Kathryn Arlene Asenbauer, 88, of Kalamazoo, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Rose Arbor Residence, Kalamazoo. She was born April 2, 1934, in Concord, Michigan, the daughter of Wells R. Rowley and Henrietta (Winchell) Rowley.Kathryn was employed by Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, where she worked in food service and housekeeping for 25 years. She Read More…
Courier-Leader & Paw Paw Flashes
Road Commission closes Monday to honor fallen employee
LAWRENCE – On March 3, Van Buren County Road Commission employee, René Rangel, Jr. was struck and killed by a vehicle while providing traffic control for our agency. “We lost an amazing man that day,” according to a press release from the road commission.The road commission closed on Monday, March 13, to honor Rangel and Read More…
Life as Performance Art
We received a Christmas card and letter from longtime friends, and in it they wrote about returning to Orchestra Hall for the first performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in nearly two years. At the end of the evening the director, Maestro Ricardo Muti, came on stage to speak briefly with the audience. It was his observation Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Banning Djokovic makes no sense
I play a lot of tennis, and Novak Djokovic, the best in the game, and maybe the G.O.A.T, is a hero of mine. Like Jordan in basketball or Brady in football, Djokovic has dominated men’s tennis for a decade and has helped immensely to popularize the sport.Because he refuses to take a vaccine for COVID, Read More…
Mattawan coach inducted in to Hall of Fame
Intelligent power management company Eaton announced that Alicia Smith, design manager, Engine Air Management, Eaton’s Vehicle Group, is a 2023 inductee into the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.Smith, who has served 20 years at Eaton, received the honor for her outstanding contributions to the sport coaching Mattawan High School softball to Read More…
Youngster brings meth to school, parents arrested
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWTON – A young child who brought a bag of methamphetamine to school led to the arrests of the youngster’s parents, according to a press release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that on Feb. 27, at approximately 3 p.m., the Van Buren County Read More…
More than 100 vehicles join funeral procession for fallen firefighter
Funeral services were held March 4, at Paw Paw High School’s Performing Arts Center for Paw Paw firefighter, Lt. Ethan Quillen, who was killed last month while responding to a fire call during an ice storm. Lt. Quillen, 28, was killed when a downed power line fell on him in Almena Township during the Feb. Read More…
Life as Performance Art
We see labels everywhere. If we go into a grocery store we for labels so we know whether we are buying canned peaches or canned mystery meat. Sometimes we read and compare labels of the ingredients to make certain we are eating something healthy. We want a label on a new shirt to let us know the Read More…
Mike’s Musings: History tells us money, weaponry will not help Ukraine
Why are we still supplying Ukraine with taxpayer money and weapons? Wouldn’t the hundreds of billions of dollars we have sent to fight the proxy war against Russia, be put to better use at home? I certainly think so.We have been told by our leaders for over 70 years that we must enter in to Read More…
Mattawan boys win SMAC West Division highlight recent area hoops action
by Ben MurphySports Writer Mattawan boys outlast St. Joseph to win SMAC WestThe Mattawan boys basketball team hosted St. Joseph on Saturday, in a game that would decide the Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference West Division championship. The Wildcats were able to pick up the victory in the hard fought game, 60-53. This is the team’s Read More…