Month: September 2014

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Brady and son campaign in the rain

Amidst sheets of rain, Hillsdale District Court Judge candidate Neal Brady and his son constructed a large campaign sign off of M-99 on the way into Hillsdale last Saturday. Between serving as Hillsdale’s prosecuting attorney and coaching the Hillsdale Academy high school soccer team, Brady doesn’t have spare time, so campaigning continues — weather permitting...

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Lisznyai receives endorsement from two sitting judges

This week, Hillsdale District Court Judge candidate Sara Lisznyai received the endorsement of the two sitting judges in Hillsdale County: Circuit Court Judge Mike Smith and Probate Court Judge Michelle Bianchi. “These are the people who have seen me and my opponent before them for the past 18 years, and they’ve endorsed me,” Lisznyai said....

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It’s Cake (puff) Thyme: Young bakers take lessons

Aspiring bakers squeezed some extra joy out of their Saturday afternoon during “Who Called Me a Cream Puff?!”, a baking class for children ages 6 to 13. Marcia Cole, owner of local dessert shop Cake Thyme, taught seven young chefs the art of making Pate a Choux dough, which is French for the versatile pastry...

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Professors discuss fostering campus and community connection

An audience of students and faculty gained ideas for connecting Hillsdale’s college and city during a conversation between Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart and Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram Thursday. The unscripted dialogue, held in the formal lounge, was the second in the Honors Program’s series “The Conversation.” The topic was Bridging the...

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City council approves police and fire chief positions

Hillsdale City Council voted to eliminate the director of public safety position and replace it with acting police chief and fire chief positions Sept. 15. Since the council is searching for a new city manager, these two, new positions will be temporary until a city manager replacement decides how to assign the director of public...