Month: February 2013
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Results of second Sackrider autopsy awaited
By Melissa Burnor Investigators and prosecutors are still awaiting results of a second autopsy on the body of Catherine Sackrider, 59, as part of investigation into her death. Sackrider’s partially decomposed body was found Nov. 9 of last year behind an unused barn on Scott Highway in Palmyra Township by workers from Crop Production Services…
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Pair arrested in connection with pharmacy burglary
By Melissa Burnor A mother and son were arraigned in Lenawee County District Court last week on four felony counts each for their alleged involvement in the July 27, 2012, burglary of Schmidt and Sons Pharmacy. Tammy Hopkins, 40, and Jamie Lee Lawson, 21, both of Belleville were arraigned by video from the Lenawee County…
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Kevin Klump
Kevin P. Klump, 23, of Blissfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 in Kalamazoo, MI. Kevin was born on Aug. 12, 1989 in Toledo, the son of Norris and Robin (Kirby) Klump. He graduated from Blissfield High School in 2008, where he was a member of the 2007 State Runner-Up football team. Kevin…
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Ruby Klump
Ruby (Studer) Klump died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at the age of 97. She was born June 23, 1915, in Whitehouse, Ohio to Samuel and Arvadel (Fry) Studer Sr. After graduating from high school in 1933 at Whitehouse, Ohio she enrolled in the Toledo Hospital School of Nursing and graduated as a registered nurse…
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Stanley Brooks
Stanley Brooks, 69, of Blissfield passed away on Friday, February 8th at Hospice of Lenawee. Stanley was born on Aug. 6, 1943 in Ypsilanti, MI, the son of Raymond and Phyllis (Smith) Brooks. He served in the US Army in Vietnam from 1966-69, and worked as a truck driver, retiring in 2012 from Kenan Advantage…
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Weather forces some sports rescheduling
Games scheduled tonight (Friday, Feb. 8) for Blissfield men’s and women’s varsity basketball teams against Columbia Central have been postponed due to weather.It will be played tomorrow night at Columbia Central with the women’s game starting at 5:30 p.m. Britton Deerfield women’s basketball team’s game against Morenci is also postponed. As of this afternoon…
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Schreiber named 2013 Teacher of the Year by Vocal Music Assn.
By Chad Hutchinson Whiteford educator Todd Schreiber is no stranger to the stage, but in his 25th year with the district, the spotlight has been cast on Schreiber as the 2013 Teacher of the Year by the Michigan School Vocal Music Association. A graduate of Bowling Green State University with a bachelor’s degree in music…
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Blissfield varsity bowling: Jan. 21-Feb.1
It was the tale of two lanes for the Blissfield men’s and women’s bowling teams Thursday, Jan. 24 as they hosted the Hudson Tigers. The men’s team notched their first win of the season 23-7, while the women were edged by the Lady Tigers 16-14. The Blissfield women’s bowling team split a pair of contests…
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Blissfield wrestling: Jan. 21-Feb.2
The Blissfield Royals hit the home mat for the final time of the 2012-13 regular season Wednesday, Jan. 23. Blissfield split the meet with Hillsdale and Clinton. The Royals swatted the Hillsdale Hornets 45-30, but were topped by the Big Reds 54-28. The Blissfield varsity wrestling squad withstood the winter weather Saturday, Feb. 2 as…
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Men’s varsity basketball: Jan. 21-Feb. 1
WHITEFORD — The three-point shot appeared to put the Bobcats over the top as Whiteford’s men’s basketball team defeated the Morenci Bulldogs 69-62 on the road Jan. 22. The Whiteford Bobcats men’s basketball team defeated the Britton Deerfield Patriots 69-57 from the freethrow line Friday evening. BRITTON DEERFIELD — The Britton Deerfield Patriots once again saw…