Old Potterville antique store returns with new name
By Adam Droscha Staff Writer Antiques are a special luxury. They’re more than just a special treat for which some people save their pennies. Antiques bring comfort by reminding us of an older time, a past generation, and something that seems distant but still...
First Lutheran Church of Charlotte hosts Thanksgiving turkey giveaway
By Adam Droscha Staff Writer The morning of Saturday, Nov. 19, First Lutheran Church of Charlotte will host its annual turkey giveaway event. The purpose of this giveaway is to provide Charlotte area families that are low on resources and means an opportunity to enjoy...
Charlotte resident and war veteran celebrates 91st birthday
By Adam Droscha Staff Writer On Sheldon Street in downtown Charlotte lives Charles (Pete) Stults, who will be celebrating his 91st birthday on Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Charles is sharp, articulate, and brimming with memories of a full life. He raised a family in...
Charlotte Lions Club celebrates 75 years of service to the community
It’s hard to quantify the impact a group of volunteers can make over the course of 75 years. For Charlotte Lions Club members, impact is measured in many different ways, all of which were celebrated Saturday, Nov. 5, the 75th anniversary of the club’s formation in the...
Community event encourages residents to ‘Shop Small’ Nov. 26
A group of small business owners, working in conjunction with the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Development Center, are working on a way to transport holiday shoppers back to a point in time where people filled the downtown shopping district and...
October Can Do! meeting features Economic Growth panel
Can Do! will feature economic development in the region for its October monthly program. A memorable panel of local and community speakers will discuss regional economic vitality at the Charlotte Community Library at 7 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26. Panel speakers include...
Rotary Club joins Rotary International in continued efforts to eradicate Polio
Geoff Goll was just a child when Polio threatened his future. Growing up the son of a doctor in central Ohio, Goll spent nearly a year in Akron’s Children’s Hospital fighting the virus. So it was with great passion and awareness of how Polio affects the lives of those...
INSPIRE to be unveiled Oct. 27 at AL!VE
In July, the Howser and Kimmer families announced the generous gift of a new sculpture to be built at AL!VE, Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital’s experience-based health park in Charlotte. The rainbow sculpture, INSPIRE, was motivated by an experience Lee Howser had...
Community members invited to paint the ‘Piece’
The Monday before Halloween is always an exciting time in downtown Charlotte. Close to 1,000 children, parents and families fill Cochran Avenue, most in costume, as they trick or treat from business to business. As if candy and costumes weren’t reason enough to be...
Gizzard Fest put on hold for 2017
Adam Droscha Staff Writer Wednesday, Oct. 6, the Potterville Area Chamber of Businesses met to discuss and decide whether or not its annual Gizzard Fest event would take place in summer of 2017. The decision was unanimously made to put the event on hold next year. “It...