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November 3, 2011
William Stull

ADRIAN — William J. Stull, 88, formerly of Blissfield, went home to be with his Lord, Friday, October 21, 2011.

ADRIAN — William J. Stull, 88, formerly of Blissfield, went home to be with his Lord, Friday, October 21, 2011.

October 13, 2010
Village Vote: Candidates Talk About Downtown and the Economy

This week, we asked the village council candidates questions about Downtown Blissfield, the DDA, Michigan Main Street and the local retail and services economy. Presidential candidates Jae Guetschow and Mike Gunter, and Trustee candidates A. Ray Jones, Mark Burgermeister, Art Weeber and Andrea Cueto all took time from their schedules to answer these questions.

Over the past few years, despite the terrible economy, the local economy has seen its fair share of success stories. The opening of the new TLC Community Credit Union on the west side was a boon for town. On the east side, Dollar General opened a discount store.

October 7, 2010
Blissfield Candidates Answer Questions About Development

Blissfield Village Council candidates answer questions about the Home Canning development and the village's role in developing property. Running for President are incumbent Jae Guetschow and challenger Mike Gunter, who is the longest continuously serving member of council. There are three trustee seats open and four candidates. Incumbents Mark Burgermeister, A. Ray Jones and Art Weeber are being challenged by Andrea Cueto, who is active in the Main Street Program and a member of the Parks and Rec board.

 

July 29, 2010
Best-selling Author Leads Storytime at Blissfield Library

 

It was an extra-special Storytime session at the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library Wednesday, July 28.

Storytime was led by New York Times bestselling children’s book author, Deborah L. Diesen. Diesen.

The Midland native opened Storytime by talking to the audience about book covers, and how kids too young to read can tell a lot about a book from its cover. She help up a copy of her latest book, the Barefooted, Bad-tempered Baby Brigade, and asked the audience what they could tell about about the book.

“The babies look mean,” shouted one child in the audience.

 

It was an extra-special Storytime session at the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library Wednesday, July 28.

June 14, 2010
Blissfield Fire Dept. Tracks Down Cause of Tornado Sirens’ Silence

A glitch in the triggering process of Blissfield’s tornado early warning system caused the village’s two remote sirens to remain silent during the critical minutes before the tornado touched down only 10 miles away in the early morning hours Sunday, June 6. The main siren at the fire station was activated and was audible to residents near the center of town.

As a result, many Blissfield residents did not hear the steady three- to five-minute uninterrupted wail of the siren that signals the sighting of a funnel cloud in the immediate area.

When reports from citizens of the malfunction surfaced the next day, Blissfield Township Fire Chief Gary Crist went to inspect the two remote sirens, one at the American Legion Post on the west side of town and one at Blissfield Manufacturing on the south side, both were found to be functional and to have full power.
 

A glitch in the triggering process of Blissfield’s tornado early warning system caused the village’s two remote sirens to remain silent during the critical minutes before the tornado touched down only 10 miles away in the early morning hours Sunday, June 6. The main siren at the fire station was activated and was audible to residents near the center of town.

As a result, many Blissfield residents did not hear the steady three- to five-minute uninterrupted wail of the siren that signals the sighting of a funnel cloud in the immediate area.

April 12, 2010
Partners Help Village Buy Property

    Blissfield Village is now the owner of the 35-acre Home Canning property at 119 E. Jefferson St.
    After Friday’s auction, Village Council President Jae Guetschow, who was authorized by council to do the village’s bidding, said the village hoped to use the property for an industrial park.
    “Our primary interest is that we believe we are going to need more industrial park,” Guetschow said. “Especially when you consider some of the development, with BioDri and the spinoff industry, that’s coming in. I think we need to be in a position to attract those businesses here because they have nowhere else to go (in the village).”
    The village was the high bidder, at $150,000, at an onsite auction held Friday afternoon.
 

    Blissfield Village is now the owner of the 35-acre Home Canning property at 119 E. Jefferson St.
    After Friday’s auction, Village Council President Jae Guetschow, who was authorized by council to do the village’s bidding, said the village hoped to use the property for an industrial park.