By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – Three Lawrence High School sports standouts and two state championship football teams (11-man and 8-man) were inducted Friday, Sept. 1, during halftime of the Lawrence High School eight-man football game against Martin, into the inaugural class of the Lawrence Athletic Hall of Fame.Inducted were:Julie (Heldt) Wonders, Class of 1989. Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – It was a nice way for Paw Paw to kick off its football season with a 34-13 win over Big Rapids at home on Friday.Big Rapids led 7-0 after the first quarter and 13-0 in the second quarter. But Paw Paw scored 14 straight unanswered points in the second Read More…
Carla Jean Austin, 90, of Mattawan, passed from this life to the next, Aug. 16, 2023. She was born Aug. 19, 1932, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Carl Henry Enzian and Glenna (Culler) Enzian. She is survived by her five children, Marcy (Paul) Dunn, Julie Lawley, Steve Austin, Ed Austin, and Owen Austin; six Read More…
Donald Paul Graham, 85, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, after suffering a lengthy battle with dementia. His passing was peaceful with family by his side. Arrangements have been entrusted to Adams Funeral Home, Paw Paw, MI. A private family interment will take place on a later Read More…
Here we go again- or I would like to say, I hope not. I continually hear rumblings that COVID vaccinations are again going to be required and masks mandatory in some locations. Will this lead to more schools and business shutdowns? It better not. New COVID vaccinations are being rolled out in September, and President Read More…
Remember timelines we had to make in elementary school history classes? We drew a horizontal line, then vertical dashes to mark im-portant dates. For example, in February we might mark the 12th as Lincoln’s birthday, Washing-ton’s birthday 10 days later. If we had a good teacher, we would fill in a few other days with Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival’s three-day event, Friday, Sept. 8, through Sunday, Sept. 10, offers something for everyone, from grape stomping to arts and crafts, free music and more.The Carnival Midway, sponsored by the Paw Paw Area Chamber of Commerce, will begin its three-day run on Friday, Read More…
PAW PAW – Paw Paw seventh grader, Brynn Cummings, appeared live Tuesday night, Aug. 22, on the NBC television show, America’s Got Talent.Cummings, a seventh grader, moved on to the semifinals (the top 55 acts of the season) after her initial appearance on the show. The top two acts with the most votes will move Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – Dennis Strey is looking to have a strong Paw Paw football team compete in the Wolverine Conference this season.Paw Paw had a 4-5 record last year and many sophomores competed.“Many sophomores saw game action last year,” Strey said adding key graduates from last year included Carter Plangger, Max Harvey Read More…
A mercifully short-lived fad swept the U.S. in the early 1960s. It seems one day an aide to President Kennedy discovered a memo from President Theodore Roosevelt to the Marine Corps stating all Marines should be able to walk or march 50 miles in three days.Kennedy, who put personal emphasis on vigor, liked the idea, Read More…