May 10, 2025

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Dexter Summer Festival T-Shirt Design Contest Opens

The Dexter Summer Festival is excited to announce its 2025 T-Shirt Design Contest, offering the community a chance to showcase their artistic talents and be part of this cherished annual event. Open to all ages, the contest invites creative minds to design the official festival t-shirt, which will be featured alongside the festival’s classic logo. ...

Doug Marrin

Ruth Jennings: FIA’s 95-Year-Old Volunteer

Photo: Ruth Jennings surrounded by a few of her co-volunteers. Photo courtesy of FIA. By Doug Marrin with Lisa Carolin There is no age limit for volunteers at Faith in Action (FIA), the Chelsea-based nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating hunger and poverty in the community by providing financial assistance and vital resources. Chelsea resident Ruth ...

Doug Marrin

Dexter Council Discusses Sale of City-Owned Property

Will Dexter voters approve selling prime city land at Ann Arbor Street and Meadow View Drive? Council prepares for a pivotal decision Dexter City Council is moving forward with discussions on the potential sale of city-owned property at the corner of Ann Arbor Street and Meadow View Drive, commonly referred to as the MAVD property. ...

Dexter Mill Creek Middle School Bands Shine at Recent Festivals

The Mill Creek Middle School bands have been busy achieving remarkable success at recent music festivals, showcasing the talent and dedication of the students.   Citing the recent highlights, their Band Directors Andrew Damman and Rachel Wilson said: The Sun Times News (STN) connected with the Mill Creek Band Directors to learn more about this ...

Doug Marrin

Dexter Council Supports New Tree Plantings Along Mill Creek

A plan to replace struggling trees in Mill Creek Park with resilient Carolina poplars aims to enhance biodiversity and withstand local wildlife pressures. At the Dexter City Council meeting on March 10, 2025, forest ecologist and Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited volunteer Terry Sharik presented a proposal to replace tree seedlings along Mill Creek. Sharik, a ...

STN Staff

The Encore Musical Theatre Company to Present an Unforgettable, Star-Studded Evening at March Gala

The Encore Musical Theatre Company has announced its highly anticipated 2025 Gala, an extraordinary evening of Broadway talent, fine food, and celebration in support of the professional, non-profit theatre in southeast Michigan. This elegant event will take place on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at The Encore’s beautifully restored historic venue, offering an intimate and glamorous ...

STN Staff

Dexter Community Players Will Present Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the most popular and beloved plays of all time… and poor Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can’t make heads or tails (or heads again and again and again) of any of it! While supposedly being Hamlet’s best friends, they have always been relegated to the background of the Danish Prince’s story–failing ...

Dexter Teacher Honored as MiSTEM STEM Integration Educator of the Year

It’s an individual award, but for Jim Barnes, a teacher at Wylie Elementary School, it’s really an honor to be shared. Barnes was honored as the MiSTEM STEM Integration Educator of the Year at the MiSTEM Region 2 Educator of the Year Recognition Banquet, which was held at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building on ...

STN Staff

Jim Hutton Selected Volunteer of the Year by Dexter Library

Of the 249 volunteers involved with the Friends of the Dexter District Library, one volunteer stood out in 2024.  His name: Jim Hutton. Hutton was honored as the top volunteer at the Friends board meeting in January.  Jim Hutton, a dedicated father of 3 daughters, 5 granddaughters and 1 great grandson, enjoys watching local kids ...

Steven Sheldon

Encore Actors Shine in Sense & Sensibility

There is a lot to like in The Encore Musical Theatre Company’s production of the musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Sense & Sensibility, running now through Mar. 16th at the Encore Theatre in Dexter. It is the actors, tech crew and orchestra that shine in this production. The magic of this show is led ...