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By Sean DaltonHeritage Media

Students at CreeksideIntermediate School did theirpart last Thursday to honor theplanet by recognizing and cel-ebrating Earth Day.

The celebration came a dayearlier than the actual EarthDay date, which was establishedon April 22,1970, due tothe efforts ofWisconsinSen. GaylordNelson, who was an environ-

mental activist looking to start apolitical movement in support ofenvironmental protection policy.

Nelson, who died on July 3,2005, wanted teach-in events tobe the cornerstone of Earth Dayin practice. He would be particu-larly pleased with Dexters sonsand daughters.

Earth Day is a day to giveback to the Earth ... it means alot to me because we wouldntbe here without (it), said EmilyKoppen, a student at Creekside.

Koppen added that she felthumanity has been rude tothe ecosystems that benefit us sogreatly.

I think Earth Day is impor-tant because we need trees to

survive, saidCreekside stu-dent JonathanTurza, whoseparents have

planted dozens of trees in their

family yard.Fellow student Jojo Koppensaid she was concerned aboutthe health of the Earth and itssoil.

The soil gives us trees, andthe trees give us oxygen, sheexplained. Photo by Sean Dalton

Dan Riddle from Lodi Farms and student Nick DOrio begin to plant the tree at Creekside.

Creekside students celebrate Earth Day

By Sean DaltonHeritage Media

More than two years afterDentist Barbara Wehr beganspeaking out about the villagesdeficient fluoride levels inwater supplied from its fivemunicipal wells, the additivewill be applied to Dexters wateron May 2.

The additive will bring thefluoride level in the villageswater up to 0.7 parts per mil-lion, which is the recommendedamount for fluoride in drinkingwater, according to the Centersfor Disease Control.

Wehr and 111 other dentistsin Chelsea, Dexter and WesternAnn Arbor have received let-ters letting them know of thechange in Dexters water, whichwill have immediate impacts onhow residents served by water

in Dexter should handle contin-ued use of fluoride supplementsand treatments.

We have been getting theword out through our newslet-ter, email update, posting a

notice on the display screen atthe library and contacting localdentists, said assistant village

manager Courtney Nicholls ofthe villages effort to inform thepublic on an important publichealth matter.

Until the additive hitsDexters water Monday, theamount of fluoride in thevillages water is 0.4 parts permillion. The amount addedwill be 0.3 parts per million, onaverage. Some wells have morenaturally occurring fluoridethan others.

The village has five wellsfrom which village residentsare supplied their drinkingwater.

If your child takes fluoridesupplements please consultwith your dentist to determinewhether they are still neces-sary, she warned.

Brent Kolb of Dexter hasbeen practicing dentistry in thevillage for roughly three yearsnow.

Council to addflouride to water

Township board,church debatefees over steeple

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Remembering Henry

Photo by Erica McClain

Dexter Lion and lifelong friend Louie Ceriani holds onto a plaque commemorating HenryThurstons 47 years of service at the board of education meeting April 25. The plaque will beplaced within the newly-named Henry Thurston Field House, along with a short biographyon Thurstons life.

By Erica McClainHeritage Media

A Dexter legend will neverbe forgotten, thanks to a schoolboard vote that approved dedi-cating the field house to him.

Henry Thurston worked for47 years volunteering as thehigh schools team footballmanager, but he was so much

more than just that.He was so generous with

his time and the resourceshe did have he made dona-tions everywhere, DexterSuperintendent Mary Marshallsaid before the board unani-mously voted to approve thededication.

Marshall said that when shespoke to Leona Toon, Henrys

mother, she told Marshall thatshe found dozens of receiptsand thank you cards addressedto Henry even receipts ofdonations to the RepublicanParty and the DemocraticParty.

Having passed away last yearon Oct. 7 of pancreatic cancer

By Krista GjestlandSpecial Writer

North Lake MethodistChurch appealed to the DexterTownship Board for reliefof fees associated with thechurchs steeple restorationproject Tuesday, April 20.

North Lake, in honor of its175th-year anniversary, intendsto restore a steeple that used totop the building more than 60years ago.

According to church memberMerritt Honbaum of Chelsea,the challenge is the $5,250 inadministrative fees set forth bythe current township ordinance.Honbaum, who is an ordinanceofficer for Lyndon Township,acted as spokesperson for the

church at the meeting.We are here to ask for some

relief from the expenses that wemight occur, Honbaum said.

Included in the cost is a $2,500flat fee that covers a petitionto the Planning Committeeand expenses incurred by thetownships engineer and zoningdirector. Also included in thechurchs costs is a $400 fee toappeal to the Zoning Board ofAppeals.

In addition, the church couldalso see another $1,150 fromthe township engineer and$1,200 from the zoning directordepending on how many hoursare required the review the siteplan.

Why do we need to spend

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