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Dexter Dazes Paup wants to expand fest

By Sean Dalton
Heritage Media

Dexter Daze 2013 will be spreading its wings a bit next summer if new Dexter Daze Committee Chairperson Thomas Paup has his say. Actually hes looking for input from as many members of the Dexter community as possible in order to reshape and evolve the festival. This summer brings the 41st version of Dexter Daze. Its put on in Dexter by people from Dexter for Dexter, so were looking for as much feedback as possible, said Paup, who has operated Upstream Investments on Main Street since 2008. Some changes that are planned already include closure of Jeffords Street along the newly built Mill

Thomas Paup stands in front of Mill Creek Park, which will be included as part of the Dexter Daze venue in 2013. Creek Park in order to spread the event out across the downtown, providing more room for entertainment, booths and inclusion of the park. What were planning on doing

is to expand the venue beyond Monument Park and include more of the downtown area, Paup said. Specifically what were looking to do this year is close off a portion of Jeffords running along Mill Creek in order to put more entertainment and booths there for kids and adults. Until now many visitors to Dexter Daze have wandered to the clock on Broad and Main, turned around and went back to Monument Park for the entertainment and the beer tent, leaving much of the villages downtown excluded from Dexter Daze foot traffic. We want to have more businesses involved downtown, so the hardware store, the pub, and more will hopefully be active in that and
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First-graders art published in national magazine

By Kathleen Murphy
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appears on the Spiders Corner page of the January 2013 issue and on harlotte Bruderly the magazines website: is only 7 years old, www.spidermagkids.com. but her art has Elise said Charlotte has already been pubsubscribed to Spider for lished in a nationabout a year, and regularal magazine. ly submits art and writing Charlotte, to the magazine. daughter of There are difElise and ferent things Michael every month Bruderly they ask the of Dexter, kids to do, Elise submitted said. Theyre her original st the end of artwork titled every issue and Dancers she always does to Spider Charlotte Bruderly them. magazine. The Elise said literary magaCharlotte, who zine, aimed at children also has a twin brother ages 6-9, had requested in Owen, creates the submisSeptember readers submit sion without help. She original art about someinitiates it all on her own thing that inspires them. brings it to me to mail. Charlottes picture Charlotte, who is a first-

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This is Charlotte Bruderlys art called Dancers which is featured in the national childrens literary magazine, Spider. grade student at Bates Elementary School Dexter, is a creative person, her mom said. Shes always been artsy. She always enjoyed arts and crafts and shes very creative. The Bruderlys found out about Charlottes selection to the magazine through a postcard sent in the mail. She was thrilled, Elise said. Its been fun. They asked us who the local paper was, Elise said. We subscribe to The Leader. Elise and Michael moved to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan and stayed in the area. With grandparents out of state, Elise said they had to go to Nicolas Books in Ann Arbor to find extra copies of Spider to send to family. Were happy for her. Its been a lot of fun and shes excited, Elise said. It just spurs a desire to read when you can participate in what you are reading. Kathleen Murphy is the editor of The Chelsea Standard and Dexter Leader. Call (734) 4297380, kmurphy@heritage. com or on Twitter at @kathleeneditor.

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Birds of prey, maple syrup on tap at Hudson Mills

Hudson Mills Metropark near Dexter is offering two interpretive events in February. The first event is called Live! Birds of Prey on Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. in the Activity Center. Live birds of prey from the Howell Nature Center will be at Hudson Mills for a Lords of the Sky The Exciting World of Birds of Prey. There will be discussions on the different types of birds of prey, their characteristics and importance to the environment. Howell Nature Center will bring live hawks, owls, falcons, vultures and a bald eagle which are currently in their care and are comfortable being viewed. The birds of prey event is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Preregistration is required. The weekend of Feb. 23 and 24 features a presentation called Journey to the Sugar Bush. The times each day are 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon at the Activity Center. Participants will take a journey to the sugar bush on a guided tour. Travel back in time and experience how maple syrup has been made over the years. There also may be a chance to tap a tree. Particpants will enjoy an all you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast. The fee for the guided tour is $3 per person. The pancake breakfast is $5.50 per adult and $3.50 per child. Breakfast is served from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Preregistration is required. For additional information or to register for programs at the Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, call (734) 426-8211. People with special accessibility needs or who have limited English proficiency, should contact the park facility at least 72 hours in advance of your visit. A Metroparks vehicle entry permit is required to enter and is $25 annually for regular admission, $15 annually for seniors or $5 daily. Get more at www.metroparks.com or by calling 1-800-47-PARKS.

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