SERVICES
DAVE BECKER Plastering. New walls and ceilings plus patching. Free estimates. No job too small. 30 years experience 734-854-6474 5/15tfn
THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING! Call us for all your floral needs! Centerpieces, grave blankets and pillows, floral designs with cardinals and other woodland creatures! Personalized sympathy arrangements. Barbara Abbenzeller, d.b.a. Olivia’s Garden. 415 S. Lane St., Blissfield. Call or text 517-486-1255 (cell #). ALWAYS FREE VILLAGE DELIVERY! 11/5tfn
Some Assembly required. Will assemble gifts, toys, furniture. Whatever you don’t have time to. 517-960-7356 for estimate. 11/26
LODGING
H.D. Ellis Inn Bed and Breakfast 415 W. Adrian St. Blissfield, MI. Call 517-486-3155. Are relatives, friends or business associates coming to visit? Need a home away from home for an extended stay? All rooms include private baths, TV, wifi and a full breakfast. 6/7tfn
HELP WANTED
Senior Man in Riga/Ottawa Lake area with limited mobility looking for a nursing student or caregiver to help with lunch prep, light housekeeping, range of motion exercises, and help with everyday tasks. Needed MWF afternoons. Please contact 419-351-1614. 11/19
AVAILABLE JOBS AT LENAWEE ISD
Before & After School Childcare Provider
Bus Drivers
Custodian
Early College Director
Interpreters for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
School Psychologists
Special Education Teachers (EI, CI)
Speech & Language Pathologists
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Please visit the Lenawee ISD website at www.lisd.us for more information. Background checks will be
conducted. The Lenawee Intermediate School District (LISD) Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including sexual orientation or gender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, “Protected Classes”), in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. For more details including policies and contact information please visit the following: www.lisd.us/eoe
NOTICE
Riga Township Board
7817 Riga Hwy,
PO Box 25, Riga, MI 49276
517-486-4260
November 10, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Kastel, Thompson, Gust, Delgado, LaMontaine.
Absent: None
Items approved:
• Minutes of October 13 and October 20, 2025 as presented
• Treasurer’s Report
• Katy Gust will roll the maturing Fire Operating CD to a six month CD
• Delinquent water and sewer usage and unpaid hook-ups exceeding $350 added to 2025 Winter Tax as a special assessment
• Resolution 2025-9, A Partial Termination from PA 116 for Mark Ostrander
• Payment of bills: Fire Operating checks 3633-3665 totaling $16,387.66 and General Fund checks 13929-13960 totaling $20,929.49.
Meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Natalie Thompson, Clerk
Gary Kastel, Supervisor
Meeting information as well as copies of complete meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, resolutions, ordinances and budget available upon request from the Township Clerk or online at www.rigatownship.com. (149)
NOTICE
Palmyra Township Board
November 11, 2025 Regular Meeting
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November 11, 2025 Regular Meeting
Meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. at the Palmyra Township Hall at 6490 Palmyra Rd.
Present: Dave Pixley, Mark Crane, Steve Papenhagen, & Christine Whited
Absent: Angie Koester
Audience Attendance: 7
Agenda approved as presented.
Time was allotted for public comment.
The October 14, 2025 Regular Meeting minutes were approved as well all reports.
Communications: Supervisor Pixley reported that he attended a meeting last week that included 15 individual from EGLE and the EPA. They discussed possible negotiations with potential sources of water. Also discussed was financial assistance and technical assistance. Supervisor Pixley reported that EGLE has completed the installation of the eleven remediation wells and the three monitoring wells on the property that was once owned by Adrian Oil Burner Co. (currently Level – One Swimming Pools).
Unfinished Business: Supervisor Pixley reported that he and the Planning Commission Chair John Turpening had decided that the maps that are currently on file will be added to the 2045 Master Plan. Planning Commission Chairman John Turpening and Supervisor Pixley will be working on updating the zoning map during the winter months. Approval to eliminate for consideration the PFD building bid submitted by Elgin. Approval to eliminate for consideration the PFD building bid submitted by Toledo Barn. The Employee Handbook discussion is postponed until the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting. The Fireworks Policy discussion is postponed until the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting. Township IDs discussion is postponed until the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting. The PFD Officer Election will be held on Sunday, December 9, 2025, 8:30 am, at the PFD Fire Station. The PFD Discipline Policy is postponed until the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting.
New Business: Approval to appoint Judy Marcus, Deborah Deseranno, and Brenda Reyome as members of the Cemetery Commission. Approval to allow the Treasurer to move the CD funds into a money market account.
Approval to pay all PFD & Township bills. Meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m.
Next regular meeting will be held December 9, 2025.
Complete Minutes of these or any other Palmyra Township meeting may be obtained from Christine Whited, 6490 Palmyra Rd., Palmyra, MI 49268. Approved minutes can be viewed on our website at www.palmyratownship.net. (377)
NOTICE
Township of Blissfield
177 West Brooke Lane
Blissfield, Michigan 49228
November 12, 2025
@ 7:00 P.M.
Regular meeting called to order by Supervisor Dickerson @ 7:00 P.M.
All members present.
An amended agenda was approved.
No public comment.
October 14, 2025 minutes were approved.
Discussion of surveying Crane and Spiegel was tabled until survey bids are returned to Township.
Regular Township Board meetings will be scheduled for the third Tuesday of the month beginning January 2026.
Proposed meeting dates for the Planning Commission were accepted for 2026.
Holiday schedule for the Township of Blissfield was accepted. The Township will be closed all federal holidays. The Township will be closed for regular business on election days August 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026.
Supervisor Dickerson will sign letter to legislators regarding 2026 Revenue Sharing.
Discussion for removing remaining fence from Pleasant View Cemetery was tabled until spring of 2026.
All Fire Fund Bills and Payroll, General Fund Bills and Payroll, and Road Commission Fund Bills were approved for payment.
Meeting adjourned at 8:49 P.M.
Complete minutes of these and other Township of Blissfield Meetings maybe obtained from Diann Paul-Warner 177 West Brooke Lane Blissfield, Michigan 49228. Approved minutes can be viewed on our website at www.blisffieldtownsip.com
Draft respectfully submitted,
Diann Paul-Warner,
Clerk (211)