ROGERS CITY, Mich. (AP) - A veteran who died aboard a freighter that sank in 1958 finally has a headstone at a cemetery in northern Michigan.

The Alpena News (http://bit.ly/1Wo8HRM ) reports 25-year-old Duane Berg was never found after the freighter Carl D. Bradley sank in Lake Michigan. A military flag holder meant for Berg sat next to his father's grave in Rogers City, but without a headstone.

Funeral home owner Ted Beck says he noticed this in the spring, and got Berg a marker in the style of others at Arlington National Cemetery. A ceremony to give Berg military honors is scheduled Saturday. His brother's wife, Evelyn, says Berg served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1956.

Berg's son, who is also named Duane, said having a headstone at his father's grave provides a "place to go and talk to him."

Information from: The Alpena News, http://www.thealpenanews.com

Catherine Bernice Kopp was born in Rossford, Ohio on August 5, 1932. She was one of seven children the daughter of the late Joseph Kopp and the late Bernetta (Rowe) Kopp.

She married George Belcher. Catherine would meet the love of her life Floyd Asbury on July 1, 1955. Their connection was remarkable being joined in marriage the same month on July 30, 1955. Catherine was a dedicated wife and mother. As an awesome grandmother she was giving and caring, cherishing everything about her family. Catherine was a fabulous cook and for thirty three years, she enjoyed weekly lunches with her son. Although she was always on the go she often made time to have lunch with her son Daniel. Catherine constantly stayed connected and tuned in to her children putting theirs needs first.

For fifteen years she served Mason Consolidated Schools as a Bus Driver retiring in 1980. As a diehard euchre player she played Wednesday nights for more than thirty years at the Eagles. Catherine made her own patch quilts and lovingly made sure to give them as gifts to everyone in the family.

Catherine Asbury, age 83, of Erie passed away at 4:05pm, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital.

In addition to her parents, her passing was preceded by husband: Floyd Asbury on April 3, 2006; a son: James Belcher on February 23, 2007; and three brothers: Philip, Carl, and Robert Kopp.

To cherish her memory she leaves two beloved children: Daniel (Sandi) Asbury of Wauseon and Michelle (Robert) Skeels of Lambertville; two sisters: Betty Wills and Barbara Bishop both of Toledo; one brother: Joseph (Elsie) Kopp of Toledo; seven grandchildren: Brad (Patience) Asbury, Todd (Alison) Asbury, Rebecca and Nicole Belcher, Ben and Eric Skeels, and Daniel (Shawnee) Asbury; four great-grandchildren: Gordon, Viviana, Haylen, and Keaton.

Friends may gather from 3:00pm until 8:00pm, Sunday; August 16, 2015 at Merkle Funeral Service, 9156 Summit Street in Erie (734) 848-5185. Friends may also call from 10:00am until a Celebration of Her Life at 11:00am on Monday, August 17, 2015 also at Merkle’s. Reverend Roy Southerland pastor of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church will officiate and procession will follow to Brigham Cemetery in Erie for burial.

Online guests may leave words of inspiration and comfort, share a photo, or send a floral arrangement by visiting www.merklefs.com and then selecting the Online Tributes page.

Howard D. Rudey, age 86, of Coldwater, Michigan and formerly of Toledo died August 11, 2015 in the Community Health Center of Branch County.

Born in Toledo, he was the son of Stanley and Sophia Nowicki Rudey and a graduate of Central Catholic High School. He married the former Doris Ann Wozniak also of Toledo on May 30, 1949 in St. Agnes Church. Following his apprenticeship as a tool and die maker he was employed by the Chrysler Corporation until his retirement. Howard served in the US Army during the Korean War and spent his leisure time hunting, fishing, building and on family vacations in Northern Michigan. His memberships included UAW Local 12 and the NRA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, twin daughters Mary and Jeanette, brother and sister-in-law William and Mae Rudey, in-laws Stephen and Frances Wozniak, also brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ronald and Patricia (Wozniak) Siwajek and sister-in-law Ruth Wozniak.

Surviving are his wife Doris Ann, daughters Sandy (Gary) Wilmoth, Erie MI, Ann Tobian, Dundee MI, siblings Maria “Jo” Renninger, Carl (Soni) Rudey, Ashland, OR, Richard (Marlene) Rudey, Rockford, IL, and Christopher Rudey, grandchildren R. Joseph (Kellie) Allen, Valerie (Allen) Gust, Victoria Tobian, Mary Buchmann and Chris Breeze, great-grandchildren Kaden, Jakob, Olivia, Josephine, Finnigan, Blake also Michael Siwajek who was a big part of his life.

Friends may call Sunday August 16, 2015 from 2-8 PM in the Thomas I. Wisniewski Funeral Home, 2426 N. Reynolds Rd. (between Central and Bancroft). Celebration of the Funeral Mass will be Monday August 17, 2015 at 10 AM in St. Joseph Church, Erie MI, where family and friends may gather beginning at 9 AM. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial tributes suggested to the Ronald McDonald house or charity of the donor’s choice.

Harmon Davis, 72, died at 12:41 a.m. Thursday at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Merkle Funeral Service, South Monroe.

A memorial service has been scheduled for Gloria J. Sahr, 77, of Newport, who died June 3. The memorial service will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the red oak shelter at Sterling State Park, 2800 State Park Rd.

William Milton Kuehl was born in Monroe, Mich. on Sept. 7, 1951. He grew up in a large family, was the one of six children born from the union of the late Milton and the late Evelyn (Green) Kuehl. He attended Huron schools in New Boston and graduated with the class of 1968.

William married the former Angela Anteau in Toledo, Ohio on March 15, 2010. William supported his family employed as a transport at Bell Transport in Monroe, Mich., taking medical retirement in 1997.

William was a man set in his ways and very fun to be around. He enjoyed cracking jokes and making his friends and family laugh. William appreciated the outdoors, taking care of his vegetable garden or watching and feeding the birds. He craved knowledge and could not live without technology, spending most of his time surfing the web reading about everything.

William Milton Kuehl, age 63, of Monroe, passed away at 3:11 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. His passing was preceded by his parents and one brother, Daniel Kuehl (September 2013).

To cherish his memory, William leaves his beloved wife, Angela Kuehl; three children: Christina, Raymond and Adam; four stepchildren: Tylor, Damon, Mystic, and Seirra Mandelka; four sisters: Elsie (Hubert “Bert”) Davis of New Boston, Brenda (John) Cox of Flat Rock, Diana Kuehl of Johnson City, Tenn., and Sherry Menna of Huron Township; one grandchild, several nieces and nephews, and a host of cousins.

Friends may gather 2-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Merkle Funeral Service, 2442 N. Monroe St. (734)384-5185. A celebration of his life will follow at 7 p.m. with Pastor Mark Buttignoli of Willow United Methodist Church in New Boston officiating.

Online guests may leave words of inspiration and comfort or share a photo by visiting www.merklefs.com and then selecting the Online Tributes page.

Hazel R. Leach, 75 years, of Monroe, Mich., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Medilodge of Monroe, with her loving family at her side.

Born April 27, 1940 in Speedwell, Tenn., Hazel was the daughter of the late Austin and Mary (Orick) Turner. The family moved to Monroe when Hazel was just two years of age. She attended Monroe High School.

On Jan. 12, 1959, Hazel married Huie Leach in Monroe. Sadly, he preceded her in death on Dec. 19, 2012.

Hazel worked in food service most of her working days. She worked at Vince’s Riverside Drive-In for 23 years and for DTE Energy for 15 years, from which she retired in 1998.

Hazel was an enthusiastic fan of the Detroit Tigers and enjoyed yard work. She also enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren’s sporting events. Most of all, Hazel enjoyed time spent with her friends and family.

Hazel is survived by four loving children: Mark E. (Becky) Leach of Monroe, Tammy J. Leach of Monroe, Bryan M. (Rochelle) Leach of Taylor, Mich. and David M. (Michelle) Leach of Monroe; 11 cherished grandchildren,10 treasured great-grandchildren, with two more on the way, and three loving sisters: Mildred J. (Ted) Hawkins, Joann M. (Norman) Stoner and Ada M. Turner, all of Monroe.

In addition to her parents and husband, Hazel was preceded in death by four brothers: Doyle, Hoyle, Kennith, and Junior.

Visitation will be held 1:30-7:00 p.m. Sunday at the Bacarella Funeral Home, 1201 S. Telegraph Rd., Monroe, MI, 48161, where funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Rev. Randy Pierce will officiate. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions are suggested to The Monroe Titans Youth Baseball Association, 2290 Heiss Rd., Monroe, MI 48162.

Donald Scott Barbier, 42, of Monroe, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending with the Allore Chapel-Martenson Family of Funeral Homes.

Ronald L. Stokes, 66, of Monroe, died Monday at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Arrangements are pending with the Allore Chapel-Martenson Family of Funeral Homes.

Rivalries Bar, located in the 7400 block of S. Telegraph Rd. in Temperance, was trashed during a breaking and entering incident that occurred late Aug. 10 or early Aug. 11.

When an employee arrived at work Tuesday to open the bar, she found the bar had been trashed, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reports.

The woman called the owner and when he arrived, he noticed the garage at the bar had also been entered.

The suspect took $395 in cash and a 32-inch Magnavox television valued at $600.

Police said the suspect entered the bar through a bathroom window.

LAMBERTVILLE — When school begins in September, about 1,000 students in Monroe County will report to their classrooms with donated backpacks filled with notebooks, pencils, crayons and folders.

The planning for the Supply Our Future Backpack Coalition — which has become Monroe County’s biggest school supply distribution campaign aimed at families in financial need — actually starts before the end of the school year when applications go home with students.

During the summer, more than 30 donation bins are available at retailers, banks, libraries and other locations. In the meantime, Salvation Army of Monroe County seeks grants and financial donations to purchase from Meijer any items that still are needed.

The backpacks filled with school supplies then are distributed at giveaway days in Monroe, Temperance and Dundee.

Many students who receive these school supplies are on the free or reduced-price school lunch program, said Capt. Rob Whitney of the Salvation Army of Monroe County. He noted that this time of year also has other expenses for families such as clothing and shoes.

But it takes time to sort out the donations from donation bins and merchandise boxes into individual bags. That’s what happened Thursday, when volunteers from several community groups and agencies gathered in the gym at Lambertville United Methodist Church on Douglas Rd. The volunteers stood at the piles and open bins or walked around holding bags to fill and label each backpack for the appropriate grade level: preschool through third grade; fourth and fifth grades; sixth through eighth grades, or high school.

The volunteers included Natalie Harrison, a sophomore; Kassidy Turshon, a senior, and Tammy Moore, a junior — all Bedford High School students who are serving on the Bedford Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council.

The youth council is tasked with making recommendations on some grants, foundation Trustee Sharon Throm said, and the Salvation Army received some money this year on behalf of the backpack project.

As they filled backpacks, the teens said they appreciated seeing where the grant money was spent.

“We know for sure it is going to a good cause,” Kassidy said.

The other volunteers included Capt. Whitney’s son, Nathan, a seventh-grader at Ida Middle School, and several representatives from the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

“I think this is a very worthwhile thing to do,” RSVP member Judy Baker of Lambertville said. She had worked as a school nurse years ago, and could relate to the desire to help students get off to a good start for the year.

Applications were due Aug. 3 so the coalition could plan for the inventory; anyone who missed the deadline could pick up a bag toward the end of each distribution time.

This year, the goal was 1,000 backpacks, which seems to be about right. Capt. Whitney said 1,200 bags were packed last year, but not all of them were claimed at the three major distribution days. The Salvation Army then provided the remaining bags during the year as needed to local families.

Felony charges may be sought against a Monroe County Fair vendor after the Michigan State Police raided three of his tents and seized more than $50,000 worth of unlicensed and counterfeit merchandise.

First Lt. Tony Cuevas, commander of the Monroe post, said designer purses and hats with sports teams logos on them were seized during the operation Friday. He said the investigation is being conducted by the department’s First District Investigative Services Section.

David Uhl, head of fair security, said he was aware of the raid and said police also seized a trailer that was towed off the grounds. The trailer was believed to be full of knockoff sports team hats and bogus Michael Kors designer handbags.

Mr. Uhl said since the owner of the company that sold the products was not yet charged, he was allowed to continue to operate his business and sell legal merchandise through the end of fair week.

“We didn’t feel it was appropriate to kick him out,” Mr. Uhl said. “But we don’t want that kind of business at the Monroe County Fair.”

Mr. Uhl said if the man is charged and convicted of a crime, he most likely will not be allowed to return next year.

“The fair board will address the

issue if the state brings charges,”

he said. “We will take a long look

to determine if he will be allowed back.”

Further information about the vendor was not available other than he has been selling goods at the fair for many years. He owned all three of the tents that sold products that were targeted by state police.

It is believed that several Michigan county fairs were raided by the special unit that targets sales of illegal products. Selling unlicensed merchandise as authentic goods is deceiving, and the fair board will do what it can to ban such vendors, Mr. Uhl said.

“When customers buy a Nike product, they expect it to be a genuine Nike product,” Mr. Uhl said. “They don’t want a knockoff.”

A person convicted of selling or distributing counterfeit merchandise valued at more than $1,000 can receive up to five years in prison and owe several thousand dollars in fines and court costs.

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August 14, 2015

PAID PUBLIC NOTICE

To all interested parties: On 3/26/14 at approximately 12:30 pm, the Michigan State Police seized a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country minivan, silver in color, Texas Reg: CTS4854, V.I.N. (last six): 807938, registered to Cesar Hernandez of Humble, TX. This vehicle was seized under the Narcotics Forfeiture Act. Any person with ownership interest may post bond no later than 9/4/15. Bond can be posted by appointment with Sgt. Steve Temelko, 517-322-1912, 7119 N. Canal Road, Lansing MI 48913.

AUGUST 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2015

PAID PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF MICHIGAN

PROBATE COURT

COUNTY OF MONROE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Decedent’s Estate

FILE NO. 2015-0284-DE

Estate of REBA I. WELLS

Date of birth: 03/08/1932

TO ALL CREDITORS: The decedent, Reba I. Wells, died 04/21/2015.

Creditors of the decedent are notified that all CLAIMS against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Gary Wells, personal representative, or to both the probate court at 106 E. First Street, Monroe, MI 48161 and the personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.

Dated: 07/30/2015

Gary Wells

Personal representative

3278 W. Albain

Monroe, MI 48161

(734) 241-6390

Jason D. Kaczmarek P65461

Attorney-at-Law

12 E. 3rd Street

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AUGUST 14, 2015

CORUNNA, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan woman kept her disabled adult sister locked in a closet for six or seven years with little food, water or clothing and only a bucket for urination, authorities said Friday.

Candy Lawson, 44, of Corunna is charged with unlawful imprisonment, vulnerable adult abuse and embezzlement from a vulnerable adult, Shiawassee County's chief assistant prosecutor Daniel Nees told The Associated Press. Court records said she posted bond after an initial hearing Thursday.

A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. The District Court in Corunna, 65 miles northwest of Detroit, said Friday that Lawson didn't yet have a lawyer on record.

Police visited Lawson's home July 9 for a welfare check following an anonymous tip and found the 42-year-old sister, who has "cognitive and physical impairments," locked in a closet suffering from malnourishment and dehydration, Nees said. Police said she was hospitalized for about a week before being placed in protective custody.

"When I saw the victim ... I've been in police for 35 years and never seen an adult abuse case of that type," Corunna police Chief Nick Chiros told The Argus-Press of Owosso.

Chiros said a handyman reported finding the woman locked up. Police determined that she lived in confinement for about a month in Corunna, and before that in the Shiawassee County community of Laingsburg as well as Kentucky, the newspaper reported.

Lawson's adult daughter and her boyfriend, along with their two children, also lived at the Corunna home, Chiros said. Child Protective Services was investigating whether to remove the children, but police and prosecutors said no one else was expected to face charges.

A court conference is scheduled for Aug. 26, the court said, and a hearing to determine if the case goes to trial has been set for Sept. 1, but that could be delayed. The unlawful imprisonment and vulnerable adult abuse charges both are punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

The embezzlement from a vulnerable adult charge, which Nees said stems from public benefits that should have gone to the 42-year-old sister, could lead to a five-year sentence.

Chris Kull’s love and passion for history still will benefit Monroe County residents, yet those who visit the Monroe County Historical Museum will no longer see her dressed in period clothes, hosting museum programs or digging through the archives.

The 58-year-old Monroe resident who has worked at the museum for nearly 30 years is leaving for a different position. Her last day as curator of collections is Friday.

“I was initially planning to retire when I turned 60,” Ms. Kull said.

Instead, the 1974 graduate of Monroe High School will become the operations manager for the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation. She begins her new role Monday.

“I am going to be helping with events, coordinating events and working with Terry Beamsley (executive director),” Ms. Kull said.

Mrs. Beamsley said the new position will require Ms. Kull to oversee the day-to-day operations of the foundation along with programming partnerships between the foundation and the River Raisin National Battlefield Park.

“Chris is incredibly knowledgeable about the history of the area and the importance of the area’s history,” Mrs. Beamsley said. “She’s a wonderful archivist and is very active in a number of organizations, so she has the ability to form many partnerships.”

Ms. Kull earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Lake Superior State College, Sault Ste. Marie. She received a master’s degree in historic preservation from Colorado State University, Fort Collins.

She worked at Monroe Steel Castings before her friend, Jane Steed, told her about the archivist position at the museum.

“I had volunteered at the museum while in high school and at the country store, and I got the job,” Ms. Kull said.

The position has changed over the years. She has been in charge of processing archival materials, including papers, photographs and books; assisting researchers with the archives, and answering inquiries.

One of the largest items she oversaw is the obituary collections, which also are online.

“I think the online obits gets the most hits out of anything on the county Web site,” she said.

Ms. Kull has been in charge of planning programs and researching the history for the events. She also has created exhibits.

Using PastPerfect museum collections software, Ms. Kull has categorized the museum’s collection of children’s clothing, women’s hats, shoes and quilts.

“It’s an intensive process, and there is so much more to do,” she said.

Ms. Kull also has been responsible for preparing the Eby Log Cabin for the Monroe County Fair each year.

During the economic downturn, Ms. Kull was one of two full-time employees keeping the museum going. She, along with Lynn Reaume, weathered the difficulty and were among those who celebrated when the citizens of Monroe County passed a .1 mill tax in August, 2012, to pay for museum operations.

Since its passage, the museum has been able to add staff and extend hours and programming.

“I just want to say thank you to everyone who supported the museum,” she said.

The museum has begun the process of finding a replacement for Ms. Kull.

While her new position is within walking distance of the museum, Ms. Kull said she will miss several aspects of her job.

“I will miss the researchers who come and the programs, because I really enjoy researching for the programs,” she said.

Ms. Kull also has a few characters she’ll always remember, including a Canadian man who thinks he is Gen. George A. Custer reincarnated. She met him in the early 1990s and he returned recently while he visited Ann Arbor for the University of Michigan’s spring football game.

“He was impressed with the Custer exhibit and he started talking about all the people he thinks are reincarnates of Sitting Bull and people on Custer’s staff,” Ms. Kull said.

The man even asked for Ms. Kull’s birthday and told her she was either Clara or Vivian Custer reincarnated, but she didn’t remember which.

“He’s a really interesting guy,” she said with a laugh.

Ms. Kull and her husband, Paul Merman, have been married 30 years. The couple has two children, Katie Flynn, 28, and Isaac, 23. Her granddaughter Isabella is soon to be 3, and Mrs. Flynn is due with a second granddaughter in October.

She is a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, the Monroe Family YMCA, the Monroe County Historical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the War of 1812, the Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Friends of the Monroe County Historical Museum, Save Our Stories and Friends of Potter Cemetery.

She is president of the Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield.

Though she still will be connected to history in her new position, it will be different.

“It’s a different kind of challenge,” Ms. Kull said.

MONROE TOWNSHIP — The man who drowned in a Monroe Township quarry has been identified.

Deonate Jamal Dixon, 19, of Detroit was pronounced dead after his body was recovered Thursday from about 60 feet of water. Emergency personnel were called to the quarry off E. Dunbar Rd. around 6:20 p.m.

Troopers from the Monroe Post of the Michigan State Police, the Monroe Township Fire Department and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office dive team responded to the scene.

Troopers were contacted by two young men who traveled with Mr. Dixon to the quarry to go swimming. While the three were swimming, Mr. Dixon began to show signs of distress, according to Michigan State Police.

One of the men attempted to help the victim, but Mr. Dixon began pulling him underwater. The friend, police said, was forced to break free and when he turned, the Mr. Dixon was underwater.

Police officers stressed the quarry is not public property and is not a lake with public access.

“Individuals who trespass on this property can be charged with a criminal offense,” a news release said. “In addition, there are several dangers associated with swimming in this quarry due to the extreme depths and rocky, unimproved shorelines.”

Monroe Community Ambulance, Monroe Fire Department and LaSalle Township Fire Department assisted at the scene.

DETROIT (AP) - An appeals court on Friday upheld the corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was found guilty of two dozen crimes from tax evasion to bribery.

Kilpatrick's appeal centered on an alleged conflict among his trial attorneys, among other very technical reasons. But a three-judge panel at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found no reason to upset the outcome, although his restitution will be revisited.

After months of trial, a jury in 2013 found that Kilpatrick rigged contracts, took bribes and committed other corrupt acts, often with contractor Bobby Ferguson, who got lucrative city work.

The government called it the "Kilpatrick enterprise," a scheme to shake down contractors and reward allies. Kilpatrick was doomed by his own text messages, which revealed efforts to fix deals for Ferguson, an excavator.

Agents who pored over bank accounts and credit cards said Kilpatrick spent $840,000 beyond his salary during his time at city hall, from 2002 to fall 2008. Defense attorneys tried to portray the money as generous gifts from political supporters who opened their wallets for birthdays or holidays.

"I'm ready to go so the city can move on," Kilpatrick had said at his sentencing, expressing sorrow for letting down his hometown but denying that he ever stole from the citizens of Detroit.

Kilpatrick, 45, the son of former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, is at a federal prison in Oklahoma. The appeals court also affirmed Ferguson's conviction and 21-year prison sentence.

After a nearly two-hour recount, the vote to extend the bond for Dundee Community Schools did not change.

Representatives from Exeter, Milan, London, Raisinville and Dundee townships counted by hand ballots Thursday afternoon in the Monroe County Board of Commissioners chambers at the Monroe County Courthouse.

Four members of the board of canvassers oversaw the recount along with Monroe County Clerk Sharon Lemasters.

The bond was defeated last week 409-405.

Board of education President Gregg Keith expressed disappointment that the results did not change.

“It was a longshot,” he said after the votes were tallied.

Mr. Keith thanked the representatives from each township who came in to participate in the recount along with those from the canvassers and county clerk’s office.

The $9.145 million bond issue extension was defeated in an election Aug. 4.

The district expected to levy .95-mill a year, which would have extended the bond currently on the tax rolls by 19.5 years.

The district had planned to make improvements and upgrade security at each school building.

Late last week, Mr. Keith filed for the recount with the county clerk, hoping a counting error would change the vote total.

District officials said after the vote it was the “last chance” to see the bond extension, which has been on the rolls and built Dundee High School.

The bond extension would have garnered $9.1 million in additional money during the length of the extension.

Though the recount did not change the outcome, Mr. Keith said he was appreciative of the efforts.

“It shows the system works,” he said.