINK WRAPPING– Boat detailing and auto. Perry Car Care. (989)627-8646

Boats - 590PersonalWatercrafts

BUYING U.S. COINS – GOLD & SILVER. Paying top dollar. Call Scott, 989-714-2623.

WANTED ANTIQUE DEAL-ERS – Owosso Trade Cen-ter, 108 W. Mason. 517-651-0020. Low rates.

Antiques 580- Collectibles

YARD SHEDS – & More. Better construction. 15 years from this location. 834-2028.www.bcbarns.com

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USED KAYAK POOL.16X32 with 8 foot deck. 810-266-4977

RED JACKET WELL PUMP– Like new. Model 502SWH, 115/230 volt. Complete with pressure gauge and 1 way solid brass inlet valve. $125. 725-8340, 9 to 2.

NEED GARAGE DOOR RE-PAIR? – 23+ Years, sales & service. Lake State Door LLC. 989-277-9698.

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TOOLS --AT WHOLESALEPRICES !!! Air, Electric & Hand Tools - Pulleys and V-Belts, Woodworking & Metal Machinery, Hose, Welding Supplies, Vises Cutting Tools and more !!! INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY OFOWOSSO (989) 725-7185 Mon. thru Fri. 8:30 to 5 pmSaturday 9:00 to 12 noonPUBLIC WELCOME !!!!

560Miscellaneous

OWOSSO POLICE PUBLICAUCTION– Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 10:00am. Auc-tion held at Gould St. and Alledale Ave. Bicycles, hand tools and other as-sorted items. All items may be viewed at 9am on Auction Day.

510Auctions

QUALITY FREEZER BEEF - Texas Long Horn steers-ready for processing. $1.85 Per lb. Call (989)666-2503.

Fresh 490Produce - Meats

JACK RUSSEL PUPPIES–Short-legged, friendly, & playful. Tails docked. 1st shot, dewormed. $150. Also, Toy terrier/chihuahua mix. $200. 517-897-7005 Durand

FREE KITTENS – Ready May 10. 5 Gray, 1 tan. Call (989)721-1547.

480Pets

CKC SHIH-TZU & Shih- Pom. Male pups. Shots, dew claws removed. $350 to $400. 989-624-4020

CHESAPEAKE BAY RE-TRIEVER puppies avail. June 7th. Parents on site. $300, no papers. Taking deposits now. Call after 2:30 989-627-4828 or 989-525-5545

ANIMALS TO LOVE – Find them everyday in The Ar-gus-Press Classified Sec-tion.

4 FREE KITTENS – Litter trained. 3 - 4 Weeks old. 2 Males; 2 females. Call (989)472-6422.

480Pets

SEAMLESS GUTTERS– Lowest prices, satisfaction guaranteed. Gutter clean-ing. Septic systems: repair and replacement. Call Ron 810-602-6191

ROTOTILLING Lawns and Gardens 989-494-9594Or 989-834-2419.

PAUL STEWART HANDY-MAN – Electrical. Plumb-ing. Drywall. Siding. Roof-ing. Windows. Etc. Rea-sonable. No job too big or too small. 989-413-8013.

OLD YELLER STUMP GRINDING – Best prices around. Insured. Call Jim. 723-4303.

EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT-ING – 1/2 Off any job thru June. Also, 60% senior citizen discount thru June. (989)472-4059.

MONROE LAWN CARE– Lawn mowing. Residential, commerical. 277-8137.

MECHANICAL WORK– De-winterization, any light work. Eaves cleaned, landscaping, hauling, tree work ETC. Free estimates!! 989-627-0845

JAKE & SONS LAWNCAREaccepting new clients. Spring clean-up. Call 989-277-4148 or email jake@jakeandsons.com

HOUSE & CARPET clean-ing– Call Clean as a Whis-tle Cleaning Service. 989-721-6199

HOME HEALTH TRANS-PORTATION aide– Trust-worthy, dependable, rea-sonable. Assistance with Dr. appointments, grocer-ies, casino or cooking. Call 989-845-2862

GENERAL HANDYMAN AND REMODELING- Reli-able. $15/hr. Almost any-thing. Drywalling, decks, plumbing, repairs, tear downs, yard work. (989)640-9328

FLANNIGAN’S LAWN CARE - Spring cleanup, yards rolled, gutter clean-ing. Some tree trimming. Odd jobs. Accepting new customers. 989-288-4741.

ECONOMY MUFFLERS IN-STALLED $89.95 most cars, small trucks. Custom pipe bending and perform-ance systems built and in-stalled. We care about how your ride looks and sounds. Quality pipe is all we stock. Stainless steel tuner mufflers in stock for that sporty sound and look. We know perform-ance and sound. Dicks Auto 725-9016

DROP-OFF LAUNDRY SERVICE– Wash, dry, fold. 7 days per week, $8 per load. Call 989-627-8690

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DID YOU KNOW Dick's Auto does up to 28 inch wheel and tires and spe-cialize in run flat and low profile tires? Newest changer available. Not to mention tire monitor serv-ices that the tires shops cannot do. Why go any-where else? Light on? One stop shop. Oil change and tire rotation $39.95 most 5 qt cars and trucks. Includ-ing a safety inspection from experienced trained mechanics. We have the best alignment equipment available and can do 4 door duallies easily. Why go to 5 shops who do 1 thing when we do it all with experience. Don't get dizzy getting the run around when you have a problem. 725-9016

CORDS LAWN CO.Lawnmowing989-723-2571

CEMENT WORK WANTED– Small or large jobs. Call (989)723-7466.

AUTOS WANTED – For scrap. $50 -$600 Will beat competitors. 725-8062.

Situations 400Wanted

ALL METALS WANTED– Autos, appliances, air con-ditioners. Batteries, electric motors, mowers, motorcy-cles, snowmobiles, tillers, junk piles etc. We load. Cash paid. Free pick-up. Call Bill or Deb. (989) 661-7860

ALL JOBS – Clean walls,windows, floors, clean eaves. Trim hedges, haul brush, trash. Painting. Carpet cleaning/upholstery 4 rooms, $85. 725-5484

ABSOLUTELY ALL - Appli-ances, all scrap metal. Cash paid. 989-725-5484

Situations 400Wanted

NOTICE – Listings within this category may require payment of a fee for the services offered. Often times fee is requested in advance of providing serv-ice and may be non-re-fundable. We advise read-ers to obtain all the facts first, prior to payment.

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VARSITY BOYS’ SOCCER COACH – Laingsburg High School. Boys’ soccer coaching experience de-sired. Ability and willing-ness to perform the duties of a Soccer Coach, includ-ing maintaining the regular practice for the program. Ability to recruit student athletes. Ability to commu-nicate with student ath-letes, administration, staff, parents and the commu-nity. Ability to promote positive sportsmanship. Apply to Athletic Director, Laingsburg High School, 8008 Woodbury Rd., Laingsburg, MI 48848. Fax 517-651-9621 or phone 517-651-5091, ext. 225.

STYLISTS WANTED– CLI-ENTELE is not necessary, but helpful! Upbeat and good-spirited, works well in a team environment. 989-627-7466

J.V. VOLLEYBALL COACHNEEDED – Previous coach-ing experience preferred. Please see www.newlothrop.k12.mi.usfor complete job detail. Please send resume and letter of interest to: New Lothrop Area Public Schools, John Strycker, Superintendent, P.O. Box 339, New Lothrop, MI 48460. Deadline: Until filled.

FRESHMAN GIRLS’ VOL-LEYBALL COACH – Laingsburg High School. Girls’ volleyball coaching experience desired. Ability and willingness to perform the duties of a Volleyball Coach, including maintain-ing the regular practice for the program. Ability to re-cruit student athletes. Abil-ity to communicate with student athletes, admini-stration, staff, parents and the community. Ability to promote positive sports-manship. Apply to Athletic Director, Laingsburg High School, 8008 Woodbury Rd., Laingsburg, MI 48848. Fax 517-651-9621 or phone 517-651-5091, ext. 225.

DURAND AREA SCHOOLSis seeking a Jr Varsity Cheer Coach and a Varsity Cheer Coach. For job post-ing information go to www.durand.k12.mi.us

DAIRY FARM – Needs ex-perienced person for milk-ing, feeding calves, and general work. Full-time. (517)223-9954.

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST needs– 5 days per week, part time, no weekends. Chiropractors office. Send resume to PO Box 17, Corunna MI 48817

BATHER & BRUSHER/Groomer– For busy dog salon. Experienced only, please; Do not have time to train! Good wages. Reply to Box 357, c/o The Argus Press 201 E. Exchange St., Owosso, MI 48867

ASPHALT COMPANY -Needs laborers. Good driv-ing record and chauffeurs license. Full time. Apply in person 9 to 11 a.m. at 901 E. Gier St., Lansing.

Help 380Wanted

100 WORKERS – Assem-ble crafts, wood items, sewing. Materials pro-vided. To $480+ per week. Free information 24 hours. 801-264-4963.

Help 380Wanted

ANNIE’S PAINTING- Qual-ity Affordable Painting. 989 288-4601 -810 423-7511

QUALITY Interior Painting for Le$$ – Same day call back, Roger.989-845-3114

Painting - 340Decorating

GW HOLZHAUSEN – Spe-cializing in driveways. Free onsite estimates. Nice black dirt, cheap, sand, stones, crushed concrete, etc. 989-627-3638.

Sand - 330Gravel - Dirt

RESIDENTIAL REMODEL-ING - Over 35 years expe-rience in flat & shingled roofing and repair. Free Estimates. Call NOW for Savings. 989- 723-4260.

General 300Repair

TONY SUTTER, BUILDERNew Construction, remod-eling, roofing, siding, pole barn, additions. Free esti-mates. Licensed/ insured. 989-845-2322.

STORAGE SHEDS 8x8’ Barn style. $700.10X10’ $850. other sizes available. Pricing in-cludes materials AND la-bor! Larry Holmes Con-struction. 989-288-3909.

Licensed 290Contracting

ROOFING, VINYL SIDING – Replacement windows. Specializing in pole barns and garages. Free esti-mates and References. Ed Pierce, Licensed Builder. 288-5496.

HANDYMAN – Rich Warner’s Handyman Serv-ices. Licensed builder. Great rates. 989-277-8637

GARY’S DRYWALL FIN-ISHING “Hang, finish, re-pairs” (517) 927-3853garysdrywallfinishing.com

BRAD’S HOME IMPROVE-MENT – Roofing - Siding-Home Repairs. NOJOB TOO SMALL. Licensed & Insured. 725-2975.

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Today’s Horoscope

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

You are likely to find not one, but numer-ous ways in the near future to make yourmaterial position much more secure.Each is likely to come through a friendor an associate, but it’ll be your hardwork that brings it about.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The wayyou go about achieving your aspirationsand objectives is likely to win you theadmiration of your peers. They might notsay anything openly, but they’ll be think-ing it.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t holdback, share some interesting experi-ences and constructive ideas with yourpeers, and everyone is likely to find youto be a most enjoyable conversational-ist.CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Eventhough it’s quite likely that you wouldprefer operating discreetly, especiallywhen handling financial issues, youwon’t mind sharing your ideas with oth-ers when they ask.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You should fol-low your own judgment rather thanadhering to the opinions of others. Youhave the ability to perceive facts accu-rately, and are able to use them bothwisely and imaginatively.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — One of yourstrongest natural assets is your ability toorganize. If anything needs to be sys-tematized, volunteer your services andreplace confusion with methodology.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — This is abetter than usual day to establish con-tacts in both your social and businessspheres. Make an active attempt toenlarge your present circle of acquain-tances in each venue.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Use yourimagination to constructively improveconditions for yourself in as many areasas you need. When you improve yourown lot, you do so for others as well.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You’renot likely to find a more perfect day toeffectively promote something in whichyou believe. Win over your advocates withyour strong powers of persuasion.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Inorder to induce others to come to youinstead of you having to go hat in handto them, you may have to maintain adegree of aloofness. Just don’t carry ittoo far.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — It’ll beeasier to advance your interests if youdon’t make your intentions too obviousto your opponents. Do what you have todo without tipping your hand to adver-saries.PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Openboth your heart and your purse if there issomeone who comes to you in direstraits. Your kindness will give you feel-ings of self-worth and do some good atthe same time.ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If youwere to tell another your wish, she or hemight consider you to be a bit of adreamer. However, in reality you’ve veryrealistic where your aspirations are con-cerned.

Q: What can you tell meabout Western cowboy starRex Allen? — L.B., Morton, Ill.

A: A film actor, singer andsongwriter, Rex Elvie Allen (1920-1999) started his entertainmentcareer in vaudeville as a singer;he also performed on numerousradio programs before joining atraveling rodeo show. He laterentered the movie industry,becoming a popular singing cow-boy; he even starred in his ownWestern TV series, “FrontierDoctor,” and narrated manynature documentaries for WaltDisney. Allen had two popularnicknames: the Arizona Cowboyand the Voice of the West. Hewas married several times, andone of his sons was named RexAllen Jr., a former country-music star who also spent timeas a regular with the StatlerBrothers on their syndicated TVshow.

Q: Would you please tell methe name of the good-lookingguy in the Allstate televisioncommercials? He plays therole of Mayhem. — N.E.H.,Chattanooga, Tenn.

A: The actor is Dean Winters,who has played dark charactersin TV series such as “Oz,”“Rescue Me” and “30 Rock.” Inall, he has appeared in nearly 40films and TV shows. DennisHaysbert has been the mainspokesman for the insurance adssince 2003. Allstate executiveshave said that Winters is not sup-planting Haysbert, whom theysay is a strong asset for the com-pany and will continue as its pri-mary spokesman.

Q: In a novel I’m reading,several of the characters weresailing and used some type ofsystem to determine weatherconditions. They called itBuys Ballot’s law. I’m curiousabout the name. Is it a made-up moniker? — W.V.C.,Bridgeport, Conn.

A: It is not a made-up name;the law is named after Dutchmeteorologist C.H.D. Buys Ballot(1817-1890). It can be expressedthis way: When the observer hashis back to the wind, the lowerbarometric pressure is to his leftin the northern hemisphere and

to his right in the southern hemi-sphere, owing to the Earth’s rota-tion.

Q: Could you tell me whathappened to Doug McClure,who starred as Trampas onthe TV Western series “TheVirginian”? — J.M., EastPeoria, Ill.

A: Douglas Osborne McClure(1935-1995) enjoyed an impressivecareer on television and in filmthat spanned five decades, fromthe 1950s into the 1990s. Battlingcancer during the final two yearsof his life, he still continued towork, appearing in two movies,“Maverick” (1994) and “Riders inthe Storm” (1995), and at leasttwo TV series. Married fivetimes, he fathered two children.

Q: In a gift shop many yearsago, I noticed a stack of glasscircles with a large hole in themiddle. You placed this con-cave disc over a candle tocatch melted wax runningdown its side. This elegant-looking glass had an equallyelegant-sounding name. Idon’t remember what it is. —F.L., Hurricane, Utah

A: Your description is excel-lent. The word you want is“bobeche,” from the French.

Q: What is the name ofDick Dastardly’s dog on theanimated series “WackyRaces”? — J.B.F., Conneaut,Ohio

A: Dick Dastardly is a fiction-al character that has appeared inmany Hanna-Barbera cartoons.He and his dog, Muttley, are bestknown for the series “WackyRaces.”

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DEAR ABBY: “Little BitLonely” (March 26) misses trav-eling since her husband’s death.She wrote that she isn’t “good atmingling with new people” andwondered if it would be appro-priate to ask her son to includeher on weekend trips with hisfamily.

I want to urge “Lonely” to goto her local community collegeand take classes for seniors.Take any class she might havedreamed of as a young woman.Make friends. Expand her hori-zons!

I had breast cancer 18months ago. The day after mysurgery, I took stock of my lifeand decided if I was to followmy childhood dream, what bet-ter time than now? I am doingthat, and have begun studyingvoice and theater arts. Do Iaspire to be another HelenReddy or Helen Mirren? No, butI intend to have fun while I takethe journey of the rest of mylife.

Let me say to her, “Don’t be a‘little bit lonely.’ Be a little bittoo busy!”

NOT AT ALL LONELY,SANTA ROSA, CALIF.

DEAR NOT LONELY:Thank you for an inspiringletter. Other readers sharedcreative ideas for “Lonely”that might help her set hersails in new directions. Readon:

DEAR ABBY: “Lonely”should organize a trip (even just

a weekend jaunt) and invite herson and family along. Thatwould give the son the opportu-nity to reciprocate her invita-tion, which could lead to a newfamily tradition.

GAYLE IN KANSAS CITY

DEAR ABBY: My dad passedaway eight years ago, and Momhas been on her own ever since.She has become a savvy travelerand has made numerous friendsalong the way. “Lonely” shouldlook into churches, travel agen-cies and cruise companies fortrips for senior singles.“Lonely” does not need to bealone. My mom goes places withfamily and is close friends withmy mother-in-law, too. One ortwo trips, and “Lonely” shouldbe able to find a few goodfriends.

PROUD OF MY BROOKLYN MOM

DEAR ABBY: I, too, am awidow. I go on my own to foot-ball and soccer games as well asother activities that involve mygrandchildren. It’s my firmbelief that it isn’t up to my chil-dren to entertain me. They have

their own busy lives and needtheir family time.

I have developed my ownsocial life. I met one of my bestfriends in a choral group, andanother when she sat next to meat church. The three of us go tomovies, concerts, plays, etc.,and they have introduced me tomany new activities. Seniorcenters sponsor computer class-es, bingo and day excursions,and community colleges offerclasses in photography, writing,yoga for a nominal fee. Be will-ing to work through some dis-comfort and take some risks.

NOT A BIT LONELY

DEAR ABBY: Here’s what I’dtell “Lonely”: Take a course inself-development. Programs areavailable for developing skillsand learning to live life from theperspective of “possibilities.”

Do something for someone ina nursing home or visitAlzheimer’s patients. Read tothem or just hold a hand. Whenyou get a smile from thesepatients, you’ll know your pres-ence really makes a difference.Join the Red Hat Society. Most ofthe members are alone and havea great time together.

Volunteer at church, teachSunday school, work with thehomeless in a shelter. Do some-thing for someone who has less.Our world needs people withwarm hearts and the time tocontribute. You will be amazedat how great you’ll feel.

LORRAINE IN ENCINITAS, CALIF.

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Dear Abby

Woman who feels lonely needs to get up and go

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BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian activist says troops backed by tankshave entered several southern villages near the flashpoint city ofDaraa.

The activist says heavy shooting was heard when the troopsentered Inkhil, Dael, Jassem, Sanamein and Nawa after midnighttoday. It was not clear if there were casualties, he said.

He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of governmentreprisals.

In recent weeks, army troops carried out an 11-day operation inDaraa that killed more than 80 people, residents and activists said.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister says the country willscrap a plan calling for increasing the share of nuclear power as anenergy source to 50 percent from the current 30 percent.

Naoto Kan told a news conference today that Japan needs to“start from scratch” on its long-term energy policy after theFukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was damaged by theMarch 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Kan also said he would take a pay cut beginning in June until theFukushima nuclear crisis is resolved to take responsibility as partof the government that has promoted nuclear energy.

By DIAA HADIDand MICHELLE FAUL

Associated Press

TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO warplanesstruck Tripoli early today in the heaviestbombing of the Libyan capital in weeks,hours after an uptick in fighting betweenrebels and Moammar Gadhafi’s forces on along deadlocked front line in the country’seast.

NATO struck at least four sites in Tripoli,setting off crackling explosions that thun-dered through the city overnight. One strikehit a building that local residents said wasused by a military intelligence agency.Another targeted a government buildingthat officials said was sometimes used byparliament members.

It was not immediately clear what theother two strikes hit, but one of them sentplumes of smoke over Tripoli. Libyan offi-cials would not say what that strike hit butthe smoke appeared to come from thesprawling compound housing members ofGadhafi’s family.

Between explosions, an aircraft droppedburning flares. Some residents responded byraking the sky with gunfire and beepingtheir horns.

The Tripoli bombing came just hoursafter heavy fighting was reported Mondayon the eastern front, south of Ajdabiya, arebel-held town about 90 miles south ofBenghazi, the rebel headquarters in the east.

Hundreds of rebels gathered at a check-point outside Ajdabiya on Monday after-noon, when an AP photographer countedabout 100 pickup trucks coming back fromthe front, each carrying four or five fightersand some with mounted submachine guns.

The rebels, firing their weapons into theair as they shouted and danced, said theyhad been told that NATO was going tolaunch airstrikes on Gadhafi’s forces and

they had been ordered to withdraw tem-porarily from the front.

No overall casualty figures were avail-able.

The cobbled-together rebel army — com-prised of some deserters from Gadhafi’sforces and many civilians — has beenbogged down for weeks in the area aroundAjdabiya, unable to move on to the oil townof Brega.

PARIS (AP) — Geological monitoring services say a magnitude7.1 earthquake has hit in the South Pacific off the French territoryof New Caledonia.

No injuries or damage were immediately reported. The PacificTsunami Warning Center says there was no threat of a widespreadtsunami based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.

The U.S. Geological Service and the European-MediterraneanSeismological Centre said the quake hit today, some 26.5 km beneaththe ocean. The epicenter was about 92 miles off Ile Tadine in NewCaledonia’s Loyalty Islands chain, and more than 1,000 miles fromBrisbane, Australia.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president has accused China ofpressuring the World Health Organization into recognizing Taiwanas a Chinese territory and says Beijing’s move is “very negative” forbilateral ties.

President Ma Ying-jeou’s statement of protest today represents arare departure from his China engagement policy. Critics say Mahas hurt Taiwan’s sovereignty while forging close ties with China.

On Monday, a Taiwanese lawmaker publicized a WHO documentcategorizing Taiwan as a Chinese province.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has denied launchinga cyber attack that paralyzed the computer network of a large SouthKorean bank.

South Korean prosecutors said last week that North Koreanhackers were behind the April attack that brought down theNonghyup Bank’s computer system.

The North’s Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces said in astatement today carried by the official Korean Central News Agencythat the prosecutors’ charges were a fabrication aimed at intensify-ing anti-North Korean sentiment in the South.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.N. investigators in Ivory Coast havedetermined there were at least 68 bodies spread out across 10 burialmounds in a mass grave recently discovered on a soccer field inAbidjan, the country’s commercial capital.

Guillaume Ngefa, the deputy director of the human rights divi-sion of the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast, said Monday the victimswere likely killed by pro-Laurent Gbagbo militias on April 12, theday after the strongman was arrested.

Officials:Insurgents hitAfghan police

in northKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —

Hundreds of insurgentslaunched a large-scale attacktoday against police inAfghanistan’s remote Nuristanprovince, a part of the countrythat is largely controlled by theTaliban, officials said.

Provincial police chief Gen.Shams-ul Rahman Zahid saidabout 400 Taliban fighters wereinvolved in the attack, whichstarted after daybreak, targetingcheckpoints around a base hous-ing police reserve units locatedabout 11 miles south of theprovincial capital of Parun.

It’s the second such largeattack staged by the Taliban inless than four days and just oneweek after U.S. special forceskilled al-Qaida leader Osama binLaden.

Over the weekend in thesouthern city of Kandahar, thebirthplace of the Taliban andthe economic hub of southernAfghanistan, the Talibanattempted a full frontal assaulton government buildings acrossthe city. At least two dozen insur-gents, two members of theAfghan security forces and onecivilian were killed in two daysof fighting in Kandahar.

The Taliban have said theKandahar attacks were plannedwell before bin Laden’s deathand were part of their springoffensive.

Zahid, the provincial policechief, did not say how manypolice were under attack or thesize of the security force basedin Nuristan although it isthought to be small.

“We have requested fromNATO forces and the Afghanarmy to help. They have notresponded yet. I have orderedother units to go and help,”Zahid said. He gave no otherdetails on the fighting but said itwas ongoing.

NATO said it was not awareof the attacks. There are fewcoalition or Afghan Army troopsin mountainous Nuristan, nearthe Pakistan border.

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Syrian tanks enter villages

Japan scraps nuclear plans

Quake strikes New Caledonia

Taiwan protests China move

N. Korea denies hack attack

Ivory Coast mass grave found

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Tropical Storm Aere blew awayfrom the northern Philippines today, leaving at least 17 people deadbut sparing vast agricultural regions where farmers welcomed therain, officials said.

Disaster officials had feared the storm would barrel throughprovinces during planting season and set off flash floods and land-slides. After slamming Catanduanes province Sunday, it began toweaken and just grazed the country’s northeastern seaboard, bring-ing rain to farmlands scorched by the summer heat, officials said.

Storm kills 17 in Philippines

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A $7 billion project to dam two of theworld’s wildest rivers for electricity has won environmentalapproval Monday from a Chilean government commission despite agroundswell of opposition.

The commissioners — all political appointees in PresidentSebastian Pinera’s government — concluded a three-year environ-mental review by approving five dams on the Baker and Pascuarivers in Aysen, a mostly roadless region.

Chile to dam wild rivers

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REBEL FIGHTERS gather in a check point in Ajdabiya, Libya, Monday.