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Lamb & Family Tasty travels Mott family gives Full-timers $500,000 to unionize Farmstead project nSeven NOCFA employees nHolly Township form Local 5346 of the supervisor makes major International Association of gift announcement Firefighters (IAFF) Wednesday, Aug. 18 By Sharon Stone By Sharon Stone Seven full-time employees of During the Holly Township the North Oakland County Fire Board of Trustee meeting Authority (NOCFA) voted unani- Wednesday, Aug. 18, Supervisor mously to join the International George Kullis announced the Association of Firefighters (IAFF) township received a gift of by forming Local 5346. $500,000 by the Charles Harding See UNIONIZE on 12 Stewart Mott family to be used exclusively for the Holly Heritage Farmstead project. Commission Kullis read aloud a letter he wrote to the board. In his recommends approval letter he stated, “The family for Lahring Road of Charles Stewart Harding sub rezoning An attendee exchanges a ticket for food at the 2021 Traveling Taste in Fenton on Mott II has been involved with Wednesday, Aug. 18. Hundreds came to the event to get food from local restaurants. See GIFT on 9 nTraffic study shows more Approximately 20 businesses participated. See story on Page 3. Photo: Hannah Ball than 6,000 daily trips at Linden/Lahring roads Fenton students Argentine fire assessment to remain at $130 By Hannah Ball Fenton Twp. — The Fenton return Aug. 24 nTownship officials $30 to the police fund. Township Board of Trustees is nK-6 students and staff to wear proposed moving $30 from Argentine Township Fire Chief expected to discuss a rezoning masks when inside buildings – 7-12 Jeremy Kurtz said he heard about the request for a subdivision on the also encouraged to wear masks fire fund to police fund proposed reduction a few months ago corner of Linden and Lahring By Sharon Stone By Hannah Ball from Clerk Joe Graves. roads in September. Administrators and school boards The Argentine Township fire assess- “We were informed that the reduc- The Fenton Township Planning are finalizing their current policies ment will remain $130 per parcel after tion would not affect our operating Commission voted to recommend and safety guidelines to prevent the a township meeting in which the board budget, but would reduce funds for approval for a rezoning request spread of COVID-19. The goal is to saw the “overwhelming sentiment of our major equipment fund. With our See REZONING on 37 See MASKS on 11 residents” who were against moving See FIRE on 8 I hope when If there Many thanks to Consum- Saginaw Street is has to be a ers Energy for supplying and ‘‘finally finished, the ‘‘next time, is ‘‘distributing free food, ice, and Holly Council will it really more water at the Loose Center over get rid of the bike important the weekend during the power lane to nowhere. It’s to keep outage. It was a beautiful, too dangerous to use, and all it cinemas and bars caring gesture during such a does is make traffic back-ups.” open or to keep kids in challenging time.” school? Let everything else shut down before looking at schools.” 2 Sunday, August 22, 2021 WEEKEND TIMES myfenton.com myfenton.com WEEKEND TIMES Sunday, August 22, 2021 3 HONORING Traveling Taste in Fenton Schools should OUR VETERANS features area restaurants be empowered to make own nChamber keeps traveling format to encourage decisions participants to physically nGenesee County legislators call on health official to visit restaurants reverse countywide mandate By Hannah Ball Fenton — Taste in Fenton in 2021 State Rep. David Martin, Rep. was a traveling event like 2020, sending Mike Mueller and Sen. Ken Horn attendees and food lovers to three dif- today called on the Genesee ferent regions in Fenton and Linden County Health Department to One more reason to transfer to visit all participating businesses allow individual school districts your pre arrangements to Sharp: on Wednesday, Aug. 18. to make their own decisions about Community- Sharp Funeral Homes has been caring for families for over 100 years Sponsored by the Fenton & Linden whether students will be required serving generations of Local Families. If you already have funeral An employee from The Cheese Lady prearrangements with another funeral home, they can help you move your Regional Chamber of Commerce, to wear masks in the classroom. prearrangement to Sharp Funeral Homes without any additional cost. the Traveling Taste in Fenton raises hands out food to the public. The The Genesee County legislators BERNARD EUGENE funds for different chamber functions traveling format encouraged people sent a letter to Dr. Pamela Hackert throughout the year. It’s known for at- to walk around downtown and to other of Ann Arbor, the medical health THOMAS SR. tracting people from surrounding areas areas in the city. Photo: Hannah Ball officer at the Genesee County Health FENTON, MICHIGAN to come and enjoy Fenton and Linden Department, urging her to end her 1925-2017 restaurants. Sarah Whitney of Fenton, who at- mandate that all students and teachers U.S. Army Last year during the pandemic, the tended the event for the first time this in kindergarten through sixth grade World WAr II chamber reorganized the event into year, said, “I thought it was really wear masks indefinitely, until a a traveling format instead of having neat. I liked it.” vaccine for that age range has been BROUGHT TO YOU BY: it in one location at Rackham Park. They started downtown at El Topo available for eight weeks. Fenton Chapel Michael T. Scully, Manager Approximately 20 businesses had and worked their way north. She said “Representatives are elected by 1000 Silver Lake Rd, Fenton booths or set up a Taste in Fenton they were fortunate to miss the long the people — whether to Congress, sharpfuneralhomes.com (810) 629-9321 location in their business. The public lines. “We’ve been lucky. We’ve been Toll-Free 1-877-53 SHARP the state Legislature, the school 810-629-9321 got their ticket passports stamped at hitting things about the right time,” board, or the county commission To submitThree additional a veteran, locations email in Swartz information Creek, Linden,and Flint/Grand Blanc Township the different regions for a chance to she said. See DECISIONS on 8 and photo to [email protected] win a cash prize. See TASTE on 9 All facilities are handicapped accessible. 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[email protected] Sports ...................810-433-6789 4 Sunday, August 22, 2021 WEEKEND TIMES myfenton.com Words with Hannah I love the theater Submit Hot lines online at myfenton.com he movie theater ers: Endgame in a crowded With so few new movies coming out or text to 810-771-8398 experience has never theater and sitting next to last year, some theaters played classics. All submissions, if approved for publication, must be 50 been better. a young boy and his father. NCG in Grand Blanc showed all the words or less and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Tri-County Times. We reserve the right T At least, for me. His reactions to everything Lord of the Rings movies. I rewatch to edit for clarity, length and liability. Movie theaters shut down were amazing and made the these amazing films maybe once a year during the pandemic, and experience so much more or every other year. My mom and I saw IF THE ROAD millage doesn’t when they opened again, it fun. In this instance, the “The Return of the King” in IMAX and pass, can we just turn the neigh- was with limited seats avail- crowd enhanced the experi- that was, by far, unsurprisingly, the best borhood roads back to dirt? nnn able and many didn’t sell ence.