Archive - Feb 27, 2008

On the bridge behind Herrick Park

I was out walking on Sunday morning behind Herrick Park and took this photo of the water running under the bridge

A huge cast of 36 players, supported by 25 tech members, will take to the stage this weekend in the contemporary musical love story Aida by Elton John & Tim Rice. Presented by the Tecumseh Youth Theatre, under the direction of Donna Andre and producer Kathy Field, Aida features lead players (pictured l-r) Deanna Shelle and Matt Felkey, playing Amneris and Radames, respectively, and Laura Sawinski as Aida. All three are seniors at Tecumseh High School. Aida is the story of a soldier and an enslaved princess who fall in love, are condemned to death, but ultimately herald peace between their two warring nations.Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 29 and March 1; and Sunday, March 2, at 2 p.m. All tickets are $6. Call the Tecumseh Center for the Arts for more information at 423-6617.

By DEB WUETHRICH

Tecumseh School Board members unanimously passed a resolution on Monday night that seeks to place two bond proposals, totaling approximately $37 million, on the May 6 ballot. The bond issues would accompany the district’s annual school board election.
Tecumseh Superintendent Mike McAran said copies of the resolution would be delivered to both the City and County Clerk’s offices on Tuesday, since the County Clerk’s Office now is responsible for school elections. The board’s Facilities Committee has been working with the school’s architect and legal counsel since last year to refine projects and split an original plan into two separate proposals.

The resolution noted that, “In the opinion of this Board it is necessary and expedient to remodel school district buildings, excepting the high school; erect an addition at Tecumseh Acres; acquire and install instructional technology improvements district-wide and develop and improve sites.” Those items would be taken care of with the passage of Proposal 1. The resolution noted that it would be necessary for the district to borrow $12,280,000 and issue bonds for that project, with the remaining funds for a total of $12,523,846 to be derived from the investment of the bond proceeds.

Further, the resolution noted the Board is “further of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient to erect additions to the high school; remodel and partially re-equip the high school and middle school; develop and improve sites, athletic fields and facilities and playgrounds.” Work at the high school would include cafetorium remodeling, and the addition of an orchestra room for the strings program, among other changes. The Board estimates that the district would need to borrow $24,450,000 for that work and issue bonds, with the remaining funds for a total of $25,333,288 to be derived from the investment of the bond proceeds.