SPY’s Community Newsletter
(11/18/24)
Thanksgiving Greetings
On Thanksgiving and always, may you and your loved ones savor all that is rich in life. May the festivities come alive with a cornucopia of hope, faith and goodwill. Here’s wishing that your Thanksgiving is full of love, warmth, and extra special moments.
Main Street Demolition Project Has Begun
Early last week the demolition of the old Hanna’s Locker buildings and the Old Timers Bar, that had originally been slated to occur last summer, has finally started. The retail store part of the old Hanna’s building is gone. (See picture below). And, as this newsletter went to press, the two-story lockers building was just about totally down and gone. The bar building will be next.
News From The Library
The Friends of the Library Holiday Raffle is underway at the Sunfield District Library. From now, until December 7th, many wonderful items are on display. The raffle is the groups major fund raiser and helps support programs that benefit the library and the community. Donations came in the form of items, as well as, in monetary form. Businesses, families, and individuals alike came together to donate. There are many great items available this year, such as over twenty gift cards; a Tom Izzo autographed MSU basketball; restored antique 1880’s bench; many, many, many handcrafted items; a number of toys and gift baskets; a special Sabresmith battle ax; a number of one-of-a-kind items; not to mention a leather recliner from Mapes Furniture; and the list goes on and on. Be sure to stop by and check it out.
Important Notice #1
The Lakewood Community Council has once again requested help with the annual Christmas Basket Project for the Lakewood School District. Drivers that are familiar with the Sunfield area are needed on Saturday, December 14th, at 9 AM. (In the last Community Newsletter the date that was listed was incorrect. December 14th is the correct date.) It will take just a couple hours of your time, at the most. Please mark that date and time on your calendar and make plans to help spread some holiday cheer.
The Christmas Basket project helps nearly 200 families in the Lakewood area. Volunteers are needed to deliver the baskets to the designated families in the Sunfield area. Anyone that would like to help out, just show up on Saturday, December 16th. at the Central Methodist Church in downtown Lake Odessa. For Further information, please contact John Fisher at 517-648-0969. Thank you!
Important Notice #2
Please be advised that the date for the annual Wild Game Dinner and Sportsman’s Night has had to be adjusted due to a conflict. The new date will be Saturday, February 8, 2025. Remember, it will be held at the American Legion Hall in Charlotte in 2025. Keep watching for details.
Important Notice #3
Nominations please! At the SPY’s Annual Meeting of the Membership that will be coming up in January, the election of officers for 2025 will be held. Any SPY member that is interested in serving as an officer in the organization, or would like to nominate someone you think might be interested, please contact either Craig Cappon at 517-331-4005, or Renee Strimback at 269-967-5787. Thank you.
Contributions
· John & Sandra Fisher made a donation in memory of Phil Spitzley.
· Oren & Rosie Best made contributions in memory of the following:
Jean Woltz-Gray
George Cole
Donna Kindel
Diane Rogers
· We had an anonymous $100 donation come in.
Special Donation Opportunities
· Kate's Toy Box, which is located at the Sunfield District Library, is once again collecting toys for the Lakewood's Community Council’s Christmas Baskets. The box was started in Kate Mapes' memory and is a great way to give back to the area families. Unwrapped toys, clothes, and children's items will be collected until December 1st. They then will be picked up and distributed to local families.
· Also, the Lakewood Lions Club has a collection spot at the Library for coats (for all ages), boots, hats, gloves/mittens, and scarfs is on-going, as well through the entire month of December.
Special Salute
We would like to send out a special salute to Caleb Klotz who is running for election for a spot on the Eaton County Farm Service Agency Committee. We wish him success in this venture. We know he will be an excellent choice!
Notices
1. If there is any organization or business out there that has something they would like to advertise or promote, please feel free to submit it to this Newsletter and we will help publicize it. There is no charge. We are glad to provide this means as a public service to help keep the community informed.
2. If you are looking for further information about the SPY’s events---Corporate or Platinum Sponsorship information---scholarship forms---youth sports reimbursement forms---past
SPY newsletters---etc.---just go to the SPY website at www.sunfieldareaspys.com.
3. NOTE: If you know of anyone who would like to receive these SPY’s Community Newsletters, just send me an email at john.sandrafisher@gmail.com with their email address and we will add them to the mailing list.
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