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Olivet Pharmacy
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer When you need a prescription filled or a refill on your favorite vitamins, it’s nice to be able to support a local small business like the Olivet Pharmacy. Chacko J. Puthen, a registered pharmacist, is available there to help with all...
Thomas Humphreys earns Gamma Iota Sigma Faculty Member of the Year Award
The Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) Grand Chapter recently hosted its virtual awards ceremony as part of the 49th Annual GIS Conference. The event celebrated the achievements and impact of the 90-plus chapters located at colleges and universities across the country. GIS is an...
Olivet Lions Club installs wheelchair ramp for area resident
Lions Club International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million caring men and women serving together in approximately 48,000 clubs around the world. Following the Lions International motto, “We Serve,” the Olivet Lions Club...
Eaton County Sheriff’s Office has a new K9
Welcome your K9 Roscoe. We can’t thank you enough for the overwhelming response. It was wonderful. Roscoe was submitted by multiple people and was liked by Deputy Studley as well. “Roscoe” is also a name of an Anderson Co. (SC) Sheriff K9 recently killed in the line...
Shop Local – Culligan Water Conditioning
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Almost 60 years ago Philip and Phyllis Carey started a Culligan Water franchise in south Lansing. They’ve both passed now, but the business is still in family hands. Matt Carey, their son, has been part of the business since 1980 and...
Eaton County treasurer elected first VP of MACT
Sunfield Township resident and Eaton County Treasurer, Bob Robinson, was elected to serve as first vice president to the board of directors for the Michigan Association of County Treasurers (MACT) at its 2020 Virtual Summer Conference on August 25. As first vice...
Olivet dentist contributes to students’ dental health
By Deb Malewski Contributing writer — With most dental visits on hold right now, it’s still very important to maintain good dental health, says Dr. Lana Lewis of Main Street Dental, PLCC, in Olivet. Feeling very strongly about this, she decided to donate 400...
Xact Excavating: Local grad takes to the dirt
Amy Jo Parish Contributing Writer There is a saying, “Give a man soil and he will prosper.” Gino Costello has taken that to heart this past year, sinking his shovel into the ground and opening his own business — Xact Excavating in Olivet. For some, the summer after...
Leanna Lindsey earns 2019 Youth Achievement Award
Carla Bumstead Editor The 74th annual Christmas Children’s Luncheon was held Dec. 11 at the Eaton Area Senior Center. The event was hosted by Eaton County Juvenile Court and staff from the Eaton County Youth Facility. The highlight of the gathering was the...
Gardener’s grave blankets bring comfort during cold winter months
The December chill doesn’t quite have the same sting as it once did for Monica Lee, a resident of Battle Creek. Kathy Gardener, an Olivet resident, has made sure of that. It’s been 12 years since Kathy reached out to Monica unexpectedly with a special gift — one that...