The Bargain Shack
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer “It’s amazing the amount of business you can do out of a granary,” said Gary Clarke, owner of the Bargain Shack on South Clinton Trail in Springport. “We’re having a record year here!” The granary that houses the Bargain Shack, a...
Sunfield Museum Mini Carnival is Major
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer The Welch Museum in Sunfield is truly the motherlode of local and extended history. With over 10,000 square feet of space, it is packed to the rafters with an amazing display of unique and common historical items. Inside you’ll see an...
Lamplighter OC Bar & Grill in Olivet
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer If you’re looking for great food and a place you can bring the whole family, the Lamplighter OC Bar and Grill is in Olivet is the place you are looking for. The extensive menu offers a bit of everything from burgers and pizza to salads...
Swampers Celebrates 20 Years In Charlotte
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer “We’re just a convenience store with a deli business,” Dave Crippen, owner of Swampers Party Stop in Charlotte said. But it’s the pizza at Swampers that seems to be a big favorite with the locals. Whether it’s a breakfast pizza with...
Beach Market – The Old Becomes New
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Inside every thriving community there exists many groups and individuals that make up the whole. When these people work together, amazing things can be accomplished. This is evident when looking at the Beach Market on Lovett Street in...
Charlotte Fire Department Chief Kevin Fullerton Retires After 48 Years of Service
Cindy Miller Editor Not often are careers already in the making before a baby is even born. But one could say that is exactly the ‘career by design’ experienced by Charlotte Fire Department Chief Kevin Fullerton. Following in his father, Cal Fullerton’s footsteps,...
If Trees Could Talk: Arbor Day 2021
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer “A magnificent oak was once a little nut that held its ground,” Henry David Thoreau once said. The bur oak tree (Quercus macrocarpa) which stands behind the Eaton Rapids Post Office is a prime example of an oak tree standing its...
For Whom the Bells Toll at the Miller Farm
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Two historic church bells were recently donated to the Eaton Rapids Area Historical Society (ERAHS) by the Griffith United Methodist Church, which is located on South Clinton Trail. The larger of the two bells, which has a wooden...
Getting to Know… James “Jamie” Davidson
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer As a young boy, Jamie Davidson remembers Eaton Rapids as a “Mayberry” type of town, when most people didn’t bother locking their doors and it was no big deal to leave their keys in the car. Davidson and his brothers, Linton and John,...
Abused Dog Rescued by Eaton Rapids Family
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer As soon as she saw him on TV, Brandi Conley-Kesson of Eaton Rapids knew she wanted to adopt Big Busterton, now known as “Gus.” The moment he was available for adoption she was in line to adopt this friendly, dark copper-colored...