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MDHHS recommends Michigan residents and visitors avoid foam on surface water
LANSING, Mich. – With summer approaching, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) reminds residents and visitors to avoid foam on Michigan lakes, rivers, streams and other surface waters. Foam can form on any body of water. It can be white, off-white or brown, and may have an earthy or fishy scent. It tends to pile up in bays, eddies, dams or other river barriers. Foam can contain harmful chemicals or bacteria, including high levels of per- and […]
Neighborhood COVID-19 Testing Sites are Expanded in Cass and Van Buren County
Lawrence, MI – Van Buren/Cass District Health Department will be partnering with the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services to provide free Rapid Antigen COVID-19 tests at Ascension Borgess Lee Hospital in Dowagiac for Cass County and Bangor High School in Bangor for Van Buren County in a drive-up format. Individuals will remain in […]
Discover Michigan Skiing this January
Clarkston, MI (December 2021) – Ski areas across Michigan, including Swiss Valley in Jones, have teamed up with Michigan McDonald’s restaurants to offer a fun and affordable program to learn to ski or snowboard. Called “Discover Michigan Skiing,” the program includes: a beginner lesson, ski or snowboard rental equipment and a beginner-area ski […]
SMC Taps Hesson as Head Wrestling Coach
DOWAGIAC—Southwestern Michigan College has announced that alumnus Todd Hesson will join the athletic department as Head Coach, Men’s Wrestling effective Monday, Jan. 10. The NJCAA approved SMC’s return to intercollegiate athletics in late 2020. In May 2021, the SMC Board of Trustees authorized the revival of Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Volleyball and Wrestling for […]
Bluegill Frolic Committee Contributes to Swim Camp
Stephanie Bender-Breseman (below at left), President of the Bluegill Frolic, presents a check to Marcellus Elementary principal Mrs. Sarah Bischoff, in the amount of $872. The donation was made to the school to help fund the third grade swim camp. The amount is 24% of the funds left after all expenses for the 2021 […]
Letters to Santa
A favorite Christmas story? Yes, I have a few but the best one took place years ago in my hometown. It was December 1963. I leaned against the side of the drugstore with hands jammed comfortably into the pockets of my varsity jacket. I was oblivious to the rest of the world. Everything I […]
A Day in the Life. . . Neither snow nor rain nor pandemic
The Marcellus, Michigan, post office c. 1915. The Rural Carriers from left, Thomas Goings, Roy Clemens, Levi Dennis, Francis Beadle, George Emig, Clinton Kester, postmaster; and Harry Sipley. Beadle and Emig were substitute carriers the day the picture was taken. A day in the life of the United States Postal Service means “picking up, processing […]
Bits and Pieces: Christmas
Christmas holds a special place for me. I enjoy all things that go with it – not just the material things. The aura, the smells, the food, songs, sights – and most of all the change in people. I think that I expressed my affinity towards Christmas since I was very little. A family […]
Letter to the Editor from John Mooy
Kay: Here’s the backstory on Letters to Santa: A number of years ago, I was in a bookstore looking through a book written by Tim Russert. You may remember Russert as the former Sunday host of Meet the Press, prior to his untimely passing. The book, titled, “Big Russ and Me,” was filled […]
DDA Looks Forward to the New Year
The Marcellus Downtown Development Authority is starting the new year with new members and a renewed eye to the future. Current members of the DDA are Sarah Ayers (Patch & Remington), Director; Chris Nofsinger (Marcellus Library), Secretary; Patty Buckhold (Marcellus Library), Treasurer; Stephanie Bender-Breseman (Big Tony’s), Alisa Burleigh (Regina’s), Janae Danzy (Uptown Nutrition), […]
Cass District Library News
Cass District Library December 2021 Programs Afternoon with Santa Winter Break Boredom Busters: Wii Gaming Main Branch – Cass December 27 – 1:00 pm Join us at the Main Branch for an afternoon of Wii gaming. Winter Break Boredom Busters: Stuffed Animal Sleepover Main Branch – Cass December 28 – 1:00 pm Bring your stuffed […]
