Month: February 2013
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The REAL Main Street/DDA royalty…
Pardon us! We had the wrong person identified in the Feb. 20, 2013, edition of The Advance. Here, with King Brandon Hudson, is Queen Ashley Bailey. They reigned over the Blissfield Main Street/DDA bowling FUN(d) raiser Feb. 16 at Rich Lanes, Blissfield. And if you want to see a great photo of King Brandon Hudson…
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Louva Lake
Louva Schroeder Seiler Lake, 72, Boulder, Colo. died February 3, 2013. She was born May 4, 1940 in Ottawa Lake to Edgar and Rose (Dvorsky) Schroeder. She gradated from Blissfield High School. In 1959 she married Michael Seiler in Sylvania, Ohio. She later married David Lake in 1982 i Boulder, Colo. She is survived b…
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Emma Barta
DEERFIELD – Emma Eleanor Barta, age 95 of Adrian, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013, at the Hospice of Lenawee’s Hospice Home. She was born May 15, 1917, in Werner, North Dakota, and was the fifth child of Paul and Rosa (Goetzfreidt) Hoffer. On January 24, 1939, she married Otto Barta, in Wauseon, Ohio. He…
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Holdridge, DeNudt crowned Blissfield Coming Home royalty
Baily Holdridge, seated at right, and Miles DeNudt, standing at right behind her, were named Blissfield High School Coming Home queen and king respectively Friday, Feb. 15. Four boys and four girls, all seniors, were candidates for king and queen of the Blissfield High School Coming Home festivities Friday evening, Feb. 15. Standing from left…
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Andrew Growden
Andrew M. Growden, 48, of Holland, Ohio, passed away on January 17, 2013, at his residence. Andy graduated from Delta High School in 1982 and then Adrian College in 1986. He was employed as a certified public accountant working in the corporate community. Andy is survived by his loving wife Melissa (Durbin) Growden; brother, Michael…
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Whiteford’s Lake breaks 1000-point mark; men’s basketball Feb. 4-8
WHITEFORD The Summerfield Bulldogs may have defeated the visiting Whiteford Bobcats on their visit to their rival’s turf, but it was Colin Lake’s night to shine Jan. 5 as he became just one of nine Whiteford Bobcats to score over 1,000 points in his career. Lake reached that point in the Summerfield game with 1:58…
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Seven Blissfield wrestlers head to regionals
By Chad Hutchinson The Blissfield varsity wrestling squad advanced seven of its members to the individual regional meet, following the individual district competition held at Blissfield High School Feb. 9. Thomas Jackson, Dakota Underwood, Dylan Thompson, Zach Goetz, Luke Smith, Dan Barta and Grant Mitchell all qualified for regional competition. The Royals suffered a quick…
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Blissfield Competitive Cheer: Adrian Invitational
The Blissfield varsity competitive cheer squad competed in the Adrian Invitational Saturday, Feb. 9. The Lady Royals finished in fifth place with a combined team score of 650.66. The Royals’ round scores consisted of 200.3 in the first round, 184.06 in the second and 263.3 in the third.
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Women’s basketball: Week of Feb. 4-8
WHITEFORD The Whiteford Bobcats women’s basketball team had a solid win against the Summerfield Bulldogs 48-33 Feb. 5. It was a very physical match from beginning to end that the Whiteford women’s basketball team clinched in the fourth quarter against Whitmore Lake, winning 55-37 Feb. 8. BRITTON DEERFIELD It was a team effort that put…
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Hee-haw! Donkey basketball game raises funds for Whiteford After Prom
By Chad Hutchinson OTTAWA LAKE — Ottawa Lake and Summerfield firefighters as well as Whiteford and Summerfield school alumni battled on the Whiteford High School basketball court — on donkey-back — Saturday night, Feb. 9. Summerfield VFD won the winners’ round 10-8 in overtime; and Whiteford Alumni won the losers’ round 8-2. The event was…