Bellevue car wash gets new owners and a refresh
Joanne Williams Editor (Joanne Williams/TCJ: What a birthday present for Justin Keiffer’s wife, Stephanie - a car wash in Bellevue, where a refresh continues, with an emphasis on customer service.) Most women like to be surprised by their birthday presents. To say...
Tour of Horner Mill signals work to come
Stacy Holbrook Contributing Writer (Stacey Holbrook/FAN: Touring the inside of Horner Mill are [from left] Mike Baker, Eaton County Land Bank Authority committee member, Congressman Tom Barrett, and Dairus Reynnet, chair of the Land Bank.) For 188 years, Eaton...
Revved Up Resale ready up for Olivet storefront, community engagement
Joanne Williams Editor (Joanne Williams/TCJ: Maggie and Allen Golomski have created an eclectic store and a space for family at their brick-and-mortar business on Olivet’s Main Street.) The bones of a new resale shop in Olivet are the bonds of family. In fact, a...
Junior Teegen McDonald scores 1,000 points and then picks up a pitcher’s glove
Joanne Williams Editor (Joanne Williams/TCJ: The night they will all remember, - 1,000 points, at home, in Teegen’s junior year, witnessed by mom and dad, Crystal and Darren McDonald.) In a town full of athletes and athletic boosters and a house with two...
Tree nursery unveiled, populated at Charlotte Arbor Day Ceremony
Joanne Williams Editor (Joanne Williams/TCJ: A new tree nursery was unveiled and celebrated on Arbor Day, April 24, in the City of Charlotte. This larger tree is a boundary tree for the nursery, which about 280 saplings planted that afternoon.) Arbor Days come and go,...
Things have changed, and history remains for Pettit’s 140-years
Stacy Holbrook Contributing Writer (Joanne Williams/FAN: Mari Lin Pettit shows off a commemorative ornament that a customer and friend made for the 140th anniversary celebration of her family’s store, Pettit Hardware.) This year, Pettit’s Hardware is...
Brookfield Township ends fire coverage with Hamlin, millage announced
Dan LaLone Contributing Writer (Courtesy photo: The cost of running a township, village and city has made several area municipalities, including Brookfield Township, introduce a special assessment to raise more funds to support services, including fire protection...
State emergency assistance approved by governor for Eaton County
Joanne Williams Editor (Courtesy photo: The situation off River Street in Eaton Rapids the weekend of April 18-19.) Eaton County Board of Commissioners Chairperson Jim Mott declared a local “state of emergency” under Section 10 of 1976 PA 390, as amended, due to the...
Raw sewage release into Grand River acknowledged by Dimondale
Lisa Lee Contributing Writer (Lisa Lee/TCJ: This was the situation on April 4 at Danford Park in Dimondale.) According to the NOAA website, three to five inches of accumulated rainfall across much of lower Michigan occurred over the first five days of April. With...
A community steps in: Heart and Hands finds a new home
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer (Deb Malewski/FAN: The new Hearts and Hands pantry was community-supported and now rests in Hamlin Township.) Last October, Eaton Rapids Heart and Hands (ERHH) food pantry received unexpected and devastating news: it would need to find...