Sanilac Officer Fatally Shoots Man Saturday by Tom Montgomery Pect Became Belligerent and Resisted Editor Verbal Commands from the Officer,” Biniecki Said
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County to share in Meet the latest Red Red Hawk girls fall road grant funding Hawk award recipients in district opener Page 4 Page 5 Page 9 Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899 VOLUME 103, NUMBER 50 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 FIFTY CENTS 16 PAGES Sanilac officer fatally shoots man Saturday by Tom Montgomery pect became belligerent and resisted Editor verbal commands from the officer,” Biniecki said. “The incident further A Sandusky City police officer shot escalated and the officer attempted to and killed a 29-year-old Burton man, gain control of the suspect by the use reportedly in self-defense, after of a Taser.” responding to a traffic-related inci- A Taser is an electroshock weapon dent in the city early Saturday morn- that uses electrical current to disrupt ing. voluntary control of muscles. Sanilac County Sheriff Garry Someone struck by a Taser experi- Biniecki, whose department is inves- ences stimulation of his or her senso- tigating the shooting, said Monday ry nerves and motor nerves, resulting that an autopsy was performed in strong involuntary muscle con- Sunday, confirming the identity of tractions. the man as Kent Douglas Kramer, Tasers were introduced as less- 29. lethal weapons to be used by police “The autopsy results are pending to subdue fleeing, belligerent or and expected to take several weeks potentially dangerous subjects, often to be completed,” Biniecki said. when what they consider to be a “Detectives worked diligently more lethal weapon would have oth- throughout the weekend, following erwise been used. up on leads and interviews of wit- Biniecki said the Taser reportedly PLENTY OF SNOW and fairly mild temperatures provided for some family nesses that have already come for- did not put an end to the altercation. fun on the sledding hill in Cass City Sunday. Pictured above are Kristie and ward,” he added. “The suspect continued resisting Biniecki said the fatal altercation the officer’s commands and, with the Dan Warren, Cass City, who enjoyed some quality time with their children, took place shortly after 1:14 a.m., officer retreating, the suspect began when the Sandusky patrol officer to pursue the officer, causing the Konnar, 9, and Trevor, 6. came across a traffic-related incident officer to resort to the use of his/her at the intersection of Dawson and duty weapon,” the sheriff reported. West Sanilac streets. Biniecki, who did not identify the “The initial investigation revealed officer, said the Burton man died as a TOPC recalls grits, flour that while the Sandusky officer was result of the altercation. investigating the incident, the sus- Please turn to page 6. An Ubly area valued-added cooper- with the recalled bars, and no other The lots affected are: 6.1 ounce ative has been linked to a recall types of Health Valley brand bars are Organic Peanut Crunch - recently announced by U.S. Food being recalled. 07DEC09H2, 15JAN10H2, O-G working with and Drug Administration (FDA) Salmonella is an organism that can 23FEB10H2, 28FEB10H2, officials. cause serious and sometimes fatal 28MAR10H2, 29MAR10H1, The FDA reported that Lovin Oven, infections in young children, frail or 13APRIL10H1, 06SEP10H2, LLC, of Irwindale, Calif., announced elderly people, and others with Please turn to page 6. ISD to cut deficit that it has taken the precautionary weakened immune systems. Healthy measure of voluntarily recalling cer- persons infected with Salmonella The Owen-Gage Board of tions and identify areas where they tain Health Valley Organic Peanut often experience fever, diarrhea, Education is continuing to shape a can further reduce spending in order Crunch, Dutch Apple and Wildberry nausea, vomiting and abdominal Millage plan to improve its financial outlook. to erase red ink. Chewy Granola Bars, because they pain. In rare cases, infection with School Supt. Dana Compton pro- At the same time, Compton noted, have the potential to be contaminat- Salmonella can result in the organ- vided the board with a brief update the school is keeping an eye on the ed with Salmonella. ism getting into the bloodstream and renewals Monday on the district’s deficit elim- potential impact of the state’s plans The bars contain organic toasted producing more severe illnesses such ination plan. The update came dur- to again cut funding for K-12 educa- soy grits supplied by the Thumb as arterial infections, endocarditis ing a rescheduled monthly board tion next year. Oilseed Producers Cooperative in and arthritis. slated meeting. The school board has adopted a Ubly. The recalled Peanut Crunch, Dutch School officials are working with plan designed to eliminate the dis- Tuscola County residents will be FDA officials noted that no illness- Apple and Wildberry chewy granola asked to again renew a pair of mill- the Huron Intermediate School trict’s deficit over a period of 3 to 5 es have been reported in connection bars are distributed nationally. District to set up cash flow projec- Please turn to page 6 ages that fund sheriff’s department road patrol and senior citizens serv- ices in the county. The renewals are expected to be Roemer named new placed on the August primary elec- tion ballot. Tuscola County Controller Mike Owendale fire chief Hoagland said the tax levies are .8953 of a mill for the road patrol, by Tom Montgomery which has been repeatedly renewed Editor since it was first approved in 1988. The levy raises roughly $1.287 mil- While the Elmwood-Gagetown Fire Department saw one of its most senior lion annually. The other tax is .198 members retire in January — Bob Dunn, after 45 years on the job — the of a mill for senior citizens millage, Owendale Fire Department marked the new year by welcoming a new fire which generates about $285,000 a chief. year and has also been in place for The Owendale department’s 17 members elected Gagetown area native many years. Matt Roemer as the new chief, replacing Alan Kretzschmer, who has filled Hoagland noted the lion’s share of that role for the past 16 years. Kretzschmer is continuing to serve with the the senior citizens millage is distrib- department. uted by the Human Development Roemer, a 1993 graduate of Owen-Gage High School, has been a volunteer Commission via a host of programs, fireman in Owendale for the past 10 years. including home-delivered meals and “I’ve been assistant chief for 4 years, and over that time Al was talking other senior support services such as about retiring. For a year now, he made up his mind that he was going to be tax assistance and housekeeping done when his term was up,” Roemer said of his decision to seek the posi- assistance. The tax also pays for tion. “And he’s (Kretzschmer) been more than willing — if I need assis- seniors’ flu shots. tance — to be there. The millages are among 8 levied in “As chief, you have, of course, more responsibility. The phone rings a lot the county. All but one - a 3.9141- more,” Roemer said. “You think more about the choices you make, because mill allocated millage for county it’s not just (you) you’re responsible for; you’re also responsible for the operations - must be approved peri- other guys. odically by voters. The others are: “Ever since I was a kid, fire fighting was something that I was always inter- .4807 of a mill for county Funny fowl? ested in. And, it was something in the community I could get involved in,” bridge/local streets, .15 of a mill for said Roemer, a husband and father. He and his wife, Angie, have 2 sons, recycling services; .25 of a mill for PATRICK Henderson’s “peaturkey” boasts iri- Tyler, 11, and Andrew 7. medical care facility operations, one descent colored feathers, brown wings and a On top of his role as fire chief, Roemer is also vice president of the Huron mill for the medical care facility’s County Firefighters Association. now-completed renovation/expan- neck featuring various shades of teal and pur- Service to the community is nothing new for Roemer’s family. Roemer’s sion project, .9657 for primary roads ple. (See story, page 8) grandfather, the late Ron Good, also put his time in as an Owendale Fire and streets, and .5616 for mosquito Please turn to page 8. abatement. PAGE TWO CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN Several named to the honors list at CMU Holbrook Several area students have been named to the fall semester honors list at Area News Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant. They are: Mrs. Thelma Jackson Cass City - freshman Heather L. Depcinski, senior Bryan S. Hill, senior Phone: (989) 269-6994 Bradley J. Langenburg, sophomore Christopher D. Mills, freshman Carl W. Nicol, junior Allyn E. Richards, freshman Jennica C. Richards and sopho- more Derek R. Suro. Deford - sophomore Scarlett R. Helland. 450 people attended the Fish Fry at the K of C Hall in Bad Axe. Ubly - freshman Kara Jo Booms and freshman Danielle L. Mazure. Eugene Depcinski entered Bay Medical Hospital in Bay City on Friday. Snover - sophomore Samantha L. Collings and senior Kelly L. Marston. The Young Ideas Farm Bureau group met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Caro - senior Bradley S. Erla, junior Kevin T. Hall, sophomore Heather Sweeney on Thursday evening. Cards were played after the meeting and M. Kozar, senior Cayla M. Lockwood, junior Amber L. Sala, senior Kathryn high prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Heleski. Low prizes were L. Wills and sophomore Danielle M. Wood. Shannon Sanada won by Mr.