There’s a big need in Washtenaw County that the planners of the Many Hands Lifesharing Community hope to help address with their development. They estimate around 7,000 people in the county have Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) with at least 1,000 of them being of adult age with parents who are aging. These individuals, their ...
Dexter High School’s Model United Nations Team earned a runner up finish at Oakland University’s Model United Nations 8th Annual High School Conference. The competition had nearly 200 delegates from the Greater Metro Detroit and surrounding area. Dexter’s 10 member delegation also brought home recognition in seven areas. This was Dexter’s first time participating in this ...
If you were a passerby you may have spotted the fire or smoke on the afternoon of April 6. It was a prescribed burn of 10 acres of tall grass prairie along Merlin Way. The Sun Times News connected with the property owner and Scio Township resident, David Read, to ask about it. This is a ...
When Corey and Michelle Weaver started exploring business ideas in the early 2000s, they were both working full-time and looking for something they could grow on the side. Vending machines, self-storage, even tech stocks were on the table—until they landed on something more hands-on. “Corey has always been obsessed with keeping our cars clean,” Michelle ...
The Unified Basketball Team from Dexter High School (DHS) won the Division Nine State Championship at the state tournament, which was held at Calvin College on March 21. The Dexter team was made up of Chase Biskner, Taymour Zalmout, Bennett Biga, Daniel Xuereb, Braxton Hopkins, Callan Biga and Liam Fealy. They played the team from ...
The Dexter High School Trap Team has gone from being a student directed club to now being designated by Dexter Community Schools (DCS) into what it truly is. The Dexter Dreadnaught Trap Team, based at the Ann Arbor Moose Sportsman League and part of the Michigan High School Clay Target Association, is now a self-funded ...
A special service will be held later this spring at an old cemetery in Scio Township that will commemorate the service of a man who made the local area his home after the American Revolutionary War. The local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution are planning to ...
The plan to develop the Many Hands Lifesharing Community off of Baker Road got a big boost at the March 25 Scio Township Board meeting. The township board by a 5-0 vote determined the Preliminary PUD plan meets the qualifications for consideration as a PUD as outlined in Sections 36-249(d), 36-245(c), and 36-245(a) of the ...
A residential development proposed to be constructed next to Menards got its initial site plan approved by the Scio Township Board. The applicant was requesting a site plan approval to construct 60 townhome units on 11.07 acres as part of the Menards outlot development, according to township planner Laura Kreps. The site is currently vacant ...
Approving the ambitious plans will not cause any increase in taxes. In a special election scheduled for May 6th, Dexter Community Schools (DCS) will be asking voters in the school district to consider a bond proposal worth $241,865,000. While there is a lot to know before casting a vote, the most important is that approving ...
At its March 11 meeting, the Scio Township Board accepted the resignation of Board Trustee Judy Devooght Moenck. The board also appointed David Read to fill the position on the board. Devooght Moenck was elected to the position in the recent November general election. The Township Board accepted Moenck’s resignation by a vote of the ...
Dexter High School was well represented at the recent University of Michigan Model United Nations Conference called “MUNUM XXXVIII.” Twelve of Dexter High School’s (DHS) Model United Nations Delegates attended the four day conference from January 16-19th. The event is described as a “Model U.N. conference dedicated to providing high school students a space to engage with ...
At the corner of Main and Alpine streets, the Dexter Brunch House is getting ready to open its doors in the next week or so. Formerly the home of the Dexter Riverview Café, this new restaurant is aiming to serve breakfast and lunch menu items that will be made with a from-scratch, homemade feel and ...
A unique local club calls the skies over Scio Township Hall Park home. With a maximum altitude of 400 feet above ground level, per FAA regulations, the Scio Flyers Model Airplane Club can be seen conducting their flight training at the park behind township hall. The club has members and participants from the township and ...
Voters in Dexter Community Schools will have a big question on their ballots this spring, now that the DCS Board of Education approved the application to place the $241.8 million bond proposal before voters. In a message to the community sent out on Jan. 31, DCS Superintendent Chris Timmis said “On Monday, January 27th, the ...
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