John Strayer News Today

News Editor news@prespublications.com Voters in Lake Township will see two familiar names on the Nov. 7 ballot in the race for one open seat on the board of trustees. Melanie Bowen-Greenwald, a former trustee, and Buddy Ritson, the township’s fiscal officer, are vying for the seat.

As you walk down South Leroy St. in downtown Fenton, the city is lined with sculptures. One is tall, made concisely of wires and bronze in the shape of a woman stepping off as she is falling and she …

Fenton — Have you seen the new sculptures in downtown Fenton?

As a young patrolman in the 70s, I got into the habit of mostly keeping my hand on a holstered weapon with the retaining device released. Jim Lindell in Kansas City taught me handgun retention, and I knew “hand on holstered weapon” was the single strongest position for the “Good Guy” when a struggle began.

Fenton — New artwork can be found in downtown Fenton.

 Nine new sculptures were placed in downtown Fenton last week. They include “Sixth Fire” by Cynthia McKean, “Kaleidoscope” by Pam Reithmeier, “Triathlon” by Todd Kime and “Surely” by D.W. Martin, “Women Ironwork” and “The Four Winds” both by Mike Sohikian, “Power Outage” by D.W. Martin, Ann’s Arbor” by Todd Kime and “Rise” by James Oleson. John Strayer, chair of the sculpture selection committee, said...