Eaton Rapids
Mimi’s Kitchen is Cooking
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer “I’ve always loved to cook, and always wanted to be a chef when I grew up,” said Leigh Tyler of Eaton Rapids. But, like other things in life, sometimes things don’t always go the way we envision them. She currently is employed as a...
Getting to Know…Rita Honeysett
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Rita Honeysett, director of the Jean Bradford Kline Senior Center in Eaton Rapids, is someone who sees a problem and steps up to help resolve it. Years ago, she realized that senior citizens were lacking advocates, someone to make sure...
Eaton Rapids Teen Space Re-Opens
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer On Monday, March 8, Executive Director Adam Droscha welcomed everyone back to the Eaton Rapids Teen Space, a drop in teen center located at Union Street Center. The program has been closed for a year due to the COVID-19 virus. “The...
Remember When…the Bay Window School
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer With today’s modern technology and our fast-paced lifestyle, it’s hard to imagine that less than 100 years ago children were being educated in one-room schoolhouses, with simple supplies, in buildings that didn’t have running water or...
There’s Fungus Among Us
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Eaton Rapids has a new claim to fame. A new species of truffles, known as Tuber rugosum, was recently discovered in Eaton Rapids by Bryan Rennick on his property on Gale Road. Rennick, a horticulturist and fungi mycologist, works as a...
The 1885 Crawford House Believed to be Haunted
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer When a passerby stops and tells you that your house is haunted, and that “You know she’s still there,” it makes you wonder about certain things that you’ve noticed around the place. This is what has happened to homeowners Valerie Hiltz...
Richards Appliance and Bedding
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer For almost forty years, Richards Appliance and Bedding has been a part of Charlotte, offering kitchen appliances, laundry, and mattress products. They sell quality products and offer excellent service by factory-trained technicians to...
Saved by Zade Cat Rescue Needs Community Support
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer The ASPCA estimates that there are 860,000 cats that are euthanized in United States shelters every year, many of whom are newborn kittens or unsocialized free-roaming cats. Saved by Zade, which originated in Eaton Rapids, is trying to...
Getting to Know…Jeremy Whittum
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer In January, without much fanfare, Eaton Rapids’ Jeremy Whittum became the chief executive officer of Eaton County as he began his four-year term as the chairman of the Eaton County Board of Commissioners. A 1990 graduate of Eaton...
Warm Hearts and Coats
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Stacia Smith-Temple really didn’t know what she was getting into when she proposed collecting winter outerwear and giving it away to those in need last December. “WANTED: CLEAN, new or used coats of all sizes and genders,” she posted...