Bellevue
Ch-ch-changes in Charlotte area businesses, locations just this year
Joanne Williams Editor (Photo by Joanne Williams/TCJ: Once Mike’s Automotive, then home to Eaton Clothing and Furniture Center, now a business hub, anchored by Valhalla Value and Liquidations, 135 S. Washington St., Charlotte.) Who cares what Punxsutawney Phil...
Bellevue DDA announces high school senior scholarship
Joanne Williams Editor (Photo by Joanne Williams/TCJ - Bellevue High School seniors are invited to apply for the Downtown Development’s scholarship opportunity.) Bellevue is one of 258 villages in the state of Michigan. Across the state’s 83 counties, small...
Recycle, reuse holiday items, including the tree, live garland
Joanne Williams Editor (Photo by Joanne Williams/FAN - Check with local recycling centers and tree farms, even zoos and animal rescues to recycle live Christmas trees.) There is nothing sadder than seeing a Christmas tree abandoned on the side of the road. It has been...
Bellevue Christian Church’s ‘Cupboard Next Door’ becomes community lifeline
Dan Lalone Contributing Writer (Photo by Dan Lalone - Staff outside the Cupboard from left to right: Janet Chauvin, Cindy Barnes, Michele Manik & Danesh Manik.) What began as a small free library outside Bellevue Christian Church has transformed into a vital...
Bellevue 9/11 Memorial Challenge
Renee Sevenski Contributing Writer (Photo by Grandma With A Camera) We all remember exactly where we were and what we were doing at 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers and the Pentagon were attacked, in addition to the heroic story of United Airlines...
Barnes Insurance Group welcomes community to their new location
Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo provided) Passing through Bellevue on Capital Avenue you may see a familiar face in Bellevue in a new place in town. Barnes Insurance Group of Bellevue, formerly King Agency, Bellevue, has moved from their previous location on...
Bellevue Community Schools announces Eric McCalla as the next superintendent
Submitted by Bellevue Public Schools The Bellevue Community Schools Board is delighted to announce the unanimous decision to extend a contract to Mr. Eric McCalla, who is poised to become the district’s next superintendent pending contract negotiations. The decision...
Bellevue graduate Aaron Locke excelling as Bridgman football coach
Ben Murphy Contributing Writer (Photo Provided) When Bridgman head coach Aaron Locke was recently named one of the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year, it really shouldn’t have been much of a surprise. The 1996 Bellevue...
Nan’s Bellevue tale
Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo Kelsey Klont/TCJ) Nancy Jones of Bellevue has served her community in more ways than one. In Bellevue she is Nancy Jones; to her friends and Allis-Chalmers enthusiasts she is Nan. In October of 1965, Jones and her late...
Bellevue locals win awards
Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo by Kelsey Klont/TCJ: Mary and Larry Haigh) Haigh’s Sugar House Farm LLC is located and operated by Bellevue residents, Larry and Mary Haigh. The 2023 North American Maple Council was hosted in Sturbridge, Massachusetts on...