Good Morning Hartland — The Labor Day Edition

Hope you're having a great Labor Day weekend. Too bad it's almost over. Here are five tidbits of news and information that we hope you'll find useful or entertaining.

And remember always included in this Monday through Friday feature is a video (at right) from someone wishing every one "good morning" as part of a message to our community.

1. The weather

Cooler temperatures arrive with a high of near 62 degrees under mostly cloudy skies and isolated showers, according to the National Weather Service. Chance of rain is 20 percent as a north wind is expected to be between 13 and 18 miles per hour. Tonight temperatures dip into the 40s with a low of 46.

2. Fuel prices

Here's a quick daily survey of the regular per-gallon price, according to gasbuddy.com —

• : $3.85
• : $3.95
• : $4.05
• Lowest price in the Fenton area: $3.70 at the Marathon station at N. LeRoy and Glenwood and at the Mobil station at N. LeRoy and S. Long Lake.
• Lowest price in the Brighton area: $3.78 at Costco, 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd, in Green Oak Township.

3. Hartland woman's concerns about Red Cross published in newspaper

Karen Gregg of Hartland left her volunteer position the Livingston County chapter of the American Red Cross after the way recent cuts were handled, she said in an article in Sunday's Livingston County Daily Press & Argus.

Gregg, who had been with the Red Cross for 20 years, said told the newspaper she hopes to return once the organization restores stability and has a plan.

She was interviewed as part of the paper's reporting on a letter from volunteers and supporters who criticized how cutbacks were done at the local level.

4. Hartland Township Board meets Tuesday

The Hartland Township Board of Trustees is scheduled to hold a 7 p.m. regular meeting Tuesday at Township Hall, 2655 Clark Rd.

The agenda packet — which can be downloaded from here — includes a request from the Hartland Deerfield Fire Authority to help finance a nearly $200,000 loan to complete a purchase of a new engine by advancing the funds. The total cost for the new engine is about $650,000.

The agenda also includes hiring a firm for $23,500 to review and provide ways to improve the township's zoning ordinance using the concept of clearzoning that stresses making proposals easier to understand by using digital-based documents.

5. Hartland trivia

Congrats to Kelly who got Friday's question — What is Ziggy Grabowski known for in the Hartland area? Answer: In the 1970s, Doug Tyler painted murals on barns with a $3,000 artist's fellowship under the alias Ziggy Grabowski. His murals later became known as the "Ziggy" barn paintings, according to Hartland: Weaving the Past with the Present. It is believed the murals are now all gone either because the barn was destroyed or by weathering, the book said.

Monday's question: Who is/was the longest serving superintendent of the Hartland School District? Please answer in comments.