SERVICES
DAVE BECKER Plastering. New walls and ceilings plus patching. Free estimates. No job too small. 30 years experience 734-854-6474 5/15tfn
FRESH FLORAL arrangements for all occasions. Weddings and personalized sympathy designs a specialty! Call for a no obligation consultation. 517-486-1255. Barbara Abbenzeller, d.b.a. Olivia’s Garden, 415 S. Lane St., Blissfield. References available. Free village delivery. 1/15tfn
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
AVAILABLE JOBS AT LENAWEE ISD
Before/After School Childcare Provider
Bus Drivers
Director – IT
Interpreters for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Lenawee Great Start Administrative Assistant
School Psychologists
School Social Worker
Special Education Teachers (EI, CI)
Speech & Language Pathologists
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
FOR SALE
U-PICK Pumpkins All pumpkins $3 each. Schmidts Pumpkin Patch. 1270 Grosvenor. Open dawn to dusk. See us on Facebook. 517-206-3907. 10/22
LEGAL
State of Michigan
Probate Court
Lenawee County
Notice to Creditors
Decedent’s Estate
Case no. and Judge
2025-53698-de
425 N. Main Street
Adrian, MIchigan 49221
517-264-4614
Estate of
Patrick Henry Hinde
Date of Birth: 01/23/1947
TOO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Patrick Henry Hinde, died January 4, 2025. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Aaron J. Hinde, personal representative, or to both the probate court at 425 N. Main Street, Adrian, Michigan 49221 and the personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.
10/13/2025
J. Henry Lievens
P63677
8113 Secor Road, PO Box 425
Lambertville, Michigan 48144
734-854-3881
Aaron J. Hinde
406 Mount Vernon Drive
Blissfield, Michigan 49228
517-673-6029 (128)
NOTICE
Township of Blissfield
177 West Brooke Lane
Blissfield, MI 49228
October 14, 2025
@ 7:00 PM
Regular Meeting Synopsis
October 14, 2025 Regular Meeting @ 7:00 PM.
Meeting called to order by Supervisor Dickerson at the Blissfield Township Hall 177 West Brooke Lane.
All members present.
Audience attendance 4.
Time was allotted for public comment.
The September 9, 2025 minutes of the Regular Meeting, October 7, 2025 Special Meeting minutes were approved, as presented, as well as, all other reports.
Approval was granted for a title search of Crane and Spiegel Cemeteries for the past 40 years, per legal counsel, not to exceed $400.00.
Approval was granted for PA 116 applications on four different properties belonging to Benjamin J. Iott.
Approval was granted to Tammy Wynn, treasurer, to purchase a larger tax drop off box not to exceed $100.00.
By resolution, the township board approved amending the General Fund expenditure budget 2025-2026.
The next Regular Meeting of Township of Blissfield will be Wednesday November 12, 2025 @ 7:00 PM @ Township Hall.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:38 PM.
Complete Minutes of these or other Blissfield Township Meetings may be obtained from Diann Paul-Warner 177 West Brooke Lane Blissfield, Michigan 49228. Approved minutes can be viewed on our website at
www.blissfieldtownship.com
Draft respectfully submitted,
Diann Paul-Warner
Clerk (216)
NOTICE
Palmyra Township Board
October 14, 2025 Regular Meeting
-Synopsis-
October 14, 2025 Regular Meeting
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm at the Palmyra Township Hall at 6490 Palmyra Rd.
Present: Dave Pixley, Angie Koester, Mark Crane, Steve Papenhagen, & Christine Whited
Absent: None
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: Meredith reported that the Township’s governmental funds are in excellent shape. Supervisor Pixley reported that he and Clerk Whited met with the EPA to discuss the development of a plan for the Man-Nor Farms water system. Supervisor Pixley reported that EGLE has begun drilling eleven remediation wells and three monitoring wells on the property that was once owned by Lenawee Oil and Fuel.
Unfinished Business: Approval to allow Supervisor Pixley to sign the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System agreement which will allow the Palmyra Township Fire Department to participate in the interlocal agreement. The 2045 Master Plan Maps discussion is postponed until the November 11, 2025, Regular Meeting. PC chairman John Turpening presented to the Board the amended renewable energy overlay map. The Employee Handbook discussion is postponed until the November 11, 2025, Regular Meeting. The Fireworks Policy discussion is postponed until the November 11, 2025, Regular Meeting. Township IDs discussion is postponed until the November 11, 2025, Regular Meeting. The bids for the cemetery fence were discussed. Approval for Supervisor Pixley to sign the Community Host Agreement and send it to RWE. EMS billing was discussed. The bids for the PFD new fire station building were discussed. The PFD Discipline Policy is postponed until the November 11, 2025, Regular Meeting.
New Business: Approval to open the Delinquent Water/Sewer Fee Collections Public Hearing at 9:11 pm. There was no pubic comment during the hearing. Approval to close the pubic hearing at 9:14 pm. Approval to adopt the Resolution to Collect Delinquent Water & Sewer Charges. The Board reviewed the Township brochure insert. The November 18, 2025 Legislative Dinner was discussed. Approval for Clerk Whited to cancel the phone service of the Code Enforcement Officer. Approval to send the Solar Energy Ordinance to Mike Homier for the purpose of reviewing and editing/adding decommissioning, escrow, application process, and application fee language. Approval to allow the Lenawee County Drain Commission to replace the riser pipes with schedule 80 PVC pipes at a cost of $20,000. Approval to cancel the Rose Pest Solutions contract and accept the Frame’s Pest Control contract. Approval to decrease the number of PFD captain positions from four to three. Approval to allow Chief Paul Rohlan to purchase three sets of turnout gear from Axes and Irons at a cost of $11,111.49.
Approval to pay all PFD & Township bills.
Meeting adjourned at 10:05 pm.
Next regular meeting will be held November 11, 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. (508)
NOTICE
Riga Township Board
7817 Riga Hwy, PO Box 25, Riga, MI 49276
517-486-4260
October 30, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Kastel, Thompson, Gust, Delgado, LaMontaine.
Absent: None
Items approved:
• Closed Public Hearing for Delinquent Water and Sewer Assessments
• Minutes of September 8 and September 15, 2025 as presented
• Treasurer’s Report
• Delinquent water and sewer usage and unpaid hook-ups exceeding $350 added to 2025 Winter Tax as a special assessment
• Table motion to vote on proposed ZFS, Riga Community Participation until the special meeting
• Enrollment of Nickolas Klemm in Fire Fighter 1 and 2 class at Onsted for $750.00
• Payment of bills: Fire Operating checks 3614-3632 totaling $8,743.05 and General Fund checks 13898-13928 totaling $21,247.38.
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. (163)
NOTICE
RIGA TOWNSHIP
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE: A special meeting of the Riga Township Zoning Board of Appeals will have a hearing on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Riga Municipal Building Board Room at 7817 Riga Hwy regarding the variance requests from David Fehr for property located at 14438 E Horton Rd, Riga, MI 49276 and from Mark Ostrander for the property located at 14488 Bierman Rd, Riga, MI 49276. A variance to the Zoning Ordinance has been requested from both parties to allow for the properties to be exempt from 10.04.03 and 10.04.02 respectively of the Riga Township Zoning Ordinance. Comments may be submitted in writing to the
clerk at PO Box 25, Riga MI 49276 or by email to
rigaclerk@gmail.com no later than November 10, 2025 at 5 p.m.
Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services who are planning to attend the meeting should notify the Clerk, Natalie Thompson at
(517) 486-4929 within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.