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Written by BILL RYAN Sentinel Staff Writer
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Friday, 22 February 2013 11:09 |
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| File photo. Cory Mendoza in Judge Mayberry's court in 2010. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) |
A variety of people are known to voice disparaging words for convicted felons. Few of those felons use such words for themselves in court.
At a resentencing hearing Thursday morning Cory Mendoza told judge Alan Mayberry, "You saw me for who I was, a maggot, that's what I am."
Despite his apparent change of attitude, Mendoza still received the same 39 total years in prison to which he was originally sentenced.
Mendoza, 24, formerly of McClure, was convicted for causing the fatal crash which killed a Weston couple in October 2008. The Sixth District Court of Appeals demanded the resentencing in regard to a technical issue on one of the related misdemeanor charges and the need for that charge to be combined.
Mendoza was driving while intoxicated on a suspended license when he caused the crash that claimed the lives of Sharon and William DeWitt and injured their daughter, Shelen Stevens along with Stevens' then infant son.
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Fire chief, two firefighters resign at Lake Township |
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Written by Sentinel Staff
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 20:43 |
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File photo. Fire Chief Todd Walters (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)
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MILLBURY – Coming to the aid of a drunk police officer after his brother’s weekend wedding has led to three Lake Township Fire Department resignations, including the chief.
At a special meeting Thursday, the Lake Township Trustees accepted the resignations of Fire Chief Todd Walters and longtime firefighters Richard and Michelle Hallock, who are married.
In a press release, Trustee Chairwoman Melanie Bowen said the three attended Saturday’s wedding of Steve Sims, a member of the township fire department.
At the reception, they became concerned about the level of intoxication of his brother, Sgt. Scott Sims, a member of the Lake Township Police Department. The Sims brothers are the sons of Trustee Ron Sims, who recused himself from Thursday’s vote.
The Hallocks drove Scott Sims home, then decided to treat him. They obtained two bags of saline solution from Lake Township Fire Station 2 in Millbury and administered these to Sims at his home, the press release stated.
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Last Updated on Friday, 22 February 2013 11:20 |
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Soldiers plauged by disease, cold and mud in War of 1812 |
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Written by JORDAN CRAVENS Sentinel Staff Writer
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Friday, 22 February 2013 10:21 |
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| Larry Nelson, a professor at BGSU, speaks before a crowd at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg about the "Life of an 1812 Soldier." (Photo: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune) |
PERRYSBURG - Disease, marching tens of miles in snow and ice, finding firewood to keep warm in the dead of winter, the constant threat of enemy fire, were all concerns that plagued soldiers in the War of 1812 on an everyday basis.
These concerns were also the subject of a Thursday evening speech at Fort Meigs by Dr. Larry Nelson, a history instructor at BGSU, author and former site manager of the historical battleground.
Nelson's speech drew primarily from a soldier's diary published in the Niles' Weekly Register on May 8, 1813 titled, "Picture of a Soldier's Life." The solider, whose identity is unknown, was part of the Petersburg Volunteers, a company which, at one time, occupied Fort Meigs.
Nelson called the diary a "unique and revealing look at the everyday life of a solider on the northwest frontier during the War of 1812."
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Last Updated on Friday, 22 February 2013 10:53 |
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Firefighters brave frigid training |
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Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:26 |
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| John Nissen (right) uses a harness to pull Josh Mitchell from the icy water as other firefighters watch and wait for their turn. (Photo: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune) |
LUCKEY – Troy Township firefighters braved cold temperatures and frigid waters Sunday, all in the name of preparedness.
The fire department used the day as their first opportunity to try out new water and ice rescue gear, provided to them from a donation from a local resident.
Chief Randy Woodruff noted that the department was named in a trust from the estate of Howard Grover. Grover, a past Troy Township fireman, and his wife had given generously to the fire department, EMS, the village of Luckey and to Eastwood Schools over the years.
The funds from the trust “allowed us to purchase this equipment, that we otherwise won’t be able to because of the expense, and because of the training that goes along with it.”
The equipment – including “mustang suits” used to enter frigid waters to rescue victims that have fallen through the ice – was purchased from Michigan Rescue Concepts, who was contracted by the department to conduct the training.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:30 |
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