If you’re still trying to plan a fall getaway, Ludington officials say it’s a great destination along Lake Michigan. Ludington Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director Brandy Miller told Michigan News Network this week s they have Octoberfest underway now through October 4. “In addition to being able to explore some of our outdoor activities […]
Month: September 2020
Brandywine High School Gets Tennis Courts
Brandywine Community Schools has something to celebrate this week. The district held a ribbon cutting on its brand new tennis courts. The days of Brandywine High School tennis team members driving across town, with racquets in tow, to a public park for practice are a thing of the past as the teams can now hone […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Signs 2021 Budget in the 11th Hour
Today is the last day of the current fiscal year. Tomorrow starts an entirely new year, and the budget for that year, Fiscal 2021, has been signed into law by the governor in the 11th hour. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed her second budget into law, ensuring that Michigan has its spending plan in place […]
Eva Jane Johnson
Eva Jane (Huffman) Johnson, 87, of Hartford went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo. Mrs. Johnson was born April 8, 1933, in Ballard County, Ky., the daughter of Henry Otis Huffman and Dovie Marie (Edging) Huffman. She retired from Kayo Products of Benton Harbor. She loved […]
James C McQueen
Jim’s life began October 2, 1935, in Portageville, MO. When Jim was around 10 years old his dad was offered a job in Southwest Michigan and they made their home in Coloma. His dad bought acreage and Jim enjoyed helping his parents farm the property. Jim graduated from Coloma High School and proudly served his […]
Robert “Bob” Lee Samuelson
Robert “Bob” Lee Samuelson, 93, of St. Joseph, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Bob was born May 8, 1927 in Barrington, IL to the late Julius and Elsie Samuelson. Raised in Chicago until 1942, when the family moved to St. Joseph. He was a 1945 graduate of […]
Keiko Adolph
Keiko Adolph, 89, of Buchanan passed away in her home on Wed., Sept. 16. She was born March 11, 1931 to Tasuke and Kaoru Ishibashi in Fukuoka-ken, Japan. On July 7, 1953 she married Elmer R. Adolph in Japan. A year later, in July 1954, she arrived in the U.S. with her husband and newborn […]
Cassopolis Aluminum Extruder Hosting October Hiring Event
You hear the chronic complaint every day and often multiple times a day. “We can’t find the talent we need! Key jobs are going unfilled.” Well, for a regional aluminum extrusion company, they’ve elected to take matters into their own hands by establishing a hiring event that they will host next month to help them […]
N L Hines
N L Hines, 71 of Dayton, TX formerly of Benton Harbor, departed this life on August 19, 2020, in Dayton Texas. Arrangements have been entrusted to Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Benton Harbor. Services GRAVESIDE SERVICE Thursday October 8, 2020 1:30 PM Ft. Custer National Cemetery 15501 Dickman Rd. Augusta, MI 49012 Posted On: Wednesday, September […]
Floyd Hojara
Floyd Hojara, age 91 years of Niles, Michigan, husband, father, grandfather, homebuilder, trader, and Volkswagen tinkerer died peacefully at 4:01 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Buchanan Meadows following an extended illness. He was born on June 14, 1929 in Cassopolis, Michigan to Stanley “Steve” and Anna (Maleck) Hojara, and attended Niles Community Schools. […]