Smith’s Flowers now offers Metropolitan Teas, which the store picked up from recently closed Mulberry Lane’s inventory. The loose-leaf tea comes in a variety of flavors from around the world including: China, India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. Selections range from black, green, white, herbal, and decaf blends, to favorites like Irish Breakfast, Earl Grey, Yorkshire...
Year: 2015
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Track team continues progress at Oberlin
Hillsdale’s track and field team continued to make strides as they traveled to the Bob Kahn Invite at Oberlin College in Ohio this past Saturday. Only part of the Charger contingent traveled to the meet with distance and middle-distance runners having the weekend off. Head coach Andrew Towne highlighted freshman long-sprinter, Lane White, and freshman...
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Checker Records to celebrate Record Store Day
Checker Records will celebrate Record Store Day by selling limited edition records — many of which are collection pieces. Is is one of almost 1,400 other independent record stores in the United States that will celebrate on April 18. “They go to the artists and ask if they’d like to submit anything,” John Spiteri said....
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Abandoned Stock Mill soon to be mineral mixing plant
The F.W. Stock & Sons Mill will soon be bought and renovated by Mar-Vo Mineral as soon as CEO David Wheeler obtains a $78,750 grant from the federal government through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The Hillsdale City Council approved the MEDC’s letter of intent to fund the project and begin the grant application process...
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Remember Hillsdale’s Civil War legacy
Today marks 150 years since Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse, which ended the bloodiest war in United States history. Even now, Americans still live with the echoes of the Civil War. As many as 850,000 men died in the conflict. For every 10 soldiers who marched off...