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Clinton’s varsity softball team won back-to-back Division 3 state championships with a 4-0 victory over Gladstone in the MHSAA Division 3 championship in Battle Creek on Saturday, June 16.Clinton plated three runs in the third inning on three hits and an error. Ashley Thompson grounded out to start the bottom of the inning but Elizabeth Barkel reached base on an error at third. She advanced to second on a passed ball and stole third base to give the Redskins a good scoring opportunity. Melissa Dowell was walked as Clinton’s next batter and left first base open after stealing second.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally broke a four year 143-race drought by winning the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, June 17, and the fans went crazy as he did the burnout at the same track where he had his last win in 2008. Following a two-hour race delay due to rain, Earnhardt pulled away from defending series champion Tony Stewart at the end of the race, leading by 5.393 seconds.“I know you guys have been waiting on that one,” NASCAR’s most popular driver radioed to his crew after he crossed the finish line.

All three of Tecumseh High School’s varsity softball pitchers took part in holding off the Onsted Wildcats to pick up the Division 2 District title and earn the right to advance to regional action in Chelsea on Saturday, June 9.And the win was some pretty sweet payback.The Wildcats eliminated Tecumseh from post-season play last year, in the semifinal, and were on the edge of doing it again, rattling the Indians’ relieving pitcher, Emily Maves, by loading the bases in the sixth inning when down 3-2.

Tecumseh’s varsity boys golf team faced another challenging round in districts at the Marshall Country Club on Thursday, May 31, due to inclement weather but pulled together for a fourth place finish to qualify for the next round of post-season play.The match opened with rain, followed by hard wind and cold temperatures but the Indians totaled 327 to qualify for regionals in Mason next weekend.Tecumseh senior Bobby Thomas led the Indians with a low round of 77.

To the Editor,I recently went to visit my Dad’s grave at Brookside Cemetery in Tecumseh. The flowers that I had placed for Memorial Day had been removed along with all the other flowers in the cemetery that were not on top of the markers or in a vase on the marker.This is total disrespect on the cemetery’s part. As I see it, it was desecration of the graves. The loved ones paid for those flowers in love and memory of their loved ones that have passed and June is no where near the flower take-off date for fall cleaning of the cemetery.

To the Editor,At the American Heart Association our mission is simple “to create lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke” – getting there is more of a challenge. Coronary heart disease is our nation’s leading cause of death. This year about 1.2 million Americans will have a coronary attack. About 452,000 of them will die. Currently 1 out of 3 children is considered overweight or obese. Overweight children are more likely to have abnormally thick heart muscle tissue when they become an adult, which increases the risk of heart attack and heart failure.

To the Editor,The Tecumseh Area Chamber of Commerce held our 17th annual golf outing this past Sunday at the Raisin Valley Golf Club. We wanted to try something new and found this great new format that proved successful with the help of our generous supporters. We would like to thank the entire staff at the Raisin Valley Golf Club for all their help and support with this outing and First Federal Bank, who provided all of our food.

To the Editor,I would like to thank the citizens of Lenawee County for their support of the first ever Lenawee Great Start Diaper Drive. With your help we were able to collect over 5,700 diapers! In addition, we collected $390 in cash that will be used to purchase almost 3,700 more diapers. The diapers received in the drive have been donated to the Community Action Agency in Adrian, which has already begun distributing the diapers to the over 2,500 families on W.I.C. in Lenawee County. Safety net programs, such as W.I.C.

To the Editor,The Tecumseh High School After-Prom Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank the following sponsors for their support for the 2012 THS After-Prom: Alpha Pi Master, Stan and Bridgette Ames, Avery Oil, Bailey’s Water Care, BP—Husky Refining, British Tea Garden, Scott Campbell Insurance, Carter Rehabilitation, Cunningham Vision, Dr. Scott Doman, DDS, Domino’s Pizza, Edward Surovell Realtors/Jim and Jan Hammond, F & S Landscaping, and First Federal Bank.Fitness Connection/ Herrick Promedica, Flowers and Such, Chuck H.