PAGE 5 Holly police chief offers helpful tips to keep our motorcycle driving friends and Midweek family safe VOL. 27 NO. XXX WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 $1.00 Argentine Township man drowns in McKane Lake Pandemic prom By Sharon Stone Ralph Roberts, 63, of Argentine Township, drowned in McKane Lake in Argentine Township on Sunday, July 26. Argentine Township Police Chief Dan Allen Ralph Roberts said police were alerted to the situation at approximately 5:20 p.m. Argentine Township police and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Argentine Township police and Office dive team stage near the south end of McKane Lake in the Genesee County Sheriff’s Argentine Township for a water rescue at 5:20 p.m., Sunday, July Office Dive Team responded to 26. Ralph Roberts of Argentine Township drowned after diving in the south end of McKane Lake. from a pontoon. Photo: Erick Ward See MCKANE LAKE on 6 Fenton area hit Fenton Township man with power outage is write-in candidate nConsumers Energy reports underground nWill be Democratic choice for Genesee electric line failure Sunday, July 26 County Board of Commissioners for 6th District By Sharon Stone By Sharon Stone Nearly 1,250 local Consumers Energy Tim Draeger, 56, of Fenton Township is a customers lost power Sunday, July 26. write-in candidate in the Democratic Primary for the 6th District County Commission seat Consumers Energy reported that an Three attendees at The Senior Pandemic Prom 2020: ‘20s in Genesee County. Draeger is a 21-year underground electric line failure initially Gatsby Gala pose for photos at the Ponemah Lakeside resident of Fenton Township. caused an interruption in electric service for Lodge on Thursday, July 23. Local students organized the about 1,245 customers in the Fenton area at Draeger said, “Our incumbent com- event because the school-sanctioned proms were canceled 11:40 a.m. Sunday, July 26. The affected missioner is running unopposed in the this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See story on Page See POWER OUTAGE on 7 See WRITE-IN on 8 11. Photos: Trinity Yost, Fenton High School student I couldn’t wait for I am sorry but As a Christian, baseball to start to get why are we using I’m nice to non-be- ‘‘away from watching ‘‘thousands of tests ‘‘lievers. If I act rudely, politics. I turned on per day for profes- ‘in the name of God,’ the game and saw a sional and college they won’t want to go bunch of protesters sports when people to God.” dressed in baseball uniforms. No are waiting hours for a test that more baseball for me. The NFL cannot be read for two weeks. is hopeless. Let’s hope that all of Lives are at stake and we use the foreigners playing hockey will short resources on sports? respect our flag.” Money talks, others die.” 2 Wednesday, July 29, 2020 MIDWEEK TIMES myfenton.com myfenton.com MIDWEEK TIMES Wednesday, July 29, 2020 3 HONORING COVID hasn’t canceled art OUR VETERANS nFenton art gallery holding showcase through Aug. 8; features local students By Hannah Ball The COVID-19 pandemic forced many events to cancel this summer, but the Cause & Affect Gallery in Fenton is One more reason to transfer still open with showcases and artwork. your pre arrangements to Sharp: Currently, the ongoing art show, the Community- Sharp Funeral Homes has been caring for families for over 100 years Fenton Arts Council Member Art Exhibi- serving generations of Local Families. If you already have funeral tion, features art from 29 artists. It runs prearrangements with another funeral home, they can help you move your from July 10 to Aug. 8. Owner of the prearrangement to Sharp Funeral Homes without any additional cost. gallery, Annie Anglim, said they weren’t ANDREW LARRY able to have an opening event due to the FIRTH COVID-19 pandemic, and operations FENTON, MICHIGAN have been changed to implement safety measures. 1959-2020 “That’s tough. This not only is an U.S. MARINE CORPS art gallery, but it’s also a venue space. Annie Anglim, owner I can’t do that anymore, just because of the Cause & Affect I want everyone to be able BROUGHT TO YOU BY: of the sheer quantity of people that Gallery in Fenton, said Fenton Chapel would be in here,” Anglim said. running the venue and to come in here and experience Michael T. Scully, Manager “Whenever we have an opening for a gallery is different in a ‘‘ 1000 Silver Lake Rd, Fenton art, whether you’re creating it or (810) 629-9321 show, we have a large reception. It is pandemic, but opera- visually looking at it. Toll-Freesharpfuneralhomes.com 1-877-53 SHARP extremely well attended. 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Recognition of members of our communities serving on active duty in the Armed Forces will be published at no charge. 4 Wednesday, July 29, 2020 MIDWEEK TIMES myfenton.com Building Brands ‘Stronger’ is the new ‘Bigger and Better’ n the early days of the COVID-19 a super-fun concept to grab a hold of, Look for the lessons: Abella writes Submit Hot lines online at myfenton.com pandemic, we all came to hate there is a concept I think we should that the best remedy to a setback is or text to 810-771-8398 All submissions, if approved for publication, must be 50 particular terms — “unprecedent- all grab onto. to “look for the lessons without judg- words or less and do not necessarily reflect the views of ed,” “new normal,” “uncertain I saw a sign the other day that read ment so you can improve.” It’s a little the Tri-County Times. We reserve the right I to edit for clarity, length and liability. times,” and now there is a new term “The comeback is always stronger too early to look for all of the lessons I don’t so much hate but somewhat than the setback.” I did a little online learned during Coronavirus since we A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE: Obama fear: “Bigger and Better!” search of the phrase and are still so deep into it, but so far, the took 153 days to get a handle on the With so many events stumbled upon an inc. above items in bold, along with hav- BP Gulf of Mexico environmental com article about setbacks. ing a positive attitude and team work, disaster. In contrast, we have being canceled because of yet to hit 153 days since the first the pandemic, organizers Author and business coach are lessons that come to mind. I look COVID-19 deaths were reported in want to stress the point that Amanda Abella’s advice forward to the day when we can sit Washington State on Feb. 28, 2020. they will be back in 2021 for a strong rebound from back and list everything that we’ve nnn and they will be “Bigger setbacks was so simple that learned and move forward in a posi- THANK GOD, TRUMP said that masks are patriotic.