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Hope Clinic Hoopla to Feature RFD Boys
The Hope Clinic Hoopla will take place Saturday June 16, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The event will be held at Dawn Farm, 6633 Stony Creek Road, Ypsilanti. All are invited for a delicious barbeque dinner and music by local bluegrass favorites the RFD Boys. Kerchief and overalls are appropriate dress.…

Drowning is Quick and Quiet - Safe Kids Huron Valley Urges Parents to Keep Your Eyes On Kids Around Water
Two-thirds of drowning deaths among children occur during the summer months of May through August   Ann Arbor, Mich. — Recent tragic accidents in Michigan, involving the near-drowning and drowning death of two toddlers, are reminders of how quickly life can be taken from a child who is in or…

Will residents of homeless tent city be evicted?
Residents of Camp Take Notice, the tent city on Wagner Road for homeless people, say they may be evicted soon. They are squatting on MDOT land. I have made a video about the camp, to tell the story of the residents and how they have organized themselves into a self-governing community. It…

Pioneer Wagoneers win at MIS!
  The Pioneer Wagoneers club was started this year by physics teacher Steve Armstrong with the goal of building an electric vehicle to compete in the Square One Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge Day at the Michigan International Speedway.  On Saturday May 5th the team won 3 trophies, including the prized…

Mom 2 Mom Sale
The Ypsilanti Area Jaycees are hosting a Mom to Mom sale June 9, 2012 at Washtenaw Community College 9:00am - 12:00 pm. Tables are still available. For more information please contact Lisa at mom2mom.ypsilanti.jaycees@gmail.com or to register visit  http://ypsilantijaycees.com/index.php/Mom-to-Mom-Sale.html  

Stonebridge Community Wide Garage Sale
The Stonebridge Cummunity Association will hold its annual sub-division wide garage sale on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2 from 8am til 3pm.   Stonebridge is located off of Lohr Rd just south of Ellsworth.  

Neil Weissman and Ronald Eppler Each Designated ‘Premier Advisor’ by Wells Fargo Advisors
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Wells Fargo Advisors has designated Neil Weissman and Ronald Eppler, both managing directors of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Weissman Eppler Showich Team, as members of the firm’s Premier Advisors Program, a distinction that reflects Weissman and Eppler’s achievement of professional success through a consistent commitment to client…

Ann Arbor Airport: "We were here first!"
Most young people would be amazed at the variety of local, live entertainment that was available before today's television programs and the popularity of the personal computer.   "The air shows at the Ann Arbor Airport - especially in the 1930s - would draw upwards to 5,000 people," veteran…

The Earl of Dixboro
When Earl Ward Quackenbush was 10-years-old he previewed coming attractions by falling several feet from a tall tree he was scaling to show-off for his sisters girl friends.  The year was 1895 on the family farm on Warren Road, just west of Dixboro Road, in Ann Arbor Township.  His spontaneous performance…