UPDATED: Dexter Lions Raise Money for Visually Impaired

Members of the Dexter Lions Club will hit the streets this weekend for the annual White Cane fundraiser.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Terry Walters is not the president of the Dexter Lions Club, as previously stated. While many people will undoubtedly hit the road this Memorial Day weekend to mark the unofficial start of summer, the Dexter Lions Club is hoping that its annual White Cane fundraiser will also receive a boost with foot traffic. The White Cane Days fundraising drive is this Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26. The event is part of a worldwide campaign to fight blindness. The campaign started in 1925 when the Lions Clubs International took up a challenge by blind advocate Helen Keller. She called for the Lions to become “knights of the blind against darkness” by caring for the visually impaired. …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 23

Here is a look at what's going on today around the Dexter area.

The daily 5 has your weather forecast, gas prices, and some suggestions on how to spend today. 1. The weather The National Weather Service predicts  sunny skies, with a high near 76 degrees today. Wednesday night it will be mostly clear, with a low around 55 degrees. 2. Mill Creek Middle School Parent Coffee Hour Parents are invited to attend a coffee hour with administration each month. Meetings will alternate between morning and evenings. Today's meeting is from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Mill Creek Middle School. 3. Beer Tasting and Silent Auction A silent auction fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation will take place at the Arbor Brewing Company today at 5:30 p.m. This year, a beer tasting and appetizers will accompany the usual silent …

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Dexter High School Misses Mark in Newsweek, U.S. News 'Best Schools' Rankings

Dexter was left off of the nation's top 1,000 high schools list, while Chelsea and Saline saw gains in the annual study.

The results of a 2012 study by U.S. News and World Report naming the best high schools across the country are in, and Dexter High School (DHS) did not make the cut. The yearly rankings are based on student proficiency scores for standardized tests, the performance of economically disadvantaged students in a school district compared to average students' performance, and college-readiness performance, which was measured using Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data as the benchmarks for success. Researchers analyzed 21,776 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The report shows 83 percent of DHS students are proficient in reading, while 75 percent are proficient in math. The school was given an …

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Barbara Read

12:12 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012

This is an excellent article. I agree that there are many good things about the Dexter high school. We have been particularly pleased with the sports programs and coaches. But at the end of the day, school is about education and that has to be the the top priority.   more ›

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Dan Rather Gives Message to Journalists: 'Don't be Afraid to Ask the Hard Questions'

The former CBS News anchorman spoke at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor on Monday to promote his new book.

It's said you are not supposed to meet your heroes. But in the case of Dan Rather, I decided to chance it. After all, how often do you have the opportunity to shake hands with one of American journalism's iconic reporters? Monday night I did just that, as Rather, the former anchor and managing editor for CBS News for more than 20 years, gave a talk at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor to promote his new book, "Rather Outspoken." It was no surprise that Rather spent the better half of his hour and a half presentation retelling stories about his career highlights at CBS, much of which are detailed in the book. From the battlefields of the Vietnam War to aggressively pursuing the Nixon administration during the Watergate scandal in the 1970s…

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 22

Here is a look at what's going on today around the Dexter area.

The daily 5 has your weather forecast, gas prices, and some suggestions on how to spend today. 1. The weather The National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny skies today, with a high near 70 degrees. Tuesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 49 degrees. 2. Dexter Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner The Dexter Area Chamber of Commerce will present community awards to buisnesses that were unable to attend the chamber's awards banquet on March 15 due to the Dexter tornado. The event will take place at Aubree's today at 5:30 p.m. Attendance is free to all members that RSVP'd and paid for the initial annual dinner, and $10 for the public. Appetizers and a cash bar will be provided. 3. Creekside Band Spring Concert Students at …

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Washtenaw Intermediate School District Moving Dexter Location to Former Cottage Inn Building

The district will use the 3,500 square foot building as classroom space for its Young Adult Special Education Services.

Dexter Lacrosse Players Sign Commitment to State Colleges

Six Dexter High School seniors were accepted to lacrosse programs at the collegiate level for the 2012 school year.

The halls of Dexter High School were buzzing last week, as six members of the school's lacrosse program signed letters of intent to play ball at the collegiate level for the 2012-2013 school year. Seniors included Ian Wiesenberg and Andrew McDonagh, who will play for Guilford University in Greensboro, N.C.; Micheal Spuller, who will play for University of Detroit Mercy; Patrick Rogers, who will play for Hendrix University in Little Rock, Ark.; Hunter Hook, who signed with Liberty University in Lynchburg, V.A.; and Jacob Waldrup, who signed with Adrian College. "Today is a very proud day for these boys and for me personally as a coach," Brian Callanan said. "This is a testament to why I coach. To watch these young men come into something …

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