Saturday, June 10, 2023
Since 1854 — News from Montcalm County and Ionia County, Michigan
With the simple turn of a key, David Brewster took a step back in time 50 years in helping to celebrate the history of the Flat River Historical Society and Museum.
On Oct. 10, the museum, located at 213 N. Franklin St., was celebrated for its 50th anniversary — to the very day, 50 years later, after it first opened its doors on Oct. 10, 1972.
Montcalm County officials are looking at making some security improvements to the county Administrative Building, the historic old courthouse up on the hill in downtown Stanton.
Controller-Administrator Brenda Taeter reported during an Oct. 11 county board committee meeting that the topic keeps coming up in department head meetings.
A number of candidates in local elections will be on hand to answer questions and engage in conversation during Wednesday’s candidate “meet and greet” event.
From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of Greenville High School, candidates or designated representatives for races including Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District, Michigan House District 91, Michigan Senate District 33, Montcalm County Board of Commissioners Districts 4 and 5 and the Greenville Public Schools Board of Education, were invited to engage with members of the community.
I consider myself to be a fairly healthy person.
The way I’ve taken care of my health over the years has morphed from marathons and cross fit to walking and meditation. There were my vegetarian days and that one attempt at keto.
Three local student-athletes qualified and competed in their state finals appearances on Oct. 14 and 15.
Central Montcalm junior Erika Thomas and sophomore Alexis Curry both qualified for the Division 4 state golf finals as individuals, playing at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University. Both girls previously competed at the 2021 state finals when Central Montcalm qualified as a team, finishing 18th out of 18 teams at last year’s Division 4 state finals.
Downtown Ionia will turn spooky on Thursday as the Ionia Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Autumn Celebration from 5 to 8 p.m.
As they are each year, the streets will be full of families decked out in their Halloween finest as they enjoy all the activities that are part of this traditional event. The Autumn Celebration brings close to 6,000 people to the downtown area, according to Ionia Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kat Hansen.
