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through the Miss America Pageant system, having won the 1991-92 Miss Lapeer County Scholarship Pageant and the 1992-93 Miss Flint/Genesee County Scholarship Pageant. She went on to earn her master’s degree in math and comput- er science at Marygrove College. She currently resides in the Lapeer area with her 2 children, Jalen, 14, Please turn to page 4. Walk a day in my paws and you’d see plenty Slices of Life, page 3 Huron Co. sheriff says drug collection available Page 4 Tuscola County EDC set for annual meet Page 6 VOLUME 104, NUMBER 42 FIFTY CENTS ~ 12 PAGES, 3 SUPPLEMENTS CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011 Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899 Elkland Township firemen look back on eventful year FLASHBACK... First area birth in ‘71 stirs memories of Dr. Donahue Sanilac ports focus of probe 29 Canadians busted in drug smuggling ring by Tom Montgomery Editor The Sanilac County Drug Task Force’s successful war against drug trafficking locally is well document- ed, but the agency has also played a key role in joint, multi-agency, Canadian-United States investiga- tions targeting drug smugglers. That participation proved effective again recently, with the probe of an international smuggling operation involving drugs being transported across Lake Huron into the Thumb resulting in the arrest of nearly 30 Canadian men on more than 100 drug trafficking offenses. The charges allege the suspects were involved in the manufacture, trafficking and smuggling of Ecstasy, methamphetamine and mar- ijuana across Lake Huron through Sanilac County and other locations. The 2 1/2-year investigation involved drug task force participa- tion; federal law enforcement agen- cies, including Homeland Security, Drug Enforcement Administration, boarder patrol and Coast Guard; and Canadian law enforcement agencies, according to Bill Gray, Sanilac County Drug Task Force director. “At least 5 Sanilac County shore- line entry points were utilized by the Canadian smugglers as well as addi- tional locations in northern Lake Huron and across Lake Ontario into New York State,” Gray said. “The investigation began in 2008- 09 when a substantial increase in law enforcement presence on both sides of the U.S./Canadian border between the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron and the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit made traditional cross-border smuggling between those points more likely to result in arrest,” he explained. “As a result, the Canadian-based drug traffickers began moving their operations north- ward into Lake Huron. “Canadian suspects would drive into the U.S. at the Blue Water Bridge and head northward into Sanilac County to meet other Canadian suspects bringing night- time shipments of Ecstasy, marijuana and methamphetamine across Lake Huron in Zodiac-type watercraft,” Gray said. “Both sets of suspects used hand-held GPS units and dis- posable cell phones to facilitate pin- point accuracy to achieve simultane- ous arrival at rendezvous locations where drugs were off-loaded for onward distribution to the central and south-central United States — Colorado, Oklahoma, etc. Please turn to page 12. ELKLAND TOWNSHIP Fire Chief Glenn Guilds (center) stands with 2 of his officers — Lead Captain Jeremy Somerville (left) and Assistant Chief Scott Wright — in the fire hall Friday morning. The trio discussed the department’s activities over the past year and agreed 2010 brought its share of difficult memories as well as success in terms of building unity among its members. by Tom Montgomery Editor The past 12 months have not been uneventful for the Elkland Township Fire Department and first-year Fire Chief Glenn Guilds. Cass City fire fighters found themselves responding to a rare fatal house fire early in the year near the corner of Severance and Warner roads, for example, along with a fatal motorcycle-deer colli- sion just south of Cass City. The department also lost a veter- an fireman in Bill Younglove, a 30-year veteran who lost his battle with cancer, not to mention the resignations/retirements of a few other members, including depart- ment volunteer Janet Hurley and Ron Pawloski, who served as fire chief for the past several years. On the other hand, Guilds saw 5 or 6 new members join the ranks of volunteers with the Cass City department, and he’s been pleased with what he describes as a grow- ing sense of unity among local fire fighters and an increased effort to be more active in the community. “When I took over, I was nervous as heck,” confided Guilds, who was named the new fire chief at the beginning of 2010 and has 21 years of service in with the Elkland Township Fire Department. “But these guys make the job easy,” he added, referring to his officers along with senior firemen such as Don Root, who has devoted 38 years of service as a fire fighter, and Mick Kirn, a 31-year veteran. “They made the transition nice and smooth.” Guilds said the department fielded 97 calls this year, 30-plus more runs than in the previous year. He was quick to say he liked what he saw in terms of the overall effort Cass City fire fighters put forth in 2010. “The guys work their tails off at fires, and it’s nice to see other departments noticing that,” he added. “I think, too, we wanted to get more camaraderie (within the department). People are just coming together more as a group, I think,” comment- ed Assistant Chief Scott Wright, who has 20 years with the department plus another 7 years before that with the Elmwood Township-Gagetown Fire Department, where his father, Charles “Chuck” Wright served for 50 years, including several years as chief, prior to his retirement last year. “One thing I’ve noticed this year (of guys attending fire runs) we’re get- ting this year. We’re averaging 12 (guys), added Jeremy Somerville, lead captain for the Elkland Township Fire Department. Somerville, who has 9 years with the local department plus another 5 years of service before that with the Kingston Fire Department, noted that a dozen Cass City fire fighters were on hand when they were called to assist the Caro Fire Department at a barn fire on Christmas day. All 3 officers also agreed that more volunteers — 17 or 18 on average — are showing up for training sessions and meetings. Training has been especially effective, with Jason Lermont, Huron County’s fire fighting instructor, in charge of the pro- gram, according to Guilds, who indicated the motivation to take training seriously among volun- teers is to play a key role in responding to emergencies. And without the training, some mem- bers may not be qualified to take on certain roles. “No one wants to be a gopher,” he said. “I think everybody wants to work. “They need to participate, is the whole thing,” Guilds said. “And it’s been working out,” added Wright. But that’s not the only motivation, Guilds said. “If your heart’s not in the fire department, go find some- thing else to do. “It’s the friendships you build, but the bottom line is you’re serving the community. The reason you’re on the fire department is you’re needed by the community. It sure isn’t the pay,” he joked. “Truthfully, myself, I would do this for no pay,” Wright said. “Like my dad says, you do it for the community. When they call, you go and do what you can.” Guilds, who also credited the Elkland Township Board for its support of the fire department, noted fire fighters often pay emo- tionally for their service, especial- ly when responding to an horrific fire or car accident. “There are things you see that a normal person probably wouldn’t want to see,” he explained. “You can’t get that stuff out of your mind — it just stays there.” Aside from building unity within the department, Guilds and his officers say they have made a real effort to become more active in the community. Examples include continuing to host an annual golf tournament and entering a team in the Cass City PTO-sponsored don- key basketball competition this year (local fire fighters proved competitive, leaving the event with the title of champion). The fire department also took first-place honors in the annual Christmas in the Village Chili Cook-off in 2010. Please turn to page 4. THE PAST 12 months were busy ones for the Elkland Township Fire Department, which expe- rienced a rare fatal house fire and saw changes in membership under the leadership of new Fire Chief Glenn Guilds. by Tom Montgomery Editor Nancy and Dave Barrios remember their daughter’s birth 40 years ago not only because she was their first- born daughter, but also because she was the Cass City Chronicle’s “first baby of the New Year” back in 1971. She was also brought into this world by the late-Dr. H.T. Donahue, a longtime physician who remains a legend of sorts in Cass City, known for his unending 18-hour shifts, his kind bedside manner and his devo- tion to community. The Barrios’ daughter, Kelly L. (Barrios) Ross, celebrated her 40th birthday Sunday. Donahue delivered her at 9:02 a.m. Jan. 2, 1971, at Hills and Dales General Hospital. At the time, Dave and Nancy, now of Cass City, resided in the Silverwood area. Ross grew up in the North Branch area, and after graduating from North Branch High School she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting and computer science from the University of Michigan, a school that anyone who knew Donahue will tell you had a special place in his heart. Ross earned scholarship money Kelly Ross County seeks applications for Roggenbuck’s position The Tuscola County Board of Commissioners is seeking applica- tions of District One residents inter- ested in temporarily filling a county board seat. The seat has been vacated by for- mer Commissioner Amanda Roggenbuck, who recently resigned to accept the appointment of Tuscola County probate judge. Roggenbuck was reelected to a 2-year term in November to represent citizens in Akron, Columbia, Elkland, Elmwood, Fairgrove, Gilford and Wisner townships, including the vil- lages of Akron, Cass City, Fairgrove, Gagetown and Unionville. Residents interested in applying for the appointment are asked to send a cover letter and resume explaining their qualifications to the Tuscola County Controller’s Office at 125 W. Lincoln St., Caro, MI 48723, or email to: mhoagland@tuscolacoun- ty.org by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21. Candidates are asked to explain why they want to be appointed a county commissioner; describe their qualifications, background and edu- cation; and address areas/goals they would like to change or accomplish. To qualify, candidates must live in District One, be a registered voter, be Please turn to page 4.

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Page 1: busted in drug smuggling ring - Rawson Memorial District ...newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/2011/01-05-11.pdfScott Wright — in the fire hall Friday morning. The trio discussed

through the Miss America Pageantsystem, having won the 1991-92Miss Lapeer County ScholarshipPageant and the 1992-93 MissFlint/Genesee County ScholarshipPageant. She went on to earn hermaster’s degree in math and comput-er science at Marygrove College.She currently resides in the Lapeerarea with her 2 children, Jalen, 14,

Please turn to page 4.

Walk a day in my

paws and you’d

see plentySlices of Life, page 3

Huron Co. sheriff says

drug collection availablePage 4

Tuscola County

EDC set for

annual meetPage 6

VOLUME 104, NUMBER 42 FIFTY CENTS ~ 12 PAGES, 3 SUPPLEMENTSCASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011

Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899

Elkland Township firemenlook back on eventful year

FLASHBACK...First area birth in ‘71 stirsmemories of Dr. Donahue

Sanilac ports focus of probe

29 Canadiansbusted in drugsmuggling ring

by Tom MontgomeryEditor

The Sanilac County Drug TaskForce’s successful war against drugtrafficking locally is well document-ed, but the agency has also played akey role in joint, multi-agency,Canadian-United States investiga-tions targeting drug smugglers.

That participation proved effectiveagain recently, with the probe of aninternational smuggling operationinvolving drugs being transportedacross Lake Huron into the Thumbresulting in the arrest of nearly 30Canadian men on more than 100drug trafficking offenses.

The charges allege the suspectswere involved in the manufacture,trafficking and smuggling ofEcstasy, methamphetamine and mar-ijuana across Lake Huron throughSanilac County and other locations.

The 2 1/2-year investigationinvolved drug task force participa-tion; federal law enforcement agen-cies, including Homeland Security,Drug Enforcement Administration,boarder patrol and Coast Guard; andCanadian law enforcement agencies,according to Bill Gray, SanilacCounty Drug Task Force director.

“At least 5 Sanilac County shore-line entry points were utilized by the

Canadian smugglers as well as addi-tional locations in northern LakeHuron and across Lake Ontario intoNew York State,” Gray said.

“The investigation began in 2008-09 when a substantial increase in lawenforcement presence on both sidesof the U.S./Canadian border betweenthe Blue Water Bridge in Port Huronand the Ambassador Bridge inDetroit made traditional cross-bordersmuggling between those pointsmore likely to result in arrest,” heexplained. “As a result, theCanadian-based drug traffickersbegan moving their operations north-ward into Lake Huron.

“Canadian suspects would driveinto the U.S. at the Blue WaterBridge and head northward intoSanilac County to meet otherCanadian suspects bringing night-time shipments of Ecstasy, marijuanaand methamphetamine across LakeHuron in Zodiac-type watercraft,”Gray said. “Both sets of suspectsused hand-held GPS units and dis-posable cell phones to facilitate pin-point accuracy to achieve simultane-ous arrival at rendezvous locationswhere drugs were off-loaded foronward distribution to the centraland south-central United States —Colorado, Oklahoma, etc.

Please turn to page 12.

ELKLAND TOWNSHIP Fire Chief Glenn Guilds (center) stands with 2 of

his officers — Lead Captain Jeremy Somerville (left) and Assistant Chief

Scott Wright — in the fire hall Friday morning. The trio discussed the

department’s activities over the past year and agreed 2010 brought its

share of difficult memories as well as success in terms of building unity

among its members.

by Tom MontgomeryEditor

The past 12 months have not beenuneventful for the ElklandTownship Fire Department andfirst-year Fire Chief Glenn Guilds.

Cass City fire fighters foundthemselves responding to a rarefatal house fire early in the yearnear the corner of Severance andWarner roads, for example, alongwith a fatal motorcycle-deer colli-sion just south of Cass City.

The department also lost a veter-an fireman in Bill Younglove, a30-year veteran who lost his battlewith cancer, not to mention theresignations/retirements of a fewother members, including depart-ment volunteer Janet Hurley andRon Pawloski, who served as firechief for the past several years.

On the other hand, Guilds saw 5or 6 new members join the ranksof volunteers with the Cass Citydepartment, and he’s been pleasedwith what he describes as a grow-ing sense of unity among local firefighters and an increased effort tobe more active in the community.“When I took over, I was nervous

as heck,” confided Guilds, whowas named the new fire chief atthe beginning of 2010 and has 21years of service in with theElkland Township FireDepartment.

“But these guys make the jobeasy,” he added, referring to his

officers along with senior firemensuch as Don Root, who has devoted38 years of service as a fire fighter,and Mick Kirn, a 31-year veteran.“They made the transition nice andsmooth.”

Guilds said the department fielded97 calls this year, 30-plus more runsthan in the previous year. He wasquick to say he liked what he saw interms of the overall effort Cass Cityfire fighters put forth in 2010. “Theguys work their tails off at fires, andit’s nice to see other departmentsnoticing that,” he added.“I think, too, we wanted to get more

camaraderie (within the department).People are just coming togethermore as a group, I think,” comment-ed Assistant Chief Scott Wright, whohas 20 years with the departmentplus another 7 years before that withthe Elmwood Township-GagetownFire Department, where his father,Charles “Chuck” Wright served for50 years, including several years aschief, prior to his retirement lastyear.“One thing I’ve noticed this year (of

guys attending fire runs) we’re get-ting this year. We’re averaging 12(guys), added Jeremy Somerville,lead captain for the ElklandTownship Fire Department.Somerville, who has 9 years with thelocal department plus another 5years of service before that with theKingston Fire Department, notedthat a dozen Cass City fire fighterswere on hand when they were called

to assist the Caro Fire Departmentat a barn fire on Christmas day.

All 3 officers also agreed thatmore volunteers — 17 or 18 onaverage — are showing up fortraining sessions and meetings.

Training has been especiallyeffective, with Jason Lermont,Huron County’s fire fightinginstructor, in charge of the pro-gram, according to Guilds, whoindicated the motivation to taketraining seriously among volun-teers is to play a key role inresponding to emergencies. Andwithout the training, some mem-bers may not be qualified to takeon certain roles. “No one wants tobe a gopher,” he said. “I thinkeverybody wants to work.

“They need to participate, is thewhole thing,” Guilds said.

“And it’s been working out,”added Wright.But that’s not the only motivation,

Guilds said. “If your heart’s not inthe fire department, go find some-thing else to do.“It’s the friendships you build, but

the bottom line is you’re servingthe community. The reason you’reon the fire department is you’reneeded by the community. It sureisn’t the pay,” he joked.

“Truthfully, myself, I would dothis for no pay,” Wright said.“Like my dad says, you do it forthe community. When they call,you go and do what you can.”

Guilds, who also credited theElkland Township Board for itssupport of the fire department,noted fire fighters often pay emo-tionally for their service, especial-ly when responding to an horrificfire or car accident.

“There are things you see that anormal person probably wouldn’twant to see,” he explained. “Youcan’t get that stuff out of yourmind — it just stays there.”

Aside from building unity withinthe department, Guilds and hisofficers say they have made a realeffort to become more active in thecommunity. Examples includecontinuing to host an annual golftournament and entering a team inthe Cass City PTO-sponsored don-key basketball competition thisyear (local fire fighters provedcompetitive, leaving the event withthe title of champion). The firedepartment also took first-placehonors in the annual Christmas inthe Village Chili Cook-off in 2010.

Please turn to page 4.

THE PAST 12 months were busy ones for the

Elkland Township Fire Department, which expe-

rienced a rare fatal house fire and saw changes in

membership under the leadership of new Fire

Chief Glenn Guilds.

by Tom MontgomeryEditor

Nancy and Dave Barrios remembertheir daughter’s birth 40 years agonot only because she was their first-born daughter, but also because shewas the Cass City Chronicle’s “firstbaby of the New Year” back in 1971.

She was also brought into thisworld by the late-Dr. H.T. Donahue,a longtime physician who remains alegend of sorts in Cass City, knownfor his unending 18-hour shifts, hiskind bedside manner and his devo-tion to community.

The Barrios’ daughter, Kelly L.(Barrios) Ross, celebrated her 40thbirthday Sunday. Donahue deliveredher at 9:02 a.m. Jan. 2, 1971, at Hillsand Dales General Hospital. At thetime, Dave and Nancy, now of CassCity, resided in the Silverwood area.

Ross grew up in the North Brancharea, and after graduating fromNorth Branch High School sheearned her Bachelor of ScienceDegree in accounting and computerscience from the University ofMichigan, a school that anyone whoknew Donahue will tell you had aspecial place in his heart.

Ross earned scholarship moneyKelly Ross

County seeks applicationsfor Roggenbuck’s position

The Tuscola County Board ofCommissioners is seeking applica-tions of District One residents inter-ested in temporarily filling a countyboard seat.

The seat has been vacated by for-mer Commissioner AmandaRoggenbuck, who recently resignedto accept the appointment of TuscolaCounty probate judge. Roggenbuckwas reelected to a 2-year term inNovember to represent citizens inAkron, Columbia, Elkland,Elmwood, Fairgrove, Gilford andWisner townships, including the vil-lages of Akron, Cass City, Fairgrove,Gagetown and Unionville.

Residents interested in applying forthe appointment are asked to send acover letter and resume explainingtheir qualifications to the TuscolaCounty Controller’s Office at 125 W.Lincoln St., Caro, MI 48723, oremail to: [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21.

Candidates are asked to explainwhy they want to be appointed acounty commissioner; describe theirqualifications, background and edu-cation; and address areas/goals theywould like to change or accomplish.

To qualify, candidates must live inDistrict One, be a registered voter, be

Please turn to page 4.

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Ubly area residents’ next opportuni-ty to donate the “gift of life” will beThursday, Jan. 6, from 1 to 6:45 p.m.at Ubly High School, 2020 UnionSt., Ubly.

“A resolution to donate blood in theNew Year works on so many levels,”commented Sharon Jaksa, CEO forthe Great Lakes Blood Region of theAmerican Red Cross. “Donations

can make a difference to hospitalpatients, their family and friends,and the larger community. “The actof giving, too, can make donors feelgood about helping to save the day.

“Blood donation is especiallyimportant during the winter holi-days, as donors are busy with holi-day activities, and poor weather con-ditions discourage donors fromattending drives,” she said.

Prospective donors must be at least17 years of age (16 years withparental permission), weigh a mini-mum of 110 pounds and be in gener-ally good health. All donors plan-ning to attend a drive are reminded topresent their Red Cross blood donorcard or another form of positiveidentification.

Neville Brent Patterson and BrandyL. Cooper announce their engage-ment.

Neville is the son of William “Bill”and Janet Patterson of Englewood,Colo. He is a staff sergeant in theU.S. Army. He is currently stationedin San Antonio, Texas.

Brandy is the daughter of Joe andHolly Cooper of Cass City. She is a2003 graduate of Cass City HighSchool. She is a licensed vocationalnurse employed by Nurses and Etc.Staffing, and is attending SanAntonio College for her R.N. degree.

The couple is currently planning a2012 wedding.

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Neville Patterson

Blood drive scheduledThursday, Jan. 6 in Ubly

Jeffery W. Risdon of Frankenmuth recently earned his Bachelor ofBusiness Administration (BBA) Degree at Saginaw Valley State University,College of Business and Management.

Risdon is married to Kimberly K. Risdon and is the son of Patricia Risdonof Caro and the late Daniel Risdon, Cass City. He plans to pursue a careerin business management.

Risdon earns BBAat Saginaw Valley

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If you missed the Tom Thumb Singers Concert lastmonth due to inclement weather, or any other reason,there’s no need to fret according to the group’s treasurerNorma Wallace.

She reports that their 2010 Christmas Concert is avail-able on CD and DVD for the low cost of just $5 each.Contact Wallace at 989-872-2657 if interested. Proceedsbenefit the Tom Thumb Singers.

**********Dave Weiler of the Cass City Lions Club tells that the

club is hosting a second annual fundraiser involving plac-ing a junked car on the pond at The Point housing devel-opment near the corner of Doerr Road and DivisionStreet.

The club has sold 105 tickets at $100 each and willaward 3 cash prizes; $4,000 to the winner (who has thedate when the car falls through the ice), $750 to the sec-ond-place winner (who has the day before the car goesthrough) and $750 for third place (ticket holder for theday after the car sinks).

In addition, the club will pick 7 more winners from theremaining ticket holders and award them $100 each.The club, which expects to net $4,200 from the fundrais-

er, plans to set up a live webcam this year so interestedcitizens can keep tabs on the car. The website iswww.casscitylions.org.

**********So, you vowed to quit smoking for your New Year’s res-

olution. Based on a report released by the MichiganDepartment of Community Health (MDCH), yourattempt to kick the habit sits well with fellowMichiganders.

The MDCH report showed that 70 percent of Michiganresidents support the statewide smoke-free air law. Morethan 8 months after the enactment of Michigan’s smoke-free air law it remains very popular and businesses andresidents are showing an extremely high rate of compli-ance.

To compare, Ohio public health departments received36,558 complaints on non-compliance in the first yearafter going smoke free, whereas Michigan health depart-ments have received fewer than 800 statewide.

**********One of the Chronicle’s longtime newsstand sites, Grant

Grocery, located on Elkton Road at the Sebewaing Roadintersection, is planning to close for the 2011 wintermonths.

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Michigan voters spoke loud and clear in theNovember general election, giving Republicans con-trol of the state House of Representatives and widen-ing their majority in the state Senate.

With the new year here, the state also has a new,Republican governor in Rick Snyder, a multimillion-aire venture capitalist who has never held politicaloffice before.

We respect the voters’ wishes. We also hope Snyderand our legislators are fully prepared to finally setpartisan politics aside in this state and give their sup-porters what we all expect: visible signs of tax-relatedand other policies that actually provide the averagetaxpayer with some relief, and effective changes thatwill welcome industry to Michigan, rather thanprompt prospective business owners to continue to fleefor greener pastures beyond our borders.

In other words, voters have a right to expect changethat they can take to the bank in a state that has floun-dered in red ink for years.

In all fairness, Snyder and our Legislature will needtime to implement proposals such as the new gover-nor’s anticipated call to replace the business tax ongross receipts and income with a straight 6-percent taxon corporate profits, a plan that some state budgetforecasters say could initially deepen Michigan’sbudget deficit.

We should also point out that Snyder is inheriting afinancial mess — Michigan is already facing an esti-mated $1.5 billion budget gap this year — thanks to asluggish economy, which for years now has depressedincomes, led to millions of dollars in home foreclo-sures, and stopgap measures in Lansing that haveforced public schools and agencies throughout stategovernment to make do with less.

But make no mistake, the Republicans’ honeymoonwill last only so long, because residents here are sickand tired of being asked to sacrifice in nearly everyaspect of what used to be a great way of life in theGreat Lakes State.A prime example lies in our public education system.Legislators must reform the method for school fund-

ing so that administrators no longer have to put upwith Lansing’s repeated shell game of taking away$200 per pupil and then, later, giving back $75, as ifschool officials should be thrilled with having to makefewer cuts in budgets that are already as lean as theycan be without cutting programs.

As it is, Proposal A ties the hands of schools when itcomes to funding — they must rely on the majority oftheir income from the state and yet, when Lansingfails, they don’t have the option of going to their vot-ers for additional taxes to help cover operatingexpenses.

And, while they’re at it, we wouldn’t mind our newRepublican majority taking a serious crack at tenurereform.

The bottom line is, voters are expecting some resultsin the coming years.

Towards that end, we’d like to remind all of our new(as well as veteran) legislators that the best path toanother term in office is not by bowing to specialinterests, but by delivering on their promises.

Rabbit Tracksby Clarke Haire

(And anyone else he canget to help)

Slices of Lifeby Jill Pertler

A note from the cat

It’s been a zoo around here. I’ve witnessed heightenedactivity. Destruction of paper. Feeding frenzies. Songsabout catfrost nipping at your nose. The humans wholive with me have been acting like a bunch of kittensthat haven’t learned how to handle their catnip.Who am I to sound the alarm? I may be aloof, alluring

and attractive, but beyond that, what do I know? I amonly the cat.

Walk a day in my paws and you’d understand plenty.The things I see, the secrets I hear, they’d fill volumes -if I were able to type at a rate faster than two words perminute. What I lack in opposable thumbs, I make up forin keen observation and (I like to think) witty sarcasm.That, and the aforementioned good looks. (I’ve beentold on more than one occasion that I possess excep-tional whiskers.)

The female adult human, the one they call “mom,”usually sits at this computer and does the typing. (Callsit a “column” if I’m not mistaken.) As of late she’s beenwrapped up in the process of hiding boxes under a layerof red and green paper unwound from a tube. Thisbehavior, in and of itself, wouldn’t be cause for alarm.Humans waste time doing foolish things (when theycould very well be napping) at an alarming frequency.

She spent all those hours arranging the paper, makingsure it was smooth and neat; then a couple of nights agoshe allowed the rest of the humans to go after each boxas though it were the last mouse on earth. They ripped

and tore; in the end leaving nothing but shreds.The female adult? She smiled through the whole

process. If I’m not mistaken, she even participated in thedestruction.

The situation lacks feline sense. These humans are ascapricious and giddy as kittens - with a similar sense oflogic. If you asked me they could all benefit from a goodstretch and a nice long nap - purrferably near a radiator orsunny window.

With all the caterwauling going on here, it’s clear themom-human is not going to find time to type at the com-puter this week. My hypothesis? She is experiencing asugar-high from overindulgence in maple brownies - butyou didn’t hear that from meow. You might say the cat’sgot my tongue. (I love it when I am clever.)

Opposable thumbs or not, it’s time for me to step in. Itwouldn’t be cataclysmic or catastrophic if the columnwasn’t written, but a cat’s got to do what a cat’s got to do.Besides, I’ve never been a purrponent of purrcrastination. Dear reader, it is time to think outside the litter box when

it comes to cats and columns. My slow tap-tap-tappingpace at the keyboard (with paws, nose and the occasionalfeline tail flick) is the best you’re going to get this week.I do have good news. The catmosphere of the household

seems to be segueing from chaos to calm. They’re nolonger ripping paper. They even moved the dead tree out-side to the back yard. (I forgot to mention, they brought adead spruce tree into the house. Can you believe the fer-ality?)

I’ve kept the best for last. They saved one small greenbox for yours truly. They motioned for me to tear into thepaper. I was tempted, not to mention curious, but youknow what they say about curiosity and cats. I’m guard-ing my lives - all nine of them - with the tenacity of abulldog. I remained aloof, while allowing them to exposethe innards of the green box with their own human hands.The scent inside was succulent, luxurious and enticing.They poured some of the dried leaves into a bowl and I’vebeen nipping like a cat at it ever since. Yum!

It’s not a purrfect world. But right now, it sure feels thatway.

Have I typed enough words for a column? I’m trying tocare, but in the end, I remain...Apathetically yours, The Cat.

---Jill Pertler, award-winning syndicated columnist and

author of “The Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide to Self-Syndication.” is collecting fans on Facebook on herSlices of Life page. Email her at [email protected]; orvisit her website at http://marketing-by-design.home.mchsi.com/.

by Tom MontgomeryEditor

They say you have togrow old, but you don’thave to grow up.

I firmly believe in thatsaying. I mean, I’m near-ing the half-century markon the old age-o-meter,but I’ve never tired ofbeing silly now and again.

Which is why a simpleChristmas gift from my 6-year-old grandson,Keagan, was my favoritethis year.

Keagan gave me a brandnew ink pen in the shapeof a human finger, whichis imprinted with theinstructions to “pull it”.Experimenting with mynew toy, I quickly discov-ered this was a very spe-cial pen, one that emits avariety of sounds emulat-ing — hmmm, how can Iput this delicately — thesounds of flatulence.

I couldn’t stop laughing.Sure, I’ve received simi-

lar Christmas presents inthe past, even one that hada remote control, which Iused effectively after hav-ing planted the sound unitunder some couch cush-ions where I knew mygrown daughters would besitting later that morning afew years ago.

If it hadn’t been forKeagan’s gift, one of mywife’s presents for memight have topped my listthis year. It was a reallycool little robot with suc-tion cup feet that canclimb a smooth, verticalsurface.

Of course, those are notthe only examples of myrefusal to grow old andembrace some sort of dig-nified posture 24/7. That’sno fun, even though I haveto behave when I’m in mynewspaper editor mode.Well, most of the time.

I still laugh so hard that Inearly cough up a lungwhen I watch an episodeof “The Three Stooges”,and cartoons remain

among my favorite televi-sion fare. Not those sillyprograms being broadcasttoday — I’m talking BugsBunny, Daffy Duck,Yosemite Sam, FoghornLeghorn. In short, theclassics.

And, I’m not too matureto get into a name-callingmatch with my 18-year-old son. Goes somethinglike this:

Me: Geek.Him: Loser.Me: DweebHim: Dorkfish.Me: Cabbage head.Him: Whatever...Well, you get the idea.I’m also not too dignified

to partake in certain tradi-tions related to my love ofthe drum corps activityand, especially, myfavorite corps, theRosemont, Ill.-basedCavaliers Drum and BugleCorps.

Each year, during theDrum Corps Internationalchampionships in August,a small group of crazyfans, family members andsponsors gather on finalsnight and paint our faceswith The Cavaliers’ colors(green, black and white).It’s quite a sight and drawsplenty of attention whenI’m finding my seat in thestadium. The first time Iparticipated — I believe itwas at the Rose Bowl — Ithought my wife wasgoing to fall out of her seatwhen she saw meapproaching, all deckedout in face paint like acrazed NFL fan.

Immature? I suppose.But the business of life isserious enough withouthaving some sort ofavenue to just be a kid,even if you aren’t one any-more.

I may be grown up(although my wife mightbeg to differ on that asser-tion), but I hope I neverstop finding time to be alittle silly.

Sort of melts away thoseyears, you know?

Reporter’s notebook

Too old to be silly?

Then you’re too old

U.S. Sen. Carl LevinSR-269 Russell BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510levin.senate.gov/contact

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Washington, D.C. 20515

(810) 239-1437

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Deadline for submitting items in the calendaris the Friday noon before publication.

Thursday, January 6AA meeting, 7-8 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cass

City. For more information, call (989) 872-4816.

Friends of the Library meeting, 1:30 p.m., Rawson Memorial Dis-

trict Library.

Friday, January 7Al-anon meeting for family and friends of alcoholics, 7 p.m.,

United Methodist Church, Elkton. For more information, call (989)

872-4042.

Sunday, January 9Gagetown AA meeting, 8-9 p.m., Gagetown fire hall. For more

information, call (989) 325-2592.

Monday, January 10Alcoholics Anonymous, “Monday at a Time,” 8 p.m., Parkside

Cafe, 2031 Main St., Ubly. For more information, call Angela R.

at (989) 658-2319.

AA meeting, 7-8 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cass

City. For more information, call (989) 872-4816.

Elkland Township Board meeting, 7 p.m.

VFW monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., VFW Hall, Cass City.

Tuesday, January 11Thumb Octagon Barn meeting, 7 p.m., fire hall in Gagetown.

Tuscola County Alzheimer’s and Family Caregiver Support

Group, 1:30 p.m., HDC Generations Building, 430 Montague Ave.,

Caro. For more information, contact Kim at (989) 673-4121.

Kedron OES #33 of Caro meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 12Community Euchre, 1:30 p.m., VFW Hall, Cass City. For more

information, call (989) 670-2133.

Huron Co. sheriff announcesmedication drop-off program

Sanilacwomanarrestedin break-in

A Brown City woman was arrestedin a recent break-in at a Brown Cityparty store, Sanilac County Sheriff’sdeputies reported last week.

Sanilac County Sheriff GarryBiniecki said deputies were dis-patched to the Little Texas PartyStore last Wednesday at about 4:30a.m.

“The owner of the business report-ed a breaking and entering of thestore which occurred sometime dur-ing the previous evening. DeputiesMatt Armstrong and Josh Horstbegan the initial investigation by col-lecting evidence such as fingerprintsand in-store video,” Biniecki report-ed.

He said the investigation revealedthat the suspect had entered the busi-ness through a window. “The itemsstolen from the store were primarilybeer and cigarettes,” he noted,adding the investigation was laterturned over to Deputy RobWendling, who interviewed the busi-ness owner along with several citi-zens, and was able to identify a sus-pect.

“(He) then interviewed the suspect,who confessed to the breaking andentering and the theft of the items,”Biniecki said. “The suspect is a 24-year-old Brown City woman. Shewas arrested and lodged in theSanilac County Jail on the charge ofbreaking and entering.”

In addition, fire fighters are lookinginto establishing a modest scholar-ship fund for local high school stu-dents.

All in all, Guilds said his first yearas chief has been productive andrewarding, but he refused to takemost of the credit, instead pointing tothe department as a whole.

“This year’s gone by quickly. Ican’t believe it’s been a yearalready,” he said. “I can’t praise theguys more. I couldn’t ask for a bet-ter first year.”

The 2011 roster of ElklandTownship Fire Department volun-teers, and their years of service to thelocal department, include:

Continued from page one. Tim Anderson (one year), Jeff Bliss(22 years), Glenn Guilds (21 years),Shelly Guilds (8 years), KevinHoppe (11 years), Chuck Kaake (3years), Jeff Kilbourn (one year),Mick Kirn (31 years), Jim Kosinski(4 years), Paul Learman (6 years),Jason Lermont (5 years), RogerMcKee (2 years), AnthonyMiddaugh (3 years), Nick Moyer (3years), Steve Osentoski (22 years),Chad Pruitt (one year), Don Root (38years), Jeremy Somerville (9 years),Dale Tabar (10 years), MarkTomlinson (14 years), KevinVaughan (8 years), Justin Williams(one year) and Scott Wright (20years). The roster also includes onejunior member or “Explorer”,Andrew Kaake.

Guilds: 2010 eventful

Huron County Sheriff Kelly J.Hanson last week announced plansto set up a drop-off location forold/used prescription medications.The program was scheduled to beginMonday.

“Over the last year, several resi-dents have contacted our office,inquiring about where they can taketheir surplus drugs for disposal.These drugs are usually outdatedprescription drugs that have accumu-lated over the years,” Hanson said.

“Another example is when a familymember passes away; leftover med-ication of the deceased needs to bedisposed of,” he added. “We havealso had illegal types of drugs turnedin, too — some (individuals) haveactually turned in their unwanteddrugs. It’s estimated that we havecollected nearly 1,000 pills this year.

“Some weeks ago, Undersheriff(Ronald) Roberts entered into casualconversation with local pharmacistCraig Osentoski about the need foran unwanted drug collection point,”Hanson continued. “In the past, theundersheriff and Deputy Daryl Fordhave been asking favors of local hos-pitals in order to get rid of thedrugs.”

Hanson noted that DetectiveDeputy Richard Koehler made con-tact with the Michigan State PoliceCrime Lab, and a plan and procedurewere developed for the HuronCounty Sheriff’s Department.

“Our office (is) a collection pointfor these unneeded items,” he said.“County residents will be able todrop the unwanted items off at ourrecords division — South Street,main entrance — between the hoursof 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, excluding holidays.”

Hanson said a check-in and identi-fication will be required, and non-business hours/unattended drop-offwill not be permitted. Those whoattempt to do so could face criminalprosecution.

Additional information is availableby calling the records division at(989) 269-6500.

at least 18 years of age and be a U.S.citizen.

The board will conduct interviewsand make an appointment during its

and Jordyn, 12, and teaches comput-er networking at the Lapeer CountyVocational Technical Center.

Nancy Barrios said she still hasfond memories of Donahue, whomshe recalled practiced in an era inwhich patients weren’t shifted fromdoctor to doctor, depending on theirsymptoms.

“He delivered me and all my moth-er’s kids — she had 8 of us,” Barriosrecalled, referring to her mom,Mihalina (Mary) Adamczyk. “He(performed) my surgery when I hadmy gall bladder out. He just dideverything.“We miss him. To this day we miss

him,” she added. “He was a one-of-a-kind.”

Those who knew Donahue wouldagree.Donahue died April 28, 1996, at the

age of 91. Born in March 1905 inColling to Clarence A. and Grace(Robinson) Donahoe, he graduatedfrom Caro High School in 1923 andearned a Bachelor of Arts Degree atthe University of Michigan in 1928.While there, Donahue earned a rep-

utation as an athlete to be reckonedwith.

He won Big Ten Conferencewrestling titles in 1926 and 1927,and placed second in 1928. He wascaptain of the Wolverine wrestlingteam during 1927-28, and won All-American honors in 1928. He was a4-time state of Michigan amateurwresting champion and placed thirdin the 1928 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Donahue received his medical doc-torate degree from U-M in 1931.After completing an internship atChildren’s Hospital in Detroit, he

Continued from page one. came to Cass City in July 1933 andstarted his medical practice as anassistant to Dr. I.D. McCoy.

Donahue maintained his medicaloffice at the former Pleasant HomeHospital until 1961, when he movedinto a new clinic across from Hillsand Dales General Hospital. Heretired in March 1992 after nearly 59years of service to the Cass City andsurrounding communities, includingassisting in the delivery of more than4,000 babies. He was a member ofthe medical staff at Hills and Dalesfor more than 30 years.

Donahue’s resume included muchmore. He was a charter member ofthe American Academy of FamilyPractitioners and was honored by theMichigan State Medical Society in1982 for outstanding service. Hewas inducted into the University ofMichigan Hall of Honor in 1988 andwas a recipient of the Cass CityCitizen of the Year award and CaroHigh School Distinguished Alumnusaward. Donahue was also a RotaryInternational Paul Harris Fellow anda charter member of the Cass CityRotary Club.Donahue was a major contributor to

the campaign that led to constructionof the Hills and Dales GeneralHospital, and he was a member ofthe group that started the formerCass City Development Association,which resulted in Walbro Corp. com-ing to Cass City.

But, perhaps, Donahue’s greatestlegacy lies in the thousands of for-mer patients who recall him as themodel physician, a doctor who caredin every sense of the word.

That’s certainly the case for NancyBarrios and her family. “We dearlymiss that man,” she said.

First baby in ‘71 stirs memories

Thursday, Jan. 27, meeting.County officials note the appoint-

ment will be temporary. The posi-tion will be filled during electionslater this year, with a primary vote inMay and a general election inAugust.

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CASS CITY, MICHIGAN PAGE FIVECASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011

Down Memory Laneby Tina Pallas

5 YEARS AGOHills and Dales General Hospital

officials announced Tuesday theappointment of Michael J. Falatko asthe hospital’s new president andchief executive officer. Falatko hasan extensive background in health-care, according to Hills and DalesHealthcare Corporation Interim CEODan Hittler. Falatko began his newduties in Cass City Tuesday. He andhis wife, Judy, plan to relocate to thecommunity from Pleasant Lake.

The Flint-based CalvarymenQuartet made its 39th appearance atthe New Year’s Eve Sing in CassCity Saturday night. The group hasbeen a mainstay at the event, appear-ing every year since the Cass CityLayman’s Club established the gath-ering. Organizers estimated atten-dance Saturday at 600 people.

Kingston captured its own HolidayTournament Thursday in a convinc-ing manor, thwarting Greater ThumbEast foe Ubly. The Cardinal’s 62-50win, keeps their record perfect enter-ing Friday’s North Central Leaguecrossover action in Owendale. Andalthough Owen-Gage stands aloneon top of the NCTL-North division,if Kingston’s showing against theBearcats is any indication, theBulldogs’ perfect NCTL mark couldbe in jeopardy. Matt Neff started theCardinal run with back-to-back 3pointers and then ended the framewith a half-court buzzer beater, lift-ing Kingston to a 14-7 advantage.Kingston continued to have its wayover the Bearcats and jetted to a 23-8 margin as Neff continued his out-side assault on his way to a game-high 17 points, which included 5treys. Besides Neff, the Cardinalsreceived 15 markers from NathanHarneck while Seth Flikkie andTristin Pennington each added 10.Dan Weber, Grant Pichla and MarkRecker all finished with 14 points topace Ubly.

10 YEARS AGOAt an early age Scott Cuthrell knew

what he wanted to do. “When I wasabout 12, I went to visit my sister atCentral and attended a footballgame. From that point on, all I want-ed to do was play and coach foot-ball,” says Cuthrell. And that’sexactly what the new Cass City RedHawk head football coach has done.Cuthrell, 35, was a talented runningback at Muskegon Reeths Puffer, aClass A power with an enrollment ofover 2,500 students. Cuthrell led theRockets, as their senior team captain,to a share of the Seaway Conferencetitle. He earned all-conference andall-area running back honors thateventually led to a scholarship toattend Central Michigan University.

The snow that blanketed the areaduring the last weeks of theChristmas season did nothing to

dampen business in Cass City,according to merchants along MainStreet. Several say that the unusualsnowfall may have helped. Nonesaid that the snow adversely affectedbusiness. In a poll of 6 merchants, 4reported that business was up fromthe previous year and 2 others saidthat it was about the same as the pre-vious year.

25 YEARS AGOA host of prizes will be presented to

Joshua Richard Fields and his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fields ofCass City. Joshua was the first babyof the new year born at Hills andDales General Hospital, arriving at6:38 p.m. Jan. 1. He weighed in atseven pounds, one-half ounce. Mrs.Fields is on leave from her job atProvincial House and the proudfather works at Hills and DalesGeneral Hospital. Joshua is the sec-ond child, joining Jonathan Michael,3.

A long career in food preparationended for Mrs. Isabelle SeeleyFriday when she was feted at a retire-ment party at Hills and DalesGeneral Hospital. Mrs. Seeley is acertified dietetic manager and startedwork at the hospital two weeksbefore it opened. Prior to taking thatpost, she worked in food preparationat Pleasant Home Hospital for 20years, from 1940 to 1960. She is amember of St. Pancratius Churchand the Tri-County DieteticManagers Association.

Driving 25-mile-per-hour windsclosed schools in the Thumb areaand closed all but trunk line roadsSunday night in Tuscola County.Road crews struggled just to keepstate trunk lines open Sunday after-noon and evening, Jim Miklovic,secretary-clerk of Tuscola CountyRoad Commission, said.

50 YEARS AGOSupt. Willis Campbell this week

announced several changes in theteaching staff at Cass City Schoolcaused by midyear resignations.Jerry M Shea will be transferred tothe library where he replaces FrankWalsh who resigned to accept a posi-tion at the newly formed DeltaCollege near Bay City. AssumingMr. Shea’s duties will be John N.Schmitthausler. Mr. Schmitthausleris a graduate of Michigan StateUniversity. He will teach physicalscience and junior high. NancyJayne Cockerill, present kinder-garten teacher, has submitted her res-ignation effective Jun. 27. She willbe replaced by Mrs. Don Kaufman.

A footnote on costs for physician’sservices. A visit to a New York doc-tor costs three to five times as muchas standard fees in Cass City andabout twice as much as a visit to aspecialist in Saginaw and Bay City.

Price per office call: $10. (From theEditor’s Corner)

Mrs. Arthur Little, librarian at CassCity and Elkland Township publiclibrary, reports that 8,407 bookswere circulated during 1960 and$132.77 was collected in fines andfees during the year. Circulationamounted to 404 more books in 1960than in 1959. Records, show that300 new books were added to thelibrary during 1960.

100 YEARS AGOThe following students left the first

of the week for their respectiveschools: Grace Martin, James Doerrand Claude Wheeler, Big Rapids;Leon Lauderbach, Leslie Koepfgen,Clifford Edgerton and Fred Striffler,Alma; Mable Cleland, Chrystal Readand Alta McArthur, Ypsilanti;Frances McGillvray, Clifford Graceyand Lena Gallagher, Mt. Pleasant;Burt Mead, Harold Weaver, FredCooper and Mable Robinson,M.A.C.; Earl McKim, AdahCaldwell and Cecil Krapf, AnnArbor; Lucile Schenck, Albion;Glenn Benkelman and ErnestSchwarderer, Lafayette, Ind.; LewisMcGeorge, Lake Forest, Ill.

Stockholders in the Cass CityTelephone Co. received checksTuesday for amounts which repre-sented a ten per cent dividend. Thisis the third dividend which has beendeclared since the organization of thecompany a little over three yearsago. In addition to the dividenddeclared, the company has improvedits telephone system to a consider-able extent during the past year,thereby increasing the property invalue as well as making the servicemore desirable to the patrons. Farmlines have been built and farmphones installed and many newpatrons have been added in town.The whole number of telephonesconnected with the switchboard isnow about 550 and as the board isequipped for 165 drops, there areonly a few left to accommodatefuture subscribers.

Wm Lapeer, who left Greenleaftownship three years ago to make hishome in Oklahoma, returned to CassCity Monday with the intention ofagain locating in this vicinity. Hesays that after living in Oklahomathree years and looking over farmlands in parts of Missouri andOklahoma, he thinks good oldMichigan is plenty good enough forhim and he and his family will behappy and contented when theyagain get settled on one of the farmsnear here where the farmer is sure ofgood crops regularly and not occa-sionally. Mrs. Lapeer and childrenare still at Woodward, Oklahoma,but expect to leave the latter part ofthis week, after completing the saleof their real estate.

Living Word Worship Center(Where the Word is Life)6536 Houghton St., Cass City, MI 48726872-4637Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Worship 11:00 a.m.2nd & 4th Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.Wed. (Family Training Hour) 7:00 p.m.Pastor: Steve Totten

Novesta Church of Christ2896 N. Cemetery Rd., Cass City, MI 48726872-3658 or 872-1195Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship Service 10:30 a.m.Youth Group & Sunday Evening -

Services 6:00 p.m.Ministers: Brad Gniewek & Brad SpeirsVisit our website at: www.novestachurch.org

Potter’s House Christian Fellowship ChurchCorner of 6th and Leach, Cass City, MI 48726872-5186Thursday Evening 7:00 p.m.Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.Pastor: F. Robert Tucker

St. Pancratius Catholic Church4292 S. Seeger St., Cass City, MI 48726872-3336Saturday Liturgy 4:00 p.m.Sunday Liturgy 9:00 a.m.Pastoral Administrator:Sr. Maria Dina Puddu MC

Calvary Bible Fellowship an Independent Baptist Church4446 Ale St., Cass City, MI 48726989-872-4088Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Worship Service 11:00 a.m.Evening Service 6:00 p.m.Wednesday -

Pray/Bible Study & Youth Group 7:00 p.m.

Cass City Church of Christ6743 E. Main St., Cass City, MI 48726Contacts 872-2367 or 872-3136Worship Service Sunday 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.Bible Study -

Sunday 10:00 a.m. & Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Cass City Church of the Nazarene6538 Third St., Cass City, MI 48726872-2604 or (989) 912-2077Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Worship Service 11:00 a.m.Wed. Prayer & Bible Study -

& Children’s Activities 6:00 p.m.Pastor: Jerry HarringtonAssociate Pastor: Judy A. Esckilsen

Cass City Missionary Church4449 Koepfgen Rd., Cass City, MI 48726989-872-2729Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Worship Service 10:50 a.m.Sunday Evening Service & Youth Group 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.www.casscitymc.org

Cass City United Methodist Church5100 N. Cemetery Rd., P.O. Box 125, Cass City, MI 48726872-3422Worship: 11:00 a.m.

(Summer 9:30 a.m.)Sunday School - Sept.-May 9:30 a.m.Community Dinner - Monthly (2nd Wed. at noon)Pastor: Rev. Jackie Roe

Evangelical Free Church of Cass City6430 Chestnut Blvd., Cass City, MI 48726872-5060 Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Worship 11:00 a.m.Midweek Bible StudiesBiblical CounselingPastor: Rev. Todd R. Gouldwww.casscityefc.org

First Baptist Church(Independent, Fundamental)Barrier Free6420 Houghton St., Cass City, MI 48726989-872-3155Sunday School All Ages 9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship Service 11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening Service 6:30 p.m.Wednesday-

Prayer Meeting & Bible Study 7:00 p.m.AWANA Clubs 6:45 p.m. During School Year

Thursday Teen Club 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Pastor: David G. HillWebsite: www.fbccc.us

First Presbyterian ChurchBarrier FreeState & National Historical Registry6505 Church St., Cass City, MI 48726872-5400Worship Service 10:45 a.m.Pastor: Dave Blackburn

Fraser Presbyterian Church3006 Huron Line Rd., Cass City, MI 48726872-5400Sunday School - Sept.-May 10:30 a.m.Worship Service 9:30 a.m.Pastor: Dave Blackburn

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church6820 E. Main St., Cass City, MI 48726872-2770Worship Service 9:30 a.m.Bible Class & Sunday School 10:45 a.m.Pastor: Randall Russell

Lawrence Englehart

Lawrence Arthur Englehart, 85, ofDeford, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010in United Hospice of MarletteResidence Center following a longillness.

He was born April 6, 1925 at homein Deford, the son of Arthur and Lilli(Hill) Englehart.

He came home from Germany withand married his sweetheart, ElfriedeAnna Bess Jan. 26, 1948 in theNovesta Church of Christ Parsonage.

Lawrence served as technical ser-geant in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II where he learned to be amotor pool mechanic. After hisreturn to the U.S., he worked forGeneral Motors at the ChevroletGear and Axle plant in Hamtramckas a journeyman mechanic, retiringas lead mechanic in 1980 after 30years. Lawrence was a lifelongmember of Novesta Church of Christwhere he served on various commit-tees and as usher. He was a memberof Cass City VFW Post #3644 since1989, where he served as command-er in 1990-1991 and served as chap-lain for several years. Lawrence wasalso a member of Pheasants Forever.He was an avid fisherman andenjoyed pheasant and deer hunting.Lawrence loved being outside work-ing with his tractor, working in hisgarden or working in the garage. Hewas past president and member ofthe Old Settlers Group, a group oforiginal settlers of the Deford andNovesta Township area.

Lawrence is survived by his wife,Elfriede; sons: Lawrence Englehartof Vermontville, Ronald (Catherine)Englehart of Rochester Hills, andKevin Englehart of Royal Oak;grandchildren: Erin (Matt) Welker,Ben Englehart, Will Englehart,Andrew (Sarah) Englehart, AudreyEnglehart, and James Englehart;great-grandchildren: Zachary, Lilah,Ella and Ryan; many nieces andnephews; and brothers-in-law: ElmerHallitt; and Ludwig (Karin) Bess.

He was preceded in death by hisinfant children: Gerald ArthurEnglehart and Johanna RuthEnglehart; his parents, Arthur andLilli Englehart; a daughter-in-law,Christine Englehart; siblings andtheir spouses: Frank (Violet)Englehart, Irene Hallitt, Helen(Charles) Layman, Albert (Eunice)Englehart, Ralph Englehart (whowas killed in World War II), Gordon(Christine) Englehart; his mother-in-law and father-in-law: Ludwig andJohanna Bess; a sister-in-law, KatheMaier; and brothers-in-law: HansBess and Kurt Bess.

Funeral services were heldThursday, Dec. 30, at the NovestaChurch of Christ, Cass City, withBrad Gniewek of Novesta Church ofChrist and Chuck Emmert ofDuplain Church of Christ officiating.

Interment was in the NovestaTownship Cemetery, Cass City.

Pallbearers for Mr. Englehart wereDuane Englehart, Ben Englehart,Will Englehart, Andrew Englehart,James Englehart and Matt Welker.Memorials may be made to Novesta

Church of Christ or March of Dimes.Family and friends may share mem-

ories, prayers and stories with thefamily atwww.kranzfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were made by Kranz

Funeral Home, Cass City.

Donald Mills

Donald Parsons Mills, 82, of CassCity, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 inSt. Mary’s Medical Center inSaginaw.

He was born May 27, 1928 inLincoln Park, the son of William andIrene (Parsons) Mills.

He married Patricia A. Cox Aug. 4,1950.

Donald graduated from Henry FordTrade School in 1945. He served inthe U.S. Navy during the KoreanWar working as an airplane mechan-ic. After his military service, Donworked as a chemist at the Mobil OilRefinery in Trenton. He worked forFord Motor Company at the FordProving Grounds in DearbornMichigan. He then worked forDetroit Edison, retiring after 23years. He was a member of theAmerican Legion Post #0225.

Donald is survived by his wife,Patricia; 7 children: Donald W.(Ellen) Mills of Watertown, David A.Mills (Kristal Thomson) of Caro,Danny R. (Linda) Mills of Caro,Dale R. Mills (Judy Martin) of CassCity, Valerie L. Hudson (RobertMarker) of Deford, Douglas E.(RoxAnn) Mills of Watertown,South Dakota, and Virginia L. (Scot)Buschlen of Owendale; grandchil-dren: Annette, Donald, Malinda,Anthony, Andrea, Todd, Dawn,Carrie, Jennifer, Megan,Christopher, Timothy, Ronald,Amanda, Angela, William, andBryan; 31 great-grandchildren; andmany nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sis-ter, Dorothy Brown; a brother,William E. Mills; and daughters-in-law: Rosemary Mills and CarolMills.Funeral services were held Tuesday,

Jan. 4, at Kranz Funeral Home, CassCity, with the Rev. Pamela Barnett ofShabbona United Methodist Churchofficiating.

Interment will take place at a laterdate in Novesta Township Cemetery,Cass City.

Memorials may be made to St.Mary’s Medical Center of Saginawor the American Cancer Society.Family and friends may share mem-

ories, prayers and stories atwww.kranzfuneralhome.com.Arrangements were made by Kranz

Funeral Home, Cass City.

Carol Seibert

Carol V. Seibert, 84, of Cass City,formerly of Jackson, passed awayquietly Christmas day, Dec. 25, 2010after an extended illness.

She was born Nov. 5, 1926 inDetroit, the daughter of the lateRaymond and Elsie (Frederick)Vicary.She married Dr. John Seibert March

22, 1951 in Detroit. He passed awayApril 1, 1995.

Carol worked for several years forB.F. Goodrich. She enjoyed garden-ing and her pets, and loved time withher family, especially her grandchil-dren.

Carol is survived by her daughters:Candy (Dick) Hopper of Niles,Laura (Lloyd) Schinnerer of CassCity, Andra (Scott) Anteau of AnnArbor and Nancy (Roger) Taylor ofMichigan Center; 7 grandchildren:John and Clare Nace, Andrew andEmily Schinnerer, MarionCunningham and Mike and BenTaylor; and 5 great-grandchildren.

Cremation has taken place and bur-ial will be at a later date in theOakgrove Cemetery, NapoleonTownship.

Memorials may be made to theDisabled American Veterans (DAV)or the Humane Society of Michigan.

Cass City classes will be held:Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays

Campbell Elementary Cafeteria at 6:30 p.m.Saturdays

Cass City Middle School Gym at 8:30 a.m.E-mail us at [email protected]

Free treesavailable

Residents of Michigan can ring inthe New Year by receiving 10 freeflowering trees by joining the ArborDay Foundation any time duringJanuary.

By becoming a member of the non-profit Arbor Day Foundation, youwill receive 2 white flowering dog-woods, 2 flowering crabapples, 2Washington hawthorns, 2 Americanredbuds and 2 goldenraintrees.

The free trees are part of the non-profit foundation’s “Trees forAmerica” campaign.

The trees will be shipped postpaidat the right time for planting,between Feb. 1 and May 31, withenclosed planting instructions.

To become a member of theFoundation and to receive your freetrees, send a $10 contribution to TenFree Flowering Trees, Arbor DayFoundation, 100 Arbor Ave.,Nebraska City, Neb. 68410, by Jan.31. Michigan residents can also joinonline at www.arborday.org/january.

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Feb. 3 in Millington

EDC annual meeting on tapA pro-business attitude for the past

and future will be in the air for theannual meeting of the TuscolaCounty Economic DevelopmentCorporation to be held in earlyFebruary in Millington.

The keynote speaker for the eventwill be Marv Pichla, PhD, whoserves as the executive director ofthe Thumb Works! agency.

The annual EDC meeting is sched-uled for Thursday, Feb. 3, beginningat 11:30 a.m. at the MillingtonCommunity Center, located at 8705

M-15 in Millington.Tuscola County EDC Board Chair

Don Beavers said that the eventgives the public a chance to hearabout some business-related successstories over the past year and to lookforward to what the future holds.

“The EDC was pleased to beinvolved with a large number ofprojects last year that resulted in 428jobs being created or retained,” saidBeavers. “Even though the overalleconomy is still slow, we need totake some time to celebrate our suc-

cess stories that have had a positiveimpact on all parts of TuscolaCounty.”

One of the presenters at the annualmeeting will be EDC Director JimMcLoskey. “The EDC has manytools in its tool box to help with busi-ness start-ups and expansions inretail, manufacturing, service, com-mercial and agricultural processing.We are fortunate to have a consistentand long track record of workingwith local units of government toplant the seeds of growth in our com-munities,” McLoskey said.

The cost to attend the annual meet-ing is $15, which includes lunch.The event is open to the general pub-lic. An RSVP is requested by Jan. 27by calling the Tuscola County EDCat (989) 673-2849, or via e-mail [email protected].

Serving as the EDC board officersfor the upcoming year are DonBeavers - Mayville Village Manager,as chair, Dave Gloer - PoetBiorefining, as vice chair; andChristine Young - Chemical Bank, astreasurer. Other board members areThom Bardwell - Frameworxz, BillBushaw - Baseline Services, KentGraf - Michigan Sugar, ColleenLangenburg - Northstar Bank, RoseLaskowski - Caro Center, Dr. DougLink - Vassar Veterinary Center, JimMcLoskey - Tuscola County EDC,Myron Ortner - Ortner Farms, TomStriffler - City of Caro, John Tilt -Vita Plus, Christine Trisch - HeritageHill and Margie White - TuscolaCounty clerk.

Business owners and entrepreneurswho would like to learn more aboutany of the free services offered bythe Tuscola County EDC, or whowould like to start, improve or buy abusiness, are invited to call (989)673-2849 or check the EDC websiteat www.tuscolacountyedc.org.

Board meetings for the TuscolaCounty EDC and the Tuscola CountyBrownfield RedevelopmentAuthority are held monthly in differ-ent parts of the county and are opento the public.

The Tuscola County EDC has beenproviding a wide variety of servicesto the businesses and people of thearea since 1984. Its office is locatedat 157 North State St., Caro.

Cass City Athletic Boosters

Present:Boosters’ Annual Silent Auction

January 7, 2011Starts at 5:30 p.m.

Cass City High SchoolOVER 100 ITEMS TO BID ON!!!

There is something for everyone.

This Puzzle Brought To You By: Answers toDec. 29, 2010

SOS makes it easierfor men to registerThe Department of State has imple-

mented a new law that requires it tooffer male customers under the ageof 26 the opportunity to register withthe U.S. Selective Service Systemwhen they apply for an original dri-ver’s license, Secretary of State TerriLynn Land said recently.Nearly all male U.S. citizens age 18

through 25, as well as immigrantmen in that age range residing in thiscountry, are required to be registeredwith the Selective Service System.Selective Service is an independentfederal agency responsible for effi-ciently and equitably administering amilitary draft if necessary in anational crisis.

By authority of legislation signedby the governor in 2007, Secretary ofState employees will present first-time applicants for an operator’s orchauffeur’s license who are male andyounger than 26 with a SelectiveService form. The customer cancheck “yes” or “no” as to whether heconsents to being registered and hav-ing his information sent to SelectiveService. License applicants may be

as young as 14 years 9 months andcan make their own decision on theform without parental consent. If ayouth gives his consent, he will auto-matically be registered for selectiveservice upon turning 18.

Declining to give consent does notaffect a person’s privilege to receivean operator’s or chauffeur’s license.However, if a man is over the age of18 years and 30 days and has not reg-istered, he is in violation of the lawand may face criminal prosecutionand fines. Further, until he registers,he is not eligible for certain federalbenefits, such as job training, studentfinancial aid and governmentemployment.

In addition to registering as part ofa driver’s license application at aSecretary of State office, individualsmay register with Selective Serviceonline at www.sss.gov, at any U.S.post office, on application forms forFederal Student Financial Aid, or attheir own high school, if a staffmember or teacher has been appoint-ed as a Selective Service registrar.

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NOTICETuscola County Board of Commissioners Vacancy

The Tuscola County Board of Commissioners has a vacancy in District 1 as a result of the commissioner fromthis district being appointed as the Probate Judge. The Board plans on exercising the option to appoint to refillthe vacancy. The appointment must be done within 30 days of the resignation. Applications are being receivedfrom interested individuals who reside in District 1, which includes: Akron, Columbia, Elkland, Elmwood, Fair-grove, Gilford and Wisner townships in addition to the villages of Akron, Cass City, Fairgrove, Gagetown andUnionville.

If you live in District 1 and are interested in serving as a county commissioner, please send a cover letter and re-sume explaining your qualifications to the Tuscola County Controller’s Office at 125 W. Lincoln Street, Caro,MI 48723 or [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 21, 2011. Also, answers to the fol-lowing questions must be included with your cover letter and resume:

1. Why do you want to be appointed a county commissioner?2. What qualifications, background, education do you have that would make you a good commissioner?3. Is there something you want to change or accomplish?

To qualify, candidates must live in District 1, be a registered voter, be 18 years of age and be a United States cit-izen. The Board will conduct interviews with candidates and make an appointment at their meeting on Thursday,January 27, 2011.

Even though an appointment may be made, an election must be held during 2011 for the District 1 commissionerposition. To clarify this, an individual may be temporarily appointed now, but will ultimately have to be a can-didate on the ballot and then be elected to continue on as commissioner. This is an elected position and ultimatelywill be filled through election. Please contact the County Clerk for filing if you want to be included on the ballot(filing deadline to be on the ballot is February 8, 2011).

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CASS CITY, MICHIGAN PAGE SEVENCASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011

Support your favorite teams all season long with this guide to Cass City High School’s big games!

Cass City High School2010-11 Winter Sports Schedules

Dec. 8 Cass City 45, Sandusky 49Dec. 10 Cass City 50, Capac 44Dec. 15 Cass City 38, H. Beach 51 Dec. 17 Cass City 48, Marlette 52Dec. 21 Cass City 46, Mayville 25Jan. 5 Ubly 6 p.m.Jan. 7 USA 6 p.m.Jan. 12 Brown City 6 p.m.Jan. 14 Caro 5 p.m.Jan. 21 BCAS 5 p.m.Jan. 26 EPBP Lakers 6 p.m.Jan. 28 Vassar (SC) 6 p.m.Feb. 2 Reese 6 p.m.Feb. 4 USA 6 p.m.Feb. 9 Bad Axe 6 p.m.Feb. 18 BCAS 6 p.m.Feb. 23 EPBP Lakers 6 p.m.Feb. 25 Vassar 5 p.m.Mar. 1 Reese 6 p.m.Mar. 3 Bad Axe 5 p.m.Mar. 7,9,11 Districts TBA

All Games Begin at 6:00 p.m., unless notedNov. 30 Cass City 38, Harbor Beach 48Dec. 3 Cass City 34, Marlette 47Dec. 7 Cass City 22, Sandusky 58Dec. 9 Cass City 41, Mayville 12Dec. 14 Game against Reese cancelledDec. 16 Cass City 50, Bad Axe 45Dec. 22 Cass City 42, Reese 56 (make-up)Jan. 4 UblyJan. 6 USAJan. 11 Brown CityJan. 13 CaroJan. 20 BCASJan. 25 EPBP LakersJan. 27 VassarFeb. 1 ReeseFeb. 3 USAFeb. 8 Bad AxeFeb. 15 KingstonFeb. 17 BCASFeb. 22 EPBP LakersFeb. 24 VassarFeb. 28 - Mar. 2,4 Districts

Dec. 16 Vassar 6:30 p.m.Jan. 11 Freeland 6:30 p.m.Jan. 18 Vassar 6:30 p.m.Jan. 29 St. Johns Invite 10 a.m.Feb. 12 Vassar Invite 12 p.m.Feb. 19 Freeland (Quad) 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 Imlay City/Capac 5 p.m.Dec. 4 Cros-Lex Team Tourney 9 a.m.Dec. 8 Caro/Vassar/Mt. Morris 6 p.m.Dec. 11 Marlette Team Tourney 8 a.m.Dec. 15 Millington/Chesaning/Kearsley 6 p.m.Dec. 18 Swan Valley Team Tourney 9:30 a.m.Jan. 5 Vassar/Brown City 6 p.m.Jan. 8 North Branch Team Tourney 9 a.m.Jan. 12 Memphis/EPBP Lakers 6 p.m.Jan. 15 Imlay City Invite 9 a.m.Jan. 19 Bad Axe/Marlette 6 p.m.Jan. 22 Mayville Team Tourney 9 a.m.Jan .26 Midland/Sandusky 6 p.m.Jan. 29 Bullock Creek Team Tourney 9 a.m.Feb. 1 Cros-Lex/Yale 6 p.m.Feb. 5 GTC League Meet @ Marlette TBAFeb. 12 Individual Districts

GYMNASTICS WRESTLING BOYS’ BASKETBALL

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

FOLLOW THE HAWKS AT HOMEGirls’ BasketballJanuary 4 ~ vs. UblyJanuary 6 ~ vs. USA

Boys’ BasketballJanuary 5 ~ vs. UblyJanuary 7 ~ vs. USA

GymnasticsJanuary 11 ~ vs. Freeland

WrestlingJanuary 12 ~ vs. Memphis/EPBP

January 19 ~ vs. Bad Axe/Marlette

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PAGE EIGHT CASS CITY, MICHIGANCASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Todd Neuville,non-obligor, and Rebecca Neuville, husband andwife, original mortgagors, to Citicorp Trust Bank,FSB, Mortgagee, dated July 8, 2005 and recorded onJuly 25, 2005 in Liber 1047 on Page 44 in TuscolaCounty Records, Michigan, and assigned by saidMortgagee to CPCA Trust 1 as assignee, on whichmortgage there is claimed to be due at the date here-of the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand EightHundred Eighty and 37/100 Dollars ($116,880.37),including interest at 8.598% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 27, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township ofIndianfields, Tuscola County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

The Northeast 70 feet of lands and premisesdescribed as: Commencing at a point on the center-line of Highway M-81, said point being South 41degrees 55 minutes West from the intersection ofsaid Highway M-81 and the East line of Section 17,Town 12 North, Range 9 East, 1732.40 feet, thencerunning Southwesterly along the centerline of saidHighway M-81, 567.60 feet, thence South 48degrees 05 minutes East 86 feet to the Southwesterlyright-of-way line of the Michigan Central Railroad(MCRR), thence Northeasterly along said right-of-way along a curve to the right, the long chord ofwhich bears North 55 degrees 09 East 583.06 feet;thence North 48 degrees 05 minutes West 207.50 feetto the place of beginning. Being a part of theNortheast quarter of Section 17, Town 12 North,Range 9 East, Indianfields Township, TuscolaCounty, Michigan.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 29, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC H (248) 593-1300Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #312341F02

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Michelle MayKobylczak, original mortgagor, to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee,dated December 23, 2008 and recorded on December29, 2008 in Liber 1164 on Page 310 in TuscolaCounty Records, Michigan, and assigned by saidMortgagee to Chase Home Finance LLC as assignee,on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Thousand OneHundred Seven and 10/100 Dollars ($88,107.10),including interest at 5.5% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on February 3, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Fremont,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Part of the Southeast Quarter of the NortheastQuarter of Section 15, Town 11 North, Range 9 East,described as: Beginning at a point on the East line ofsaid Section 15, which is North 00 Degrees 06Minutes 25 Seconds East, 300.00 Feet from the EastQuarter of said Section 15; thence along said Eastline, North 00 Degrees 06 Minutes 25 Seconds East,275.00 Feet; thence parallel to the East and WestQuarter line of Section 15, West 300.00 Feet; thenceat right angles to said East and West Quarter lineSouth 275.00 Feet; thence East 300 Feet to the Eastline of Section 15 and the Point of Beginning andPart of the Southeast Quarter of the NortheastQuarter of Section 15; thence along the East andWest Quarter line of said Section West 300.00 Feet;thence North 00 Degrees 06 Minutes 25 SecondsWest 300.00 Feet; thence East 300.00 Feet to theEast line of Section 15; thence along said East line,South 00 Degrees 06 Minutes 25 Seconds West,300.00 Feet to the East Quarter corner of Section 15and the Point of Beginning.

The redemption period shall be 12 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: January 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #344768F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Michael J. Seidell,married man, and Kari A. Seidell, his wife signingsolely for the purpose of waiving homestead rights,original mortgagors, to Draper and KramerMortgage Corp., Mortgagee, dated July 24, 2007 andrecorded on August 1, 2007 in Liber 1126 on Page819 in Tuscola County Records, Michigan, andassigned by mesne assignments to Chase HomeFinance LLC as assignee, on which mortgage thereis claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ofEighty-One Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Fourand 29/100 Dollars ($81,424.29), including interestat 5.25% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on February 3, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Village of Millington,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Commencing 8 Rods East of the Northeast corner ofBlock 5 of the Plat of the Village of Millington,according to the Plat recorded in Liber 1 of Plats,Page 41, now being page 42A; thence South 8 Rods;thence East 4 Rods; thence North 8 Rods; thenceWest 4 Rods to the point of beginning. Being a partof the Northeast 1/4 of Section 16, Township 10North, Range 8 East.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: January 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #354244F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Charles H. Helm,by Danielle Joy Helm his attorney-in-fact andDanielle Joy Helm, husband and wife, original mort-gagors, to Mortgage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’ssuccessors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, datedNovember 15, 2006 and recorded on November 20,2006 in Liber 1102 on Page 1317, and assigned bysaid Mortgagee to CU Members Mortgage, a divi-sion of Coloinal Savings. F.A. as assignee as docu-mented by an assignment, in Tuscola CountyRecords, Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of OneHundred Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Nineand 96/100 Dollars ($108,939.96), including interestat 6.375% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on February 3, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Village of Cass City,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Lot 7, Block C, also, commencing at the Northeastcorner of Lot 7; thence North 16.5 feet; thence West132 feet; thence South 16.5 feet; thence East 132 feetto the point of Beginning. James L. Hitchcock’sSecond Addition to the Village of Cass City, ElklandTownship, Tuscolsa county, Michigan, according tothe recorded plat thereof

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: January 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC H (248) 593-1300Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #276500F07

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Jean T. Lester, asingle woman, to DMR Financial Services, Inc.,Mortgagee, dated August 25, 1999 and recordedAugust 27, 1999 in Liber 780, Page 818, TuscolaCounty Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is nowheld by Chase Home Finance LLC successor bymerger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporationby assignment. There is claimed to be due at the datehereof the sum of Seventy Thousand Forty-Eight and80/100 Dollars ($70,048.80) including interest at8.5% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue at the frontentrance of the Tuscola County Circuit Courthousein the Village of Caro, MI at 10:00 a.m. on FEBRU-ARY 3, 2011.

Said premises are located in the Village of Fairgrove,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Commencing at a point 75 rods North of theSouthwest corner of Section 16, Town 13 North,Range 8 East, and running thence East 20 rods;thence South 6 rods; thence West 20 rods; thenceNorth 6 rods to the place of beginning.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date

of such sale.

TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort-gagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your dam-ages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bidamount tendered at sale, plus interest. If you are atenant in the property, please contact our office asyou may have certain rights.

Dated: January 5, 2011

Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041248-502-1400File No. 310.9670ASAP #3868262

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Richard Potts andJennifer Potts, husband and wife, original mort-gagors, to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC,Mortgagee, dated May 24, 2004 and recorded onJune 3, 2004 in Liber 994 on Page 1462 in TuscolaCounty Records, Michigan, and assigned by saidMortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee forthe benefit of the Certificateholders, Park PlaceSecurities, Inc. 2004-WCW1, asset-backed pass-through certificates series 2004-WCW1 as assignee,on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred Three ThousandFive Hundred Eight and 58/100 Dollars($103,508.58), including interest at 9.125% perannum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on February 3, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Village of Cass City,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Lot 16 of Northwood Village and Estates No. 1,according to the plat recorded in Liber 4 of Plats,Page 49.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: January 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #345244F01

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE MORT-GAGE LOAN MODIFICATION

This Notice is given to Jason D. Klein, a single man(“Borrower”) whose address is 4833 Cedar RunRoad, Cass City, MI 48726, and concerns a realestate mortgage (“Mortgage”) granted by theBorrower to Thumb National Mortgage, LLC. TheMortgage covers property commonly known as 4833Cedar Run Road, Cass City, MI 48726, which islegally described as follows:

PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 26,TOWN 14 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST, ELM-WOOD TOWNSHIP, TUSCOLA COUNTY,MICHIGAN, DESCRIBED AS COMMENCINGAT THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION26; THENCE ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAIDSECTION 26, NORTH 01 DEGREES 29 MINUTES48 SECONDS EAST, 885.63 FEET TO THE POINTOF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES26 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST, 378.65 FEET;THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 48SECONDS WEST, 230.08 FEET TO THE SOUTHLINE OF THE NORTH 20 ACRES OF THESOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION 26, THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHLINE OF THE NORTH 20 ACRES OF THESOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION 26, NORTH 88 DEGREES 26 MINUTES32 SECONDS WEST, 941.30 FEET TO THE WESTLINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THENORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 26; THENCEALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE SOUTH-EAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC-TION 26, NORTH 01 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 12SECONDS EAST, 330.08 FEET; THENCE SOUTH88 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST,1319.43 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION26; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SEC-TION 26, SOUTH 01 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 48SECONDS WEST, 100.00 FEET TO THE POINTOF BEGINNING.

Certain defaults have occurred under the Mortgageand the Mortgage Holder has or concurrently is mail-ing a Notice to Borrower (the “Notice by Mail”) pur-suant to MCL 600.3205a(3) notifying Borrower ofrights Borrower may have to request a meeting withthe Mortgage Holder to negotiate certain types ofmodifications to the mortgage loan documents.Mortgage Holder gives further notice hereby inaccordance with MCL 600.3205a(4).

THE BORROWER IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT:(a) Borrower has the right to request a meeting withMortgage Holder.(b) Mortgage Holder has designated C. Sorenson asthe person (“Contact Person”) that the Borrower maycontact about the Mortgage and the matters that aredescribed in this Notice. The Contact Person hasauthority to make the agreements described in thisNotice on behalf of Mortgage Holder. The ContactPerson’s contact information is as follows:[email protected], Telephone #989-872-4311,6311 E. Cass City Road, Cass City, MI 48726.(c) Borrower may contact a housing counselor(“Housing Counselor”) by visiting the MichiganState Housing Development Authority’s website at:www.mshda.info/counseling_search or by contact-ing Michigan State Housing Development Authorityat: 1-866-946-7432. (d) If the Borrower wishes to participate in anattempt to work out a modification of the mortgageloan, the Borrower must contact a HousingCounselor within 14 days.(e) If the Borrower requests a meeting (using aHousing Counselor) with the Contact Person withinthe time period provided in the Notice by Mail,Mortgage Holder will not start foreclosure proceed-ings until 90 days after the date the Notice by Mailwas sent to the Borrower.(f) If the Borrower and the Contact Person reach awritten agreement to modify the mortgage loan, theMortgage will not be foreclosed so long as theBorrower abides by the terms of the modificationagreement.(g) You have the right to contact an attorney. Thetelephone number of the State Bar of Michigan’sLawyer Referral Service is: 1-800-968-0738.

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Mark Miller,unmarried, original mortgagor, to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s successors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated November 7, 2006 and recordedon November 16, 2006 in Liber 1102 on Page 929,and assigned by said Mortgagee to Aurora LoanServices, LLC as assignee as documented by anassignment, in Tuscola County Records, Michigan,on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred TwentyThousand Three Hundred Fifteen and 61/100 Dollars($120,315.61), including interest at 6.625% perannum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on February 3, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Koylton,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Commencing at a point on the Section line, 1626.128feet East of the Southwest corner of the South 1/2 ofthe Southeast 1/4 of Section 30, Township 11 North,Range 11 East, thence East 208.71 feet, thence North417 feet, thence West 208.71 feet, thence 417 feet tothe point of beginning

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: January 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC J (248) 593-1311Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #345044F02

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Michael A.Salcido and Jennifer J. Salcido, husband and wife asjoint tenants, original mortgagors, to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee,dated March 2, 2006 and recorded on March 24,2006 in Liber 1075 on Page 519, and assigned bysaid Mortgagee to The Bank Of New York Mellon,f/k/a The Bank Of New York, As Trustee For TheCertificate holders Cwabs, Inc., Asset-BackedCertificates, Series 2006-6 as assignee as document-ed by an assignment, in Tuscola County Records,Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Four and28/100 Dollars ($167,274.28), including interest at9.2% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on February 3, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township ofWatertown, Tuscola County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

Commencing at the Northeast corner of the South100 acres of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 11, Town10 North, Range 9 East; thence West 300 feet; thenceSouth 500 feet; thence East 300 feet; thence North500 feet to the point of beginning

The redemption period shall be 12 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: January 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #354461F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Jason D.Zyrowski and Jessica K. Zyrowski, husband andwife, original mortgagors, to Mac-Clair MortgageCorporation, Mortgagee, dated April 9, 2007 andrecorded on April 10, 2007 in Liber 1115 on Page1265 in Tuscola County Records, Michigan, andassigned by mesne assignments to Chase HomeFinance LLC as assignee, on which mortgage thereis claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ofSixty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Four

and 29/100 Dollars ($66,324.29), including interestat 6.75% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on February 3, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Village of Kingston,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Lot 6, Block 4 of Plat of Newberry (now Village ofKingston), according to the Plat recorded in Liber 24of Deeds, Page 304, except the West 2 Rods thereof.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: January 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #353959F01

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FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO ADVISEYOU THAT COMMUNICATION WITH OUROFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED AS ANATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THATANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE INACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE, PLEASE CON-TACT OUR OFFICE, AS YOU ARE ENTITLEDTO SPECIAL PROTECTIONS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE YOURHOME

To: Norman Jobson, Jr., 115 Oak Street, Vassar, MI48768County: Tuscola

State law requires that you receive the followingnotice: You have the right to request a meeting withyour mortgage holder or mortgage servicer. The per-son to contact and that has the authority to makeagreements for a loan modification with you is:Orlans Associates, P.C Loss Mitigation Department,P.O. Box 5041, Troy, MI 48007-5041, (248) 502-1331. You may contact a housing counselor by visit-ing the Michigan State Housing DevelopmentAuthority (“MSHDA”) website or by callingMSHDA. The website address and telephone num-ber of MSHDA is:(www.mshda.info/counseling_search/), telephone(866) 946-7432, TTY# 1-800-382-4568.

If you request a meeting with the servicer’s designatewithin 14 days after the Notice required under MCL600.3205a(1) is mailed, then foreclosure proceed-ings will not start until 90 days after the date theNotice was mailed to you.

If you and the servicer’s Designate reach an agree-ment to modify the mortgage loan, the mortgage willnot be foreclosed if you abide by the terms of theagreement.

You have the right to contact an attorney. You maycontact attorney of your choice. If you do not havean attorney, the telephone number for the MichiganState Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service is 1-800-968-0738.

Dated: January 5, 2011

Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File Number: 326.4159ASAP #3869962

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FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO ADVISEYOU THAT COMMUNICATION WITH OUROFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED AS ANATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THATANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE INACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE, PLEASE CON-TACT OUR OFFICE, AS YOU ARE ENTITLEDTO SPECIAL PROTECTIONS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE YOURHOME

To: James S. Arquette and Kacey D. Mansberry,5543 Murphy Lake Road, Millington, MI 48746County: Tuscola

State law requires that you receive the followingnotice: You have the right to request a meeting withyour mortgage holder or mortgage servicer. The per-son to contact and that has the authority to makeagreements for a loan modification with you is:Orlans Associates, P.C Loss Mitigation Department,P.O. Box 5041, Troy, MI 48007-5041, (248) 502-1331. You may contact a housing counselor by visit-ing the Michigan State Housing DevelopmentAuthority (“MSHDA”) website or by callingMSHDA. The website address and telephone num-ber of MSHDA is:(www.mshda.info/counseling_search/), telephone(866) 946-7432, TTY# 1-800-382-4568.

If you request a meeting with the servicer’s designatewithin 14 days after the Notice required under MCL600.3205a(1) is mailed, then foreclosure proceed-ings will not start until 90 days after the date theNotice was mailed to you.

If you and the servicer’s Designate reach an agree-ment to modify the mortgage loan, the mortgage willnot be foreclosed if you abide by the terms of theagreement.

You have the right to contact an attorney. You maycontact attorney of your choice. If you do not havean attorney, the telephone number for the MichiganState Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service is 1-800-968-0738.

Dated: January 5, 2011

Orlans Associates P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File Number: 671.1596ASAP #FNMA3868381

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CASS CITY, MICHIGAN PAGE NINECASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Kimberly S.Coombs, a single woman, original mortgagor, toMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender and lender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, dated September 19, 2002 andrecorded on September 25, 2002 in Liber 895 onPage 821 in Tuscola County Records, Michigan, andassigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank,NA as assignee, on which mortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-EightThousand Five Hundred Sixty-Six and 84/100Dollars ($58,566.84), including interest at 6.625%per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.

Said premises are situated in City of Vassar, TuscolaCounty, Michigan, and are described as:

Lot 10, Block 4 Ebenezer Morse’s Addition to theVillage of Vassar (now City) according to the platthereof recorded in Liber 1, Page 359 of Deeds,Tuscola county Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #350786F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Kenneth D.Fallowfield and Williamina C. Fallowfield, husbandand wife, original mortgagors, to Franklin Bank aDivision of First Place Bank, Mortgagee, datedAugust 23, 2007 and recorded on September 17,2007 in Liber 1130 on Page 235 in Tuscola CountyRecords, Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ofSeventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred Ten and07/100 Dollars ($78,110.07), including interest at7.625% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.Said premises are situated in City of Vassar, TuscolaCounty, Michigan, and are described as:

Lot 13, Block 28, Plat of the Village of Vassar,according to the Plat thereof recorded in Liber 1 ofPlats, Page 143 of Tuscola County Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC H (248) 593-1300Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #354741F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by April Crump andChristopher Crump, wife and husband, originalmortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’ssuccessors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated March21, 2007 and recorded on March 26, 2007 in Liber1114 on Page 789 in Tuscola County Records,Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee toFlagstar Bank, FSB as assignee, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sumof Seventy-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventyand 81/100 Dollars ($78,770.81), including interestat 6.5% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Arbela,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Part of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quar-ter of Section 12, Township 10 North, Range 7 East,Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Michigan;described as: beginning at a point that is East1299.81 feet along the South Section line and North3 degrees 55 minutes 430 West, 1108.58 feet alongthe East line of said Southwest quarter of theSoutheast quarter from the South quarter corner ofsaid Section 12; thence continuing North 3 degrees55 minutes 43 seconds West, 192.00 feet, thencealong the North line of said Southwest quarter of theSoutheast quarter, South 89 degrees 25 minutes 32seconds West, 335.00 feet; thence South 3 degrees55 minutes 43 seconds East, 192.00 feet; thenceNorth 89 degrees 25 minutes 32 seconds East,335.00 feet to the point of beginning, except ease-ments and rights of way of record. Also, except:reserving 50% of all right and title in and to any oil,

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Arbela,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as: TheWest half of the East half of the Southeast quarter ofthe Southwest quarter of Section 22, Town 10 North,Range 7 East, Arbela Township, Tuscola County,Michigan.

The redemption period shall be 12 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC H (248) 593-1300Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #339603F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Daniel D. Coleand Tina M. Cole, husband and wife, original mort-gagors, to First Chicago NBD Mortgage Company,Mortgagee, dated October 30, 1996 and recorded onOctober 30, 1996 in Liber 699 on Page 1471, andassigned by mesne assignments to Wells Fargo Bank,NA as assignee as documented by an assignment, inTuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Fifteenand 39/100 Dollars ($49,615.39), including interestat 8.6% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Denmark,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

A parcel of land located in Section 29, Town 12North, Range 7 East, described as: Commencing at apoint 44 1/2 rods North of the Southwest corner ofNorth 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 29, Town12 North, Range 7 East, thence East 195 feet; thenceNorth 60 feet, thence West 195 feet; thence South 60feet to the Place of Beginning.

Subject to the right of way for Van Buren Road overthe Westerly side thereof.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #046275F02

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by James D. SpencerJr. and Lynn M. Spencer, husband and wife, toStandard Federal Bank, a Federal Savings Bank,Mortgagee, dated December 15, 1998 and recordedJanuary 13, 1999 in Liber 760, Page 596, TuscolaCounty Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is nowheld by CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment. There isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of FiftyThousand Four Hundred and 62/100 Dollars($50,400.62) including interest at 5.5% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue at the frontentrance of the Tuscola County Circuit Courthousein the Village of Caro, MI at 10:00 a.m. on JANU-ARY 13, 2011.

Said premises are located in the Township ofIndianfields, Tuscola County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

Lot 32 of Glenfields Subdivision, according to therecorded plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Liber 2,Pages 41 and 42, Tuscola County Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort-gagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your dam-ages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bidamount tendered at sale, plus interest. If you are atenant in the property, please contact our office asyou may have certain rights.

Dated: December 15, 2010

Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041248-502-1400File No. 671.0174ASAP #3847927

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Duane Websterand Sheri Webster, husband and wife, original mort-gagors, to Mortgage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’ssuccessors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated April10, 2006 and recorded on May 23, 2006 in Liber1082 on Page 595 in Tuscola County Records,Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of Two HundredSixty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Fiveand 02/100 Dollars ($264,785.02), including interestat 8.35% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township ofMillington, Tuscola County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

The West 6 acres of the North 363 feet of theNorthwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 26,Town 10 North, Range 8 East, except Railroad rightof way.

The redemption period shall be 12 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC F (248) 593-1313Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #317446F02

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AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBERBELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made inthe terms and conditions of a certain mortgage madeby Scott S. Kidd and Kimberly Kay Kidd, his wife,Mortgagors, to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,Mortgagee, dated the 20th day of January, 2004 andrecorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, forThe County of Tuscola and State of Michigan, on the27th day of January, 2004 in Liber 976 of TuscolaCounty Records, page 421, on which mortgage thereis claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, thesum of Eighty Three Thousand Eight Hundred FortyFive and 44/100 ($83,845.44), and no suit or pro-ceeding at law or in equity having been instituted torecover the debt secured by said mortgage or anypart thereof.

Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale con-tained in said mortgage, and pursuant to statute ofthe State of Michigan in such case made and provid-ed, notice is hereby given that on the 13th day ofJanuary, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock am Local Time, saidmortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auc-tion, to the highest bidder, at the front entrance of theCourthouse in Village of Caro, Tuscola County, MI(that being the building where the Circuit Court forthe County of Tuscola is held), of the premisesdescribed in said mortgage, or so much thereof asmay be necessary to pay the amount due, as afore-said on said mortgage, with interest thereon at5.87500% per annum and all legal costs, charges,and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed bylaw, and also any sum or sums which may be paid bythe undersigned, necessary to protect its interest inthe premises.

Which said premises are described as follows: Allthat certain piece or parcel of land, including any andall structures, and homes, manufactured or other-wise, located thereon, situated in the Township ofVassar, County of Tuscola, State of Michigan, anddescribed as follows, to wit:

Lots 13 and 14 and the South 1/2 of Lot 15, GoodwinCreek Subdivision, part of the Northwest Fractional1/4 of Section 19, Township 11 North, Range 8 East,Vassar Township, Tuscola County, Michigan, as perplat thereof recorded in Liber 2 of Plats, Page 1 ofTuscola County Records. EXCEPTING LANDCommencing at the Northwest corner of the South1/2 of the Lot 15 of Goodwin Creek Subdivision,thence Southeasterly along the West line of Lots 15and 14 of Goodwin Creek Subdivision, a distance of77.725 feet, thence Northeasterly to the Northeastcorner of the South 1/2 of Lot 15, thence Westerlyalong the North line of the South 1/2 of said Lot 15to the point of beginning, being a part of Lots 14 and15 of Goodwin Creek Subdivision, Vassar Township,Tuscola County, Michigan, as per plat thereofrecorded in Liber 2 of Plats, Page 1 of TuscolaCounty Records.

During the six (6) months immediately following thesale, the property may be redeemed, except that inthe event that the property is determined to be aban-doned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a, the propertymay be redeemed during 30 days immediately fol-lowing the sale.

Dated: 12/15/2010

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Mortgagee

FABRIZIO & BROOK, P.C. Attorney for BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 888 W. Big Beaver, Suite 800 Troy, Ml 48084 248-362-2600 BOA FNMA KiddScott

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by RudolphArmstrong Sr., a married man, original mortgagors,to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, dated March 17, 2006 andrecorded on April 3, 2006 in Liber 1075 on Page1417, and assigned by said Mortgagee to HSBCMortgage Services, Inc. as assignee as documentedby an assignment, in Tuscola County Records,Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of One HundredNinety-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Nineand 37/100 Dollars ($198,389.37), including interestat 9.625% per annum.

gas and other minerals as set forth in deed by corpo-ration recorded in Liber 237 of deeds, Page 562, andany interest in subsequent instruments pertinentthereto.

Manufacturer Home: Dutch Housing, Inc, Year:1994, Model Number: 952010, Serial Number:DHM 18886 a-b, which, by intention of the parties,shall constitute a part of the realty and shall pass withit.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC L (248) 593-1312Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #351262F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Mitchel K. Ill andDeborah L. Ill, husband and wife, original mort-gagors, to National City Mortgage, a division ofNational City Bank of Indiana, Mortgagee, datedFebruary 9, 2005 and recorded on March 7, 2005 inLiber 1029 on Page 1203 in Tuscola CountyRecords, Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of TwoHundred One Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Oneand 77/100 Dollars ($201,951.77), including interestat 5.625% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Arbela,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Part of the East 1/2 of the Northeast fractional 1/4 ofSection 4, Town 10 North, Range 7 East, describedas: Beginning at a point on the centerline of BarkleyRoad, which is South 24 degrees 58 minutes 31 sec-onds East, 971.48 feet from the intersection of thecenterline of Barkley Road and the North line ofSection 4, said point being East 1,334.26 feet fromthe North 1/4 corner of said Section 4: thence alongsaid centerline South 24 degrees 58 minutes 31 sec-onds East, 250.00 feet; thence East 465.0 feet to atraverse line; thence along said traverse line, North31 degrees 48 minutes 30 seconds West, 266.67 feetto its terminus; thence West 430.0 feet to the Point ofBeginning, said parcel includes all that landembraced by the traverse line and the centerline ofPerry Creek and the said lines extended to the center-line of Perry Creek.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC F (248) 593-1313Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #352078F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Theron L.Middaugh and Elaine Diane Middaugh, husband andwife, tenants by the entireties, original mortgagors,to First Union Home Equity Bank, N.A.,,Mortgagee, dated October 14, 1999 and recorded onNovember 5, 1999 in Liber 786 on Page 1262, andassigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank,NA as assignee as documented by an assignment, inTuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Ninety-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-One and 10/100 Dollars ($94,751.10), includinginterest at 9.53% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 13, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Novesta,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Commencing 1450.16 feet North of Southeast cornerof Section 6, Town 13 North, Range 11 East to placeof beginning; thence West 551.5 feet; thence North140 feet thence East 335.5 feet, thence South 103feet, thence East 216 feet and South 37 feet to placeof beginning.

Together with all right, title and interest in a 30 feetwide easement running in an easterly and westerlydirection across the South 103 feet of the East 216feet of property described in that certain deed inbook 471, page 485, in the Tuscola County Records

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 15, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #334501F02

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Vickie K. Curtis,an unmarried woman, original mortgagor, to BankOne, N.A., Mortgagee, dated August 17, 2000 andrecorded on August 18, 2000 in Liber 808 on Page1267, and assigned by said Mortgagee to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s successors and/or assigns asassignee as documented by an assignment, inTuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Sixty Thousand Fifteen and 99/100 Dollars($60,015.99), including interest at 9.75% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 20, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Novesta,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Commencing 42 Rods West of 11 Rods North of theSoutheast corner of Section 29, Town 13 North,Range 11 East, Running thence West 4 Rods, thenceNorth 8 Rods, thence East 4 Rods, thence South 8Rods to the place of beginning.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 22, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC J (248) 593-1311Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #352175F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Irene Raymond,original mortgagor, to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated May20, 2005 and recorded on May 24, 2005 in Liber1039 on Page 1267 in Tuscola County Records,Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments toChase Home Finance, LLC as assignee, on whichmortgage there is claimed to be due at the date here-of the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand NineHundred Fifty-One and 56/100 Dollars($102,951.56), including interest at 6.25% perannum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 20, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Elmwood,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

Commencing at a point which is 206 feet West andNorth 31 degrees 19 minutes 00 seconds East, 165feet from the South corner post of Section 34, Town14 North, Range 10 East; thence North 58 degrees 41minutes 00 seconds West 260.30 feet; thence North31 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds East, 55.58 feet;thence South 87 degrees 59 minutes 15 seconds East,298.48 feet; thence South 31 degrees 19 minutes 00seconds West, 201.73 feet to the point of beginning,being a part of the Southeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 ofSection 34, Town 14 North, Range 10 East.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 22, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #352679F01

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ATTHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescindedby the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, yourdamages, if any, shall be limited solely to the returnof the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in theconditions of a mortgage made by Carolyn A. Hudie,a single woman, original mortgagor, to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s successors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated February 28, 2005 and recorded onMarch 4, 2005 in Liber 1029 on Page 731, andassigned by said Mortgagee to CitiMortgage, Inc. asassignee as documented by an assignment, inTuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Thirty-Eight and 97/100 Dollars ($119,038.97), includinginterest at 7.625% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the circuit court within Tuscola County, at10:00 AM, on January 27, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Fremont,Tuscola County, Michigan, and are described as:

The North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 31,Town 11 North, Range 9 East, subject to an easementfor ingress and egress over the North 33 feet thereof.

The redemption period shall be 12 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dateof such sale.

Dated: December 29, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:FC C (248) 593-1301Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #219568F02

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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 Charles Slater and Debra Slater, hus-band and wife, original mortgagors, toABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.,Mortgagee, dated July 27, 2004 and record-ed on August 27, 2004 in Liber 1006 onPage 467 in Tuscola County Records,Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sumof Ninety-One Thousand Eight HundredFifty-Four and 59/100 Dollars($91,854.59), including interest at 3.125%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 saleof the mortgaged premises, or some part ofthem, at public venue, at the place of hold-ing the circuit court within Tuscola County,at 10:00 AM, on January 20, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township ofTuscola, Tuscola County, Michigan, andare described as:

A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 ofSection 12, Town 11 North, Range 7 East,described as follows: to fix the point ofbeginning commence at the Northwest cor-ner of Section 12; thence South 88 degrees54 minutes 10 seconds East, on the Northline of said Section 2,337.41 feet to theNorthwest corner of Riviera Estates,according to the plat thereof recorded inLiber 3, Pages 46 and 47 of Plats, TuscolaCounty Records; said Northwest corner ofRiviera Estates being 414.45 feet, North 88degrees 54 minutes 10 seconds West, fromthe North 1/4 corner of said Section; thenceSouth 00 degrees 21 minutes 38 secondsWest, on the West line of said RivieraEstates, 1,093.78 feet to the Northwest cor-ner of Impala Lane as established in saidRiviera Estates; thence South 19 degrees 56minutes 52 seconds East on the Westerlyline of said Impala Lane and plat line,72.01 feet to the point of beginning of thisdescription said point of beginning beingalso the Southwest corner of said ImpalaDrive, and Northwest corner of Lot 13 ofsaid Riviera Estates; thence South 00degrees 36 minutes 41 seconds West, onsaid West line of Riviera Estates and Westline of Lot 13, 200.09 feet to the Southwestcorner of said Riviera Estates and Lot 13,

said Southwest corner being 386.93 feet,North 86 degrees 21 minutes 50 secondWest, from the Southeast corner of saidRiviera Estates; thence North 86 degrees 21minutes 50 seconds West on the North 1/8line of said Section, 150.00 feet; thenceNorth 00 degrees 36 minutes 41 secondsEast, parallel with said West plat line andWest line of Lot 13 of Riviera Estates,200.09 feet; thence South 86 degrees 21minutes 50 seconds East, 150.00 feet to thepoint of beginning. Together with an 66.00feet wide, measured at right angles, ease-ments for ingress, egress and public utilitiesover, under and across the followingdescribed parcel of land; To fix the point ofbeginning commence at the Northwest cor-ner of Section 12, Town 11 North, Range 7East, thence South 86 degrees 54 minutes10 seconds East, on the North line of saidSection, 2337.41 feet to the Northwest cor-ner of Riviera Estates, according to the platthereof recorded in Liber 3, Pages 46 and47 of Plats, Tuscola County Records, saidNorthwest corner of Riviera Estates being414.45 feet, North 86 degrees 54 minutes10 seconds West, from the North 1/4 cornerof said Section, thence South 00 degrees 21minutes 38 seconds West, on the West lineof said Riviera Estates, 1,093.78 feet to thepoint of beginning of this description, saidpoint of beginning being the Northwestcorner of Impala Lane, as established insaid Riviera Estates; thence South 19degrees 56 minutes 52 seconds East on theWesterly line of said Impala Lane and platline, 72.01 feet to the Southwest corner ofsaid Impala Drive; thence North 86 degrees21 minutes 50 seconds West, 255.59 feet,thence North 64 degrees 34 minutes 50 sec-onds West 435.08 feet; thence North 00degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds East, 72.84feet; thence South 64 degrees 34 minutes50 seconds East, 453.21 feet, thence South86 degrees 21 minutes 50 seconds East214.08 feet to 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 fromthe date of such sale.

Dated: December 22, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASECALL:FC C (248) 593-1301Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #338521F02

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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 Douglas Wilson, a/k/a Douglas H.Wilson, an unmarried man, original mort-gagor, to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group,Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 11, 2003and recorded on April 24, 2003 in Liber927 on Page 1284 in Tuscola CountyRecords, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date here-of the sum of Forty Thousand FiveHundred Seven and 86/100 Dollars($40,507.86), including interest at 6% perannum.

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 saleof the mortgaged premises, or some part ofthem, at public venue, at the place of hold-ing the circuit court within Tuscola County,at 10:00 AM, on January 20, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township ofAkron, Tuscola County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

A parcel of land described as commencingat the Southeast corner of the Southwest1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast1/4 of Section 33, Town 14 North, Range 8East, which point is 656.92 feet East of theSouth 1/4 corner of said Section 33; thenceNorth 0 degrees 09 minutes 14 secondsEast, 220.00 feet; thence West parallel withthe South Section line 195.00 feet; thenceSouth 0 degrees 04 minutes 14 secondsWest, 220.00 feet; thence East 195.00 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 fromthe date of such sale.

Dated: December 22, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASECALL:FC C (248) 593-1301Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #351809F01

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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 Timothy Stone, a single man, andCoreen Plain, a single woman, originalmortgagors, to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, dated February 27,2002 and recorded on August 16, 2002 inLiber 890 on Page 445, and assigned bysaid Mortgagee to BAC Home LoansServicing, L.P. as assignee as documentedby an assignment, in Tuscola CountyRecords, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date here-of the sum of Eighty Thousand SixHundred Thirty-One and 28/100 Dollars($80,631.28), including interest at 6.25%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 saleof the mortgaged premises, or some part ofthem, at public venue, at the place of hold-ing the circuit court within Tuscola County,at 10:00 AM, on January 20, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township ofFremont, Tuscola County, Michigan, andare described as:

The Southeast quarter of the Northeastquarter of Section 9, Town 11 North, Range9 East. Excepting a parcel of land located inthe Southeast quarter of the Northeast quar-ter of Section 9, Town 11 North, Range 9East, described as follows: Commencing atthe Southeast corner of the Southeast quar-ter of the Northeast quarter of said Section9; thence Westerly 208 feet; thenceNortherly 624 feet; thence Easterly 208feet; thence Southerly 624 feet to the pointof beginning.

Also excepting the West 330 feet of theSouth 660 feet of the Southeast quarter ofthe Northeast quarter of the Northeast quar-ter of Section 9, Town 11 North, Range 9East.

And excepting: Commencing at the Eastquarter corner of Section 9, Town 11 North,Range 9 East; thence South 89 degrees 48minutes West 815.63 feet along the Eastand West quarter line of said Section 9 tothe point of beginning; running thenceSouth 89 degrees 48 minutes West 175.0feet along the East and West quarter line ofsaid Section 9; thence North 0 degrees 34minutes 38 seconds East 660.0 feet; thenceSouth 89 degrees 48 minutes West 330.0feet; thence North 0 degrees 34 minutes 38seconds East 658.38 feet along the East 1/8line of said Section 9; thence North 89degrees 55 minutes 50 seconds East 504.99feet along the North 1/8 line of said Section9; thence South 0 degrees 34 minutes 38seconds West 1317.23 feet to the point ofbeginning. Being a part of the Northeastquarter of Section 9, Town 11 North, Range9 East, Tuscola County, Michigan.

The redemption period shall be 12 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.

Dated: December 22, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASECALL:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #077435F03

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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 Anselmo A. Zarazua Jr., a single man,original mortgagor, to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee,dated January 12, 2007 and recorded onJanuary 18, 2007 in Liber 1108 on Page1000, and assigned by said Mortgagee toFlagstar Bank, FSB as assignee as docu-mented by an assignment, in TuscolaCounty Records, Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the datehereof the sum of Sixty-Seven ThousandTwo Hundred Ninety-Four and 14/100Dollars ($67,294.14), including interest at7.125% 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 saleof the mortgaged premises, or some part ofthem, at public venue, at the place of hold-ing the circuit court within Tuscola County,

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES,P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBTAND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Mortgage Sale - Default has been made inthe conditions of a certain mortgage madeby Jean Karoline Downing and StevenDowning, husband and wife to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., act-ing solely as nominee for Vandyk MortgageCorporation, Mortgagee, dated December6, 2006 and recorded on December 8, 2006in Liber 1104, Page 1306, Tuscola CountyRecords, said mortgage was assigned toBAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LPFKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANSSERVICING LP by an Assignment ofMortgage, which has been submitted to theTuscola County Register of Deeds, onwhich mortgage there is claimed to be dueat the date hereof the sum of Sixty-ThreeThousand Three and 42/100 ($63,003.42)including interest at the rate of 6.75000%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 saleof the mortgaged premises, or some part ofthem, at public venue, at the place of hold-ing the Circuit Court in said TuscolaCounty, where the premises to be sold orsome part of them are situated, at 10:00 AMon January 27, 2011.

Said premises are situated in the Village ofFairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan, andare described as:

TOWN 13 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST,SECTION 16, COMMENCING 22 RODS14 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWESTCORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUAR-TER; THENCE EAST 9 RODS; THENCESOUTH 57 FEET; THENCE WEST 9RODS; THENCE NORTH 57 FEET TOTHE P.O.B. Commonly known as: 2266MAIN STREET.

The redemption period shall be 6.00months from the date of such sale, unlessdetermined abandoned in accordance withMCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 days from the date ofsuch sale, or 15 days after statutory notice,whichever is later.

Dated: December 29, 2010

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. Attorneys for BAC HOME LOANS SERV-ICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS SERVICING LP 43252 Woodward Avenue, Suite 180 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 (248) 335-9200 Case No. 10MI01802-1

12-29-4THIS 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 SERVICE.

Default having been made in the conditionsof certain Mortgages made by Bobby J.Nutt, Jr. & Reneau Y. Nutt, husband andwife, of 3164 Shay Lake Road, Mayville,MI 48744, as Mortgagors, to NorthstarBank, a Michigan Banking Corporation aMichigan Banking Corporation, whoseprincipal office is in Bad Axe, Michigan, asMortgagee, dated September 17, 2008 andrecorded in the Office of the Register ofDeeds for the County of Tuscola and Stateof Michigan, on September 23, 2008 inLiber 1158, pages 550, et.seq, on whichMortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate of this notice, for principal and inter-est, the sum of One Hundred Forty TwoThousand Eight Hundred Twenty Eight and63/100 ($142,828.63) Dollars and no pro-ceedings having been instituted to recoverthe debt now remaining secured by saidMortgage, or any part thereof, whereby thepower of sale contained in said Mortgagehas become operative;

NOW THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN that by virtue of the power ofsale contained in said Mortgage, and in pur-suance of the statute in such case made andprovided, the said Mortgage will be fore-closed by a sale of the premises thereindescribed or so much thereof as may benecessary, at public auction, to the highestbidder, at the main entrance of the TuscolaCounty Building in the City of Caro, andCounty of Tuscola, Michigan, that beingthe place of holding the Circuit Court inand for said County, on Thursday, January27, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock a.m., local time,in the forenoon of said day, and the premis-es will be sold to pay the amount so asaforesaid then due on said Mortgage,together with interest, legal costs, attor-ney’s fees and any taxes and insurance thatsaid Mortgagee does pay on or prior to thedate of said sale; which said premises aredescribed in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit:

LAND SITUATED IN THE TWP OFDAYTON, TUSCOLA CO, MI; THE NWQUARTER OF THE NW QUARTER OFSEC 16, T11N, R10E. COMMONLYKNOWN AS 3164 SHAY LAKE ROAD,MAYVILLE, MI 48744

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that theperiod of redemption shall be one (1) yearfrom the date of sale pursuant to MCL600.3240.

Dated: December 27, 2010

NORTHSTAR BANKMortgagee

RICHARD L. TROWHILLAttorney at Law175 Thompson Rd. Bad Axe, MI 48413(989) 269-6272

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Said premises are situated in Village ofReese, Tuscola County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

Lots 14, 15, 16 and the East 6 feet of Lot17, Block 12 of Plats of the Blackman’sPlat of the Village of Reese, according tothe Plat thereof recorded in Liber 29, Page188 of Deeds, Tuscola 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.

Dated: December 29, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASECALL:FC L (248) 593-1312Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys for Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #300807F04

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FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TOADVISE YOU THAT COMMUNICA-TION WITH OUR OFFICE COULD BEINTERPRETED AS AN ATTEMPT TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOUARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE,PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE, ASYOU ARE ENTITLED TO SPECIALPROTECTIONS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVEYOUR HOME

To: Jane Friske, 4225 Leix Road, Mayville,MI 48744County: Tuscola

State law requires that you receive the fol-lowing notice: You have the right to requesta meeting with your mortgage holder ormortgage servicer. The person to contactand that has the authority to make agree-ments for a loan modification with you is:Orlans Associates, P.C Loss MitigationDepartment, P.O. Box 5041, Troy, MI48007-5041, (248) 502-1331. You maycontact a housing counselor by visiting theMichigan State Housing DevelopmentAuthority (“MSHDA”) website or by call-ing MSHDA. The website address and tele-

phone number of MSHDA is:(www.mshda.info/counseling_search/),telephone (866) 946-7432, TTY# 1-800-382-4568.

If you request a meeting with the servicer’sdesignate within 14 days after the Noticerequired under MCL 600.3205a(1) ismailed, then foreclosure proceedings willnot start until 90 days after the date theNotice was mailed to you. If you and theservicer’s Designate reach an agreement tomodify the mortgage loan, the mortgagewill not be foreclosed if you abide by theterms of the agreement.

You have the right to contact an attorney.You may contact attorney of your choice. Ifyou do not have an attorney, the telephonenumber for the Michigan State BarAssociation’s Lawyer Referral Service is 1-800-968-0738.

Dated: January 5, 2011

Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File Number: 401.0884ASAP #FNMA3871145

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Boys’ Basketball StandingsGreater Thumb West

Team W L W LBCAS 0 0 3 1Vassar 0 0 3 1Cass City 0 0 2 3Bad Axe 0 0 1 2Reese 0 0 1 2USA 0 0 1 2EPBP 0 0 1 3

Greater Thumb EastTeam W L W LMarlette 0 0 5 0H. Beach 0 0 4 0Ubly 0 0 4 1Sandusky 0 0 4 2Brown City 0 0 1 4Mayville 0 0 1 4

North Central Thumb NorthTeam W L W LN. Huron 0 0 2 3Caseville 0 0 0 3Port Hope 0 0 0 3Owen-Gage 0 0 0 4A-Fairgrove 0 0 0 5

North Central Thumb SouthTeam W L W LCPS 0 0 4 0Kingston 0 0 4 1Deckerville 0 0 2 2Peck 0 0 2 2Memphis 0 0 1 4

Girls’ Basketball StandingsGreater Thumb West

Team W L W LReese 2 0 6 0Vassar 1 0 4 2USA 1 0 3 1Cass City 1 1 2 4EPBP 0 1 3 2BCAS 0 1 2 3Bad Axe 0 2 2 4

Greater Thumb EastTeam W L W LBrown City 1 0 7 0Sandusky 1 0 7 0Marlette 1 0 5 1H. Beach 1 1 4 3Ubly 0 1 0 5Mayville 0 2 0 7

North Central Thumb NorthTeam W L W LPort Hope 0 0 4 1Owen-Gage 0 0 2 3Caseville 0 0 0 3A-Fairgrove 0 0 0 4North Huron 0 1 1 4

North Central Thumb SouthTeam W L W LDeckerville 1 0 3 2CPS 0 0 4 2Peck 0 0 2 2Kingston 0 0 2 4Memphis 0 0 1 2

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THE SANILAC CountyDrug Task Force hascontinued playing a keyrole in foiling drugsmuggling operationsbetween Canada andMichigan via SanilacCounty ports and air-ports. Above, SanilacCounty Sheriff GarryBiniecki surveys a sus-pect vehicle at the air-port in Sandusky inNovember 2009 after hisdeputies assisted U.S.Customs and borderpatrol officers in dis-rupting a major smug-gling operation.Authorities seized morethan 300 pounds ofEcstasy in pill form(right) along with morethan 100 pounds of mar-ijuana during the opera-tion.

“At least 5 known rendezvous loca-tions on the shoreline were used inSanilac County — Roach Roaddraw, Kelly Court draw, Sand PiperCourt, Lexington marina and GroveRoad public access — with the boatscrossing Lake Huron from KettlePoint, Iperwash, Grand Bend,Goderich and Owen Sound Ontariolocations,” he continued.

During the summer of 2010, oneshipment of 104 pounds of Ecstasy

Continued from page one. destined to be brought into the PortSanilac marina from Goderich wasdiverted north to Alpena due to lawenforcement activity smugglers wit-nessed at Port Sanilac, Gray noted.

“That shipment was successfullytracked from Alpena, through GrandRapids and southward intoColorado, where multiple suspectswere arrested,” he said. “As a conse-quence of increased law enforcementpresence on Lake Huron in 2010, thesuspects began shifting their cross-border smuggling operations into

Lake Ontario, using the same tacticsto cross from Mississauga, Toronto,Trenton, Prince Edward into NewYork State.”As a result of the 34 search warrants

executed last month, Canadianauthorities seized what Graydescribed as “substantial multiple-pound quantities of methampheta-mine, Ecstasy and marijuana.“Twenty-nine suspects have beencharged with 110 drug traffickingfelonies in Ontario, and many ofthese same suspects are expected to

be charged in the U.S. as a result oftheir activities while in this country.”

This wasn’t the first time SanilacCounty authorities have dealt withCanadian smugglers.

In November 2009, county andstate law enforcement officialsassisted federal authorities in appre-hending 2 Canadian men suspectedin a major drug trafficking operationat the Sandusky City Airport.The investigation centered on a bor-

der patrol helicopter crew thatobserved a small plane land at theairport and dump several bags ontothe runway before picking up onebag and taking off again. The crewalso observed 2 men on the runwaywho attempted to load the bags into

an SUV.The suspects fled the scene, only to

be picked up a short time later bySanilac County Sheriff’s deputies.At the airport, meanwhile, officialsseized the bags, which contained awhopping $10 million worth ofEcstasy pills and marijuana.

Investigators subsequently discov-ered a secret compartment in the sus-pect vehicle that, they say, containedseveral thousand dollars in cash andevidence of powder cocaine.

Gray urges any citizens who wit-ness suspicious individuals or activi-ty near any Sanilac County airfieldor along the Lake Huron shoreline toreport the activity by calling toll-free1-800-544-DRUG (3784).

29 Canadians arrested in drug smuggling operation

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