History Community Life Newspaper
The concept of a paper for the Hartland Area grew out of the need for a regular means of communication among all of the homes in the area. In October 1933, the first issue of Community Life, a local monthly newspaper, was published. This was an outgrowth of The Blue and Gold Echo, a school newspaper.
In the 1930s the records indicate that approximately 400 homes were receiving the four to eight page newspaper printed from September to each year. A subscription cost a dollar per home. Circulation numbers in the 2007-08 school year were 17,000 and the paper is mailed out at no cost to the residents within the Hartland Consolidated Schools District boundaries. People residing outside the school district or Livingston County pay twenty dollars for an annual subscription. The paper now averages 28-32 pages per issues and is mailed out 10 times per year.
The Community Life newspaper has been funded in part through grants written to the Heartland Foundation and the Hartland Schools Foundation, as well as advertisers, donations and subscriptions.
Community Life Editors
YEAR NAME POSITION
1933-January 1939 Bert J. Ford Director, Hartland Area Community Schools
February 1939-August 1960 Florence B. Dearing Librarian, Cromaine
September 1960-July 1967 Mabel Steinacker Teacher, Hartland Schools
August 1967-October 1971 Harold L. Bessert Admin. Asst. Dir. Community Schools
November 1971-August 1975 Ann Zick Head Librarian, Cromaine
September 1975-July 1996 Sandra Scherba Director, Cromaine
August 1996-present Nadine Cloutier Editor/Enrichment Coordinator Com Ed.
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The paper can boast of 74 years of continuous publication. It is a wonderful source of historical information as it has been a chronicle of events specific to Hartland. Back issue of have been microfilmed, the local Questers provide financial support to have two sets of back issues bound in hardcover, one for circulation and on set as part of the Reference Library at Cromaine District Library.
