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Continued from page 52 I'm a visual, seem out of the ordinary? Watching for

and Sergeant Berg told me many sad sto- drug, alcohol, and cigarette smuggling are

ries of bodies he has had to recover in the also part of their job. In just St. Clair Coun-

lake and channels that I won't forget ... it's ty, with so many cuts throughout the flats,

not all bad endings however. In his career, Lake St. Clair, the St. Clair River, and all

he is a true hero and has saved several peo- the channels, the St. Clair Country Sheriff

ple who were Marine Division,

under water, the U.S. Coast

almost dead, Sheriff Tim Donnellon and Guard, Border
and revived Patrol, and DNR
Sergeant Don Berg officers moni-
them, along

with saving tor 110 miles of

and stabiliz- shoreline with

ing severely Patrolling at stations on the August 6 -
injured boat- the annual North Channel, Jim from
ers and get- St. Clair River in St. Clair, and Indiana with
ting them to Offshore Race in Port Huron. a 6# - 22"
shore. We can all help Smallmouth
if we see some-
Keeping

boaters safe thing suspicious

you would by calling the

think is num- number shown we share, all the U.S. marine patrol depart-
ber one on their agenda, however, we are for Homeland Security - U.S. Border Pa- ments of city, township, county, state as
still number two or three in the country for trol. The number of cases our northern U.S. well as the Canadian Coast Guard, Royal
illegal border entries into the U.S. We all border sees are far lower than the Mexico Canadian Mounted Police, O.P.P., and the
need to watch out for this. For example, Ser- border, however, the cases our Sheriff see Canadian cities and constables around
geant Berg apprehended a 16' boat coming are often much more serious since a lot is our area work together to help provide the
across the St. Clair River with a half dozen related to organized crime. structure for a safe environment when us
Asian men in business suits with luggage.... boaters have an event. So, when you see
Because of the enormous waterway area

Continued from page 36... Light the Night .... these courageous guys and gals on
the water, be courteous, their only

After the range lights were extinguished, there was a club called the Prosit Club and some hope is that we have a safe boat-
of Detroit's high profile people leased the rear light for partying. Some say the Purple ing day. They are boater's too, and
Gang controlled the area. During dives to check the underwater foundation a beer bottle they're not out to ruin our day. We
was discovered from the Kling Brewery which had the message cast into the glass bottle have to remember though, they are
"Pure and without drugs or poisons." This must have been an interesting era! policemen, and their job is to watch
for our security and they don't want

Will the Light be Lit Again? According to Chuck Brockman, president of the South us wasting their time when some-
thing of national importance could
Channel Lights Team, they are waiting for permission from the Coast Guard which may happen that they need to watch for.
take some time. If they get permission, the range light will be lit full time using some sort So be good so they can do their real
job.
of battery with solar power which is how the front light (the short one) is powered now.

For more information about this volunteer, non profit group U.S. Border Patrol
you can visit www.soschannellights.org. 800-537-3220

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