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Wildcats Sports Wrap-Up
#12 Abby Tone in action against the visiting Burr Oak Bobcats. On alert are #3 Emma Melendez and #13 Carlyn Deer. -Photo courtesy of Megan Schuur Photography Submitted by Wendell Hughes, Athletic DirectorThe Wildcat Varsity football team traveled to Gobles Friday, September 13, to take on the #4 ranked Tigers. After a hard fought, valiant […]
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians awarded CPRG grant
Tribes to install solar, improve energy efficiency, and more with new resources from the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is one of four tribes to receive a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The four Michigan tribes will receive a total of $38 […]
Kids-N-Kids Visit John Ball Zoo
Members of the Kids-N-Kids 4H Club were treated to a trip to John Ball Zoo, September 8. submitted by Kids-N-Kids 4H Club In the spring of this year, Kids-N-Kids 4-H Club held a Pie Fundraiser with the hopes of raising enough money to help with the ticket cost to go to John Ball Zoo […]
Band Notes for the Week of September 16, 2024
Coming Up:Fri. Sept. 20: Home Game, Report time for Marching Band is 5:30pm. Volunteer flag runners should report by the 2nd Quarter (7:30ish). Sat. Sept. 21: Cassopolis Marching Exhibition. The “Wildcat” band performs at 6:40pm. Wed. Sept. 25: Marching Band rehearsal, 7pm-9pm. Thur. Sept. 26: Mums delivered to the High School and are available […]
Marcellus school bus drivers select Riders of the Week
The Marcellus Community Schools bus drivers are once again selecting Bus Riders of the Week, based on students’ excellent behavior while riding the bus. Elementary Bus Riders of the Week ending September 13 are, left to right, Lucious Granada, Lucy Seeyle, and Christoper McDonald. Not pictured Jaycee Jordan. Named as high school Bus Rider […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
Citizens have the opportunity to have their voice heard by voting in the upcoming election. Not only are national and state-level offices on the November 5 ballot, so are local ones. In fact, three candidates are running for seats on the Marcellus Community Schools’ Board of Education. Those candidates include incumbent Vicki Welburn Essex, Matt […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: How “Wonderful” is POM, Fiji Water, and The Wonderful Company
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com If you name your $4-billion food conglomerate “The Wonderful Company,” you probably should strive extra hard not to let it become the horrible company. This outfit spends a fortune painting itself as an environmentally sensitive purveyor of healthy products – like “POM,” its brand of pomegranate juice and its bottled “Fiji […]
Farm and Food File: Merger of grain giants betrays prairie origins
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com As American grocery buyers await a Federal Trade Commission verdict on Kroger’s two-year-old, $24.6 billion bid to buy competitor Albertsons, the European Commission took just 35 days to give its blessing to the merger between two of the world’s largest grain merchandisers, Bunge and Viterra. The mega-deal, valued at about $34 […]
Bits & Pieces: September Trivia
by Paula Johnson Before we get into the column at hand, I read a health tip for children (adults should consider it, also). A study has found that saline nose drops for children with colds helps reduce the days of the cold and reduces the spread of the cold that children bring home. My […]
Home Arts Club to Meet
The Marcellus Home Arts Club will meet on Wednesday, September 25, 6:00pm, at the Marcellus United Methodist Church, 197 W. Main. The meeting will include a craft.
