Colder weather, www.tctimes.com Spend it local. Local DVDs & sealed homes bring meteorologist Keep it local. carbon loves the science Movies online Keep your dollars of predicting Short write-ups comments in your community. monoxide on DVDs and movies and radon concerns weather released this week Story: alcohol energy drinks 3 3 14 Just one more new,‘‘ unneeded law designed to protect wednesday edition the stupid from them- selves. I, for one, am sick and tired of themidweek the poli- ticians, Vol. 17 No. XlVI wednesday, november 17, 2010 $1.00 bureau- crats, and Holly woman’s mamby Dancing with the stars — of the future pambys making laws that continue to per- death appears petuate the false ‘right to stupidity.’ People, accidental themselves, should be aware of what they By Anna Troppens are consuming without [email protected]; 810-433-6792 some government Holly — The death of an elderly entity telling them ‘We woman discovered floating in a re- know what is better for taining pond at Holly Village Mobile you.’” Home Park on Thursday appears to — J.T. Swanson be a tragic accident, police say. Really? Five cups Evelyn Baker, 85, was found of‘‘ coffee and 12 deceased after a resident of the shots? While not a park believed fan of alcohol energy summary he saw a body drinks, I’m less a fan The death of floating and of made-up numbers.” an elderly Holly called police — Steve resident found in at 2:08 p.m. Story: a retaining pond embezzlement on Thursday was The accident sentencing accidental, village appeared to adjourned police say. have taken Forty separate place in the charges‘‘ in this case middle of the demonstrate exactly day, said Det. Julie Bemus of the what is wrong with Holly Village Police Department. our system of justice Police are awaiting information and its inces- on the cause of death, from the sant use Oakland County medical examiner. of non- “At this time, we’re confident sense, it was purely an accident,” Bemus TRI-COUNTY TIMES | TIM JAGIELO tack-on said. “It appears to be a tragic ac- Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation instructor Kristen Archambeau, of Linden, leads the Creative charges cident. against Motions dance class for 2 and 3 year olds at Lake Fenton Middle School Monday night. See death on 12 criminal defendants. This should be one charge for the entire event, a theft of more Resident takes township than $1millon, period, hitting the books — again without all of the dra- to court over $1,337 bill ma and theatrics of prosecutorial zealots ‘My house was not on fire’ summary throwing in a laundry A resident is list of railroading By Anna Troppens challenging a charges.” [email protected]; 810-433-6792 $1,337 bill for — T.S. Hollander Tyrone Twp. — His house was not on fire department fire, but the $1,337 bill for the fire depart- services in small ment response has ignited a controversy. A claims court. The case, which does township resident is taking Tyrone Town- not require lawyers ship to small claims court on Friday, over to be present, a $1,337 bill for fire department services. is scheduled for See court on 12 Friday. Statewide sweep results in arrests of 144 sex offenders summary By Anna Troppens TRI-COUNTY TIMES | TIM JAGIELO Michigan State [email protected]; 810-433-6792 More and more adults are heading back to college. These nontraditional Police, working The Michigan State Police (MSP) has students are going back to earn a degree, mostly to advance their place in with other law announced the arrest of 144 non-compliant the workforce or to fulfill a lifelong dream of earning a degree. enforcement sex offenders during Operation Verify, an agencies, conducted their initiative aimed at increasing compliance Numbers rise in nontraditional students seeking education annual, statewide with Michigan’s sex-offender registration By Sharon Stone to college just because cil on Education, 40 Operation Verify. The law. This was the state’s seventh coordi- [email protected] you have school-age percent of the nation’s effort resulted in the nated sex offender sweep in five years. If you think, you’ll arrests of 144 sex The number of sex offenders who aren’t children of your own, 16 million college and offenders who did look and feel out of think again. According university students are not comply with the complying with the state’s registration place by going back to the American Coun- See books on 11 state’s sex-offender law is dropping, said Sgt. Kevin Mark, registration law. See arrests on 9 2 Wednesday, November 17, 2010 TIMES midweek www.tctimes.com Get ready for winter now! f ull auto repair FREE FREE Foreign • Domestic • Motor Homes en Gine liGht w interization scan and • transmissions diaGnosis c heck up Must present coupon. Call for details! Call for details! • tune ups Coupon good through 11/30/10. Coupon good through 11/30/10. • shocks Towing, Shuttle & FREE $ 95 • brakes up to 5 qts. 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The canister is left out for a period address changes to Tri-County Times, 256 N. Fenway Drive, Fenton, Michigan 48430-2699. than 400 people accidentally of time and then mailed to a lab, which provides die from carbon monoxide each year in Mark Valacak, health officer for the a reading. contact information • Seal cracks in the basement floor and walls. Editorial ................................810-629-8282 the United States, more than from any Genesee County Health Department, • Cover sump pumps and seal floor drains. Advertising .........................810-629-8281 other poison. said carbon monoxide could produce Classifieds ............................810-629-8194 • Keep the house properly ventilated. Circulation ...........................810-433-6797 An estimated 20,000 people are flu-like symptoms, including headache, • Radon is more dangerous in homes where Hot Line ................................810-629-9221 nausea and tiredness.