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By MICKEY ALVARADOFor lack of a youth lacrosse team for their middle school aged kids to play on during the summer months and winter off-season, local fathers created a squad of their own. And, the 13U team, named Special Forces, is pretty good. It has made quite an impression already after only two months of being formed.All but one of the players on the team attend Tecumseh Middle School including head coach Corbett Day’s son Dylan, who got involved in the game a couple of years ago with traveling teams including True Lacrosse, a nationally known program.

Geneva A. Bradley, age 80 of Tecumseh, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Tecumseh Place under the loving care of Hospice of Lenawee. She was born April 25, 1933, in Beattyville, Ky., the daughter of George and Jestine (Brewer) Stamper. On April 7, 1953, she married Albert Bradley in Beattyville, Ky., and he survives.Geneva was a member of the Church of Christ in Plymouth. She enjoyed cooking, crafts, and quilting and was an avid reader.

Morgan Lyman Ford, 93 of Tecumseh traveled on to his final resting place on July 18, 2013. He was surrounded by his family and the wonderful caregivers at Lenawee Hospice and sent on with much love.He was born to Lyman H. and Susie E. (Brown) Ford on May 18, 1920 in Berkey, Ohio, on the family farm. He graduated from Burnham High school in Sylvania, Ohio.He married Dorothy E. Hertzfeld on May 28, 1949 in Maumee, Ohio. They had 64 wonderful years together.

A special meeting of the Raisin Charter Township Board was held Wednesday, July 17, to consider a request from Uniloy Milacron, a company with a factory located on South Occidental Highway, for an industrial facilities tax exemption (IFT).The petition for the IFT was for improvement to equipment at the facility requiring an investment of $595,000. The township trustees approved the request unanimously.Township supervisor Jay Cavanaugh said that there were benefits to the township in approving the personal property tax relief for the company.

Carol E. Ford, 79, of Tecumseh, Mich., passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at her home. She was born May 9, 1934, in St. Louis, Mo., to Samuel Jackman and Constant (Lamoureux) Embry. Carol grew up in Springfield, Ill., attending Ursuline Academy. On Sept. 3, 1955, she married John K. Ford at Blessed Sacrament Church in Springfield, Ill.She famously helped her husband complete his degree while he worked full-time, and she raised six children while following John to Wisconsin, back to Illinois, and finally to Michigan.

The agony of heroin addiction continues even after the death of a loved one. Several local families battle the drug and its effects by reaching out to other families of addicts and to educate those unaware of the villain in their midst.Janee´ Germond Cox, of Adrian, and Mike Hirst, of Grass Lake, each have a son named Andy who overdosed and died on heroin. Cox’s stepson overdosed approximately one month ago, but was revived and continues to battle his addiction at the age of 22. Hirst’s son was not so lucky when overdosing in 2010 at the age of 24.

Taking a class titled ‘Music Around the World” opened a door to many other subjects for the young students participating in the first music camp for second through fourth graders offered by Community Arts of Tecumseh (CAT) this week.The main purpose for the music camp is for the seven through eight year old participants to have fun, but Mary Lou Olds, CAT executive director, explained that music is the foundation that provides the framework for exploring dance, rhythmic movement, and art as separate parts of a country’s culture.