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News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library for the week of September 21, 2026
Yoga at the Library starts up again on Tuesday, September 29 and runs through December 15. Sessions take place in the Children’s section, Tuesdays at 5:45PM. Attendees must be 18+ years old, unless pre-approved by the instructor. Bring a yoga mat, towel, and water bottle. $5 per session, payable to Dave Sivley. No sessions on […]
Ask a Pastor for the week of November 3, 2025
Pastor Donnie Brooks of the Marcellus United Methodist Church answers your questions at pastordonnieb@outlook.com Pastor Donnie, is “Christian nationalism” Christian?Part IV So we’ve looked at what “Christianity” is its simplest function, we’ve looked at what “nationalism” is, we’ve looked at what “patriotism” (i.e. a healthy appreciation and love for country) is in relation to […]
Contemplation Corner: “The negativity of no . . .”
“The negativity of no-to also provides an essential trait of contemplation. In Zen meditation, for example, one attempts to achieve the pure negativity of not-to—that is, the void—by freeing oneself from rushing, intrusive Something. Such meditation is an extremely active process; that is, it represents anything but passivity. The exercise seeks to attain a point […]
News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library for the week of November 3, 2025
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others,” Brene Brown. The library has a nice selection of books that can help you understand yourself better. If we don’t have what you’re looking for, we can help you find a resource through Michigan eLibrary–Interlibrary […]
Letter to the Editor – November 6, 2025
Dear Editor: I would like to take the time to compliment you and the treasurer of Marcellus Township for the excellent description of where, and how our tax dollars are spent. Hopefully, enough citizens read your great paper or attended the Township meeting on the 21st to learn first-hand about our taxes. So many […]
Band Notes for the week of November 3, 2025
Annual Poinsettia SaleThe Music Department kicked off its annual poinsettia sale on Monday, November 3. The deadline to turn in ALL orders AND money is November 14 by 3:15pm. Orders not turned in by that time will not be counted. Sorry, no exceptions. We are working with Varner’s Greenhouse from Niles, MI and they need […]
Team RickWorld: What we’re reading the week of November 3, 2025
Team RickWorld member Justin Ware with wife, Amberly, at the annual Halloween parade! Team RickWorld continues to take on all readers in the Marcellus Library’s Read Through the Decades Challenge, which concludes with a Noon Year’s Eve Party on December 31. Justin Ware: Haunted to Death: A Domestic Partners in Crime Mystery by Frank Anthony […]
A page from Burlington’s Word War I Diary, 11-11-1918
In honor of Veterans Day on November 11, Carol Grant of Decatur submitted the following to The News. The image is a copy of her grandfather Caryl Burlington’s diary entry dated November 11, 1918. Burlington was stationed at Fort Custer. His son, Richard, was Grant’s father. The entry reads: ‘Was awakened at 1:30 […]
Expanding tribal partnerships to restore native wild rice
Manoomin held in the hand of one of the participants of the wild rice camp. Manoomin grows in the Muskegon River in Roscommon County. Manoomin (species Zizania palustris) is a grain-producing, wild grass native to the Great Lakes region and portions of Canada. Collaboration includes DNR’s first manoomin camp By ANDY HENIONCommunications representative, Wildlife DivisionMichigan Department of […]
Turbo Talks Sports – Detroit: One City, Two Different Approaches
I think we can all agree on the fact that both the Lions and Tigers have been successful the last few years. The Tigers made the playoffs the last two seasons and made a little run in each. The Lions have not only made the playoffs the last two seasons but actually won a playoff […]
Wildcats’ season ends at Martin in 8-player Regional SemiFinal No. 5
While Marcellus is on top of Martin here during last Friday’s regional semi final road game, the Clippers took all the treats on Halloween beating the ‘Cats 0-40. Martin has hampered Marcellus on the gridiron the past few years during regular and post season play. Next up for Martin is a home field match-up with […]
