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Guest opinion: remote communities eligible for microgrid funding and technical assistance
by Val Ankeny, senior policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs Rural communities looking to improve electricity reliability and affordability may be eligible for support through the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP). The program, offered through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, provides funding and technical assistance to help eligible communities build, operate, […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
School is in session! Please see some tips and reminders for parents as we welcome students back to school. With the launch of the 2022-23 school year comes new recommendations from the CDC and MDHHS for managing COVID-19. As reported in last week’s column, the recommendation is for schools to manage COVID similar to the […]
Hometown Hero
Sarah Ayers – Hometown Hero The Marcellus office of Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial is honoring Patch & Remington co-founder Sarah Ayers as a Hometown Hero. A free recognition event is Wednesday, September 7, 4:30 – 6:30pm, at Patch & Remington, 115 E. Main, Marcellus. The Modern Woodmen Hometown Hero programs gives members an opportunity every […]
First Friday, September 2, 2022 – Update
Historical Society Fundraiser Sale Update: The Marcellus Area Historical Society has dusted off a few ‘gems’ and interesting items for its fundraising sale, Friday, September 2, 5:00 – 7:00pm. Admission to the sale at 149 E. Main (News Office) is $5.00. The sale is free for Founders’ Club members. The Society asks that shoppers do […]
Labor Day Weekend 2022 in Marcellus
There’s no such thing as “nothing to do” in Marcellus this Friday and Saturday. The long Labor Day weekend begins with First Friday, September 2, and continues with the Fire Department’s Corn & Sausage Roast, Saturday, September 3. Below is a sample of activities and events. Band Boosters Kick-off Fall Mum Sale: The Marcellus Band […]
2022 Notre Dame Football Preview
So last week we talked about Michigan’s schedule so I feel it is only fair to take a gander at the Irish’s schedule and give you a little prediction. This season is going to be hard to predict but I figure why the heck not! We will toss the assumption that the Irish will be […]
Bits & Pieces: Nuclear Medicine
by Paula Johnson Modern medicine becomes more modern by the day. One almost needs to become sick to get a view of the newness of modern medicine. I had occasion over the summer to experience something new to me in today’s medicine repertoire. The patient I accompanied had a two-day series of tests: stress test, […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The Magnificent Sevenby John Mooy See how many of these you can recall: The Dynamic Duo, Two Men and a Truck, The Three Amigos, The Fearsome Foursome, Five Guys and The Magnificent Seven. Most of these catchy titles are etched into our minds and even if we can correctly identify them, we at least recall […]
Update from the State Vet on Canine Parvovirus Cases in Northern Michigan
LANSING, MI — To date, the results from the additional testing facilitated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and completed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MSU VDL) have revealed the illness impacting dogs in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula to be canine parvovirus. The affected dogs did not have […]
Village of Marcellus Council Proceedings
Regular Meeting – August 9, 2022 President Welburn called the regular meeting of the Marcellus Village Council to order at 7:00 p.m. on August 09, 2022, at the Marcellus Village Hall Council Room. Trustees present: Simmons, Irwin, Thomas, Haley and Webb. Trustee Oswalt was absent. Agenda Motion by Simmons, supported by Thomas, to approve the […]
Village of Marcellus Council Proceedings – Special Meeting
Special Meeting – August 8, 2022 President Welburn called the special meeting of the Marcellus Village Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on August 8, 2022, at the Marcellus Village Hall Council Room. Trustees present: Simmons, Irwin, Thomas, Haley and Webb. Trustee Oswalt was absent. Agenda Motion by Irwin, supported by Thomas, to approve the […]
