The Starkweather Arts Center awarded the 2016 Starkweather-Garvin Scholarships to five deserving Romeo High School Students and graduates in the fields of art and drafting: Kelly Phelan, Nicole Dutcher, Lukas Kenimer, Brett Matthews and Carina…
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BY MICHALLE HENDERSON A local roller derby team has formed and it brings a blast from the past with it. Local roller derby kicked off on June 25 as The Eastside Roller Derby presented “Schools…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON Move-It Fitness held the 4th Annual “Thru the Woods 2016,” an open trail cross country run on June 25, at Stony Creek Metropark’s West Branch Picnic Area. The race is unique because…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON Romeo Washington Bruce Parks and Recreation hosted its first swim and dive camp of the summer for 6th through 12th graders. The camp ran June 13 through July 1. Participants worked on…
BY WADE MARTONE JUNIOR STAFF WRITER EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a continuation of a weekly series where nine year-old Wade Martone visits various fun places for kids and families this summer. On Thursday June 30,…
When the Washington School closed in 1972, the Washington Mother’s Club published “Through These Doors”, a history of the school. The book included a history of the area, the building of Washington High School in…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Friends of the Octagon House will hold their biennial Community Quilt Show, Friday-Sunday, July 15-17. About 100 quilts will be on display inside and on the grounds of the…
The Romeo Historical Society is holding their third summer bike history tour at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 19. Riders are asked to meet at the Romeo Archives Museum, 290 N. Main in Romeo a few…
I hope everybody will take a hard look at our community and ask if this is what we really what we wanted our community to become. Years ago there was no traffic, open fields existed…
BY THE ROMEO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums…