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To the Editor,One year ago February 28th, the Tecumseh Community School District voters graciously supported the Tecumseh Community Memorial Pool in passing a millage to support ongoing operations.Relationships with the Tecumseh Public School Administration, Board of Education, Friends of Tecumseh Community Pool 501(c)3 and community members have grown. This has resulted in an example of a community coming together for a great cause. Over the past year, programs at the pool have done much more than continue, they have grown with new programs and members.

Winning the first three of four matches at the Division II state quarterfinals in Battle Creek on Friday, Feb. 22, had Tecumseh’s varsity wresting team looking like it may advance to the state semifinals. However, No. 3 ranked Niles came from behind and put an end to the No. 6 ranked Indians’ season (30-13 overall) with a 36-26 final.St. John’s, the No. 1 ranked team in the tournament, defeated No. 2 ranked Lowell 42-20 for the state championship.

Carl David Kennel, 90, of Tecumseh, passed away Feb. 21, 2013. He was born Aug. 10, 1922, in Kenton, Ohio, the son of Ernest and Eva Kennel. On September 2, 1944, he married Patricia Osburn.Carl served in the Navy during World War II. He completed his tool and die apprenticeship with Ford Motor Company and most of his working years were spent at Tecumseh Products. Carl was a talented woodworker and carver. He enjoyed playing cards as well as traveling extensively with his family.

Iris Vivian “Bib” Fletcher, of Ypsilanti, formerly of Tecumseh, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Medilodge in Plymouth. She was 90 years old. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, at the Nie Family Funeral Home, Carpenter Road Chapel, 2400 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor. Interment will be in Michigan Memorial Park in Flat Rock. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.Please visit Iris’s personal webpage at www.niefuneralhomes.com to sign the guestbook and leave a memory.

Anyone with access to an emergency scanner can attest to the fact that police and rescue personnel periodically respond to attempted suicide calls, though listeners rarely learn whether the attempts result in death. Statistics, mostly kept by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), show that suicide rates do go up during times of recession, with the largest numbers recorded during the Great Depression.

Nanette Holt started painting furniture years ago when her children were small as a way to save money and add a creative touch to her home. What started as a money-saving hobby has now turned into a new career for Holt, who has her romantic country cottage furniture for sale at Floral Fantasy in the heart of Clinton.“I’ve been doing this for years for me,” said Holt. She decided to sell her work after retiring from Allegiance Hospital in Jackson just a few months ago.

Bobby Jurasek, 71, of Tecumseh, passed away on February 21, 2013. He was born November 19, 1941 in Blissfield, Mich., the son of Martin and Frances (Tomecek) Jurasek. On November 29, 1969 Bobby married Jane Mobley and she survives.He holds the records for the 100-yard dash, 10 seconds, on a dirt track (tied), record for the most rushing yards and touchdowns in a single season at Clinton High school. He also played college football in Fargo, N.D. Bobby worked for 31 years for Ford Motor Company in Saline, retiring in 1993.

People driving around the former Tecumseh Products manufacturing facility still can’t help but keep an eye on this little piece of town history and wonder what’s happening there — especially with visible machinery, dumpsters and a hole in a wall on the former loading dock area at the south end.Tecumseh Food Machinery and Engineering LLC purchased the building a year ago on February 3, 2012, and new owner Dave Roberts expressed the hope then of attracting a new bakery-related business, but said the structure had to be cleaned up first.