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Members of the Kids-N-Kids 4H Club were treated to a trip to John Ball Zoo, September 8. submitted by Kids-N-Kids 4H Club    In the spring of this year, Kids-N-Kids 4-H Club held a Pie Fundraiser with the hopes of raising … [Read more...] about Kids-N-Kids Visit John Ball Zoo

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com If you name your $4-billion food conglomerate “The Wonderful Company,” you probably should strive extra hard not to let it become the horrible company.    This outfit spends a fortune … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: How “Wonderful” is POM, Fiji Water, and The Wonderful Company

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com As American grocery buyers await a Federal Trade Commission verdict on Kroger’s two-year-old, $24.6 billion bid to buy competitor Albertsons, the European Commission took just 35 days to give its … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: Merger of grain giants betrays prairie origins

by Paula Johnson Before we get into the column at hand, I read a health tip for children (adults should consider it, also). A study has found that saline nose drops for children with colds helps reduce the days of the cold and reduces … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: September Trivia

 The Marcellus Home Arts Club will meet on Wednesday, September 25, 6:00pm, at the Marcellus United Methodist Church, 197 W. Main. The meeting will include a craft. … [Read more...] about Home Arts Club to Meet

Chipmunk on Trunk Hoodby John Mooy Here in South Haven, it has been a banner year for rodents and varmints.  They seem to be everywhere and all of the time.  Squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons and even the occasional skunk.  They have … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Never Happened Before

This week, the library is highlighting two new non-fiction books. I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine by Daniel J. Levitin.  Music is perhaps one of humanity’s oldest medicines and its most universal.  … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

President Irwin called the regular meeting of the Marcellus Village Council to order at 7:00 p.m. on August 27, 2024, in the Marcellus Village Hall. Trustees present: Markle, Engstrom, Welburn, Haley and Webb. Trustee Thomas was … [Read more...] about Village of Marcellus Council Proceedings – Regular Meeting, August 27, 2024

Trustee Bitely called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present – Bitely, Nesbitt, and Smith. Also present – Attorney Moraitis and seven guests.    Motion by Nesbitt with support by Smith to approve the minutes of the … [Read more...] about Porter Township Van Buren County – Regular Meeting, August 15, 2024

The official 2024 state Christmas tree, a 60-foot spruce from Eagle in Michigan's Lower Peninsula LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) has selected the official 2024 state Christmas … [Read more...] about Eagle spruce becomes State of Michigan’s 38th Christmas tree