Photo of the Week - March 28, 2024

Easter is right around the corner. I hope the kids had a lot of fun celebrating it before spring break. What did they do? Put on rabbit ears? Pet a bunny? Participate in an Easter Bunny Coloring Contest? That last one is exactly what happened in this picture.

The April 9, 1980 issue of The Romeo Observer covered what the children did to celebrate spring in the article, "Springtime...When Being Young Is Such Great Fun!" One of the items covered was the Annual Easter Bunny Coloring Contest, which was sponsored by the Downtown Romeo Merchants. All of the winners are seen in this picture, but only one has been identified, and we'll get to who in a bit.

Apparently, the judges had a very difficult time picking the winners at each age level because there were so many fine enteries. At the end of the day, they did pick a grand winner, and that was 6-year-old Heidi Grenkowitz. She's in the middle of the photo with the bow in her hair. The Easter Bunnies seen in that same picture handed her prize at the Ice Cream Saloon, which is currently the Romeo Townhall Soda Fountain.

The article assures that the other winners had a fine time too. It states, "Who could help it when spending an afternoon with the Easter Bunny's helpers, pop corn, jelly beans, and the like!"

Happy Easter to all!

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Source: The Romeo Observer, April 9, 1980, p.14

Photo of the Week - March 21, 2024

Spring is finally here (mostly). There are many things to do at this time of the year like walking, gardening, and biking like these kids are in this photo.

On the front page of the April 10, 1969 issue of The Romeo Observer, photographer Tom Bleich took pictures of kids enjoying various outdoor activities due to the recent warm weather at the time. This was one of the photographs taken. It shows Maureen Wecker riding her tricycle with Nancy Kerr as her passenger as they zoom "along the blacktop on West Newberry."

It looks like they are having a blast. Let's hope that Nancy didn't fall off. For those who are curious where they are on West Newberry Street, they are riding past the area now known as the Village Park towards Rawles. The tall building in the very back towards the left is the Masonic Temple.

I'm sure the kids of today will bike just like Maureen and Nancy did once the weather gets warmer here.

To see more photographs and articles from The Romeo Observer and other newspapers, you can contact the Romeo Community Archives at rca@romemodistrictlibrary.org or call (586) 690-4890.

Source: The Romeo Observer, April 10, 1969, p.A-1