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Health Watch

News 9-10
Entertainment 9

Sean Dalton
seanwelovedexter@gmail.com

Staff

From Dexter

FEATURE:
Sheppard Hut

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FEATURE:
All Star Lineup

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FEATURE:
Into the Wilderness

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We Remember

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We Love Dexter

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HealthWatch

By Dexter Wellness Center staff

ll of Dexter is invited to join Dr. Kathryn Harmes at the Dexter

Wellness Center THIS THURSDAY as she presents evidence
based finding on the nature of vaccines. This FREE event is
open to the public, but space is limited, so call 734-580-2500 to reserve
your seat. The Truth of Vaccines will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
August 27 with a Question - Answer session concluding the workshop.
Interested in learning more about health and wellness? Great! The
Dexter Wellness Center strives to provide our community with a variety
of recreational programming in addition to our general membership
offerings. These Community Programs may include educational
workshops ranging from healthy eating habits to how to maintain
flexibility as the body ages. All workshops are intended to provide the
best professional advice to the broad range of questions and interests
important to the people of Dexter.
Our speakers come from a wide range of backgrounds which include
professional athletes, doctors, dieticians, physical therapists, and even
Santa Clause makes a scheduled visit for the children and family. These
workshops are open to anyone interested no membership at the
Wellness Centers is required. As an added bonus, the workshops are
routinely free of charge to all who register!
If youre looking to increase your involvement from educational
workshops to all out active participation, be sure to check-out the
fitness offerings section of the Community Program guide. We have age
specific fitness programs for both youth and adults. Youth fitness classes
include:
Parent/Toddler yoga Adventure\ class is more than just a yoga class.
Yogi Rhonda incorporates props, stories, music, and encourages the

use of imagination to expose children to fitness in a way that provides

joy and laughter and a chance to experience fitness with mom or dad.
Fit Kids! is a class is geared toward children ages 6-8 years old who
want more gym class or need more structured time to get moving.
It introduces a variety of new exercises equipment such as the Bosu
Ball and Swiss Balls in a fun, safe environment.
Boot Camp 4 Kids is a step up from Fit Kids! in both age and energy.
9-11 years old participants learn proper form for age appropriate
exercises. Body weight exercises and fitness equipment are used to
increase strength and ability in this non-stop class!
A rapidly growing aspect of Dexter Wellness Centers Youth
programming is Children and Adult Special Needs Movement
Classes taught by Yogi Rhonda. These Saturday classes provide age
and ability appropriate dance/movement classes that supports fun
exposure to fitness in a relaxed and supportive setting.
Adults programs are no less exciting. Get a taste of Tai Chi with an
introductory class taught by a skilled instructor with years of Tai Chi
and Wushu experience.
Let our running coaches help you kick-up your race preparation or
walk you through the basics of training for your first 5k.Prepare for the
Dexter Turkey Trot is a sport specific fitness program running this fall.
If you are looking for a new and unique way to challenge your body
consider Pilates/TRX Fusion.
There are many, many more opportunities for the Dexter community
to get active at the Dexter Wellness Center. Call the Dexter Wellness
Center at 734-580-2500 to learn more or register.

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News
Entertainment

Jay Howe of Divergent Brewing Company

introduced himself to the Planning
Commission, Dec. 7 during non-arranged
public comment time. Howe wants to open a
nanobrewery of about 1,000 to 1,500 square
feet at 8080 Grand St., in an industrial area.
We are not currently in business
somewhere else, Howe said. We are a new
business.
The company wants start a brewery that
will produce 750 ml-size bottles of beer, but
will likely need some help from the city in

There wouldnt be a chain of distribution

trucks.
Planning Commission Chairman Matt
Kowalski said it was nice to meet Howe, and
suggested working with Aniol on zoning
questions.
Aniol said the timing couldnt be better
since the commission is working on updating
the zoning ordinances.
This is a use weve talked about before,
Aniol said. Its not in the commercial district.
That means at this time, the brewery

How we are going to bring this type of small

industry that a retail component to it, how are we
going to bring this back into the downtown.
Michelle Aniol

regard to zoning to pull it off. The property is

zoned village commercial, but the prospective
company is having trouble fitting into one of
the permitted or special uses.
Theres not language for breweries,
Howe said. Community Development
Manager Michelle Aniol said that included
microbreweries and brewpubs.
The function of the brewery would be
primarily production, although there would be
a small tasting room. The tasting room would
be similar to the tasting room at the Cider Mill
across town, Howe said.
Howe said Aniol has advised it would be
best if the brewery could have some seating,
but the the brewery would be self-distribution
meaning the owners could deliver beer
directly to local grocery stores.
Because we are so small, Howe said.

wouldnt be allowed in the commercial

district, only in the industrial district, Aniol
said. The small size of the operation should be
a mitigating factor and the commission needs
to do something about it, she said.
How we are going to bring this type of
small industry that a retail component to
it, how are we going to bring this back into
the downtown, Aniol said, noting a similar
circumstance existed when the Jolly Pumpkin
started.
We are much smaller, Howe said.
Aniol said the Jolly Pumpkin probably
didnt enjoy zoning compliance.
The proposed business would be an
production facility downtown, while Northern
United Brewing is a bar in an industrial
section, Aniol said.

Tony Walton is a big deal on Broadway and

hes also the inspiration for Disneys Winnie
the Pooh.
Thanks to also being close friends of the
Encores Dan Cooney and Jessica Grov, he
will be coming to Dexter to work with the
Encore Musical Theatre Company on a show
while being a temporary resident of Dexter for
four weeks.
Its not often a man with slew of wins and
nominations for Oscars, Tonys, BAFTAs, and
Emmys comes to town.
He came to see Into the Woods because
he loves Jessica and he loved the show, said
Encore Marketing and Development Director
Chuck Colby. We were hanging out in the
VIP room after the show closing weekend and
he asked Dan if he was going to ask him to
come direct a show.
Colby said that the Encore team isnt
ashamed to admit that they stammered out an
overly loud and enthusiastic yes!
Walton will be guest director My Fair
Lady, which runs from August 4 to 28.
It replaces Kiss Me Kate, which was the
previously planned production for that part of
the current Encore season.
This production scheduling shuffle also
involves Assassins moving to the June 8 to
July 3 season slot.
Colby promised that Waltons involvement
is capable of bringing any show he is working
on to new heights of excellence.

News

Sidewalk Talk for Island Hills

For the residents of the 59
homes in the Island Hills Estates
subdivision in Dexter Township,
500 feet of sidewalk along the
south-facing side of Island
Lake Road from Jessica Lane
to Katherine Way would give
the neighborhoods pedestrians
much more safety when walking
or biking into the nearby Dexter
downtown.
Island Hills Estate
representative Eric Connell
presented his neighborhoods case
for the sidewalk construction,
which has already received
$22,000 in financial commitment
from the Dexter Wellness
Coalition.
Two Washtenaw County Road
Commission recommended
contractors have provided bids
to the neighborhood group led
by Connell in the amounts of
$22,000 and $30,000, which leaves

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a $6,000 funding gap that the

group asked Dexter Townships
Board of Trustees to cover earlier
this week.
What Im most interested in
is the safety aspect of it, Connell
said. My wife was a runner
back before I was, and shes had
some incidents on Island Lake
Road (along the stretch between
Jessica and Katherine). Theres no
shoulder on the road (and) the
line on the edge goes directly to
grass and kind of a berm.
Connells wife and other
residents have had many near
misses with traffic on Island
Lake Road, which is a 55 mph
roadway. The 500 foot sidewalk
would connect with the existing
sidewalk that was built when
the Cedars of Dexter was
constructed,
providing safe
pedestrian

passage to Westridge and the

Border-to-Border Trail.
Connell referred to this project
as a first step when the topic
of further sidewalk requests
and sidewalk expansion in
general came up in the meeting
discussion.
Once people see a sidewalk
being built they will probably be
excited and ask us how we did it,
he said. There is an additional
1,500 feet in front of our
neighborhood that isnt going to
be connected, so in order to get to
Stoney Field theres another 2,500
feet or half mill of sidewalk to get
to Wylie Road. Theres still quite
a gap there which is why were
tackling this small project first.
The neighbors would consider
a special assessment at that time

for more significant expansions

north and south from Island Hills
Estates, Connell said.
I certainly understand the
can of worms comment and once
this is built people will probably
ask How did that get done? he
added.
Ceo reiterated that she would
need to see the association
get more financial skin in the
game before she would support
appropriating 2016-2017 funding
to the project.
Rider responded that while
the community at large beyond
the 59 homeowners in Island
Hills Estates, he too would like
to see either the residents or the
association bridge any remaining
gap in project funding.
Lesser said that if each of the
59 homes found $100 to spare
theyd collectively close the
$6,000 gap without any need for a
government or non-government
agency to put forward any funds.
The Island Hills Estates
residents projected in their
project summary document that
the expected build time for the
sidewalk is sometime during the
2016 calendar year, despite there
being much work still to be done
on the projects pre-planning
phase.

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Sheppard Hut
V

ictoria Schon stretches out on the daybed

with a book in her hand, a smile on her face
and natures radio playing in her ears. With
the windows slightly cracked, the Dutch-door open
and the sun providing plenty of warm light inside
her customized Blackdown Shepherd Hut, Schon has
walked into a completely different world just a few
steps from her Dexter home.
Her Blackdown Shepherd Hut is tucked in the
corner of her Dexter property nestled up against a
wetlands area offering a sea of green backdrop that
only Mother Nature could create. The beautifully
handcrafted 14 x 7.5 foot hut was designed and built
by highly skilled artisans in both England and the
United States, all of whom are well-versed in the rich
heritage and exquisite craftsmanship long practiced
in England.
Built on a beautifully handcrafted solid oak rolling
chassis, each shepherd hut is constructed with timehonored quality and premium building materials,
finishes and construction processes with the refined
sensibilities of the Victorian era. But its the feeling

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one gets experiencing these pieces of art that really

captured Schons heart and soul and then her passion
to share that feeling with others.
Its such a different feeling out here, says Schon,
a longtime and active member of the Dexter art and
culture community including the chair of the Dexter
Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee. Its just one
with nature. Its so beautiful. I get such a rejuvenating
feeling when I come in here. I can come out here and
turn off the world for a while.
Schon, with an artistic background and education
steeped in art history and appreciation, designed the
interior of her hut as a retreat.
A Blackdown Shepherd Hut starts at around
$20,000.
While honoring the impressive heritage, every
individual hut equals the unique characteristics of
the owner. And the uniqueness and specialness of
the hut is found in the details.
The huts come with bargeboard and fascia as
standard rather than just leaving the grey metal
underside of the roofing sheet exposed. The custom

windows, doors and cabinetry use the highest quality

hardware as standard practice. The wheels and
turntable are cast at a small foundry using ancestral
techniques and the insulation is English sheep wool.
The designers and builders involved in these
huts are a community of artists. An artist has been
involved in every detail, Schon said.
And the huts offer a unique piece of art to any
yard, garden or wooded area.
Its simply wonderful how gracefully the shepherd
English hut compliments the natural landscape,
Schon said.
The largest hut complete with a queen-sized
bed, kitchenette and bathroom with shower is near
completion.
We have come to realize that times have changed
and demands for dwelling space have become
more refined, Schon said. Our contemporary hut
designs blend this rich tradition of craftsmanship
with modern environmental technologies, which
are friendlier to the planet and more efficient. Our
luxuriously refined finishes will transform your hut
from a simple dwelling space into an elegant retreat.
Schon says the reaction from people who have
seen them in Dexter has been wonderful.
We are just at the beginning of this, she said.
They just got here and Im so excited to show them
to people.

These are extremely fashionable in England now.

They are the in-thing to have in your garden over
there. Its part of their culture and I just fell in love
with them so much that I wanted to have one and I
am hoping other people will fall in love with them as
much as I have.

We have come to realize that times have

changed and demands for dwelling space have
become more refined.
Victoria Schon

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A lot of the kids stick it out because they enjoy it. Our marching band here in
Dexter is like a family and weve been pretty successful with that formula.
Kenneth Moore, Band Director

Dexter Pride
By Terry Jacoby

Success is a tune that high

school students enjoy singing at
least at Dexter High School. The
Dexter High School marching
band has marched to some
impressive accomplishments
over the past few years, and the
turnout for this coming season
has reached peak levels.
Does more success equal
greater interest?
Longtime band director
Kenneth Moore thinks it does.
We have 201 students in
marching band this coming year,
said Moore. And thats a high for
us. Weve been increasing the past
few years. We were averaging 180
to 185 for several years and then
last year we jumped up to 191 and
now this year its 201.
The reasons for the increased
turnout relates in part to the
increase in success.
Weve been successful the
past few years and the students
find marching band to be
enjoyable and they want to be
part of something that they see
as successful, he said. They also
feel like they have a vital part in
leading.

And thats been part of Moores

philosophy since he took over the
band program.
He wants the students to be the
leaders.

to do a lot of the teaching and

helping the younger members get
acclimated to band and to high
school.
A lot of the kids stick it

Thats one of the things Ive

been most proud of is that our
band is truly student-led, he said.
We have three student drum
leaders and 40 rank and squad
leaders who are each in charge of
a group of four students and we
count on these student leaders

out because they enjoy it. Our

marching band here in Dexter is
like a family and weve been pretty
successful with that formula.
Every four years the Dexter
HS marching band performs at
Disney World in Orlando and
will be heading south again in

the spring. Two years ago the

schools concert band was invited
to perform at the State Music
Conference and last year the
concert band took first place at a
festival in Nashville, Tenn.
Weve been on kind of a nice
roll, Moore said.
Moores student-led philosophy
even carries over to the music
performed by the marching band.
For the marching band,
we will start planning for the
upcoming season in the early
spring and I will start asking
students for ideas either about
a show theme or music they
would like to perform, Moore
said. From these ideas we go out
and try to find marching band
arrangements for these songs.
Once we find some good, solid
arrangements we will build a
show around that.
This years marching band
show theme is vinyl, as in vinyl
records and will be a tribute to
1970s classic rock and roll. Yes,
something good did come out
of the seventies. The Dexter
turntable will spin some Who,
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Kansas, Aerosmith and Queen.

The band program at Dexter
High School consists of three
bands: Varsity Band, Concert
Band and Symphonic Band.
These classes meet every day
and rehearse separately and they
have their own set of music they
rehearse and perform as separate
bands.
From July until October the
focus is on marching band music.
In mid-October the focus will
switch to indoor concert mode.
These three bands also make up
the marching band. The marching
band members began pre-camp
rehearsals on Monday and will
head to a week-long band camp
on Sunday at Hillsdale College.
The marching band performs
at every home football game
and also will participate this
year at the Chelsea Marching
Band Invite (Sept. 23) with as
many as 15 other bands where
they will receive feedback from
college-level judging. The District
Marching Band Festival is Oct.
4 at John Glenn High School
where bands receive a letter-grade
evaluation.
Moore has been the director of
bands at Dexter High School for
the past 18 years and before that
taught in Dundee and in Illinois.
The Wyandotte native has two
degrees from Eastern Michigan
University and a doctorate from
Boston University.
Im just very proud of our
band students, Moore said.
Many are among the top
academic students in the school
and many take challenging
courses. We also have some
who not only spend time in the
marching band but play a sport as
well. These kids really have to be
organized to make it all work and
they do such a great job.
They are pretty incredible
kids.
The 2015-16 drum majors are
Michelle Hoang, Jake Nevin and
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Alex Schwartz.
The rank leaders are Zach
Barnes, Lucas Bell, Regan Corum,
Caroline Darr, Ben Elliot,
Alex Everdeen, Emily Driscoll,
Nick Grant, Joy Hook, Kevin

Kimmel, Jasmine Koback, Jordan

McGinnis, Ali McLean, Ben
Ramey, Randall Schliebe, Alex
Sikora, Sofia Sokansanj, Kristine
Westman, Kaylee Witte and Reed
Yalisove.

The squad leaders are Duncan

Babe, Griffen Beck, Nathaniel
Burrell, Billy Chesbrough, Cassy
Christy, Emma Collins, Madison
DeLacy, Chris Eakin, Louisa
Judge, Riley Kremkus, Amy
Larkin, Sam Latshaw, Madalyn
Palmer, Jon Preuth, Vedhika
Raghunathan, Claire Richarson,
Olivia Seta, Nate Shay, Jack
Shelley, Travis Spuller, Meagan
Uren and Brannon Weigers.
If you have news that you
would like us to cover, send an
email to Content and Community
Manager Sean Dalton at
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All-Star Lineup
When they step on a basketball
court they become one. Six
seniors, who form the core of the
2015-16 Dexter Dreadnaughts,
are making history. After losing
their season opener, the Dreads
have rattled off 18 consecutive
wins most by lopsided scores.
They will go down as one of
the best teams the school has
ever produced and maybe even

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the greatest when all is said and

done. The six players have played
together for years and have
created an amazing continuity on
the basketball court.
Six playing as one in a system
designed to take advantage of the
teams incredible depth.
But off the court, these six
Dexter senior girls basketball
players are individuals with

different emotions, dreams and

personalities. So lets take a step
off the court and go one on one
with each senior.
Amanda Fileccia
Amanda Fileccia wears the
only odd number jersey on the
girls basketball team. And for
good reason.
Its the only odd number
jersey, and Im pretty odd, says
the 5-8 guard who dons No. 5.
Fileccia, who enjoys eating
White Cheddar Cheez It Grooves
and dining at Real Seafood Co.,
is heading to college after high
school to study international
business.
Her favorite basketball memory
is beating Warren Cousino
(ranked fourth in the state at
the time) to win the Northville
Tournament this season. When
its all over she says she is going to
miss the girls.
We have played together since
we could dribble a ball and we
are all really close, she said. I
will miss all the team bonding
activities, even the workouts.
She said she owes her success
to her dad.
He was the first to teach me
about the game, she says. He
would help me practice and give

me advice. I wouldnt be the

player I am today without him.
Shelbea James
Shelbea James doesnt just
thank her mother for all her
support, she thinks about her
every time she slips on the Dexter
basketball jersey.
I wear No. 12 because thats
the number my mom wore in
high school, said James, a 6-1
senior forward.
She has a very close
relationship with her mom.
My mom always drove me to
all my practices, workouts, games
and always kicked my butt out of
bed to go to morning workouts
every day, she says.
Her father was the other
member of that parental
backcourt. I want to thank my
dad for all his motivational texts
before every game.
James, who enjoys snacking
on pretzels and dining at the
Mongolian Barbecue, will never
forget spending the
whole day on the beach with
the team and jumping off the pier
at our team camp.
James is taking her skills to the
next level. She will play basketball
at Concordia University next year.
But she will certainly miss her

Dexter teammates.
We are so close and such good
friends, she said. I will miss
playing our favorite sport with
them every day.
Anna Love
Anna Loves favorite show
is Friends and she will never
forget her friends on the Dexter
basketball team.
I am going to miss the good
friends that I have made on
the team, said the 5-10 senior
forward. My favorite basketball
memory is sophomore year
when we did different events of
the Olympics as a team bonding
experience.
Love loves to snack on fruit or
eat mashed potatoes or dine at the
Texas Roadhouse. She chose the
No. 14 because its the day she was
born on.
Like all of these players, Annas
parents provided plenty of
support along the way.
I would like to thank my
parents for always helping me
even when I didnt want it, she
said. I also want to thank my
grandpa for always yelling at me
in the stands while Im playing.
Love also excels in softball
and will attend Ferris State
University next year on a softball
scholarship.
Taylor Olson
Taylor Olson also will be
attending Ferris State University,
but the talented 5-10 senior
forward will be playing basketball
for the Bulldogs. But Bulldogs
are not Dreadnaughts at least
not yet.
Honestly, Im going to miss
all the girls, she says. Just being
with them every day, making fun
of each other or hanging out. I
will really miss that.
Her favorite basketball memory
was the team sleepover in the
team room at school so they
could be the first team to practice
at midnight.

Her favorite food is pasta

which is why the Olive Garden
is her favorite restaurant. When
shes not snacking on pretzels
with peanut butter, shes watching
her favorite show One Tree Hill.
Or maybe she does them both at
the same time.
Taylor has plenty of people
to thank for her success and
happiness in life, starting with
her mom. She is my rock and I
wanted her to know how much
I appreciate everything she has
done for me and for supporting
me all these years.

attending team camp when

Alyssa Baker hid in Laurens
room to set off alarms at 4 in the
morning.
She chose No. 4 not because of
Bobby Orr but because of Kenzie
Svihra, who donned No. 4 for the
Dreadnaughts so she decided to
follow in her footsteps.
Like a few of her teammates,
Cayla enjoys dining at the Olive
Garden even though her favorite
food (mashed potatoes) isnt on
the menu. Like Taylor, she enjoys
pretzels sans the peanut butter.
I want to thank me mom, dad,

She also thanked former coach

Dan Schlaff who she called one
of the best coaches ever. And
Jibri Taylor and Amy Hollman
(Popz) for working we me and
pushing me to become a better
basketball player and person.

step mom, step dad, the Waltons

and the rest of my family for all of
the support, she said.

Cayla Schlaff
Cayla Schlaff hasnt decided on
a college yet but she has decided
on continuing to play the game
she loves. Even though it will
mean playing without her favorite
teammates.
I am going to miss being
with the girls every day and the
memories, says the 5-4 senior
guard.
Her favorite basketball
memory, up to this point, was

Hannah Wing
Hannah showed what a great
teammate she is when it came to
picking numbers.
Cayla picked No. 4, Anna
picked 14, Taylor picked 24 so I
had to continue the trend with
34, says the 5-10 senior forward.
She also likes the Olive Garden,
so she continued to the trend
there too.
But she also has her own tastes
she likes mac and cheese and
her favorite snack is almonds. Her
favorite show is SpongeBob. Now
that is different.
Her most embarrassing

moment also is quite different.

I scored on the wrong
basket during the Saline game
my sophomore year, she says.
Please note it was a pass, I wasnt
shooting at the basket.
But she gets back on course
with her teammates when talking
about her teammates.
I will miss being so close to
such an amazing group of friends
and getting to spend seven days
a week with them, she says. Im
also going to miss our pregame
rituals especially Cal beating me
up before they announce starters
each game.
She also thanked her parents
for always supporting me and
encouraging me throughout my
basketball career.
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Into
the Wilderness
T

he sensation set into

the pit of Doug Marrins
stomach like a bad gulp of
coffee he hadnt connected with
the world on his phone in hours.
His business partner Frank
Schramm and the rest of the folks
trundling along the path behind
him felt similarly about their lack
of mobile news, text messaging,
smartphone games and whatever
else they were accustomed to
pulling out of their pockets and
fiddling with to fill the empty
time waiting at a doctors office or
the DMV back at the civilization
they had temporarily abandoned.
It was absolutely hilarious,
recalled Doug Marrin, whose
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companyInto the Wilderness LLC

will (sometimes literally) pull you
away from the modern world and
take you to a place where a more
genuine sensory and spiritual
experience awaits.
Once you leave the car and
youve got your backpack on,
you head into the wilderness and
you cant get a phone signal
everybody goes through this
withdrawal, he continued, but
after awhile the complaints die
down and the anxiety wanes, as
the crunch of the trail, the smell
of fresh air, and the rich sounds of
nature begin to cleanse the group
of any longings for what theyve
temporarily left behind.

Once it begins to happen, its

great the thrill for me isnt just
being out there, but I just enjoy
the experience and the real thrill
is to see other people realize
what I know when Im in nature,
Marrin said.
Its quite different from serving
coffee to people in a burgeoning
small town like Dexter, where his
goal was to deliver a wholesome
cup full of natures goodness into
his customers hands. With Into
the Wilderness, Marrin must
reverse that concept by bringing
the customers into natures hands.
Marrins been taking nature
excursions for the last 14 years.
Until recently its just been friends

going with him, but as more and

more people have heard positive
reviews from the lips of those
who have experienced Into the
Wilderness word has spread
around and beyond Dexter.
Realizing that there was
demand for his stewardship
over other peoples journeys into
nature, Marrin had the idea of
joining another of his passions
together with the concept of
building a business around it.
With his beloved Foggy
Bottom Coffee flagging the past
couple of years, the decision to try
something new and unique was
even more attractive.
Until now its just been

an informal who wants to go

backpacking or camping?
Marrin said. Slowly I started
thinking of how I can do more
of it. I absolutely love it I thrive
on it. And seeing the interactions
and hearing the commentary of
the group is a lot of fun.
Marrin and his groups begin a
process of re-creation borne out
of recreation, he explains it. The
idea is to re-create how people
interact, how they relax, how they
think, and how they feel - for
starters - in an environment filled
only with the things that matter.
While Into the Wilderness is
going to be run like a business,
Marrin says he isnt looking to
make oodles of cash create a
staff of people to replicate the
experience provided by he and
Schramm, a professional chef
who cooks delicious meals when
the Marrin-led groups set up
camp.
Into the Wilderness is offering
a range of opportunities:
sometimes Marrin and
Schramm will go west in a
very continental way, while
other times theyll stay in state
and target a nature destination
somewhere around Michigan.
With Schramms culinary

prowess, Marrin expects a good

deal of interest in what he calls
(and sports fans will understand
as) trail-gating.
Frank is a top chef his food

concept, which will allow Into the

Wilderness ample opportunity
to provide more outdoor
opportunities right here in the
Dexter area.

is amazing, Marrin said. Were

eating grilled salmon, buffalo
burgers, chicken breast and all
of these sides. It is a great way to
cap off an exhilarating day among
the peaks. Most trips involve a
couple of meals in town with the
last night being a trip over the
continental divide for a night out
in Aspen.
Extrapolating trail-gating from
Schramms trail culinary work
was an obvious extension of the

Trailgating is the name Ive

given to our local group hikes in
Pinckney Rec Area or U of Ms
Stinchfield Woods area, Marrin
said. We meet at the trail-head
for a bit of food and coffee and
then head into the woods for an
hour or so.
Those who like the idea of
eating food more than hoofing
it through nature will be pleased
to know that Into the Wilderness
hikes dont require anybody to

be Captain America in order

to come out the other end of a
trip in one piece. The excursion
opportunities are detailed on
the Into the Wilderness website
and mention the parameters of
the trip, such as how high the
peak is that the group will be
dealing with on a given trip with
guidance on the level of difficulty
and who should and shouldnt
consider a particular outing.
Into the Wilderness prices are
a quarter of the price that the big
companies charge for the same
experience, according to Marrin.
Weekend trips in Michigan
will begin to come available next
fall. Later in the year there will
be yoga in the Rocky Mountains
trips, an intense backpacking
trip into the heart of grizzly
country in Montana, and a
lighter backpacking trip on the
Appalachian Trail.
Marrin and Schramm also take
special trip requests from those
who are particular about how
they want Mother Nature to mold
them.
The whole thing is
transformative, we like to make
that happen for people, Marrin
said.

Once it begins to happen,

its great the thrill for
me isnt just being out
there, but I just enjoy
the experience and the
real thrill is to see other
people realize what I
know when Im
in nature.
Doug Marrin

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WeRemember
Dexter lost a
very special person
in June Doletzkey
(formerly Aiken) last
Thursday. She passed
away in her home,
surrounded by her
family.
She is survived by
siblings Bob Aiken
and Carmen Brey,
as well as daughters Terry Stacey, Julie Knight, and Sharon Abrass. Due
to her success as a mother, Junes daughters learned to love family just
as much as she did, and so there are also 10 grand-children, 19 great
grand-children and three great-great-grandchildren. By all accounts,
June was overjoyed to life a long enough life to hold so many babies in
her arms over nearly a centurys time.
Her daughters said late last week that it was hard to have their first
Mothers Day brunch without their mom there with them, although
they took the day to celebrate her life, which was rich with happiness.
Junes also special to the WeLoveDexter team. Last December she was
kind enough to sit down with Bob to discuss on camera her familys
connection to WWII. June was relatively quiet, deferring to her brother
often and allowing him to get the majority of the words in while our
cameras rolled, but she recalled a great deal of the time that her five
brothers served overseas.
A reverence for service and responsibility ran in the Aiken
and Doletzkey beyond her five brothers. June worked for Dexter
Community Schools as a food service department worker for eight
years. She was also a charter member of the Dexter American Legion
Auxiliary Post 557, where she served as president and past president
numerous times. She frequently volunteered at the VA Hospital, too.
June loved being out in the community. She was a figure in the local
bowling league scene at Dexter Bowling Alley for 35 years, as well as a
longstanding member and Faith Ladies Aid volunteer at Faith Lutheran
Church. She loved camping at Riker and Four Mile Lake, traveling with
her sister and the Senior Citizens group (they traveled to Egypt, Hawaii,
Venezuela and Alaska), and just being out in the world with other
people any chance she could get.
When she wasnt helping others or on-the-go in the wide open world,
she liked to quietly can home grown fruits and vegetables and bake
traditional Swedish coffee cakes with family. Sometimes shed just take
in the flowers and bird watch on her rural property.
June was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Doletzkey, whom
she met while he was working in the Upper Peninsula with the U of
M Forestry School. They married in 1939 and lived a lifetime of a
storybook happy ending on their family farm in Dexter Township for
the entirety of their lives, right up until Junes final moments last week.
A memorial service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, 9575 N.
Territorial Rd, Dexter, MI on Monday, May 18 at 11 a.m. The family will
receive friends at the church from 10 to 11. A luncheon will follow at
the Dexter American Legion Hall. A private interment will take place at
Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions may
be made to the American Legion Post 557, American Cancer Society or
Faith Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel.

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William B.
Steptoe, 87, of
Dexter, passed away
peacefully and with
family by his side on
Friday, September
11, 2015 at St. Joseph
Mercy Hospital in
Ann Arbor.
Bill was born
April 15, 1928 in
Pinckney, Mich. to parents David and Mary (Banghart) Steptoe and
was the middle sibling between older sister Jean (Drinkwater) and
younger sister Mary (Kimmel). The family resided in the neighboring
village of Dexter, where Bill lived his entire life. He graduated in 1947
from Dexter High School, where he was a stand-out athlete in football,
baseball, and basketball. Bill was part of the second of four generations
of Steptoe DHS graduates.
Bill was married to Mary Ann Harris on August 26, 1950, and
during their 65 wonderful years together, raised three children: Robert
(Margaret) Steptoe of Dexter, Bonnie (Steve) Przelomski of Rocky
Mount, N.C., and David (Kim) Steptoe of Dexter.
Instilled in Bill was the importance of serving his country and
community. He served in Korea as a member of the United States Army
during the Korean War. He also leaves behind a legacy of service within
the Boy Scouts of America organization, of which he was a Cub Scout
and Boy Scout Leader for a number of years with Troop 477 of Dexter.
He was also proud to lead hundreds of local boys over the years as the
Founding Scout Master of Dexter Troop 448, which he founded in 1969.
Bill remained active in the community by serving on the Dexter
Planning Commission, as a member of the American Legion Post 577,
and as a member of the Post 46 Hunt & Fish Club. He was honored to
be elected to the Dexter High School Alumni Hall of Fame in 1997 50
years after graduating. Bill enjoyed being a member of the Chrysler
Bowling League and retired from Chrysler in 1978.
Bill is survived by his wife and three children. He made a
tremendous, positive impact on many other family members including
his six grandchildren, Dan (Tracie) Steptoe of Port Huron, Sara Steptoe
of Howell, Erin Steptoe of Dexter, Brett Stocchi of Pinckney, Hannah
Przelomski of Rocky Mount, N.C., and Joe Przelomski of Rocky Mount,
N.C. He was also blessed to enjoy three great-grandchildren, Allie,
Maggie, and Wesley Steptoe of Port Huron. Bill was also adored by
nieces Sue Chase of Washington, D.C., Judy Gill (deceased), Janet Burke
of Littleton, Colo., Karen Posa of Mayville, and Kris Leary of Rockville
Md.
The funeral service for Bill will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
September 15 at the Hosmer-Muehlig Funeral Chapel in Dexter, 3410
Broad St.
Visitation will be held 4-8 p.m. on Monday, September 14 and 10-11
a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, also at Hosmer-Muehlig.
Memorials may be made in Bills honor to Boy Scout Troop #448 of
Dexter, c/o Dexter United Methodist Church, 7643 Huron River Dr.,
Dexter, MI 48130.

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