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Help track Michigan’s next generation of turkeys
If you spot a hen turkey leading a line of poults (baby turkeys) this summer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants to hear from you. It’s time for Michigan’s wild turkey brood survey: a community science effort that helps wildlife biologists understand how well turkeys are reproducing across the state and provides […]
Thank you, Little Leaguers, from Coach Ware!
Coach Justin Ware sends a heartfelt “thank you” to his players, Kaden Asmus, Will Conley, Mason Hill, Mason White, Sawyer Northrop, Grayson Irwin, Jacob Perry, Beckett Sharp, Abram Hunter, Owen Ware, Mason DeVries, Tyler Cron, and Raylan Reynolds “Thank you for great season on the field, and I enjoyed being your teacher of baseball. […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
And another thing. . .by John Mooy I had no sooner finished a column for last week’s News, when another idea came to me. But then that’s what I have trained my mind to do while no doubt putting aside other responsibilities which could wait. In the house at the corner of […]
Bits & Pieces: Achievement, Stunts or Crazy
by Paula Johnson Most every generation is sure that theirs is the most daring or most misunderstood or most unconventional, etc. To that point, I would tell some of my more daring classes of students that there was likely little or nothing that they could try that my brother nor I had already tried and […]
Farm and Food File
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com ‘Overalls, two shoes and a belt’ The clothes we wore, like the crops we worked, marked the seasons on the dairy farm of my youth. Coveralls, for example, suggested winter while (ahem) “cover little” meant the hot, steamy Southern Illinois summer. That was especially so for my brothers and me. If […]
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
There’s the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly… and Then Sam Alito by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Sam Alito is so ugly that he can’t even see his ugliness. I don’t mean looks, but the deep inner ugliness of character that keeps oozing from this so-called “supreme” judge. Start with the unabashed lies he told senators […]
Bluegill Frolic Committee Meeting Minutes, May 21, 2024
AgendaCalled to order at: 6:10pmAttendance: Brian New, Amy Segerdahl, Jessica Jarrard, Cary Hansen, Todd Snider, and Josh HansenAbsent: Chelsea, Mary, Anne, and Amberly Treasury Report: As of 5/21/24 our current balance amount is $4,016.78. We needed to send a deposit out for the Dunk Tank so Michelle and Amy signed the check for $50 and Amy […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for your great coverage of Marcellus Schools special events…of all grade levels and all activities! It is always exceptional. I always feel privileged to have a chance to know what’s going on in the schools. In looking at the photos of this year’s graduating class, and reading the names under […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is the so-called “Internet of Animals” project all about and how does it aim to help the conservation cause? — Beatrice U., Rampa, ID In the early 2000s, animal behavior specialist Martin Wikelski was reflecting on the value of monitoring wildlife, which had already been […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
Veteran staff member Don Price is retiring after thirty-two years of dedicated service to the Marcellus Community School District. Over the course of his career with the district, Price has filled many roles, including teacher, coach, Volinia Outcomes School Principal, Dean of Students, and, for the last twelve years, Athletic Director. Price has always […]
Bluegill Frolic Youth Fishing Contest June winners
The June 7 Bluegill Frolic Youth Fishing Contest winner Brennan Cropsey, right, with contest organizer Tommy Puleo. Brennan Cropsey, Marcellus, took home $100 during First Friday, June 7, in the first of three youth fishing contests this summer. Cropsey’s bluegill measured 9-9/16” The event, for anglers 15 years of age and under, will […]
