Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 87, No. 45Sunday, November 9, 2025Fifty Cents
Regional High
Gray Holds Off Blue, 14 to 13, as the Season Closes
Most of the Township turns out in a light drizzle for the intrasquad finale
By Maggie Thorne
Most of the Township turned out on Saturday evening for the Blue-Gray Game, the intrasquad contest that closes the Regional High season, and the Gray side held on for a 14 to 13 win when the Blue's last pass fell incomplete at the goal line.
The game was played in a light drizzle that did nothing to thin the home bleachers, painted blue and gray last month by the Booster Club. The Blue led 13 to 7 at the half on two field goals and a long run; the Gray answered with a short touchdown pass early in the fourth and made the extra point.
Coach Ben Halloran thanked the families, the Booster Club and the Diner, which kept the coffee coming. The Booster Club reports that the cider was gone by halftime and the doughnuts soon after.
The Week Ahead
Sky
High
Low
Sun.
Breezy, clearing
50°
35°
Mon.
Overcast
52°
38°
Tues.
Light drizzle
49°
41°
Wed.
Fair
54°
36°
Thurs.
Fair
52°
42°
Fri.
Clouds increasing
48°
37°
Sat.
Fair, cold
46°
31°
From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.
Around the Township
Kitchen fire. A small kitchen fire at the Bar & Grill on Saturday was out within a minute of the Fire Department's arrival. The kitchen reopened for supper.
Winter salt. Hardware & Feed took delivery of the last of its winter salt on Thursday and reports the bins full.
Veterans Day. The Township Offices are closed Tuesday for Veterans Day. The Township Meeting will be held Wednesday evening instead.
Harvest Supper. Next Saturday's Harvest Supper is nearly sold out. A few tickets remain at the General Store.
Public Notice · Township Marshals Service
Winter Parking Ban: November 15 to April 1
From November 15, 2025, through April 1, 2026, no vehicle may be parked on any Township road between 1:00 and 6:00 a.m., so that the plow crews may pass.
Vehicles left in the way of the plow will be moved at the owner's expense and may be claimed at the Travel Port yard.
Harlan Voss, Township Marshal
Public Notice · Office of the Township Clerk
Veterans Day: Township Offices Closed Tuesday, November 11
The Township Offices, the Light & Water office and the transfer station will be closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for Veterans Day. The Marshal's office is staffed as always. Light & Water outages may be reported at any hour by asking the operator for Light & Water.
Ruth Ellery, Township Clerk
Public Notice · Roads & Grounds
Transfer Station Winter Hours
Beginning in mid-November, the transfer station is open Wednesdays from noon to 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A current transfer station sticker is required. Brush is accepted through November 30.
Gus Bertrand, Foreman, Roads & Grounds
Marshals Service Blotter
As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of Nov. 2 through Nov. 8.