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VOL. 143, NO. 30 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 201375
THE
DEXTERLEADER
Historic Mill Lake
cabins to be renovated
Page 4-B
INSIDE COMMUNITYDogs enjoy A DogDay of Summer
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By Sean DaltonHeritage Media
When the Dexter Daze commit-tee approached KatherineLarson about
creating awhimsical visual encapsula-tion of the village in terms
of
its landscape and physical structures,she felt compelled to
create the Dexterin the Mitten poster that will be on saleduring
Dexter Daze on Aug. 9-10.
The idea for her vibrant and colorfulillustration came to her
many yearsago, during her first visit to the village,which reminded
her of a miniaturetrain table. She has also created a simi-lar
poster titled Ann Arbor and the Restof the World that has sold more
than11,000 copies to date.
The wide, curved Main Street, clocktower and gazebo in the park
invites
visitors to stop and see what might hap-pen perhaps a marching
band couldcome down the street at any moment,Larson said.
Like Dexters illustration, Larsonssimilar illustration of Ann
Arbor isdone in a similar style she plays withperspective to great
effect to create adetailed zone in which a multitude ofindividual
buildings and landmarks arelovingly and thoughtfully drawn
aftereach is considered for inclusion in thepiece. Outside of the
towns boundariesexist the rest of the state of Michigan inmuch more
sparse detail and the GreatLakes beyond.
Larson is probably best known forher illustrations for the Ann
ArborObserver, which she has collected intoa book called Ann Arbor
Observed, in
By Jenna ChapmanFor Heritage Media
DEXTER The VillageCar Wash and Laundryreopened its doors for
the
community of Dexter andsurrounding areas recently.
Cheryl and Peter Caffrey,who have owned the business-es since
2005, invite locals toexperience the new car washand laundromat
after it wasdemolished by the tornadoof 2012.
The Village Laundry has anew layout that is more acces-sible
than the previous layout.Washing machines line thewalls of the
building, ratherthan standing back to backin the middle of the
building,making the space feel larger.
The extractor style wash-ing machines and dryers sur-vived the
tornado in style and
have been refurbished.Multiple 18-pound washers,
one 35-pound washer and one50-pound washer are avail-able.
Customers can use the 35-pound and 50-pound washersto wash
comforters and blan-kets or just a very large loadof laundry. All
washers arefront loaders and extractors,which means very little
wateris left in the clothes for the
dryers to remove.Additionally, several new
in-bay features enhance theVillage Car Wash, includingnew signs,
booms and bayceilings. The five self-serve
bays, including one outsidebay for larger vehicles,
allowcustomers to wash in com-fort.
Along with the mechani-cal room equipment beingrefurbished, the
car wash isoutfitted with LED lights. Thenew lighting system
providesmore light than the previoussystem, and it is also
veryenergy efficient.
A new token system is inplace at the Village Car Wash.Fleets,
businesses and othercustomers can purchase carwash tokens to use or
give asgifts. To buy tokens, call thephone number on the
coinmachine at the front of the
car wash.Along with the new
improvements, the parkinglot has been repaved.
We are very appreciativeof customers returning tothe business
and the encour-agement they have offered,Cheryl said. It has been
avery long process going fromdestruction to reopening andtheir
smiles and appreciationmake a world of difference.
By Sean DaltonHeritage Media
DEXTER Village offi-
cials once again looked atthe options that are on thetable for
relocating the vil-lage offices from their cur-rent location at
8123 MainStreet.
If relocated, the villagespolice and fire facilities
could also move. Or, the citycould choose to move thefire
station from 8140 MainStreet to a new location.
The word facilities hasbeen a bullet point on manymeeting
agendas over thepast several years, as vil-lage officials have been
say-ing that the space sharedwith a bank at 8123 Main isinadequate
for the villages
staff and records storageneeds. A dedicated meetingspace is also
a consider-ation, so village meetings
no longer have to take placein the Dexter Senior Center.After
delving deeply in
the matter starting in 2008,the village decided to backoff of
the facilities topicafter community outcrydue to the economic
col-
lapse of 2008, until recently.The options on the table,
which are all based on aminimum 5,000 square feet
of office space, include: Renovating the fire
station at 8140 Main Streetinto village office spaceand
relocating the firedepartment. This options$1,476,000 cost estimate
anddoes not include the cost of
where the fire departmentwould go.Another option on 8140
Main involves building a
side addition to the fire sta-tion building for $2,634,000,where
village offices wouldbe located.A rear addition to 8140
for the same purpose would
Village looks at new office, fire station options
PLEASE SEE FIRE/3-A
Local artist createsDexter in the Mitten
PLEASE SEE MITTEN/3-A
Village Car Wash andLaundry reopens topublic after 2012
tornado
The interior of the Village Laundry has been renovated,and it is
easier for costumers to complete their laundry.
By Sean DaltonHeritage Media
SCIO TOWNSHIP While theWashtenaw CountySheriffs Office
hasrounded up most ofthe group they believe areresponsible for a
series ofoccupied home invasions in
Scio Township, officials areadvising county residentsto keep a
level head, call 911and gather up family mem-
bers into one securelocation in thehome if targeted bythose
attempting to
commit this type of crime.Deputies responded to
reports of occupied home
invasions at 1:45 a.m. in the1600 block of Abigail Way.During
this specific inci-dent, the homeowners wereasleep when they
heardnoises coming from down-stairs, according to a WCSOreport. The
homeownersfound a window forcedopen and electronics stolenfrom the
premises.
At the time of the inci-dent, deputies checked thearea for those
responsible,but could not locate any-one, even with assistancefrom
the Ann Arbor PoliceDepartment K-9 unit.Further K-9 tracking
fromthe scene in the 1600 blockof Abigail Way, led to therecovery
of stolen property
from that crime scene, aswell as additional crimescenes in the
area.
Those involved arebelieved to have committedsimilar break-ins at
the1700 block of Harley Drive,where entry was forcedthrough a
window to steal
Investigation into occupied home invasion rash yields
suspects
PLEASE SEE INVASION/3-A
Photo courtesy of Katherine Larson.
Dexter in the Mitten will be on sale during Dexter Daze on Aug.
9-10.
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