Troy White carried the ball for Dundee, surrounded by Viking protection during the Summerfield game on Thursday, Aug. 28. Dundee won its first varsity game of the season. Story in our print edition.
Summerfield High School honored the memory of Marine Private First Class Juan Garza, an SHS graduate who was killed in Iraq on April 8, at the first football game of the season. T-shirts were sold, with the proceeds going to the Juan Garza Memorial Scholarship at SHS. Selling shirts on Thursday, Aug. 28 were: Melissa LaRocca, Ashley Goodin and Melissa Koraleski. See story in our print edition.
Summerfield Schools teachers who had taught Pfc. Juan Garza volunteered to carry this huge flag onto the field in his honor.
Ida Middle School’s marching band took part in the Ida Firemen’s Homecoming parade on Sunday, Aug. 31. More pictures inside.
Ida Firemen’s Homecoming festival was held last weekend, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 29-31. A zany bed race was held following the parade, on Lewis Avenue downtown. Pictured from left to right are the teams in the final heat: Ida Tavern, Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department and Tony’s Sons Plumbing and Heating, which squirted water. Tony’s Sons emerged the winner in this year’s race.
Construction workers were busy washing the new concrete in the future southbound lane of US-23 on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Melissa Begley, a paraprofessional, works in the new Dundee Middle School media center. The facility includes new chairs (which rock) and carpeting. It is the first time DMS has had its own media center. Full story on the DMS renovations in our print edition.
Photos from Past Weeks