April 16, 2025

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Building trades students at work.

SWWC Building Trades students hard at work in Dexter

Helping with some needed improvements at the Jenkins Early Childhood Learning Center, students in the Building Trades program from the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) are definitely getting real world training experiences. A group from the SWWC has been at Jenkins rebuilding the stairs and ramp to the Baby House and replacing the front ...

Humane Society of Huron Valley offers free pet vaccines at “Friends for Life” event

The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) is excited to announce a special “Friends for Life” free vaccination clinic for the pets of seniors and those facing serious financial or housing challenges in Washtenaw County. Event details: Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024 Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. First come, first served walk-ins welcome, though pre-registrations ...

Chelsea High School

Chelsea High School ranked in the Top 3 percent of Michigan high schools

Chelsea High School was recognized as being the 32nd ranked high school in the state, according to the U.S. News and World Report rankings released on April 23. U.S. News and World Report has released their annual look at the 2024 Best High Schools rankings, which ranked nearly 17,660 out of more than 24,000 reviewed ...

Independent Bookstores Day Celebrates its 11th Anniversary

Serendipity Books is happy to announce our participation in the 11th Anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day! Serendipity Books will have many exclusive items for sale and as giveaways, from specialized tote bags, to banned books puzzles, to customized cookies. There will be mocktails, snacks, raffle prizes, and a spin-wheel game to individualize our fantastic giveaways. ...

Michigan Sailing Club out on Baseline Lake.

The Michigan Sailing Club offers a fun, unique experience

Seated on the shores of Baseline Lake is a unique all-volunteer sailing club that serves the local community and is home to the University of Michigan Sailing Team. It’s called the Michigan Sailing Club. It’s a co-operative club dedicated to the pleasure and fellowship of small-boat sailing. The all-volunteer club offers sailing (both racing and leisurely day-sailing), windsurfing, paddle-craft, swimming, fishing and more. ...

A Century of Life and Lessons: Silver Maples’ Centenarians Defy Aging Stereotypes

From Christina Kim While the beautiful gardens at Silver Maples of Chelsea include babbling fountains, they don’t promise a Fountain of Youth. Instead, individuals who call Silver Maples home have found their own secret to longevity: embracing aging and the holistic wellness-focused lifestyle that is offered by the community. This positive aging experience has supported ...

Honored at the Michigan State University's 2024 Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum

Dexter’s Charlotte Schultz earns a first place at MSU’s Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum

With a winning topic of study called, “Investigating LPO NTsR1 Neurons for Regulation of Obesity and Obesity-Induced Pain,” Dexter’s Charlotte Schultz earned a big honor. Schultz, a 2021 graduate of Dexter High School, took a first place in the recent Michigan State University’s 2024 Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). This is MSU’s premier showcase ...

Open-Source Kindness

Open-Source Kindness Human history is amazing. When the best people do their best work, it is my humble belief that we get the tiniest glimpse of Heaven on earth. Dr. Jonas Salk. Dr. Salk spent seven years developing the Polio vaccine in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Then in 1955, he shared it with ...

Doug Marrin

The Latest on the Cassidy Lake Correctional Facility Property

Public input sessions will soon be held to determine the future of the Cassidy Lake property. Photo by Doug Marrin. From a New Deal educational initiative to a correctional facility, the once controversial Cassidy Lake property now stands at a crossroads of transformation as Michigan officials and the public contemplate its future following the recent ...