Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 17, 1959
Caption:
Doing Their Part to help beautify the City are these City Street Department employees, who have planted various types of plants around the fence at their yard on the corner of E. Forest Ave. and N. Huron ST., Thursday, the the site of the old city tank. Ben Sovey, local florist made the planting possible by donating all of the plants for the project. In foreground, Emil Parre, general foreman of the Street Department, shows James Palmer, Ozzie James, and Leon Sutton how it's done. In conjunction with the Ypsilanti Beautification program, the Street Department has also been cutting weeds along the river bank and behind the Moose Lodge in the municipal parking lot.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 30, 1961
Caption:
Young Officials 'Elected': After winning election as "mayors" and "city clerks" at their respective playgrounds yesterday, these Ypsilanti youngsters are taken to City Hall to meet real officials, city clerk, Elizabeth E. Fenker, and Assessor-Treasurer Robert H. March. Kneeling (left to right) are Barbara Walton, Steve Repko, Charles Fifer and Larry Hunter. Standing (from the left) are Miss Fenker, Pat Walton, Oliver Jackson, Hubert Wilhoit, Linda Allen, Bob Isaacson, Polly Cooch and Marsh.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 22, 1956
Caption:
Winter Hayride: Perry School sixth graders yesterday went on the first in a series of four winter hayrides being sponsored by the Ypsilanti Recreation Department. Students from St. John's School had their hayride today, George School students are scheduled to go tomorrow and Central students on Saturday. The two-hour rides were arranged through the Recreation Department's Youth Council, made up of student representatives.