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Lifestyles to Yours SECTION B REAL ESTATE OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS Happy New Year Best wishes for 2019. From our family LifeStyles to yours Sunday, December 30, 2018 www.sharpfuneralhomes.com 2018 YEAR IN The story titled ‘Armed robbery at Kay Jewelers’ had Duane “Fuzzy” Walden more than 51,000 page views on tctimes.com REVIEW Most popular Notable stories of the year criminal cases By Hannah Ball By Sharon Stone Tctimes.com, or myfenton.com, received more than 3.3 The Times routinely follows criminal Wade Pyles Nick Popa Joel “Joe” Florida million page views in 2018. cases involving residents in the tri- From robberies to car chases to deaths, here are our most county area. This year is no different. read stories of the year. The following is a recap of newsworthy Gone, but never cases that we have written about in 2018. 10. Lake Fenton grad Matthew Carrier, 23, of Fenton, was featured in revealing sentenced to 32.5 to 60 years in prison to be forgotten Netflix series ‘Flint on the five second-degree murder, and Town’ operating a vehicle while intoxicated Page views: 17,964 charges. Those sentences will be served Lives lost during 2018 Flint Police Officer Bridgette concurrently, with credit for 464 days Balasko, 29, a 2007 gradu- By Vera Hogan ate of Lake Fenton High already served. His earliest release date Each year, the Times publishes the names of people who School, is featured in an is Jan. 11, 2050. eight-part Netflix documenta- Carrier was charged after a traffic crash died if their deaths resulted in a news story. This year, 24 ry called “Flint Town,” which at M-59 and Argentine Road in Oceola lives were lost as opposed to 35 in 2017. was filmed in the wake of the Township on May 9, 2017 that resulted They are, in order of the date of their deaths: Flint Water Crisis. in the deaths of five people and serious John (Jay) Clay Cook IV, 32, died Dec. 31, 2017 as a injury to two oth- result of a snowmobiling accident in Gaines Township. 9. Police standoff on Hickory Street ends in death ers. He pleaded no Because the Times 2017 article on lives lost went to press Page views: 18,838 contest Aug. 24, to before Cook’s death, the details are being published in In what was thought to be a standoff on Hickory Street on 19 counts, includ- June 12, the Michigan State Police were called in to deal with this article. a man who police thought had barricaded himself inside his ing five counts each house and was preparing to fire back at police. The 35-year- of second-degree David Lazar of Fenton died of natural causes at the age old died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. See of 78 on Jan. 6. He was a long-time teacher and coach for Following stories on this received more than 18,000 views. CRIMINAL Fenton High School. See MOST READ on 11B CASES See LIVES LOST on 5B on 12B Matthew Carrier Have a Safe and Happy New Year! 3324 Owen Rd. at US 23, Fenton 3251 Owen Rd. at US 23, Fenton (810) 750-5800 (810) 750-2231 Food Served Until 2am! Open at 7am 2B Sunday, December 30, 2018 LIFESTYLES www.tctimes.com Happy New Year! There is not a time more fitting to say Thank You and to wish you a Happy New Year! Tom Jones Allison Bohlen Andrea Fick Bonk Al Lifsey Brian Will Managing Broker allison.bohlen.remax-michigan.com andreabonk.remax-michigan.com alsoldmyhome.com chiefwillsellyourhome.com 810.397.2599 810. 730.3637 810.397.4501 810.449.8782 810.523.6075 Christine Champlin David Goldstein Deb Wargo Gary Morris Hollie Matlock christinechamplin4u.com [email protected] dwargo.remax-michigan.com garymorrishomes.com holliematlockrealtor.com 810.986.9466 810.750.5522 810.569.1444 810.625.2986 810.223.2340 Jason Diedrichs Jeff Zielinski Jennifer Parker Lila Will Marissa Maberry jasond1.remax-michigan.com [email protected] jenniferparker.remax-michigan.com chiefwillsellyourhome.com [email protected] 810-577.1859 810.252.3269 810.701.0493 810.577.9694 810.275.5980 Mark Yost Mary Ann Stadler Nancy Hanks Natasha Jones Nick Sage markyost.remax-michigan.com soldbymas.com realtornancyhanks.com natashajones.remax-michigan.com nsage.remax-michigan.com 810.348.1190 810.869.1332 248.459.0198 810.429.8541 248.240.4901 Platinum Nikki DeVary Randy Apfel Tom Diegel 3295 Silver Lake Rd. NikkiDeVary.com ApfelRealtyGroup.com thomas.diegel.remax-michigan.com Fenton, MI 48430 810.691.0427 248.369.7636 810.513.4632 Each office independently owned and operated. www.tctimes.com LIFESTYLES Sunday, December 30, 2018 3B The lighter side nSome of of 2018 the more light- hearted stories that filled Times pages this year By Sally Rummel Some of the best stories this year were about people you know, pets you’d like to take home and places you might like to visit. Here’s a look at the lighter side of the Times from 2018: Prince Charming, the 1-year-old Shepherd mix, Jan. 10 — Go to Hell Pierrette and George LaMarche have been married who has a deformed spinal column, was adopted Hell, Michigan, that is, as well as many other 60 years as of Thursday, Feb. 8. They are great- uniquely names town in our state. There’s only one by Len and Josephine Adams from Adopt-A-Pet Eaton Rapids in the entire U.S., and it’s near Lan- grandparents. Before they were married, George on Aug. 10. While he can move around using his sing. What about Christmas, Paradise, Bliss, Bath, was away at sea in the Navy for two years. The front legs, Prince Charming uses a special cart to Temperance and Maybee? couple wrote and saved more than 50 letters to go outside. Times file photo See LIGHTER SIDE on 9B each other in 1956 and 1957. Times file photo CITY OF FENTON FENTON TOWNSHIP HOLLY AREA LINDEN The sculpture “The Game,” donated The annual 2018 Polar Plunge in The three-year Holly Township The old Texaco gas station, which by Phil and Jocelyn Hagerman Fenton Township raised more than gravel roads project started in 2018, was turned into a Marathon, in symbolizes the story of the infamous $95,000 for Special Olympics. and will cost the township $88,000. downtown Linden was demolished poker game that named the town. in 2018. City of Fenton Township struggled Holly Village Linden sees continues to grow, with lawsuits, home and surrounding many changes, attract development to successful Polar townships strive for events in 2018 By Vera Hogan Plunge fundraiser efficiency and growth By Hannah Ball Today, the popularity of the city In 2018, the city of Linden ac- of Fenton as a place to live, do busi- By Hannah Ball By Tim Jagielo ness, enjoy an amazing meal and just Some of the biggest news stories In 2018, old buildings were demol- complished numerous projects that have a lot of fun is evidenced by the from Fenton Township in 2018 include ished, lawsuits were fought and big improved the lives of residents, ex- booming growth that has taken place lawsuits, a broken bridge, the Polar projects continued through their own perienced a change in City Council, in just a few short years. Plunge, and an outgoing trustee. challenges. hosted successful events and more. See CITY OF FENTON on 5B See FENTON TOWNSHIP on 6B See HOLLY on 11B See LINDEN on 6B Who will take us HOME? Alfie Rusty I’m a playful and I’m a little guy with silly young man a lot of love to who also loves to give a family who 13575 Fenton Rd • Fenton snuggle. doesn’t have cats. www.adoptapetfenton.com SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: 810-629-0723 Tuesday, Friday & Saturday 12pm-5pm CALL FOR Painting & Wall Coverings Wag & Purr Pet Boarding Thursday 12-7 • Sunday 1pm-4pm A FREE www.accentdd.com 11650 Stallion Lane • Holly Closed Monday & Wednesday QUOTE! DECORATING810.516.7096and DESIGN 810-232-3530 248-459-1200 • wagandpurrpetboarding.com 4B Sunday, December 30, 2018 LIFESTYLES www.tctimes.com 2018 MEMORABLE PHOTOS PUBLISHED IN THE TRI-COUNTY TIMES News and feature photos should “show” the viewer the events, news, color and emotions of their own community. This year was filled with events, new and familiar, as well as a fair share of tragedy. www.tctimes.com LIFESTYLES Sunday, December 30, 2018 5B LIVES LOST ber of the Old Flint Newsboys and was Kelly Marie Davis, 55, of Fenton died Continued from Page 1B known for playing Santa Claus at many June 1 as a result of a head-on collision Tyler Jelinek, 19, of Fenton, died as a community events. with a semi-truck in Oscoda. result of a car accident Aug. 20. Brittani Rodden, 25, died in the Rose Township house fire Jan. 16 with John “Jack” Orrico, 22, of Hartland Kyle Smith, 35, of Fenton, died June Wade Pyles, 49, of Fenton Township, Jonathan (JonJon) Taulbee, 24, and died April 26 after being run over by two 12 as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot a local Realtor who was very involved the couple’s two young sons, Carter, 5, vehicles. He was a pedestrian on M-59 before what was a presumed standoff with the community and many charitable and 2-year-old Wesley. at Cullen Road. with police. causes, died Sept. 8 of a massive heart attack. Jeff Miller, 70, of Holly, died of natural Ron Rummel, 61, of Fenton, died as a re- Duane “Fuzzy” Walden, 76, of Fenton causes Feb.
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