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Ted Romanetz, owner/operator with wife Kortney, of Cassopolis Beer Company, 139 N. Broadway, Cassopolis. The 1895 building once housed the Cassopolis Town Hall and volunteer fire department. -News Photo The Village of Cassopolis … [Read more...] about Cassopolis Beer Company – where lager is allowed to lager

   The Marcellus Area Historical Society is pleased to participate in Christmas in the Village, Saturday, December 7, 2024.     MAHS will open the doors to the historic G. W. Jones House, 188 W. Main, Marcellus, from … [Read more...] about MAHS to participate in Christmas in the Village, December 7

  We are thrilled to share some exciting updates about the ongoing construction of the Edwardsburg Library! As we await the delivery of steel for framing, we’re optimistic about a mild start to winter, which will allow us to kick off the … [Read more...] about Exciting Updates on the Edwardsburg Library Construction and Holiday Giving Opportunities!

Conservation Technician Lucas Hartman evaluating woods in Bangor Decatur, MI - The Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) is excited to hold our Forestry Field Day at Hamilton Township Hall in Decatur on Saturday, November 23, … [Read more...] about Van Buren Conservation District’s Forestry Field Day

by John Mooy    Allow me today to take you back to a time in good old MHS (Marcellus High School) when the fear of one sentence raced through your entire body and for the most part the day had been ruined.  A teacher stood … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Book Report

by Paula Johnson Questions1. In 1819, 16 years after the Louisiana Purchase, what state did Spain cede to the United States?2. What is viridescent?3. What seems to be the secret for the endurance of The Great Wall of China?4. What candy … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: November Trivia

From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Are road salts and other de-icing chemicals bad for the environment? And if, so are greener alternatives available? —Jane Willis, Fairfield, IA    … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Calls for $20 billion in “emergency” farm program payments won’t go away now that the proposal’s principal audience, voters, have done their duty. The idea’s chief promoters, Congressional … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: Buy more deck chairs or chart a different course

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com The morning after the election, a social media pundit expressed amazement that Democrat Kamala Harris had lost, noting that America is enjoying “an objectively strong economy.”    Indeed, … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower-America’s #1 Populist: The Moderate, Milquetoast Democratic Party Loses Another Big One

This week the library is featuring two new adult nonfiction books. The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi.  Often, so-called “life hacks” leave us drowning in tasks, schedules, and unfulfilled … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

Pastor Donnie Brooks    This is a hard thing to imagine, isn’t it? That in the Divine way of things, the soft will overcome the hard and the hard will be broken by the soft. We see this logic elsewhere than just the Daoist … [Read more...] about Contemplation Corner: “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.” – Lao Tzu

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