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Band Notes for the week of August 17, 2026
Alaina Jansen, left, and Hannah Sharp add a little glitter to Band Director Katy Essex before the Bluegill Frolic Parade, August 15. – News Photo Band Notes for the week of August 17, 2026 Coming Up:August 24: Welcome Back! Half Day for students. Middle School band members grades 6-8 go to the Middle School […]
Creative Kids 4-H Club Hosts Spooky Fun at Lawless Park’s Harvest Fest!
Bethann Martin as Mad Scientist during the Annual Harvest Fest at Lawless Park, October 19. submitted by Lauren Wilds For the fifth year in a row, the Creative Kids 4-H Club brought chills and thrills to the community with their annual haunted trail at Lawless Park’s Harvest Fest! On Saturday, October 19, families were […]
Band Notes for the Week of October 28, 2024
Marching Band Reflection As the marching season has come to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who helped our band have a very successful festival! For those parents who provided rehearsal and game day dinners, for those parents who provided all types of food for band camp, […]
Fire Department visits Elementary School
The Marcellus Fire Department visited with the kindergarten through 4th grade classes at the Elementary School, Monday, October 21. Pictured here is the second grade class. The Marcellus Fire Department visited each of the K-4 elementary classrooms on Monday, October 21. They went over fire safety and students were able to walk through the smoke […]
October Elementary Students of the Month
Elementary Principal Sarah Bischoff announces the October Students of the Month. Back Row L-R: Mallory Niskala, Lawton McNeal, Ladon Fletter, Corey Reingardt, Colten Wiles, and Aliza Ledesma. Front Row L-R: Clara Boehm-Goodenough, Nolan Kahler, Thea Seelye, Adaleigh Martin, and Emma Hawkins. Not Pictured: Willow Stokes, Freyja Vandersloot, Cypress Somerville ###
Two Michigan sites added to National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Perry Sanford was a freedom seeker who escaped slavery in Kentucky. He was a part of what later became known as the 1847 Kentucky Raid in Cass County. After making his way along the Underground Railroad to Battle Creek, he chose to stay, while most others in his group moved on to Canada. Photo courtesy […]
URSCC Wins Michigan Historical Society Award
Mike Moroz and Cathy LaPointe, representing URSCC, accept the Michigan History Society2024 award for Local Society Underground Railroad Society of Cass County (URSCC) is proud to announce they won Michigan Historical Society 2024 award for Local Society. URSCC is Vandalia located non-profit since 2009. Their mission is “Research and educate about Underground Railroad in […]
Michigan Home Energy Rebates programs advance to serve first Michigan households; statewide launch set for early 2025
Help wanted: State encourages energy efficiency and HVAC contractors to sign up now in preparation for the statewide launch LANSING, Michigan – The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced a milestone in the rollout of Michigan’s Home Energy Rebates(MiHER) programs. Supported by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), MiHER will help Michigan households save thousands of dollars […]
DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship Opening Soon for Applications
Marian Anderson performing in Constitution Hall in 1943 Application portal opens November 1, Apply by Jan. 31 WASHINGTON – Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship starting November 1. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000 award to […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library
This week the library is featuring two new non-fiction books. Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon’s Fight for Health Justice by Ala Stanford, M.D. In her inspirational memoir, Stanford, the founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, highlights the devastating racial injustices in our healthcare system. The author thanks her […]
