Author: Travis Silvas

Thanks to a recent partnership between PNC Bank’s Grow Up Great program and Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital, more than 150 young preschool and kindergarten students were exposed to a unique learning experience. PNC’s mobile planetarium made a stop at AL!VE on Monday, Oct. 28 to treat children to “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure” planetarium show. The show teaches children about the basic principles of math, geometry and physics. “This is a great opportunity that PNC actually made available to us,” said Barbara Fulton, director of community development at Hayes Green Beach. “Since we applied and were...

Shouts of “no means no” rang from the Courthouse Square lawn Thursday, Oct. 24 as advocates rallied against domestic violence. The show of support preceded a candlelight vigil, led by SIREN/Eaton Shelter that honored victims and survivors of domestic violence. The vigil is an annual aspect of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Eaton County. “International Domestic Violence Awareness Month is a time for antiviolence advocates to connect with each other, remember victims and honor them and also to celebrate the survivors of domestic abuse,” said Kaitlyn Blanchard, a senior at Olivet College and former intern at SIREN/Eaton Shelter. SIREN/Eaton...

The smile on Keith Orr’s face as he rode off the football field on the s   houlders of hi s te ammates only tells half the story. The emotion on the face of his teammates when they talk about their “best buddy” tells the rest. Orr is experiencing football for the first time this fall as a member of the Olivet eig hth grade football team. Small in stature, he has dealt with learning and behavioral disabilities most of his life and had never really shown an interest in football until his parents, Jim and Carrie Orr decided...