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Tecumseh’s varsity girls cross country team placed first at Adrian’s Burt Cebulski Invitational at Heritage Park, Wednesday, Aug 28.The Indians scored 56 points to place first while Erie Mason totaled 72 points to finish second and Dundee, 77 points to finish third. The Maples placed fifth with 89 points.Hannah Weatherford placed first for the Indians with a personal best time of 21:18. She pulled away at the second mile and finished 1:18 ahead of the second place runner.

The new season for the Croswell Opera House in Adrian has been announced, and promises music and theater lovers many different ways to enjoy an evening out.The Broadway Season at the Croswell has the Elvis Presley tribute “All Shook Up” kicking off the year, running Sept. 20-29. Set in 1955, a small town girl hopes to meet a certain rock-and-roll star, and when he arrives, romance and rock-and-roll and the magic of Elvis kick in.“Sweeney Todd” is next on the schedule, running Oct. 11-20, and offering a darker musical treat.

To The Editor,I would like to thank everyone who participated in the 4th Annual Hutch Memorial Golf Outing, in memory of Rich Hutchinson. I especially would like to thank my family members who helped put the outing together: the LaVoys and the Hutchinsons.

The Tecumseh Public Schools Board of Education declared informal support for the Common Core State Standards at Monday night’s regular meeting. Full endorsement of the standards will be taken up as an action item at a later meeting. Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a benchmark for students in general subjects such as mathematics, language skills, writing, and critical thinking that has received widespread approval nationally by educators, has become a hot-button topic in some state legislatures, Michigan’s included.

Leon Patrick Jahnke, fondly referred to as "Dad" “Pops,” and “Grampy” of Hartselle Alabama, and formerly of Tecumseh, Mich., passed from this life on August 10, 2013 in Hartselle Alabama at the age of 77. Leon was born in Ann Arbor Mich., on March 17, 1936 to Samuel and Gertrude (Weatherholt) Jahnke. Leon lived in Tecumseh, and worked for Chrysler for a number of years before being transferred to the plant in Huntsville Alabama in 1982, where he continued to work until his retirement in 1996.Leon truly loved going on long scenic rides, which he was able to enjoy up until his final days.

Lowell Selders died of dementia peacefully at home on August 21, 2013 with his daughter and son in law by his side under Hospice care. He was born in Tecumseh, Mich., on May 2, 1932. Lowell Selders and his father John Selders farmed not only their land on (M-52) Tecumseh, but all over the Tecumseh area. As a young boy and wanting to start a family, Lowell took his farming equipment and started digging basements and laying pipes. He kept expanding his business he got married to Marilyn Crow of Adrian in 1952.

There are no team names listed on T-shirts printed for this year’s Tecumseh varsity football coaches, players and fans with head coach Al Romano saying its not about who they play as much as the effort brought to the field on any given Friday night under the lights.“It’s not who, it’s how” is the mantra printed on the back of the T-shirts.“That’s the way we feel about it,” said Romano of the season. He readily admitted Ann Arbor Pioneer will be one of the toughest on the schedule but added, “When you play teams that have two to three times as many kids as you it’s going to be tough.

For the third straight time, Tecumseh’s girls cross country program has started the season by winning the Lenawee County Preview Championship.The Indians scored 29 points to finish first while Blissfield (39) followed 10 points behind to place second.