Don, whose last name I have forgotten, had been a career, a Drill Instructor on Paris Island, and finally hung up his hat after thirty years. Too young to sit around at home or drink too much at the VFW Hall, he took a job as the “maintenance guy” at the place where I had Read More…
Helen Cecilia Hemenway, 95, of Decatur, MI, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November, 21, 2023 . She was born in Paw Paw, MI on May 13, 1928 to Maurice and Marie White. She was one of 12 children.Helen met the love of her life, Archie C. Hemenway in 1946 while working at a Read More…
All I want for Christmas is the return of free speech to America and the rest of the world. Free speech, long a credo of Democracy, has been hijacked by those that can’t stand others having a differing opinion. Thus, they attempt to silence us, by calling what we say “disinformation” or labeling us nazis Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Area Rotary Club will host its 12th Annual 5K Santa Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk, Saturday, Dec. 9, at Freshwater Community Church, 600 East Michigan Ave., Paw Paw.Proceeds from the run will be used to further the Rotary Club’s efforts locally and worldwide.Doors open Read More…
On Wednesday night, Nov. 22, at the Van Buren County Courthouse, family, friends, and members of the Mattawan Fire District gathered on the north lawn of the courthouse to remember Mattawan Fire District fallen firefighter Nathan Fruin. Fruin passed away Feb. 26, 2013, in the line of duty. His name was placed on a marker Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE The eighth annual Lawrence Hometown Christmas Celebration will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, with a full day of events, culminating with a Light Up Christmas Parade at 6 p.m.The day begins with a breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Lawrence American Legion Hall.From 9 a.m.to 4 p.m., a Read More…
Do you need help? Write Us!It’s time again for this newspaper’s annual Christmas Wish program. In the next few weeks we are asking readers that find themselves or their family in a dire situation to write us and in detail, tell us what you or your family would like to make Christmas a happy occasion.Inflation Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent GOBLES — Gobles varsity boys basketball John Curtis will be seeking plenty of improvement for this season.Curtis previously coached the Goble girls varsity for 18 years and have a 304-107 career record.Gobles competes in the SAC Valley Conference.“Last year the team finished with a 4-19 record and it was a pretty rough Read More…
“They don’t make Thanksgivings like they used to,” Ol’ Curdlepuss moaned the other day. “Back when I was growing up it was pretty good, but not so much anymore. It isn’t the way it used to be.” He didn’t wait for me to respond but sailed straight into his list of complaints: The ‘pretty good’ of Read More…
Marietta Victoria (Schmidt) Bailey, of Paw Paw, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was born Dec. 11, 1946, in Saarbrucken, Germany, the daughter of the late Robert Schmidt and Irmgard Appel.Marietta’s childhood was lived on the farm in Paw Paw with her grandparents, Stanley and Victoria Schmidt.Marietta was a Read More…