As a train roared past outside the historic Depot, about 50 people sat listening intently Monday evening to acclaimed Michigan novelist Loren D. Estleman during a program hosted by the Chelsea Area Historical Society. Organizers brought out extra chairs as the room filled beyond expectations for the March 2 First Mondays event. A graduate of ...
State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz, R, spoke with local residents Monday March 2 about workforce development, election policy and education during office hours in Chelsea. Schmaltz, who represents Michigan’s 46th House District, held the session in the Chelsea City Council chambers at the Chelsea Police Department. The informal meeting gave residents a chance to raise questions ...
On a cool February morning, buckets hung from maple trees along neighborhood streets in Milan, each one slowly filling with clear sap. Milan High School students in the Natural Resources class moved from tree to tree, checking taps and collecting what will eventually become maple syrup. For members of the Milan FFA chapter, part of ...
In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 8, while most of us are tucked warmly into bed, time will spring forward into Daylight Saving Time (DST), and with it, our excitement can bloom like a crocus in the snow as we “spring forward,” shifting an hour of sunlight from morning to evening. Not everyone ...
If something needs to be done at Milan’s soccer fields, chances are Mark Klein is already there. Klein was named Volunteer of the Year by the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association on Feb. 14 during a ceremony at The Henry Hotel in Dearborn. Thomas Faro, executive director of the association, said Klein’s willingness to step ...
Before Michigan became famous for roadside sugar shacks and amber bottles lining grocery shelves, the sweetness of maple flowed through the forests as a sacred gift. Long before statehood, long before settlers arrived, native families gathered beneath towering maples at winter’s edge, reading the trees the way others read calendars. What many today see as ...
About 60 Cub Scouts and parents filled the Saline Middle School media center Thursday, Feb. 26, as members of the Hornet Hackers robotics middle school team hosted an outreach event featuring a Bristlebot Derby, a robotics room tour and live robot demonstrations. Team members set up race lanes, demonstration areas and information tables before welcoming ...
Destination Cyclery, in partnership with Priority Bicycles and Pinion, will host an all-day cycling event featuring adventure cyclist and filmmaker Ryan Van Duzer on Saturday, April 11. The free event will take place at the shop’s downtown location, 3219 Broad St., Suite 105, and is open to the public with advance registration. Van Duzer, a ...
By Katie Hepler For the 17th year, Chelsea District Library is commemorating March is Reading Month by bringing a lineup of award-winning authors to Chelsea to celebrate the power of writing. Authors in Chelsea, designed to inspire students as readers and writers, will bring authors into Chelsea classrooms for two days on March 10 and ...
The Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, (SCA), in Ann Arbor, proudly announces the recipients of the 2025-2026 DAR Good Citizen Award from local high schools. The award honors outstanding high school seniors who exemplify the qualities of good citizenship within their homes, schools and communities. Selected by their high school faculty, the criteria for selection encompass ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Hello my friends. Here in the Tribe of Up, we seek to advocate for more joy and spread kindness when and wherever we are. We seek first to fill our emotional bank accounts, then use the dividends to free give to others. No other saying or phrase best illustrates this than one ...
Dexter Senior Center has been awarded a $150,000 transformational grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to enhance its new facility and expand its use by older adults, local nonprofits, service clubs, and community groups. Dexter Senior Center moved into its new 10,000-square-foot facility at 2740 Baker Rd in 2025 after years of operating ...
Coolers for a Cause, the student-led charity concessions business founded by Chelsea High School seniors, Bradley Dunn and Christian Gough, has awarded its first $100 scholarship to Chelsea Senior Henry Fredenburg. Dunn explained he and Gough began selling concessions their freshman year at local events and donated a portion of their earnings. “We then take ...
Earlier this month, President Trump signed into law portions of the federal budget, including a line item allocating $2.7 million for the Saline Recreation Center. “I’m elated we’ve achieved funding for our municipally owned Rec Center,” said Saline Mayor Brian Marl. “Interestingly enough, in this round of Congressional funding, we received one of the most ...
More than 80 students from Chelsea High School left class Friday afternoon to take part in a walkout focused on federal immigration enforcement policies. Similar student demonstrations took place earlier this month in other Washtenaw County districts, including at Milan, Dexter and Saline high schools. Students exited the school building early afternoon and walked to ...
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