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Flash mob performs in front of G.W. Jones Exchange Bank, Friday, August 14
Folks in Marcellus got a pleasant surprise late Friday morning, August 14, when the MHS Wildcat Marching Band appeared in front of the G.W. Jones Exchange Bank. The band was practicing parade marching and decided to give an impromptu performance on Main Street. Friday was the final day of Band Camp 2026. Their first […]
Hoosiers make it 10 in a row with win over Michigan, November 9
IU Quarterback Kurtis Rourke ready for the snap during IU’s 20-15 win over the visiting Wolverines, Saturday, November 9, in Bloomington. It was the Hoosiers’ 10th win in a row earning them a #5 ranking for the week. -News Photo Since Turbo just happens to be talking about the Wolverines this week, let’s take a […]
Should Michigan Move On From Sherrone Moore Already?
I had someone recently reach out to me and ask, “When was the last time a National Championship team went bad so quickly?” Their question isn’t wrong. We saw Michigan be absolutely dominate last year on their way to a National Championship. This season has been met with new struggles but so I really think […]
Van Buren Conservation District’s Forestry Field Day
Conservation Technician Lucas Hartman evaluating woods in Bangor Decatur, MI – The Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) is excited to hold our Forestry Field Day at Hamilton Township Hall in Decatur on Saturday, November 23, 2024. The Forestry Field Day is coming back to Van Buren County. This free event will support county landowners […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Book Report
by John Mooy Allow me today to take you back to a time in good old MHS (Marcellus High School) when the fear of one sentence raced through your entire body and for the most part the day had been ruined. A teacher stood in front of the classroom and made an announcement concerning […]
Bits & Pieces: November Trivia
by Paula Johnson Questions1. In 1819, 16 years after the Louisiana Purchase, what state did Spain cede to the United States?2. What is viridescent?3. What seems to be the secret for the endurance of The Great Wall of China?4. What candy was invented by a dentist?5. What is a cruciverbalist?6. Why do babies blink less […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Are road salts and other de-icing chemicals bad for the environment? And if, so are greener alternatives available? —Jane Willis, Fairfield, IA Traditional de-icers, particularly chloride-based compounds such as sodium chloride, magnesium chloride and calcium chloride, can have various detrimental effects on the […]
Farm and Food File: Buy more deck chairs or chart a different course
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Calls for $20 billion in “emergency” farm program payments won’t go away now that the proposal’s principal audience, voters, have done their duty. The idea’s chief promoters, Congressional Republicans, have built a wobbly case for the aid and, lame ducks or loud winners, their quacking will continue. Should they succeed, federal […]
Jim Hightower-America’s #1 Populist: The Moderate, Milquetoast Democratic Party Loses Another Big One
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com The morning after the election, a social media pundit expressed amazement that Democrat Kamala Harris had lost, noting that America is enjoying “an objectively strong economy.” Indeed, the data shows impressive job growth, rising wages, slowing inflation, etc. – all indicators of a solid economy. Nearly every pundit hailed this as […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library
This week the library is featuring two new adult nonfiction books. The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi. Often, so-called “life hacks” leave us drowning in tasks, schedules, and unfulfilled expectations-but why? Most time management systems prioritize optimization and greatness in service to an imagined future, but what if that’s […]
Contemplation Corner: “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.” – Lao Tzu
Pastor Donnie Brooks This is a hard thing to imagine, isn’t it? That in the Divine way of things, the soft will overcome the hard and the hard will be broken by the soft. We see this logic elsewhere than just the Daoist philosophical school in Chinese thought. We see it in Christian thought. […]
