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Cass County COA begins next phase of expansion with purchase of former Harding’s building
An architect’s rendering of the proposed tranformation of the former Harding’s in Dowagiac, which was puchased recently by the Cass County Council on Aging. DOWAGIAC, Mich. — Cass County Council on Aging (COA) has officially purchased the former Harding’s Supermarket building in downtown Dowagiac, marking the beginning of Phase II of an exciting plan to […]
June 6 marks 81st anniversary of Operation Overload: D-Day, the invasion of Normandy
American assault troops injured while storming Omaha Beach. Photo credit: By Taylor, Photographer (Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.) June 6, 1944, saw the largest amphibious assault in history when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy thus beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. […]
First Friday in Marcellus – June 6, 2025
Take a stroll along Main Street during First Friday, June 6! Free self-guided tours of the G.W. Jones House, 188 W. Main, 5:00 -7:00pm Family Bingo Night and more! United Methodist Church, 6:30 – 8:00pm ###
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Those who Served and Indy 500 Memories
by John Mooy Once again, we have passed Memorial Day and two occasions that back many memories for me. First, and most importantly, the celebration of those individuals who have given their lives in defense of our country and our Democracy. Often times when I visit Marcellus, I stop by the library to visit the […]
Bits & Pieces: Bicycle Emancipation
by Paula Johnson Within the past few weeks, I was talking with a friend who lamented that she was in a restaurant and saw a young couple sitting opposite each other and on their phones – not talking to each other nor even looking at each other. I asked the question, “How do people […]
Farm and Food File: MAGA and MAHA meet; aha it’s not
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com For U.S. farmers and ranchers, Thursday, May 22, was right out of a Dickens novel: It was the best of days and the worst of days. Early–and I do mean cow-milking early–that morning, the U.S. House of Representatives teed up a vote to pass the tax-cutting, deficit-exploding 1,000-page bill favored by […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Right-Wingers to Women: Stay Home and Have Babies!
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com The right-wing routinely demonizes family-friendly policies of liberals as “social engineering.” But look out! Here come those same politicians, putting on MAGA hardhats and firing up their political bulldozers to push one of the most arrogant and intrusive social schemes imaginable. They intend to re-engineer the American family! These “pronatalists” want […]
Cal Thomas: Watch your language
by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com The beginning of summer offers a columnist the opportunity to address subjects he might avoid the rest of the year because of his focus on domestic and foreign issues. Inattention to proper English seems to be a subject that few are bothering to address. I have been making a list of […]
This week in Marcellus’ Culinary History
In this installment of “This Week in Marcellus’ Culinary History, we feature Salads and Vegetables as printed in the Home Arts of Cooking Marcellus Centennial Cookbook, 1879-1979. The book was published 46 years ago by the Marcellus Home Arts Club. Lillian Schten’s Snappy Fruit Salad1 pkg. frozen strawberries with juice1 lg. can crushed pineapple1 lg. […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library for the week of June 2, 2025
For 50 years, Nolo Press has been the pioneer in legal self-help, providing plain-language legal information and solutions for people and businesses. Their mission is to help consumers and small businesses find answers to their everyday legal and business questions. While these books are no replacement for hiring legal counsel, they can certainly give readers […]
