All

News of the Tecumseh Products move from its longtime headquarters on Patterson Street to Pittsfield Township, only 30 miles up the road, came as a shock to some people when it was announced last week by CEO Ed Buker in a press release.

I would like to gratefully thank the many people who have shared their heartfelt sentiments with the City about the departure of Tecumseh Products. I personally have heard from many people, including several areas around the state.  They all share our sentiments. Tecumseh is a great city and community and one that deserves the best for its citizens.

The subject company leaving Tecumseh is a direct result of the bond passed recently against companies. They are fighting to stay in business and the locals don’t seem to get the idea. This same type of action will only continue until the folks in this area accept the fact of the economic conditions.

A similar result will happen with the general public if the school bond passes. Why is the U.S. Government giving out billions of dollars to the general public and businesses? Because everyone — except I guess the schools — are in financial trouble.

Tecumseh Middle School 5th grade students had two teams that participated in the Tri-County Science Olympiad held at Siena Heights University on March 15th.  Eighteen students attended the event, coached by Mrs. Kintner and Mrs. Bobrowski.

There were seven events on the day of the tournament.  Students were quizzed on science and math concepts at the event.  The seven events were Energy Box, Science Bowl, Starry Starry Night, Rock Hound, No Bones About It, Mystery Architecture and Grasp a Graph.  

I was encouraged to see the Tecumseh School Board separate the bond issue into wants and needs.  However, I was shocked to see the 12.28M figure.  My first thought was WOW that’s a lot of boilers and roofs!  Additional details have since emerged and I see there is an interest in remodeling all the school facilities in the name of security.   Since 9/11 there seems to be a positive, knee jerk reaction to any funding requests posing as “increased security”.  In the subsequent 6 ?

On behalf of the Class of 2011, I would like to thank Mr. Li for his donation of a certificate for lunch for two at the New China Buffet Restaurant.
The certificate was used for our first annual 2/11 drawing.
Thank you for your generosity in supporting this event and the Freshmen class of Tecumseh High School.

Timothy Mark
Class of 2011 Advisor

On Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, we held a fundraiser for the Mary Clark Family at Basil Boys in Tecumseh.  The fundraiser was set up to assist the family of 6-year-old Mary Clark who was severely burned while making dinner back in December.  We would like to thank everyone for their support in this special event, including those who attended.  We would like to especially thank Basil Boys in Tecumseh for assisting us with our fundraiser as well as ALL of our friends and family for their support with this special event.  We raised over $3,000 for the Mary Clark Family!!!

By MICKEY ALVARADO

A deep embankment surrounds two sides of Tecumseh's varsity softball field and fans have already begun eyeballing their favorite spots for laying out their blankets and chairs as the Indians prepare to defend their Division II state title.

A strong core of champions return back to the team and there is little difference from the familiar faces of last year. However, there are now many more players joining the overall program and the returning athletes have a much more confident look heading into preseason practices.

The next meeting for a Lenawee County Chapter of PFLAG will be held Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in Room 114 on the first floor of the Dominican Hall classroom building at Siena Heights University on Siena Heights Drive. There will be a sign outside the door. Part of the meeting will include previewing a documentary movie.