Windwalker Open Mic Nights heads to the Frontier Days Saloon
Fresh off its three-year anniversary, Windwalker Underground Gallery’s popular Open Mic Night will make its first appearance at Frontier Days. The event, which is open to people of all ages, and abilities, will take center stage at the Frontier Days Saloon on...
Potterville city council moves to remove city manager with cause
Tuesday, Aug. 28 the Potterville City Council held a special, open meeting to go over the findings of an investigation conducted by city attorneys, and to determine the status of City Manager Wanda Darrow’s employment. Upon reviewing the 15-page document of the...
Charlotte car dealer opens community pantry
We all hear about it, and some even have to live with it: local individuals and families wondering where the next meal is coming from. It’s a devastating feeling knowing there are families going nights and mornings hungry, let alone being one who is hungry or...
AL!VE hosts Turning Point kickoff
On Tuesday, Aug. 21, AL!VE hosted for the first time one of the regional kick-off events for the Turning Point Program for Breast Cancer Survivors. The free event garnered interest from many and brought more than a dozen survivors into the community to take part in an...
Concert organizers thank sponsors, volunteers and community
Organizers say the 2018 Summer Concerts on the Square free music series was a great success, despite early concerns about funding. “Bands held dates open for us much later than they usually would, sponsors stepped-up to the plate, volunteers made sure everything ran...
Bellevue Antique Tractor Show Committee donates to local organizations
Stan Bryner couldn’t be more overwhelmed by the support sponsors showed the 15th Annual Bellevue Antique Tractor Show. Bryner, who serves as the committee chair, was able to make four separate donations Wednesday, Aug. 22 on behalf of the committee. The Village of...
The Greenhouse Project brings tradition and creativity to the ERMC Farmers Market
Brandie Medlock’s family has been creating and selling homemade jams and jellies for over 30 years. “They’ve been making those since before I was born,” Brandie laughs as she points to a rustic stand stacked with mason jars of preserves. “Jam really was the beginning...
This one’s for the students
Generally when I write columns I try to keep the content for readers of all ages, or I lean into the adult ages around election time. This column, however, is for the local students as they move back into the school year with all the busyness, rehearsals, practices,...
Rita Honeysett the new ER Senior Center director
Tuesday, May 1, The Jean Bradford Kline Senior Center in Eaton Rapids came under the direction of a new director. Rita Honeysett, a former intern and volunteer at the senior center, took over for Deb Malewski, who was the director for three and a half years. Rita’s...
Though Pray Funeral Home has evolved with the times, it still operates by the Golden Rule
The Pray family started in funeral service in 1921 when Ernest and Myron Pray were asked to join the local “Undertaking” and Furniture company in downtown Charlotte. The partnership was built on the Golden Rule, “Treat families we serve as if they were our own...