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To the Editor,The Friends of the Tecumseh Community Pool Board would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to Nanci Pelham Prezioso of The Wild Iris. Living in a small community allows each of us to make an impact on our neighbors, friends and community members. Nanci is doing this consistently in our community and we, in FTCP, are proud that she has chosen our organization as one of many to be included in her generous acts of kindness.The Wild Iris held a fundraiser for the Friends of the Tecumseh Community on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 5-9 p.m.

To the Editor,The Little Garden Club wishes to thank the merchants and all the other people who purchased Christmas Wreaths that made our sale a success. We are already thinking about what we will plant in the Gladys Pearson Garden and the three other ones we have in the city.We welcome anyone who might be interested in joining our club. We meet the third Tuesday of each month from March to December. You can call Ella Bell at 423-5159 for more information. Again, thanks to all who purchased a wreath and made our sale a success.Tecumseh Garden Club

Clinton’s varsity boys basketball team opened its season with a 62-39 win over Manchester at home and followed with a pair of wins at home just days later.The Redskins traveled to Britton to face Britton Deerfield on Tuesday, Dec. 11, and improved their record to 4-0 with a 54-40 Tri-County Conference victory.Britton Deerfield’s big man Devin Gruber scored four of the Patriot’s eight points in the first quarter and helped keep Clinton off balance to give the Patriots an 8-6 lead after one quarter of play.Clinton quickly took over the lead in the second quarter with T. J.

Britton Deerfield’s varsity girls basketball team dominated Whitmore Lake for a 62-26 victory on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The Patriots took a 27-6 lead after one quarter of play and added to that to finish the first half with a big 42-17 lead into halftime.Cambria Handy had 24 points and 10 rebounds (4 offensive) to lead the Patriots’ offense.

Thomas Raymond Gilbert, age 66, of Tecumseh died Monday, December 10, 2012 in the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor after a long fought battle with a heart condition. He was born August 3, 1946 in Ann Arbor to Francis Raymond and Evelyn June (Stueckmann) Gilbert. On June 29, 1968 in Ann Arbor he married Jane Richards. Tom was a carpenter at the University of Michigan Hospital. He loved spending time with his family, camping, being outdoors, and caring for his pets.

Donald R. Kittle, age 74, of Tecumseh passed away, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice of Lenawee. Don was born in Junior, West Virginia on December 12, 1938 to Murl and Dorothy (Zirkle) Kittle. He graduated in 1957 from Belington High School in Belington, West Virginia. Don married Gloria Scott on April 16, 1960 in Oakland, Md., and she survives. During his life Don worked for Davis Electric in Elkins, W. Va., Roadway Express in Ohio and Massey Ferguson Test Farm in Macon. Don retired from Tecumseh Public Schools in 2000.

Crime Stoppers of Lenawee is asking for the public’s help with information about several church break-ins that have occurred since August 12, 2012 in Lenawee County, and in the surrounding counties, and investigators believe that all of these church break-ins in the surrounding areas are all related to the Lenawee County cases.Tecumseh Police Chief Troy Stern said there have been no reported break-ins within the city limits yet, however officers are on the lookout.“The nearest church break-ins so far have been on Tecumseh-Clinton Road and one on Occidental Highway,” Stern said.

Dr. Robert A. Gregg, a resident of Woodbridge, Connecticut since 1973 has died at the age of 94. Dr. Gregg was born in Dundee, Mich. on March 8, 1918. He received a BA from Adrian College, Adrian, Mich., and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Michigan. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded an honoray Doctor of Science. In 1942 he joined the research staff of the United States Rubber Co., later to become Uniroyal. Some of his early work on fundamental polymer chemistry has become standard textbook chemistry.