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Farm and Food File: Screwworms
Screwworms eat flesh, screw-ups cost money by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Poor Joe Biden. Out of office for 17 months and he’s still the reason for every Trump Administration failure, large or small. Take the latest screw-up the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) now finds itself brisket-deep in: the recent discovery of multiple cases of […]
Bits and Pieces: Finding Your Passion
When I taught 8th graders U.S. History in Edwardsburg, the first unit of the second semester was on Careers. What do careers have to do with U.S. History one might ask? Well, history is only one of the seven social sciences: history, geography, civics (government), economics, sociology, anthropology and psychology. Social sciences study the interests […]
Marcellus Schools Bus Riders of the Week – January 20, 2023
The Marcellus Schools Bus Drivers have selected the first “Bus Riders of the Week” for 2023. Those students showing exemplary behavior on the bus for the week ending January 20 are all elementary students. Pictured (left to right) are: Titus Evans, Zada Maschke, Jedidiah Hiser, and Allison Earl. Not pictured Daniel Affriseo and Makenna McClain. […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
First semester ended last Friday, and its conclusion marks the halfway point through the 2022-23 school year. Mark your calendars for Important, upcoming second semester events. Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for February 16, from noon until 3:00p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students will have a half day of school. Due to conferences and […]
Band Notes – January 23, 2023
Band Notes – January, 23, 2023 Coming Up: Jan. 31 – Music Department Cookie Dough Sale begins. Feb. 3 – The High School Band will be participating in a performance clinic at Southwestern Michigan College at 8:45am in the Dale Lyons Building. Scheduled for the morning is a performance of our festival selections in which […]
Results from 2022 DNR Wolf Survey Show Population Remains Stable
Minimum wolf population in the UP is estimated at 631 wolves Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have released their findings of the latest Michigan gray wolf survey. The survey, conducted in early 2022, shows the wolf population in the Upper Peninsula remains stable, as it has for more than a decade. […]
Discover Winter Nights 2023 at T. K. Lawless Park
Even though we haven’t had much snow in Cass County lately, our thoughts have been turning towards our Discover Winter Nights 2023 with excited anticipation! That being said please mark your calendars (and keep your fingers crossed) to join the Cass County Parks and Recreation Department and The Friends of Cass County Parks as they […]
Gilmore Car Museum Announces 2023 Car Show Schedule
Hickory Corners, MI- The Gilmore Car Museum today unveiled its 2023 car show and event season schedule, providing dates for its “summer season” shows scheduled to take place on the Gilmore’s historic 90-acre campus from May through October. Additional details and registration information for individual events will be posted at a later date on www.GilmoreCarMuseum.org. […]
A Weekend of Frosty Fun During St. Joe’s 2023 Ice Fest, February 3 & 4
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. —St. Joseph Mich., is renowned as a four-season water wonderland with Lake Michigan and nearby rivers and inland lakes. But this time of year, the city’s focus turns to frozen water during the 2023 Ice Fest presented by Silver Beach Pizza, Friday through Sunday, February 3-5. Ice competitions, a Scavenger Hunt and […]
DNR Now hiring nature educators for summer season
Share your love of the outdoors with visitors to state parks this summer – and help them learn a bit more about nature, too! As a seasonal Explorer Guide or member of the visitor center education staff, you can work in over 40 locations across the state this summer. You’ll have the opportunity to connect […]
