Almont News

A new barber shop, decorated in traditional men's furnishings focused on a hunting and fishing motif, has come to town.

Austin Carter spent one day at Huron Shores Golf Club's junior clinic and didn't return.

Lapeer Community Schools rolled out a series of budget cuts and a one-time dip into district savings at Thursday's board meeting to wipe out an expected $4.19 million revenue shortfall for the 2009-10 school year.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for southern Sanilac County and northern St.

A cooler than normal spring has delayed Michigan's fruit crop development by a couple of weeks, but local growers say they are expecting a full, healthy crop of strawberries, blueberries, cherries and other fruit later this summer.

The 4,500 vehicles commuting each day on the portion of Morris Road, north of Peppermill Road, could be rerouted for up to two months.

About 15 firefighters left their homes early morning Wednesday to battle a Hollow Corners Road home blaze.

Tom and Jennifer are off, so you're stuck with me for TalkBack. If I do it wrong, please call and straighten me out.

TUNES: TANTRUM will appear on the on Lapeer Music Planet Soundstage at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

The following Memorial Day weekend events are planned around Lapeer County: There will be an outdoor worship service for Lapeer police, rescue, fire, military, and veterans at 10 a.m. today at St.

ALMONT -- Ryan Bird was 4-5 with seven RBIs Thursday to lead Richmond past Almont in Blue Water Area Conference action, 18-7. Drew Jasper was 3-4 with four RBIs, and Austin Kratt was 3-5 with four RBIs.

MACOMB -- Olivia Nicholas went the distance Monday to lead Anchor Bay past Dakota in Macomb Area Conference Red Division action, 3-0. Amanda Bigelow was 3-3 for the Tars , while Nicholas -- who struck out six -- was 2-3 with three RBIs.

I was born and raised in Romeo Michigan, did a stint of time in Almont up the road, another stint in Imlay City, before moving to the suburbs themselves and graduating from the Roeper School in Birmingham Michigan.

ALGONAC -- Dominick Mayle had two hits and three RBIs Monday to lead Algonac to a 10-7 upset win against Richmond in Blue Water Area Conference action.

BROWN CITY -- Brown City junior Kristen Greene struck out eight batters Tuesday in a 9-0 nonconference win against Croswell-Lexington. Greene , Jennifer McClelland , Katlyn Petitipren, Ashleigh Blovsky and Sandi Oligney each had two hits for the Green Devils , who play Saturday in the Imlay City Invitational.

It was called "painful" and part of avoiding a budget deficit, but the Almont Community Schools Board of Education agreed to eliminate the position of transportation manager.

ALMONT -- Algonac and Almont split a Blue Water Area Conference doubleheader Thursday with the host Raiders winning 10-9 before falling 4-3 in six innings.

LEXINGTON -- The Richmond Blue Devils kept their Blue Water Area Conference golf streak intact.

YALE -- Adam Pilarski had three hits and three RBIs on Tuesday to lead Yale to a 13-6 Blue Water Area Conference win against Almont.

Six candidates filed for the school board in the North Branch Area Schools and five filed in the Imlay City Community Schools in what will be races in the annual May 5 school election.