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January 11, 2011
Council appoints Randy Kelley

Blissfield Village Council chooses Randy Kelley over Jae Guetschow and Gary Sullivan to fill vacant council position during the Jan. 10 regular meeting.

Monday night’s Blissfield Village Council meeting was uncharacteristically crowded. Supporters of the three candidates for the open council trustee seat, along with concerned Blissfield residents, piled into the auditorium of the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library to see whom the councilmen would select to join their ranks. The candidates were former Village President Jae Guetschow, Planning Commission Chairman Randy Kelley, and Gary Sullivan, a teacher at Blissfield High School.

November 12, 2010
Parade, Tree Lighting Kick Off 35th Annual Yuletide Festival

Blissfield kicked off its 35th Annual Yuletide weekend tonight with a Santa Claus Parade and tree lighting ceremony. Several hundred people gathered downtown and then followed Santa and Miss River Raisin Tammy Korican as they rode a Blissfield Township Fire Department truck driven by Village President-elect and firefighter Mike Gunter to the Bachmayer Park Christmas Tree.

For more about tonight's events and the activities planned for tomorrow, click on the title.

Blissfield kicked off its 35th Annual Yuletide weekend tonight with a Santa Claus Parade and tree lighting ceremony.

October 27, 2010
Grant Application Controversy Diffused

A potentially fiery pre-election public hearing was quickly diffused at Monday’s Blissfield Village council meeting ... Read more ...

A potentially fiery pre-election public hearing was quickly diffused at Monday’s Blissfield Village council meeting.

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.

 

August 25, 2010
Market Fresh Meals Rejuvenate Blissfield's Hathaway House

One of Blissfield’s signature businesses is enjoying a revival thanks to the Main Street Market.

The Hathaway House, owned and operated by the Weeber family for all but a few years since 1963, has become the place to be on Tuesdays.  The attraction? Budget friendly dinners, made with the local produce and Hathaway House kitchen expertise.

It’s a big hit, attracting 100 to 180 patrons each week. It’s a bright business success story in sharp contrast to the gloomy economy.

One of Blissfield’s signature businesses is enjoying a revival thanks to the Main Street Market.

June 22, 2010
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Dave Becker Plastering. New walls and ceilings plus patching. Free estimates. No job too small. 20 years experience 734-854-6474. 

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Affordable motorcycle repair, ATV, dirt bike, small engine repair.  15 years Harley Davidson experience.  Call Bob Stahl

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June 3, 2010
June 2, 2010

Services

Roofing specialist.  Free estimates.  Reasonable prices.  Freer Construction. 

486-2355.  3-15tfn

Dave Becker Plastering. New walls and ceilings plus patching. Free estimates. No job too small. 20 years experience 734-854-6474. 

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Day Care: Part Time and Full Time Availability at Jump-N-Jelly Beans Child Care. 202 River St. Blissfield. State Licensed. Accepting State Assistance. Call Liz Snyder (owner) for appointment.

419-466-7023 6-10

May 26, 2010
Agreement Would Give Village Control Over Home Canning Property

Blissfield will have full control of the Home Canning property if its partners agree to execute the property acquisition and demolition agreement approved by village council Monday night.

Council voted 5=1 to pass a draft agreement which states that the village shall be “solely responsible for the pricing, marketing, and sale" of the 35-acre purchased for $150,000 at an auction April 9. Trustee Mark Burgermeister, who voted against the motion to bid on the property, was the lone dissenter.

Blissfield will have full control of the Home Canning property if its partners agree to execute the property acquisition and demolition agreement approved by village council Monday night.

Council voted 5-1  to pass a draft agreement which states that the village shall be “solely responsible for the pricing, marketing, and sale" of the 35-acre purchased for $150,000 at an auction April 9. Trustee Mark Burgermeister, who voted against the motion to bid on the property, was the lone dissenter.

Trustee George Brown was absent from the meeting.

May 13, 2010
Trustee Brown Offers To Rescind Offer

At the end of Monday’s meeting of Blissfield Village Council, Trustee George Brown offered a rebuke to anyone suggesting there were any “backdoor” shenanigans involving his offer of $50,000 to help the village purchase the Home Canning property at auction.

Brown, one of three private partners who offered to help the village pay for the property and demolish the existing buildings, had a few questions of Village Administrator Jim Wonacott and attorney Frank Riley.
 

 

At the end of Monday’s meeting of Blissfield Village Council, Trustee George Brown offered a rebuke to anyone suggesting there were any “backdoor” shenanigans involving his offer of $50,000 to help the village purchase the Home Canning property at auction.

Brown, one of three private partners who offered to help the village pay for the property and demolish the existing buildings, had a few questions of Village Administrator Jim Wonacott and attorney Frank Riley.

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.