Richmond Lions Club members work on installing mini food pantries in the Richmond area. (Submitted photos) BY STACY SOBOTKA The Richmond Lions Club is working to ensure nobody goes hungry during the COVID-19 pandemic in…
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The fields along Weyer Road in Bruce Township have turned bright green last week as spring marches forward. Farmers have been busy plowing, cultivating and fertilizing their farms throughout the area as the planting and…
The Jarret family celebrates graduation with their exchange student, Frederica Bragnuolo. Pictured left to right are Josh Jarrett, Jeremiah Jarrett, Bragnuolo, Emerson Jarrett and Mandy Jarrett. (Submitted photo) BY DANIELLE BLESSING Life and education goes…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Even in difficult times, the Four County Community Foundation is there to help those in need. The foundation’s Pro-Active Team has always been looking for ways to assist communities in times of…
A tree blooms along the hike-bike trail in Stony Creek Metropark in Washington Township. No doubt the blooms were encouraged by warm weather. Saturday was the warmest day of the year with the thermometer reaching…
BY STACY SOBOTKA An Armada resident is about to reach a major milestone that not many can achieve—her 100th birthday. Alta Marie Lollar was born in Perryville, Missouri on May 2, 1920, one of three…
Alta Marie Lollar celebrates her 100th birthday on May 2 and we ask what was the state of the country on that date in 1920. The U.S. president was Democrat Woodrow Wilson. The first game…
Pictured above, buds on a tree along the Macomb Orchard Trail in Washington Township have burst open revealing tiny leaves. Below from left to right, flowers bloom outside the door at the First Congregational Church…
Washington Township resident Erica Caldwell is receiving the Volunteer of Excellence Award from the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan. “The volunteers are the heart of this entire organization,” said Girl Scout Volunteer Lead Liz Bogner.…
There is no denying spring has sprung when the temperatures reached 70 degrees for the first time this year on April 8. Accompanying the mild temperatures were fair weather clouds that drifted past a pond…