June 24, 12.45 a.m.

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.


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