BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR Whew! That sound you have heard around Romeo last week was not a sudden summer breeze—it was the sound of collective relief from organizers of the 85th Annual Peach Festival as…
Posts published in August 2016
BY STACY SOBOTKA It’s the busiest time of the year for the orchards of Romeo. Harvest season has begun and with the Peach Festival just around the corner, the orchards are getting ready to share…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON Washington Township resident Emilee Wichtner is the 2016 Romeo Peach Queen and she has been busy already visiting other parades and events before this weekend’s Peach Festival. “So far all I’ve done…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON There is a lot to know about this year’s Peach Queen Court, Claire Efting on a more personal level than a simple smile and a charming personality. You may already know from…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON Judy Lopus is the Grand Marshal for the 2016 Peach Festival and her remarkable history and contributions to the community as an individual certainly set her apart from so many others. Many…
A complete schedule and program is available at http://www.peachfestival.info THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Mid America Shows Carnival Rides 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., Lions Field, E. Washington Street. See coupon below. 5K & 10K Run –…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON Romeo High School D1 State Football Champions starts season off with a shocking 27-26 defeat at their first game of the season against Oxford High School on Aug. 26. The support was…
It takes a team to win a tournament. That’s just what the Romeo boys tennis team did at the preseason Armada Quad invitational tournament versus the host school, Armada High School as well as Dakota…
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BY ANDREA MELDRUM It was the spring of 2013 when birder and photography enthusiast Joan Bonin of Oakland Township spotted a bald eagle near Stony Creek Metropark’s Inwood Trails. After an extensive search to relocate…