CHESANING
– The Chesaning Union Schools Board of Education held a special meeting Oct. 26 inside the school media center (a.k.a. the high school library) to discuss the proposed agreement for Chesaning Public Library’s request to use the school district’s boundaries for the purpose of establishing a district library. More...
CHESANING
– From her office in the Chesaning Public Library, Erin Schmandt has the perfect view of the rock rapids that were constructed in the Shiawassee River next to Cole Park last summer. More...
Welcome to the 2009 fall flu season. Several schools in the region had already closed for health reasons. Locally, Montrose has been the only school to close thus far. The Montrose school district sustained the highest percentage of absentees, with 25 percent, while the Chesaning school district reported only eight percent absent. Within the past two weeks, St. More...
CHESANING
– The Chesaning Area Historical Society is pleased to announce that Historic Bridge Restoration expert Vern Mesler, Lansing, and Chesaning’s own Shiawassee River dam historian Jim Shooltz (former owner of the Chesaning IGA) will be addressing the public at the Peet Community Center on Nov. 9, starting at 6:30 p.m. More...
DDA TAKING BIDS FOR LIGHT POLES
– The Chesaning Downtown Development Authority is taking sealed bids for the four streetlight poles that were on the M-57 bridge over the Shiawassee River. Bids will be opened at the DDA meeting held on Wednesday, Nov. 11. A reserve is in place. Bids should be sent to the Chesaning Village Office, Attention: DDA, 1100 W. More...
DILLON DEAN
KAPTEYN
was born on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 to Bethany (Keeler) and Fredric Kapteyn, of Bay City. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 18 and one-half inches long. More...
FRASER
– It was an offensive shootout but New Lothrop’s defense came up big when it had to in the second half to win its playoff opener, 56- 33, over Sterling Heights Parkway Christian last Friday at Fraser High School. More...
SAGINAW
– Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square officials have announced the zoo has earned Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) accreditation. The accreditation puts the local zoo on par with 221 accredited facilities nationwide. Only four other Michigan zoos are AZA accredited. More...
A historic look at Chesaning’s dam & bridge