Livingston County Daily Press and Argus from Howell, Michigan • Page A4

COUNTY 4A www.livingstondaily.com Shortsuitscount withagoodfit: W.C. insistencethatIdrink forcedownhelpless Handstrengthisa LookattheNorthhand andthestarttotheauc- tion.WhatshouldNorth rebidovertwodia- Ahandstartswitha certainnumberofhigh- constantorincreaseas theauctionprogresses. Therelevantfactorin suitoncethediamondfit becomesknown. passedovertwodia- monds.Thatwasmuch toocautious.Northatthe veryleastowedhispart- neraraisetothreedia- monds.ThenSouth,with aknownnine-cardfit, wouldprobablyhave continuedwithfour clubsasagame-try, highlightinghisheart shortage.Northwould haveraisedtofiveclubs, andSouthwouldhave retreatedtofivedia- monds. MaybeWestwould havestartedthedefense withtworoundsof trumps.Southwould winnersandthespade ace(discardingaheart suitsplits3-3.

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22): Mixingbusiness withpleasureisnota goodidea.Revealingtoo muchpersonalinforma- tiontocolleaguesor friendswillleadtoan embarrassingoruncom- fortablesituationthat willbedifficulttore- verse. 22): Ajointfinancial venturewillleadtoprob- lems.Amoreeffective waytoholdontoyour moneyistokeepitina safeplacethatpaysin- terest. HOROSCOPES ByEugeniaLast Age68ofBrightonpassedaway TN. He was born in Furth, Germany the son of Vincent and Dora 25, 1968 he married Beverly Boron in Detroit, MI.A le njoyed buthisgreatestjoyinlifewashis familyandgrandchildren.Priorto his retirement in 2005, he was employed byFordMotorCompany for35years.Alissurvivedbyhis Anthony and Angelina; two brothersVictorandVincentand sisterRoseanna.Hewaspreced- edindeathbyonesonJasonin 2001. AM emorial Service will be Home.Thefamilywillreceive Friday.

Memorial contributions in thritisFoundationwithenvelopes availableatthefuneralhome. DUNCAN, EDWARD C. Age 49 of Petoskey, formerly of ly 15, 2014. Memorial services tober 11, 2014 at Petoskey morialcontributionstothe church.Completeobit.available at www.gaylordfuneralhome.com celebratedonOctober4atSt. Lyon.Pleasevisit www.phillipsfuneral.com CONROY, SHIRLEY ANNE AresidentofBrightonandformer- rounded by her lovingf amily.

She was 82 years old. She is survived byherbelovedhusbandof63 (Kathleen), Mark Edward, Deborah Thomas Patrick Anne), (d.Jerry) Chismar; favorite family, dear friends and all of her was like as econd mother. She wasprecededindeathbyhersis- Edward Hoffmann Hoffmann. Visitation will be held 600E.MainSt.,BrightononFri- withaRosaryandtimeofsharing at7p.m.MassoftheResurrec- tionfromSt.PatrickCatholic Richardsonofficiating.BurialSt. ton.Memorialsmaybemadein hernametoGleanersFoodBank Sonsat810-229-2905orvisit: www.LynchFuneralDirectors.com temandpositivelyim- pactedlives.

tocontinuewithmyef- Brewersaidhechose nottreatedfairlyand BrewerandBrennan Brewersaiditwasa heorshewilldoifelect- ed. shouldignorethefacts thequestionisreally whetherasajudgeI shouldadoptmyownsub- jectivefeelinginmaking Brennansaidshecon- sidersmercytobesyn- onymouswithcompas- whoappearbeforeher whorequirecompassion ratherthanpunishment duetocircumstancesout oftheircontrol. dantswhohaveappeared beforeherforretail fraudbecausetheystole foodbecausetheyare stolediapersbecause theyareunawarewhere answhousedillegal drugswhoaresuffering withpost-traumatic stressdisorder. Duringtheiryearsin BrennanandBrewerhan- dledavarietyofcases. 22yearsasanattorney beforeherjudicialap- duringprivatepractice, herworkloadconsistedof 75percentcivillitigation and25percentcriminal litigation.

initiallyhandledalltypes toaconcurrentjurisdic- 30percentoftheCircuit theDistrictCourtcivil casesandallofthedi- vorcecasesthatdonotin- volvechildren. sistsofabout40percent familylawanddomestic matterssuchascustody centcriminaldefense; and20percentcivillitiga- andabusecasesinjuve- nilecourt. BrennanandBrewer arevyingforasix-year termontheNov.4ballot. reporterLisaRoose-Church at517-552-2846orat FollowheronTwitter Race ContinuedfromPage1A ABOUTTHERESAM.BRENNAN Education: 1982. Communityservice: FoundingmemberofLivingston andGreaterBrightonareachambersofcommerce.

Family: Electionwebsite: www.keepjudgetheresabrennan.com Facebook: KeepJudgeTheresaBrennanorwww.face- book.com/pages/Keep-Judge-Theresa-Bren- ABOUTDENNISBREWER Education: Undergraduatedegreeineconomicsfrom ThomasM.CooleyLawSchool. Communityservice: BoardofDirectorsofBigBrothersBig Hartland-areayouthbaseballandbasketball. Family: Preston6. Electionwebsite: www.dennisbrewerforjudge.com Facebook: DennisBrewerforDistrictCourtjudgeor www.facebook.com/dennisbrewerforjudge. forchargesofaggravated assaultonhisfiancee, needtoholdpeopleac- countablefortheirac- said.Moremenattended attributestomoreconver- sationsaboutdomesticvi- olencehappeningin mediaoutletstypically gearedtowardmales.

underourbuttstomake wecanforthelocalcom- said. Thecommunityeduca- tiondirectorofthethe childabuseprevention agencysaidofficials mesticviolenceisgoingto lencecaseswerereported inLivingstonCounty.The numberisupfromprevi- moreabusehappening, Matthews-Creechsaid. atmospherewheresurvi- vorsfeelcomfortablere- steadoflettingitfalltothe Participantsstarted thevigilinfrontofthe HowellCarnegieDistrict LibraryaspartofLACA- Lightcampaigntomark OctoberasNationalDo- mesticViolenceAware- nessMonth.Fromthere, theywalkedseveral blockstotheamphithe- ateroutsidethehistoric LivingstonCountyCourt- house. Thatwasfollowedbya speechesbydomesticvio- lencesurvivorsTaressa Snyder-ArissandMikeDi- dentandCEOBobette SchrandtandAssistant ProsecutorAngelaDelVe- ro.TheHowellHigh Schoolacappellachoir sangduringthecandle- lightingceremony. Toreportanincidentof LACASAat866-522-2725.

Thehelplineisopen24 hoursperday. reporterAmandaWhitesellat gannett.com. Vigil ContinuedfromPage1A TuesdayattheamphitheateroutsidethehistoricLivingstonCountyCourthouseinHowell. Deadlineextended forSpartyGala Thedeadlinefor purchasingticketsfor theMichiganStateUni- versityAlumniClubof fifthannualSpartyGala onOct.17hasbeenex- tendedthroughtoday. Theeventtobenefitthe MSUFreshmanText- bookScholarshipFund willbeginat6p.m.Oct.

17atOakPointeCountry GenoaTownship. personandincludeap- drinks.Cashbarservice isavailable.ThePsogo QuartetfromtheMSU SchoolofMusicwill providemusicalenter- tainment.Therewill alsobeasilentauction thatincludesticketstoa ultimatepersonalcam- giftcards. Ticketsareavailable niclublivingston.org. Call810-599-1142for moreinformation. festivalthismonth TheMJRDigital FilmFestivalistaking placethismonthatthe BrightonTowneSquare MurphyDriveinBrigh- ton.Childrenyounger than12areadmitted Thescheduleof 26.Advanceticketsare notavailable.Tickets aredistributedona basis.

Call810-227-4700for moreinformation. Classontapfor caregiversof Alzheimers patients TheAreaAgencyon Aging1-BandtheGreat- erMichiganChapterof tionarehostingfree trainingforfamilies caringforsomeonewith anotherdementia-relat- edillness.Theprogram isdesignedtoreduce caregiverstressby empoweringcaregivers withusefultoolsand information. Theprogramwillbe heldatBeOurGuest E.GrandRiverAve.in Howell.Thesix-week classwillmeetfrom4-6 p.m.Tuesdaysstarting Oct.21. andtrainingbooksare provided.Respitecare isavailabletopartici- pantsfreeofcharge. Formoreinforma- cyonAging1-Bat800- 852-7795orBeOur GuestAdultDaySer- viceat517-546-9910.

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