April 15, 2025

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Articles for category: Community

STN Staff

There’s Strummin’ Goin’ On

Members of the CSC ukelele class play Happy Birthday at the January meeting. By Virginia Rezmierski Familiar music, ukulele strumming, singing, and laughter are heard coming from Room 114 at the Chelsea Senior Center. This happens each Tuesday of the month from 1:30-2:30, when the Ukulele Group meets. Started in 2017 by Gary Munce, then ...

Lonnie Huhman

Welcome to Dexter

The sign is on Baker Road. photo courtesy of the Dexter Lions Club Dexter has a new sign and it all came about through community partnership. Located on Baker Road, the welcome sign went up last month. To learn more, the Sun Times News connected with the Dexter Lions Club, who played a big part ...

Traci Husse

Q & A with Chelsea City Manager Marty Colburn

It’s been a little more than two months since the City of Chelsea hired Marty Colburn as its permanent city manager. The Sun Times News first spoke with Mr. Colburn just weeks after beginning his role, when he was still in his information-collecting phase. Now further into the role and newly designated as Chelsea’s Commissioner ...

Chuck Colby

Near, Far, Antics Wherever They Are: Jeff Daniels’ “Diva Royale” Keeps The Laughs Flowing At The Purple Rose Theatre

By Hugh Gallagher, Published with special permission from PULP and The Ann Arbor District Library. Jeff Daniels’ funny, silly, and embraceable comedy Diva Royale is—as the program announces—back by public demand at his Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea. The original article appears here: https://pulp.aadl.org/node/623148 Three stay-at-home Michigan moms form a close bond with their devotion to Canadian diva Celine Dion and their discontent with ...

Michigan Senate Advances Sen. Shink Domestic Violence Protection Bills

On October 11, 2023, the Michigan Senate approved Senate Bills 471, 472, and 528, aiming to bolster domestic violence protections in the state. This move comes during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The legislation, sponsored by Senators Sue Shink (D-Northwest Washtenaw & most of Jackson County) and Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), seeks to align Michigan laws with ...

Steve Gwisdalla

Muscle Memory With a Twist!

Muscle Memory with a Twist YouTube is an amazing place. I have learned how to replace a windshield washer pump on my old Buick, how to lay luxury vinyl flooring in my basement, and training techniques of the US Navy Seals. I’ve learned a million other things too, but learning about why the Navy Seals ...

STN Staff

SENIOR MOMENT: Caring for the Caregivers

By Meg Gilbert and Jennifer Smith When Chelsea Senior Center (CSC) was awarded a 3-year grant to coordinate a caregiver respite support program, they needed experienced, enthusiastic and innovative leaders to implement the idea. They found them. Lisa Klinkman (MSN,RN), Senior Wellness Coordinator, and Katie Garvey, (OTRL,CAPS) Respite Care Coordinator, each brings diverse skills, expertise, ...

Doug Marrin

CPD Weekly Report, 10-10-23

From Chelsea PD Incident #: 23-4082 Location: 1600 block of Commerce Park Dr. Date: October 8, 2023 Time: 1:56 am INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of Commerce Park Dr. for the report of a 911 hangup. Upon arrival, the officers made contact with the staff, who stated that a physical ...

Chuck Colby

Custom Ideation Opens Office in Downtown Chelsea

After years of operating a business from home and out of the local coffeehouses, Custom Ideation has opened in downtown Chelsea in the Sylvan Building on Main St at 114 N Main, #7. Custom Ideation owner Kimber Zatkovich said “We are thrilled to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Chelsea community, friends, and family for ...

Main Street Park Alliance Finalizes Purchase of Former Federal Screw Works Property

From D&B Strategic Marketing Main Street Park Alliance (MSPA) is thrilled to announce the finalized purchase of the former Federal Screw Works site at 500 S. Main. MSPA signed a purchase agreement in August of 2022 with previous owners, Magellan Development Company, who purchased the property in 2007 and completed some building demolition and environmental ...