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Contemplation Corner: Convert your worries into prayer
“Take your worries and convert them into prayer. Take your fear and connect it with God’s fear. Take your depression and see it in the presence of God’s dying on the cross. Bring it to the Presence who has suffered all and live it all. You will discover that in the presence of Jesus you […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: For the Birds
by John Mooy I was on my traditional Saturday morning run to the dump when I pulled off to the side of the road next to a large blueberry field. I was off the road far enough so I could safely get out of the truck. It’s not an uncommon move for me to […]
News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library for the week of March 16, 2026
Let’s get crafty at the Library! Our craft events are some of our most popular. Every Tuesday from 5-7PM, bring your unfinished project to work on for “Craft and Chat”. At the end of this month, we are introducing a new crafty event called, “Craft Buffet”. We’ll have spare bits and bobs, papers and […]
Contemplation Corner: “Men can starve from a lack of self-realization . . .”
“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.”― Richard Wright, Native Son by Pastor Donnie BrooksMarcellus United Methodist Churchpastordonnieb@outlook.com Now, from a perspective of relative entitlement, I tend to jump to thinking of the movie On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando, Kirk Douglas, […]
Guest Opinion: Farm, Food, and National Security Act passed out of House Ag Committee
by Kalee Olson, senior policy managerCenter for Rural Affairs On March 5, the House Committee on Agriculture passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, taking the first step in yet another attempt to pass new farm bill legislation. The bill was approved on a vote of 34-17, with all Republican members joined […]
Earth Talk: River Otters
After a tough 300 years or so, river otters are finally starting to come back across the United States thanks to the efforts of dedicated conservationists. Credit: Pexels.com. From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How are North American river otters faring these days? – L. C., via email North American river otters, […]
MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program launches new self-paced Fruit Pest Management course
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University’s Pesticide Safety Education Program has released a new self-paced online course designed to help pesticide applicators strengthen their fruit pest management skills and earn Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) recertification credits. The MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) supports Michigan pesticide applicators by providing training, certification exam preparation and continuing education opportunities. The new course […]
SMC awarded Bosch grant to help fund STEM Summer Camp
Southwestern Michigan College has been awarded a Bosch Community Fund grant for the eighth Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Camp the third week of June on the Dowagiac campus. This grant underwrites a two-day STEM summer camp for 120 upper elementary students (grades 4-6). The camp will collaborate with local schools and SMC, […]
Intermin president reflects on past year at helm of SMC
Reflecting on his almost year at the helm of Southwestern Michigan College, Interim President Brent Brewer told the Board of Trustees March 11 that serving “has been one of the greatest honors of my professional life. It stretched me, challenged me and reminded me of why I chose to work in higher education — to […]
Come be part of the show – Beckwith Theatre announces auditions for “1776”
1776: The seminal event in American History blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits. 1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as we see the men behind the national icons: proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty and ultimately noble figures, determined to do the right thing for […]
