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The Nature Conservancy in Michigan is looking for volunteers to help remove invasive species at the Ives Road Fen Preserve near Tecumseh.  If you are over the age of 15, you can join the Habitat Restoration Team.  The dates to volunteer are on the following Saturdays: April 5, April 12, April 26, May 3, May 10, May 17 and May 31 and also Monday, April 21.  The time of the event takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please remember to bring boots and a sack lunch.

One of the greatest traits of our democratic society is the fact that we get to choose our leaders.  With the exception of a few appointed positions, all of our local, state, and federal officials are elected by “We the People”. 

TIPTON COMMUNITY Congregational Church, 9240 Tipton Hwy., Tipton, will hold a “Community Wellness and Safety” program on Thursday, April 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  The detective Lou Ann Bearden of the Lenawee County Sheriff Department will speak on protection of property and personal safety.  Fire chief Mark Wilson and firearm Rob Valdes of the Sand Lake Fire Department will speak on surviving/preventing an emergency and fire and tornado awareness.  Also Mary Alice Thompson, owner of Heart Wood Place, Holistic Wellness Center will speak on positive health behaviors and habits for an improved q

THE CLINTON TOWNSHIP Library, 100 Brown St., Clinton, will hold a used book sale on Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Teddy Cody Collar, 75, of Sand Creek, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born October 7, 1932, in Morenci, to Wells and Lola Bertha (Cody) Collar.  

He attended Morenci Schools and graduated from Sand Creek High School on May 24, 1992.  He married Mary Lou Butler on November 14, 1953, in Angola, Indiana and she survives. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955 on the USS O’Hare and the USS Zellers during the Korean Conflict. Ted had been employed by American Chain and Cable for 31 years.  

Angel Luis Millet, Sr, 82, of Adrian, passed away March 29, 2008. Angel was born June 30, 1925 in Camuy, Puerto Rico, the son of Valentin and Hermenia (Quintana) Millet.  On July 29, 1950,  he married Lucille Luck in Monro and she survives.  
From 1943 to 1945, Angel served his country in the United States Army in the Infantry Coast Artillery Battalion as an army engineer in Okinawa where he obtained the rank of Corporal. In 1947, he came to Adrian to attend flight training school where he received his private pilot's license.

Alzada Noble, 85, of Adrian, passed away, March 31, 2008.  She is survived by her children; Nancy Miller, Alzada Dolencic, and Leland "Sam" Brown, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren  

At her request cremation will take place.  Arrangements have been entrusted to J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Adrian, MI.

Rudolf H. “Rudy” Poehlsen, 73, of Adrian, died Monday, March 31, 2008, at his home.  He was born January 12, 1935, in Wolmirstedt, Germany to Gustav and Elizabeth (Meyer) Poehlsen. He married Rosemarie Schultze on May 21, 1961, in Tenafly, New Jersey and she survives.  

Rudy served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957.  He had been employed by Johnson Controls in Manchester for 22 years, retiring in 1997.  He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Tecumseh and its choir, the Lenawee Community Chorus, the Studebaker Drivers Club and the Avanti Owners Association.

Buford David Johnson, 83, of Adrian, passed away, Monday, March 31, 2008, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born October 2, 1924, in Detroit, MI, to William Alexander and Sally Severa (Braden) Johnson.