The Weekly Roundup
Top stories and articles from this week made convenient
Seasonal events coming to Clinton and Tecumseh | The Daily Telegram
Northeastern Lenawee County is preparing for three high-attendance festivals in the next few weeks. The 42nd Clinton Fall Festival is Sept. 25-27 and two weeks later, the 22nd Appleumpkin Festival takes over downtown Tecumseh, while the 37th Kapnick Apple Festival returns to Raisin Township on Oct. 10-11.
Siena Heights Nursing Program recognized | The Daily Telegram
Siena Heights University’s nursing program was the recipient of the Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
The awards program recognizes the work of AACN member schools to “re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change,” according to a news release. SHU earned the honor in the small schools category.
Chaloner’s a downtown Adrian staple for 141 years | The Daily Telegram
In 1874, a shoemaker from England opened a newsstand, tobacco and confectionary shop at 108 W. Maumee St. in downtown Adrian. Three generations of his family ran Chaloner and Co. for more than 100 years.Chaloner’s is now closing, and the property is for sale.
Charles A. Chaloner also sold fresh fruit and vegetables from the store, while keeping his shoemaking business as a sideline. His son, William H., and his wife, Mary (Voorhees), Chaloner ran the store and then turned it over to a third generation of Chaloners.
Chomp set to open in downtown Adrian within two months | Visit them on Facebook
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n the next two months, downtown Adrian will have a new hot spot for craft beer and burgers.
Chomp is aiming to open in two months, and if you can wait until then— follow them on Facebook! They’re regularly updating their progress on their new home, which rebuilt and developed an old gas station in the downtown.
Eleven site selectors visit the Greater Ann Arbor Region
Why are we part of the Greater Ann Arbor Region partnership? For opportunities like this. On September 18, 2015, we spent the day as a group hosting 11 site selectors and showing off some of the region’s best assets. But the highlight of our day is the chance to sit together and tell them how great our local talent is. Thank you to so many area leaders for coming together to answer questions and share experiences.
Do you see any familiar faces in the picture above? Along with county economic development representatives we have Doug Rothwell, President and CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan; Cynthia Wilbanks, Vice President of Government Relations at University of Michigan; and Dean McCann, President of Metcan Industrial Corporation in Adrian.
Lenawee Now earns top marketing award for Community Book
For the second year in a row, Lenawee Now received a top state marketing award presented by the Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA). The community book will be distributed locally to business partners and hotels, as well as regionally at tourist centers. A digital version also can be found at Lenawee Now’s website at www.lenaweenow.org/communitybook.