When sophomore Bailey Bickerstaff asked her fellow swimmers to bow their heads Wednesday, she ushered her teammates into a moment of calm reflection just before the Chargers began to compete at the G-MAC-Mount East Swimming & Diving Championships for the first time ever. Bickerstaff ended her prayer and the Chargers jumped into a four-day meet...
Author: Katherine Scheu (Katie Scheu)
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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ movie could flop if unfaithful to L’Engle’s book
Time magazine thinks “A Wrinkle in Time” will change Hollywood and maybe the world when Walt Disney Pictures releases the $103 million movie remake March 9. It just might, but only if it bursts with the beauty of the book that inspires it: “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle. L’Engle asks readers to...
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Tattered roads suffer under snowstorm strain
When a snowstorm blanketed Hillsdale on Friday and Saturday, Christ Centered Home Manager Jennifer Wagner knew the slick road could pose serious problems for her assisted living home. “This is a company. We have handicapped people here. If there’s an emergency, we have to take them to the doctor,” Wagner said. “When it snows,...
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Library receives grant for early literacy project
More children than ever are crawling, toddling, or running past the circulation desk and into the Hillsdale Community Library this year. The Hillsdale County Community Foundation awarded the library a grant for more than $4,500 on Jan. 3 to fund the library’s early literacy support efforts that continue to draw in more kids and...
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Flute like a fiddle
When flutist Clara Fishlock auditioned for the 2018 Concerto/Aria Competition, she channeled the sound of bow hairs grating on strings rather than the hushed whispers floating from a flute. The junior history and French major drew her musical inspiration from the violin rather than the flute to preserve the heart of the piece, which she...