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After hearing the presentation made by Scio Township Supervisor Spaulding Clark on Friday, June 27, the Raisin Township road committee reconvened Tuesday, July 1, to narrow down their road funding recommendations to the township board. “I like the special assessment. I like what Scio Township did, but it’s not even an apples to apples comparison between townships. Their township had a million dollars in their rainy day fund to help with this,” committee member Tom Mitchell said. “We don’t have anything near that.”“In any event, I still like the special assessment idea.

This year’s 33rd annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) East-West All-Star Game will have two local players featured among the best in the state. Tecumseh senior pitcher/third baseman Phil Carey and Clinton senior pitcher/infielder TJ Baker will be members of the West team on Thursday, July 10, at Comerica Park, the home of Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers. The MHSBCA East-West All-Star Game features 36 of the state’s top seniors.

There are a number of construction projects in various stages of completion around Tecumseh, reminders that the Michigan economy is slowly rebounding after Michigan was hit hard by the recession. Buttermilk condominiums is seeing an additional three buildings — or six units — built. Four have already been sold, according to Tecumseh Building Services Director and Building Inspector, Brad Raymond. Buttermilk condominiums is located at the corner of Brown Street and N. Occidental Hwy. O’Reilly Auto Parts purchased the property at 1202 W.

Derral Ray Prater, age 73 of Tecumseh died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 17, 1940 in Bonanza, Ky., to Sherman and Mollie (Sparks) Prater. On May 27, 1972 he married Judy Kotlarczyk at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Milan. Derral was a graduate of Prestonsburg High School in Prestonsburg, Ky., and Mayo State Vocational School in Paintsville, Ky. He retired from Ford Motor Company in Saline after 31 years on December 31, 1998. Derral proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a member of St.

On Friday, June 27, the Raisin Township Board of Trustees and road committee heard from Scio Township Supervisor Spaulding Clark about the special assessment his township approved as a way to finance road repairs and maintenance.Like Raisin Township, funding for roads originally came out of the general fund, leaving Scio Township without the proper funding. “We have to really relate this to what Raisin Township’s needs are,” said Interim Superintendent Jim Palmer.

Art is on this week at Community Arts of Tecumseh (CAT) with the group’s summer art camp. Students gathered at the John W. Smith building on Tuesday afternoon, June 24, to tap into their inner artist. Andrea Miller, an art teacher for Adrian Public Schools, worked with students in grades seventh, eighth and ninth. Projects for the week include creating clay tiles using sgraffito method, soap bar sculpture and canvas painting.The students started working on the clay tiles by painting them on Monday, June 23.

Delmas D. Dotson, age 71, of Tecumseh, passed away, Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at the University of Michigan Hospital. Delmas was born July 12, 1942 in Ivyton, Ky., the son of Alfred and Cyna (Stanley) Dotson. He was a graduate of Tecumseh High School.Del married his soul mate, Linda Dotson, August 19, 1983. They have enjoyed 30 blissfull yeas of marriage. In 2002 he retired from Ford Motor Company after 39 years of service. Del loved the Lord with all his heart and lived every day striving to be like his savior Jesus Christ since becoming a Christian in 1971.