December 21, 2025

Articles for author: STN Staff

“Outside the Lines” Emerging Michigan Artists Exhibition

“Outside the Lines” Emerging Michigan Artists Exhibition

Community News  Gallery 100 is delighted to announce the opening of “Outside the Lines,” a vibrant group show from June 26 to August 29. This exhibition will feature the works of emerging artists from across Michigan, offering a diverse and eclectic range of subjects and mediums.  “Outside the Lines” highlights each participant’s unique perspectives and ...

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(Gulp!) Baker Road in Dexter to Soon Close

(Gulp!) Baker Road in Dexter to Soon Close

By Natalie Davies As the Dexter Bicentennial celebration cools down, the city’s road construction projects will heat up, most notably the closure of Baker Road, with the work contract taking effect on the heels of the celebration. Baker Road will be closed for construction from Grand Street to Main Street. According to the city’s website, ...

Silent Auction Looking for Artists and Designers

Silent Auction Looking for Artists and Designers

Community News  The Artalicious Silent Auction Committee is looking for artists, designers, and creative people to create one-of-a-kind pieces of art for this year’s auction fundraiser held during Artalicious in downtown Adrian Saturday, September 21, 2024 through Sunday, September 22, 2024. Funds raised from this event will support Lenawee youth art programs.  This year’s theme ...

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Chelsea Turns Out to Celebrate New TimberTown Courts

Chelsea Turns Out to Celebrate New TimberTown Courts

By Natalie Davies Chelsea Pickleball celebrated three years of work towards an outdoor facility on Monday when the courts at TimberTown opened. More than 100 community members showed up for a ribbon cutting followed by open play. Local pickleball players and groups, including Chelsea Pickleball and Chelsea Senior Center Pickleball, started planning for outdoor courts ...

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Milan’s Wilson Park to Get a Facelift

Milan’s Wilson Park to Get a Facelift

By Natalie Davies The City of Milan received a $954,500 grant to update Wilson Park and fairground location. The Spark Grant is administered through Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources with money from the American Rescue Plan Act. Milan was one of 31 projects selected out of 400 statewide applicants, according to the city’s website. “Michigan ...

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TimberTown Play Structure to Close for Repair and Rebuild

TimberTown Play Structure to Close for Repair and Rebuild

Community News  The play structure and the south pavilion at TimberTown Park will be closed on July 8, 2024 through the grand re-opening of the play structure on Aug. 17. Preliminary site work for the TimberTown Reimagined project will start to prepare the area for the main BUILD week on Aug. 6 through 11, 2024.  ...

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SASS Saline Food Truck Festival

SASS Saline Food Truck Festival

Community News  Saline Area Social Service (SASS) is proud to promote the third annual Saline Food Truck Festival. This fundraiser will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds on Saturday, June 15th from 11-3. Proceeds from this event support the mission of Saline Area Social Service and help local families in need.  This is ...

The Great Garden Plot Betrayal

The Great Garden Plot Betrayal

By Paul Schubert I am not the first to discover that a young man’s best-laid plans can be overturned in an afternoon, but that realization hit me with the impact of a well-aimed shovel when I was a young man of fourteen. In 1940, I was in sixth grade when my family decided to move ...

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Jacob’s Fresh Farm: Making Local Food Sustainable

Jacob’s Fresh Farm: Making Local Food Sustainable

By Delaney Krause What started as a passion project has quickly grown into a cornerstone of the community. Jacob’s Fresh Farm is located on the outskirts of Chelsea, just off Fletcher Rd, and offers an incredible variety of family-friendly activities as well as a profound commitment to naturally grown produce and flowers. Jacob’s Fresh Farm ...

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Chelsea’s Tillman Competes at D2 State Golf Finals

Chelsea’s Tillman Competes at D2 State Golf Finals

Chelsea’s Brian Tillman was the lone area representative at the state golf finals and Tillman came home with a tie for 42nd place at the D2 finals at Forest Akers Golf Course in East Lansing. Tillman finished with a two-round total of 158 to tie for the 42nd spot with three other golfers. He shot ...

Dexter Soccer Falls to OLSM in Regional Semis

Dexter Soccer Falls to OLSM in Regional Semis

The Dexter girls’ soccer team saw its tournament run come to an end with a 5-2 loss to Orchard Lake St Mary’s in the D2 Regional semifinals in Waterford Tuesday night. The Dreadnaughts could not overcome three OLSM goals in the season ending loss for Dexter. Orchard Lake St. Mary struck first just over a ...

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Chelsea Softball Season Ends in Regional Finals

Chelsea Softball Season Ends in Regional Finals

Another exceptional Chelsea softball season came to an end Saturday when the Bulldogs fell to Milan 11-3 in the D2 Regional Finals in Fowlerville. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26-11 overall record with another SEC White title and Chelsea fifth straight district title. Two big innings doomed the Bulldogs in the regional final ...