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C.A.R. Club donates to the Sue Silliman House

The Three Rivers Classic and Antique Restorers Club donated to the Sue Silliman House Museum in memory of Mary Orr on Tuesday, June 6. Chairman of the Sue Silliman House Rebecca Shank said, “We have plenty of places for money,” and the money can be used to help continue archiving their collections...

‘Create your own WOW’

THREE RIVERS — “My speech this evening will ask you to do only one thing as you move forward — be different,” Three Rivers High School principal Carrie Balk told a packed gymnasium as 170 members of the Class of 2017 gathered for commencement on Thursday, June 8. She encouraged them to think about...

Art showcase

Savannah Cale (left) a student at Constantine Middle School, signs an art piece on Thursday, June 8, that she is showing at an 8th grade Art Showcase event next week. Art teacher Dorothy Brueck (right) holds Cale’s work. “This is our first show. We’re showing a variety of mediums, and we’ve got...

Fabius-Park FD Board discusses need for new equipment

FABIUS TOWNSHIP — The Fabius-Park Fire Department board discussed a plan on Wednesday, June 7, to possibly buy high angle and swift water rescue equipment. “It is like anything else, you can train for a lot of things. You can train for extrication, you can train for swift water rescue, but there...

Miller discusses Michigan’s school employee retirement system

THREE RIVERS — On Wednesday, June7, State Rep. Aaron Miller of Sturgis held a town hall meeting in the Three Rivers High School auditorium to discuss education-related questions and concerns. This town hall was the first of three for Miller, the second was held on June 8 at Ross Beatty High School...

TR Food Site and Meijer partner to provide hunger relief in Three Rivers

THREE RIVERS — The Three Rivers Food Site Inc. is proud to announce a partnership with Meijer this spring to provide much-needed hunger relief to local families through the Grand Rapids-based retailer’s customer-driven food pantry donation program, Simply Give. “The Three Rivers Food Site served...

Reunited

Teacher Belinda Juhl was reunited with her 2003-04 a.m. class on Wednesday, June 6, who graduated from Three Rivers High School on Thursday, June 8. “I thought that reuniting Ms. Juhl with her Young 5’s 2003-04 a.m. class on the day before their high school graduation would be the perfect way to...

Three Rivers Fire Department hosts ‘Fire Chief for the Day’ event

THREE RIVERS — The Three Rivers Fire Department gained two honorary fire chiefs on Wednesday, as Grady and Kasen Nevins, ages six and four, took part in the fire station’s annual Fire Chief for the Day event. Fire Chief Carl Holcomb said the fire station has been giving kids the chance to be fire...

City moves toward selling 125 E. Broadway

THREE RIVERS — The Three Rivers city commission on Tuesday, June 6 voted to place on file for 30 days a resolution to sell the property at 125 E. Broadway to Clark Logic for $275,000. The city purchased the property in 2014 because it needed a portion of the property to upgrade the sewer...

Constantine Village Council passes golf cart ordinance

CONSTANTINE — Following a public hearing, the Constantine Village Council passed an ordinance on Monday, June 5 authorizing the use of golf carts on village streets. The ordinance was drafted by village attorney Howard Bush, and reviewed by the council at its meeting on May 15. Village Manager...