Tuscola County driver Firemen equipped to save Meet the latest Red dies in Thursday crash pets, too, thanks to gift Hawk award recipients Page 4 Photo, page 8 Page 16 Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899 VOLUME 110, NUMBER 8 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 75 CENTS ~ 16 PAGES Barrios and Young battling for county board seat this year District Five (Denmark, Juniata and Races aplenty in Vassar townships and the city of Ellington Township; Vassar). Also seeking county offices (four- not enough candidates year terms) unopposed are Tuscola County Undersheriff Glen Skrent, to go around in who is running to be the county’s next sheriff – Sheriff Lee Novesta. Teschendorf has opted not to seek another term; Prosecutor Mark E. by Tom Montgomery Reene; Clerk Jodi Fetting; Treasurer Editor Patricia Donovan-Gray; and Drain Commissioner Robert Mantey. Local resident and Cass City Register of Deeds John Bishop Village Council Trustee Nancy faces a challenge from former coun - Barrios will challenge District One ty Register of Deeds and fellow Tuscola County Commissioner Republican Dan Grimshaw. Thomas Young for his seat in the Voters will also elect two county August primary election. road commissioners. Seeking the Young, of Unionville, was appoint - six-year terms are Michael Zwerk ed to the post in January following and Julie M. Matuszak. the resignation of Commissioner Roger Allen. Barrios was among Township races five individuals who sought the appointment. She and Young will Races are set in three Cass City area now square off in the Republican pri - townships, including Ellington, mary. where incumbent Supervisor Duane District One is composed of Lockwood is facing a challenge from NICK MOYER checks on the progress one of his students is making on get - Columbia, Elkland, Elmwood, fellow Republican Russell Speirs, ting caught up with homework assignments Friday at Cass City Junior-Senior Fairgrove, Gilford and Wisner town - and three Republicans – Diane K. ships. Wilder, Carmell K. Pattullo and Jodi High School. Moyer is director of a new initiative at the school called the That battle is among a handful of Beecher — are vying for the treasur - Early Warning Signs Program, which is designed to provide at-risk students races shaping up both at the county er’s seat. Democrat Joddy and township level following the Ehrenberg and Republican Bobbie with additional guidance in an effort to reduce academic and behavioral prob - recent deadline for candidates to file Mozden, meanwhile, are both run - for the upcoming election. Residents ning for the office of clerk. lems that get in the way of the teens experiencing success in school. in Tuscola County will also be decid - In addition, two Republicans – ing a trio of countywide millage Gregg Campbell and Michael renewal requests in August. Wagner – along with Democrat Patrick Price are seeking two avail - County seats able trustee seats. Early warning All of the terms are for four years. Resident in District Three (Dayton, In Koylton Township, Supervisor Fremont, Indianfields, Koylton and Doug Kramer is being challenge by School officials: initiative addressing local at-risk Wells townships) will be electing a fellow Republican Karl Thom for a new commissioner, as incumbent four-year term, and four Republicans students’ academic, behavior problems is working Christine Trisch is not seeking – Justin Boyl, Rex W. Vroman, reelection to the post. The chal - Jerome Ford and Kyle Thom – are lengers are Kim Vaughan and John J. vying for a pair of available trustee by Tom Montgomery positive results. After the first nine also in contact with parents. Sauber, both running on the seats. Editor weeks, he says, 11 of the 15 students The goals, he explained, include Republican ticket. Running unopposed for four-year have improved their grades in at building respect for the staff and to Seeking reelection to two-year terms are Clerk James R. Borek and Cass City Junior-Senior High least one subject, and two of them show them the teachers are willing to terms unopposed are Republican Treasurer Faye Stoll. School students assigned to Nick have seen their grades rise in most of help them succeed. “The kids have commissioners Thom Bardwell, In Kingston Township, Republicans Moyer find out quickly that not their subjects. blinders on to that. They’ve been in District Two (Almer, Ellington, Gary S. King, Paul B. VanHorn and doing their homework is no longer School administrators place stu - the negative so much,” he said. Kingston and Novesta townships and Timothy Ruggles are vying for two an option. Under Moyer’s watchful dents in the program based on a “They’ve almost been labeled. It’s the city of Caro); Craig W. available four-year trustee seats. eye, blowing off a class or two – or number of criteria making them eli - time to break that label, but the kids Kirkpatrick, District Four (Arbela, Seeking reelection unopposed are the whole day – is going to be a thing gible for at-risk services. The behav - don’t feel they can without some Millington, Tuscola and Watertown Supervisor Wm. Jesse Zimba, Clerk of the past, too. iors that bring them to Moyer help. townships); and Matthew Bierlein, However, they also learn to trust include attendance issues, failure to “The first thing they say is, you Please turn to page 8. Moyer, which often leads to the kids complete assignments, fighting and don’t understand,” added Moyer, opening up to him when it comes to demonstrating disrespect to other who tells the kids he does understand talking about the issues that are get - students and staff members. because, as a youth, he struggled ting in the way of achieving success “One of the big things we’re trying with some of their experiences. “I Cass City senior DeLong in school. to get down to is the motivation – was a bad kid – I made a lot of bad The students, 15 of them currently why the kids are acting out,” said choices, and it took somebody to say, shines at National DECA in grades seven through 10, were all Moyer, who has been with the Cass hey, you’ve got to turn the corner.” assigned to Moyer in conjunction City Schools since 2008, serving as a Moyer’s students don’t spend time with a new initiative called the Early substitute teacher, para-professional every day in a classroom dedicated Competition in Nashville Warning Signs Program. and, for the past four or five years, as to the Early Warning Signs Program. “They’re at-risk kids academically the district’s Title I (federal funding) But they see plenty of him; whether by Tom Montgomery or behaviorally – or both — and director. they simply feel the need to leave Editor need some extra guidance so that Moyer’s role is to work with the another class to talk to him about they can be successful,” Cass City students, building trust and relation - their frustration or anger over a situ - Kelly DeLong, a senior from Cass City High School and member of the School Supt. Jeff Hartel said of the ships while also serving as a liaison ation, or because they’ve failed to Tuscola Technology program, which under Moyer’s between the students and their teach - complete assignments or aren’t in Center Marketing direction is already yielding some ers as well as administrators. He’s Please turn to page 8. Program, turned some heads during the DECA National Competition last week in Nashville, 3 valedictorians, Tenn., where she was one of just six Michigan one salutatorian students recognized for outstanding projects. top Ubly’s 2016 DECA, previously known as Distributive graduating class Education Clubs of America, is an interna - Ubly Community School officials tional association of high have announced this year’s honors school and college stu - students in the district’s Class of dents and teachers of 2016. marketing, management Topping this year’s class is a trio of and entrepreneurship in valedictorians who have earned per - Ashley Osentoski Daniel Rutkowski business, finance, hospi - fect 4.0 grade point averages. They tality, and marketing are Ashley J. Osentoski, daughter of sales and service. The Craig and Kelly Jo Osentoski of Bad organization prepares Axe, Shannon M. Particka, daughter leaders and entrepre - of Timothy and Joan Particka of neurs for careers and Ubly, and Daniel T. Rutkowski, son education in marketing, of Thomas and Sandra Rutkowski of finance, hospitality, man - Ubly. CASS CITY senior Kelly agement and other busi - Earning salutatorian is Alexandria DeLong was recognized for an ness areas. L. Camp, daughter of Lawrence and According to Cindy Kelly Camp of Harbor Beach. She outstanding project during the Olson, marketing will graduate with a grade point DECA National Competition instructor at the Tuscola average of 3.9864. Technology Center, Osentoski has been on the Ubly last week in Nashville, Tenn. Please turn to page 7. Please turn to page 7. Shannon Particka Alexandria Camp PAGE TWO CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN Cass City students place at Academic Games Cass City Schools was well repre - finished as runner-up on the day and utes to write an essay and about 60 sented recently at the Academic the English team placed third. minutes to answer 25 item response Games competition held at Saginaw On the junior high level, Cass City questions,” said Coach Tana Shrader, Valley State University. finished second. noting the junior high teams do not On the high school level, the Red “They (the junior high students) specialize in specific subjects. Hawks’ Technology team took first competed against eight other The Cass City 2016 Academic place honors, while the Math team schools.