Brownie Girl Scout Troop 180 

The Hudson Area 2nd Grade Brownie Girl Scout Troop 180 (Helping Hands for Hudson) undertook a community service project - Operation Happy Sock. We recycled 172 socks and turned them into catnip toys for the homeless cats at the Lenawee Humane Society. We toured the facility during our meeting and met many loveable cats and dogs who need a home. A big THANK YOU goes out to the families at Lincoln Elementary and Sacred Heart School who cleaned out their sock drawers for us and to United Way for helping us purchase the supplies to fill our socks.

Kellee Wonders Signs Letter on Intent 

Hudson Tiger senior basketball standout Kellee Wonders signs a letter on intent last Wednesday to play college basketball next year at Hillsdale College. Wonders will play for the division II Lady Chargers and will study pre-med. She has been a star player for the Lady Tigers for the past two years and will be a captain this winter for her third season. She averaged 12.2 points a game last year, while grabbing nine rebounds per game and she had three blocked shots per contest. With her is head coach Tom Romanowski who will be sending his first player to a division II school after 14 years as head coach. “I want to thank my family, coaches and teachers for all of their support in helping me reach this goal of playing basketball in college,” said Wonders, who also is a volleyball and softball player at Hudson. “This is an exciting moment and I’m really looking forward to playing next year at Hillsdale.” First, Wonders will concentrate on helping the Lady Tigers repeat as LCAA champs. The season starts Friday at 7:00 at Hillsdale.

Competed in NAIA Cross Country National Championships 

Two Hudson Graduates recently competed in the NAIA cross country national championships at the University of Wisconsin Parkside.  Robert Deo, a senior at Siena Heights University, and three time national qualifier, ran the challenging five mile course in a time of 25:26, finishing in 27th place.  For the second year in a row, Deo earned All-American honors by finishing in the top 30. In the women’s race, Samantha Tennis, a freshman at Spring Arbor University, helped her team to a 12th place finish in the national championship meet.  She completed the 3.1 mile course in a time of 21:12, good for 194th place.  In addition to Deo and Tennis, several other Hudson grads are competing on colligate cross country teams this fall.  Seth Fankhauser runs for Greenville College in Illinois; John Koser competes for Spring Arbor University; Chelsea Berlin is on the team at Adrian College; Alyse Smith is running in the snow up at Lake Superior State University; and Rachel Ham and Krissy McCaskey are competing for Siena Heights.

Dr. Kathy Malnar Announced Her Retirement Plans  

On Monday, November 19, 2007, the Hudson Area Schools’ Board of Education began to focus on the next stage in the district’s leadership team.  Superintendent, Dr. Kathy Malnar, has announced her plans to retire effective July 1, 2009.  Few districts, when faced with a change in Superintendents have the opportunity Hudson has – an adequate and well planned transition to new leadership. 

Dr. Michael Osborne, current High School and Middle School Principal will interview for the Superintendency of the Hudson Area Schools which will be vacant upon the retirement of Dr. Malnar.  According to Board President, Ron Haber, Dr. Osborne has demonstrated his commitment to the Hudson Area Schools and community as well as the leadership abilities necessary to take Hudson Schools well into the future.   Having served as the High School Principal for the past five years, Michael Osborne completed a doctoral degree in October of 2007, and looks forward to the opportunity to discuss his candidacy with the Hudson Board of Education.  Dr. Osborne and his wife Nancy have five children, three of whom still attend the Hudson Schools.

Current Superintendent Malnar will have completed ten years at the helm of Hudson Schools when she retires and is enthusiastic about the future of Hudson Area Schools.  “Few districts have the opportunity to accomplish such a thoughtful and well planned transition.  “Hats off to the Board of Education and the community of Hudson!  Our years in Hudson have been wonderful.  We came to Hudson for a job and found a home”, she continued.  Malnar looks forward to remaining in Hudson, a place that she and her family have come to love. 

Clayton Business District

One of the last vestiges of what was once a business district in Clayton was turned into rubble Monday as workers removed the remnants of the buildings, which were damaged in a storm two years ago. They had been largely unoccupied for some time.

Spaghetti Fundraising Dinner 

The Hudson Science Olympiad Team will be hosting its annual spaghetti fundraising dinner on Wednesday December 5th from 4 to 7 pm in the High School Cafeteria.  Dinner will include spaghetti with or without sausage, salad, warm bread and butter, dessert, and a drink for only $5.00.  All proceeds will go to funding the Hudson Science Olympiad team for the 2008 year.  Science Olympiad is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of K-12 science education, increasing male, female and minority interest in science, creating a technologically-literate workforce and providing recognition for outstanding achievement by both students and teachers.  Teams of fifteen students in grades 6th through 12th compete in 23 different science related events in both regional, state and national competitions.  The 2008 season will mark Hudson’s 13th year of participating in Science Olympiad.  In 2007 Hudson won the Class C Science Olympiad State Title, its second such award in the past five years.  We need your support, so please come out for dinner and make a donation to our team!

Cantata "The Voices of Christmas"

              
The ninth annual Hudson Community Christmas Cantata “The Voices of Christmas” will be presented on Friday and Saturday, December 7 & 8, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 9 at 3 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 207 S. Market Street, Hudson. Participants in the choir and orchestra represent Twenty-seven area churches. Cyndi Wolf again provides the musical direction. Jan Rickard is the pianist and John Enerson will be narrating. Soloists this year include Pat Bacalia, Harold Durfey, Marsha Evenson, Linda Krasny, Lori Lancaster, and Dave Rickard. The “Voices” of Christmas include Don Turner, Mark Johnston, Terry Bobzien, Mike Steveson, Julie Beeker, Blaine Baker, Paula Austin, Paul Nafziger, Dave Berlin, Ella Nafziger, Jo White, and Veronica Ottinger.

Food Drive 

Hudson Cub Scouts Pack 602 completed a Food Drive throughout the city of Hudson to support the Hudson Kiwanis and local families during the winter. The Scouts collected over 600 items for distribution. If we did not get to your home, please drop off your donations at the police station by 12/1/07. Thanks to everyone for their support.

Role Play Presentations

On Wednesday, November 14th, students from Mr. Lawrence's 2nd hour Freshmen Health class presented role play situations to Lincoln Elementary fifth grade classes.  The high school students demonstrated skills that would help students to avoid potentially violent situations by handling them in a non-violent manner.  Students left to right are Eric Clark, Zac Keene, Shequielle Sheffield, and Dillon Fox.

Scouts November Cake Bake

Hudson Cub Scouts Pack 602 had their annual November Cake Bake. Scouts bake and design cakes with the non-cooking parent. Pictured from left to right is Luke Gier, Best Design; Keshawn James, Most Original; Matthew Lee, Best Overall; and Andrew Edmunson, Akela’s Choice.

 
Police Officers Presentation on Difficult Situations

On Friday, November 16th, Hudson Police officers Jennifer Best and Michael Samaroy presented very important information about domestic violence, drugs, alcohol and minors in possession, and situations young people might get involved in.  The officers informed students in Mr. Lawrence's and Mrs. Kohn's health classes on what skills will help them better handle difficult situations in their lives. 

2007 Football Highlight Film

The local Hudson Cinema will be showing a highlight film of the Hudson Tiger 2007 varsity football season this Sunday, Dec. 2nd at 6:00. The film is open to the public and the charge will be just $2. The showing will be a one-time affair this Sunday at 6:00. DVD tapes produced by Gabe Arredondo will also be on sale at the Hudson Cinema at that time for $15. Arredondo produced the DVD that will be shown as a film at the local cinema. 

Gifts for the Football Fan

Looking for a Christmas gift for a former Hudson Tiger football player? How about buying them a DVD of their former glory years. J Henry Video Productions has for sale DVD’s from the winning streak years of 1968-1975. The DVD’s are $19.95 per season. These would make great Christmas gifts for players from that era. To order a copy of a DVD contact J. Henry at 547-7233 or toll free at 1-800 547-8232. Or J. Henry can be reached via email at www.jhenryvideo.com Give a gift to a former Tiger that will make them feel young again and something that will help them relive the best years of their lives. Go Tigers!

Museum Christmas Gifts

If you are looking for a good Christmas Gift why not stop in the Museum and look at the new Civil War book “ Cleaning up the Muss” by Bertera and Monahan. It is a neat book of letters written by a Hudson doctor writing back to the Hudson Gazette about the war and the men from Hudson who were in the war.  It also has over 100 pictures from the war. We also have other items like T-shirts with Hudson scenes and Addison History by Dan Cherry and “Reflections on the Bean- book about Hudson. The Museum is also decorated for the Christmas Holiday so why not bring the family and browse around getting to know some Hudson history. The Museum is open Mon and Wed 1-4 PM and Sat 12-3 PM Call the museum for further information at 517-448-8858

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