The City of Dexter is inviting artists of all ages to help celebrate the community through the third annual public art display called “We Love Dexter.” Entrants are encouraged to submit original creative works that reflect what they love about Dexter. Submissions may include photographs, drawings, paintings, poems, songs, short stories, or other artistic expressions ...
Before hashtags and habit-tracking apps, New Year’s resolutions were simpler, and often funnier. In this January 1, 1975, snapshot from the Saline Reporter, middle school students were asked to write down their hopes for the year ahead. The results are charmingly honest, promising to stop picking on siblings, get better grades, be nicer to pets, ...
Michigan’s new gas tax is now in effect. Here’s what it will cost you at the pump. Signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in October, the new law scraps Michigan’s sales tax on fuel, raises the state gas tax from 31 to 51 cents per gallon, and directs all fuel tax revenue to roads, with the ...
Photo: Scoville Point on Isle Royale. Photo by Richard Jackson From changes in state law to discoveries buried beneath the Great Lakes, Sun Times News readers showed a clear interest in 2025 for stories that informed, surprised, and connected them to the world beyond their city limits. The year’s most-read articles reflected a wide range ...
Free cures. Fear-based ads. Products marketed as “safe.” If this sounds familiar, you might be surprised these ads ran in Dexter more than 150 years ago. From the Dexter Leader, December 23, 1869 If you think questionable health claims are a modern problem, take a look at a local newspaper from the 1860s. Long before ...
The Chelsea Area Historical Society will continue its Growing Up in Chelsea series with a second program focused on local memories from the 1950s and 1960s. The program, titled Speaking of Pleasantville, will be hosted by Chelsea resident Linda Meloche. The evening will feature a conversational format with longtime residents Jan Bernath, Laurie Gravely, and ...
If you think awkward goodbyes and social anxiety are modern inventions, an old column from The Dexter Leader, December 23, 1869, would like a word. Tucked into the paper under the earnest headline “An Appeal to Young Men,” this late-19th-century advice column offers a surprisingly funny and relatable glimpse into courtship etiquette “back then.” The ...
Dexter resident recalls his uncle’s release from a Russian prison camp and the unlikely chain of events that led him home Photos: Farm in Wroclaw, Poland, post 1945. Photo: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe. Walther Schubert upon entering military service. Courtesy of Paul Schubert. By Paul Schubert Born in 1930, I was a first-generation German-speaking boy whose ...
My friends, we all have it. When we turn off the noise, the videos, the music, the politicians. When we quiet our lives down for a moment, we can hear it. It is always there, but it seems like the world wants us to ignore it, pretend it isn’t there, tell you that you don’t ...
Photo: Saline Holiday Parade 50th Logo winners Cooper Bush first place and Marlowe Samp second. Courtesy of SACC Saline area students marked the beginning of the holiday season early in December when they were recognized for their artistic contributions at Saline’s 50th Holiday Parade. The Saline Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) invited students from the ...
Recently, I volunteered for the Holiday Hustle, a 1-mile walk/run and 5k race in Dexter. It was my first time and lucky for me, they assigned me to traffic detail. I had to stand out by the “Road Closed” sign and remind everyone why the road was closed and try to help them figure out ...
Photo: Author/adventurer Pat Winton with his new book, “Chasing Waves.” Courtesy of Cindy Pine Back in the mid-1940s, the wild and mysterious Lake Superior claimed the imagination of a small boy, and he never lost his fascination for Big Waters. He grew up determined that one day he would explore their waters and captain ships ...
The latest round of CARES funding in Saline is definitely going toward some worthwhile projects. At their December 9 meeting, the Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved the 2025/26 Round I distribution of CARES Discretionary Funds in the amount of $73,239.60. The list of projects were recommended by the CARES Advisory Council and submitted ...
By Steve Gwisdalla My friends, here in our little corner of the world, we advocate for more joy and focus on being, promoting, and living an ‘up’ life. Sometimes it is easy to do. Other times it is hard. This past Wednesday night, my family and I were at dinner when my phone rang. If ...
Left versus right. Capitalism versus socialism. Pro business or pro-environment. The world seems to want to have us choose sides. If you are on one side, you are right and those on the other side must be wrong, right? Let’s slow down for a second. Each side has beliefs. Each side feels strongly about those ...
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