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Cass County Clerk/Register of Deeds announces winners of ‘I Voted’ Sticker Design Contest
Clerk/Register of Deeds Monica McMichael recognized the winners of the 2026 I Voted Sticker Contest at a Board of Commissioners meeting July 16. Pictured from left are Mia Neill, a student at Edwardsburg High School, Chloe Dennis, a student at Cassopolis High School and JaMya Hart, a student at Cassopolis High School. Not pictured is […]
Layman’s Corner
Q: April writes: “Since the New Testament teaches that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, do we still need to keep the Ten Commandments? A: Thank you, April, for your question. There was never a time in Earth’s history where mankind was saved by any other means but by grace. Many […]
Minutes of the November 14, 2023, Bluegill Frolic Committee Meeting
Amy Segerdahl called the meeting to order at 6:09 pm. Attendance:Present: Jessica Trewhitt-Jarrard, Brian New, Amy Segerdahl, Michelle Drake, Chelsea Proffitt, Cary Hansen, Mary Morlan, Shawnie, Cathy and Miranda CropseyAbsent: Amberly and Anne Treasury Report: As of 11/14/23 the amount in the bank is $4,474.93 with a check written to the Swim Camp in the […]
Paw Paw Community Chorus Christmas Concert
The Paw Paw Community Chorus presents its Annual Christmas Concert, Sunday, December 3, 4:00pm, at the Paw Paw United Methodist Church, 420 W. Michigan Avenue, Paw Paw. The chorus, under the direction of Theresa Vaughn, will be accompanied on piano by Evonne Heystek The following selections presented by the chorus are as follows: “CanYou […]
Home Arts Club to Meet in December
The Marcellus Home Arts Club will hold its final meeting of 2023 on Monday, December 4. The Club will have the annual holiday dinner at The Rock at Big Fish Lake. Cocktail time is 5:30 with dinner at 6:15. An ornament exchange will follow.
“Il faut souffrir pour être belle” – It hurts to be beautiful
1883 photograph of an image of a woman having her hair brushed with the caption “Il Faut Souffrir Pour Être Belle” or, “one must suffer to be beautiful,” a good reminder to the residents of Marcellus during the ongoing water project and upcoming streetscape project in 2024. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.Jean-Jacques […]
Update from Marcellus’ Economic Development Director
by Sarah AyersEconomic Development Director Hello Marcellus: A lot of you may remember about a year ago, my face was posted on the front page of The Marcellus News as the new Economic Development Director for the Downtown Development Authority, and you may be asking yourself, but what has she been doing? In the […]
Marcellus Downtown Development Authority sponsors Snowflake Stroll, Saturday, December 9, 2023
MAHS Joins the Party! The Marcellus Area Historical Society is proud to be part of the Downtown Development Authority’s Snowflake Stroll, Saturday, December 9. MAHS is offering free pictures with Santa for merry-makers 21 and older between 4:00 – 7:00pm at the historic G. W. Jones house, 188 W. Main. Photos will be […]
The Marcellus Community Food Pantry and Meijer Support Families in Need This Holiday Season through Simply Give Hunger Relief Program
Campaign set to run through December 30 Marcellus, Michigan – The Marcellus Community Food Pantry is proud to announce a partnership with Meijer to provide much-needed relief to local families facing food insecurity through the retailer’s customer-driven hunger relief program, Simply Give. “In this time of need, it is so important for our […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How is the Northern Spotted Owl—the once endangered poster bird for old growth forest conservation in the Pacific Northwest—doing these days? — P. J., Seattle, WA Distinguished by dark-brown white-speckled feathers, the Northern Spotted Owl was the symbol of conservation in the Pacific […]
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com When and Where Was the First Thanksgiving Feast? Let’s talk Turkey! No, not the Butterballs in Congress. I’m talking about the real thing, the big gobbler – 46 million of which we Americans will devour this Thanksgiving. It was the Aztecs who first domesticated the gallopavo, but […]
