On a warm Thursday night, inside a quiet room at the Five Healthy Towns office in Chelsea, a few chairs are arranged in a circle. There is no podium. No microphones. No medals. Just people—veterans, firefighters, law enforcement, emergency medical—sitting down beside each other, speaking words that most of us could never begin to understand. ...
At a Memorial Day service and parade, the American Legion Post 268 reminded Milan residents of the ultimate price that was paid by many for their freedoms — and to whom they owed their ability to enjoy watermelon and time with loved ones Monday.
From veteran advocacy to family-friendly events, local American Legion posts in Dexter, Chelsea, Saline, and Milan remain vital to community life. Photo: Milan Post 235. Source: Google Streetview In remembrance of Memorial Day, The Sun Times News presents a feature of the American Legion. American Legion posts—including those in Dexter, Chelsea, Saline, and Milan—are much ...
Parades are no longer free in Milan City – and organizers are starting to feel the cost. As of Jan. 1, 2025, a new city policy imposes fees ranging from $0 to $800 for parade permits. The fees are part of a broader special event policy approved by the city council last year. In addition ...
Growing up, Chelsea resident Ann Sweet spent hours in the Rice Cemetery in Milan Township with her grandmother Nellie. They visited ancestors’ graves, planted flowers, cleaned up after funerals and picked wild asparagus. From when she was six or seven her grandmother told her stories of times past. Sweet remembers those tales when she walks ...
There’s been a glitch in the Memorial Day matrix. Just as things were getting underway to organize yet another fantastic Memorial Day Parade, the means for spreading the word and signing up got hacked, and organizer Steve Feinman has had to scramble to begin the process from scratch. He (we, all of Dexter) needs your ...
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