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Albion Historical Society’s Mother’s Day Tea celebrates mothers and kicks off a season of new exhibits and a 150th anniversary
by Sylvia Benavidez The Albion Historical Society’s annual Mother’s Tea kicked off a new season of touring The Gardner House Museum on Saturday, May 10. The museum, located at 509 S. Superior St. was listed on the National Register of…
Jackson City Council sells Jackson Business Incubator building to Collier GIbson
By Elizabeth Ferszt At the May 13 City Council meeting, the Jackson City Council voted to approve the sale of the former Jackson Business Development Center, at 414 N. Jackson Ave. to Collier Gibson, LLC. Collier Gibson is the property…
Albion transportation options expand this summer
By Maggie LaNoue Albion residents are about to see a significant upgrade in transportation options, thanks in part to a countywide millage passed last year and years of behind-the-scenes planning. Mallory Avis, director of Battle Creek Transit and a leader…
Construction moving ahead for amphitheater
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Construction of the new amphitheater in Three Rivers has been going well so far, albeit with one early hiccup, according to an update from Brussee/Brady owner Tom Brady at the Thursday, May 1…
Out and About: Comebacks, Mother’s Day and grandparents
I’ve never been very good with quick comebacks, when someone says something rude. There isn’t an overabundance of kindness in our world these days. Being nice to one another is something we can all improve on. Here are some comebacks…
Sports
Soccer Roundup TR 2-1 on week, wins on Senior Night
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ soccer team went 2-1 this past week, winning two games at home and losing in a shutout on the road.On Tuesday, the Wildcats defeated Niles 3-1 at home. Tori Thorbjornsen, Paige McDonald and Natalie…
Baseball Roundup TR sweeps Sturgis, split games in Hamilton
STURGIS — Three Rivers’ baseball team took home two conference wins last week, sweeping Sturgis 10-1 and 3-0 on Wednesday, May 7 on the road.In Game 1, Drake Dibble went 4-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored, two RBI and…
Clare golfers finish third in Jack Pine
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — The Jack Pine Conference had a match at Pinconning’s Maple Leaf Golf Club this week.Clare shot 317 in the 18-hole match for its best score in over 30 years, according to coach Chris Fedewa of…
Saugatuck girls place fourth
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGOBLES—Entering the Gobles Invitational on Friday, May 9, Saugatuck’s Niki McNeil had finished first in discus at five of the seven meets in which she’d participated.Make that six of eight.With a distance of 113-3, McNeil won discus…
Otsego softball drops two
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Otsego pitcher Audrey Lingbeek put together a strong performance against Paw Paw in the opening game of a Wolverine Conference doubleheader on Tuesday, May 6, allowing three hits and striking out 13 in seven innings.Unfortunately for…
Columns
May I Walk with You? ULTIMATE GOAL
Fifty-seven years ago, when I was a senior in high school and taking a government class, a new graduate from college teacher asked the class what each person’s goal was. As the various students shared their hopes and dreams for…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorThe New MessiahsLarry Klayman, Esq., emailed my spam folder three times Saturday claiming he needs $22.6K in the next 10 days to save America.Under “Join Larry Klayman’s Holy War Against Rogue Judges!” he invites: “Dear Patriot, America is…
Life as Performance Art
I caught the warning in a rural newspaper that now we are moving into planting season, watch out for slow-moving farm vehicles as they go from field to field or barn to field.Good point to keep in mind now through…
Mike’s Musings: Release the Epstein files now
For some reason, the Trump administration, i.e. Attorney General Pam Bondi is slow walking the release of the Epstein files. If I remember correctly, it was a campaign promise to release them asap, and it’s now been 130 days, and…
Out and About: Colors of spring, Real ID, and travel essentials
“Your success and happiness lies in you.” -Helen KellerWelcome to the month of May. The April showers definitely did bring May flowers. If you have left the house and ventured out to the countryside, you can surely see the colors…
