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The Christmas season kicks off in Santa will be making his grand earnest this weekend in Cass City, entrance during the annual Lighted and everyone is invited to share in Christmas Parade, which will get the fun. underway at 6 p.m. The parade route The annual Christmas in the Village begins near the football field and celebration is scheduled for ends at the VFW Post 3644 Hall on Saturday, Dec. 7, with activities for Veterans Drive. the entire family, from the wildly Following the parade, visitors are popular chili cook-off to a colorful invited to Cass City’s annual holiday lighted winter parade — now in its community gathering at the VFW eighth year — in the evening, to vis - hall, where kids can visit with Santa its with Santa and Mrs. Claus. and Mrs. Claus and receive a free The day’s events kick off at 10 a.m. photo, and everyone can enjoy free with a large craft show that runs hot bean soup, hot chocolate, cook - through 4 p.m. at Cass City Junior- ies, popcorn, caramel apples and car - Senior High School. Dozens of riage rides. Every child ages 11 and crafters sign up to showcase their under will receive a small gift and be Polar Express... wares each year, offering visitors a signed up for the children’s toy wide variety of Christmas gifts and drawing being held that night. There UBLY NATIVE and avid other items. will also be free children’s crafts. model train collector “The craft show looks great this The weekend’s celebration will year. We have as many crafters continue Sunday evening with a Kevin Gracey and his (roughly 60) as we had 2 years ago, Christmas community hymn sing wife, Diane, were busy and that was our biggest year,” said starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cass City Saturday setting up one Dee Mulligan, coordinator of the Missionary Church. The event is Cass City Chamber of Commerce, free and everyone is welcome. of Kevin’s displays at which organizes the community’s The kids are invited back to the Rawson Memorial annual holiday extravaganza. VFW hall Saturday, Dec. 14, for Those planning to stop at the show breakfast with Santa. The event is District Library in Cass are encouraged to donate a non-per - City. The festive scene, ishable food item for the Eastern Please turn to page 8. now in its third year at Michigan Food Bank and be entered into a drawing for door prizes. the local library, will be Once again, the Cass Theatre will Snover teen up and running through - be showing a free matinee both this out December. (Related Saturday and Saturday, Dec. 14, shoots self courtesy of Thumb National Bank. photo, page 16) The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. and the movies will start at 2 p.m. The accidentally theatre will be showing “Charlotte’s Web” this week and “Marmaduke” A Snover area teen suffered a gun - the following Saturday. shot wound to the foot in a hunting Excellence on the job Another popular attraction is the accident Thanksgiving Day, accord - Christmas in the Village Chili Cook- ing to deputies at the Sanilac County off. Now in its 10th year, the event Sheriff’s Department. is sponsored by Knights Insurance Investigators reported the accident Cass City native Steve Auvil receives Agency, Cass City, and pits the occurred between 5 and 5:30 p.m. in area’s best chili chefs against each the Snover area, where a 16-year-old other with a year’s worth of bragging male was reportedly hunting and Air Products’ coveted company award rights at stake. tripped, accidentally discharging his Here’s how it works: cooks at local firearm and shooting himself in the by Tom Montgomery him as the recipient of the 2013 tom line, his work as an Air Products businesses will be preparing their foot. Editor Chairman’s Award of Excellence. Fellow, his technical contributions best chili recipes — from mild to A neighbor and family members Auvil received the award for what and legacy, and his unyielding com - wild. Visitors can wander through administered first-aid and then trans - Cass City boasts its fair share of companies called his extraordinary mitment to the career development town from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., tasting ported the teen to McKenzie home-grown success stories — local work around Air Products’ core tech - of others make him an ideal recipient each after purchasing a ticket to par - Memorial Hospital in Sandusky. He residents who have gone on to enjoy nologies — including membrane of this year’s chairman’s award,” ticipate in the event. You can buy was stabilized and then transferred to successful careers in their chosen systems, absorption systems and said John McGlade, chairman, presi - your ballot to vote for your favorite Covenant Hospital in Saginaw for fields — and Dr. Steven Auvil is cryogenics — and key technologies dent and chief executive officer of chili at any participating business for treatment, according to reports. among them. in specialty materials. In addition, Air Products. $4 (adults) and $1 (kids ages 12 and Deputies, who are continuing their Auvil, who recently retired from Air his mentoring and leadership of the The Chairman’s Award of under). investigation, withheld the victim’s Products after more than 30 years next generation of Air Products tech - Excellence was established in 1988 The ballots will be tallied at the end name due to his age. with the company, was recently nologists was cited as a key contri - to honor significant contributions of joined by family, colleagues and the bution. employees towards the realization of firm’s chairman at a dinner honoring “Steve’s contributions to our bot - corporate goals. Winners are select - ed by the chairman based on nomi - nations proposed by a committee comprised of senior company offi - Thumb Ag Day ‘13 cials. Auvil, who resides in Macungie, Penn., with his wife, Jane, received set Dec. 11 in Ubly $75,000 in cash and company stock, and was presented with a sculpture symbolizing the technology for air Thumb Ag Day 2013 is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Ubly separation engraved with the Latin Heights Country Club in Ubly. The day features educational programming title, “Caelum Aratro Findimus”, and a chance to visit with the 77 agribusinesses exhibiting at this year’s pro - which translates as “To Cleave the gram. Sky”. Also available at the show will be the new Huron County (2013) plat book Air Products, whose corporate for $35 and new Sanilac County (2013) plat books for $30. headquarters are located in Lehigh Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and remain open until 4 p.m. for participants to Valley, Penn. — midway between view exhibits and attend educational programs. New York and Philadelphia — pro - Beginning at 9 a.m., join Dennis Stein, MSU Extension District Farm vides atmospheric, process and spe - Management Educator as he discusses: “Is Your Land Value and Land cialty gases; performance materials; Rental Rate Different than a Year Ago?”, followed by “Commodity Market equipment; and technology. For Update” with Dr. Jim Hilker, professor, Michigan State University more than 70 years, the company has Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics at 10 a.m. At enabled customers to become more 10:45 a.m. “The Affordable Care Act and You: A View at 20,000 Feet” will productive, energy efficient and sus - be presented by Dr. Adam Kantrovich, MSU Extension Farm Management tainable. educator. The afternoon session will round out the day starting at 12:30 p.m. Recognized as one of the world’s with “Ag Review: Results of this Year’s Field Trials” by Thumb Field Crops most innovative companies by both AIR PRODUCTS Chairman, President and CEO Extension educators. RUP, CCA and MAEAP Phase 1 credits are pending Thomson Reuters and Forbes maga - from the Michigan Department of Agriculture. zine, Air Products has more than John McGlade (right) presents the company’s 2013 Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. and is optional at $10 20,000 employees in over 50 coun - Chairman’s Award of Excellence to Cass City per person. Admission otherwise is free. For more information, call your tries who supply effective solutions local MSU Extension office in Huron at (989) 269-9949, in Sanilac at (810) to the energy, environment and native Steve Auvil, now of Macungie, Penn., who 648-2515 or Tuscola County at (989) 672-3870. emerging markets. These include recently retired from Air Products after more than Thumb Ag Day is sponsored by Michigan State University Extension and semiconductor materials, refinery supported by the area’s agricultural businesses. Please turn to page 8. 30 years with the firm. PAGE TWO CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN Kingston announces Honor Roll Find the Service or Product Kingston Elementary announces the Cofer, Jolie Crittenden, Mark Ford, Jack Green first marking period Honor Roll. Crousore, Kealsie Dinsmore, Kendal A/B – 6th grade You Need in This.... Geister, Colten Gildner, RayAnn Anna Ahern, Jake DeLong, Collin GRADE 3 Harp, Jennifer Heckroth, Jada Geister, Aaron Koehler, Jalen Little- All A’s-3rd grade: Hendrix, Kayla Hobson, Lily Thunder, Brooke Mooney, Braden Logan Cloyd, Trent Edwards, Rachel LaFave, Ronnie Lemke, Ella Retan, Mosher, Madison Nickens, Logan St.