www.tctimes.com TRI-COUNTY TIMES SPECIAL SECTION • FEBRUARY 27, 2011 Fenton smart Community Heart Car disease online 2011 Is it a Fenton Community 2011 expo smart is the No. 1 comments Look for the killer of women special section purchase? SUNDAY SATURDAY March 6 March 5 11 a.m. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. included with Column: Newt expoto 6 p.m. 1B Gingrich this edition 3a SHOP What’s inside Could not have Kid’s Zone Moon walk, obstacle course, carnival games, prize drawings, LOCAL face painting and more. 10 ‘‘ is theme of said it better myself.” 2011 Community Expo Exhibitors’ Map Find the location & Benefits of One lucky visitor will win shopping local of any exhibitor $500 shopping spree Stimulates local booth. 8 9 economy sunday edition By Sally Rummel [email protected]; 810-629-8282 Helps other local — G. F. Cleaver businesses Save your shopping receipts, ev- eryone! You will be able to enter any Encourages the sup- Adopt-A-Pet port of local community Check out these special receipts of $10 or more dated Feb. 1 projects & through March 6 from chamber mem- Creates employment pages featuring dogs ber businesses in a $500 Shopping Provides stronger and cats ready to be 12 13 Spree as part of the 2011 Community tax base for schools, adopted. Expo “Shop Local” themed event on municipal funding Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6. Impacts environment “You can enter multiple times,” in positive way Develops strong com- ADMISSION said Shelly Day, executive direc- FREESPONSORED BY munity bond tor of the Fenton Area Regional Helps people know Chamber, which is co-sponsoring their community neigh- Story: item- the “Shop Local” promotion with bors The Tri-County Times. “Just bring your dated receipts to the chamber booth and they will be entered into THEME pricing law the drawing. The lucky winner will receive $500 in gift cardsSee on 3 I am against repeal- ing‘‘ the item-pricing law. Tri-County I don’t think it will do Vol. 18 No. IX sunday, February 27, 2011 $1.00 anything for the con- sumer. Older people have a Two dads, two daughters — two ODs hard time ahead of them. reading Grieving families share Summary the price Briona Jawhari stood out as a star Sam Jawhari on the painful details of girls’ on her school’s debate team. Erika and Ron shelf below the item. Schlosser was a star on the soccer field Schlosser open And, many times, this heroin addictions up about their price is not even listed, and volleyball court. daughters, so you don’t know how By Sharon Stone The future, however, changed Briona and Erika, much it is. When you [email protected]; 810-433-6786 abruptly when, in less than three days, who died from have many items, you Life can change at any given mo- both girls died from heroin overdoses. apparent heroin can’t keep track of the overdoses within cashiers checking the ment. Not too long ago, two teenage Two fathers share their stories. three days of items. It is hard to com- Briona Jawhari Erika Schlosser girls from Fenton had bright futures See grieving on 6A each other. pare with other stores’ prices when the sticker is not on the item.” — Norma Masked gunman Hot line: tipping strikes Fenton OK, Restaurant Mike,‘‘ you can double pharmacy — again your tips now, as by By Sharon Stone your [email protected]; 810-433-6786 request, I In 33 days, B & C Pharmacy on Sil- am keep- ing my ver Lake Road has been held up twice, ‘cheap by the same masked gunman. In the butt first attempt, the un- home.’ Summary known white male You may Police are made off with $850 feel guilty and have to attempting tip because you don’t to iden- in prescription medi- want anyone to know tify an armed cine, however, this you don’t know how to suspect who most recent incident, cook your own food, robbed a Fen- he fled empty handed. but I do. My tip to you? ton pharmacy twice, as well Det. Ron Skarzyn- Learn to cook. My tip to ski of the Fenton Po- the complaining serv- as a pharma- ers? Get a job where cy in Milford. lice Department said the employer pays police believe the you.” suspect in Tuesday’s attempted rob- — Don Cheap bery is the same individual who held up the pharmacy on Jan. 20. Story: See gunman on 8A Good-bye, JaN TRI-COUNTY TIMES | SHARON STONE I think that Fenton’s Firefighters from Fenton Township, Fenton City and Mundy Township battle the blaze at this Fenton gazebo‘‘ should be named ‘Jan Rynear- Township home on Torrey Road. son Memorial Park,’ in honor of her. She did more for Fenton than anyone I know.” ‘I’m basically homeless’ — Larry G. Woman, whose home Shirley Walker, who has lived at her Summary home on Torrey Road for more than 30 Shirley Walker’s comment was destroyed by fire, says years, started her car, which was parked Torrey Road home she is also ‘the richest in the attached garage, to warm it up. was destroyed by of the week TRI-COUNTY TIMES | SUBMITTED PHOTO While the car was warming up, she fire Tuesday night. person in the world’ The grandmother Police are hoping someone can iden- By Sharon Stone walked back into her home and made tify the individual in this photo. Police lived in the home My sinCeresT [email protected]; 810-433-6786 three quick phone calls. She was excited for more than 30 “syMpaTHy goes say this person held up pharmacies A Fenton Township woman’s home about the opportunity to see the space years and raised out to the Jawhari in Fenton and Milford. was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. See Fire on 23A her children there. family. First, they lose their sister, and now their only Local schools take biggest hit in Snyder’s budget daughter. They are truly good people in TRI-COUNTY TIMES TIM JAGIELO our community. My townships, cities also lose out on revenue sharing Fourth-grade prayers are with you By Times Editorial Staff projected 2013 budgets will bring and yours, Sam. [email protected]; 810-629-8282 state spending into line without any students at Cen- — MoJo ’’ Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed bud- one-time funding fixes and create a tral Elementary get has been met with staunch support tax system that is simple, fair and School in Linden from some and spirited protests in the efficient for both businesses and play a song using capital from others. citizens. In addition, the proposals Orff instruments A spokesperson said the 2012 and See budget on 11A on Thursday. 2A Sunday, February 27, 2011 tri-couNty TIMeS www.tctimes.com PLUMBINGPLUMBING PROBLEMS?PROBLEMS? $1995 Offer valid on initial service call and with repair only. One offer per visit. Cannot be combined with any other discounts. Valid Mon. - Fri. 8a.m. - 4p.m., Holidays excluded. Please mention this ad, offer valid through 3/5/11.2/13/11. Hose Bibs Sump Pumps All Repairs are GUARANTEED for up to 2 Full Years If A Repair Fails we will redo it ABSOLUTELY FREE! 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