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Chelsea Standard
VOL. 140, NO. 3

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

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Bond renance saves over $1.4 million

By Crystal Hayduk
Heritage Media

Refinancing the 2004 bond fund is saving Chelsea School District taxpayers over $1.4 million, according to Jeff Soles of Thrun Law.

Soles made the comments at Mondays board of education meeting. With a net savings of over $1.1 million from refinancing the bond fund at an interest rate of nearly ten percent, and an indirect sav-

ings of over $333,000 from the district paying off bonds early, the total savings to Chelsea taxpayers amounts to $1,435,820. Teresa Zigman, executive director of business and operations, explained that

this savings will be seen in future years as the seven mill debt will get paid off more quickly Its like pay. ing your mortgage, she said. You keep paying the same amount each month, but the total debt is paid off

earlier than anticipated. Obtaining a ten percent interest rate was a key factor in the savings. The threshold is normally two to three percent, but you beat that in spades, Soles said.
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St. Louis Center boosted by Michigans Beilein in ESPN challenge

Chelseas St. Louis Center is getting a boost from University of Michigan Basketball Coach John Beilein Beilein chose the center as his favorite charity for this years Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge on ESPN. com. The contest pits Beilein against 47 other NCAA Basketball Coaches for a chance to win $100,000 for his favorite charity . Last year, Beilein finished as runner-up to Ohio State University in the Midwest Division. This is a social media contest requiring people to vote using the internet. To help Beilein and St. Louis Center win, visit the St. Louis Center at www.stlouiscenter.org, and follow the instructions to register your vote daily at ESPN.com. Beilein and the Michigan Mens Basketball Team are the number two ranked team in the country . For more information about the Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge contest at ESPN.com, contact St. Louis Center Development Director Peggy Cole at (734) 475-8430 or peggy@st.louiscenter.org.

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Chris Martinson prepares to pour one of the special brews at the Chelsea Alehouse.

Chelsea Alehouse brewing up good times

By Kathleen Murphy
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he Chelsea Alehouse is up and running. Chelsea Alehouse Brewery owners Chris and Aubrey Martinson of Grass Lake officially opened the brewery to the public during the first week of the new year. He had opened to the Founding Clubs 800 or so members the week before. We opened the

previous week as a run-through for a our staff, Martinson said. The atmosphere at the alehouse is casual. Customers order at the bar, and servers bring the food to to the tables. You see people that you know. Theres a more relaxed feel

to it. Four beers are on tap: 402 E. Porter, Broad Reach IPA, Silo White Ale, and Bog Trail Brown Ale, named for the Martinsons favorite hiking trail at the Waterloo Recreation Area. Martinson brews the fours beers twice a week. Seven barrels are brewed at each time and a U.S. beer barrel is equal to 31 gallons.
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CCA marks opening of new visual art room

By Nathaniel Siddal
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Staff and friends of the Chelsea Center for the Arts celebrated an expansion of their facilities with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. The new visual arts classroom, located behind the main building on Congdon Street, will be used for projects that are a bit messy, or perhaps even a little dangerous, said Executive Director Lisa Baylis Photo by Nathaniel Siddall Gonzalez. At the grand opening for the Chelsea Center for the Arts new visual art We might have a blowtorch here or there, she said. room, Lisa Baylis Gonzalez and Doug Worthington (center) use the scissors, The facility will be used primarily for ceramics arts, including while ribbon holding is done by the Chelsea Area of Commerce President Bruce Szcondronski, right, and Executive Director Bob Pierce, left. PLEASE SEE CCA 3-A

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