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5HF Hosts Annual Farm to Table Feast

5HF Hosts Annual Farm to Table Feast

July 31 is the last day to purchase tickets at a reduced price for the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation annual Farm to Table Fabulous Feast. Full price tickets will be on sale starting August 1st. This year’s event, at beautiful Gee Farms in Stockbridge on Sunday, September 14, will feature a down-home chicken barbeque prepared ...

Washtenaw County Beach Closure

Washtenaw County Beach Closure

Independence Lake beach closed to swimming due to high levels of bacteria Community News The Washtenaw County Health Department is closing Independence Lake Beach due to high levels of E. coli bacteria. Independence Lake beach is located at Independence Lake County Park, 3200 Jennings Rd, Whitmore Lake. The high levels were detected through routine testing ...

Title IX Plaza on B2B Trail Wins State and National Awards

Title IX Plaza on B2B Trail Wins State and National Awards

Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation has announced that the Title IX Plaza located in Dexter, Michigan, has been selected for two recent awards. The first award, given by the Michigan Recreation & Park Association, is the 2025 Landscape Design Award, which celebrates uses of land and interpretative projects. The second award, the 2025 Trails & ...

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Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Show Welcomes the Public

Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Show Welcomes the Public

Community News The Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds will host the 2024 Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Show July 20 – July 26.  This family-friendly, no-cost public event showcases 4-H Youth Development and the interesting opportunities available to Washtenaw County youth. The show kicks off on Sunday, July 20 at 10 a.m. Tuesday, all projects including “still” ...

Federal Decision Imperils Conservation of 4,000 Acres in Southern Michigan

Federal Decision Imperils Conservation of 4,000 Acres in Southern Michigan

A $24.6 million federal award to protect 4,000 acres of farmland and forest in southern Michigan has been rescinded, threatening conservation efforts and rural livelihoods. Legacy Land Conservancy vows to appeal. Image by Albrecht Fietz from Pixabay A $24.6 million federal conservation award intended to protect 4,000 acres of farmland and forest in southeast Michigan has been rescinded, ...

Lavender Lane’s Harvest Festival Grows Up (and Grows On)

Lavender Lane’s Harvest Festival Grows Up (and Grows On)

If a two-day farm festival filled with U-PICK lavender, live music, artisan booths and pony rides sounds like your kind of weekend getaway, pack up the family and head to Lavender Lane in Milan—just minutes from Dexter, Chelsea, Saline From 500 Plants to 10,000 Plants of Purple When Joe Pusta and his wife Courtney planted ...

EMU Launches Accelerated Degree Program to Meet Demand for English Teachers

EMU Launches Accelerated Degree Program to Meet Demand for English Teachers

By Melissa Thrasher Students interested in teaching English regionally and internationally can now fast-track their academic journey through a new accelerated Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program. Eastern’s Board of Regents approved the new educational program during its June 26 meeting.  The combined Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in TESOL is a ...

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WCC Launches Weekend Welders Program to Meet Growing Industry Demand

WCC Launches Weekend Welders Program to Meet Growing Industry Demand

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is responding to industry demand by expanding its highly successful welding and fabrication training with the launch of a new Weekend Welders Program in the fall of 2025. Designed for busy working adults, the program provides a flexible, career-focused path to high-demand welding jobs without disrupting weekday responsibilities. Starting this fall, students will have ...