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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:39 pm

Columbiaville News

Local news for Columbiaville, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

18 hrs ago | Department of Defense News

Mail Bridges Distance Between Deployed Soldiers, Families

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq , July 18, 2008 - When Patton's tanks rolled across North African desert sands, letters of encouragement, love and support from family back home connected 1st Armored ...

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, University of California System, Los Angeles (California State University System), California State University System, UC Los Angeles, US Military, US Army

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The County Press

Columbiaville Days offers three days of family-friendly events

The 2008 Columbiaville Days is set to cruise into town July 18-20. The car-themed festival will kick off Friday July 18 at 5 p.m. with activities to keep area residents of all ages busy.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

The County Press

Vertical licenses credited with reducing underage purchases

Now in the fifth year, local retailers and state officials are calling vertical licenses a straight up success in the battle to snuff out underage smoking and drinking purchases.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Metamora, MI

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The County Press

Goodrich's Pogue takes third in Volkslaufe; Lapeer's Bush wins 13-under 10-K run

Goodrich's Taylor Pogue, who will be a junior on the Martians' cross country team this fall, finished in third place in the Volkslaufe 5K run this past Saturday.

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Related Topix: Goodrich, MI, Lapeer, MI, Otisville, MI, Davison, MI, Ortonville, MI

Wed Jul 09, 2008

WJRT

New rail trail is nearly complete

Five years ago, community leaders began working to convert an abandoned Mid-Michigan railroad line into a path for hikers and bicyclists.

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Related Topix: Otter Lake, MI

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The County Press

Neighbors assist victims of fire

Neighbors reached into their own pockets to help an uninsured man and his daughter who lost everything following a Tuesday afternoon fire.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Ann Arbor News

Contract is being finalized for new Howell school chief

The Livingston Community News Howell school officials were meeting this week with Ted Gardella to finalized plans details for him to take over as Howell's new superintendent of schools.

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Related Topix: Lapeer County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Otisville, MI, Otter Lake, MI, Howell, MI

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The County Press

Single dad to purchase Habitat for Humanity house

When Lapeer County Habitat for Humanity Board members told Jason Wright that his family had been selected for the group's 2008 project, "I felt like a great weight had been lifted from me." For the past two ...

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Related Topix: North Branch, MI, Lapeer, MI, Imlay City, MI, Marlette, MI, Tuscola County, MI

Fri Jun 27, 2008

MLive.com

Howell school board chooses former Chelsea administrator as superintendent

The Howell school board Thursday night chose Ted Gardella, a former Chelsea Public Schools administrator, as its next superintendent.

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Related Topix: Lapeer County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Otisville, MI, Otter Lake, MI, Parma, MI

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The County Press

Lapeer man, 70, knocked to ground in theft

An elderly Lapeer man suffered minor injuries and was knocked to the ground in a scuffle with a bandit over his wallet Friday morning in a Genesee Street parking lot.

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Related Topix: Lapeer, MI

Wed Jun 11, 2008

The County Press

Workshops for reading this summer

The Family Literacy Center in Lapeer this summer will offer Reading Games Workshops that began Thursday and will run through Aug.

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Related Topix: Family, Lapeer, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Events, Kids

Mon Jun 09, 2008

The County Press

What to do when weather threatens

The tornado sirens howled throughout the county Thursday evening warning residents of a funnel cloud seen by trained spotters and emergency officials.

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Related Topix: Lapeer County, MI, Weather

Thu May 22, 2008

Detroit News Online

Two face trial in drug death

An Anchor Bay area pageant queen and her boyfriend are facing prison time if convicted of providing liquid morphine to a man who later died of an overdose.

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Related Topix: Lapeer County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Macomb, MI, Morphine (generic), MS Contin, Kadian, Medicine, Medication, New Baltimore, MI

Sun May 18, 2008

NC Mental Hope News

Mother fights system that undid years of work on son's mental illness - Grand Rapids Press

“It made me feel like I had let my son down through all the efforts I had made”

Mother fights system that undid years of work on son's mental illness - Grand Rapids Press by Pat Shellenbarger - May 17, 2008 As he headed for prison just over a year ago, Chad Childers feared the doctors ... via NC Mental Hope News

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro

Fri May 16, 2008

The County Press

Fire burns out Marathon Township family, kills pets

“Columbiaville was on the scene until 6:30 p.m.”

Flames destroyed a young family's possessions and killed their four pets Tuesday morning. via The County Press

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Related Topix: Otter Lake, MI

Sat May 10, 2008

The Daily Press

Saturday's births

Brooks and Nicole Heim of Wilson welcomed a baby girl at OSF St. Francis Hospital on April 7. Born at 9:53 p.m., Brynn Rayne weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. via The Daily Press

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Related Topix: Powers, MI, Wetmore, MI, Hessel, MI, Cornell, MI, Bark River, MI

Sun Apr 27, 2008

Times Herald

Clay wise to roll back burial fees

“If I could have, I would have done it somewhere else.”

Government usually has many ways to acquire revenue from the public. There is one method, however, that clearly went too far. via Times Herald

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Related Topix: Lapeer County, MI, Detroit Metro, Opinion

Thu Apr 17, 2008

The County Press

Betty and Bob's love story

“He worked at GM for over 22 years to help with expenses and keep the campground going”

Betty Sutter will don the same wedding gown she wore 57 and 1/2 years ago to rededicate her vows to her husband, Bob. via The County Press

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Related Topix: Lapeer, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Wedding

Tue Apr 15, 2008

The County Press

Lapeer county church suspect

“We are actively interviewing suspects, and we picked up one man, 36, in connection with the break-in of the Attica church”

Lapeer County Sheriff's deputies detained a suspect Friday afternoon that could be linked to at least one of the church break-ins. "We are actively interviewing suspects, and we picked up one man, 36, in ... via The County Press

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Related Topix: Lapeer County, MI, Lapeer, MI, Attica, MI

Sun Apr 13, 2008

The Flint Journal

Genesee County task force targets hate crimes

“If you have police doing sting operations to catch gay people, why are gay people then going to go to police to report hate crimes?”

It was the repeated use of the word faggot that made Dave Garcia of Swartz Creek decide he had had enough. via The Flint Journal

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Related Topix: Swartz Creek, MI, Genesee, MI, Old-Mission, MI, Atlas, MI

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