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Band Notes for the week of November 18, 2024
Band Pillow SaleCurious about what we did with the old marching band uniforms? With the help of Amanda Conley of Delightful Designs, we turned them into decorative pillows! Pillows will be available to purchase on Saturday, December 7. Miss Essex will be at the craft show held at the Marcellus Methodist Church from 12pm-4pm. They […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
by Nanette Pauley, Superintendent Great Things are Happening at Marcellus Community Schools! US News and World Report released their list of elementary school rankings last week. I am thrilled to report that Marcellus Elementary was recognized on their “Best Elementary Schools” list! Marcellus Elementary was ranked in the top 25% […]
Turbo Talks . . . Sports: Are Brian Kelly’s Days Numbered At LSU???
Well by now it isn’t a secret that LSU lost yet again Saturday. This loss pretty much means they won’t be making it to the College Football Playoffs. I know this season has been unpredictable, but I highly doubt a 3 loss SEC team will make it into the SEC title game…but at this point, […]
Memories from The Marcellus News
From The Marcellus News – November 21, 1974 SAC Best: League champion Decatur placed six on the Southwestern Athletic Conference all-star football team that was revealed today. Marcellus also placed six on the squad. Bottom row from left: Gary Mumford, Marcellus; Monte Long, Marcellus; Gary Kline, Marcellus; Dana Rowe, Lawrence. Second row: Larry Ivens, Marcellus; […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library
As the holidays approach, there’s an abundance of ways to get involved and contribute within our community. The library is featuring two new nonfiction books that highlight the value of community, connection, and kindness. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer. As indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass […]
Contemplation Corner: “Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.”
– Rabindranath Tagore Pastor Donnie Brooks Who is Rabindranath Tagore? Well, it might be better to say that there was little that he wasn’t! He was an Indian poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renaissance.(1) Why quote an Indian poet in our “Contemplation Corner”? Tagore was 2nd non-European […]
Marcellus Memories #20
by Willard RobinsonMHS Class of ’49 I will always remember the sound of the whistles of the trains as they passed through Marcellus. Those steam engine whistles could be heard all over town and always seemed to me to be clearer at night. Interesting to me now living in Andover, MA, trains are prohibited from […]
MSU Extension leaders reimagine the future of Extension and its impact on the nation’s health in new book
Written and edited by passionate, visionary scholars, this newly published book envisions a bold future for Extension’s role in community-based healthcare. Imagine if healthcare didn’t just happen in hospitals and clinics, but was woven into our everyday lives, in the heart of our communities — and that the Cooperative Extension System was the driving force […]
St. Joe Today’s winter events kick off the holiday season
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Getting into the holiday spirit is easy when you visit downtown St. Joseph! On Friday, November 22, kick off the holiday season with three great community events – Luminary, Window Wonderland and Countdown to New Year. Friday (November 22) evening will begin with the warm glow of hundreds of luminaries lining […]
Michigan Deer Harvest as of November 19
As of 10:00am, Tuesday, November 19, the DNR is reporting a 2024 deer harvest of 170,184. In Cass County, the total is 1,155, 706 antlered, 449 antlerless. This year’s to-date total is far below last year’s. On November 19, 2023, the DNR reported a state wide harvest of 274,299. Hunters have been most successful […]
