Lenawee County Fair extends livestock registration deadline until June 29
The Livestock committee at the Lenawee County Fair and Event Grounds
has extended the livestock registration deadline to June 29. All
entries must be received in the office by close of business on June 29.
Entries postmarked on June 29 but not received will not be accepted.
“The livestock committee recognized that the uncertainty in funding of
premiums had put some exhibitors in a difficult position, and so agreed
to extend the deadline to be sure that any exhibitor who wishes to
attend the Lenawee County Fair this year may do so” said Chris Miller,
manager. “With significant reductions occurring at many fairs due
to state cuts, the committee felt that providing this extended
opportunity given our full funding of premiums would also ensure a
terrific fair for our patrons. We expect even more animals than
we hosted in 2008” Miller continued.
Questions regarding premiums or livestock registration may be e-mailed
to lenfairmanager@yahoo.com, or may be answered by calling the office
at 602 N. Dean in Adrian at 263-3007, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday-Friday.
June 13, 12.45 a.m.
Royals fall in state final
Blissfield''s amazing state tournament run came to an end Saturday
afternoon at C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek with a 4-0 shutout at
the hands of top ranked Shepherd. Blue Jay Junior Colton Loomis, a
lefty, and senior Neil Zalud teamed to shutdown Blissfield's attack on
three hits.
Blissfield sophomore Eric Schmidt came in the game in the bottom of the
seventh with the bases loaded and a five run lead. He retired the Oakridge
Eagles, 1-2-3, including this strikeout to end the game and clinch the Royals'
berth in the finals. For more videos from Friday's semifinal, click here. For pictures, click here. For the full game story, click here. For the official MHSAA box scores click here.
ONE WIN FROM GLORY
Blissfield's varsity baseball team is one win away from its eighth
state championship. Blissfield (33-11) takes on Shepherd (38-3-1)
at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at C.O. Brown Stadium for the Division 3 state title.
Blissfield defeated Muskegon Oakridge, 10-5, in the semifinal. Senior
Lefty Dean Eisenmann gave up two first inning runs but settled down to
pitch six innings for the win. The Royals scored five runs in the
bottom of the first and another in the second before scoring four more
in the bottom of the fourth. For complete coverage of Blissfield’s trip
to Battle Creek, click here. Stay tuned throughout the night as we add pictures and videos. June 9, 7:48 p.m.
Royals headed for Battle Creek
Eric Schmidt pitched a complete game and the Royals scored three runs
with small ball as Blissfield beat Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 4-2 in the
MHSAA Division 3 quarterfinal at Adrian College Tuesday. Blissfield
advances to the semi-final Friday, where it play Muskegon Oakridge at
Bailey Park. The time has not yet been set, although a 2 or 4 p.m.
start is expefcted. Cody Spotts' bunt in the
third inning scored two runs and Kyle Wehner scored on a single as
Blissfield scored three runs in the second inning Tuesday. Zach
Waldvogel squeezed in another run in the fourth inning as Blissfield
took a 4-0 lead. Gabriel Richard scored two runs on a disputed call in
the sixth inning. For more details, please see next Wednesday's edition
of The Advance.
June 9, 6:48 p.m.
Whiteford's
Kim Lambert swings at a pitch she hit over the centerfield fence for a
homerun at Bailey Park in Tuesday's quarterfinal.
Bobcats season ends in quarterfinal
Whiteford's great post-season run came to an end at the MHSAA Division
4 quarterfinals at Bailey Park in Battle Creek Tuesday. DeCatur scored
two runs in the second and two more in the third and hung on to defeat
the Bobcats, 5-3. Kim Lambert hit a home run and Kelsey Hutchinson had
two singles for the Bobcats. For more on Tuesday's game, please see
next Wednesday's edition of The Advance.
June 7, 12:48 p.m.
REGIONAL CHAMPS!
Whiteford softball, Blissfield baseball teams advance to state quarterfinal
Whiteford and Blissfield will have someone to cheer for in Tuesday's
state quarterfinals. The Blissfield varsity baseball team defeated
Cabrini 5-4 in a nine-inning thriller to capture their Class C Regional
at Blissfield. The Whiteford varsity softball team defeated Summerfield
6-3 to win the regional championship at Homer. The Whiteford boys won
the regional final but lost to Summerfield 12-2 in the finals. For more
on Saturday's regional's click here.
May 26, 6:37 p.m.
Summerfield beats Britton-Deerfield in pre-district baseball action
The B-D Patriots hopes of repeating as district champs were dashed in
Tuesday's pre-district game at Summerfield. Summerfield's Taylor Glass
hit a homerun and Tyler Glass came in in the second inning and pitched
for the win as Summerfield won, 5-4. The Patriots
were down 5-1 in the seventh inning. Josh Warner and Andrew Prielipp
reached base on Summerfield mistakes, and then Brandon Keller singled
to load the bases. Cameron Taylor walked to make it 5-2. Kaine Diver's
comebacker was fielded by Tyler Glass, who threw it to the plate for
one out. The ball was relayed to second to complete the doubleplay. It
turned out to be a huge play as Mike Burman, who pitched a whale of a
game for B-D, singled to right to score two runs and make it 5-4. Josh
Hoffman struck out to end the game. Despite
losing districts, B-D isn't done for the season. They visit Morenci to
finish their league schedule at 4:30 Wednesday.
The B-D softball team begins districts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Whiteford
and Blissfield's baseball and softball teams also begin district play
Saturday, at home.
May 26, 4:47 p.m.
Council meets Tuesday Night
Tonight's agenda for the Blissfield Village Council meeting looks very
light. But never judge a meeting by it's agenda. If you're going, you
can follow along by downloading the agenda packet and printing it out.
May 25, 11:55 p.m.
For pictures and videos from Memorial Day 2009, click here.
May 25, 11:55 p.m.
Sidewalk $ales$
Downtown merchants reported nice crowds and brisk sales after last
weekend's sidewalk sales. Below is a video of the band Macon County
Line, who played on South Lane Street Saturday afternoon.
May 25, 11:55 p.m.
His spidey sense is tingling!
Officials from the City of Rochester were in Blissfield Thursday
touring as part of the Michigan Municipal League's Mayor's exchange
program. They toured the industrial park, water plant, BELL lab, moderl
railroad club, BCA gallery and dined at the Hathaway House. Pictured
above, Blissfield Elementary teacher Gary Koppelman holds a tarantula
in the Blissfield Environmental Life Lab. City officials gathered
around and even snapped a picture. Blissfield officials visit Rochester
June 4. May 19, 1:50 a.m.
A Collage of Sound
Blissfield band teacher Mark Hollandsworth and musicians from
Blissfield Middle School and Blissfield High School delighted a packed
gymnasium Tuesday a "Spring Collage Concert." The free-flowing,
energetic concert showcased the bands' musical talents. But it was more
than a treat for the ears. A unique lighting show, free-flowing format,
and video screen also kept the audience entertained during the 1 hour
and 45 minute production. For video and more pictures from the show, click here.
May 19, 1:50 a.m.
Hannah McEwan tosses no-hitter
Blissfield junior Hannah McEwan tossed a no-hitter as Blissfield
blanked Erie-Mason Tuesday at home. McEwan struck out 12 batters and
hit another in a 9-0 victory. Another Eagle reached base on a throwing
error. Blissfield won the second game of the
doubleheader, 7-5, with McEwan picking up the win in relief of Lauren
Coomer. The Royals were down 4-0 until the fifth inning. Zoey Brennan,
Kiley Domschot and Lauren Lievens had big days at the plate for
Blissfield. For video of the game's final out, click here.
May
12, 1:44 a.m.
Young Bobcats with talent
Whiteford Elementary students showed off their many talents at the high
school Tuesday during the annual talent show.
On the left is tap dancer Jessica Link
in a colorful costume.
For a video of Claire Simms' Karate
exercise click here,
and Samantha Overmann's rope skipping, click here.
May
12, 1:44 a.m.
One
aspect of the much-debated U.S. 223 streetscape project is lighting.
Among the ideas presented to Blissfield is a plan to light the bridges
over the River Raisin.
A look at some streetscape ideas
At Monday's committee meeting, Blissfield Village Council will discuss
some ideas for the streetscape project. Download last Monday's entire
Blissfield Village Council packet, as presented to the media, by
clicking here.
To see more of the streetscape project ideas, click here. May
12, 1:44 a.m.
Music at Blissfield Elementary
Above and below are clips from the
Blissfield Elementary School concert held May 14.
May
12, 1:44 a.m.
Indians collect their hardware
On
Blissfield Little League's opening day, last year's majors champions
Indians collected their trophies. May
12, 1:44 a.m.
Little girls on the diamond
Blissfield's
tiniest softball players, dressed in purple and gold, played their
first game of the year at Rotary Field during the Blissfield Softball
Club's Opening Day. Here's a clip from the action. May
5, 11:20 a.m.
Lombard elected to Blissfield
board, Pirolli and Ost picked in Deerfield, millages pass in Britton
and Deerfield
Turnout was light in the four area
school district elections Today.
The most contested school board election was in Blissfield, where
former Blissfield Village Candidate Vicky Lombard edged local business
woman Zola Farrar, 131-106 for a four year seat on the Board of
Education. Lombard takes the spot of Norris Klump, who is stepping down
from the board.
In Deerfield, all of the
candidates were write-in candidates. Lucy Pirolli defeated James Logan
for the three-year seat by a vote of 44-20. Todd Ost received
20
votes and won the four-year seat.
Deerfield voters also elected to renew
the 18-mill non-homestead levy by a 94-13 vote.
In Whiteford, Rob Schnipke was unopposed for the three-year term. He
received 43 votes. Incumbent Dan Martin was unopposed for the four-year
term, receiving 42 votes.
In Britton, there were
three unopposed candidates. Elizabeth Roe (104) and Laurie Wielfaert
(109) were elected to four-year terms. Benjamin Allshouse
(107)
was elected to the three-year term. Britton voters renewed their
non-homestead millage by a 105-11 vote.
For the results from throughout Lenawee
County, click here.
April 30, 11:20 a.m.
Jellyfish re-emerge at
Blissfield Elementary Life Lab
Blissfield
Elementary science teacher Gary Koppelman explains how jellyfish, who
were thought to be long gone, have re-emerged in the salt-water
aquarium at the Blissfield Elementary Life Lab.April
30, 11:20 a.m.
Whiteford mercies
Britton-Deerfield
Whiteford's
Benn Frazier singles to score brother Will in an 11-1, five-inning
victory over Britton-Deerfield Wednesday. For another video
and
more information, please click here. April 30, 11:20 a.m.
Bobcat girls blank Patriots
Kelsey Hutchinson gave up no runs
over three innings as Whiteford defeated Britton-Deerfield 15-0 in
three innings.
