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2000: Matthew DeVooght, Chelsea Big Boy, $3.75 2001: Jeff Grau, Chelsea Big Boy, $4 2002: Matt DeVooght, Chelsea Big Boy, $4.50 2003: Joel Powers, North Face Farm, Jake and Anne Haas, $12.50 2004: Zach Hansen, Chelsea Big Boy, $2.25 2005: … Read more
2000: Valerie Schiller, Push Shows, $13.50 2001: Jared Powers, Staffan-Mitchell, Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home, $4.25 2002: Joel Powers, North Face Farm, Jacob Haas, $8.50 2003: Joel Powers, Dr. Greg Golladay, $5.25 2004: Hilary Herrst, North Face Farm, Jacob Haas, $8 2005: … Read more
As superintendent of the event, Mary Tobin says,”Ladies Day is a chance to hang out with your mom, your sisters, your aunts, and your friends, drink coffee, eat muffins, sit down and just laugh.” Plus, there will be some rockin’ … Read more
1970: M. J. Anderson, chairman of the Children’s Day activities for many years of the Chelsea Community Fair died, March 4 in Mesa, Ariz. 1971: A proposal to buy more land to be used to increase parking area discussed at … Read more
Another installment of the history of the Chelsea Community Fair, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and takes place from Aug. 21-25. 1950: Door Whitaker, Everett Van Riper, Paul Schaible and Reuben Lesser designated as a committee to investigate … Read more
According to a chronology supplied by Lloyd Grau, here is more fair history. 1937: Chelsea’s first Community Fair held Saturday, Nov. 13, 1937 in the high school gymnasium sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Chelsea and the Future Farmer Club … Read more
Here’s the second installment of the past history of the Chelsea Community Fair, which takes place this year from Aug. 21-Aug. 25 and will celebrate its 75th anniversary. 1891: Second annual fair of Chelsea Union Agricultural Society opened Tuesday, October, … Read more
Here’s a look back at the very early days of the Chelsea Community Fair from a chronology shared by Lloyd Grau. This year’s fair takes place Aug. 21-Aug. 25. 1872: First annual Fair of Northwestern Farmers Club of Washtenaw County … Read more
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On Thursday evening, Aug. 3, fair board members were hard at work preparing the grounds and buildings for the 75th edition of the Chelsea Community Fair. Each year, fair board members discuss ways to make the fair even better than … Read more
Let the 75th Annual Chelsea Community Fair judging begin — on Monday, Aug, 20, that is. The green barn will be closed all day as the numerous judges deliberate. They’ll choose the winners of hundreds of classes, such as top … Read more
(Publisher’s note: this is the first in an series of stories that will focus on the Chelsea Community Fair. ) Did you know that this year the Chelsea Community Fair marks its 75th anniversary? Led by Fair Board President Rick … Read more
Tiny. Littlefoot. Hearty. Piper. These are the names of just a few turtles that belong to the six members of The Turtle Club – a group of young ladies and best friends who created a special friendship club while students … Read more
As its publisher, I’d like to welcome you to the relaunch of ChelseaUpdate.com. This Chelsea-focused news site got its start with my neighbor, Heather Newman, who has entrusted me with “her baby” by letting me buy it and relaunch it … Read more