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Middle School Students take a break to rake for seniors
Marcellus Middle School students took a break to rake leaves for senior citizens throughout the Village, Wednesday, November 13. The school reports that 14 lawns were cleared of leaves, including the Middle School. The students pictured above and below were in Mr. Ware’s group.   – News Photo
SMC awards Ricker 10-year service pin
SMC Board member Becky Moore presents Dr. Donald Ricker a ten-year service pin during the Board meeting, November 13. DOWAGIAC MI—–Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees, at its regular meeting Wednesday, November 13 on the Niles campus, awarded Criminal Justice Director Dr. Donald Ricker with his 10-year service pin.   Professor Ricker has overseen SMC’s […]
Special-Lite President and COO to retire; Alex Esposito named successor effective Jan. 1
[Decatur, MI, November 12, 2024] – Steve Benscoter, President and Chief Operating Officer of Special-Lite®, will officially retire at the end of 2024. By the end of his six-year tenure, the commercial door manufacturer will have grown over 65%. Benscoter was instrumental in improving lead times, enhancing customer service, and launching several innovative products. […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine The devastating flooding in Asheville, North Carolina has made people question just which types of places are the best climate refuges. Credit: Bill McMannis, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: Have extreme weather events in places like Asheville, NC made people rethink where they consider to be good “climate […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: The Democrats rural problem is they’ve forgotten how to farm
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com As any farmer can tell you, if you want to harvest a crop, you’ve got to get out of the office and go to work in the field.   Why can’t the Democratic Party grasp this basic reality when it comes to producing votes? This year was going to be different. Pressed […]
Farm and Food File: Donald Trump’s second act
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Every pre-election poll for the U.S. presidential race saw it as a too-close-to-call nail biter. Not one predicted the sweeping victory posted by former, now President-Elect Donald J. Trump. How did all miss the coming rout? And rout it was. Trump swept all seven of the swing states, a feat no […]
Bits & Pieces: Prohibitions
by Paula Johnson I have had a bit of stress lately, so a particular period in our nation’s history has been in the front of my mind: Prohibition. The concept of making alcohol illegal in this country is not unique to the 19th century. Pretty much whenever people are under stress, alcohol consumption […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Book Report . . . is here!
by John Mooy As promised from the previous article, I have completed the reading of my book and have put down on paper what I will have to recite in front of the class. Remember when the teacher (who you knew very well) and your classmates (who you knew even better) watched you as […]
