GOAL programs team up in town
Hillsdale College GOAL programs A Few Good Men and Domestic Harmony are partnering together for a work day at the Domestic Harmony shelter for women in downtown Hillsdale, Saturday, April 6. The joint group of volunteers will provide manual labor for organizing, yard work, and small maintenance projects at the shelter. The Domestic Harmony shelter [...]
Right to work effective March 28
The Michigan right-to-work law, a bill signed amid controversy last December, will take effect on March 28. The measure will dissolve most labor unions’ ability to force workers to join and pay dues. It will not apply to police or fire departments or contracts that are already in place. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said in [...]
Ed Zoll: Hillsdale’s handyman
Ed Zoll is not always easy to track down. When he’s not renovating the house of one of Hillsdale College’s professors, he’s working on another project around town or working at the Classic Cuts Salon, which he and his wife co-own. His energetic nature and busy schedule keep him on the move, but that doesn’t [...]
Latest City News
Vince Gill to perform at this year’s county fair
This week the Hillsdale County Fair board announced music legend Vince Gill will perform at the 2013 Hillsdale County Fair. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Gill has recorded over 18 studio albums and received 20 grammy awards. The fair will be Sept. 22-28. Gill will be the final grandstand performance on [...]
Police Blotter
The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department April 15 A 37-year-old Osseo man was arrested for larceny in a building. A $10,000 cash bond with 10 percent allowed was posted. Hillsdale City Police Department April 16 A 21-year-old Osseo woman [...]
City Council discusses year goals, video service
At its meeting on Monday, April 15, the Hillsdale City Council discussed its goals for the 2013-14 fiscal year and a video services contract. Mayor Doug Moon proposed the list of five potential goals for the council. They included improving the streets, reducing blight, increasing jobs, enhancing communications, and removing obstacles. Moon said that each [...]
This week in Hillsdale History
1945 — The Hillsdale Collegian reprints the account of Marine officer Lt. Gus Prudden’s service the previous month while serving in the Pacific: “My position at present does not allow me to say much about myself, except that I’m with the famed Second Marine Division — famed being the term for results of the ‘canal [...]
The 3-Minute Interview
Vroman is the owner of a new golf simulator in town called “At the Turn.” The business opened on March 22 and is located at 10 W. Carleton St. in the Hungry Howie’s Plaza. It is open seven days a week. What exactly is “At the Turn?” Well, they’re golf simulators. They’re actual [...]
