Featured pages Living off the land Mining in Holly geared toward Fenton area couple Local mine helped build I-75, live self-sufficient life Ambassador Bridge project and Builders & on 14-acre farm new Powers High School Realtors sociation Michigan Press As 1B 3A 7B tctimes.com % VIDEO SUNDAY EDITION 10 TRANSFERS ONLINE OFF AT BILLMEIER The COMMENTS CAMERA coupons.tctimes.com Weekend CORNERSTONE $ The problem I VOL. 20 NO. XXII SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 1.00 have‘‘ with the new Cornerstone build- ing is that it is not Fenton will receive $1.4 million to replace bridge part of a master uCity to pay 5 percent of Summary will pick up 95 percent plan. The uThe City of Fenton will of the $1.4 million con- entire plan construction costs to build new receive a large amount struction costs. This should be of funding from MDOT’s funding will be avail- mapped out before bridge over Shiawassee River Local Bridge Program to the first brick is laid. replace the Silver Lake able in 2015. The city Any good builder By Ryan Tackabury Road bridge that spans will be responsible knows that.” [email protected]; 810-629-8282 the Shiawassee River. for roughly $73,000 The Silver Lake Road bridge over the Shia- in construction costs. THEATER STORY wassee River is in disrepair and needs to be “The city will have to pay 5 percent of the Regarding the replaced. Doing so is very expensive however. construction costs. The city is also responsible for TRI-COUNTY TIMES | FILE PHOTO theater‘‘ story, it’s a good thing the Fortunately, the city will not have to pick up the all of the design engineering, and the construction In 2015 funds will be available which the City popcorn bill on its own and will be able to build a new bridge engineering work,” said Daniel Czarnecki, direc- of Fenton can use to replace the Silver Lake is good with minimal costs. The Michigan Department of tor of the Department of Public Works (DPW). Road bridge, at a cost of about $73,000 because Transportation’s (MDOT) Local Bridge Program See BRIDGE on 11A to the city, in addition to engineering fees. I haven’t seen a decent movie come around in ages. Seems like ‘You hear the wind, then hear the ‘train,’ then it’s gone’ they all have an agenda instead of just entertaining us.” TORNADOS Has anyone ‘‘ ever re- searched TRI-COUNTY TIMES | FILE PHOTO why Fen- ton seems House Bill 4743 would allow local to get governments to adopt ordinances, so many prohibiting the use of fireworks at tornadoes?” certain early, or late hours. LAKE-LEVEL ARTICLE New law could Your lake-level article‘‘ was accurate. eliminate early I have a friend who lives on the Great morning fireworks Lakes and By Ryan Tackabury he used [email protected]; 810-629-8282 to have di- Are you tired of being awak- rect water frontage. ened by fireworksgoing off in the Now he middle of the night? If you are, has an you’re not alone — many people 800 ft. dock just to in Michigan agree with you. get to his boat.” After changes last year to Michigan’s fireworks law were met with complaints, the state HOT LINE See FIREWORKS on 7A TRI-COUNTY TIMES | TIM JAGIELO Kelly Smith and Linda Hathaway (right) pause while sifting through Smith’s belongings on Wednesday of the week after the Tuesday night tornado. Smith’s home lost its walls and roof, destroying much of the family’s Guilty plea in belongings. I HOPE NO one“ tries to climb on drunk driving that horse sculpture crash that killed Families recover, salvage what they can from homes at the Post Office. Fenton area man By Tim Jagielo represented the worst of the dam- Seems like they I looked out the By Sharon Stone [email protected]; 810-433-6795 age to anyone in Fenton Township, would be sliced to [email protected]; 810-433-6786 Fenton Twp. — Kelly Smith one window and by the tornadoes that tore through shreds by all that Treena Beazley of Howell picked through the soaked brown ‘‘saw the funnel mid-Michigan Tuesday night. metal. pleaded guilty Thursday to drunk carpet while on her hands and knees “You hear the wind, then hear ’’ driving, which caused the death in her bedroom Wednesday morn- cloud. I didn’t even the ‘train,’ then it’s gone, it’s that of Roger Miles of the Fenton ing. Looking up to where her ceil- make it all the way quick,” she said area in January. A plea agreement ing use to be, she can see the blue down before it hit. Wednesday brought the sounds was reached sky and clouds passing overhead. of gas-powered generators and Wednesday was her and her Martin Smith saws to the homes with tree dam- in Livings- Fenton Township resident ton County husband Martin’s 31st anniver- ’’ age, and disaster restoration ser- and Beazley sary, but she was spending the wrecked home. vices replaced the first responders should expect day alongside insurance agent While Kelly searched, Martin from the night before. to receive a Linda Hathaway looking for her salvaged what he could. This was Fenton Township Fire Chief See engagement ring. It was hope- the house that had been reportedly Ryan Volz said 50 homes were CRASH fully among the tatters of her “flattened” on Jennings Road, and See SALVAGE on 14A Treena Beazley on 11A 2A Sunday, June 2, 2013 WEEKEND TIMES tctimes.com BUY YOUR TRAILER, LAWN & GARDEN TIRES FREE LIFETIME ROTATION NOW! 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