Heather Newman on August 31st, 2009

A library program Wednesday morning might help parents prepare healthy meals for themselves and school lunches for the kids – for less cash.
That’s the idea behind “Healthy Eating on a Budget,” a program in partnership with Chelsea Community Hospital at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at McKune. Emily Nease, registered dietitian and mother of two, will present [...]

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Heather Newman on August 31st, 2009

Tonight at 6 p.m., a new piece of artwork will go up on the south wall of Merkel Furniture on Main Street.

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Heather Newman on August 30th, 2009

Hot off the presses (or out of the oven, maybe?), here are the complete results for Saturday’s one-mile Run for the Rolls race down Main Street.

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Heather Newman on August 30th, 2009

The Chelsea High School Bulldogs varsity football team pulled out a win against Ann Arbor Huron in the fourth quarter at the Big Day Prep Showdown at Eastern Michigan University last night.
Coach Brad Bush said the team was down a touchdown heading into the fourth quarter, but then scored two to win the game 35-29.
“We’ve [...]

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Heather Newman on August 29th, 2009

Chelsea Update caught up with several events before the fair parade – the Run for the Rolls, pet adoption clinic and Knights of Columbus chicken broil – then joined the crowds clapping and cheering for the parade itself. Did you miss any of the action? Take a look at two photo galleries!

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Heather Newman on August 28th, 2009

Fall raspberries have officially arrived!

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Heather Newman on August 28th, 2009

The Chelsea Community Kitchen, a local incubator and cooking area for professional and family chefs, is hosting a picnic Sunday for area residents to get a taste of what they’re cooking up.
The Chelsea Community Kitchen Tasting Picnic will be at Timbertown from 3-5 p.m. Sunday. Chelsea Update has written about the CCK before. For more [...]

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Heather Newman on August 28th, 2009

Rain, rain, go away, we need some DRY vegetables today… okay, maybe tomorrow. Here’s some what you’ll find (hopefully dry!) at the Chelsea Farmers Market downtown tomorrow from 8 a.m. to noon.
T.J. Farms is out Saturday, back again next Saturday.
Back 40 Acres will bring free range eggs, whole frozen pasture-raised chickens, and chicken livers, gizzards [...]

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Heather Newman on August 27th, 2009

Chelsea Update stopped by the Fair tonight, and despite a little rain, it was everything you love about our community fair.

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Heather Newman on August 27th, 2009

The Save the Livery Coalition, which is working to prevent the Downtown Development Authority from razing the back third of the old Longworth Plating complex, has a novel suggestion for what could happen to that part of the buildings: a home for the Great Lakes Zoo.

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