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Home Arts Club to meet July 22
The Marcellus Home Arts Club will meet Wednesday, July 22, 6 p.m., at the Wakelee Bible Church. The evenings program will be “All About Bees” by Charlotte Hubbard. Roll call for the evening will be to name a product that contains bee’s wax. ###
Porter Township, Van Buren County, MI
Lake Drive – Huzzy Lake Public HearingJuly 12, 2023Supervisor Oxley called the Public Hearing to confirm roll and levy the assessment to maintain Lake Drive – Huzzy Lake to order at 6:45 pm. Members present – Meade, Nesbitt, Oxley, Bitely, and Packer. Also present 2 guests. Supervisor Oxley closed the Lake Drive – Huzzy Lake […]
Community Food Pantry seeks support:‘We are really in need right now’
Board members of the Marcellus Community Food Pantry were on hand at Patch & Remington, Friday, August 4, to answer questions about the organization’s move to a new location. Seated left to right are Board members George Gearhart and Mike Dwyer. Standing are Vice President Jill Dwyer, President Estela Salazar, Treasurer Jim Hosbein, and Secretary […]
County Fair ‘Schuurly’ Grand for MHS Senior
MHS Senior Mackenzie Schuur proudly displays her restored 1953 J. C. Higgins Girls Bike at the Cass County Fair. The bike, originally sold by Sears, was found to still have its 1953 Dowagiac Bicycle Registration on the back. Schuur received Best of Show Vintage Restoration for her efforts. Creative Kids 4H Club member and MHS […]
Creative Kids 4H Club: Cass County Fair 2023 Wrap-up
submitted by Key Leader Michelle Schuur Madelyn Osbeck, 6th grade, pictured above – 1st place Junior Showmanship that ended as a Reserve Champion Showman and a 1st Place Light Weight Market placement for Dairy Feeder; 1st place Junior Showmanship with a 4th place Market placement for Market Steer; Earned a Grand Champion placement for the […]
73-Year-Old Graduate of MHS Hikes Isle Royale End to End
July 11th -July 17th, 2023 Submitted by John Zemek, a 1968 graduate of Marcellus High Schooland current resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico Hiking Isle Royale has been on my bucket list for many years, perhaps decades. And it probably would have remained an unfulfilled dream had I not mentioned it to my daughter-in-law who […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
by John Mooy Do you remember sitting in school in an English class and there on the page of your textbook was a picture of an envelope. The envelope showed the main address in the center of the envelope and in the upper left-hand corner was the return address. In the upper right hand corner […]
Bits & Pieces: Scammers
by Paula Johnson I had an experience this past week that I believe needs to be shared. Scammers are everywhere, and we know that. Yet, once in while we can easily get caught. I checked my emails, as I often do. There was one from Help – Desk9 with the subject: Order Confirmation#. Hmmm, I […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is the widely publicized failure of Yellow Trucking actually an opportunity for the U.S. trucking industry to reduce its carbon footprint? — Jerry B., Washington, DC While no one likes to see companies fail and people lose their livelihoods, some environmental advocates […]
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Breaking News: New Life for Local Newspapers How about a little bit of good news for a change? Specifically, good news about news. The demise of local newspapers has been a very depressing story in the last few years, with several thousand of them gobbled up by Wall Street profiteers. Those […]
ICYMI: Love Letters to Her – It’s Really a Beautiful thing!
Artists Mara Magyarosi-Laytner (left) and Olivia Ezinga were on hand for the opening of their combined exhibit at Patch & Remington, Friday, August 4. Mara’s works are those framed in white, while Olivia’s are framed in rose-gold. Love Letters to Her is free and open to the public through August 30. Patch & Remington’s newest […]
