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…
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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…
Andrew B. Russell, “Moose,” 48, of Richmond, died Saturday, July 2, 2016 at McLaren Macomb Hospital in Mount Clemens. He was born July 4, 1967 in Bellville, the son of Bernard and Karen (Bauer) Russell. …
Arlene M. Pedrotte, 78, of Romeo, died Sunday, July 3, 2016 at her home. She was born May 9, 1938 in Warren, the daughter of Thomas and Roseanne (Metter) Gmerek. On Sept. 14, 1957, she…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER One day last week, and possibly one day the week before that, the leaves on the trees turned over, the flies were biting and people were complaining about their bones…