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Wells of Coaching

Calling his point guard over, Timothy Wells took a knee. Keeping eye-to-eye contact with his player, he gestured toward the court. His intensity never let up despite a consistent lead throughout the game, giving the Hillsdale Academy Colts a 59-27 win Friday night. Last spring, Wells replaced Rick Milligan as the head coach of Hillsdale...

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On Saturday, catch a financial meeting and a show at the Sauk

State-mandated public financial meetings of non-profit corporations aren’t often fun-filled or action-packed, but Jonesville’s Sauk Theatre hopes to provide an exception Saturday. The local community theater will use the public event as the grand finale to their 2014 season, staging a scene from each of last year’s six productions. The event, which will take place...

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Exodus: Gods and Kings fails to inspire

When “Exodus: Gods and Kings” began with the opening frame of circa 1300 BCE, I knew that the movie was not going to be about God at all. It wasn’t. The movie, which loosely follows the story of Moses and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, features Christian Bale as an apathetic and schizophrenic...

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A colorful semester ahead for the art department

The Art Department is drawing both artwork and crowds this spring semester. The department is bringing in two artists for their Professional Artists Series: Mark Mehaffey, whose exhibit will be from Jan. 31- March 1, and David Lippert from March 21- April 3, artists who are both making their livings in the profession. Mehaffey’s exhibit...

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“Drowsy Chaperone” cast is wide awake

New York Magazine hailed it as “the perfect Broadway musical.” “The Drowsy Chaperone,” the fantastically popular 2006 play, is making its way to the Tower Players’ stage this semester. From Feb. 18 through 22, the Hillsdale Theatre Department will produce the “play within a play” which has won 5 TONY awards since its Broadway debut....