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65th reunion of the Chelsea High School Class of 1948

Members of the Chelsea High School Class of 1948 gathered for dinner at The Breakaway Restaurant on Saturday, June 22 to celebrate their 65th anniversary. From the class (from left to right front row) Paul Bollinger, Dave Longworth, Pat (Hopper) … Read more

Ham radio operators come together for annual Field Day

Members of  Chelsea ARC, the Chelsea ham radio club, spent Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, inside the Palmer Auto Sales building participating in the ARRL Field Day, a 24-hour Amateur Radio event joining thousands of other radio operators across the … Read more

DDA discusses future of Palmer lot following purchase

Following the Chelsea Downtown Development Authority‘s (DDA) unanimous decision to purchase the Palmer lot for $750,000 in May, the next step is to decide what will go there and what kind of buffer strip improvement will be placed between the … Read more

In the ER: what to do if you’re stung by a bee

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Barry Nemon, director of the Chelsea Hospital Emergency Room, for the information in this column.) Well, it’s officially summer and as Director of the ER, it’s time to talk about some of the more … Read more

Showy Lady’s-slipper, queen of our native orchids

  (Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information in this column.) It is fitting that the scientific species name for the showy lady’s-slipper is reginae, which means queen in Latin … Read more

WWRA: How long does it take for stuff to decompose?

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority and Laura Scriven for the information in this column.) It’s our responsibility. We (as residents of the planet) have a responsibility not only to those around us, but also to … Read more