ANNOUNCE YOUR EVENTS
Do you have something to announce? If your
club, church or other organization is planning
a meeting, fundraiser, festival or other special event, let your neighbors know! Send
information to the Tri-County Citizen, P.O.
Box 158; Chesaning, MI 48616, or fax information to (989) 845-4397. Notices may also
be e-mailed to tccnews@mihomepaper.com.
Information must be received by 5 p.m.
Wednesday to be published in the following
Sunday’s paper.
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
• MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP BOARD will
meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in the
township hall, 17010 Lincoln Road.
• MONTROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF
TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
21 in the Township Hall, 139 S. Saginaw.
• CHESANING VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the council chambers at the village office, 1100 W.
Broad Street.
CLUBS AND CIVIC GROUPS
• The MID-MICHIGAN SECTION of the SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS – SAE
International will hold its February dinner
and program meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23
at the Bavarian Inn Lodge and Conference
Center, One Covered Bridge Lane,
Frankenmuth. The meeting will be held in
conjunction with the Saginaw Valley
Engineering Council’s annual National
Engineers’ Week Banquet. National
Engineers’ Week will be observed Feb. 19-
25. The student chapters of the Mid-
Michigan Section of SAE International will
report on their efforts to compete in the SAE
Collegiate Design Competitions. Social hour
is at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The program begins at 8 p.m. The menu is a familystyle chicken dinner buffet. The cost is $25
for SAE and Saginaw Valley Engineering
Council members, $20 for retirees, $18 for
students ,and $30 for non-members. This
event is open to the public. For more information and dinner reservations, contact
Bernard Santavy at (810) 635-7948 or
SAEMidMichSec@cs.com. Dinner tickets may

be purchased online at www.midmichigansae.org.
• NEW LOTHROP LIONS CLUB will meet at 7
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the New
Lothrop Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
• The SHIAWASSEE COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY will meet on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 2
p.m. at the Archives/Museum Building on
the corner of North M-52 and Wilkinson
Road. The speaker will be David Baughman,
who will speak on “Growing up on the Farm.”
This will be a very interesting meeting.
Visitors can also view the bulletin board with
the latest happenings featured, and the Civil
War exhibit. Refreshments will be served,
and the public is invited.
FUNDRAISERS
• There will be a Bridging The Gap SCRAPBOOKING CROP on Saturday, March 10 from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (doors open at 9:45 a.m.)
at the Riverfront Grille, 128 N. Front St.,
Chesaning. Proceeds will go to support the
Chesaning River Rapids Footbridge Project.
The cost is $35 per person if registration is
received by Feb. 18, $40 after that. The registration fee includes lunch, dinner, drink
and snack bar, goodies and five free raffle
tickets. Raffle tickets will also be available
for purchase. Registration and payment
should be mailed to Cindy Cicalo, 131 S.
Washington St., Chesaning, MI 48616. For
more information, contact Cindy Cicalo at
(989) 845-3638 or cjcicalo@hotmail.com, or
Deana Sedlar at (989) 445-0364 or dsedlar@centurytel.net. Space is limited so register today. Registration fees are non-refundable. • The American Cancer Society Relay For
Life Struttin’ Our Stuff (SOS) Team will hold
a SCRAPBOOK FUNDRAISER on Saturday,
March 10, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the
Peet Community Center on North Saginaw
Street in downtown Chesaning. The cost is
$30 per person., and includes lunch and dinner, bell hop service upon arrival and departure, hourly prize giveaways, make-n-takes,
goodie bag, local vendors and a grand prize
drawing. Reserve space by March 1 or book
with a friend and receive extra chances to
win prizes. Late entries are welcome.
Purchase from vendors or the snack bar and
earn even more chances to win. For more
information or to reserve a space, contact
Tracy Holland at (989) 413-9768 or hollandbob@yahoo.com, or Angie Lader at (989)
277-0061 or ajlader@yahoo.com. Cash,
check or money orders made payable to
American Cancer Society, Struttin’ Our Stuff
Relay For Life will be accepted.
• There will be a HOT WHEELS RACING FOR
A CAUSE on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Kmart
Store, 5135 Gratiot Road, Saginaw.
Registration is at 9:30 a.m. with racing at
10 a.m. A $5 donation gets one Hot Wheels
car to race. A $10 donation gets three Hot
Wheels cars to race. A $20 donation gets
three Hot Wheels cars and a t-shirt. All carded Hot Wheels cards will be provided at registration. Only the carded Hot Wheels cars
provided by the event sponsor will be

allowed to race. This will be a single race
elimination with winners moving on to the
next round. Prizes and trophies will be available. The event is open to all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult. All
racing fees will be donated to the
Community Prescription Support Program
(CrxSP). This non-profit organization is dedicated to assisting low income Saginaw
County residents access essential medications. For more information, contact Glenn at
(989) 865-9383.
FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP
• The Chesaning United Methodist Men will
be sponsoring a PANCAKE SUPPER on
Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in
the Trinity United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall. The menu includes pancakes, French toast, sausage and has
browns. The cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for
children ages 5-12 (free for those under age
5) with a maximum $15 per immediate family. Everyone is invited to join in for Fat
Tuesday, the day before the Lenten season
begins.
• The Montrose United Methodist Men’s
Club will be sponsoring a FAT TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Montrose United
Methodist Church. They will be serving pancakes, sausage, applesauce and beverages.
A free will donation will be collected.
SUPPORT GROUPS
• The SHIAWASSEE COUNTY MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS SELF-HELP GROUP will meet on
Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the St.
Johns United Church of Christ, 429 N.
Washington St. in Owosso. For more information, call Brenda Johnson at (989) 288-
5241.
• ALS Association-Michigan Chapter SUPPORT GROUP will meet on Monday, Feb. 20,
at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 545
7th St., Freeland from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For
further information, contact ALS Association-
MI Chapter at 1-866-927-2873.
• It’s a new year. TOPS #1126 OF
CHESANING is inviting a new, healthier public to join them at the Rehmann Health
Center. What weight group can a person join
for $1.70 a week? Members receive a magazine ever other month with articles on support, medical advice, research and recipes
to help them lose weight. Come join them at
8:30 a.m. every Thursday. For more information, call (810) 638-5266 or (989) 845-
3103.
CHURCHES
• Back by popular demand, the Mt. Zion
Catholic Community will welcome Traditional
Anglican Archbishop Sean Larkin to present
its annual SPRING CONFERENCE entitled “If
God is for us, who can be against us?”
(Romans 8:31b) on Saturday, March 3, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 8228 N.
McKinley Road, Flushing. Archbishop Larkin
encountered the reality of the Holy Spirit in
1976, and later trained as an Ignatian spiritual

director. He has shared in the suffering
and joy of serving Christ’s church on a united front. The cost is $25 for pre-registration,
$30 at the door. Lunch will be provided. To
register, email mtzion@centurytel.net; phone
(810) 639-7175; or send checks made
payable to Mt. Zion Catholic Community, P.O.
Box 471, Montrose, MI 48457.
• WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at
the Montrose United Methodist Church, 158
E. State St., with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and
program at 6 p.m.
• On Tuesday, March 6 there will be a
MEMORIAL CELEBRATION for the deceased
members and the deceased family members
of the Knights of Columbus Council #2943
at St. Michael Catholic Church of Oakley.
There will be a potluck dinner at 5 p.m., and
then a celebration of Mass at 7 p.m. All are
welcome. For more information, contact Mike
Andres at (989) 845-2633.
ODDS & ENDS
• The Chesaning Chamber of Commerce will
be hosting a TEXAS HOLD ‘EM AND CASINO
NIGHT from 6:30 p.m. to midnight on
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 at the Riverfront
Grille in Chesaning. Save the date. For more
information, contact the chamber office at
(989) 845-3055.
• The Montrose Senior Citizen Center will be
holding a EUCHRE TOURNAMENT on the
second and fourth Wednesday of each
month from 5 to 8 p.m. Players must be at
least 18 years old. No alcohol or tobacco
are permitted. Please call (810) 639-2822
to reserve a place to play. The tournaments
will be held at the senior center, 200 Alfred
St., Montrose.
SCHOOLS
• NEW LOTHROP AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m.
Monday, FEb. 20, for a regular meeting in
the High School Library, 9285 Easton Rd.,
New Lothrop. There will be a public hearing
to discuss the district’s policy on anti-bullying during the meeting.
BAZAARS AND CRAFT SHOWS
• There will be a CRAFT SHOW, sponsored
by Poorman Productions, on Saturday and
Sunday, March 17 and 18 at the Circus Park
Hall on Wilson Road in Clio. Saturday hours
are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday hours
are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is
free. Space is available. For more information, call (810) 639-5388 or (989) 874-
4774.
HEALTH & SAFETY
• Zumba with Kelli in New Lothrop is offering
a six week PARTY SESSION running from
Feb. 20 – March 26, on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Contact Kelli at zumbachic@hotmail.com for more details and to
reserve a spot.