The Hillcats, Hillsdale’s faculty jazz band, will perform “The Music of Joni Mitchell,” from her iconic “Big Yellow Taxi Cab” to her later jazz work at 8 p.m. Saturday in Markel Auditorium. The concert features Sunny Wilkinson, Hillsdale’s resident jazz vocalist, in her final concert at Hillsdale. Wilkinson will be singing Mitchell’s versatile music...
Lamplighters, the senior women’s honorary on Hillsdale College’s campus, is celebrating the induction of its new eight members at the Honors Ceremony on Saturday. Founded in 1949, Lamplighters was established at Hillsdale to recognize outstanding women and to stand as a counterpart to the men’s honorary, the Mortar Board. The current senior members selected junior...
A small shop located on Hillsdale’s Broad Street smells spicy, a mix of herbs and handmade soap. The shelves are filled with food from gluten free bread to lollipops, packed beside essential oils, homemade soaps, and vitamins. It’s reminiscent of a small party store. But in Hillsdale Natural Grocery, kombucha replaces beer, and dried...
Over a year ago, Dan Bisher, member of Hillsdale Rotary Club and author of “Faded Memories: Examination & Profiles of Hillsdale County’s Pioneer Period,” submitted a request to the Michigan Historical Commision to have a historical marker placed on Sandy Beach at Baw Beese Lake. The Michigan Historical Commission held the last meeting on...
More than 160 years ago, Hillsdale soldiers ran drills in preparation to give their lives for Michigan and the Union during the Civil War where today’s residents relax and enjoy the outdoors. To commemorate their sacrifice, Bill Smith, a native of Hillsdale County, is heading up an effort to establish an historical marker at that...