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www.tctimes.com Spend it local. Sports Online Area Keep it local. Schedules youth gain Area high schools grocery ads confidence, online Keep your dollars Visit strength through in your community. announce the dates comments and times of winter times online gymnastics sporting events and click on Story: warnings EZ Read 3A get graphic 9-12B Then just make them‘‘ illegal. Taxing the crap out of them, and sunday edition using the money for every- thing but health Tri-County care, $ and then Vol. 17 No. XlVII sunday, november 21, 2010 1.00 taking steps summary such as Fenton’s Downtown these is talking out Fenton: No roundabouts Development Authority of both sides of your and North Road is a possibil- ing will happen anytime soon, has tabled, for an mouth. Alcohol and DDA nixes the use of traffic ity in 2012, in conjunction said DDA Director and As- undisclosed time, the prescription drugs issue of roundabouts kill more people than circles at two proposed locations with the North LeRoy Street sistant City Manager Michael at the intersections smoking, yet I don’t By Anna Troppens construction project. The Burns. The suggestion for of Adelaide and see anyone moving to “I believe there are Fenton Downtown Develop- roundabouts at Shiawassee shiawassee streets, locations in Fenton [email protected] put images of some- Fenton Here’s the latest ment Authority (DDA) Board and Adelaide streets, and Le- and LeRoy street/silver — Lake Road. A future, one lying in the gutter where roundabouts news on roundabouts in Fenton: has tabled, for an undisclosed Roy Street/Silver Lake Road, being pasted on a six time, the roundabout issue for was from consultant Dan possible roundabout is pack.” would work. I’m not There won’t be one at Shiawas- at North Road/LeRoy these intersections. The DDA Burden, who visited Fenton — Smoker sure those are it.” see and Adelaide streets, nor at street, in conjunction Michael Burns LeRoy Street/Silver Lake Road. might evaluate the situation See roundabouts with the 2012 LeRoy Story: witch- Fenton DDA director A roundabout at LeRoy Street five years from now, but noth- on 8A street paving project. craft crew Mr. Betcher, thank you‘‘ for your honored Parental rights service to our country. First-ever Torrey Hill Turkey Trot My grandpa was Joe hearing on Ramirez. He hold for Baker spoke about Court awaits results his crew and the of criminal case work By Sharon Stone that you [email protected]; 810-433-6786 did on countless oc- A hearing was held Wednes- casions. The Witch- day in Judge Duncan Beagle’s craft was his pride and courtroom regarding Corrine joy. His bronze star has Baker’s pa- been in my possession since his passing in rental rights 2001. I hope we can of her son talk soon.” Tyler Bak- — Fred Salas er. Child Protective Hot line: tax- S e r v i c e s payers’ money of Genesee ‘‘Obviously, the city County has isn’t listening to its Corrine baker petitioned residents’ opinion on the way our tax dol- the court to lars should be spent. terminate her parental rights. Why not help some of Baker’s parental rights the local businesses case remains on hold as the so they can stay in court is waiting to hear the business. There are results of her criminal case. In so many going out of the mean time, Tyler remains business. Wake up, in foster care. city council.” Baker, 26, is serving time — Concerned Fentonite in prison on a probation online See on 14A violation and awaiting trial over the beating death of her hot line 4-year-old son Dominick TRI-COUNTY TIMES | TIM JAGIELO Calhoun, the younger half- of the week Torrey Hill Intermediate school Principal Kathleen Conover leads fifth-grade students in the first-ever “Turkey brother of Tyler Baker, now Trot,” as part of the school’s Mileage Club on Wednesday afternoon. Every eight laps around the parking WHEN ARE WE 9. Dominick died in April as lot earned the student a turkey token they can add to a keychain. “going to stop babying See baker on 10A the unemployed? The TRI-COUNTY extensions need to end. TIMES | TIM summary These people will never JAGIELO Fenton officials discuss some get off their butts if we sunken and sidewalk issues in city sidewalks in the keep handing them buckling city of Fenton are By Anna Troppens in poor condition, free money. I turned sidewalks, the date, “1958.” [email protected] Some might wonder who due to tree roots down three jobs in the such as this Fenton — The city of Fen- pays for sidewalks in the city of pushing them up, last two weeks. There one near ton is home to some cracked, Fenton, and who decides when old age, cracks are plenty of them out second street raised and pitted sidewalks. they are replaced. and pits. City there. in Fenton, is While some are new and meet administrators ’’ There is money set aside in explain the “ins a hazard to the new 5-foot wide standard, Fenton’s budget for a sidewalk and outs” of pedestrians others are narrower and, along program, with property owners sidewalk repair and bikers. State Road, are stamped with See sidewalk on 8A and replacement. 2A Sunday, November 21, 2010 tri-county TIMES www.tctimes.com PlumbingPlumbing Problems?Problems? $1995 Offer valid on initial service call and with repair only. One offer per visit. 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Allow to dry, then flipping down sportsmanship, vacuum as usual. The shaving the long, blue, it gives them cream contains glycerin that helps dissolve stains. padded floor strength, in colorful everything.” leotards as Katie Holden coaches give assistant coach, tips on proper Southern Lakes Parks & form. “Make Recreation Gym Stars sure your legs don’t go down, feet together,” said Nancy TRI-COUNTY TIMES | TIM JAGIELO Holden, coach of the Southern Lakes Macy Mitchell, 10, stretches on the balance beam at Hyatt Elementary school in Linden Parks & Recreation Gym Stars. Holden Wednesday night. rose coaches all ages of gymnastics, and 2 fertilizer recently began coaching beginner boy’s against other public gymnastics teams summary gymnastics. Her top group, the ‘Gym around the state, using registered high school Gymnastics is an individual sport that promotes You can recycle old banana peels Stars’ meets for six hours each week, officials as judges. Holden said they get by using them as fertilizer. The peels self-confidence, discipline, and strength.s outhern are a great source of potassium split, over two days. The Gym Stars are some small holiday breaks, but are generally Lakes Parks & Recreation Gymnastics promote a and phosphorus, which roses need her most advanced group, competing See gymnastics on 26A balanced life between school and other activities. to grow and bloom. bury the peels in about an inch of soil around your rose bushes. tri-county times Thanksgiving The Tri-County Times is published semi- weekly by Rockman Communications, 256 N. Fenway Drive, Fenton, Michigan 48430. Not just turkey Serving the communities of: Fenton, Linden, Lake Fenton, Holly, Hartland, Byron, Gaines, By Sally Rummel Davisburg, Swartz Creek and Grand Blanc [email protected]; 810-629-8282 townships of: Fenton, Holly, Rose, Tyrone and If you really want a “traditional” Argentine. 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