Adopt a Highway cleanup crew

Photo above is while we were still smelling like roses today...before we jumped in our cars to clean up the US-23 roadside between Silver Lake and Whitmore Lake exits. It was a nice, sunny day and the temperature was around 86 degrees. After three hours on the road, our faces were a bright red, we were sweaty and tired and ready to catch up on business. What did we find? Lots of paper cups, plastic grocery bags, styrofoam, a little girl's bicycle in perfect condition, a high heeled shoe, a few golf balls and yes, even a few items that looked like meth waste. We are responsible for cleaning up the roadside three times per year. We get bright yellow vests and special garbage bags to use. We will have a plaque on the roadside - north and southbound - that says "Adopt a Highway - Preview Properties Real Estate" erected soon.

The following people are pictured in the photo (left to right) and did the heavy lifting. THANK YOU! Michael Ewing, Chris Bonish, Nancy Bohlen, Lisa Bohlen, Joette Bickel, Sandy Kretzschmar, Lois Bota, Joe Barscewski and Jennie Steudle. Rick Kretzschmar also helped (and by the way got us signed up for this in the first place) - but was camera shy :)

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