BY MICHALLE HENDERSON The Michigan Mini Tractor Pull competition took place over the course of two days during the Romeo Peach Festival at Westview Orchards in Washington Township. Mini tractors raced at the event held…
Posts published in September 2016
The 26th Annual Quilt Show of Wolcott Mill will be held 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday Sept. 18 at the Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center.…
The Loren Andrus Octagon House will present the second in the series of historical topics at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18. The Friends of the Octagon House will teach about the visitors of the historical…
On Saturday, Sept. 17, the Romeo Historical Society’s annual barn tour will visit several barns throughout the area from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The historical society has been holding its barn tours the third…
The Romeo Foundation for Educational Excellence will host its first ever Parent and Kid Golf Outing on Sept. 18. “It’s to get the kids more involved in golf and a little family fun day,” said…
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…
Gerrine R. (Gerry) Buzzell, 86, of Romeo, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester Hills. She was born June 25, 1930 in Tustin, the daughter of Oscar and Viva (Andersen) Anderson. On…
Rosemary Clara Harris, 69, of Washington Township, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at the Wellbridge Nursing Facility in Romeo. She was born April 10, 1947 in Detroit, the daughter of Donald and Charlotte (Nowaske) Mailloux. …
Harlan “Thomas” Blevins, age 65 of Thomasville, N. C. and formerly of Romeo died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 at Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville. He was born January 3, 1951 the son of Andy and…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON, STACY SOBOTKA and LARRY SOBCZAK Thanks to one of best stretches of weather all summer, thousands came to Romeo and enjoyed the 85th Annual Peach Festival over the Labor Day weekend. “The…