Charlotte receives $10,000 grant for placement of public art
LEAP announced today, that three communities will be added to the growing list of municipalities participating in the LEAP Public Art for Communities grant program. The three communities that will receive funding are the City of Charlotte, the City of Lansing, and...
Trust leads to Sparrow partnership at ‘right time’ for HGB
The announcement Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital made last month regarding a formal affiliation agreement with Sparrow has everything to do with trust, according to HGB Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Fred Darin. “It’s important for people to understand that this...
County Journal celebrates 10 years of community partnership
Time is such unique concept. Most often, how we view time comes down to our own unique perspectives. For instance, this month The County Journal is celebrating 10 years of serving Eaton County. As I reflect back on that, it’s both hard to believe 10 years has gone by...
Plainview Industries looks to illuminate the community one address at a time
Some of the best ideas arrive out of necessity. For local entrepreneur Chris Hall, his “aha” moment came the morning after a frustrating start to a family visit. Hall had the spent the previous 12 hours driving to his sister’s home in Kansas. The last thing his weary...
Andromeda Community Theatre set to cast next production
Andromeda Community Theatre (ACT) has announced auditions for its second production of the 2016 season — Lend Me a Tenor by playwright Ken Ludwig. Auditions will be April 8 and 9 at the Charlotte Community Library Spartan room from 6 to 8 p.m. Andromeda will be...
Charlotte Community Library Board of Trustees to request millage renewal, increase
On Thursday, March 17, the Charlotte Community Library Board of Trustees passed a resolution that will ask the community to vote at the Aug. 2 primary election to renew the Library’s operating millage. The Board is asking the community to renew the current operating...
City of Olivet to honor Palmer for years of dedicated service
If Becky Palmer had her way, she’d leave Olivet City Hall quietly March 31 with a simple goodbye. Palmer, who has served the city for more than 31 years as City Clerk, has meant far too much to the community to get off that easy. The City of Olivet will host a special...
Vermontville legend to be inducted into National High School Hall of Fame
The name Ken Beardslee has always garnered admiration and respect in this area. Beardslee was a high school phenom on the baseball diamond for Vermontville High School in the late 1940s and spent some time in the minor leagues with the New York Yankees organization....
CRCF grant helps equip Olivet Police with bulletproof vests
Olivet Police will now be a little safer patrolling the city streets thanks to a $2,500 grant from the Capital Region Community Foundation. The grant, which was matched by the City, allowed the police department to purchase three bulletproof vests and three new...
Community input sought for public art project
Let’s talk about art! Barbara Fulton will lead an important community conversation centered on public art on Wednesday, March 23. The discussion, which will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Windwalker Art and Underground Gallery, located at 125 S. Cochran Avenue in downtown...