December 24, 2016

Christmas Eve birthday girl, 104, gets her party

Caitlin Burns, left, activities director at Covenant Glen of Frankenmuth, an assisted living facility, checks out a birthday card for Loraine Rummel, 104, seated, on Thursday. Rummel, born on Christmas Eve in 1912, said birthday parties weren’t held for her when she was a girl. Staff and residents at Covenant Glen made sure she was acknowledged for her birthday this year, though. (Photos by John Cook)

Christmas Eve birthday girl, 104, gets her party

Tom Gilchrist December 24, 2016

FRANKENMUTH — Loraine Rummel celebrated her birthday with polite lunch conversation with a 100-year-old...

Hitting the mark: Vassar Theatre owners celebrate two-year anniversary The auditorium of the Vassar Theatre is able to seat 280. It was renovated during most of the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Andreas Fuchs and Susan Fuchs bought it two years ago.

The auditorium of the Vassar Theatre is able to seat 280. It was renovated during most of the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Andreas Fuchs and Susan Fuchs bought it two years ago.

Hitting the mark: Vassar Theatre owners celebrate two-year anniversary

John Schneider December 24, 2016

Vassar Theatre’s iconic marquee has graced downtown Vassar since 1937, but Andreas and Susan...

Tuscola County sheriff ending 43-year shift Tuscola County Sheriff Lee Teschendorf, who retires Dec. 31 after a 43-year career with the sheriff's department, holds a portrait of himself taken when he joined the department as a deputy in 1973. (Photo by Tom Gilchrist)

Tuscola County Sheriff Lee Teschendorf, who retires Dec. 31 after a 43-year career with the sheriff's department, holds a portrait of himself taken when he joined the department as a deputy in 1973. (Photo by Tom Gilchrist)

Tuscola County sheriff ending 43-year shift

Tom Gilchrist December 24, 2016

Leland W. “Lee” Teschendorf no longer is the boy in Bad Axe, returning paper...

Honey and hope: Project aims to yield both for veterans in Tuscola County Bob Hill, outreach worker, Anka Akron Veterans Program, shows the first beehive that is part of Thera-Bees, a project aimed to help homeless veterans learn a marketable skill -- beekeeping. (Photo by John Cook)

Bob Hill, outreach worker, Anka Akron Veterans Program, shows the first beehive that is part of Thera-Bees, a project aimed to help homeless veterans learn a marketable skill -- beekeeping. (Photo by John Cook)

Honey and hope: Project aims to yield both for veterans in Tuscola County

John Schneider December 24, 2016

A box patriotically adorned in red, white, and blue solitarily rests in knee deep...

Christmas bird count comes to Tuscola County on Dec. 27 Jerry Hall, compiler for the Tuscola Bird Counters, looks into his telescope for bird species that may visit the area. At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, Tuscola County will host its 20th Christmas Bird Count in Wisner Township. The group will meet at the Log Cabin Restaurant, 6472 M-25, Akron, Michigan to begin the day birdwatching. (Photo by John Cook).