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Cleaning up damaged trees after a windstorm

BY BERT CREGG MSU EXTENSION In working around downed and damaged trees, it is critical homeowners use extreme caution. A 20-foot long oak log that is 14 inches in diameter weighs over half a ton.…

Board rejects bids on property

BY STACY SOBOTKA Property owned by Washington Township isn’t going to be sold anytime soon. The Washington Township Board of Trustees ended up going back to square one regarding the property at their meeting March…

Discussion continues on water and sewer

BY STACY SOBOTKA Questions about Armada’s water and sewer project were brought up at the Armada Township Board of Trustees meeting March 8. “The topography has been done with the water and the design has…

New furnaces needed at Paint Creek Cider Mill

BY STACY SOBOTKA Plans to replace the heating and cooling system and boiler at the township-owned Paint Creek Cider Mill were brought up at the Oakland Township Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 28. Assistant Fire…

Think spring… think turkey hunting

BY C.G. ROSE GENERAL MANAGER On a dreary March day, nothing reminds me more that Spring is right around the corner than getting ready for spring Turkey hunting season. Here in Southeast Michigan, Zone A…

Walt Whitman featured in Octagon House Chat March 19

The Loren Andrus Octagon House series of historical lectures will open this season 2 p.m., Sunday, March 19. Bill Grandstaff will tell us how Walt Whitman was drawn into the American Civil War and about…

Student Art Show opens

March 10 marked the opening of the Annual Student Art Show held at the Starkweather Arts Center in downtown Romeo. Art students representing all grades of Romeo Community Schools were picked by their art teachers…

Donations sought for Easter dinners

The Samaritan House is accepting donations for their annual Easter dinner food drive. This program provides Samaritan House clients with the means to make Easter dinner–an Easter egg dye kit, a dozen fresh eggs and…

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES

Hands down, Cheri LaFlamme Szcodronski is the Oxford Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) pick to fill the vacant executive director position. On March 6, the DDA board voted 9-0 to authorize Chairperson Sue Bossardet to negotiate…

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